Arnold J. Barclay
Jan 25, 2026
Arnold J. Barclay, age 95 of Grafton, North Dakota, passed away Sunday, January 25, 2026 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton.
Arnold was born September 20, 1930, in Harriston Township, the son of Percy and Amelia (Mondry) Barclay. He attended public school in Minto, ND. He joined the Navy when he was 19 and served on the USS Cabot. He...
Monica C Rudnik
Jan 24, 2026
Monica Christine Rudnik, 35, of Grafton, ND, passed away Saturday, January 24th, 2026 in her home. She was born on January 29, 1990 in Grand Forks, ND to Steve and Mary Rudnik. She was born with spina bifida and had many challenges ahead of her from the start. She overcame every obstacle and got stronger after every surgery she underwent....
Gene A. Anderson
Jan 23, 2026
Gene A. Anderson, age 85 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, January 23, 2026 at the Unity Hospital of Grafton, ND.
Gene A. Anderson was born November 26, 1940 in Brocket, ND the son of Arthur and Louise (Sundeen) Anderson. He graduated from Brocket High School in 1958 and graduated from Mayville State College in 1962. Following his education he...
Randall "Randy" Stenerson
Jan 21, 2026
Randall “Randy” Stenerson, age 68 of Bismarck, North Dakota passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at the Sanford Hospital of Bismarck, ND.
Randy was born on April 17, 1957 in Grafton, North Dakota, the son of the late Harlan and Ardell (Elton) Stenerson. He grew up and attended school in Adams. After his schooling he worked for various farmers in the...
James M Costello
Jan 16, 2026
James (Jim) Mathew Costello, 90, of Voss, devout in his faith, passed away on January 16th at the Southern AZ VA in Tucson.
James M. Costello was born May 20, 1935 to Mary (Coffey) and James H. Costello in Grafton. He grew up on the family farm and later the family moved into Minto.
He was known for his Irish tenor voice....
Gale D. Erickson
Jan 16, 2026
Gale D. Erickson, age 89, of Grafton passed away peacefully on Friday, January 16, 2026 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.
Gale Dewayne Erickson was born on June 6, 1936 in Greenbush, MN to Ernest and Adaline Erickson. He grew up in Greenbush and later attended school in a small single room school. After his education, he worked in Northen Minnesota...
Eileen Morley
Jan 7, 2026
Eileen Ruth Morley, 93, passed away January 7, 2026 at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton, ND. She was born June 23, 1932 at home near Zap, ND to David and Tilly (Kroh) Fischer. She was the longest living member of her immediate family.
She attended school through 8th grade, then took correspondence for further education. She married Frank Morley from...
Maxine E. Larson
Jan 2, 2026
Maxine E. Larson, age 85 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton, ND.
Maxine E. Gulson was born January 7, 1940 in Northwood, ND the daughter of the late Carl and Nettie (Norgaard) Gulson. She attended school in Hatton. Following High School, she attended Mayville State Teachers College in Mayville for...
Louis W. "Billy" Zola
Dec 31, 2025
Louis W. “Billy” Zola, age 89 of rural Oslo, passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at his home near Oslo.
Louis W. Zola was born January 10, 1936 in Oslo, MN the son of the late William and Palagia (Paschke) Zola. He attended rural school at District 19 in Walsh County and graduated from Oslo High school in 1953. He...
Dorothy Koester
Dec 28, 2025
Dorothy (Orleans) Koester, 73, longtime Grafton resident, died peacefully at home after a long battle with cancer, on Sunday, December 28, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Born in Colorado Springs, Dorothy lived in Texas and California as well, before transferring to Peru State College, where she met Ron Koester. They married in 1973, and made a home in Hereford, Texas, before...
Sharon K. Sullivan
Dec 23, 2025
Sharon K. Sullivan, age 77 of Minto, ND, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.
Sharon Berlin was born March 22, 1948 in Fargo, ND, the daughter of the late Jerome and Lillian (Sullivan) Berlin. She grew up in Lisbon for a short time before moving to Grand Forks. She attended school in Grand...
Elroy Ordean Brandvold
Dec 22, 2025
Elroy Ordean Brandvold, age 80, of Edinburg, North Dakota, passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota, surrounded by his family.
Born on July 28, 1945, in Grafton, North Dakota, to parents Edroy and Ann (Rystad) Brandvold, Elroy lived a life rooted in family, hard work, and the community he loved. In 1963, he...
Marilyn Susan Hall
Dec 22, 2025
Marilyn Susan (Augustin) Hall passed away peacefully surrounded by all her children and her loving husband of 50 years, Warren, on December 22, 2025.
Marilyn Augustin was born on July 8, 1952 in Grand Forks, ND to Milton and Esther (Schulz) Augustin. She was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Crystal, ND on August 17, 1952. She was later confirmed...
Deborah Slominski
Dec 12, 2025
Deborah Slominski went to her eternity on December 12, 2025.
She was born September 9, 1954, the daughter of Evelyn (Durkin) Paschke and the late Walter Paschke. Deb grew up on the family farm near Forest River and attended school there. She graduated high school at Mount Saint Benedict Academy in Crookston, MN. She married her friend David Slominski. She received...
Maxine E. Wilkes
Dec 7, 2025
Maxine Wilkes, age 84 of Grafton, ND and formerly of Park River, ND, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025 at Edgewood Healthcare, Grand Forks, ND.
Maxine Osowski was born November 11, 1941 in Grafton, North Dakota, the daughter of the late Bruno and Stella (Ebertowski) Osowski. She attended school near Warsaw and graduated from Grafton High School. After her schooling she...
Diane C. Nord
Dec 6, 2025
Diane C. Nord, age 70 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at Essentia Health of Fargo, ND.
Diane Nord was born January 28, 1955 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late Raymond Nord and Arliss (Sandvig) Nord. She grew up in Grafton and graduated as salutatorian from Grafton High School. Her strong work ethic and kindness...
Angela Rose Carriere
Dec 5, 2025
Angela Rose Johnson Carriere was born on July 21, 1963 in Grafton, ND, a cherished daughter of Mardell Fehr Johnson and the late Allen G. Johnson. With her devoted son, Nathan, and sisters, faithfully by her side, Angie slipped into the arms of our Lord, after a courageous battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, on December 5, 2025, in Bismarck, ND.
Angie moved...
Flora Theresa Pilon
Dec 4, 2025
Flora Pilon, age 96 of Grafton, passed away December 4, 2025 at the Lutheran Sunset Home.
Flora Theresa Sevigny was born July 14, 1929 to Edward and Emma (Demers) Sevigny in Oakwood, ND. Flora was united in marriage to Oliver Pilon on July 12, 1950 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oakwood, ND. They made their home on a farm in...
Michael Paul Johnson
Dec 4, 2025
Michael P. Johnson, age 55 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at Essential Health Hospital of Fargo, ND.
Michael Paul Olson was born April 18, 1970 in Robbinsdale, MN to Rick Olson and Dawn (Benjaminson) Johnson. He and his family moved to Grafton in 1974, where he was raised and attended school. He graduated from Grafton High...
Kathy A. Demers
Dec 2, 2025
Kathy Demers, age 57, passed away at her home in Oakwood ND on Dec 2, 2025.
Kathy Ann Johnson was born Feb 4, 1968 in Grafton. (2-4-6-8, a date ingrained in our minds)
She grew up on the east side of Grafton and graduated from GHS in 1986. She then attended Mayville State University where she majored in Education. From there, she...
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