Obituaries

Jul 23, 2025

Betty.  Baker, bowler, bingoer, beautiful, blessed.

Betty (LeQuire) Machart was born to Edward and Myrtle LeQuire on September 4, 1933 in Grafton, ND and was called home to heaven on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.  She was the oldest girl in a family of 11 children.  At the age of six years old, she...

Jul 22, 2025

Patricia “Pat” A. Bailly, age 81 of Grafton, ND passed away on July 22, 2025 at her home.

Patricia Ann Shelp was born August 16, 1943 in Langdon, ND to the late Theodore “Ted” and Isabel (Fischer) Shelp. She was raised in Langdon and attended St. Alphonsus Catholic School.

She was united in marriage on...

Jul 20, 2025

Arturo Villarreal, age 58 of Grafton, ND passed away at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND with his family by his side.

Arturo was born January 6, 1967 to the late Daniel Villarreal, Jr. and Maria Susana (Mendoza) Villarreal in Laredo, TX.  His family moved to North Dakota and he was educated in the Forest River and...

Jul 18, 2025

James F. Hobbs, age 88 of Park River, ND passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

James Frederick Hobbs was born August 27 1936 in Park River, ND the son of the late Bickford and Eva (Disselbret) Hobbs. He graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School in 1954. James served...

Jul 18, 2025

Richard A. Grove, age 79 of Adams, ND, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025 at the South Central Health Hospital, Wishek, ND.

Richard Grove was born April 2, 1946 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Palmer and Beatrice (Aune) Grove.  He grew up in Adams, graduating from Adams High School.  He then attended Concordia...

Jul 16, 2025

Caleb Matthew Powers, infant son of Matthew and Alexis (Nice) Powers, was born on July 16, 2025 at Sanford Hospital of Fargo, ND.

With hearts full of love and unimaginable sorrow, Matthew and Alexis held their son, Caleb, as he took his last breaths on July 16, 2025 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.  Caleb lived for...

Jul 7, 2025

Wayne J. Littlejohn, age 75 of Oakwood, ND passed away in his home on Monday, July 7, 2025.

Wayne J. Littlejohn was born Nov. 13, 1949 in Drayton, ND the son of the late Keith and Joan (Clifton) Littlejohn. He graduated from St. Thomas High School and attended UND for two years. He enlisted in the United...

Jul 3, 2025

Auristel DelAngel, age 54, of Minto, North Dakota, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Auristel DelAngel was born June 9, 1971 in Veracruz, Mexico, the son of Pedro DelAngel and the late Candelaria (Rodriguez) DelAngel.  He was united in marriage to Silvia V. Treviño...

Jul 2, 2025

LeRoy Daniel Dolney, age 90, of Grafton, North Dakota passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. LeRoy’s wish was to be donated to the University of North Dakota Deeded Body Program. Graveside services will be at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery, Crystal, North Dakota at a later date.

Jun 29, 2025

Richard Wayne LaHaise was born and raised near Drayton, ND on December 10, 1953 to Joseph and Edith (Silewski) LaHaise.  He joined the ND Army National Guard on December 2, 1972, right after high school and was active until September 22, 1984.  He attended Fort Knox in Kentucky for his basic training and became part of the 957th Engineer...

Jun 27, 2025

Patricia “Patty” Dawn Almen, age 73, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away at Valley Senior Living on June 27, 2025.

Patty was born on October 15, 1951, in Grafton, ND, to Lynn and Mavis (Lene) Almen. She grew up and attended school in Grafton, where she later married Daniel Weisgerber and, in time,...

Jun 24, 2025

Richard Keithley Plank Age 50 of Noonan, North Dakota passed away at the Trinity Hospital In Minot, North Dakota on June 24th, 2025.

Richard was born on September 20th, 1974 in Ellensburg WA, the son of Suzy Bailes.

Richard enjoyed being outside at the shooting range. He also loved reading the Bible, along with preaching...

Jun 22, 2025

Elizabeth “Betty” Edith Cudmore was born on March 1, 1933 to Anton “Tony” and Blanche (Klava) Kasprick in Pulaski Township, Walsh County, ND, and passed away peacefully at her home on June 22, 2025—at the very same early morning hour that she rose to pray every day of her life.

Betty grew up and attended school in...

Jun 21, 2025

Milton Ellis Broe was born on October 18, 1943, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Melvin and Ellen Broe. He was baptized in December 1943 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Buxton, ND. At the age of 7, Milton transitioned from the North Dakota Children’s Home Society to the Life Skills and Transition Center in Grafton, where he would spend...

Jun 13, 2025

Mark A. Howard, age 56, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, passed away Friday, June 13, 2025 at his home in Grand Forks.

Mark Anthony Howard was born December 20, 1968 in Jacksonville, Arkansas, the son of Patricia (Byers) Howard and the late George Howard.  He grew up and attended school in Jacksonville.  He...

Jun 12, 2025

Alice Moe, 83, of Grafton, North Dakota passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at Unity Hospital in Grafton.

Alice Mae Midgarden was born on February 6th, 1942 to Alfred and Beulah (Lykken) Midgarden of rural Hoople, North Dakota.

Alice cherished her memories of growing up on the...

Jun 6, 2025

Bonita Olson, of Edinburg, ND, passed away June 6th at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND at the age of 89, surrounded by her loving family.

Bonita Joy McCall was born April 16, 1936 to Howard and Opal McCall in Plentywood, Montana. She graduated from Comertown High School in 1953 and later married her hometown sweetheart, Larry, on...

Jun 4, 2025

Naomi Mazelin Koehn was born on September 3, 1956, to Frank & Helen Habegger Mazelin near Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania. She peacefully slipped away with her family by her side on June 4, 2025, at the age of 68.

Her early childhood was spent as a little Amish girl in Pennsylvania. These were happy...

Jun 3, 2025

Linda Hoselton, age 88 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Linda Hjellum was born November 12, 1936 in Rugby, ND, the daughter of the late Pete and Myrtle (Moen) Hjellum.  She was baptized and confirmed at the Norway Lutheran Church in rural Denbigh, ND.  She grew...

Jun 2, 2025

Wayne A. Welsh, age 61 of Grafton, ND passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, June 2, 2025 at his home in Grafton.

Wayne A. Welsh was born October 4, 1963 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Robert and Anna (Leblanc) Welsh. He graduated from Grafton High School and attended...