Doris Trontvet

Doris Trontvet, age 89 of Edmore, ND, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2026 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Doris Sperling was born June 21, 1936 in Dresden Township, the daughter of the late Bernard and Lena (Domres) Sperling. She grew up and attended school there, graduating from Nekoma High School. She earned her teaching certificate from the Mayville Teacher’s College and returned to the Langdon area where she taught country school for a few years. She was united in marriage to Earl Trontvet on June 8, 1958 in Nekoma, ND and the couple made their home on a farm near Edmore. They retired from farming in 1979 and moved into Edmore in 1984. She worked for the Johnson Store and later the O & D Café. She worked for 28 years at the Edmore Rest Home before retiring. Earl passed away in 2001 and she continued to make her home in Edmore until moving into the Lutheran Sunset Home in May of 2026.

She was a member of the Concordia Lutheran Church of Edmore. She enjoyed playing cards, bingo and completing crossword puzzles. Above all else, she enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandkids and great grandkids.

She is survived by her children: Kent (Peppi) Trontvet, Grafton, ND, Keith (Leann Flaaskog) Trontvet, Edmore, ND, and Kerry Trontvet, Edmore, ND; 10 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; brother Delmar (Carol) Sperling, Washington State; as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Earl; brothers: Richard, Clarence, Edwin, James, and Robert Sperling and sister Idella Kuchar.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM at the Concordia Lutheran Church of Edmore, ND. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be at the Edmore Cemetery, Edmore, ND. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to HIA Hospice.