Mark Alton Thorson

Mark Alton Thorson, age 37 of Edinburg, ND passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at his home due to a tragic accident.

Mark was born March 21, 1988, in Grafton, ND, the son of Lowell and Linda (Schaefer) Thorson. He graduated from Edinburg High School and Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Wadena, MN. He was united in marriage to Jenna Wensloff on January 8, 2023. The couple moved their family to the family farm in Edinburg. He was a lineman for several electrical contracting companies. For the last 13 years he worked for Minnkota Power Cooperative of Grand Forks.

Although he very much enjoyed being a lineman and farming, his life’s passion was his family and his faith. Mark was well-known to be an avid hunter and outdoorsman. To those who knew him, he was a trusted and loyal friend. He was a member of Grace Free Lutheran Church, Edinburg, ND and the Edinburg Fire Department.

He was deeply loved, and will be missed by his wife, Jenna, stepson Jackson Arthur Briese, son Nash Lowell Thorson and a child due to be born in July 2026; parents Lowell and Linda Thorson, brother James Lowell (Hannah) Thorson, grandmothers: Carolyn Olson, Caroline Majer, grandfather Vern Olson, mothers and fathers-in-law: Clark and Kaydell Majer, Brian and Wanda Wensloff and several aunts, uncles, nephews and sisters and brothers-in-law. He was preceded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents.

Funeral services will be Friday, December 5, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. at the Grace Free Lutheran Church, Edinburg, ND. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Interment will be at the Odalen Lutheran Cemetery, rural Edinburg, ND. The funeral will be livestreamed on Tollefson Funeral Home website. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Edinburg Fire Department and the Park River Pregnancy Help Center.