Obituaries

Agnes A. Davis

Agnes A. Davis

Oct 12, 2012

Agnes A. Davis, age 96 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, October 12, 2012 at her home in Grafton. Agnes Ann Bazal was born October 23, 1915 near Lankin, ND the daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Novak) Bazal. She attended schools in Orr, ND; Park River, ND and graduated from Grafton High School in 1933. She...

John R Sobolik

John R Sobolik

Oct 9, 2012

John Roger ("Jack") Sobolik died Oct. 9th at First Care Health in Park River, ND at age 83, after a short illness. John was the 4th child born to John Charles Sobolik and Clara (Karnik) Sobolik on July 16th, 1929 in Veseleyville, ND. A 1948 graduate of Minto High School, he served in several elected class offices and was...

Laverne M. Spanier

Laverne M. Spanier

Oct 9, 2012

LaVerne M. Spanier, age 82 of Park River, ND and formerly of Edinburg, ND passed away on Tuesday, October 09, 2012 at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND. LaVerne M. Ekberg was born August 3, 1930 in Hamlin, SD the daughter of the late Arthur and Mae (Long) Ekberg. She grew up and attended schools in Osnabrock, ND....

Lynndon L. Tischman

Lynndon L. Tischman

Oct 2, 2012

Lynndon L. Tischman Jr., 68 of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Edinburg and Bemidji, MN passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Valley Elder Care Center of Grand Forks. Lynndon L. Tischman was born January 1, 1944 in Chicago, IL the son of the late Linden L. and Rosalind (Talaska) Tischman. He graduated from Bemidji High...

Russell D. Eikenberry

Russell D. Eikenberry

Oct 2, 2012

Russell D. "Red" Eikenberry, age 88 of Grafton, ND passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2012 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton after a long courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Russell D. Eikenberry was born February 7, 1924 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Wilbur Sabin and Katie Bell (Roney) Eikenberry. He attended rural country school near...

Robert V. Oyloe

Robert V. Oyloe

Sep 30, 2012

Robert Oyloe, 46 of the Grafton Developmental Center passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Robert Vernon Oyloe was born September 8, 1966 to Eugene and Mary Alice (Pearson) Oyloe at Deaconess Hospital in Billings, MT. Robert lived in Boulder, MT until he was 13, In August of 1979 he moved to the...

Larry Pohanka

Larry Pohanka

Sep 27, 2012

Larry Pohanka, age 67 of Park River, ND passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at his home in Park River. Larry Pohanka was born April 1, 1945 in Park River, ND the son of the late Jerry and Josephine (Vasichek) Pohanka. He graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School and attended Valley City State College for one year....

Allen A. Anderson

Allen A. Anderson

Sep 26, 2012

Allen A. Anderson, age 80 of Park River, ND passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks, ND. Allen A. Anderson was born June 17, 1932 in Lankin, ND, the son of the late Hjalmer and Myrtle (Christianson) Anderson. He graduated from Lankin High School. After his graduation he helped on the Anderson Farm....

Art J. Tallackson

Art J. Tallackson

Sep 23, 2012

Art "Junie" Tallackson, age 79 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Arthur J. Tallackson, Jr. was born June 12, 1933, in Grafton, ND. He was the son of the late Arthur J. Sr. and Mabel (Mc Dougald) Tallackson. He attended rural school at Mandt, ND, and graduated from the...

Harriet E. Erickson

Harriet E. Erickson

Sep 22, 2012

Harriet E. Moen Erickson, age 87 of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Harriet McCauley was born on December 16, 1924 in Success, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of the late William J. and Iva Mae (Cameron) McCauley. She attended schools in the Park River area, graduating...

Jack L. Elshaug

Jack L. Elshaug

Sep 19, 2012

Jack L. Elshaug, 68 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Jack Leonard Elshaug was born October 1, 1943 in Tacoma, WA the son of the late Roy and Irene (Misialek) Elshaug. He grew up and attended schools in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School in 1961. While in...

Scott Alton Collis

Scott Alton Collis

Sep 19, 2012

Scott A. Collis went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday Evening September 19, 2012 at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND after a courageous battle with cancer. Scott was born April 5, 1953 in Bismarck, ND, the son of Curtiss and Olivia Collis. After graduation from Bismarck High School Scott joined the Army. Upon being honorably discharged from...

Dorothy A. Lindgren

Dorothy A. Lindgren

Sep 17, 2012

Dorothy A. Lindgren, age 87 of Park River, passed away on Monday, September 17, 2012 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Dorothy A. Haugen and her identical twin sister were born September 29, 1924, near Gonvick, MN, the daughter of the late Ole and Florence (Johnson) Haugen. She grew up and attended school in Gonvick. Dorothy...

Ludger Kadlec

Ludger Kadlec

Sep 16, 2012

Ludger Kadlec, 100, formerly of Pisek passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, ND. Ludger was born March 26, 1912, the son of Frank Kadlec Sr. and Mary (Hodny) Kadlec. He attended Pisek School and was reared on his parent's farm in Rushford Township where he farmed until his retirement in 1976. He...

Marlow L. Bjerke

Marlow L. Bjerke

Sep 15, 2012

Marlow L. Bjerke age 83 of Park River, ND passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Marlow L. Bjerke was born June 4, 1929 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of the late Anton and Gladys (Halvorson) Bjerke. He Graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks. Marlow was united in...

Nancy Orlando

Nancy Orlando

Sep 13, 2012

Nancy (Petcavage) Orlando, 74, of Manvel, ND died Thursday, September 13, 2012 at Unity Medical Center, Grafton, ND. Nancy was born April 22, 1938 in Plymouth, PA the daughter of Anthony and Marie (Signates) Petcavage. She moved to Manvel to be with her family. She was an avid reader and a Pittsburg Steelers football fan. She enjoyed spending time...

Joann Slominski

Joann Slominski

Sep 13, 2012

Joann Slominski Joann Slominski, age 88, of Warsaw, ND, entered into heaven peacefully on Thursday, September 13, at Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton, ND, surrounded by her loving family. Joann was born on January 8, 1924. She was one of 19 children born into the family of Joseph and Martha (Stoltman) Ebertowski, which is recorded as possibly the largest...

Donna Marie Rose

Donna Marie Rose

Sep 10, 2012

Donna M. Rose, age 91 of Fargo, ND and formerly of Lankin, ND passed away on Monday, September 10, 2012 at the Villa Maria Nursing Home of Fargo. Donna Marie Sherek was born January 1, 1921 in Norton Township of Walsh County, ND the daughter of the late Michael and Emma (Karas) Sherek. She grew up in the Lankin...

Steve Hovde

Steve Hovde

Sep 5, 2012

Steve Hovde, age 62 of Forest River, ND passed away Wednesday, September 05, 2012 near Minto, ND from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral Services will be Monday, September 10, 2012 at 10:30 A.M. at the Tollefson Funeral Home of Grafton. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday for one hour prior to the service. Interment...

Clara E. Iverson

Clara E. Iverson

Sep 3, 2012

Clara E. Iverson, age 99 of Park River, passed away on Monday, September 03, 2012 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center. Clara E. Iverson was born June 10, 1913 in Rural Adams, ND, the daughter of the late George and Elina Larson. Her mom passed away when she was 2, after which she began living with Ingel and...