Obituaries

May 21, 2024

Dorothy M. Axvig, age 103 of Park River and formerly Rugby, ND passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River, with her loving family by her side.

Dorothy Marie (Ingulsrud) Axvig was born December 14, 1920 in Cavalier County near Milton, ND to Ben and Amanda (Berntson) Ingulsrud. Dorothy attended...

May 21, 2024

Corinne I. Ramsey, age 95, entered eternal rest on May 21, 2024, surrounded by family at Park River Good Samaritan Center, Park River, ND.

Born March 31, 1929 in Dahlen, North Dakota to Norwegian parents Anna (Ellingson) & Christ Erickson, Corinne became the much younger sister to Arnold. Baptized and confirmed at Dahlen Lutheran Church, she began...

May 21, 2024

Kenneth R. Funseth, age 77 of Park River, North Dakota passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Kenneth R. Funseth was born May 1, 1947 in Park River, North Dakota the son of the late Lillian (Levine) Funseth.  He attended high school in Park River.  ...

May 20, 2024

Donald L. Steenerson, age 78 of Grafton, passed away at his home on Monday, May 20, 2024 with his family by his side.

Don was born September 9, 1945, the son of the late Alvin and Elsie (Leiberg) Steenerson of Bowesmont, ND.  He was raised in Bowesmont and Drayton, ND, graduating from Drayton...

May 17, 2024

Ramona Jean Horter, age 90 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, May 17, 2024 at Lutheran Sunset Home with her beloved family by her side.

Ramona Jean Evens was born on December 2, 1933 at the Deaconess Hospital of Grafton, North Dakota, the daughter of the late John and Mildred (Larson) Evens.  She grew up on...

May 15, 2024

Myrlin O. Troftgruben, age 89 of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of Adams, ND, passed away on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at the Valley Senior Living of Grand Forks.

Myrlin was born February 1, 1935 in Edinburg, ND, the son of the late Halfdan and Margaret (Windingland) Troftgruben.  He grew up and attended school...

May 9, 2024

Donna M. Sunstrom, age 73 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Donna Hayden was born in Britton, SD on September 22, 1950 to the late Lyle and Verna (Matthiesen) Hayden.  She grew up and attended schools in Henning and Deer Creek. She graduated from...

May 5, 2024

Theresa Schuster Lambert passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2024 in Seattle, Washington at the age of 92.

Theresa J. Schuster was born September 9, 1931 to Harry and Eva (Stoltman) Schuster in Pulaski Township, near Grafton, ND.

Theresa attended grade school at School District #83, which was a mile away from home.  She went...

May 5, 2024

Norma Jean Marie Stevens was born December 27th, 1931 in Fargo, ND to Volney and Olive (Smith) Stevens.  She grew up living in a log cabin in Barrie Township near Walcott, ND.

At the age of eight, her parents moved to Walcott where she graduated from high school in 1949. She attended Interstate...

May 2, 2024

Susan Kosobud, age 74 of Minto, North Dakota, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Susan F. Kosobud was born July 12, 1949 in Grafton, North Dakota, the daughter of the late Edwin and Bessie (Kovarik) Kosobud.  She graduated from Grafton High School and then...

Apr 30, 2024

Marion L. Lunde, age 86 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.    Marion L. Lunde was born June 13, 1937 in Caldwell, OH the daughter of the late Ted and Mary (Hutchins) Dyer.  After High School she moved to Tucson, AZ and began working as a telephone operator...

Apr 27, 2024

Bertha M. Campbell, age 93 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Bertha Collette was born July 30, 1930 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late Elzear and Aurore (Demers) Collette.  She attended school in Oakwood and graduated from St. Aloysius Academy in 1948.  She attended...

Apr 20, 2024

Mary A. Olson, age 53 of Grafton, North Dakota, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 at her home in Grafton.

Mary Ann Glander was born April 17, 1971 in Perham, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence Glander and Lela (Bennor) Glander.  She attended school in Akeley, Minnesota.  After her schooling she began working as...

Apr 19, 2024

Mary L. Wild, age 71 of Grafton, North Dakota passed away Friday, April 19, 2024 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton surrounded by loved ones.

Mary was born to Laverne (Sonny) Flanagan and Katrin (Babe) Thomasson Flanagan October 15th, 1952.  She was raised and went to grade school in Gardar, ND.  She...

Apr 16, 2024

Gregory "Greg" A. Trenda, age 68 of Adams, ND passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Greg was born on July 8, 1955, to the late Clarence and Viola (Jallo) Trenda in Grafton, ND.  He was raised in rural Adams and attended Lankin Public Schools, graduating with the class of...

Apr 15, 2024

Donna Erovick, age 77 of rural Park River, ND passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024 at her home in Park River.

Donna Stevens was born April 14, 1947 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Milton and Dorothy (Behnkie) Stevens. She was raised on the family farm near Park River where she attended rural school...

Apr 13, 2024

Lee Curtis Lykken, 88, of Auburn, North Dakota, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Unity Hospital in Grafton after a brief hospitalization.

Born to Harry and Hazel (Ottoson) Lykken on November 20, 1935, at the Deaconess Hospital in Grafton, his roots run deep in the local community.

Lee...

Apr 11, 2024

Ruth A. Williams, age 78 of Park River, ND and formerly Grafton passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at Valley Senior Living of Grand Forks.

Ruth A. Peterson was born May 3, 1945, to the late Harold and Dorothy (Mowbray) Peterson in Langdon, North Dakota. Ruth grew up and attended school in Grafton.  After graduation, she...

Apr 10, 2024

Judith Marie Jiskra, affectionately known as Judy passed away on April 10th, 2024 in Altru hospital in Grand forks, North Dakota. Judy was born to Louise (Lambrecht) and Raymond Coulthart on May 24th, 1940 in Grafton, North Dakota. She was a beacon of light and warmth in the community she dearly loved.

Judy is survived by her...

Apr 9, 2024

In loving memory of Orville Jesse Aune of Park River, ND, who passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his home.

Orville was born April 27, 1941 at the Aune homestead family farm home in rural Fairdale, ND to Edward and Wilma (Berntson) Aune.  Orville attended Township School District #81 up till 6th Grade.  He was...