Obituaries

Aug 21, 2023

Clementine “Clem” Antoinette (Dub) O’Toole was an adored wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She left to be with her Lord and Savior on August 21, 2023 at the age of 86 years.

Born to Anton and Elizabeth (Cicha) Dub on December 29, 1936, Clementine was raised in Pisek, ND the youngest of 10 children. She attended...

Aug 17, 2023

Jeanette A. Osowski, age 91 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, August 17, 2023 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Jeanette Dolan was born January 15, 1932 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late Edmond and Mary (McBride) Dolan.  She grew up and attended school in the Oakwood area, graduating...

Aug 14, 2023

Stanley Votava, age 91 of Grafton, ND, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 14, 2023 at First Care Hospital in Park River, ND. He had been a resident at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Park River since February.

Stanley R. Votava was born May 26, 1932 in Grafton, ND. He is the son of the late...

Aug 13, 2023

Stanley J. Jerome, age 81 of Lankin, ND passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND.

Stanley John was born January 9, 1942 to the late Frederick and Clothilda (Latraille) Jerome in Leroy, North Dakota.  He was raised and attended school in Leroy.  Following his education, he began working in construction....

Aug 11, 2023

Harold Olson was born on October 16th, 1947, in Grafton North Dakota, son of Opal Samuelson and Neil Olson.  He grew up on a farm near Adams ND with Opal and Willard Samuelson.  He helped on the farm and in the barn milking cows.  Harold also spent much of his time assisting his grandfather Bill (William) McLaughlin near Lankin,...

Aug 10, 2023

Larry D. Dvorak, age 72 of Park River, ND, passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2023 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Larry Dvorak was born May 11, 1951 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Frank D. and Hattie (Greicar) Dvorak.  He grew up and attended school in Pisek, ND.  He was...

Aug 10, 2023

On August 10th, our dear Mary passed away in her sleep at home.   Although Mary was not surrounded by loved ones at the time of her passing, in life, Mary was surrounded by the love of her family, friends, community members young and old, and co-workers past and present.  She was a light, a joy, and a...

Aug 8, 2023

Luella M. Mohagen, age 102 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Luella Mildred (Wellen) Mohagen was born April 17, 1921 to Jalmer and Caroline (Olson) Wellen in Badger, MN.  She was raised on the country farm and attended country school north of Badger.  She was confirmed...

Aug 3, 2023

Helen R. Sieben, age 92 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2023 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Helen Dusek was born August 22, 1930 in Veseleyville, ND, the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Blazek) Dusek.  She grew up and attended country school there.  Following her education she moved into Grafton.  ...

Aug 2, 2023

Ronald, “Ron” Nowacki, 72, of Grafton, North Dakota, passed away August 2nd in the comfort of his home, surrounded by family.

Ron was born in Warren MN, September 13th, 1950 and graduated high school in Argyle MN in 1969. He was immediately drafted into the Army in 1970, where he was deployed to...

Jul 28, 2023

Hazel Tabu Ranta, age 33 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023 at the Sanford Hospital of Fargo after a courageous battle with cancer.

Hazel Tabu was born April 29, 1990 in Ebeye, Marshall Islands to Morrow Tabu and Esther Lath.  She grew up and attended school there until moving to California 2016.  She...

Jul 28, 2023

Herman D. Barta, age 95 of St. Thomas, ND passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton, ND.

Herman D. Barta was born October 9, 1927 in rural Pisek, ND the son of the late Frank and Mary (Manzini) Barta. He attended rural schools near there. He...

Jul 28, 2023

John Janda, age 92 of Veseleyville, North Dakota, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2023 at Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton, North Dakota, where he was a resident since May of 2021.

John E. Janda was born October 22, 1930 on the family farm near Veseleyville, ND, the son of the late George...

Jul 26, 2023

Kathleen M. Kroulik age 102 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton, ND.

Kathleen M. Bigler was born September 21, 1920 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada the daughter of the late Elmer and Frances (Beswick) Bigler. The family moved to North Dakota then later...

Jul 22, 2023

Mary Jane Tollefson, age 89, of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Home in Park River, ND.

Mary Jane was born on December 4, 1933 in the farmhouse of the Modin farm between Olso and Alvarado, MN.  She was the only daughter of Emil and...

Jul 22, 2023

Elton Jearl Brekke, age 90, of Grafton, ND passed away Saturday July 22, 2023 with family by his side.

He was born May 12, 1933 in Grafton to John and Tilda (Strand) Brekke.  Elton attended the rural Sinkler School and graduated from Grafton High School.  He went on to serve in the United...

Jul 22, 2023

Lucille (Collette) LaFreniere, age 89 of Oakwood, ND passed away peacefully with family by her side Saturday, July 22, 2023, at All Season’s Senior Care Living of Cedar City, UT.  Lucille was born June 11, 1934 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late Elzear and Aurora (Demers) Collette.  She attended and graduated from St. Aloysius Academy...

Jul 16, 2023

Verna L. Aasand, age 75 of Grafton, ND passed away on July 16, 2023 at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks, after a very courageous battle with cancer.

Verna was born on December 22, 1947 to Robert M. Robinson and Helen (Clodt) Robinson in Altona, Manitoba, Canada.  Shortly after, the family moved to St. Thomas, ND.  After...

Jul 10, 2023

Mary Jo Olson, age 69 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND.

Mary Jo Watkins was born June 24, 1954 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Tom and Gladys (Dub) Watkins. She grew up and attended school in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School...

Jul 8, 2023

Todd J. Mattson, age 58 of Drayton, ND, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023 at his home.

Todd Mattson was born August 25, 1964 in Williston, ND, the son of the late Roger and JoAnn (Votava) Mattson.  He grew up in Rural Drayton where he attended school, graduating from Drayton High School in 1982.  Following his...