Obituaries

Dec 25, 2022

Edward E. Bartuska, age 90 of Park River, North Dakota passed away Sunday, December 25, 2022 at the First Care Health Center of Park River, North Dakota.

Edward E. Bartuska was born February 23, 1932 in Prairie Center Township, Walsh County, North Dakota, the son of the late Frank J. and Agnes (Swehlak)...

Dec 25, 2022

Joan M. Littlejohn, age 90 of St. Thomas, ND passed away on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton, ND.

Joan Littlejohn was born July 26, 1932 in Drayton, ND the daughter of the late Joseph and A. Lillian (Hurst) Clifton. She was baptized and a member of St....

Dec 25, 2022

Michael L. Ramsey, age 73 of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of Crystal, ND, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022 at the Valley Senior Living on Columbia of Grand Forks.

Michael Ramsey was born June, 10, 1949 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Laurence and Helen (O’Sullivan) Ramsey.  He grew up in rural Crystal and...

Dec 18, 2022

** Please note Diane's funeral has been postponed until Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Edinburg. **

Diane M. Pitcher, age 61 of Edinburg, North Dakota passed away peacefully, with her daughter by her side, on Sunday, December 18, 2022 after a short stay at...

Dec 16, 2022

Cynthia “Cindy” Kay Thompson, 65, of Apex, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at her residence on Friday, December 16, 2022. Cynthia Kay Thompson was born February 10, 1957, in Park River, ND, the daughter of Lorraine Alice (Johnson) Thompson and the late Emmett “Slim” Thompson.  After graduating with a degree as a LPN from North Dakota State...

Dec 15, 2022

Frieda Florence Walski,102, passed peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the North Star Manor in Warren, MN.

Frieda was born on July 29,1920, at her family home in Pulaski Township, ND the daughter of Valentine and Julianna (Byzewski) Biskup. She was raised on their family farm in rural Oslo. She attended...

Dec 14, 2022

Colleen M. Langowski, age 75 of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Minto, ND passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND.

Colleen M. Hughes was born June 5, 1947 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Leo and Madeline (Dobson) Hughes. She graduated from Minto High School. Following...

Dec 13, 2022

Thomas Scott Denault Townson, age 54 of Park River, ND passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Scott Townson was born April 23, 1968 in Park River, ND, the son of the late Thomas Townson and Frances Erovick.  He grew up and attended schools in Park River.  He...

Dec 9, 2022

Irene E. Espelien age 98 of Park River, ND passed away peacefully on Friday, December 9, 2022 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Irene Emma McLaughlin was born January 20, 1924 in Cleveland Township, Walsh County, ND the daughter of the late Howard and Rose (Lansing) McLaughlin. She grew up on the farm in...

Dec 8, 2022

On December 8th, 2022, the most amazing husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend was called home by his heavenly family.

Ramon Hernandez was born in Carrizo Spings, TX on January 19th, 1947 to his parents, Olivia and Ramon. In 1967, he had laid eyes on his future wife, Alicia, for the first time from across...

Dec 2, 2022

Joey W. Eide, age 55 of Grafton, North Dakota, passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Joey William Eide was born May 22, 1967 in Rolla, North Dakota, the son of Ben and Mary Jo (Lagasse) Eide.  He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Fargo. He...

Dec 1, 2022

Frances I. Boulduc, age 84, of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at First Care Health Center, with her family by her side.

Frances I. Chester was born on March 18, 1938 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late Charles R.and Anna Marie (Burns) Chester.  She received her education...

Nov 28, 2022

Dorothy Jean Hutson, age 76 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022 at her home.

Dorothy Jean was born on March 12, 1946 in Tuckerman, Arkansas, the daughter of the late James and Stella (Hale) Hutson.  Dorothy spent her childhood in Tuckerman and Newport, AR.  She married Reidus Johnson in 1964.  Dorothy and Reidus...

Nov 27, 2022

Mernice Leone Jacobson, age 88, of Grafton ND passed away at the Lutheran Sunset Home on Sunday, November 27, 2022.  She was born on January 23, 1934 in New Rockford, ND, to William and Anna (Ugelstad) Miller.  She married C.W. “Jake” Jacobson in August 1954.

They moved to Harvey, ND and Fairmont, MN with Jake working for...

Nov 27, 2022

Lorene Whitesides Larson, age 104 of Park River, ND passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Lorene Whitesides was born January 23, 1918 in rural Bartlett, ND the daughter of the late George W. and Anna Marie (Schroeder) Whitesides. She attended rural school there and graduated from Lakota High School....

Nov 27, 2022

Walter Paschke, age 96 of Grafton, ND formerly of Forest River, ND passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at his home in Grafton.

Walter Paschke was born December 31, 1925 on the family farm in Ardoch Township, ND, the oldest child of the late John and Johanna (Gerszewski) Paschke.  He grew up and attended school near...

Nov 27, 2022

Roger A. Amiot, age 75 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND after a 10 year battle with cancer.

Roger A. Amiot was born September 21, 1947 in Crookston, MN the son of the late Arthur and Jeanette (DuFault) Amiot. He graduated Valedictorian from...

Nov 27, 2022

Rodney Douglas Nygard, age 77 of Edinburg, North Dakota, passed away November 27 at the Good Samaritan Center in Park River, North Dakota.

Rodney was born February 28, 1945, in Grafton, North Dakota, to Johnny and Myrtle (Skrogstad) Nygard.  He attended Tiber School through eighth grade and graduated from Edinburg High School in...

Nov 24, 2022

Donna L. Cicha, age 89 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Donna Nelson was born August 9, 1933 in Park River, ND, the daughter of the late Fred and Christine (Evenson) Nelson.  She grew up and attended schools in Park River.  She...

Nov 20, 2022

Cornelia Christina Jonk

Our Lord and Savior called Cornelia (Corrie) home on November 20, 2022 surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born to Pieternella and Johannes Willemse on January 15, 1936, in Gilze en Rijen in the southern Netherlands, Cornelia and her...