Obituaries

Jul 28, 2022

Wallace Joseph Feltman of Grafton, ND passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton surrounded by his family.

Wallace was born June 29, 1929 in Grafton, ND the son of Joseph and Selma (Schuster) Feltman. He grew up and attended school in Harriston District 121 and one year at St....

Jul 28, 2022

Rodney Edwin Melland, 84, a life-long resident of Edmore, North Dakota, passed away peacefully, July 28, 2022, following a short illness, in First Care Health Center, Park River, North Dakota.

Rodney was born May 20, 1938 in Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake, North Dakota, the eldest child of Edwin B. and Anna Grace Stevens Melland. He grew up...

Jul 26, 2022

Eugene Richard Toews was born on March 27, 1935, in Langdon, North Dakota, to Abram and Priscilla Toews.  He passed away peacefully at the Ascension Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, on July 26, 2022, reaching the age of eighty-seven years.

His childhood years were spent on a farm near Wales,...

Jul 24, 2022

Edith H. Fay, age 96 of Park River, ND passed away on Sunday, July 24, 2022 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Edith Wright was born September 24, 1925 in rural Chaseley, ND, the daughter of the late Frederick and Dorothy (Green) Wright.  She grew up around Chaseley where she attended county school.  Following her education,...

Jul 22, 2022

Ernestine Troftgruben, age 100, of Dickinson and formerly of Edinburg transitioned to new life on July 22, 2022 at St. Luke’s Home.

Harriett Ernestine Wellman was born in Madison, SD on November 26, 1921, the third child and only daughter of the late Charles E. and Rosa (Kukuk) Wellman.  She lived with her...

Jul 18, 2022

Yvonne G. Brakke, age 89 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022 at Lutheran Sunset Home.

Yvonne G. Cryan was born June 28, 1933 in Cayuga, ND to the late Thomas and Gertrude (LaFrentz) Cryan.  She grew up and attended school in Cayuga.  Yvonne married Deane Brakke on December 23, 1955.  They spent time...

Jul 17, 2022

Kenneth W. Hoffmann, age 74 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks surrounded by his family.

Ken was born March 15, 1948 in Jamestown, ND, the son of the late Bertha (Hoffmann) Reidburn.  He spent his childhood being raised in Medina and Jamestown, graduating from high school in...

Jul 13, 2022

Richard A. Gerszewski, age 83 of Minto, ND passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at his home near Minto.

Richard A. Gerszewski was born April 3, 1939 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of the late Richard Gerszewski and Elizabeth (Ebertowski) Kosmatka.  He grew up in Warsaw and attended school in Warsaw and...

Jul 12, 2022

Margaret M. Woods, age 82 of Forest River, ND passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks, ND.

Margaret M. Woods was born August 7, 1939 at her parents farm near Inkster, ND.  Margaret was born the daughter of Henry and Sara (Bannerman) Amundson.  Margaret graduated from Inkster High School  in...

Jul 12, 2022

Cledith Arlan Carlson, age 76 of Park River, ND passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at his home in Park River.

Cledith was born June 25, 1946 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Urban and Edna (Olson) Carlson.  He grew up and attended schools in the Hoople area and later in Park River.  He...

Jul 11, 2022

Clement “Clem” A. Dub, age 85 of Park River, ND passed away Monday, July 11, 2022 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Clement Anton Dub was born December 29, 1936 in Pisek, ND, the son of the late Anton and Elizabeth (Cicha) Dub.  He was raised on the family farm...

Jul 6, 2022

Inez M. Laugtug, age 89 of Park River, ND passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center of Park River.

Inez Marie Elverud was born October 19, 1932 on the family farm near Leeds, ND, the daughter of the late Iver and Marie (Paulson) Elverud.  She grew up and attended school...

Jul 6, 2022

Earl L Weisz, age 89 of Park River passed away on Wednesday July 6th 2022 at The Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Earl was born May 17th on a farm in Hosmer, SD to the late Samuel and Claudia Weisz.  He grew up and helped with all aspects of running the family farm. Then on January of...

Jul 5, 2022

George J. Whelan, age 89 of Crystal, ND passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at his farm home near Crystal, ND, where he was born over 89 years ago.

George J. Whelan was born December 11, 1932 on the family farm near Crystal, ND the son of the late James Joseph “Joe” and Marion (Colby) Whelan....

Jul 4, 2022

Harry F. Misialek, age 87 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center, Park River, ND.

Harry was born December 9, 1934 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Fred and Pearl (Janikowski) Misialek.  He started working at the early age of 11 when he delivered hand...

Jul 2, 2022

Craig Goodrie, age 64 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2022 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Craig C. Goodrie was born January 24, 1958 in Grafton, ND the son of Betty (Thompson) Goodrie and the late Charles Goodrie.  He attended school in Langdon and Lawton.  He worked for 30 years...

Jul 2, 2022

Nicole R. Aslakson, age 55, of Mesa, Arizona died Saturday, July 2, 2022, at home under hospice care surrounded by her loving family.The daughter of Robert and Ellen Arnold, Nicole was born on December 24, 1966, in Grafton, North Dakota. After living in Port Hueneme and San Deigo, California for 10 years, she moved with her family...

Jun 21, 2022

Carol J. Tucker, age 87 of Grafton, ND passed away peacefully at the Unity Medical Center surrounded by her family.

Carol J. Green was born September 16, 1934 in Drayton, ND the daughter of the late George and Johanna (Nabben) Green. She attended rural school near St. Thomas, ND and graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture...

Jun 6, 2022

Daniel S. Sevigny, 97, of Grafton, ND and formerly Oakwood, ND passed away on June 6, 2022 at the Lutheran Sunset Home.

Daniel was born April 1, 1925 in Oakwood, ND on the family farm, the son of the late Edward and Emma (Demers) Sevigny.  He attended and graduated from St. Aloysius Academy in Oakwood.  Daniel served...

Jun 2, 2022

Delia Escobar, 86 passed away on June 2, 2022 surrounded by her loving family.

Delia was born on January 5, 1936. She was the first born to Jose and Julia Uvalle in Arshington TX. She attended school in Carrizo TX.

She was raised by her maternal grandparents Maria and Pedro Guerrero. Delia loved to share...