Obituaries

Sep 18, 2021

Kelley Raye Mattson, age 51 of Drayton, ND passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at her home from a brain aneurysm.

Kelley Johnson was born September 10, 1970 at the Cavalier Memorial Hospital, the daughter of Janet (O’Hara) Johnson and the late Mark Johnson.  She attended school in Grafton and later attended Northland Community and Technical...

Sep 18, 2021

Richard H. Holand, age 84 of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, September 18, 2021 at First Care Health Center of Park River, with his family by his side.

Richard was born January 23, 1937 to the late Henry Peter Holand and Allie (Matthiasson) Holand in Montrose Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota.  He attended school in...

Sep 17, 2021

Don Shambaugh, age 80 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Sanford Hospital of Fargo.

Don Shambaugh was born on September 19, 1940, the son of the late Charles and Agnes (Holwell) Shambaugh in Cavalier County, ND.  He was raised in Cavalier and attended a one room country school house.  As a young...

Sep 15, 2021

Richard Rasmusson, age 62 of Park River, ND, passed away on Wednesday, September 15,2021 at Essentia Health in Fargo.

Richard Rasmusson was born September 22, 1958 in Lawndale, CA, the son of Ardell and the late Dorothy (Guttormson) Peltier.  In 1962 the family moved to Fort Ransom, ND where Richard grew up and attended school.  He moved...

Sep 13, 2021

Elaine M. Thompson, age 74 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND, with her family by her side, after a short battle against cancer.

Elaine M. Postier was born on February 10, 1947 to John & Maxine (Legg) Postier in Homestead, FL.  She was raised in rural Hoople...

Sep 8, 2021

Wallace Gerald Slaamod, age 91, of Park River, ND, peacefully passed away on September 8, 2021 at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton, ND, surrounded by his family.

Wallace, always known as Wally by his family, friends, and community, was born on July 8, 1930 to Walter and Dorothy (Hansen) Slaamod in Carpio, ND.  He was the...

Sep 7, 2021

Delores M. DeSautel, age 83 of Grafton, ND passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at her home in Grafton.

Delores White was born January 10, 1938 in Hope Township Cavalier County, ND, the daughter of the late Charlie and Violet (Carlson) White. She attended schools in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School. ...

Sep 6, 2021

Bernice Flanagan, 84, of Edinburg, ND passed away on Labor Day, Monday, September 6, 2021 at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton.

Bernice Oline Rike was born July 29, 1937, the daughter of the late Olav and Thora (Steinley) Rike.  Her father passed away when she was in her teens.  In 1958, Thora re-married the late Raymond...

Sep 4, 2021

Alfred G. Hanson, age 95 of Park River, ND and formerly of Mountain, ND passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River.

Alfred G. Hanson was born June 16, 1926 to John and Aurora (Olgeirson) Hanson in Thingvalla Township, North Dakota.  Alfred attended school until the...

Sep 1, 2021

Ronald S. Nelson, age 58 of Park River, ND passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at First Care Health Center of Park River, ND.

Ronald Scott Nelson was born May 9, 1963 to Carl and Barbara (Dencker) Nelson in Park River, ND.  He was raised and attended grade school in Adams and high school in Park...

Aug 26, 2021

Joy M. Ferguson, age 94 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at the Unity Hospital of Grafton, ND.

Joy M. Sellheim was born October 30, 1926 in International Falls, MN the daughter of the late John and Mary (Skaro) Sellheim. The family moved to Hensel, ND where she grew up and attended school....

Aug 24, 2021

Walter Ernest “Ernie” Misialek (91) of Grand Forks, ND, passed away in his home surrounded by family on August, 24, 2021.

Ernie was born on June 15, 1930 on a farm near St. Thomas, ND, the son of Walter and Christina (Marynik) Misialek. He graduated from Minto High School in 1948 and married Rose Lizakowski on June...

Aug 18, 2021

Ronald G. McMartin, Sr., age 78 of St. Thomas, North Dakota, passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at Dignity Health – Arizona General Hospital, Mesa, Arizona.

Ronald George McMartin was born on April 13, 1943 in Drayton, North Dakota, the son of the late George and Mabel (Nygren) McMartin.  Ron graduated from...

Aug 13, 2021

Felipe Garcia, III, age 17 of Grafton, North Dakota passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at the Unity Hospital of Grafton.

Felipe Garcia, III was born April 21, 2004 in Laredo, Texas, the son of Christina Martinez and Felipe Garcia, Jr.  He traveled with his family as migrant workers between Laredo, TX and...

Aug 10, 2021

Ralph Douglas Kingsbury, 77, of Nash, ND, passed away on 08/10/2021 at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Fargo. He was born to parents Harley Kingsbury and Noela "Tuttie" (Glenn) Kingsbury on 09/16/1943 in Grafton, ND. He graduated from Grafton High School in 1961. He studied business at University of North Dakota and graduated with a BA in 1965 and a...

Aug 9, 2021

Beverly Louis Kargel (Markholt) entered the gates of heaven on August 9, 2021 at 85 years old in Stillwater, OK.  She was born August 21, 1935 in Park River, ND to Ole and Clara Markholt.  After graduating from Hoople, ND high school she married Robert E. Kargel on December 12, 1958.  She spent most of her adult life in...

Aug 9, 2021

Alice Jane Thompson, age 88 of Grafton, passed away on Monday, August 9th after a short bout of cancer.

Alice Jane (Miller) Thompson was born on May 4, 1933, the daughter of the late Lynn C. Miller and Inga Josephine (Moe) Miller at Grafton, ND.  She attended school from grades 1-4 at Farmington, District 110, and grades...

Jul 27, 2021

Arvid Wendell Knutson, age 83, of Park River, ND, passed away on July 27, 2021 at the First Care hospital. He was born December 16, 1937 at Langdon, ND, the son of Arne and Mary (Coles) Knutson. He attended East Alma #3, a rural school and graduated from Mountain High School in 1956. Arvid served in the US Navy...

Jul 22, 2021

Jane M. Zidon, age 93 of rural Pisek, ND passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at the Halstad Living Center in Halstad, MN.

Jane M. Wysoski was born July 14, 1928 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Silewski) Wysoski. She attended elementary school at Dist. 157 and graduated from Minto High...

Jul 22, 2021

James A. Janikowski, age 85, of Grafton, ND, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

James Janikowski was born January 2, 1936 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Walter and Myrtle (Strand) Janikowski.  He grew up and attended school in Grafton.  He was united in marriage to Rita...