Obituaries

Frances E. Gerszewski

Frances E. Gerszewski

Dec 19, 2020

Frances E. Gerszewski, age 82 of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Center of Larimore, ND after a battle with cancer.

Frances Elizabeth Lizakowski was born May 31, 1938 to Frank and Helen (Stoltman) Lizakowski of Minto, ND. She was the second of six...

Diane Marie Mclaughlin

Diane Marie Mclaughlin

Dec 18, 2020

Diane Marie McLaughlin, age 73 of Lankin, ND, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on December 18, 2020 at First Care Health Center in Park River, ND.

Diane Ebertowski was born on December 6, 1947, in Grand Forks, ND to Martin and Rose (Stoltman) Ebertowski.  She was raised in Ardoch, ND. ...

Wallace H. Olson

Wallace H. Olson

Dec 16, 2020

Wallace H. Olson, age 80 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Unity Hospital of Grafton, ND.

Wallace H. Olson was born March 17, 1940 in Fosston, MN the son of the late Henry and JoAnn (Hove) Olson. He grew up and attended school in Fosston. He graduated...

Kevin Gregory Mohagen

Kevin Gregory Mohagen

Dec 12, 2020

Kevin Gregory Mohagen, age 34 of Minot, ND and formerly of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his home in Minot.

Kevin Gregory Mohagen was born April 30, 1986 in Fargo, ND the son of Clayton and Jane (Benjaminson) Mohagen. He grew up and attended school in Grafton, graduating in 2004. He attended...

Glenn A Haug

Glenn A Haug

Dec 12, 2020

Glenn Andor Haug, age 96 of Park River, ND, formerly of Adams, ND, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Glenn was born March 5, 1924 on the Haug farm west of Edinburg, ND, the son of the late James and Anna (Holth) Haug. He grew up on...

Dawn R. Wosick

Dawn R. Wosick

Dec 11, 2020

Dawn R Wosick, age 65, of Minto/Warsaw, ND died Friday December 11, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loved ones after a short battle against cancer.  A private family service was held at St. Stanislaus Church in Warsaw, ND with inurnment at the St. Stanislaus Cemetery on December 15th, 2020.

Dawn was born on February 24,...

Daniel J. Kasprick

Daniel J. Kasprick

Dec 10, 2020

Daniel J. Kasprick, age 72 of Grafton, ND passed away of December 10, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family.

Daniel James Kasprick was born December 12, 1947 in Grafton to the late Sylvester and Rayfina (Slominski) Kasprick.  He was raised by the banks of the Red River on the Kasprick family farm.  He attended Grafton...

Sylvester Edward Klinicke

Sylvester Edward Klinicke

Dec 9, 2020

Sylvester E. Klinicke, age 79 of Grafton, ND passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at his home in Grafton.

Sylvester Edward Klinicke, Jr. was born September 18, 1941 in Drayton, ND, the son of the late Sylvester and Mary (Grzadzielewski) Klinicke.  He graduated from Grafton High School and the...

Barbara C. Johnson

Barbara C. Johnson

Dec 4, 2020

Barbara C. Johnson, age 62 of Park River, ND, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Friday, December 4, 2020.

Barbara Kjorstad was born February 10, 1958 in Williston, ND, the daughter of the late Lynn and Jeanette (Durham) Kjorstad.  She grew up and attended school in Williston, graduating from Williston High...

Keith Elliot Wegerer

Keith Elliot Wegerer

Dec 3, 2020

Keith Elliot Wegerer, age 54 of Grafton, ND, passed away at his home on December 3, 2020.

Keith was born on March 13, 1966 to Ron and Judy Wegerer in Medford, WI.  Keith and his family lived at the Ellsworth, SD Airforce Base, Minot, ND Airforce Base, and Grand Forks, ND Airforce Base...

Douglas T Davis

Douglas T Davis

Nov 30, 2020

Douglas T. Davis, age 67 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Douglas T. Davis was born February 4, 1953 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Percy and Agnes (Bazal) Davis. He attended elementary school in Nash, ND and graduated from Grafton High School in...

Charles M Lindell

Charles M Lindell

Nov 30, 2020

Charles M. Lindell, age 92 of Park River, ND passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Charles Lindell was born June 10, 1928 near Adams, ND, the son of the late Hamilton and Selma (Johnson) Lindell.  He grew up and attended country school near Adams.  Following his education, he began...

Martha Olmstead

Martha Olmstead

Nov 29, 2020

Martha “Marty” Olmstead, age 75 of Jamestown, ND and formerly of Forest River, ND passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at the Ava Maria Village of Jamestown, ND from complications of Covid-19.

Marty was born June 7, 1945 in Drake, ND the daughter of the late Conrad and Regina (Miller) Degenstein. She grew up and attended...

Merlin J Narloch

Merlin J Narloch

Nov 28, 2020

Merlin J. Narloch, age 57 of Chandler, AZ and formerly of Drayton, ND, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 from several health complications and Covid-19.

Merlin was born on November 18, 1963 in Drayton, ND, the son of the late Edward and Lorraine Narloch.  He was raised on the family farm south of Drayton.  He helped...

Henrietta K Strand

Henrietta K Strand

Nov 27, 2020

Henrietta (“Hattie”) Strand, age 91 of Park River, ND, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Henrietta Shirek was born February 28, 1929 in Latona Township, Walsh County, ND near Lankin, the daughter of the late Frank, Sr. and Pauline (Zahradka) Shirek.  She grew up and attended school in Latona...

Deanna L. Rasmusson

Deanna L. Rasmusson

Nov 25, 2020

Deanna L. Rasmusson, age 60 of Park River, ND and formerly Grafton, ND, passed away November 25, 2020 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Deanna L. Abeyta was born August 23, 1960 to the late Herbert and Susan (Redhawk) Abeyta on the Pine Ridge Reservation, SD.  She was raised and attended school in Casper, WY.  She met...

Selma C Johnson

Selma C Johnson

Nov 23, 2020

Selma C. Johnson, age 98 formerly of Park River, ND, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020 at her daughter’s home in West Fargo, ND.

Selma Christianson was born April 23, 1922 in Kensington Township, Walsh County, ND, the daughter of the late Theodore and Kari (Gire) Christianson.  She attended school in Park River, ND.  She was...

John H. Riske

John H. Riske

Nov 22, 2020

John H. Riske, age 77 of Forest River, ND, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND.

John Hilary Riske was born September 12, 1943 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Hilary and Leona (Korynta) Riske.  He graduated from Forest River High School in 1961...

Roger N Larson

Roger N Larson

Nov 22, 2020

Roger N. Larson, age 81 of Minto, ND, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at his home in Minto.

Roger Larson was born on August 25, 1939 in Marshall County, MN, the son of the late Ragn and Agnes (McQuire) Larson.  He started school in Warsaw, ND until the family moved to the San Diego area...

Gene R. Hagen

Gene R. Hagen

Nov 19, 2020

Gene R. Hagen, age 85 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Gene Richard Hagen was born July 26, 1935 the son of the late Louis and Ella (Ackerland) Hagen in Park River, ND.  He was raised and attended school in the Park River area.  He was...