Obituaries

Nov 8, 2020

John Edward Lee, age 85, of St. Thomas, ND, passed away on November 8, 2020 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

John was born to the late Tom and Tina Lee on November 1, 1935 in Grafton, ND.  He was raised in St. Thomas, ND.  John attended and graduated from St. Thomas Public Schools. On April...

Nov 7, 2020

Rita Riopelle, age 95, of Grafton, ND died Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Valley Senior Living, Grand Forks.  Rita L French was born in Grafton on July 14, 1925, the daughter of Oscar and Dora (Sabourin) French.  She was raised in Oakwood and graduated from Grafton Central High School.  She married Reo Riopelle in Grafton on November 23, 1949. ...

Nov 5, 2020

Daniel J. Shoults, age 57 of Grand Forks, ND, passed away peacefully with family at his side on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at Vibra Hospital of Fargo, ND.

Dan was born October 28, 1963 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Hilary Shoults and Ruth Shoults Gornowich.  He was a graduate of Minto High School and...

Nov 4, 2020

Antoinette “Nettie” M. Greicar, age 105 of Pisek, ND, passed away on November 4, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society of Park River.

Antionette (Nettie) Marie Cicha passed away Nov 4, 2020. She was born on a farm in rural Lankin to Frank V. and Mary (Uhlir) Cicha.  After graduating grade school, Nettie worked as a mother’s...

Nov 4, 2020

Doris Harriet Skavhaug was born on November 7, 1925 in Vergas, MN to Gilbert Paul Nelson and Mabel (Johnson) Nelson, the eighth of ten children. As a young girl she attended Newbre Country School and later attended high school in Southam, ND.  She was a member of Sarepta Lutheran Church, rural Adams and Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Park...

Nov 4, 2020

Janice M. Wysocki, age 82 of Minto, ND passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at the Unity Hospital of Grafton, ND from a rare form of cancer.

Janice M. Phelan was born September 5, 1938 in Walsh Centre Township, ND the daughter of Jerome and Rodell (Morris) Phelan. She grew up and attended school in Minto...

Nov 3, 2020

Arthur J. Grabanski, age 89 of Grafton, ND and formerly Warsaw, ND, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Arthur was born on June 8, 1931 to the late Dominick and Lorna (Ebertowski) Grabanski in Grafton, ND.  Arthur was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Warsaw and farmed...

Nov 3, 2020

Maurice David (MD) Collette, 94, of Grafton, died Nov. 3, 2020, at Lutheran Sunset Home, Grafton. He was born Sept. 19, 1926, to Alcide and Beatrice (DeSautel) Collette, of Oakwood. He was educated at and graduated from St. Aloysius Academy, Oakwood. On Sept. 8, 1948, MD married Isabel M. Corriveau at Sacred Heart Church, Oakwood. They were lifelong sweethearts...

Nov 3, 2020

Rodger D. Carlson, age 79 of Park River, ND, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at the Sanford Hospital of Fargo.

Rodger Carlson was born May 20, 1941 in Maddock, ND, the son of the late Edward and Emma (Hjelden) Carlson.  He grew up and attended school in Maddock.  Following his education, he began trucking.  He...

Nov 2, 2020

Irene Marion Hankey, age 95 of Park River, North Dakota, died on All Souls Day, November 2, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Center in Park River, North Dakota.

Irene Bena Hankey was born October 9, 1925, at Grafton, North Dakota. She was the oldest of five daughters born to John F. Bena and Blanche (Jarus) Bena. Irene...

Oct 25, 2020

Tony John Ebertowski, age 38 of Pisek, ND passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Park River.

Tony John Ebertowski was born September 23, 1982 in Grand Forks, ND the son of Dean and Karen (Mondry) Ebertowski. He graduated from Minto High School in 2001 and continued his education...

Oct 21, 2020

Ellen M. Severson, age 84 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Ellen M. Lee was born May 29, 1936 in Dewey Township, ND, the daughter of the late Oscar and Mabel (Knudson) Lee. She grew up and attended school in Fairdale, graduating from Fairdale High School....

Oct 19, 2020

Orlyn Nygard, age 85 of Park River, ND formerly of Edinburg, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020, with Sharon, his loving wife of 35 years, by his side.

Orlyn was born to Edwin and Alda (Steen) Nygard on April 4, 1935 at the Nygard Family farm, west of Edinburg, ND. He attended grade school in a...

Oct 17, 2020

Karl Allen Dahlgren, age 61 of Grafton, ND passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 at Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Karl was born October 18, 1958 in Park River, ND son of the late Myron and Theresa (Burianek) Dahlgren.  He lived at home with his family until his second birthday, when he moved to the Life Skills...

Oct 14, 2020

Adeline B. Gunderson, age 91 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Adeline B. Sunderland was born April 10, 1929 in Grafton to the late Oscar and Josie (Flom) Sunderland.  She was raised in the Adams, ND area and graduated from Fairdale High School.  Adeline attended Mayville Teachers...

Oct 10, 2020

With the words, “Good night Vonnie, I gotta go!” Donald Merlyn Hylden reached out his hand to his Savior Jesus Christ and bid farewell to those he loved. Don was born 11/17/1929 in the home on the 1881 original homestead farm to David W. Hylden and Alvina D. (Colsen). Don passed away at the First Care Health Center in...

Oct 10, 2020

Donald Eugene Aune entered his heavenly home on Oct 10th, 2020 after a short stay at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Donald was born on Dec 20th, 1923 to parents Bennie and Tilda (Bakken) Aune. Donald grew up in the Silvesta Township where he attended school, and later met his future wife, Lenore, while she was teaching in that...

Oct 7, 2020

George Alan Lee, age 66, of Park River, North Dakota passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 of pancreatic cancer.

George was born September 30, 1954 at Jamestown, North Dakota and was the first born son of George R. Lee and Agnes (Wenzel) Lee. Graduating from Jamestown High School in 1972 he joined the US Navy being...

Oct 6, 2020

Hortensia "Marie" Guzman, age 84 of Laredo, TX and formerly of St. Thomas and Grand Forks, ND passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Laredo, TX.

Hortensia Sepeda was born June 26, 1936 in Dilly, TX, the daughter of the late Margarito and Aurora (Flores) Sepeda. Her family...

Oct 4, 2020

Myrna Greenwood, age 80 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

She was born September 30, 1940 in Langdon, ND to the late Francis and Burness (Henderson) Larson.  She was raised in the Calvin area and graduated from Calvin High School.  Myrna attended Mercy School of Nursing in...