Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

Nov 19, 2020

Hiladore A. Osowski, age 93 of rural Grafton, ND passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at his home near Grafton.

Hiladore A. Osowski was born July 29, 1927 in Minto, ND, the son of the late Frank and Helen (Osowski) Osowski.  He attended school in Minto and later attended Acton School.  He was...

Nov 16, 2020

Stanley Zolondek, age 88 of Minto, ND, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society of Park River.

Stanley Zolondek was born June 26, 1932 to the late Dominik and Mary (Lunski) Zolondek in Grafton, ND.   He was raised and attended country school in the Ardoch area.  Stanley was drafted and served in...

Nov 16, 2020

Darlene A. “Holly” Adamsen age 76, of Grafton, ND passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Darlene Angela Humble was born August 30, 1944 in Cando, North Dakota, the daughter of the late Howard and Frances (Mitzel) Humble.  She graduated from Cando High School and attended Cosmetology...

Nov 14, 2020

Virginia E. Feist, age 75 of Adams, ND, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at her home in Adams.

Virginia Cicha was born March 13, 1945 in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Shimek) Cicha.  She grew up and attended school in East Grand Forks, MN, graduating from Sacred Heart High...

Nov 13, 2020

Mildred G. “Milly” Pokrzywinski, age 86 of Park River and formerly, Lankin, ND, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society of Park River.

Mildred Gladys Kezar was born July 17, 1934 to the late George and Alice (Ranum) Kezar at home in Viking, MN.  She attended country school in Viking.  She met...

Nov 12, 2020

Jerry Pletka, age 90 of Grafton, North Dakota passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at his home in Grafton.

Jerry Joseph Pletka was born March 28, 1930 in Pisek, North Dakota, the son of the late Anton and Anna (Hammer) Pletka.  He graduated from Grafton High School and attended trade school for Welding. ...

Nov 12, 2020

Mary M. Kennedy, age 88, formerly of the Minto area, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Mary Ebertowski was born on July 22, 1932 to the late William (Bill) and Sarah (Gerszewski) Ebertowski.  She attended school in Warsaw and later Grafton where she graduated from High School.  Mary married...

Nov 12, 2020

Joel E. Anderson, 77, of Grand Forks, previously of Hoople, ND, passed away unexpectedly at his home, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Joel was born Aug. 18, 1943, in Grafton, ND, to George (Bud) and Phyllis (Larson) Anderson.

He graduated from Hoople High School in 1961. On July 8, 1961, Joel married Sharon (Estad). He graduated from the...

Nov 12, 2020

Valerian F. Schanilec, age 93 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at his home.

Valerian Schanilec was born April 19, 1927 on the family farm near Veseleyville, ND, the son of the late Anton and Elizabeth (Dusek) Schanilec.  He attended country school near there.  Following his education, he began farming.  He was drafted...

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...