Obituaries

Dec 21, 2019

Rudy Rudnik, age 87 of Minto, ND passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton, ND.

Rudolph L. “Rudy” Rudnik was born November 14, 1932 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Felix and Helen (Sass) Rudnik. He attended elementary school in Warsaw and graduated from Minto High School in...

Dec 20, 2019

Arline Delna Larson, age 91 of Adams, ND passed away peacefully on Dec. 20, 2019 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Arline Delna was born August 13, 1928 in Adams ND the daughter of Melvin and Olga (Bolstad) Hilde. She graduated from Adams High School and Moorhead State College. She taught first and second grade in...

Dec 19, 2019

Joyce A. Gerszewski, age 77 of Minto, ND passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton, ND.

Joyce A. Maszk was born November 24, 1942 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Daniel and Irene (Kowalski) Maszk. She attended school in Minto, ND. Following her education...

Dec 17, 2019

Maurice L. Zikmund, age 76 of Cando and formerly of Pisek, ND passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at the Towner County Living Center of Cando.

Maurice L. Zikmund was born on July 24, 1943 on the family farm in Prairie Centre Township, Walsh County, the son of the late Joseph A....

Dec 5, 2019

Richard O. Staffne, age 95 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Richard Oscar Staffne was born March 26, 1924 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Oscar and Annie (Hanson) Staffne. He grew up and attended school in Grafton. Following his education he served in...

Dec 1, 2019

Nita Rebekah “Becky” Weed of Dilley, TX lost her battle with cancer on Sunday, December 1, 2019 in Grafton, ND, where she spent the last year of her life.

Becky Weed was born in Uvalde, TX to Eunice Damron and Clarence “Jack” Oldham on November 28, 1953.  She was raised and attended school in Pearsall, TX, graduating...

Nov 30, 2019

Arvil Glenn Lerud, age 66 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at his home near Grafton. Visitation will be Thursday from 5-7 PM at the Tollefson Funeral Home of Grafton, ND.

Nov 27, 2019

John M. Evenson, age 88 of Edinburg, ND passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.

John Markus Evenson was born July 19, 1931 near Edinburg, ND the son of the late John and Minnie (Hammerstad) Evenson. He graduated from Edinburg High School in 1949 and from Concordia College in 1953. John...

Nov 26, 2019

Earl N. Axvig, age 73 of Adams, North Dakota passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Earl Norris Axvig was born February 17, 1946 in Grafton, North Dakota, the son of the late Joseph and Irene (Troftgruben) Axvig.  He grew up on his parents’ farm near Adams. ...

Nov 25, 2019

Doris L. Haug, age 96 of Edinburg, ND passed away on Monday, November 25, 2019 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Doris Lillian Strommen was born February 12, 1923 in Crosby, ND the daughter of the late Ole and Olia (Roa) Strommen. She lived in Crosby until her father’s untimely death which...

Nov 24, 2019

Michael N. Eidenschink, age 55 of Park River, ND died Sunday, November 24, 2019 in Towner County, ND.

Michael N. Eidenschink was born December 4, 1963 in Perham, MN the son of Norman and Marion (Krogman) Eidenschink. He grew up and attended school in Crookston, MN. He graduated from UMC in Crookston and attended NDSU in Fargo...

Nov 24, 2019

Laverne Elizabeth Slaamod, age 81 of Park River, ND, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Wedgewood Manor in Cavalier, ND.

Laverne Cash, daughter of James and Mary Cash was born in Edmore, ND on September 21, 1938.  Laverne attended school in Edmore and worked in her dad’s mechanic shop alongside him, helping with duties...

Nov 24, 2019

Janice C. Wagner, age 74 of Grafton, ND passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Janice Corinne Wagner was born January 28, 1945, in Grafton, North Dakota, the daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Rouch) Wagner. She was raised and attended school in St. Thomas, ND.  Janice married Larry Coffman in...

Nov 21, 2019

Clayton W. LaMont, age 78, passed away November 21, 2019 at his home in Grafton, ND.

Clayton was born October 12, 1941 in Grafton, ND.

Clayton served as a volunteer firefighter for a total of 56 years.  He joined the Grafton Volunteer Fire department on February 14, 1963, serving...

Nov 21, 2019

Alvin Jochim, age 78, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2019 at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton, ND.

Al, the son of Damion and Mary Jochim, was born in Strasburg, ND on March 16, 1941. The family lived on a farm outside of Strasburg until he was 12. They then moved to...

Nov 15, 2019

Mavis M. Mosolf, age 83 of Park River, ND passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Mavis M. Mosolf was born September 4, 1936 in Bathgate, ND the daughter of the late Frederick and Elizabeth (Gebur) Mosolf. The family moved to Park River when Mavis was a small child. She...

Nov 14, 2019

Donna M. Srnsky, age 60 of Grafton, ND passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019 at her home.

Donna May Gallaway was born January 29, 1959 in Oregon, the daughter of Edith Gallaway Einerson and the late Kenneth Gallaway. She was raised and attended school in Washington. She moved to North Dakota in 1977. She met and married...

Nov 13, 2019

Larry D. Amundrud, age 56 of Park River passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at his home.

Larry Dean Amundrud was born September 12, 1963, son of the late Merlin and Karey (Dahl) Amundrud.  He was raised and attended school in Milton, ND.  He loved being a part of the Milton Public Schools drama and choir programs. ...

Nov 13, 2019

George H. Nelson, age 80 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN.

George H. Nelson was born March 23, 1939 in Auburn, ND the son of the late George and Ruth (Landowski) Nelson. He attended rural school near Auburn and in Grafton, ND. Following his education he...

Nov 11, 2019

Wallace “Wally” J. Gillespie , age 57 of Pisek, ND passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019 at his home.

Wallace J. Gillespie was born October 15, 1962 in Park River, ND, the son of Vernon and Virginia (Kinney) Gillespie.  He was raised in the Pisek area.  He attended Fordville Public Schools and graduated the Class of 1980. ...