Obituaries

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. ...

Nov 10, 2019

Abraham Cosio, 57, of Park River, ND (formerly of Austin, MN) passed away in his home on Sunday, November 10, 2019, after a courageous battle with lung cancer.

Abraham was born March 26, 1962, in Zacatecas, Mexico.

Abraham is survived by his seven children:  Abraham Cosio Jr., Adriana (Rene)...

Nov 6, 2019

Barbara Lucy Jarolimek 103 died Wednesday November 6, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River, North Dakota.

Barbara Lucy Wavrik was born July 19, 1916 in Rushford Township of Walsh County, the daughter of Michael Wavrik and Barbara (Zidon) Wavrik.  She received her education in Pisek, North Dakota and married Steve...

Nov 6, 2019

Raphael “Ray” Feltman, 79, passed away November 6, 2019, after a three-year battle with esophageal cancer at his home in Fargo, ND.

Ray was born on October 6, 1940, in Grafton, ND, to Dominik and Josephine (Rudnik) Feltman. Ray’s first five years were spent on a farm between Minto and Warsaw. He moved to Minto at the...

Nov 3, 2019

Clyde C. Ellingson, age 91 of Park River, ND passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Clyde Ellingson was born October 20, 1928 in Edinburg, ND, the son of the late Willis and Blenda (Jungren) Ellingson. Blenda passed away when Clyde was 4 years old. Willis later married Ida Frovarp and...

Oct 29, 2019

Shirley R. Erickson, age 80 of Grafton and formerly of Hoople, ND passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton, ND.

Shirley R. Gehrls was born July 13, 1939 in Warren, MN the daughter of the late John and Clarice (Lean) Gehrls. She grew up and attended...

Oct 26, 2019

Levina J. Meyers, age 65 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at her home in Grand Forks.

Levina Janice Hagen was born Feb. 25, 1954 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Clifford and Verna (Pettis) Hagen. She attended elementary school in Fordville. Her family moved to Freeport, IL when she...

Oct 25, 2019

Curtis S. Rose, age 53 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at his home in Grafton.

Curtis Shawn Rose was born May 30, 1966 in Seattle, WA the son of Edward and Patti (Peterson) Rose. The family moved to Grafton where he attended school, graduating in 1984. He attended Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis,...

Oct 25, 2019

Alice Isabel Monson Carlson

Alice passed away on October 25, 2019 in her home in Park River, ND. She was born to Oswald and Esther (Hogfoss) Monson on February 28, 1936 in a sod house on the Monson family farmstead in Norton Township. Alice married Norman Carlson on June 19, 1953 at Hoff Lutheran church;...