Obituaries

Jun 29, 2025

Richard Wayne LaHaise was born and raised near Drayton, ND on December 10, 1953 to Joseph and Edith (Silewski) LaHaise.  He joined the ND Army National Guard on December 2, 1972, right after high school and was active until September 22, 1984.  He attended Fort Knox in Kentucky for his basic training and became part of the 957th Engineer...

Jun 27, 2025

Patricia “Patty” Dawn Almen, age 73, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away at Valley Senior Living on June 27, 2025.

Patty was born on October 15, 1951, in Grafton, ND, to Lynn and Mavis (Lene) Almen. She grew up and attended school in Grafton, where she later married Daniel Weisgerber and, in time,...

Jun 24, 2025

Richard Keithley Plank Age 50 of Noonan, North Dakota passed away at the Trinity Hospital In Minot, North Dakota on June 24th, 2025.

Richard was born on September 20th, 1974 in Ellensburg WA, the son of Suzy Bailes.

Richard enjoyed being outside at the shooting range. He also loved reading the Bible, along with preaching...

Jun 22, 2025

Elizabeth “Betty” Edith Cudmore was born on March 1, 1933 to Anton “Tony” and Blanche (Klava) Kasprick in Pulaski Township, Walsh County, ND, and passed away peacefully at her home on June 22, 2025—at the very same early morning hour that she rose to pray every day of her life.

Betty grew up and attended school in...

Jun 21, 2025

Milton Ellis Broe was born on October 18, 1943, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Melvin and Ellen Broe. He was baptized in December 1943 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Buxton, ND. At the age of 7, Milton transitioned from the North Dakota Children’s Home Society to the Life Skills and Transition Center in Grafton, where he would spend...

Jun 13, 2025

Mark A. Howard, age 56, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, passed away Friday, June 13, 2025 at his home in Grand Forks.

Mark Anthony Howard was born December 20, 1968 in Jacksonville, Arkansas, the son of Patricia (Byers) Howard and the late George Howard.  He grew up and attended school in Jacksonville.  He...

Jun 12, 2025

Alice Moe, 83, of Grafton, North Dakota passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at Unity Hospital in Grafton.

Alice Mae Midgarden was born on February 6th, 1942 to Alfred and Beulah (Lykken) Midgarden of rural Hoople, North Dakota.

Alice cherished her memories of growing up on the...

Jun 6, 2025

Bonita Olson, of Edinburg, ND, passed away June 6th at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND at the age of 89, surrounded by her loving family.

Bonita Joy McCall was born April 16, 1936 to Howard and Opal McCall in Plentywood, Montana. She graduated from Comertown High School in 1953 and later married her hometown sweetheart, Larry, on...

Jun 4, 2025

Naomi Mazelin Koehn was born on September 3, 1956, to Frank & Helen Habegger Mazelin near Port Trevorton, Pennsylvania. She peacefully slipped away with her family by her side on June 4, 2025, at the age of 68.

Her early childhood was spent as a little Amish girl in Pennsylvania. These were happy...

Jun 3, 2025

Linda Hoselton, age 88 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Linda Hjellum was born November 12, 1936 in Rugby, ND, the daughter of the late Pete and Myrtle (Moen) Hjellum.  She was baptized and confirmed at the Norway Lutheran Church in rural Denbigh, ND.  She grew...

Jun 2, 2025

Wayne A. Welsh, age 61 of Grafton, ND passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, June 2, 2025 at his home in Grafton.

Wayne A. Welsh was born October 4, 1963 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Robert and Anna (Leblanc) Welsh. He graduated from Grafton High School and attended...

May 30, 2025

Harold O. Sundvor, age 90 of Edinburg, ND passed away on Friday, May 30, 2025 at the  Park River Good Samaritan Center, surrounded by his family.

Harold O. Sundvor was born July 8, 1934 to Christ and Anna (Bjerke) Sundvor on the family farm which was established in 1888. He was baptized and confirmed at the Garfield...

May 19, 2025

Paula Lynn Otto, Fargo, ND, formerly of Park River, ND, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Sanford Health Center at the age of 60.

Paula was born June 1, 1964, in Cavalier, ND to Paul and Ina (Brown) Sigurdson of Gardar, ND.   Paula married Michael Otto in 1985.    From their union, the loves of...

May 18, 2025

Paulette M. Richardson, age 79, of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Paulette Marie Best was born September 14, 1945 to the late Emmett and Ellen Ardis (Olson) Best in rural Fordville, ND.  She attended school in Inkster and graduated from Midway High School. After graduation Paulette enlisted...

May 16, 2025

Thomas Glenn Twaddle was born October 30, 1943, along with his twin brother James in Devils Lake Hospital to Arthur and Judith (Syverson) Twaddle from Edmore, ND.  They moved from Edmore to Langdon in 1952.  In 1964 he entered the Army.  He was in the Army for two years, then came back to Langdon in 1966 and...

May 15, 2025

Patricia J. Meberg, age 78 of Park River, ND, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Paticia Houle was born September 6, 1946 in Leroy, ND, the daughter of the late Daniel and Julia (Bartlette) Houle.  She grew up and attended school in Leroy and later Walhalla, ND,...

May 9, 2025

Rullie Ann Suda, age 88, died on Friday, May 9, 2025, at her home in the company of loving family. Rullie was born Aurelia Anne Korynta on August 8,1936 in the Polish farming community of Ardoch, North Dakota. She was the eldest of 11 children of the late Dick and Mae (Riske) Korynta.

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May 8, 2025

Robert L. O’Toole age 85, of Grafton, ND formerly of Crystal, ND passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Robert was born February 21, 1940 to Robert F. and Margaret (Desautel) O’Toole in Grafton, ND. He grew up and attended school, graduating from Crystal High School. He went on to study agriculture at NDSSS and NDSU. After...

May 7, 2025

Peter “Pete” T. Torgerson, age 77 of Edinburg, ND passed away on May 7, 2025 at First Care Health Center of Park River, ND.

Pete T. Torgerson was born September 30, 1947 to the late Clinton and Verna (Overbye) Torgerson in Langdon, ND.  He was raised and attended school in Fairdale, ND, graduating...

May 7, 2025

Joseph Luz Muñoz April 26, 1951 – May 7, 2025

Joseph Luz Muñoz, of Grafton, ND, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2025, just days after celebrating his 74th birthday. Born on April 26, 1951, in Grafton, Joe spent most of his life working in the mechanical and maintenance field.

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