Obituaries

Oct 20, 2019

Gene L. Larson, age 93 of Park River, ND passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at First Care Health Center of Park River.

Gene Lloyd Larson was born September 4, 1926 on the home farmstead in Kensington Township, Walsh County, ND the son of the late Enoch and Pauline (Kjos) Larson.  He...

Oct 19, 2019

Lyla L. Gullickson, age 98 of Hoople, ND, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Lyla Knutson was born October 13, 1921 in Harwood, ND, the daughter of the late Christ and Hannah (Athadsott) Knutson. She grew up and attended school in Amenia, ND. She moved to Hoople, ND where...

Oct 19, 2019

Viola A. Bata, age 90 of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Viola A. Lomen was born May 6, 1929 in Lengby, MN the daughter of the late Knute and Anna (Anderson) Lomen. She attended elementary school in Lengby and High School in Mankato, MN. Following...

Oct 16, 2019

Duane C. Tollefson, age 94 of Park River, ND and Edmore, ND passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Duane C. Tollefson was born August 9, 1925 in Park River, ND the son of the late Arthur and Alvilde (Jenson) Tollefson. He attended Highland elementary school. Following his...

Oct 9, 2019

Jeannette Coker completed her journey Home on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. She was born to Cyrus and Johnnie (Radford) Coker on May 25, 1940 at Rosebud, TX. After Rosebud High School and Temple Jr. College, she worked as a medical secretary at Scott & White Hospital, Temple, TX. She chose and fulfilled a lifetime commitment to love...

Oct 7, 2019

Laurel M. (Mondry) Kruse, age 75 of Jamestown, ND, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2019 in Bismarck, ND.

Laurel was born in Grafton, ND to Richard and Sylvia (Wysocki) Mondry on April 14, 1944.  She graduated from Minto High School and moved all over the United States to find warmer weather.  After...

Sep 30, 2019

Veronica Pitcher, age 88 of Park River, ND went home to be with her Lord on Monday, September 30, 2019.

She was born on June 18, 1931 in Olga, ND to Henry and Veronica Denault. She worked outside the home during harvest with her husband and was employed at the Developmental Center from 1984 to 2005 retiring...

Sep 29, 2019

Sidney S. Dvorak, age 98 of Grafton, ND and formerly of Minto passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Sidney S. Dvorak was born April 17, 1921 near Veseleyville, ND the son of the late John and Mary (Sobolik) Dvorak. He attended rural school near there....

Sep 28, 2019

Laura Joy Zelewski, age 43 of Grafton, North Dakota, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019.

Laura was born March 3, 1976 in Grafton North Dakota, the daughter of the late Dennis and Carol (Olson) Zelewski. She attended school in Grafton, graduating in 1994. She was employed with the Grafton School District and JR’s Bar in Oakwood, ND....

Sep 28, 2019

June I. Gilleshammer, age 93 of Grafton, ND passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton, ND.

June Iris Romine was born in Rugby, ND on May 28, 1926 to Gene and Hilma (Ellertson) Romine where she graduated from high school. She moved to Grafton and worked as a telephone...

Sep 26, 2019

Marilyn K. Lynch, age 88 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Marilyn K. Foote was born to the late Thomas G. Foote and Louise Evelyn Anderson Foote in Canton, IL on May 12, 1931.  She enjoyed cooking, baking, and many crafts.  She dearly loved her family...

Sep 25, 2019

Ione E. Kjelaas, age 93 of Adams, North Dakota, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at the Valley Eldercare Center of Grand Forks.

Ione Evelyn Rundhaug was born January 7, 1926 in Adams, North Dakota, the daughter of the late Theo and Edith (Pierson) Rundhaug.  She attended school in Adams and graduated in...

Sep 23, 2019

Ann “Mickey” Shaver, age 66 of Lakota, ND and formerly Grafton, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Home of Lakota after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Ann Michelle Scharwark was born October 8, 1952 to the late Agnes (Jesienouski/Twedten) and George Scharwark in Grafton, ND.  She was raised and attended school in...

Sep 21, 2019

Marvin J. Onstad, age 82 of Park River, ND, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Marvin James Onstad was born July 20, 1937 in Walhalla, ND, the son of the late Louis and Ethel (McMurray) Onstad.  He graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School...

Sep 18, 2019

Dorothea “Dorothy” Helen Novak, age 87 of Lankin, ND, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Center of Larimore.

Dorothy Bosh was born on Saturday February 6th, 1932 to William and Josephine (Bina) Bosh at the family home in rural Lankin, ND.  Entering into a farm family of 10 siblings, there was always...

Sep 14, 2019

Doris Jean Rudnik, age 65 of Park River, ND passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Doris Jean Rudnik was born May 30, 1954 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late Roman J. and Dorothy A. (Czapiewski) Rudnik.  She lived with her parents and attended school...

Sep 11, 2019

Oscar Heffta Jr, age 90 of rural Park River and Adams, ND passed away on Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.

Oscar Heffta Jr was born September 10, 1929 in rural Adams, ND the son of the late Oscar Sr. and Selma (Knutson) Heffta. He attended school at the Latona Township country school,...

Sep 10, 2019

Linda J. Nelson, age 66 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Linda Nelson was born September 27, 1952 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late George and Ruth (Landowski) Nelson. She grew up and attended school near Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School. She worked...

Sep 8, 2019

Dorothy Jean Williamson, age 84 of Grafton, ND passed away Sunday, September 8, 2019 at her home in Grafton.

Dorothy Jean Sando was born March 4, 1935 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late Adolph and Esther (Anderson) Sando.  She attended country school near Grafton.  After her schooling, she helped her dad...

Sep 8, 2019

Craig Glen Nelson, age 49 of Grafton, ND, formerly of Reeder, ND, passed away peacefully surrounded by his mother, sister Audrey via phone and loving caregivers at the Life Skills & Transition Center in Grafton on Sunday, September 8, 2019.

Craig G. Nelson was born February 11, 1970 in Dickinson, ND to Ardell Rae Stafne-Nelson and the...