Obituaries

Mar 6, 2018

Marjorie F. Anderson, age 79 of Park River, ND passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Marjorie F. Woodcock was born August 8, 1938 in Baker City, OR the daughter of the late Sam and Ruth (Metzger) Woodcock....

Mar 5, 2018

Phoebe M. Riske, age 88 of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Minto, ND, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018 at the Valley 4000 Square of Grand Forks.

Phoebe M. Chapiewski was born February 23, 1930 in Walsh County, ND, the daughter of the...

Mar 4, 2018

Amos Leon “Mosey” Flaten, 82, Park River, ND, died Sunday, March 4, 2018 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Amos L. Flaten was born March 12, 1935 in Grafton, ND, to Amos G. and Ida (Lien) Flaten. He attended rural schools and...

Mar 3, 2018

Stanley S. Novak, age 97 of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, March 3,2018 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Stanley S. Novak was born August 3, 1920 in Meford Township of Walsh County, ND the son of the late John and Anna...

Mar 2, 2018

Lana L. Loranger, age 77 of Grafton, North Dakota passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.

Lana Lorraine Hoving was born January 21, 1941 in Williston, North Dakota the daughter of the late Thor and Alma (Ellingsberg) Hoving....

Mar 2, 2018

Bernice McMartin of St. Thomas, ND passed away on Friday March 2, 2018 at Banner Baywood Hospital in Mesa, AZ. Bernice Grovum was born on January 8, 1932 in Park River, ND, the daughter of the late Theodore “Ted” and Elida (Stransberg) Grovum. She graduated high school in Grafton, ND. After graduation she worked as a bookkeeper and in the...

Mar 2, 2018

Britani Rose “Bunny” Senti, age 26 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018 in East Grand Forks, MN.

Britani Rose Myrvik was born June 7, 1991 in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of Todd Myrvik and Wanda (Narveson) Gornowicz. She grew...

Mar 1, 2018

Edith J. Froiland, age 88 of Park River, ND, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Edith J. Froiland was born June 11, 1929 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late Jens Albert and Laura (Vanderwaal) Froiland.  She attended South Vesta Township Country School and graduated from Walsh County Agricultural...

Feb 28, 2018

Maurice B. Collette, age 93 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Maurice B. Collette was born January 1, 1925 in the families log home in Oakwood Township the son of the late Arthur and...

Feb 24, 2018

Mavis E. Nelson, age 82 of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Mavis Elaine Horpestad was born July 10, 1935 on the family farm near Hampden, ND the daughter of the late Joakim and...

Feb 18, 2018

Ronald J. Novak, age 81 of Park River, ND, formerly of Lankin, ND, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River.

Ronald J. Novak was born March 6, 1936 on the family farm in Medford Township, Walsh County, ND....

Feb 6, 2018

Olivine L. Houdek, age 89 of Grafton, ND passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at her home in Grafton.

Olivine L. Sevigny was born October 10, 1928 in Oakwood, North Dakota the daughter of the late Leon and Clara (Dumas) Sevigny. She attended school...

Feb 1, 2018

Arlene M. Mondry, age 79 of Ardoch, ND passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2018 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Arlene M. Korynta was born May 12, 1938 in Grand Forks, ND the daughter of the late Leo and Agnes (Anderson) Korynta. She...

Jan 31, 2018

Margarette J. Haave, age 94 of Edinburg, ND, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River.

Margarette J. Ryba was born August 30, 1923 on the family farm near Lawton, ND the daughter of the late Frank and Mary...

Jan 28, 2018

Marlys L Rutherford Enge, age 76 of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at her home in Grand Forks, ND.

Marlys L. Rutherford Enge was born to Clinton and Ruth (Morstad) Rutherford, rural Grafton, on July 28, 1941. She grew up on the...

Jan 27, 2018

Ida E. Feltman, age 89 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Ida Emma Sevigny was born April 26, 1928 in Oakwood Township of Walsh County, ND the daughter of the late Simeon and Clara...

Jan 27, 2018

Orvin Clarence Espelien, age 77, passed away on January 27, 2018 in Albuquerque, NM.

Orvin Espelien was born November 17, 1940 in Edinburg, ND, the son of the late Clarence and Ethel (Orstad) Espelien. He was raised on a farm outside of Lankin, ND and...

Jan 27, 2018

Shirley M. Tisdale, age 76 of St. Thomas, ND passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the Unity Medical Center, Grafton, ND under the care of Altru Hospice.

Shirley Marie Williams was born April 8, 1941 in Poughkeepsie, NY to Charles and Adele (Rotche)...

Jan 25, 2018

Richard C. Ganyo, age 78 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Richard C. Ganyo was born February 27, 1939 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Frederick and Ann (Olezak) Ganyo. He...

Jan 22, 2018

William J. “Billy” Houska, age 68 of Pisek, ND passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Billy Houska was born August 4, 1949 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of the late William and Frances (Sobolik) Houska. He...