Obituaries

Aug 18, 2017

Douglas David Praska, age 63, a long time resident of the Grafton area passed away Friday, August 18, 2017 at the Unity Medical Center in Grafton, ND. Douglas D. Praska was born October 2, 1953 at St. Ansgar’s Hospital in Park River, ND, the son of the late David and Betty (Novak) Praska. He grew up and graduated from Park...

Aug 15, 2017

Ruben Sanchez, age 32 of Grafton, ND passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at his home in Grafton.

Ruben Sanchez was born October 1, 1984 in Laredo, TX the son of Valeriano Arriaga and Maria DeJesus Sanchez. He attended schools in Texas and St....

Aug 14, 2017

Lavelda Lucille Waslaski, age 90 of Park River, ND passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Lavelda L. Domres was born February 7, 1927 on the farm near Dresden, ND, the daughter of the late William and Erna...

Aug 12, 2017

Donald M. Almen passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at ManorCare Health Center in Fargo, ND at the age of 91.

Donald M. Almen was born June 23, 1926 in Fertile Township, ND, the son of the late Carl Oscar and Glora (Hove) Almen....

Aug 10, 2017

Brian L. Pilon, age 59 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Brian Pilon was born July 18, 1958 in Grafton, ND, the son of Flora (Sevigny) Pilon and the late Oliver Pilon. He grew...

Aug 8, 2017

Morris James Vigen, age 67 of Adams, ND passed away on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Morris James Vigen was born March 19, 1950 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late...

Aug 7, 2017

Joshua Olusesan Omotunde passed away on August 7th of natural causes in Grafton, ND. Joshua was born on February 28, 1956 to Joseph and Alice (Aina) Omotunde in Ikun-Ekiti, Nigeria. Joshua was the fifth of five children. He attended school there and graduated from high school in 1971 at the age of 15. He continued his education and graduated from...

Aug 4, 2017

Shirley E. Burns, age 89 of Grafton, ND passed away Friday, August 4, 2017 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Shirley E. Torkelson was born February 21, 1928 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late G. Leonard and Helen (Groven) Torkelson. She attended Sinkler grade school, rural Grafton and graduated from Grafton High School in 1946. She attended...

Aug 3, 2017

William E.”Bill” Gorder, age 88 of Grafton, ND passed away peacefully into Jesus’ arms, with his family by his side on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. He is now walking with his Lord and Savior on the streets of gold in Heaven. William E. Gorder was born March 21, 1929 in Grafton, ND the...

Jul 31, 2017

JoAnn L. Veum, age 60 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND.

JoAnn L. Mattson was born February 28, 1957 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Elvin and Nina (Olson) Mattson. She was...

Jul 27, 2017

Allan Dexter Sitzer, age 31 of Minto, ND passed on to his eternal hunting and fishing grounds on Thursday, July 27, 2017 in Minto.

Allan was born June 29, 1986 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Dexter Sitzer and Patricia (Mattern) Einarson. He grew...

Jul 26, 2017

Harry C. Lottine Jr., age 81 of Gilby, ND, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the Roger Maris Cancer Center of Fargo.

Harry C. Lottine, Jr. was born December 12, 1935 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of the late Harry C. and Mary...

Jul 24, 2017

Mona K. Szklarski, age 52 of Grafton passed away Monday, July 24, 2017 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. Mona was born December 21, 1964 in Lisbon ND. She lost her battle with liver disease July 24, 2017.  She was born to Severt and Patricia Anderson. She attended school in Sheldon, ND. She attended business school in...

Jul 20, 2017

Steven Stanley Riske, age 94 of Long Beach, California, passed away at home on July 20, 2017, peacefully.

Steve was born on May 3rd, 1923, the second child of Martin and Francis Riske and grew up in Warsaw, North Dakota, where he helped his father with farming. Steve attended...

Jul 17, 2017

Gene R. Gemmill, age 88 of Edinburg, ND, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2017 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks with his family by his side.

Gene Gemmill was born August 14, 1928 near Edinburg, ND, the son of the late Herbert W....

Jul 15, 2017

Brian Stoltman, age 37, was born on June 14, 1980 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Brian’s Parents were Edward Stoltman and Mary (Wisniewski) Stoltman. He attended school in Minto, North Dakota where he was an Honor Student and heavily involved in various sports as well as the High School Band.

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Jul 12, 2017

Frances M. Seeba, age 96 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Frances M. Mozinski was born December 27, 1920 near Warsaw, ND the daughter of the late Anton and Margaret (Slominski) Mozinski. She attended...

Jul 11, 2017

Ronald J. Watt, age 85 of Park River, ND passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center.

Ronald J. Watt was born July 22, 1931 in Osford Township of Cavalier County, ND the son of the late William G....

Jul 10, 2017

Dale A. Erlanson, age 78 of Adams, ND passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.

Dale Allan Erlanson was born April 15, 1939 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Albert and Mabel (Markusen) Erlanson. He grew up...

Jul 9, 2017

Karen K. Welsh, age 67 of Thief River Falls, MN and formerly of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at the Thief River Falls Care Center.

Karen Kay Nybo was born August 30, 1949 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late...