Obituaries

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...

Jan 21, 2018

Lori (Kaml) Aaser, age 48 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at the Sanford Hospital of Fargo after a courageous battle with cancer.

Lori Aaser was born December 27, 1969 in Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of Paul and Coleen (Sigette)...

Jan 19, 2018

Alice Louise Olson, age 97 of Park River, ND passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center, Park River, ND.

Alice was born on February 7, 1920 in Grand Forks, ND, daughter of the late Wesley and Nancy (Bloomquist)...

Jan 19, 2018

Angeline A. Kachena, age 87 of Park River, ND passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Angeline A. Hodny was born June 5, 1930 in rural Lankin, ND, the daughter of the late Joseph J. and Mary V. (Drtina) Hodny.  She attended rural school near Bechyne and worked on the family farm.  Angeline was...

Jan 19, 2018

Mary Buchholtz, age 98 of Grafton, ND passed away Friday, January 19, 2018 at her home in Grafton. Mary Richardson was born May 25, 1919 in Vermillion, South Dakota, the daughter of the late Harlan and Fannie (Carnahan) Richardson.  She attended school at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion earning her Teacher’s Certificate in 1940.  She then attended Mayville...

Jan 18, 2018

Alice Rustan, age 104, of Park River, ND passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Valley 4000, Woodside Village of Grand Forks, ND. Alice Nygard was born November 8, 1913 on the Andrew Nygard farm near Edinburg, ND, the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Thorson) Nygard.  She was confirmed at Odalen Lutheran Church.  She graduated from the...