Obituaries

May 11, 2016

Anthony B. “Tony” Walser, age 79 of Park River, ND passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND.

Tony was born February 26, 1937 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Joseph and Anna (Ochs) Walser. He farmed...

May 10, 2016

Kenneth W. Augustine, age 75 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Kenneth W. Augustine was born August 3, 1940 in Walsh County, North Dakota, the son of the late Arthur H. and...

May 9, 2016

Earl L. Kjelaas, age 96 of Edinburg, formerly of Fairdale passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Earl L. Kjelaas was born March 30, 1920 in Adams Township, Walsh County, the son of the late Tom and Esther Kjelaas. He attended school at Benas Memorial District No. 131. He began farming with...

May 2, 2016

Dorothy Martell, age 91 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Mary Dorothy Martell was born October 13, 1924 in River Falls, WI, the daughter of the late Flavien and Mary Florence (Gartland) Martell. She...

May 2, 2016

John H. “Jack” Pederson, age 52 of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Grafton passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 at his home in Grand Forks.

John Henry Pederson was born January 28, 1964 in Grafton, ND the son of Jarl and Audrey (Eng)...

May 2, 2016

Elaine “Gummy” Brodina, age 91 of Grand Forks, and formerly of Lankin, ND, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016 at the Valley Eldercare Center of Grand Forks. Elaine Machovsky was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Henry and Mary (Rumreich) Machovsky on December 20, 1924. She grew up in Pontiac, Michigan where she attended school. In 1932, she moved...

Apr 28, 2016

Dorothy G. Slominski, age 94 of Minto, ND passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at her home in Minto.

Dorothy Genevieve Helmowski was born Jan. 1, 1922 in Forest River Township, the daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Osowski) Helmowski. She attended Forest...

Apr 24, 2016

Albert “Lee” Bennington, age 87 of Park River, ND passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Albert Lee Bennington was born May 18, 1928 in Park River, ND, the son of the late Albert Hilton and Florence (Bylin) Bennington. He was a 1946 graduate of the Walsh County Agricultural School, Park...

Apr 24, 2016

Wade E. Kalgard, age 45 of Park River, ND passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2016 near Park River from injuries sustained in a four-wheeler accident.

Wade Evan Kalgard was born January 2, 1971 in Park River, ND, the son of the late Myron and...

Apr 23, 2016

Lillian M. Martin, age 88 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Lillian M. Rose was born September 8, 1927 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late Frank F. and Mary (Janousek) Rose. She...

Apr 22, 2016

Felix A. Hornberger, age 53 of Park River, ND passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016 at his home in Park River after a sudden illness.

Felix Avery Hornberger was born September 30, 1962 in Garrison, ND the son of Norman and Katherine “Kitty” (Frieze)...

Apr 17, 2016

Joyce Marie Moran, age 74 of Grafton, ND, formerly of Langdon, ND, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND surrounded by her family.

Joyce Shelp was born, July 31, 1941 in Maida, ND, the daughter of the...

Apr 13, 2016

Lyle T. Niemann Sr. age 48 of Grafton, ND died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Lyle Thomas Niemann was born December 7, 1967 in Cavalier, ND the son of Albert and Donna (Lunde) Niemann. He attended Valley Schools in Crystal and Hoople, ND,...

Apr 13, 2016

Edna Teevens, age 98 of Grafton, ND passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Edna Victoria Licwinko was born September 17, 1917 in Rockford, Illinois, the daughter of the late Zygmunt and Mary E. Licwinko. She was baptized and confirmed in Rockford. Edna attended all her years of schooling in Rockford, graduating with a...

Apr 11, 2016

Shirley Ann Cost, age 58, of Wrightstown, Wisconsin and formerly of Adams, North Dakota, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016 at her home. She was born on September 2, 1957 in North Dakota to the late Lester and Esther (Smith) Jasmer. Shirley worked for Marvin Windows and Doors in North Dakota and then Mill’s Fleet Farm in Appleton after moving...

Apr 7, 2016

Jose P. Contreras, age 64 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016 at his home in Grafton.

Jose P. Contreras was born April 17, 1951 in Laredo, TX the son of the late Eugenio and Florinda (Sanchez) Contreras. He attended school in...

Apr 7, 2016

Keith Allen Pederson, age 58 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2016 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Keith Allen Pederson was born April 1, 1958 in Grafton, ND the son of Jarl and Audrey (Eng) Pederson. He graduated from Grafton High...

Apr 4, 2016

Alice F. Sevigny, age 88 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, April 04, 2016 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Alice Frances Grabanski was born May 12, 1927 on the family farm near Warsaw, the daughter of the late Anton and Frances (Slominski)...

Apr 4, 2016

Bruce C. Jackson, age 92 of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Bruce Christopher Jackson was born July 24, 1923 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Ralph and...

Apr 1, 2016

Anita L. LaBerge, age 84 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Dougherty Hospice House of Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by her family.

Anita L. Evenson was born June 26, 1931 in Edgeley, ND the daughter of the late John...