Obituaries

Jun 3, 2016

Georgia E. Seboe, age 78 of Park River, ND passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016 at the First Care Health Center of Park River.

Georgia E. Schmaltz was born November 25, 1937 in Thorne, ND, the daughter of the late George and Mary Agatha...

Jun 3, 2016

Alice G. Shelquist, age 93 of Minto, ND passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016 at Woodside Village of Valley 4000 in Grand Forks.

Alice G. Wilson was born February 26, 1923 in rural Minto, ND the daughter of the late Robert J. and Margaret...

Jun 1, 2016

Marjorie M. Patocka, age 94 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Marjorie May Haug was born November 2, 1921 on the family farm near Cando, ND, the daughter of the late Anton and Shirley (Bessire) Haug. She attended and graduated from Park River High School. She moved to Bryan,...

May 30, 2016

Edith Bjerke age 85 of Park River, ND passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016 at First Care Health Center of Park River, ND.

Edith Ford was born August 17, 1930 in Park River, North Dakota the daughter of the late David and Janet (Robb)...

May 24, 2016

Rodger A. Severson, age 71 of Lisbon, ND and formerly of Park River and Fairdale, ND, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Parkside Lutheran Home of Lisbon, ND after a long battle with cancer.

Rodger A. Severson was born February 6, 1945...

May 23, 2016

Cecil H. Rollefstad, age 89 of Park River, ND, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Cecil H. Rollefstad was born September 8, 1926 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Carl and Hilda (Veum) Rollefstad. He attended school in Crystal and Hoople. After his schooling he worked on the family...

May 22, 2016

Gladys M. Moerke, age 88 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the Unity Hospital of Grafton.

Gladys Marie Carlson was born June 17, 1927 in Lebanon, MO the daughter of the late Albert and Sina (Rowe) Carlson. She grew up...

May 21, 2016

Lon Dale Nygard, age 65, of Edinburg, ND passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at his home.

Lon was born April 3, 1951 in Grafton, ND the son of Joseph and Alvina (Sholey) Nygard. He was baptized and confirmed at Odalen Lutheran Church rural Edinburg. He attended Tiber...

May 21, 2016

Oliver Eugene Loftsgard, age 94 of Fargo, North Dakota and formerly of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Elim Nursing Home of Fargo.

Oliver Eugene Loftsgard was born January 19, 1922 in rural Dundee Township,Walsh County, ND the son...

May 20, 2016

Earl Franklin Machart, age 96, gained his heavenly wings on May 20, 2016, at home with his family by his side. Earl was born in rural Lankin, ND September 19, 1919 to Lena (Chizek) Machart and Frank Machart.

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May 15, 2016

Helen Russum, age 96 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton.

Helen Russum, the only child of Herman and Anna (Johnson) Russum was born May 13, 1920, at Grafton, North Dakota. She spent her entire...

May 12, 2016

Leo J. Bosh, age 93 of Lankin, ND passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at First Care Health Center of Park River.

Leo Joseph Bosh was born December 9, 1922 in Cleveland Township, rural Lankin, to William and Josephine (Bina) Bosh.

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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...