Obituaries

Mar 25, 2016

Rose Louise (Lundby) Dean passed to her eternal home on Good Friday, March 25, 2016 after a brief hospitalization at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. The first of five daughters, Rose was born in Grand Forks on October 12, 1918 to Olaf and Marie Lundby. Her parents were hearing-impaired and used sign language, a...

Mar 24, 2016

Elsie Klitz passed away on March 24, 2016, at the age of 82 from complications of Dementia. She was born January 30, 1934 to Alex and Sophia (Gerszewski) Michalski, and was raised and educated in Minto, ND.

Elsie attended the University of North Dakota, and...

Mar 24, 2016

Judith M. Bowen, age 72 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Judith M. Slovik was born September 25, 1943 in St. Paul, MN the daughter of the late Florent and Charolette (Kleinhaus) Slovik. She graduated...

Mar 21, 2016

Frances Lorraine (Haun) Schulz, 95, passed away March 21, 2016 in Littleton, Colorado.

Lorraine, as she was known to her many St. Thomas, North Dakota and Escondido, California friends, was born December 10, 1920 in Southern Illinois to Thomas and Mary Etta Burnette.

Mar 20, 2016

Virginia Meyer, age 91, passed away peacefully March 20, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Park River.

Virginia Irene Ramsey was born to John Henry Ramsey and Amy Arabella (Simmons) Ramsey on January 3, 1925, near Park River, ND. She attended the Ramsey Grove School for 8...

Mar 20, 2016

Eugene G. Olson, age 74 of Gardar, ND passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center of Larimore.

Eugene G. Olson was born June 19, 1941 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Nels and Irma (Gehrke) Olson. He attended...

Mar 17, 2016

Bruce W. Hanson, age 78 of Park River, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Bruce Wayne Hanson was born May 25, 1937 in Fargo, ND, the son of the late Lloyd Hanson and Constance (Smith) Cormier. He attended schools in Fargo, ND and Hawley, MN. He lived in Washington as a young adult,...

Mar 15, 2016

Audrey R. Lee, age 74 of rural Hoople, ND passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at her home near Hoople.

Audrey R. Foerster was born November 1, 1941 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Frank and Eugenia (Houska) Foerster. She attended schools...

Mar 15, 2016

Britt Haslekaas, age 82 of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Milton, ND passed away on March 15, 2016 at the Maple Manor Care Center of Langdon, ND.

Britt Ekman was born May 18, 1933 in Göteborg, Sweden the daughter of the late Bertil and...

Mar 15, 2016

John R. “Jackie” Dub, age 80 of Fordville, ND passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. John R. Dub was born December 3, 1935, the son of the late Rudolph and Marie (Hajicek) Dub. He lived in Pisek, Park River and Fordville. John was in the U.S. Army and served two tours...

Mar 13, 2016

Nancy R. Rud, age 65 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at her home in Grafton surrounded by her family and under the care of hospice.

Nancy Rae Skjerven was born May 16, 1950 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the...

Mar 13, 2016

Jared M. Schueller, age 35 of Grafton, ND slipped away to be with his Lord on Sunday, March 13, 2016.

Jared was born August 2, 1980 in Dubuque, IA to Rev. Steven and Debra (Ganfield) Schueller. He graduated from Hoopeston Area High School in 1998....

Mar 5, 2016

Doris S. Johnson, age 77 of Park River, formerly of Grafton, passed away Saturday, March 05, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River. Doris Ardelle Svaren was born June 16, 1938 in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of the late Erling and Lillie (Ackerson) Svaren. She was baptized and confirmed at Elk Valley Lutheran Church, rural McCanna, ND....

Mar 2, 2016

Beatrice H. Dipple, age 88 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, March 02, 2016 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND.

Beatrice H. Plutowski was born April 12, 1927 in Walshville Township of Walsh County, ND the daughter of the late Leo and...

Feb 26, 2016

It is with heartfelt sadness that the family of Shelley Ann Budish announces her passing at the age of 63 years. Shelley passed away in her home on Friday, February 26, 2016 with her loving husband and son at her side after a courageous 5 year battle with cancer.

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Feb 16, 2016

Joseph Boyd Midgarden was born December 14, 1943; the son of the late Alfred and Beulah (Lykken) Midgarden at Deaconess Hospital in Grafton, ND. He joined the ranks of Heaven on February 16, 2016 at the age of 72.

Joseph was raised on the family...

Feb 14, 2016

Vern A. Anderson, age 52 of East Grand Forks, MN passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at Sanford Hospital of Fargo, ND.

Vern A. Anderson was born October 1, 1963 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada the son of the late Vern and Margaret (Bitz) Anderson....

Feb 13, 2016

Donald B. Simmons Sr., age 72 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Donald B. Simmons was born April 14, 1943 in Badger, MN the son of the late Marion E. and Anna A. (Skime)...

Feb 8, 2016

Lois O. Dunford, age 87 of Milton, ND passed away on Monday, February 8, 2016 at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital of Cavalier.

Lois O. Anderson was born February 29, 1928 in Park River, ND the daughter of the late John and Laura (Walstad) Anderson....

Jan 31, 2016

Marian C. Lee, age 99 of Grafton passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton.

Marian Constance Torblaa was born August 13, 1916 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Leonard and Emma (Elthon) Torblaa. She attended rural...