Obituaries

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...

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...