Obituaries

Jean Collette

Jean Collette

Jul 30, 2015

Jean L. Collette, age 84 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at her daughter's home in Moorhead, MN. Jean L. Fiedler was born January 17, 1931 at the family farm near Bathgate, ND, the daughter of the late Frank Albert and Edith (Gurke) Fiedler. She grew up and graduated high school in Bathgate. She then...

Sharron A. Davis

Sharron A. Davis

Jul 27, 2015

Sharron A. Davis, age 69 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015 at her home in Grafton. Sharron A. Stull was born September 9, 1945 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late Myron and Lillian (Wang) Stull. She grew up and attended school in Glasston and Park River, ND. She graduated from the Walsh County...

Gerald C Raumin

Gerald C Raumin

Jul 26, 2015

Gerald C. Raumin, age 79 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Gerald C. Raumin was born July 28, 1935 in Drayton, ND the son of the late Carl and Ruth (Stark) Raumin. He attended school at the "Four Mile School" and one year in Grafton. Gerald married Ina Egeland...

Angela R. Symington

Angela R. Symington

Jul 26, 2015

Angie Symington, 45 years of age, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday July 26th 2015 at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND. Angela Ruth Bowles was born on May 20th, 1970 in Cavalier, ND to Laurel and Jack Bowles. She graduated from Milton-Osnabrock High School in 1988.When Angie graduated from Josef's Hair Academy, so began her 25 years...

Roger Marvin Moe

Roger Marvin Moe

Jul 11, 2015

Roger Marvin Moe, loved and loving husband, proud father, and epitome of what is means to be Norwegian, died on July 11, 2015. Roger was born, raised, lived and died in his beloved home town of Grafton, North Dakota. The farm and farm life was his sanctuary. For many years, he learned how to nurture and respect the land...

Clara S. Thompson

Clara S. Thompson

Jul 9, 2015

Clara Syneva "Dowie" (Momerak) Thompson, age 103, passed away peacefully on July 9th, 2015 at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton. She was born on May 21, 1912, in Grygla, Minnesota to Evald (EK) and Alma Momerak. When Clara was only 6 years old, her mother passed away from the epidemic. Her father then married Doris about a year...

Marie Ann Pich

Marie Ann Pich

Jul 9, 2015

Marie Ann Pich, age 81 of West Fargo, ND and formerly of Lankin, ND passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Eventide Nursing Home/Sheyenne Crossings, West Fargo, ND. Marie Ann Houdek was born August 31, 1933 on the family farm near Veseleyville, ND to parents, Bohumir Cyril "B.C." and Anna (Schanilec) Houdek. During her school years she was...

Lillian E Fisher

Lillian E Fisher

Jul 7, 2015

Lillian E. Fisher, age 84 of Grafton, ND, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Lillian Ethel O'Shaughnessy was born August 3, 1930 in Pembina County, the daughter of the late Enos and Vera (Stratton) O'Shaughnessy. She was united in marriage to Edward Fisher on November 23, 1949 in Grafton, ND....

Donna Hermanson

Donna Hermanson

Jul 5, 2015

Donna Hermanson, age 66 of Grand Forks and formerly of Grafton, ND passed away at her home in Grand Forks. Donna Gutting was born April 23, 1949 in Devils Lake, ND the daughter of Raleigh and Phyllis (Ludtke) Gutting. She grew up and attended school in Tolna, ND, graduating from Tolna High School. She attended St. Mary's School of...

Virgil R. Novak

Virgil R. Novak

Jun 30, 2015

Virgil R. Novak, age 68 of Pisek, ND passed away at his home on June 30, 2015. Virgil Roland Novak was born August 19, 1946 in Park River, ND the son of the late Frank and Agnes (Greicar) Novak. He grew up and attended school in Pisek, graduating in 1964. He attended Hanson College in Fargo and later worked...

Dale Norvald Narveson

Dale Norvald Narveson

Jun 27, 2015

Dale Norvald Narveson, age 72 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Dale Norvald Narveson was born June 7, 1943 in Mount Clemens, MI, the son of the late Norvald and Jane (Lambert) Narveson. He grew up in Mount Clemens and Grafton. He graduated from Grafton High School in...

Charles P. Tweten

Charles P. Tweten

Jun 27, 2015

Spc. Charles P. "Charlie" Tweten, age 22, of Grafton, ND died Saturday, June 27, 2015 in Grafton. Charles Paul Tweten was born May 4, 1993 in Grand Forks, ND the son of Rock and Sandi (Brodeur) Tweten. He attended schools in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School in 20l2. He attended the University of North Dakota for one year....

Loretta Jean Gorder

Loretta Jean Gorder

Jun 26, 2015

Loretta Jean (Frovarp) Gorder, 76, passed away on Friday, June 26, 2015 at Providence Alaska Medical Center due to a heart attack. Loretta was born September 27, 1928 on a farm near Adams, ND. She earned an Associate's Degree in Business. An Anchorage resident for 51 years, she worked for Alaska Concrete Services for 15 years and Gorder Excavating...

Roger Anderson

Roger Anderson

Jun 21, 2015

Roger G. Anderson, 60 of Bemidji, MN died Saturday, June 21, 2015 at his lake retreat on Leech Lake. Memorial services will be at 11:00 am, Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Tollefson Funeral Home in Grafton, ND with a visitation one hour prior to the service in Grafton. There will be a second memorial service at 11:00 am,...

Leland Sturlaugson

Leland Sturlaugson

Jun 14, 2015

Leland S. "Lee" Sturlaugson, age 84 of Park River, ND, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at the Stanford Bemidji Medical Center. Leland Sturlaugson was born May 20, 1931 in at a farm home near Langdon, ND, the son of the late Victor and Aldis (Johnson) Sturlaugson. He attended a one room Manilla Township School for grades 1-8...

Sharon Burns

Sharon Burns

Jun 11, 2015

Sharon Burns, 72, died Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Mercy West Lakes Hospital in West Des Moines. Iowa. Sharon was born January 4, 1943 in Oakwood, ND to Andrew and Marie (Curtain) Rheaume. She grew up on the farm in Oakwood. She married Robert Burns on June 19, 1962 in Oakwood, ND. Sharon owned "Sharon's Sharpies" in Grafton. She...

Veronica Irene Johansen

Veronica Irene Johansen

Jun 10, 2015

Veronica I. Johansen, age 84 of Edinburg, ND passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at her home in Edinburg. Veronica Irene Kuznia was born June 24, 1930 in Florian, MN the daughter of the late Michael and Bridget (Zakrzewski) Kuznia. She graduated High school in Stephen, MN and moved to Grand Forks to attend the St. Joseph's School...

Virginia Fabela

Virginia Fabela

Jun 10, 2015

Virginia Fabela, age 69 of Fargo, formerly of Grafton, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Virginia Munoz was born August 19, 1945 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Juan and Martinia (Moreno) Munoz. She was raised on a farm near Auburn until her family moved to Grafton. She attended school in Grafton....

Jon Byron

Jon Byron

Jun 10, 2015

Jon "Mayo" Byron, age 67 of Edinburg passed away June 10, 2015 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Jon "Mayo" Byron was born May 17, 1948 in Langdon, North Dakota to Sigurjon (John) and Hope (Indridason) Byron. He was raised and educated in Mountain, attended a welding trade school in Fargo in 1965. On June 8,...

Audrey L. Severson

Audrey L. Severson

Jun 8, 2015

Audrey Leona Severson, age 60, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015. Audrey was born February 20, 1955 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Richard and June (Prochazka) Jelinek. During all of Audrey's teenage years she willingly put forward her skills of caring for her sister's needs and taking care of household duties while our parents were...