Carolina Mendoza
Jun 6, 2015
Carolina Rios Mendoza, age 51 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2015 in Grafton as the result of an accident. Carolina M. Rios was born October 14, 1963 in Carrizo Springs, TX, the daughter of the late Arturo and Rosalia (Moreno) Rios. She grew up and attended schools in Carrizo Springs. She was united in marriage...
Orvil Peter Gilleshammer
Jun 5, 2015
Orvil P. Gilleshammer, age 93 of Grafton, ND passed away Friday, June 05, 2015 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Orvil Peter Gilleshammer was born January 7, 1922 in Minneapolis, MN the son of the late Peter and May (Olson) Gilleshammer. He attended rural school near Auburn. Following his education he worked on the family farm before moving...
Victor L. Johnson
Jun 3, 2015
Victor L. Johnson, age 86 of Grafton, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Victor L. Johnson was born November 22, 1928 in Gardar, ND the son of the late Samuel and Sigridur (Scheving) Johnson. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Gardar High School in 1946. He joined the Army...
Edna Sangrait
Jun 1, 2015
Edna J. Sangrait, age 76 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Monday, June 01, 2015 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Edna J. Werner was born July 5, 1938 in Walhalla, ND, the daughter of the late Edmond and Mathilda (Sagert) Werner. She grew up and graduated high school in Bathgate, ND. Following her education she worked as...
Helen T. Grzadzieleski
May 31, 2015
Helen T. Grzadzieleski, age 88 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Helen T. Wesolowski was born April 2, 1927 in Acton Township of Walsh County, ND the daughter of the late John and Josephine (Lizakowski) Wesolowski. She attended rural school there. Helen was united in marriage to Casimir...
Lorraine Louise Kliniske
May 30, 2015
Lorraine L. Kliniske, age 80, of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at her home in Grafton. Lorraine Louise Schroeder was born August 4, 1934 in Fairbault County, MN to Martin Carl and Irene Louise (Schroeder) Schroeder. The family moved to Benton County, MN and Lorraine attended school in Foley, MN. In 1952 the family moved...
Leonarda Josephine Riske
May 30, 2015
Leonarda (Lee) Josephine Riske, age 87 of Long Beach, California passed away at home on May 30, 2015, surrounded by her husband and children. Lee was born on July 4, 1927, the first child of Joseph and Dominika Kiedrowski, and grew up in Warsaw, North Dakota, where she helped her parents raise 9 additional children. Lee attended Saint Anthony's...
Verna Gerszewski
May 25, 2015
Verna V. Gerszewski, age 106 of Grafton, ND passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Verna V. Misialek was born June 13, 1908 in Oakwood Township, the daughter of the late Matt and Christina Misialek. She was the sixth of nine children. Verna was united in marriage to Florentine Gerszewski on November 8,...
Phyllis Shirley Koppang
May 24, 2015
Phyllis Shirley Koppang, age 87, of Adams, ND passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at First Care Health Center of Park River. Phyllis was born September 4, 1927 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Oscar and Josie (Flom) Sunderland. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Adams. She attended grade school at rural...
Patricia Sobolik
May 12, 2015
Patricia Irene Sobolik, age 66 of Pisek, ND, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton, ND. Patricia I. Otto was born September 18, 1948 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Edythe (Beckmyer) Thom and the late Laurence Otto. The family moved to Neche, ND when she was 8 and she...
Alice Hankey
May 11, 2015
Alice Hankey, age 97 of Park River, ND passed away on Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Alice Novak was born December 19, 1917 in Pisek, ND, the daughter of the late Steve and Rose (Cicha) Novak. She grew up and attended rural school near Pisek. She was united in marriage to Carl Hankey...
William F. Novak
May 6, 2015
William "Bill" F. Novak, age 80 of Pisek, ND passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. William Frank Novak was born December 4, 1934 in rural Pisek, the son of the late Thomas W. and Rose H. (Novak) Novak. He was raised on the family farm west of Pisek. He attended...
Fred W Hodny
May 2, 2015
Fred. W. Hodny, age 90 of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of Park River and Lankin, died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the Valley Eldercare Center of Grand Forks. Fred was born July 11, 1924 to Jacob and Mary (Urban) Hodny in Cleveland Township, Walsh County. He attended school in Cleveland Township. He was united in marriage to Bertha Votava,...
Wade A. Welsh
May 2, 2015
Today, May 2, 2015, we said goodbye to Wade, our Son, Brother, Uncle, and Friend. Wade joined his grandfather and grandmother Art and Annie Nybo, and his grandmother Margret White in heaven, after losing his battle with diabetes, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. He is survived by his mother, Karen Welsh, and his brother, Neil Welsh, of Thief...
Owen E Thordarson
May 1, 2015
Owen E. "Chuck" Thordarson, age 59 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Friday, May 01, 2015 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. His battle with cancer finally at an end. Owen was born August 31, 1955 in Havre, MT, the son of Betty (Werven) Hanson and Erwin Thordarson. He grew up and attended school in Cavalier, ND. Following...
Omer Henry Ellingson
Apr 27, 2015
Omer Henry Ellingson, age 93 of Park River, ND passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River. Omer was born January 29, 1922 to Tosten B. and Ella Midtmoen Ellingson on the family farm near Dahlen, ND. He was baptized and confirmed in Middle Forest Lutheran Church of rural Dahlen. Omer attended school...
Gary J Littlejohn
Apr 27, 2015
Gary J. Littlejohn, age 68 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Gary J. Littlejohn was born October 20, 1946 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Earl and Marian (Heazlett) Littlejohn. He grew up near Glasston, ND and attended school in Glasston and Saint Thomas. Following his...
Ronald E. Demers
Apr 25, 2015
Ronald Edward Demers was born August 14, 1936 near Oakwood ND and passed away April 25, 2015 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. He was the son of Frederick and Clarabell (Campbell) Demers. Ron attended school at St. Aloysius Academy of Oakwood. In 1954 Ron enlisted in the army; he was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division reaching...
M. Magnus Olafson
Apr 24, 2015
M. Magnus "Mike" Olafson (Sir Magnus) died April 24, 2015 in Wedgewood Manor, Cavalier, ND, at age 94. He was born October 23, 1920 on the Olafson family farm near Gardar, North Dakota and spent his entire life living in and supporting the community of Gardar and the adjacent communities of Edinburg and Mountain. On October 30, 1945 he...
Linda K Troftgruben
Apr 20, 2015
Linda Kay Troftgruben, age 65 of Edinburg, ND passed away on Monday, April 20, 2015 at the First Care Health Center of Park River after a courageous 3 year battle with cancer with her husband by her side. Linda Kay McGregor was born March 27, 1950 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late William and Irene (Thompson) McGregor....


