Obituaries

Edgar A. Lafreniere

Edgar A. Lafreniere

Oct 8, 2014

Edgar A. LaFreniere, age 85 of Oakwood, ND passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Edgar A. LaFreniere was born June 12, 1929 on a farm near Oakwood, ND, the son of the late Eugene and Angeline (French) LaFreniere. He attended St. Aloysius Academy in Oakwood and graduated from High School in...

Geraldine Erovick

Geraldine Erovick

Oct 4, 2014

Geraldine R. Erovick, age 64 of Grafton passed away on Saturday, October 04, 2014 in Grafton. Geraldine R. Erovick was born October 22, 1949 in Grand Forks, ND the daughter of Gordon R. Erovick Sr. and Margie Mae (Major) Patocka. She graduated high school from Fargo South and worked in Fargo for a time after school. She later moved...

Robert Frank Plutowski

Robert Frank Plutowski

Oct 4, 2014

Robert F. Plutowski, age 84 of Warsaw, ND, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014 at his home in Warsaw. Robert Frank Plutowski was born March 21, 1930 in Walshville Township, Walsh County, ND, the son of the late Leo and Helen (Rogalla) Plutowski. He was baptized, confirmed and married at the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Warsaw. He attended rural...

Thomas Dean Larson

Thomas Dean Larson

Oct 3, 2014

Thomas D. Larson, age 57 of Park River, ND passed away on Friday, October 03, 2014 at First Care Health Center of Park River after a courageous battle with cancer. Thomas Dean Larson was born December 19, 1956 in Park River, ND the son of James A. and Lorene (Whitesides) Larson. He graduated from Park River High School in...

Elden R Syrup

Elden R Syrup

Sep 29, 2014

Elden R. Syrup, age 80 of Park River, ND, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Elden R. Syrup was born April 7, 1934 in Cavalier County, ND, the son of the late Harold and Sarah (Buckley) Syrup. He grew up and attended school in Walhalla, ND. Following his education,...

Helene E. Morstad

Helene E. Morstad

Sep 29, 2014

Helene E. "Candy" Morstad, age 76 of Grafton, passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at her home in Grafton. Helene Emily "Candy" Lykken was born June 30, 1938, the daughter of the late Handy and Esther (Nelson) Lykken. She was born in a 1938 Plymouth car on the way to the hospital in Grafton, due to a flat tire....

Lodifa Markel

Lodifa Markel

Sep 27, 2014

Lodifa Markel, age 96 of Hoople, ND passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River. Lodifa Rieger was born March 30, 1918 in Ashley, ND the daughter of the late Peter and Katherine (Merkel) Rieger. She attended schools in Cavalier, ND. Lodifa was united in marriage to Joe Markel on December 10,...

Frederick M Ganssle

Frederick M Ganssle

Sep 25, 2014

Frederick M. "Fred" Ganssle, age 75 of St. Thomas, ND passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River. Fred Ganssle was born August 8, 1939 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Garfield and Ella (Dietrich) Ganssle. He grew up and attended school in St. Thomas, graduating from St. Thomas High...

Lauretta M. Watt

Lauretta M. Watt

Sep 25, 2014

Lauretta M. Watt, age 104 of Milton, ND passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 at the Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon. Lauretta Marie McLaren was born October 11, 1909 in Osnabrock Township of Cavalier County, ND the daughter of the late Robert and Tina (Svalde) McLaren. She grew up and attended rural school there. Lauretta was united...

Esther M. Tisdale

Esther M. Tisdale

Sep 23, 2014

Esther M. Tisdale, age 96 of Grafton, ND passed away on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Esther M. Wibe was born Aug. 17, 1918 in Bisbee, North Dakota, the daughter of the late John and Alma (Berg) Wibe. She attended schools in Bisbee and graduated high school from Cando, ND. She attended Mayville...

Margaret D. Gutterud

Margaret D. Gutterud

Sep 20, 2014

Margaret D. Gutterud, age 92 of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Margaret Donna Gillespie was born May 22, 1922 in Park River, ND the daughter of the late Archie D. and Sarah (Storey) Gillespie. She grew up and attended school in Park River, graduating from...

Sigrun Sigurdson

Sigrun Sigurdson

Sep 19, 2014

Sigrun Sigurdson, Mountain, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014 at the age of 98. She was born June 29, 1916 on the family homestead north of Gardar in Gardar Township. She was the 12th of the 13 children of Geirmundur Bjorn and Thordis Davidsdottir Olgeirson. Sigrun was a child of the prairie and the prairie was her playground. She...

Karen L Flanagan

Karen L Flanagan

Sep 17, 2014

Karen L. Flanagan, age 71 of Gardar, North Dakota died at the Woodside Village in Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. Karen L. Mullen was born June 1, 1943 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Thomas and Esther (Bergman) Mullen. She grew up and attended school in Crystal, ND. Karen...

Edmond Campbell

Edmond Campbell

Sep 13, 2014

Edmond Campbell, 90, died Saturday morning, Sept 13, 2014 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Edmond was born November 23, 1923 in Oakwood Township to William and Amanda (LaBerge) Campbell and grew up on the Campbell homestead east of Grafton. He attended St. Aloysius Academy. Edmond married Agnes Sevigny at Sacred Heart Church, Oakwood on June 23, 1947...

Jerome W. Pilon

Jerome W. Pilon

Sep 13, 2014

Jerome W. Pilon, 90 of East Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Oakwood, ND passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2014 in Grand Forks. Jerome William Pilon was born March 3, 1924 in St. Andrew's Township, Walsh County, ND the son of the late Emay and Delphine (Collette) Pilon. He grew up and attended school in St. Andrew's Township....

Leo Misialek

Leo Misialek

Sep 12, 2014

Leo Misialek (80) of Minto, ND, passed away September 12, 2014 at Rosewood on Broadway Nursing Home in Fargo, ND. Leo was born on November 14, 1933, on a farm near St. Thomas, ND, the son of Walter and Christine (Marynik) Misialek. He attended and graduated from Minto High School in 1951. He joined the US Air Force in...

Beatrice Wiste

Beatrice Wiste

Sep 2, 2014

Beatrice Wiste, age 85 of rural Lankin, ND passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River. Beatrice Wiste was born February 26, 1929 in Norton Township, Walsh County, the daughter of the late Andrew and Annette (Christenson) Wiste. She was born and raised on the family farm and attended school at the Norton...

John V. Langowski

John V. Langowski

Sep 1, 2014

John V. Langowski, age 73 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, September 01, 2014 at his home in Grafton. John V. Langowski was born July 19, 1941 in Park River, ND the son of the late Joseph P. and Emeline M. (Kadlec) Langowski. He attended schools in Grafton and later went through basic training with the North Dakota...

Thomas C. Cudmore

Thomas C. Cudmore

Sep 1, 2014

Thomas C. "Tom" Cudmore, age 61 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Thomas Clayton Cudmore was born December 22, 1952 in Park River, ND the son of Clayton and Elizabeth (Kasprick) Cudmore. He grew up and attended school in Park River. As a child he started working...

Onufry T. Lizakowski

Onufry T. Lizakowski

Aug 31, 2014

Onufry T. Lizakowski, age 82 of Minto, ND passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2014 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Onufry Lizakowski was born March 3, 1932 on the family farm near Warsaw, ND, the son of the late Paul and Nettie (Gerszewski) Lizakowski. He grew up and attended school in Warsaw. Following his education, he began...