Obituaries

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...

Scott A. Veum

Scott A. Veum

Aug 28, 2014

Scott A. Veum, age 57 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2014 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks from heart failure. Scott A Veum was born Dec. 14, 1956 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Duane and Marcene (Klinicke) Veum. He graduated from Grafton High School in 1975 and attended the University of...

Wayne C. Clingman

Wayne C. Clingman

Aug 26, 2014

Wayne C. Clingman, 93, of Park River and formerly of Portal, ND, passed away Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at First Care Health Center in Park River. Wayne was born August 1, 1921, in Oelwein, Iowa. His parents were Charles and Helen (Long) Clingman. Wayne graduated from Oelwein High School in 1938. Following his graduation from high school, Wayne spent...

Barbara Jean Bracken

Barbara Jean Bracken

Aug 25, 2014

Barbara Jean (Peterson) Bracken, age 75 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2014 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Barbara was born August 23, 1939 on the family farm near Lignite, North Dakota, the daughter of the late Willard and Irlene (Grandall) Peterson. She was the class salutatorian and Girls State Representative for the Lignite...

Leslie Anderson

Leslie Anderson

Aug 20, 2014

Leslie Anderson, age 90 of Auburn, ND passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Paul Leslie Anderson was born January 22, 1924 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Paul and Lulu (Simmons) Anderson. He grew up and attended school in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School in 1942. Following his...

Lavonne C. Cataldi

Lavonne C. Cataldi

Aug 19, 2014

Lavonne C. Cataldi, age 61 of Colorado Springs, CO and formerly of Mountain, ND, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Lavonne C. Steinolfson was born December 10, 1952 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Magnus and Adeline (Domstad) Steinolfson. She attended elementary school in Mountain and graduated from Edinburg High...

Mildred G. Owen

Mildred G. Owen

Aug 16, 2014

Mildred G. Owen, age 88 of Park River, ND, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at her home under hospice care. Mildred G. Gronos was born September 12, 1925 in Rugby, ND, the daughter of the late George and Esther (Hittle) Gronos. She grew up and attended school in Wolford, ND and graduating from...

James F. Hurt

James F. Hurt

Aug 15, 2014

James F. Hurt, age 81 of Hoople, ND, passed away on Friday, August 15, 2014 at his home in Hoople. Jim was born to Lesley and Bergit (Qualen) Hurt on June 27, 1933 in Grafton, ND. He graduated from Hoople High School in 1952 and then attended NDSU for a short time. He served 2 years in the US...

Geraldine A. Lamont

Geraldine A. Lamont

Aug 13, 2014

Geraldine A. LaMont, age 75 of Grafton, ND passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Clayton LaMont; son, Michael (Candas) LaMont, three grandchildren and one great granddaughter. Memorial Services will be Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. at the Grafton City...

Wayne A. Meyer

Wayne A. Meyer

Aug 9, 2014

Wayne A. Meyer, Edinburg, ND, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior, Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Home in Park River, ND. He was 86 years old. Wayne was born December 25th, 1927, in his home at Pleasant Lake, ND, the son of Peter A. Meyer and Lottie (Wiltse) Meyer. He later moved...