Obituaries

Vivian I Havis Douglass

Vivian I Havis Douglass

Nov 23, 2013

Vivian I. Havis Douglass, age 92 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Vivian Isabel Moir was born February 17, 1921 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to the late Everett and Helen (Greenway) Moir. She was the oldest of three children and spent her childhood in Detroit, MI and the...

Iola L. Larson

Iola L. Larson

Nov 23, 2013

Iola "Dilly" Lenore Larson, age 99, of Grafton, passed away at home on Saturday, November 23, 2013 after a short time in Hospice Care. She was born on October 12, 1914, in Redfield, S.D. to Robert and Minnie Pearl (Havens) Dillworth. At the age of four her family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, and at the age of 16, she...

Peter Lafrance

Peter Lafrance

Nov 23, 2013

Peter LaFrance, age 64 of Aneta, and formerly of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the Aneta Parkview Health Center. Peter LaFrance was born May 1, 1949 in Cando, ND, the son of the late Peter LaFrance and Florestine Azure. He grew up in Fargo, ND until the age of 16 when he moved to...

Lila J Monson

Lila J Monson

Nov 22, 2013

Lila J. Monson, age 98 of Grafton passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at her home in Grafton. Lila J. Aasand was born August 4, 1915 near Hoople, ND the daughter of the late Ole and Annie (Berg) Aasand. She attended rural school near Hoople and graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School in Park River. She later...

Hazel Kilcollins

Hazel Kilcollins

Nov 22, 2013

Hazel Iona Kilcollins, age 91 of Rapid City, SD, formerly of Grafton, ND, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at the Fountains Springs Nursing Home of Rapid City, SD. Hazel Martin was born August 11, 1922 to Pearl Martin in Drayton, ND. She married the love of her life Frank Kilcollins on June 12, 1946 in Duluth, MN....

George E. Lindtwed

George E. Lindtwed

Nov 21, 2013

George E. Lindtwed, age 73 of Crookston, MN and formerly of Milton, ND passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the Riverview Health Center of Crookston, MN. George E. Lindtwed was born July 24, 1940 in Cavalier, ND the son of the late Clarence and Irine (D'Heilly) Lindtwed. He graduated from Milton High School in 1959 and graduated...

Ione Brown

Ione Brown

Nov 18, 2013

Ione Brown, age 82 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, November 18, 2013 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Ione Strommen was born July 20, 1931 in Gilby, ND. She graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks, ND. Ione was married to Raymond E. Brown on November 5, 1948 in Grand Forks, ND. The couple moved to...

Robert E Holt

Robert E Holt

Nov 17, 2013

Robert E. "Bob" Holt, age 85 of Lincoln, ND and formerly of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at Marian Manor in Glen Ullin, ND after a short battle with cancer. Robert E. Holt was born July 24, 1928 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Theodore and Cora (Brandt) Holt. He lived on the...

Marilyn Adelle Griesbach

Marilyn Adelle Griesbach

Nov 16, 2013

Marilyn Adelle Griesbach, age 81 of Edmore, formerly of Hunter, ND passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center. Marilyn Adelle Dowling was born August 28, 1932 in Fargo, ND, the daughter of the late Clinton and Ida (Laugeness) Dowling. She graduated from Fargo Central High School in 1950. She then worked for the...

Barbara Ann Denault

Barbara Ann Denault

Nov 9, 2013

Barbara Ann Denault, age 58 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Barbara Ann Elizabeth Novak was born February 17, 1955 in Grand Forks, ND the daughter of Stanley and Evelyn (Knaus) Novak. She grew and attended schools in Grand Forks, ND. Following her education she lived in Grand Forks,...

Ann C. Lunde

Ann C. Lunde

Nov 9, 2013

Ann C. Lunde, age 101, of Grafton, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Grafton Lutheran Sunset Home. Ann C. Thomas was born March 1, 1912, in Grafton, ND, to Henry and Annie (Wimpfheimer) Thomas. She grew up in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School in 1930. For a time, she was a cook at Nelson Drug....

Martha E. Troftgruben

Martha E. Troftgruben

Nov 4, 2013

Martha E. Troftgruben, age 94 of Grafton, formerly of Edinburg, ND passed away Monday, November 04, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Martha E. Johnson was born January 19, 1919 in rural Park River, ND, the daughter of the late Peder and Laura (Flaten) Johnson. She graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School in 1937 and later...

Kenneth D. Basher

Kenneth D. Basher

Nov 2, 2013

Kenneth D. Basher, SR, age 81 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Kenneth D. Basher Sr. was born September 27, 1932 in Mountain, ND the son of the late Blake and Ida (Johanneson) Basher where he graduated high school. Following his education he moved to Fargo, ND and...

Donna M. Stark

Donna M. Stark

Oct 30, 2013

Donna M. Stark, age 87 of Grafton passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Donna Margaret Erlendson, born October 6, 1926 in Grafton, ND the youngest of six children born to Eggert and Margaret (Gillis) Erlendson who emigrated from Iceland in the 1880's with their families. The family suffered the loss of...

Elaine J. Florence

Elaine J. Florence

Oct 26, 2013

Elaine J. Florence, age 78 of Crystal, ND passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at her home in Crystal. Elaine J. Rike was born January 28, 1935 in Edinburg, ND, the daughter of the late Theodore and Alma (Lundgren) Rike. She grew up and attended school there, graduating from Gardar High School. She was united in marriage to...

Dawn Decel Hell

Dawn Decel Hell

Oct 18, 2013

Dawn D. Hell, age 55, of Park River, passed away, Friday, October 18, 2013 with her family at her side, after a long courageous five year battle with cancer at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Dawn Decel Helland was born October 19, 1957 in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of Oivind and Patsy (Christian) Helland. She...

Jean P. Levang

Jean P. Levang

Oct 16, 2013

Jean P. Levang, age 60 of Edinburg, ND passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Jean Patricia Olafson was born December 20, 1952 in Park River, ND the daughter of Magnus and Lois (Flanagan) Olafson. She attended schools in Gardar and Edinburg, graduating from Edinburg High School in 1970. She received as...

Anna Windingland

Anna Windingland

Oct 16, 2013

Anna Windingland, age 86 of Hoople, ND passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Elsie Anna Samdahl was born September 30, 1927 near Milton, ND the daughter of the late Oscar and Orcella (Williamson) Samdahl. She attended rural schools near Milton. Following her education she did housekeeping for several area families....

Darliss J. Schultz

Darliss J. Schultz

Oct 12, 2013

Darliss J. Schultz, age 76 of Grafton, ND passed away at her home on Saturday, October 12, 2013. Darliss J. Sandvig was born June 19, 1937 the daughter of the late Eldridge and Helen (Babinski) Sandvig. She was raised and educated in Grafton. Darliss married Stanley Berry in 1955. They had two daughters. Darliss married Carl Schultz in June...

Dean A. Skare

Dean A. Skare

Oct 9, 2013

Dean Allen Skare, age 64 of Devils Lake, ND and formerly of rural Adams, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at rural Fairdale. Dean Allen Skare was born December 31, 1948 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Garlen and Virginia (Keitzman) Skare. He attended rural school at Dewey Township and graduated from Edmore High School in...