Obituaries

Duayne R. Pitcher

Duayne R. Pitcher

Jul 21, 2013

Duayne R. Pitcher, age 58 of Edinburg, ND passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Duayne R. Pitcher was born December 3, 1954 in Langdon, ND, the son of Veronica (DeNault) Pitcher and the late Stanley Pitcher. He graduated from Park River High School. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S....

Florence M. Pecka

Florence M. Pecka

Jul 19, 2013

Florence M. Pecka, age 88 of Park River, ND passed away on Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River. Florence M. Novak was born November 1, 1924 in Walsh County, ND the daughter of the late Anton and Margaret (Barta) Novak. After attending rural school, she worked at home and for her Aunt Julia...

Frank G. Pesek

Frank G. Pesek

Jul 19, 2013

Frank G. Pesek, age 87 of Lawton, ND passed away on Friday, July 19, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River. Frank G. Pesek was born July 15, 1926 on the family farm near Lawton, ND the son of the late Frank J. and Marie (Vasichek) Pesek. He attended rural school in Shepherd Township of Walsh County....

Jean T. Knaus

Jean T. Knaus

Jul 15, 2013

Jean T. Knaus, age 99 of Minto, ND passed away on Monday, July 15, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Jean T. Feltman was born January 5, 1914 near Warsaw, ND the daughter of the late Joseph M. and Selma (Schuster) Feltman. She attended Harriston School District 121. Following her education, Jean worked for area families. She...

Donald E. Hughes

Donald E. Hughes

Jul 15, 2013

Donald E. Hughes, age 87 of St. Thomas, ND passed away on Monday, July 15, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Donald E. Hughes was born March 3, 1926 in St. Thomas, ND the son of the late Cecil and Anna May (Brown) Hughes. He graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1944. He served in the...

Jana Kay Lindblad

Jana Kay Lindblad

Jul 12, 2013

Jana Kay Lindblad, 52, of Grafton, ND, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle against cancer. Jana Kay Olson was born October 25, 1960 in Cavalier, ND, the daughter of Robert and Patricia "Kay" (Johnson) Olson. Jana grew up on the family farm near Glasston, ND and attended...

Sharon Lee Schufletowski

Sharon Lee Schufletowski

Jul 11, 2013

Sharon Lee Schufletowski, age 65 of Park River, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Sharon Lee Simmons was born March 11, 1948 in Cavalier, ND, the daughter of the late Claude and Alice (Hanson) Simmons. She attended school in Hoople and graduated from the Park River High School. She was...

Stacie Jean Rickert

Stacie Jean Rickert

Jul 9, 2013

Stacie Rickert, age 34, of Minot, ND passed away July 9, 2013 at her home. Stacie Jean Rickert was born April 6, 1979 in Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of Melinda Kilmer and Corwin Rickert. She grew up and attended schools in Albuquerque, NM. She liked cooking, baking and cleaning. She also loved animals. She enjoyed spending time with...

Paul J. Hankey

Paul J. Hankey

Jul 6, 2013

Paul J. Hankey, age 82 of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, July 06, 2013 at First Care Health Center of Park River. Paul J. Hankey was born November 10, 1930 in Grafton, ND the son of Leonard J and Jessie (Woods) Hankey. He attended the Bruce School in Fertile Township and graduated from Walsh County Agricultural School...

Amalia Martinez

Amalia Martinez

Jul 6, 2013

Amalia Martinez, "Grandma Amy", age 83 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Sanford Medical Center of Fargo, ND. Amalia Rodriquez was born October 8, 1929 in Hoople, ND the daughter of the late Nicholas and Apolinar (Quiroga) Rodriguez. She attended school in Auburn, ND. Amalia was united in marriage to Felipe Martinez in October...

Thomas L. Einarson

Thomas L. Einarson

Jul 5, 2013

Thomas L. Einarson, age 91 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, July 5, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Thomas L. Einarson was born August 29, 1921 in Hensel, ND, the son of the late Thomas and Annie Bell (Creighton) Einarson. He grew up and attended rural school there. He then worked with the C.C.C. for...

Daniel Raymond Dunnigan

Daniel Raymond Dunnigan

Jul 2, 2013

Daniel Raymond Dunnigan, age 61 of Minto, ND passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at Sanford Medical Center of Fargo, ND. Daniel Raymond Dunnigan was born May 20, 1952 in Langdon, ND the son of Raymond and Rita (Fischer) Dunnigan. He attended rural school at Beaulieu, ND and graduated from Walhalla High School in 1970. He attended Lake...

Lazaro S. Salinas Sr.

Lazaro S. Salinas Sr.

Jul 1, 2013

Lazaro S. "Larry" Salinas Sr., age 87 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton surrounded by his family. Lazaro Salinas was born December 17, 1925 in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, the son of the late Victor and Felicitas (Santos) Salinas. He grew up and attended school in Mexico. He moved...

Lorna G. Haug

Lorna G. Haug

Jun 25, 2013

Lorna Geneva Haug, age 97 of Grafton, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Lorna G. Johnson was born in Hoople, ND on November 7, 1915, the daughter of the late Joseph and Alma (Johnson) Johnson. She grew up in the Hoople area, graduating from Hoople High School in 1933. She was...

Albert C. Hanson

Albert C. Hanson

Jun 25, 2013

Albert C. "Chuck" Hanson, age 70 of Cascade Locks, OR and formerly of Fairdale, ND, passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at the Marquis Care Facility of Wilsonville, OR. Albert C. Hanson, the son of the late Hans and Alice (Watne) Hanson-Amundrud, was born November 4, 1942 in Grafton, ND. He grew up and attended school in Fairdale,...

Conrad B. Hall

Conrad B. Hall

Jun 19, 2013

Conrad B. Hall, age 71 of Park River, ND passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at his home in Park River. Conrad B. Hall was born November 3, 1941 in Dahlen, ND the son of the late Charles and Stella (Benson) Hall. He attended schools in Walsh County. Following his education, Conrad served in the United States Army...

Helen L. Eaton

Helen L. Eaton

Jun 18, 2013

Helen L. Eaton, age 97 of Grafton, ND passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Helen L. Wilbrecht was born January 29, 1916 in Canada, the daughter of the late Adolph and Julia Wilbrecht. She grew up and attended school at Campbell, MN. Following her education she moved to St. Paul, MN...

John R. Adamsen

John R. Adamsen

Jun 16, 2013

John Adamsen, 77, Grafton, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 16, 2013, at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton where he had resided the past nine years. John R. Adamsen was born in Grafton on Oct. 3, 1935, to Dagmar Fromness Adamsen and Charles E. Adamsen. John briefly attended the Devils Lake School for the Deaf. He was everybody's friend...

Gilbert Allen Sampel

Gilbert Allen Sampel

Jun 14, 2013

Gilbert Allen Sampel (Gib), 76, of Forest River, North Dakota, passed away on June 14, 2013, with his family around him under the care of Red River Valley hospice. Gib was born in Grand Forks, ND on July 7, 1936. He was the third generation to live on and farm the original Sampel Homestead. Gib went to grade school...

Thomas D Copeland

Thomas D Copeland

Jun 13, 2013

Thomas D. Copeland, age 83 of Crystal, North Dakota passed away on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at his home near Crystal. A Memorial Mass will be Monday, June 17, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church of Crystal. Visitation will be Sunday from 1-2 PM with a rosary service at 2:00 P.M. at the church. Inurnment will...