Obituaries

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...

Lynn J. Thompson

Lynn J. Thompson

Oct 7, 2013

Lynn J. (Jim) Thompson, age 82, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013 at Unity Hospital in Grafton, ND. Lynn was born April 24, 1931, in Grafton, ND. He was the ninth and youngest child of Ludvig C. and Ellen Julia (Thompson) Thompson. A lifelong resident of Grafton, Lynn attended the rural school, Farmington 110 often riding his pony "Patsy"...

Lewis William Einarson

Lewis William Einarson

Oct 5, 2013

Lewis Einarson, age 90, of Grafton passed away Saturday, October 05, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Lewis William Einarson was born December 9, 1922 in Akra Township, Pembina County, the son of the late Thomas and Annie Belle (Creighton) Einarson. He attended and graduated from Hensel High School. He worked for the WPA before enlisting in...

Jewel Blanche Oaks

Jewel Blanche Oaks

Oct 5, 2013

Jewel B. Oaks, age 96 of Minneapolis, MN, formerly of Park River, ND passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the North Memorial Residential Hospice of Brooklyn Center, MN. Jewel Blanche Larson was born December 21, 1917 on her family farm outside Park River, ND, the daughter of the late Axel and Bertha (Helle) Larson. She worked in a...

Johanna A Green

Johanna A Green

Oct 5, 2013

Johanna A. Green, 107 of Grafton, ND and formerly of St. Thomas, ND passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Johanna A. Nabben was born December 17, 1905 in Agder Township near Thief River Falls, MN the daughter of the late Haaken and Martha (Mortenson) Nabben. She attended rural school there and...

Monica Simon

Monica Simon

Sep 29, 2013

Monica Simon, age 58 of Park River, ND passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at her home in Park River. Monica Faye Tufte was born June 10, 1955 in Northwood, North Dakota the daughter of the late Noel and Veree (Pendergast) Tufte. She graduated from Northwood High School in 1973 and Mayville State University in 1976 with a...

Jeanette French Lizakowski

Jeanette French Lizakowski

Sep 27, 2013

Jeanette Margaret (French) Lizakowski, 95, passed away on Friday, September 27, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home, Grafton, ND. Jeanette Margaret Lessard was born June 7, 1918, the daughter of Alfred E. and Alvina (Demers) Lessard. Jeanette attended school at St. Aloysius Academy in Oakwood, ND. On November 13, 1939, Jeanette was united in marriage to Raymond J. French,...

Melvina Corbit

Melvina Corbit

Sep 26, 2013

Melvina "Vickie" Corbit, age 86 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Melvina Veralud was born March 26, 1927 in Oslo, MN the daughter of the late Melvin and Ellen (Alstrom) Veralud. She grew up and attended school near Park River, ND. She was united in marriage to Lloyd...

Elaine Kadlec

Elaine Kadlec

Sep 25, 2013

Elaine Kadlec, age 88 of Fargo, ND and formerly of Pisek, ND passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo. Elaine Horejsi Kadlec, the daughter of the late John and Philamine (Hladik) Horejsi was born on March 14, 1925 in Grand Forks, ND. She was reared in Lankin, ND attending school there. She was...

Eleanor Ruth Swartz

Eleanor Ruth Swartz

Sep 18, 2013

Eleanor Ruth ("Penny") Swartz, age 87 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton after living a full life of serving others. Eleanor was born on Nov. 5, 1925, the middle daughter of Wilmer and Myrtle (Johnston) Neilson. She grew up on her parents' farm located about four miles east...