Obituaries

Mildred G. Lunde

Mildred G. Lunde

Apr 5, 2013

Mildred G. Lunde, age 97 of St. Thomas, passed away Friday, April 05, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton. Mildred Grace McPhail was born October 11, 1915 in St. Thomas, ND, the daughter of the late Allan and Hattie (Strachan) McPhail. She graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1933 and then attended nursing school in Valley...

Clara A. Budish

Clara A. Budish

Apr 2, 2013

Clara A. Budish, age 91 of Park River, ND, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River. Clara A. Penas was born November 9, 1921 on a farm in Kensington Township, rural Park River, ND, the daughter of the late Jay and Mary (Schufletowski) Penas. She was reared and educated in Park...

Delores J. Green

Delores J. Green

Mar 30, 2013

Delores J. Green, age 81 of St. Thomas, North Dakota passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at the Sanford Hospital of Fargo, North Dakota. Delores J. Mattson was born March 23, 1932 in Midland Township of Pembina County, the daughter of the late Torbies and Sophie (Arneson) Mattson. She attended rural school in Midland Township. Following her education,...

Beatrice S Gehrke

Beatrice S Gehrke

Mar 29, 2013

Beatrice S. Gehrke, age 87 of Hillsboro, ND and formerly of Park River and Adams, North Dakota passed away on Friday, March 29, 2013 at the Hillsboro Medical Center of Hillsboro, ND. Beatrice S. Fuhrmann was born October 21, 1925 in Lastrup, MN the daughter of the late Otto and Anna (Preiner) Fuhrmann. She attended schools in Lastrup and...

Boyd Allan Peterson

Boyd Allan Peterson

Mar 27, 2013

Boyd A.Peterson, age 77 of Rockville, MN and formerly of Grafton passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the V.A. Medical Center of St. Cloud, MN. Boyd Allan Peterson was born February 21, 1936 in Edinburg, ND the son of the late Peter O. and Astrid (Olson) Peterson. He attended school in Edinburg. Following his education he worked...

Joseph I. Rudnik

Joseph I. Rudnik

Mar 22, 2013

Joseph I. "Joe" Rudnik, age 66 of the Warsaw area passed away on Friday, March 22, 2013 at his home near Warsaw. Joe was born September 12, 1946 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Joseph F. and Anna (Wesolowski) Rudnik. He attended the St. Anthony School in Warsaw. Following his education he farmed with his brother Don....

Mildred C. Conerton

Mildred C. Conerton

Mar 20, 2013

Mildred "Susie" Conerton, age 88 of Grand Forks, formerly of St. Thomas, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Valley Memorial Homes, Woodside Village, Grand Forks, ND. Mildred Christine Hedstrom was born May 22, 1924 in Aneta, ND, the daughter of the late Fred and Louise (Moderow) Hedstrom. She grew up and was educated in Aneta, ND, graduating from...

Mary D. Selby

Mary D. Selby

Mar 20, 2013

Mary D. Selby, age 50 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Mary D. Selby, the daughter of the late Alice Faye Selby, was born May 5, 1962 in Fargo, ND. She moved into the Developmental Center in Grafton in March of 1963. She later moved to San Haven...

Lillian A Bina

Lillian A Bina

Mar 20, 2013

Lillian A. Bina, age 91 of Park River, ND passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at the First Care Health Center of Park River, ND. Lillian was born November 28, 1921 on the family farm near Pisek, ND the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Vrzal) Potocka. She was the fourth child of five in the family....

Kevin W. Misialek

Kevin W. Misialek

Mar 18, 2013

Kevin Wade Misialek, age 51 of Grafton, ND passed away peacefully at his home in Grafton on Monday, March 18, 2013. Kevin was born to Betty Jo (Thompson) and the late Raymond A. Misialek on October 9, 1961 in Gafton, ND. He graduated from Grafton High School in 1979. Kevin grew up working in the masonary industry and was...

Marvin D. Burns

Marvin D. Burns

Mar 15, 2013

Marvin D. Burns, age 89 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Marvin D. Burns, the son of the late Patrick C. and Alice Mary (Callahan) Burns, was born June 6, 1923 in Grafton, ND. He grew up and attended school in Auburn. Following his education, he began farming...

Edward James Climer, Sr.

Edward James Climer, Sr.

Mar 13, 2013

Edward James Climer, Sr., age 73, of Grafton, ND passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at his home in Grafton. Edward James Climer was born January 23, 1940 in Sauk Centre, MN, the son of the late Thelma Darkow. He was united in marriage to Carol Climer June 24, 2006 in Bemidji, MN. The couple moved to Grafton in...

Louis Schufletowski Sr.

Louis Schufletowski Sr.

Mar 12, 2013

Louis J. Schufletowski Sr., age 68 of Park River, ND, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Louis Schufletowski, the son of the late Henry and Louise (Dvolety) Schufletowski, was born September 22, 1944 in Grafton, ND. He attended school in the area and graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School where...

Rev. Samuel Okafor Ezeibekwe

Rev. Samuel Okafor Ezeibekwe

Mar 10, 2013

Father Samuel Ezeibekwe, 65, died unexpectedly at the rectory of St. John Nepomucene parish in Pisek on Sunday, March 10, 2013. He was born on April 2, 1947, in Anambra State, Nigeria. He studied for the priesthood and was ordained on June 30, 1979, for the Diocese of Awka, Nigeria. In 1991, Father Ezeibekwe came to the United States...

Marion Watkins

Marion Watkins

Mar 7, 2013

Marion Watkins, age 99 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, March 07, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Marion J. Uggerud, the daughter of the late Ole E. and Florence M. (Coates) Uggerud, was born November 2, 1913 near Drayton in Pembina County, ND. She grew up and attended school in Martin Township. Following her education...

Lorraine T. Labonte

Lorraine T. Labonte

Mar 5, 2013

Lorraine T. LaBonte, age 90 of Grafton passed away Tuesday, March 05, 2013 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Lorraine T. Trudeau was born March 21, 1922 in Red Lake Falls, MN, the daughter of the late Albert Trudeau and Victoria (DuCharme) Arel. She graduated High School from Mt. St. Benedict, Crookston, MN. She then attended St. Scholastica,...

Florice L. Ford

Florice L. Ford

Mar 5, 2013

Florice L. Ford, age 95 of Fargo, ND and formerly of Park River, ND passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at the Sanford Palliative Care Unit of Fargo. Florice L. Bakke was born July 7, 1917 in Golden Valley Township, Walsh County, ND, the daughter of the late Thorvald and Sophia (Ellingson) Bakke. She attended rural school in...

Robert J. Collette

Robert J. Collette

Mar 4, 2013

Robert J. Collette, age 79 of Grafton, passed away on Monday, March 04, 2013 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Robert J. Collette, the son of the late James and Mary (Kearny) Collette, was born February 6, 1934 in Minneapolis, MN. He grew up in Minneapolis until age 8, when the family returned to Grafton, ND. He attended...

William D Desautel

William D Desautel

Feb 26, 2013

William D. "Bill" Desautel, age 80 of Grafton, ND passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. William D. Desautel was born January 5, 1933 to William H. and Minnie (Brosius) Desautel in Grafton, ND. He grew up on the family farm and attended rural school at District 51. He graduated from Grafton...

Anna P. Setness

Anna P. Setness

Feb 26, 2013

Anna P. Setness age 93 of Enumclaw, WA and formerly of Grafton passed away on February 26, 2013 at Kent, WA. Anna P. Bellerud was born April 19, 1919 in Skrein, Toten, Norway the daughter of the late Mads and Marie (Kristiansen) Bellerud. She moved to Adams, ND with her parents when she was four years old. She attended...