John M. Woods
Feb 24, 2013
John M. "Jack" Woods, age 82 of Forest River, ND passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. John M. Woods was born August 10, 1930 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Walter and Myra (Jamieson) Woods. He graduated from Forest River High School in 1948 and attended the North Dakota State...
Martha M. Votava
Feb 24, 2013
Martha M. Votava, age 89 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Martha M. Sevigny, the daughter of the late Ulric and Rose (Bailargeon) Sevigny, was born June 30, 1923 in Grafton, ND. She grew up and attended school in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School. Following her education,...
Betty A Praska
Feb 22, 2013
Betty A. Praska, 78 a long time resident of the Park River area passed away on Friday, February 22, 2013 at First Care Health Center of Park River. Betty A Novak was born June 26, 1934 near Lankin, ND the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Beneda) Novak. She grew up and graduated from Lankin High School in...
Shirley Mae Johnson
Feb 16, 2013
Shirley Mae Johnson, age 85, of Gardar, ND, most recently of Grand Forks, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Woodside Village, Valley 4000, Grand Forks, ND. Shirley Mae Cox was born on November 27, 1927, in Bottineau ND, the daughter of the late Joseph and Laura (Melhaus) Cox. She graduated from Mountain High School. On June...
Henry H. Riske
Feb 15, 2013
Henry H. Riske, a lifelong resident of Grafton, N.D., passed away at Elim Care in Fargo February 15, 2013. Henry was born September 4, 1920 in rural Warsaw, N.D. the first child of Martin H. and Frances V. (nee Stoltman) Riske. He attended grade school in Warsaw and graduated from high school in Minto, N.D. Henry worked on the...
Gene Lavoy Olson
Feb 12, 2013
Gene L. Olson, age 58 of Hoople, ND passed away on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at First Care Health Center of Park River, ND. Gene LaVoy Olson was born January 15, 1955 in Drayton, ND the son of LaVoy and Joyce (Fedje) Olson. He attended school in Hoople and graduated from Valley High School in 1973. Gene attended the...
Judith Carolyn Orpha Helland
Feb 11, 2013
Judith Helland, age 72 of Grafton passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at her home in Grafton. Judith Carolyn Orpha Helland was born September 28, 1940 at the Deaconess Hospital, Grafton, the daughter of the late Oscar and Eleanor (Anderson) Helland. Judith moved to Grafton with her mother and brother Glenn after the death of her father. Eleanor entered...
Orphie English
Feb 11, 2013
Orphie (Sollom) English, 101 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, February 11, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Orphie Sollom was born June 10, 1911 on the family farm near Reynolds, ND the daughter of Norwegian pioneers, Julius T. and Annie (Berg) Sollom. She attended rural school near Reynolds and Central High School in Grand Forks,...
Pearl Loftsgard
Feb 10, 2013
Pearl Loftsgard, 91 of Fargo and formerly of Park River, ND passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at her home in Fargo. Pearl Larson was born March 25, 1921 in rural Walsh County, the daughter of the late Olaf and Lena (Lien) Larson. She graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School in Park River and attended the Lutheran...
Kenneth D. Schulz
Feb 9, 2013
Kenneth D. Schulz, age 71 of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at his home in Park River. Kenneth D. Schulz was born October 22, 1941 in Crystal, ND the son of the late Herman and Laura (Radke) Schulz. In 1943 the family moved to Grand Forks and Kenneth lived there until moving to the...
Eleanor Violet Fjeld
Feb 6, 2013
Eleanor Violet Fjeld age 87 of Park River, ND passed away Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at the Park River Good Samaritan Center. Eleanor Violet Ingulsrud was born February 24, 1925 at the farm home near Milton, ND, the daughter of the late Ben and Amanda (Berntson) Ingulsrud. She graduated from the Walsh County Agriculture School in 1942. Beginning in...
Evelyn E. Osowski
Feb 5, 2013
Evelyn E. Osowski, age 85 of Grafton, ND passed away on Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at her home in Grafton. Evelyn E. Feltman was born May 24, 1927 in Pulaski Township near Warsaw, ND the daughter of the late Izydor and Augusta (Wosick) Feltman. Evelyn was united in marriage to Theodore Osowski on June 24, 1946 in Warsaw. The...
Ione Mary Desautel
Feb 3, 2013
Ione Mary (Olson) DeSautel, age 85 of Grafton, ND passed away on Sunday, February 03, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Ione was born March 16, 1927, the youngest child of seven to Carl and Emma (Wisted) Olson at Williams, MN. Ione graduated from Williams High School and then moved to Bismarck, ND to live with her...
Sharon R. White
Feb 3, 2013
Sharon R.White, age 66 of St. Thomas, ND passed away on Sunday, February 03, 2013 at her home in St. Thomas. Sharon R. Burger, A St Thomas girl all her life, was born May 11, 1946 in Drayton, ND the daughter of the late Edward and Mildred (Anderson) Burger. She worked all through High School on the family farm....
Irvin D. Nelson
Jan 31, 2013
Irvin D. Nelson, age 70 of Edinburg, ND passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at his home in Edinburg. Irvin D. Nelson was born October 2, 1942 in Grafton, ND the son of the late Thelmer "Bill" and Violet (Hallgrimson) Nelson. He attended elementary school in Union, ND and graduated from Milton High School in 1960. Irvin was...
Gilman C. Kittelson
Jan 30, 2013
Gilman C. Kittelson, age 80 of Park River, ND passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Gilman C. Kittelson was born July 25, 1932 near Park River, ND the son of the late Kittel and Millie (Peterson) Kittelson. He attended rural school in Dundee Township. Following his education he farmed near Park...
Margaret Readel
Jan 29, 2013
Margaret Readel, age 88 of Mountain, ND passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital of Cavalier, ND. Margaret Thora Sigrun Gestson was born January 31, 1924 in Eyford, ND to Rosman and Petrina (Johnson) Gestson. She grew up in Mountain, ND and graduated from Mountain High School in 1942. She then attended Business...
Francis W. Thorsteinson
Jan 26, 2013
Francis W. Thorsteinson, age 69 of Grafton, ND passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at the Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Francis W. Thorsteinson was born October 23, 1943 in Walhalla, ND the son of the late Ingi H. and Edna M. (Pitcher) Thorsteinson. He attended rural school near Olga, ND, and schools in Drayton and Grafton,...
Robert L. Eisenrich
Jan 24, 2013
Robert L. Eisenrich, 89 of Grafton, ND passed away on Thursday, January 24, 2013 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton. Robert L. Eisenrich was born May 19, 1923 in Warroad, MN the son of the late Earl and Frances (Sweeney) Eisenrich. He graduated from High School in 1941. While in high school Bob worked as a telegrapher for...
Sharon J Parisien
Jan 22, 2013
Sharon J. Parisien, age 47 of Grafton passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Sanford Health of Fargo, ND. Sharon J. Munoz was born October 11, 1965 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of Virginia (Munoz) Fabela. She attended school in Grafton and graduated from the Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown, ND. She then attended Northland Community and Technical...


