Donald L. Dvorak
Nov 8, 2012
Donald Dvorak, Age 84 of Lankin, ND and Grand Forks, ND passed away on Thursday November 08, 2012 at his home in Grand Forks under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Donald L. Dvorak was born May 31, 1928 in Lankin, ND the son of the late William A and Evelyn (Jechort) Dvorak where he grew...
Sharon F. Denault
Nov 6, 2012
Sharon F. Denault, age 58 of Thatcher, AZ, formerly of Edinburg, ND passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at her home in Arizona. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Grace Free Lutheran Church, Edinburg, ND. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7 P.M. at the Tollefson Funeral Home of Edinburg. Friends may call...
Raymond S. Lien
Nov 5, 2012
Raymond S. Lien, 59 of Grafton, ND passed away on Monday, November 05, 2012 at his home in Grafton. Raymond S. Lien was born June 20, 1953 in Grafton, ND the son of Victor and Betty (Duray) Lien where he grew up and attended school. He served in the United States Army in 1974. Following his discharge he returned...
Orpha Marie Castle
Nov 3, 2012
Orpha Knudtson Skaflen Castle, age 93 of Minto, formerly of Grafton passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Orpha Marie Knudtson was born November 14, 1918 in Preston, MN, the daughter of the late Theodore and Ragnhild (Mohn) Knudtson. She graduated from Grafton High School in 1936 and Aaker's Business College. After her...
Mary T. Berg
Nov 1, 2012
Mary T. Berg, age 84 of Grafton passed away on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Mary T. Dusek was born April 27, 1928 in Grafton, ND the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Blazek) Dusek. She attended rural schools near Veseleyville. She worked in the greeting card section of the Ben Franklin Store...
Liv Gudrum Elvira Johnson
Oct 20, 2012
Elvira Johnson, age 101 of Park River, ND passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Park River Good Samaritan Society. Liv Gudrum Elvira Johnson was born October 23, 1910 in rural Fairdale, ND, the daughter of the late Martin K. Johnson and Ellen Hoy. She was reared and educated southwest of Fairdale, attending country schools. Elvira...
Charles G. Odstrcil Sr.
Oct 13, 2012
Charles G. Odstrcil Sr., 92 of Minto, ND passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2012 at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Charles G. Odstrcil was born February 19, 1920 in Roosevelt, MN the son of the late Charles G. and Cecilia (Urban) Odstrcil. He attended school near Lawton, ND. Following his education he worked construction and later started...
Gus Junior Kvalevog
Oct 12, 2012
Gus J. Kvalevog, age 77 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, October 12, 2012 at Health Services Center at the Grafton Developmental Center. Gus Junior Kvalevog was born July 7, 1935 in Devils Lake, the son of Gustav and Lillian (Johson) Kvalevog. Gus moved to the Developmental Center in 1937 and resided there until the time of his...
Agnes A. Davis
Oct 12, 2012
Agnes A. Davis, age 96 of Grafton, ND passed away on Friday, October 12, 2012 at her home in Grafton. Agnes Ann Bazal was born October 23, 1915 near Lankin, ND the daughter of the late Frank and Anna (Novak) Bazal. She attended schools in Orr, ND; Park River, ND and graduated from Grafton High School in 1933. She...
John R Sobolik
Oct 9, 2012
John Roger ("Jack") Sobolik died Oct. 9th at First Care Health in Park River, ND at age 83, after a short illness. John was the 4th child born to John Charles Sobolik and Clara (Karnik) Sobolik on July 16th, 1929 in Veseleyville, ND. A 1948 graduate of Minto High School, he served in several elected class offices and was...
Laverne M. Spanier
Oct 9, 2012
LaVerne M. Spanier, age 82 of Park River, ND and formerly of Edinburg, ND passed away on Tuesday, October 09, 2012 at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND. LaVerne M. Ekberg was born August 3, 1930 in Hamlin, SD the daughter of the late Arthur and Mae (Long) Ekberg. She grew up and attended schools in Osnabrock, ND....
Lynndon L. Tischman
Oct 2, 2012
Lynndon L. Tischman Jr., 68 of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Edinburg and Bemidji, MN passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at the Valley Elder Care Center of Grand Forks. Lynndon L. Tischman was born January 1, 1944 in Chicago, IL the son of the late Linden L. and Rosalind (Talaska) Tischman. He graduated from Bemidji High...
Russell D. Eikenberry
Oct 2, 2012
Russell D. "Red" Eikenberry, age 88 of Grafton, ND passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2012 at the Lutheran Sunset Home of Grafton after a long courageous battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Russell D. Eikenberry was born February 7, 1924 in Grafton, ND, the son of the late Wilbur Sabin and Katie Bell (Roney) Eikenberry. He attended rural country school near...
Robert V. Oyloe
Sep 30, 2012
Robert Oyloe, 46 of the Grafton Developmental Center passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at Unity Medical Center of Grafton. Robert Vernon Oyloe was born September 8, 1966 to Eugene and Mary Alice (Pearson) Oyloe at Deaconess Hospital in Billings, MT. Robert lived in Boulder, MT until he was 13, In August of 1979 he moved to the...
Larry Pohanka
Sep 27, 2012
Larry Pohanka, age 67 of Park River, ND passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at his home in Park River. Larry Pohanka was born April 1, 1945 in Park River, ND the son of the late Jerry and Josephine (Vasichek) Pohanka. He graduated from the Walsh County Agricultural School and attended Valley City State College for one year....
Allen A. Anderson
Sep 26, 2012
Allen A. Anderson, age 80 of Park River, ND passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at the Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks, ND. Allen A. Anderson was born June 17, 1932 in Lankin, ND, the son of the late Hjalmer and Myrtle (Christianson) Anderson. He graduated from Lankin High School. After his graduation he helped on the Anderson Farm....
Art J. Tallackson
Sep 23, 2012
Art "Junie" Tallackson, age 79 of Grafton, ND, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Arthur J. Tallackson, Jr. was born June 12, 1933, in Grafton, ND. He was the son of the late Arthur J. Sr. and Mabel (Mc Dougald) Tallackson. He attended rural school at Mandt, ND, and graduated from the...
Harriet E. Erickson
Sep 22, 2012
Harriet E. Moen Erickson, age 87 of Park River, ND passed away on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the First Care Health Center of Park River. Harriet McCauley was born on December 16, 1924 in Success, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of the late William J. and Iva Mae (Cameron) McCauley. She attended schools in the Park River area, graduating...
Jack L. Elshaug
Sep 19, 2012
Jack L. Elshaug, 68 of Grafton, ND passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Jack Leonard Elshaug was born October 1, 1943 in Tacoma, WA the son of the late Roy and Irene (Misialek) Elshaug. He grew up and attended schools in Grafton, graduating from Grafton High School in 1961. While in...
Scott Alton Collis
Sep 19, 2012
Scott A. Collis went home to be with Jesus on Wednesday Evening September 19, 2012 at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND after a courageous battle with cancer. Scott was born April 5, 1953 in Bismarck, ND, the son of Curtiss and Olivia Collis. After graduation from Bismarck High School Scott joined the Army. Upon being honorably discharged from...


