Remembering Loved Ones
Donna M. Holum
Aug 13, 2021
Donna M. Holum, age 92, resident of Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, August 13, 2021 at her home in Grand Forks.
Donna Mae Holm was born December 9, 1928 in Triumph Township of Ramsey County, near Edmore, ND, the daughter of Elling Holm Sr. and Alma Sander. She was raised and attended school in the area, graduating...
Lenora J. Dahlen
Aug 3, 2021
Lenora J. Dahlen, age 90, longtime resident of rural Dahlen, ND, died Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota, ND.
Lenora Jean Bakken was born March 1, 1931 in Carpio, ND, the daughter of Oscar and Mable (Johnson) Bakken. One year later, the family moved to farm in Clara Township of Nelson County,...
Patricia A. Schwan
Jul 28, 2021
Patricia Ann Schwan
Patricia “Pat” Richardson Schwan, 94, Michigan, ND, was called home to the Lord, July 28, 2021.
Pat was born in Fairgrove, Michigan, Oct 30, 1926 to Ernest H. Richardson and Mary A. Mulvaney Richardson. She was born premature, a little less than 7 months gestation. Perhaps because of this she was a...
Junette A. Dahlen
Jul 28, 2021
Junette A. Dahlen, age 84, lifelong resident of Edmore, ND, died Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Eventide Heartland Care Center in Devils Lake, ND, after a long battle with end stage lung disease.
Junette Ardell Myrvik was born on the farm in Highland Township, northeast of Edmore, to Arthur and Alma (Stensland) Myrvik. She was the 2nd...
K. Thor Thompson
Jul 23, 2021
K. Thor Thompson
Kenneth Thor Thompson, or Thor, as he was known, was taken to his heavenly home on July 23, 2021 surrounded by loving family, after a 2-year illness with leukemia. He was so grateful he had those two years to finish many projects.
Thor was born April 12, 1937 on the family farm...
Gail C. Ritteman
Jul 17, 2021
Gail C. Ritteman, age 89, resident of Lakota, ND, died Saturday, July 17, 2021 surrounded by family at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.
Gail Carrene Walden was born on August 24, 1931 in Edmore, ND to parents Olvin and Inga (Olson) Walden, and was the third of 5 daughters. Gail was raised and educated in Edmore,...
Willard Olson
Jul 14, 2021
Willard Francis Olson, 90, of McVille, ND, died peacefully on July 14, 2021 surrounded by family. Willard was born on April 2, 1931 on a farm south of Pekin, ND to Bendick and Ida (Arlien) Olson. He was the second youngest of 12 children and graduated from Pekin High School in 1949. Willard married his high school sweetheart, Vernita...
Gordon Twedt
Jul 12, 2021
Gordon Twedt, 88, of McHenry, ND died on July 12, 2021, at Nelson County Health System in McVille, ND and under the care of Hospice.
Gordon Knut Twedt was born on September 3, 1932 to Knut and Thelma (Hogie) Twedt in McHenry, ND. Gordon grew up on the family farm near McHenry and Tolna, ND with his...
Merle L. Steinmann
Jul 4, 2021
Merle L. Steinmann, age 77, resident of Lakota, ND, died Sunday, July 4, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.
Merle Lee Steinmann was born in Devils Lake, ND on November 4, 1943 to Jean and Leland Steinmann of Lakota, ND. He and his sister Erma attended the McHugh country school and then Lakota schools. Merle...
Marian A. Miller
Jun 29, 2021
Marian A. Miller, age 96, formerly of Brocket, ND, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at CHI St. Alexius Health in Devils Lake, ND.
Marian Alvina Pederson was born December 19, 1924, the daughter of John and Anna (Mikkelson) Pederson. She was born and raised on the family farm, north of Lakota, ND. She graduated from...
Barbara Dalburg
Jun 26, 2021
Barbara Dalburg, age 85, of Page, ND died Saturday, June 26, 2021 at the VA Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
Services will be private.
Rose B. Hooey
May 18, 2021
Rose B. Hooey, age 92, resident of Lakota, ND, died Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.
Rose Blanche Krom was born January 17, 1929 near Langdon, ND, the daughter of John and Rose (Biseck) Krom. At the age of 12 she moved to Fargo, where she graduated from high school. She then...
Amelia J. Kjelaas
May 17, 2021
Amelia J. Kjelaas, age 93, resident of Lakota, ND, formerly of Fairdale, ND, died Monday, May 17, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.
Amelia was born November 3, 1927 in the Spirit Lake Nation, the daughter of George Two Bear and Margaret Ross. She was united in marriage to Earl Kjelaas on June 5, 1970...
Patricia "Patty" L. Sanderson
May 15, 2021
Patricia L. Sanderson, age 62, resident of Edmore, ND, died Saturday, May 15, 2021 at home with her family by her side.
Patricia Lea Burk was born January 12, 1959 in Falls City, NE, the daughter of Burton and Ann (Struck) Burk. Because of her father’s career, Patty lived many different places; even in Okinawa, Japan and...
Gretta Fahey
Apr 16, 2021
Gretta Stene Fahey, age 63, resident of Lakota, ND, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021 in her home with her loving family by her side. Gretta “fought the good fight” in her battle with cancer.
She was born to Obert and Mildred Stene on February 19, 1958 in Long Beach, California. Gretta married Dennis Fahey on August...
Kenneth Walde
Apr 15, 2021
Kenny Walde, age 70, resident of McVille, ND died Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille.
Kenny was born November 18, 1950 in New York state, the son of Fridoline and Signe Walde.
Jean Kiefat
Apr 14, 2021
Jean Kiefat, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away April 14, 2021 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND at the age of 92.
Jean Thelma Haabak was born to Oliver Haabak and Agnes Johnson Haabak on July 16, 1928 in rural Hampden, ND. She grew up in rural Kloten, ND graduating high school in 1946....
Robert "Bob" Robinson
Apr 14, 2021
Robert “Bob” Robinson, age 64, resident of Anchorage, AK, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, AK from pancreatic cancer.
Robert Clayton Robinson was born January 18, 1957 in Michigan, ND, the son of Maurice and Mary Lou (Anderson) Robinson. He grew up in Michigan and graduated from Michigan High School...
Patricia "Pat" A. Anderson
Apr 14, 2021
Patricia A. Anderson, age 77, resident of Fargo, ND, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
Patricia “Pat” Ann Kleven was born May 26, 1943, the daughter of Elmer and Madelyn (Peterson) Kleven and grew up in Lakota, ND. She was confirmed at the Lakota Lutheran Church and graduated from Lakota...
Frances Kilen
Apr 11, 2021
Fran Kilen, 75, Cooperstown, ND passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021 peacefully at Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown.
Fran was born April 2, 1946 in Sharon, ND to Clarence and Clara (Sletten) Kilen. She worked for the Mandan School system and as an electrician’s helper at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, TX. The highlight of her life...
