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Barbara Dalburg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Ila Halverson

Ila Halverson

Apr 9, 2021

Ila L. (Broste) Halverson, 97, of Tolna, ND passed away, Friday, April 9, 2021, at the NCHS Care Center with her family by her side. Ila lived a long, amazing life because of her motto that age is just a number. She was tough and let nothing get in her way, surviving both Polio and COVID-19.

Funeral...

Carole A. Rysavy

Carole A. Rysavy

Apr 9, 2021

Carole Ann Rysavy, 80, of Lawton, ND, died Friday, April 9, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society Lakota with family present.

Carole Ann (Karna) Rysavy was born January 10, 1941 in Michigan, ND.  Carole was one of 14 children born to Oscar and Eleanora Karna.  The family shortly thereafter moved to Lakota, ND where Carole lived until...

George C. Mayer

George C. Mayer

Apr 4, 2021

George C. Mayer, age 88, resident of Whitman, ND, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City, ND.

George was born February 22, 1933 to Stanley and Alice Mayer.  He served in the US Army from 1953 to 1955.  He loved to tinker with anything, nothing was ever broken to him. ...

M. Kermit Ueland

M. Kermit Ueland

Apr 2, 2021

Merton Kermit Ueland was born in his parent’s home by the Sheyenne River in Riverside Township in Steele County, ND September 3, 1925. He was the only son of Knute and Inga Loge Ueland and had an older sister, Shirley. He grew up and attended grade school in Riverside Township and four years of high school in Cooperstown.

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Erma Lindvall

Erma Lindvall

Mar 31, 2021

Erma (Goter) Lindvall passed away peacefully March 31, 2021 at the Nelson County Health Care Center in McVille, ND.

Erma was born April 20, 1925 near Woodworth, ND in Conklin Township to Ernst and Elsie (Reiman) Goter. She attended country school for her early years and later Woodworth High School. She graduated from Chicago School of Nursing...

Agnes Ryba Soto

Agnes Ryba Soto

Mar 22, 2021

Agnes Ryba Soto passed away March 22, 2021 at the age of 94.  She was born in Lankin, North Dakota on April 16, 1926 on a farm to James and Mary (Polak) Ryba.  She was the second of four children.

She enjoyed comparing her life to the country roads in North Dakota; in the beginning and now...

Robert Mosholder

Robert Mosholder

Mar 20, 2021

1SG Robert Michael Mosholder, U.S. Army, (Ret.), 49, died March 20, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

He was born February 28, 1972 in Cooperstown, North Dakota to Earl William and Colleen (Young Bear) Mosholder.

Robert’s life was his military service.  He completed three tours in Iraq; one in Afghanistan and was stationed twice in Korea. ...

Mike Yoney

Mike Yoney

Mar 10, 2021

Mike Yoney, age 69, of Petersburg, ND, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Lakota Good Samaritan Society, having become a resident there on January 28.  His family was by his side.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the charitable organization of the donor's choosing.

Michael Wayne Yoney was born October 28, 1951...

Gordon E. Matejcek

Gordon E. Matejcek

Mar 6, 2021

Gordon Edward Matejcek, age 84, of Lakota, ND died peacefully at the Nelson County Care Center in McVille ND on Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Born on May 8, 1936 to Edward and Geneva (Trenda) Matejcek at the family farm near Brocket, ND.  He was the oldest of 5 children.  Gordon attended the Sauter School through his 8th...

Janice "Ma" Marie Dares

Janice "Ma" Marie Dares

Mar 3, 2021

Janice “Ma” Marie Dares, age 84, of McVille, ND went home to Jesus on Wednesday, March 3, 2021.

Janice was born June 27, 1936 the daughter of Williams and Ivabelle (Gibbs) Grant.  On March 14, 1969 she married James “Pops” Dares in Minneapolis, MN.  Together they made their life in Minneapolis, MN raising their six children there. ...

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