Remembering Loved Ones
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
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
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
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.
...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
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
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
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
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
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. ...
Patricia Ann Bazal
Feb 28, 2021
Patricia A. Bazal, age 75, resident of Moses Lake, WA, died Sunday, February 28, 2021 at her home in Moses Lake.
Patricia Ann Richards was born August 4, 1945 in Denver, CO, the daughter of Joseph and Lucille (Peters) Richards. She attended elementary school in Denver and Grand Junction, CO, high school at St. Joseph and Central...
Gladys Odegaard
Feb 24, 2021
Gladys J. Odegaard, age 90, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown.
Gladys June Lorch was born July 17, 1930. She was the youngest of five children born to Albert and Henrietta (Stern) Lorch at their rural Hillsboro, ND farm home.
Gladys grew up...
Mildred L. Hanson
Feb 21, 2021
Mildred L. Hanson, age 93, resident of Michigan, ND, died Sunday, February 21, 2021 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota, ND.
Mildred Laurine Sparks was born November 15, 1927 on the family farm in Williams Township of Nelson County, ND, the daughter of George and Mabel (Stubbs) Sparks. She attended Williams Consolidated School through the 8th...
Alton Hegvik
Feb 15, 2021
Alton Hegvik, 98, of Glenfield ND died February 15, 2021 in Apache Junction, AZ.
He was born to Ole and Alette (Winther) Hegvik on a farm near McHenry, ND on November 4, 1922. After graduating high school, Alton followed his brothers into military service and entered the Army during WW2 serving in the 66th Armored Infantry Battalion...
Jerry B. Arndt
Feb 13, 2021
Jerry Bruce Arndt, age 82, resident of Cooperstown, ND, formerly Brooklyn Center, MN passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 in rural Cooperstown, ND.
Services are pending.
Marilyn J. Johnson
Feb 8, 2021
Marilyn J. Johnson, age 84, resident of Mesa, AZ, died Monday, February 8, 2021.
Marilyn Joyce McIntyre was born February 17, 1936 in Rolette, ND, the daughter of Gordon and Beatrice (Boucher) McIntyre. She was raised on a farm with her two brothers in Churchs Ferry, ND. She was a graduate of UND and began her career...
Victoria Haabak
Feb 6, 2021
Victoria Haabak, age 92 passed away Saturday February 6, 2021 at the Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille, ND.
Victoria May Bergstrand was born on May 16, 1928 to parents John and Clara (Sandvik) Bergstrand of McVille, ND. She was baptized and confirmed in the McVille Lutheran Church.
Victoria attended school in McVille...
Gale I. Stahl
Feb 5, 2021
Gale Irene (Olsgaard) Stahl passed away on February 5, 2021 in Grand Forks, ND. She was born on June 20, 1940 to Oren & Elizabeth Olsgaard in Billings, MT. With the passing of her father in 1946, she was raised in Binford, ND, graduating high school there as Salutatorian. She continued her education, graduating from the University of North...
Robert "Bob" Loften
Feb 3, 2021
Robert ‘Bob’ Loften, age 78, of Osakis, MN and McAllen, TX, passed away early February 3, 2021 at the McAllen Medical Center in McAllen, TX.
Robert Allen was born August 11, 1942 in Lakota, ND to Chester and Katherine (Dougherty) Loften. He graduated from Lakota High School with the Class of 1961, having enjoyed participating in several...
Elmer Sateren
Feb 3, 2021
Elmer Dale Sateren passed away peacefully at Sanford Hospital in Fargo on February 3rd, 2021 surrounded by his family. He was 83.
Elmer Dale was born August 23, 1937 in McVille, ND to Elmer Milton and Irene Sateren. Elmer Dale started working on the family farm at an early age before joining the US Army in 1958. ...