Remembering Loved Ones
Frank R. Beck
May 25, 2020
Frank R. Beck, age 69, resident of rural Brocket, ND, died Monday, May 25, 2020 at his home.
Frank Richard Beck was born July 29, 1950 at Devils Lake, ND, the son of Frank M. and Phyllis (Anderson) Beck. He was raised on the family farm near Brocket, attended elementary school at Brocket, and graduated from Lakota...
Vicki A. (Wall) Cookman
May 24, 2020
Vicki A. Cookman, age 60, resident of Vista, CA, formerly of Michigan, ND, died Sunday, May 24, 2020 in Williams, AZ.
Vicki Ann Wall was born August 18, 1959 in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of Larry and Barbara (Stich) Wall. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Michigan High School in 1977. She...
Lorraine Edlund
May 24, 2020
Lorraine Edlund of Binford passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, May 24, 2020, just 2 days after the birth of her 44th grandchild.
Lorraine Larson was born at Mose, ND on January 20, 1933 to Lawrence and Gertie Larson. She graduated from Binford High School and was baptized and confirmed a Lutheran, and her faith...
Esther G. Leith
May 21, 2020
Esther G. Leith, age 78, resident of Lakota, ND, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020 at the NCHS Care Center in McVille, ND, surrounded by her loving family after a battle with Alzheimers Disease.
Esther Geraldine (Anderson) Leith was born March 29, 1942 at Hallock, MN, the only daughter of Harry and Clara (Roppel) Anderson. In 1952...
Wallace M. Iverson
May 19, 2020
Wallace M. Iverson, age 97, resident of Binford, ND passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Edgewood Vista Memory Care in Fargo, ND.
Wallace was born on the family farm 4 miles from Roseglen, ND on March 10, 1923 to Helmer and Laura (Bjerke) Iverson. He attended country school and graduated Cooperstown High School in 1941. He...
Gordon Leir Ashland
May 13, 2020
Gordon Leir Ashland passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at the Griggs County Care Center at the age of 97. Gordon was born March 15, 1923 in rural Griggs County to Jens and Myrtle (Leir) Ashland.
Gordon grew up in rural Cooperstown. He was the eldest of four children. Gordon attended rural grade school through the eighth...
Harold Gleason
May 10, 2020
Harold Thomas Gleason was born on November 1, 1930 at Tolna, ND. On May 10, 2020 he took his last breath on earth and his first breath in heaven. Harold was 89 years old. He died peacefully at home with his wife and family by his side. Faith in God and the love for his family were the foundation...
Randy E. Gleason
May 7, 2020
Randy E. Gleason, age 60, resident of Hamar, ND passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, ND.
Randy was born March 15, 1960 in Devils Lake, ND the son of Eugene and Beverly (Thorson) Gleason. He grew up and was educated in the Tolna, ND area. He started farming on the...
Gloria L. Estvold
May 6, 2020
Gloria LaVonne Estvold, age 92, of Lakota, ND, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.
Gloria was born March 22, 1928, the daughter of Clarence and Bernice (Iverson) Sateren. She was raised in rural Nelson County, spending many of her formative years living with her maternal grandparents. Her mother passed away...
Russell E. Schmidt
May 5, 2020
Russell E. Schmidt, age 87, died Tuesday May 5, 2020 at Lakota Good Samaritan Center.
Russell was born May 13, 1932 at the family farm in Petersburg Township to Gertrude and Erwin H. Schmidt. He attended school in the Township country school and graduated from Petersburg High School. He joined the Air Force, serving nationally and internationally...
Devona A. Solberg
May 1, 2020
DeVona Adrienne (Jacobson) Solberg, age 83, of Bagley, MN, died Friday, May 1, 2020 in Mapes, ND.
DeVona was born December 27, 1936 the daughter of Roy and Myrtle (Berg) Jacobson in Clearbrook, MN. DeVona was a graduate of Bagley High School. She was married to Howard Solberg August 4, 1956 in Shevlin, MN.
She...
Donald G. Hodek
Apr 27, 2020
Donald G. Hodek, age 88, resident of Brocket, ND, died Monday, April 27, 2020 in Apache Junction, AZ.
Donald Gene Hodek was born October 26, 1931 in Walsh County, ND, the son of James and Eleanore (Kalash) Hodek. He was raised in the area and attended the Sauter Township School. Donald married Blanche J. Trenda on September...
Bette Tweed
Apr 22, 2020
Bette (Clute) Tweed, 92, of Tolna, ND passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at the NCHS Hospital in McVille, ND while under Hospice care.
Bette was born on January 9, 1928, in Hamar ND to Stuart and Olga (Hatlestad) Clute. She attended elementary school in Hamar, and high school in Warwick and Pembina. She graduated from Pembina,...
Shirley Johnson
Apr 15, 2020
Shirley Johnson, age 97, of Cooperstown, ND died Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City, ND.
Shirley Theresa VenHuizen was born August 4, 1922 at Wimbledon, ND to Arthur and Grace (Bultema) VenHuizen. She was united in marriage with Kenneth Johnson on June 17, 1943, and their union was blessed with four children:...
John T. Hodny
Apr 13, 2020
On Monday of the Angel, a week before his 74th birthday, John Thomas Hodny breathed his last breath the evening of April 13th, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. Born in Grafton, ND, on April 21, 1946, John was raised by Pauline and Thomas Hodny on the family farmstead located next to Bechyne Church and Hall near Lankin,...
Kent Quanbeck
Apr 6, 2020
Kent Burton Quanbeck, age 90, of McVille, ND, died Monday, April 6, 2020, at the NCHS Hospital in McVille.
Kent Quanbeck was born on January 28, 1930, in rural Nelson County, ND, to Ludvig and Emma (Gudim) Quanbeck. He attended elementary school in rural Nelson County, attended Oak Grove Lutheran High School, Fargo, ND, and graduated from...
Lavern "Vernie" D. Nyland
Apr 2, 2020
Lavern “Vernie” Nyland, age 69, of Edmore, ND, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Lavern was a resident of the Edmore Memorial Rest Home in his home town of Edmore for the past several years.
Lavern Dale Nyland was born September 24, 1950 in Langdon, ND, the son of Arne and Agnes (Myrvik) Nyland. He...
Marlene Nelson
Apr 2, 2020
Marlene Joan Nelson, age 84, passed away peacefully in her home on April 2, 2020, after a short illness with her family by her side.
She was born on February 19, 1936, and raised on a farm near Holt, Minnesota. She received her primary education in Holt and graduated from Thief River Falls High School. The highlight...
Robert Gleason
Apr 1, 2020
Robert Duane Gleason, age 86, of Tolna, ND died Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Heartland Care Center, Devils Lake, ND.
Robert was born January 5, 1934 the son of Pete and Bertha (Ritland) Gleason. He lived and worked around the Tolna, ND area most of his life. When he was 18 years old, he joined the Navy...
Kamillia "Kamy" L. Skalicky
Apr 1, 2020
Kamillia “Kamy” Skalicky, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at Valley Senior Living on 42nd in Grand Forks, ND.
She was born November 21, 1924 in Latona Township of Walsh County, near Lankin, ND, the daughter of Frank A. and Pauline (Zahradka) Shirek. Kamy married Edward Skalicky on October 26, 1944 at St. Joseph...
