Obituaries

Jul 4, 2020

Tracy G. Naas, 91, of Kloten, ND, passed away on Saturday, July 4th , 2020, at the North Dakota Veteran’s Home in Lisbon, ND.  Tracy was born May 2, 1929 in McVille, ND, to Tom and Agnes (Drengson) Naas.  Tracy was the youngest of their six children.  He attended Kloten School through the 9th grade and then farmed with...

Jun 25, 2020

Shirley A. Kleven, age 72, resident of Lakota, ND, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2020 at Sanford on Broadway in Fargo, ND.

Shirley Ann Miller was born May 2, 1948 in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of James W. and Marian A. (Pederson) Miller.  She grew up in Brocket, ND, and graduated from Lakota High School in...

Jun 18, 2020

Abner Sampson Jr., age 98, resident of Edmore, ND, died Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Eventide Heartland Care Center in Devils Lake, ND.

Abner Sampson Jr. was born June 3, 1922 in Triumph Township, south of Edmore, ND, the oldest son of Abner and Mabel (Trimble) Sampson.  He attended grade school in Triumph Township and high school...

Jun 15, 2020

Evelyn L. (Billings) Burkland, age 92, resident of Lakota, ND, died Monday, June 15, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Society.

Evelyn Lorraine Billings was born April 1, 1928 in Lakota, ND, the daughter of Lloyd and Irene (Crilly) Billings.  Evelyn married Verdun L. Burkland on November 28, 1947 at Lakota, ND.  They raised their family in Longmont,...

Jun 9, 2020

Omer A. Hager, age 78, resident of rural Michigan, ND, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.

Omer was born March 12, 1942 in Lakota, ND, to Abraham and Anna Hager.  Omer was the oldest of Abraham and Anna’s nine children.  Omer grew up on the family farm near Whitman, ND...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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:...

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,...