Remembering Loved Ones
Doris M. Severtson
Jan 3, 2020
Doris M. Severtson, age 97, resident of Grafton, ND, formerly of rural Brocket, ND, died Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton.
Doris Margaret Rainsberry was born February 18, 1922 on her grandmother’s farm in Clara Township of Nelson County, ND, the daughter of John and Effie (Hem) Rainsberry. She was raised on...
Alvin B Eslinger
Dec 31, 2019
Alvin B. Eslinger, age 83, resident of Hannaford, ND passed away December 31, 2019 at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, ND.
Alvin was born August 24, 1936 in Garrison, ND to David and Lydia (Hofer) Eslinger. Alvin entered the United States Army in 1958 and trained in Fort Benning, GA. He served in Germany until his discharge...
Roger A. Nelson
Dec 30, 2019
Roger Alvin Nelson, age 71, of Cooperstown, ND died Monday, December 30, 2019 with family by his side in West Fargo, ND.
Roger was born May 22, 1948 the son of Alvin and Delores (Nierenberg) Nelson in Cooperstown, ND. He grew up in rural Cooperstown where he later made his home on the family farm. Roger married...
Josephine "Jo" Trostad
Dec 21, 2019
Josephine “Jo” Trostad, age 90, a longtime resident of Tolna, ND, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019, at the Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille, ND. Jo was born August 23, 1929 at home in a sod house in rural Herreid, SD. She was one of 9 children born to Edward and Mary (Hahne) Litschewski. She graduated...
Tamara J. Somerville
Dec 21, 2019
Due to the current blizzard and travel conditions, the gathering for Tamara will be extended to Monday, December 30, 2019 between the hours of 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the chapel.
Tamara Somerville, also known as Princess Tamara, Queen Tamara, Tammy, Tam, Mom, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, accomplished business person, and friend will forever be remembered by...
Janice A. (Stave) Moen
Dec 19, 2019
Janice (Stave) Moen, age 81, resident of Michigan, ND, died Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.
Janice Ardelle Stave was born June 16, 1938 in York Township of Benson County, ND, the daughter of Otto and Myrtle (Nelson) Stave. She attended Leeds Public School and graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran High School. ...
Gladys Haugen
Dec 15, 2019
Gladys Haugen, age 87, resident of McVille, ND, died on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at the Nelson County Health System Hospital in McVille.
Gladys Sophie Ruud was born on June 12, 1932 in Central township of Nelson County, the daughter of Henry and Emma (Swenseth) Ruud. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Lakota...
Jeannette Evensen
Dec 13, 2019
Jeannette Evensen, age 94, of Fargo, ND died Friday, December 13, 2019 at Pioneer House in Fargo, ND.
Jeannette was born March 17, 1925 the daughter of John and Lazetta (Klemstein) Lyman at home near Grace City, ND. She grew up in the area and graduated from Grace City High School. After school she worked for Bell...
Scott "Tooter" A. Devlin
Dec 7, 2019
Scott A. Devlin “Tooter”, age 66, of Michigan, ND, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at his home.
Scott Anthony Devlin was born June 18, 1953 in Northwood, ND, to Jack and Betty (Hillesland) Devlin. He graduated from Michigan High School in 1971. After 22 years of service, he retired from the US Postal Service in 2015. ...
Alvina Germundson
Dec 2, 2019
Alvina Germundson, age 82, of McVille, ND died Monday, December 2, 2019 at Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille.
Alvina was born August 10, 1937 in New Rockford, ND, the daughter of Henry and Muriel (Kragerud) Ponto. She attended Sheyenne Public School, graduating in 1955. Alvina attended business school in Minneapolis where she lived in...
Joan Nygaard
Nov 13, 2019
Joan Nygaard, 86, of Mesa, Arizona formerly of Beaverton, Oregon passed away suddenly on Wednesday, November 13, 2019.
Joan was born May 30, 1933 in North Dakota to George and Sadie Hovel. Joan married Marvin Nygaard on June 10, 1951 in Pekin, North Dakota. Joan worked in the grocery industry, last at Safeway in Portland, Oregon, as...
Clarence A. Blessum
Nov 13, 2019
Clarence A. Blessum, age 88, resident of Lakota, ND, formerly of Wolford, ND, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.
Clarence Allen Blessum was born November 5, 1931 in Clearbrook, MN, the son of Harold and Ruth (Dunham) Blessum. When he was young the family moved to a farmstead near Nanson, ND. ...
James Templin
Nov 5, 2019
James E. Templin, age 89, resident of Lakota, ND died Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.
No services are planned at this time.
Don A Lovejoy
Oct 26, 2019
Don Arthur Lovejoy, age 80, Aneta, ND died Saturday October 26, 2019 in the Griggs County Care Center of Cooperstown, ND.
Don was born in Northwood, ND on July 23, 1939 the son of Ernest and Annie (Hillesland Brudvig) Lovejoy. He married Phyllis Gaden October 14, 1966 in the Trinity Church of Binford, ND. They had 4...
Arthur Halvorson
Oct 21, 2019
Arthur Halvorson, age 93, of rural Lakota, ND died Monday, October 21, 2019 at home on the family farm.
Arthur Rodney Halvorson was born December 24, 1925 at home, rural Pekin, ND to Rudolph and Nora (Donohue) Halvorson. He grew up on the farm and attended Sheyenne #2 Country School through 8th Grade. Arthur joined the U.S....
Dianne Aamodt
Oct 13, 2019
Dianne Aamodt, age 64, resident of Lakota, ND, died Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.
Ruth Dianne Konselman was born April 25, 1955 in Colorado Springs, CO, the daughter of John and Martha (Ekerholm) Konselman. She graduated from Manitou Springs High School and went on to beauty school, where she obtained her beautician...
James E. Ryba Jr.
Oct 12, 2019
James Edward Ryba Jr., age 55, resident of Baudette, MN, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 12, 2019 in New Milford, PA.
James was born July 14, 1964 in Michigan, ND, the son of James and JoAnn (Kotaska) Ryba. He attended school in Whitman and Michigan, graduating with the class of 1982. He then attended the State...
Bruce Klefstad
Oct 8, 2019
Bruce Lee Klefstad died October 8th, 2019 at Altru Hospital surrounded by his family.
Bruce was born July 18, 1957 at McVille to Arnot and Mercedes (Messner) Klefstad. He was raised on the family farm rural Pekin and attended school in Pekin and then later Tolna. After high school Bruce attended Wahpeton College briefly, lived in Colorado...
Daniel E. "Sonny" Shirek
Sep 30, 2019
Daniel E. “Sonny” Shirek, age 84, died peacefully on Monday, September 30, 2019 at his farm near Michigan, ND, surrounded by his family.
Daniel was born May 24, 1935 to Gust and Pauline (Jicha) Shirek at St. Michael’s Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. He was raised on a farm near Whitman and attended the Whitman School. Daniel...
Theodore Bronson Vigesaa
Sep 23, 2019
Theodore Bronson Vigesaa, age 91, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND.
Ted was born May 8, 1928 to Lawrence and Constance (Watne) Vigesaa in Cooperstown, ND. He attended country school, graduating Cooperstown High School in 1947. He worked on the family farm in Sverdrup...
