Obituaries

Jan 31, 2019

Thomas J. Vasichek died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at his home in Lakota, ND.  He was born May 11, 1937 to James and Rose (Bina) Vasichek at Lakota.  Growing up on a farm, he attended school at country school Perth #99, and at Whitman, ND, graduating from Michigan High School in 1955.  After graduation, he served in...

Jan 27, 2019

Roger J. Kovarik, age 81, resident of rural Lankin, ND, died Sunday, January 27, 2019, surrounded by his family at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

Roger was born May 26, 1937 on the family farm in Perth Township of Walsh County, ND, the son of Rudolph and Mildred (Balek) Kovarik.  He was raised on the farm...

Jan 16, 2019

Dale Quam, age 69, of rural Pekin, ND died peacefully Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at his home.

Dale was born February 3, 1949 in Cooperstown, ND the son of Irvin and Hazel (French) Quam.  He grew up on the family farm south of Pekin.  He attended school at Pekin through 8th grade and graduated from Tolna High...

Jan 16, 2019

Michael Joseph Heinz, age 66, resident of Ellendale, ND, formerly Cooperstown passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at Sanford on Broadway in Fargo, ND.

Michael was born on February 1, 1952 in the Cooperstown Hospital to Frank and Arlene (Pfeifer) Heinz.  He grew up and graduated high school in Cooperstown.  He attended Moorhead State and North Dakota...

Jan 6, 2019

Robert Messner, age 84, of Binford, ND died Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Good Samaritan Society in Lakota, ND under the care of Altru Hospice.

Robert was born September 6, 1934 in Binford, ND the son of Paul and Olga (Standal) Messner.  He grew up in the area and graduated from Binford High School.  He worked for...

Dec 29, 2018

Clayton H. Nelson, 81, passed away at his home in Windsor, CO, on December 29, 2018 surrounded by his family. Clayton was born November 30, 1937 in Lakota, ND, the son of Lionel and Hilda (Larson) Nelson. He attended school in Whitman and Michigan, ND, and then transferred to Lakota, ND for his last two years of high school...

Dec 23, 2018

Pearl (Taylor) Maessel, 81, of Aneta, ND passed away December 23, 2018 at her home.  The youngest of nine children, she was born September 13, 1937 to Edith Swindler and George Taylor in Arkansas where she spent her childhood.  In the 1950s, she moved to Sacramento, CA.  She attended college in Los Angeles where she received her Licensed Vocational...

Dec 20, 2018

Robert Rude, age 71 of Tolna, ND passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the Nelson County Health System Hospital in McVille, ND.

He was born Nov 27, 1947 in McVille, ND to Norman and Hazel (Blakis) Rude.  He graduated High School from Tolna Public and then went on to get his degree in Farm Mechanics at...

Dec 18, 2018

Dale C. Kleven, Aneta, ND, died Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Northwood, ND. He was 93 years of age.

Dale C. Kleven was born in Crookston, MN on Sept 8, 1925, the only son of Alice (Berg) and Johannes Kleven.  As a child he lived in Minnesota, south of Lakota, ND, and...

Dec 17, 2018

Richard “Dick” Hamel, age 66, resident of Lakota, ND, died Monday, December 17, 2018 at his home, surrounded by his family and friends.

Richard Louis Hamel was born April 22, 1952 at Minot, ND, the son of Louis and Theresa (Stroh) Hamel.  As an infant, his family moved to Lakota.  Dick was raised on the family farm...

Dec 8, 2018

Barbara J. Johnson, age 82, resident of Lakota, ND passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota, ND.

Barbara was born on July 12, 1936 in McVille hospital to Alfred Eugene and Bernadette (Duchesneau) Carlson. She grew up on the Carlson family farm south of Lakota and attended Dodd’s Township School (Nelson...

Dec 7, 2018

Diane Baker, age 72, resident of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of Whitman, ND died unexpectedly Friday, December 7, 2018 at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Diane Carol Pratt was born July 27, 1946 in Breckenridge MN to Verna (Jacobs) and Clifford Pratt. She grew up on a farm with her brother Ron and graduated from...

Dec 6, 2018

Jerome Arthur Arneson, age 86, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Eventide in Jamestown, ND.

Jerome was born July 30, 1932 on the family farm near the Sheyenne River in rural Cooperstown, ND the son of Albin and Hazel (Monson) Arneson.  He grew up and attended Greenview country school and Oak Grove...

Dec 6, 2018

Phillip Scott Wallace, age 61, resident of Aneta, ND, formerly of Jamestown, ND, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta, ND.

Scott was the son of Colleen Ione Hanson of McVille, ND.

He is preceded in death by his parents and sister Cathleen Doree.

Interment will...

Nov 30, 2018

Bernice J. Heck, 79, of Tolna, ND passed away Friday, November 30, 2018 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Bernice was born January 26, 1939 near Vang, ND the daughter of Willard and Irene (Danielson) Knutson.  She grew up in the area and graduated from Langdon High School.  After High School, she attended LBI in Illinois. ...

Nov 25, 2018

Marie I. Dougherty, age 101, of Lakota, ND, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.

Marie Irene Allard was born July 7, 1917 at rural Warwick, ND, to Alfred and Lucille (Mannie) Allard.  Her family moved to rural Crary where she attended school, graduating from Crary High School with the class...

Nov 24, 2018

Lois M. Hietala, age 70, resident of Michigan, ND, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018, surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home in Adams, ND.

Lois Mae Wilkison was born September 13, 1948 at Fairview, MT, the daughter of Pete and Louise (Thornton) Wilkison.  She was baptized and confirmed as a member of the Nazarene Church...

Nov 18, 2018

Colleen YoungBear Mosholder, age 87, Hannaford, ND passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND.

Colleen was born on the 19th of June 1931 in Cannonball, Sioux County, ND to Frank and Margaret (RattlingCloud) YoungBear.  Being of Lakota and Dakota heritage, her family resided on the Standing Rock Reservation.  Her ancestry...

Nov 16, 2018

Lavane Gerald Solberg, Age 84, resident of Aneta, ND died Friday, November 16, 2018 at Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta.

Lavane was born August 29, 1934 the son of Oscar L. and Millie (Aaker) Solberg.  He grew up near Aneta and graduated from Aneta High School.  He was baptized and confirmed at East Norway Church, rural...

Oct 24, 2018

Clara L. Frederikson, age 92, resident of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of Petersburg, ND, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Woodside Village in Grand Forks.

Clara Louise Severson was born November 15, 1925 in Adler Township of Nelson County, near Petersburg, ND, the daughter of Einar and Kari (Rusten) Severson.  She was raised on her parent’s farm,...