Obituaries

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,...

Oct 21, 2018

Martina (Roerick) Franzen, age 84, resident of Lakota, ND, was taken home to be with her heavenly Father on October 21, 2018.  She was born November 13, 1933 in Rugby, ND to Michael and Dorothy (Hager) Roerick (of German/Russian descent).

Marty attended school in Esmond, ND until the 11th grade, where she spoke only German.  When her...

Oct 16, 2018

Dianne E. Hoffman, age 75, resident of Tolna, ND, died Tuesday, October 16 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

Dianne Elizabeth Schmit was born August 7, 1943 in Breckenridge, MN, the daughter of Clarence and Phyllis (Leinen) Schmit.  She was raised on the family farm near Fairmount, ND where she graduated from high school in 1961.  ...

Oct 15, 2018

Fyllis Herbert Burthold was born November 11, 1926 in Osago Township rural Pekin, ND.  He spent his entire life living and farming in Osago Township.  Fyll died Monday, October 15, 2018 at the Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille, ND surrounded by his family.

Fyll attended rural grade school and graduated from Pekin High School...

Oct 12, 2018

Daryl M. Strong of Devils Lake, ND, departed this life after 88 years on Friday, October 12, 2018, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.

Daryl was born in Walhalla, ND, on June 11, 1930, to Joshua Alexander (J.A.) and Florence (Best) Strong.  He graduated from Park River Agricultural High School in 1948 and from North Dakota State...

Oct 7, 2018

Norma Alice Ivesdal, 96 of Edmore, North Dakota, went to her heavenly home on Sunday, October 7, 2018.  Born on July 5, 1922 to Cole and Nora (Hove) Rice on their farmstead near Edmore. Norma received her early education at the Newland Township and Edmore Schools.  She attended Mayville State Teachers College and taught school in Billings Township (Cavalier...

Oct 6, 2018

LaMar D. Anderson, age 70, resident of Edmore, ND, died Saturday, October 6, 2018 at his home near Edmore, ND.

LaMar Darrel Anderson was born May 1, 1948 at Hallock, MN, the son of Harry W. and Clara (Roppel) Anderson.  After his birth, the family moved to a farm near Edmore, ND.  He was baptized at the...

Oct 5, 2018

Edith E. Larson, age 97, resident of Lakota, ND, formerly of Michigan, ND, died Friday, October 5, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.

Edith Evelyn Sandlan was born June 21, 1921 at Piney, Manitoba, the daughter of Henry and Inga (Torkelson) Sandlan.  As a young girl her family moved to a farm near Edmore, ND. ...

Sep 17, 2018

Bryce Wayne Hoime was born August 30, 1953 to Edwin and Bonny Lou (Kunkel) Hoime in Devils Lake, ND.  Bryce passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Edmore on Monday, September 17, 2018 at the age of 65.  He was under the care of Altru Hospice after battling melanoma for 3 years.

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Sep 11, 2018

Leslie Thomas Hendrickson died peacefully at his home in rural Lakota, ND on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at age 72.

Les was born September 15, 1945 in Lakota, ND to Archie Hendrickson and Agnes (Orseth) Hendrickson-Wright.  He was raised in rural McVille, ND and graduated from McVille High School in 1963.  He enlisted in the Navy as...

Sep 9, 2018

Harold Ruud, age 84, resident of Michigan, ND died Sunday, September 9, 2018 at the Nelson County Health System Hospital in McVille.

Harold was born June 18, 1934, the son of Henry and Emma (Swenseth) Ruud of Mapes, ND.  He attended country school, Center #1 through 8th grade, and continued to stay on the farm and help...