Remembering Loved Ones
Gordon E. D. Olson
Jul 30, 2016
Gordon E.D. Olson, age 80, resident of Brocket, ND, died Saturday, July 30, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Gordon Earl Delane Olson was born July 28, 1936 in Enterprise Township of Nelson County, ND, the son of Charles and Anna (Arvola) Olson. He attended elementary school in Pelto and Lakota, then attended high school...
Howard Miller
Jul 16, 2016
Howard Miller, 95 of Thief River Falls, MN formerly of Aneta, ND died peacefully on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Valley Home in Thief River Falls, MN.
Howard Reuben Miller was born on April 9, 1921 on the family farm south of McVille, ND to Emil and Anna (Knudson) Miller. He attended school at Pilot Mound School...
Jeri Manke
Jul 15, 2016
Jeri L. Manke, age 66, resident of McVille, ND died on Friday, July 15, 2016 at the Nelson County Health System Care Center.
Jeri Lynn (Danaldson) Hancock was born on January 2, 1950 in Chehalis, WA. She is the daughter of Harvey and Susan (Lund) Donaldson. Jeri attended school in Chehalis. She was a great cook at...
Eleanor K. Olson
Jul 15, 2016
Eleanor K. Olson, age 91, resident of Aneta, North Dakota died on Friday, July 15, 2016 at the Aneta Parkview Health Center.
Eleanor Kathleen Kragtorp was born on July 27, 1924, in McVille, ND, the daughter of Andrew and Charlotte (Olsgaard) Kragtorp. She grew up and was educated in Field Township. Eleanor married Alfred Olson on October...
Thelma J. Haabak
Jul 9, 2016
Thelma Jane Haabak, age 87, of McVille, ND died on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Nelson County Hospital in McVille.
Thelma was born to John and Rosa (Haugen) Odde on June 4, 1929 in McVille, ND. She attended McVille Public School and was confirmed at McVille Lutheran Church. Thelma married Leland Haabak on June 19, 1949. The...
Eugene L. Reep
Jul 2, 2016
Eugene L. Reep, age 77, of Michigan, ND died Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Gene was born April 1, 1939 in Michigan, ND the son of Syver Reep and Clara (Paulson) Kallestad. He attended school at Williams Township and Michigan, graduating in 1958. After high school he enlisted into the Army...
Robert "Bob" Voss
Jul 1, 2016
Robert “Bob” K. Voss died surrounded by his family on July 1, 2016, at Elim Care Center in Fargo, ND. He was the youngest of five children born to Mary (Bunze) and August Voss on December 14, 1921 in rural Wilkin County, MN.
Bob attended country school and worked on the family farm until enlisting in the...
Genevieve Zimprich
Jun 28, 2016
Genevieve "Gen" Zimprich, 94, of Cooperstown, ND, formally of rural Jessie, ND, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND.
Genevieve Marion Boisjolie was born May 18, 1922 on a farm near Sutton, ND to Adolph and Olive (Denis) Boisjolie. She attended Kingsley school in Griggs County and graduated from Sutton High...
James Thomas Shirek
Jun 25, 2016
James Thomas Shirek, age 89, of Lakota, ND, died Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake, ND.
James was born October 6, 1926 the son of James H. and Elizabeth (Kosobud) Shirek. He grew up in Perth Township, Walsh County, ND and attended Lambert #73 Country School. After school he went to work farming...
Carol Mae Flaagan
Jun 24, 2016
Carol Mae Flaagan, age 81, of Tolna, ND died Friday, June 24, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Carol was born May 14, 1935 the daughter of Norman and Hilma (Johnson) Johnson. She grew up in the Tolna area and graduated from Tolna High School in 1953. Carol married Dale Flaagan on April 7, 1954...
Marvin P. Hildre
Jun 22, 2016
Marvin Peter Hildre, age 98, of McVille, ND passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Bethany on University in Fargo, ND.
Marvin was born April 6, 1918 in Petersburg, ND the son of Martin and Margaret (Asbjornson) Hildre. He grew up and attended school in Petersburg, graduating from Petersburg High School in 1936. Marvin was sent to...
Kenneth D. Ellingson
Jun 11, 2016
Kenneth D. Ellingson, age 48, resident of Orr, ND, formerly of Lankin, ND, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
Kenneth Duane Ellingson born September 7, 1967 in Bremerton, WA, the son of Stan and Lois (Amundson) Ellingson. The family moved to North Dakota and Kenneth was raised in the Grand Forks area, where he attended school....
Phillip J. Pesek
Jun 8, 2016
Phillip J. Pesek, age 88, resident of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of rural Lawton, ND, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at his home in Grand Forks, ND.
Phillip John Pesek was born November 5, 1927 the son of John and Adella (Pouzar) Pesek of Lawton, ND. He lived and worked on the family farm until 2005 when...
Jim D. Smaaland
Jun 2, 2016
James “Jim” Davis Smaaland, age 62, of Aneta, ND, passed peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, June 2, 2016.
Jim was born November 14, 1953 in McVille, ND, the son of Maynard and Mildred (Olson) Smaaland. He grew up in the Aneta area and graduated from Aneta High School in 1971. After...
Gordon J. Glimsdal
May 25, 2016
Gordon John Glimsdal, age 91, resident of Northwood, ND, formerly of Aneta, ND, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Northwood.
Gordon was born on March 21, 1925 in Binford, ND, the son of Lars and Malla (Paulsrud) Glimsdal. Gordon married June Franson on November 16, 1975 in Kloten,...
Elmer Bakke
May 22, 2016
Elmer Bakke, age 91, of McVille, ND died Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille.
Elmer was born February 1, 1925 in McVille, ND the son of Elmer A. and Tilda (Bue) Bakke. He attended Norway #2 country school near McVille through 8th grade, and then began farming with his father....
Deloris Enstad
May 17, 2016
Deloris Enstad passed away at her home south of Pekin, ND on May 17, 2016 at the age of 87.
She was born Deloris Kathleen Simonson on August 3, 1928 in Pekin, ND. She was baptized and confirmed in the Pekin Lutheran Church. She graduated from Pekin High School in 1946 and then attended Mayville Teachers College....
Donna J. Settingsgard
May 16, 2016
Donna J. Settingsgard, age 84, resident of Park River, ND, formerly of Edmore, ND, died Monday, May 16, 2016 at First Care Health Center in Park River, ND.
Donna Joyce Preston was born July 23, 1931 at Langdon, ND, the daughter of Omer and Eva (Wilcox) Preston. She lived at Fairdale, ND, attended school there and cared...
Norman T. Forde
May 3, 2016
Norman Toralph Forde passed away peacefully on May 3, 2016 at the Nelson County Care Center in McVille, ND. Norman was 102 years old.
Norman was born on April 14, 1914 in Forde Township to Obert and Gertrud (Hensrud) Forde. Norman lived on a farm south of Tolna, ND along with his 3 brothers and sister. Grandma...
Corlyn Bayman
Apr 22, 2016
Corlyn Maedella (Haugen) Bayman, age 84, Finley, ND passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at Bethany Gables in Fargo, ND.
Corlyn was born June 8, 1931 in Sharon, ND the daughter of John and Molly (Bakken) Haugen. She graduated from Sharon High School and Mayville Teachers College. She taught in rural schools near Hillsboro and Sharon. On...
