Obituaries

Aug 31, 2015

Loretta Aamodt, age 95, of McVille, ND died Monday, August 31, 2015 at Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille.

Loretta Deehr was born February 1, 1920 the daughter of Henry and Christine (Schindele) Deehr in Tolna, ND. She grew up and attended school in Tolna. After graduation she attended Mayville State Teachers College. Loretta married...

Aug 28, 2015

Mary Jane Capp, age 72, resident of Park River, ND, died Friday, August 28, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in Park River, ND.

Mary Jane was born September 16, 1942 in Cleveland Township of Walsh County, ND, the daughter of Stanley and Anna (Beneda) Capp. She was raised in the area and attended country school near...

Aug 24, 2015

Neil A. Anderson, age 71, resident of West Fargo, ND (most recently Lakota, ND) passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

Neil Andrew Anderson was born September 26, 1943 in Havre, MT and was raised in Brocket, ND as the son of Albert and Louise Moilanen. He attended school in...

Aug 20, 2015

Gordon E. Svercl, age 86, resident of Devils Lake, ND, formerly of rural Brocket, ND, died Thursday, August 20, 2015 while fishing near Devils Lake.

Gordon Eugene Svercl was born June 17, 1929 at Lawton, ND, the son of Joseph A. and Albina M. (Paukert) Svercl. He farmed in the Brocket area all of his life. Gordon...

Aug 16, 2015

Elizabeth A. Berthold, 88, of McVille, ND died Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks, ND.

Elizabeth was born April 14, 1927 in the state of Michigan. Elizabeth married Joe Berthold January 25, 1949 at Montague, MI. After their marriage they lived in Arvilla, ND until moving to McVille in 1951. The couple operated...

Aug 9, 2015

Elaine "Dodie" Sandbeck, age 85, resident of Aneta, ND died Sunday, August 9, 2015 at the Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta.

Dodie was born July 8, 1930 in Northwood, ND the daughter of Melvin and Helma (Sundre) Grina. She grew up and was educated in Northwood, graduating Northwood High School in 1948. After graduation Dodie worked...

Aug 6, 2015

Rodger D. Anderson, age 75, resident of Lakota, ND, died Thursday, August 6, 2015 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family.

Rodger Dean Anderson was born October 30, 1939 at Hallock, MN, the first of six children born to Harry W. and Clara (Roppel) Anderson. The family lived on farms...

Aug 4, 2015

Carl M. Sandager, age 86, of Lakota, ND, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Carl Morton Sandager was born April 8, 1929 in Marshall, MN, the son of Reverend Christian and Clara (Ellingson) Sandager. Carl joined the U.S. Air Force December 31, 1948. He served as an Airman during the Korean...

Jul 27, 2015

Meriel Overby, 87, of Cooperstown, ND, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at the Griggs County Care Center.

Meriel Jewel Haugen was born August 22, 1927, in Honeyford, ND, to Peter and Jessie (Lund) Haugen. She was raised and educated at Honeyford and graduated from Gilby High School. Meriel graduated from Concordia College in 1949,...

Jul 17, 2015

Mable Fahey, 92, of Lakota, ND passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND with family by her side.

Mable was born November 4, 1922 the daughter of Joseph and Mary Schuh in Lakota, ND. She married Gerald Fahey on November 26, 1945. Together they had three children: Gary (Erie) Fahey, Bonnie...

Jul 13, 2015

Betty Jean Wagner Larson, age 80, resident of McVille, ND, died Monday, July 13, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Betty was born April 10, 1935 to Mary (Cole) and Charles Wagner in Richardton, ND. She attended school there and later graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from UND. She went to work in the hospital...

Jul 11, 2015

Eugene Dennis Halvorson, age 90, died in his sleep Friday, January 30, 2015 at home in Redding, CA. Dennis, as he was known to family and friends in North Dakota, was born September 4, 1924 in McVille, ND, to Rudolph Oli and Nora Kathryn Donohue Halvorson. Dennis attended Sheyenne #2 country school and graduated from Tolna High School in...

Jul 8, 2015

George W. Svercl, age 70, resident of rural Brocket, ND, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at the VA Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

George William Svercl was born January 25, 1945 in Lakota, ND, the son of William and Emma (Dolejsi) Svercl. He was raised on his parent’s farm and attended school in the area. George joined...

Jun 22, 2015

Mitchell E. "Mick" Rice, age 61, resident of rural Edmore, ND, died Monday, June 22, 2015 at his home near Edmore.

Mitchell Elliot Rice was born May 21, 1954 in Edmore, ND, the son of James C. and Dolores E. (Stoa) Rice. He was raised on the family farm near Edmore. Mitchell was educated in the Edmore...

Jun 4, 2015

Iona M. Metcalf left this earth to be with the angels above on June 4th, 2015 with her husband and one of her daughters by her side.

She was born October 7th, 1954 in Omaha, Nebraska where she met and married the love of her life, Bob Metcalf. At the time of her departure they were preparing...

May 31, 2015

Kenneth Overby, age 89, resident of Cooperstown, ND, formerly Binford, ND, died Sunday, May 31st, 2015 in the Griggs County Care Center under the care of Hospice.

Kenneth Luverne Overby was born on June 10th, 1925 in Binford, ND to Chris A. Overby and Pearl (Davidson) Overby. Kenneth taught for several years in area country schools. On...

May 27, 2015

Milt Wagness, age 94, resident of Lakota, ND, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at his home in Lakota.

Milton Duane Wagness was born October 28, 1920 in Lakota to Manser and Myrtle (Anderson) Wagness. He graduated from Lakota High School in 1939 and attended the University of North Dakota. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Milt enlisted...

May 25, 2015

Merlin W. Munson was born December 2, 1921 to Malvin & Gladys Munson at Villard, MN. He came to North Dakota with his parents to a farm north of Mapes. His parents later moved to a farm south of Lakota, where he attended grade school in Dodds Township. He graduated from Lakota High School in 1938 and attended Aakers...

May 21, 2015

June Martinson, age 81, resident of Devils Lake, ND, formerly of Edmore, ND, died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN.

June (Nelson) Martinson was born June 5, 1933 in Illinois Township, Nelson County, ND. She is the sixth child of John M. Nelson and Besse (Bjorge) Nelson. She attended school at Illinois...

May 13, 2015

Marlys Gwendolyn Hjelseth left this earth and entered the gates of heaven on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Marlys was born in McVille, ND on July 28, 1922 to James and Jennie (Beringer) McDougall, and was the oldest of seven children. She graduated from McVille High School in 1940. On January 22, 1944 she married Arnold Hjelseth in Gainesville, TX...