Obituaries

Apr 22, 2016

Duane “Dewey” Oppegaard, age 80, resident of Michigan, ND, died Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota, ND.

Alexander Duane Oppegaard was born October 4, 1935 near Erskine, MN, the son of Palmer and Bertha (Sannes) Oppegaard. He was raised in the area and graduated from McIntosh High School in 1954. He moved...

Apr 19, 2016

Jerry T. Westby, age 76, resident of Binford, ND passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.

Jerry was born April 1, 1940 in Huron, SD the son of Thomas and Fern (Bales) Westby. He graduated high school in St. Lawrence, SD. On May 31, 1963 he married Verna Gaudig in Miller,...

Apr 2, 2016

Verdun L. "Verdie" Burkland, age 90, resident of Lakota, ND, died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society.

Verdun Lavon "Verdie" Burkland was born February 27, 1926 in McVille, ND the son of Oscar and Sarah (Berg) Burkland. He was raised on the family farm at Stump Lake, Wamduska Township in Nelson County. Verdie married...

Apr 2, 2016

Chloe Larie Edwards of Mayville, ND passed away April 2, 2016 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.

Chloe is the daughter of Brandy and Adam Edwards. She came into the world already being in the hands of the Lord when she arrived after 20 weeks at 10 A½ inches long and 11.4 ounces.

Chloe is...

Mar 19, 2016

Thomas L. Riely, age 67, resident of rural Petersburg, ND died Saturday, March 19, 2016 at his home.

Thomas LeRoy Riely was born July 22, 1948 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Willis and Alice (Byrne) Riely. He graduated from Unity High School in 1966 and served in the U.S. Navy off the coast of Vietnam....

Mar 9, 2016

Violet Dahl, 93, resident of Cooperstown, ND died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND.

Violet Perchert was born April 20, 1922 near Cooperstown, ND to August and Clara (Buxegard) Perchert. Violet married Duane E. Dahl on August 19, 1945 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cooperstown, ND. The couple made their...

Feb 29, 2016

Milo W. Elgin, 91, Grand Forks and formerly of Michigan, ND, passed away February 29, 2016, at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.

Milo Wilfred Elgin was born to Oscar and Anna (Arneson) Elgin September 27, 1924 south of McVille, ND. He was baptized at the Norway Lutheran Church. He was confirmed in 1938 at Michigan Lutheran...

Feb 28, 2016

Bernard Zimprich, 94, of rural Jessie, ND died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND.

Bernard was born December 29, 1921 on the family farm near Jessie, ND to Frank and Clara (Pfeifer) Zimprich. He grew up in Tyrol Township where he attended rural school. He met the love of his life,...

Feb 22, 2016

Wayne L. Short, age 78, of Aneta, ND, was called home Monday, February 22, 2016 at Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille, ND.

Wayne was born June 10, 1937 in Winston County, AL to Luke and Vassie (Weldon) Short. He was the fifth of seven children. Wayne grew up in Bessemer, AL and attended McNeil...

Feb 19, 2016

Gary Martin Brueckner, age 56, of Niagara, ND, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by his loving family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Gary was born September 19, 1959 in Grand Forks. His parents brought him to Holy Baptism according to Gods promise on October 4, 1959...

Feb 14, 2016

Gertrude “Gert” Carlson Molmen passed away on Valentine’s Day 2016 at Nelson County Health System Care Center with her husband and sweetheart, Jim Molmen, by her side.

She was born Gertrude Louisa Matz to Louisa and Henry Matz in Goodhue, MN on October 22, 1920. Her family later moved to Frederick, Wisconsin where she grew up on...

Feb 5, 2016

Esther G. Schuh, age 92, resident of Lakota, ND, died on her birthday, Friday, February 5, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake, ND.

Esther Georgia Horysh was born February 5, 1924 the daughter of Joseph and Cecelia “Cella” (Kalash) Horysh in rural Lankin, ND. She received her education through rural schools and graduated from Lakota High...

Jan 30, 2016

Harold John Bergquist passed away on January 30, 2016 at the Lakota Good Samaritan Center following a lengthy illness.

Harold was born in Dewey Township of Walsh County, ND, October 23, 1934, the eldest son of Harry and Alma (Braaten) Bergquist. He was baptized and confirmed at Aadalen Lutheran Church, rural Fairdale.

Harold completed his...

Jan 28, 2016

Libby Marie Bina, age 97, formerly of Michigan, ND, died Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota, ND.

Libby was born August 5, 1918 in Sauter Township of Walsh County, ND, the daughter of Vendal and Mary (Matejcek) Skalicky. She was raised on her parent’s farm and attended the Sauter School through the...

Jan 27, 2016

Marge E. Peterson, age 84, resident of Lakota, ND, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Marge Ellen Bailey was born at Hillsboro, ND, on December 17, 1931. She graduated from high school in Halstad, MN in 1950 and in 1951 she began attending Mayville State Teachers College. Marge married Robert J....

Jan 22, 2016

Norman Cecil Tweet, age 91, of Aneta, ND, died Friday, January 22, 2016 at Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta.

Norman was born August 14, 1924 in rural Larson, ND, the son of Theodore Tweet and Anna Sarah Fenster. He attended school in Larson for a number of years, graduating from Columbus ND High School...

Jan 18, 2016

Dale Wesley Quanbeck, age 84, of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of McVille, ND, died Monday, January 18, 2016 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks.

Dale was born July 3, 1931 in McVille, ND and grew up along the Sheyenne River Valley. After graduating from McVille High School in 1949, he attended Augsburg College in Minneapolis. In 1953 he...

Jan 17, 2016

Ruth N. Skjerseth, age 84, resident of Lakota, ND, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.

Ruth Naomi Eliason was born September 27, 1931 in McVille, ND, the daughter of Soren and Bella (Frederikson) Eliason. She was raised in Pekin, ND, was baptized & confirmed at Pekin Lutheran Church. She graduated from...

Jan 10, 2016

Dolores L. Uriell, age 94, resident of Lakota, ND, died Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake, ND.

Dolores Louise Vettel was born September 26, 1921 in Caledonia, ND, the daughter of John and Mary (Mueller) Vettel. She was raised on the family farm near Hillsboro, ND and graduated from Hillsboro High School. Dolores...

Jan 4, 2016

John Martin Leininger, of rural Binford, passed away unexpectedly on January 4, 2016 at home on his farm. He was born in Gary, Indiana on November 27, 1940 to Kenneth and Hazel (Rood) Leininger. The family moved back shortly after to the Binford, ND, area. John graduated from Binford High School in 1958 and from Valley City State College...