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Duane Dahl

Duane Dahl

Nov 5, 2013

Duane E. Dahl, age 88, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Tuesday morning, November 5, 2013 at his home in Cooperstown.

Duane was born on May 27, 1925 in Binford, ND, the first child born to Edwin and Carrie (Plummer) Dahl. He grew up on the family farm near Binford and attended rural school before graduating from...

Melvin Ryba

Melvin Ryba

Oct 28, 2013

Melvin Ryba, age 88, resident of McVille, ND, formerly of Whitman, ND died Monday, October 28, 2013 at Nelson County Health System - Care Center in McVille.

Melvin was born August 14, 1925 near Lawton, ND the son of Frank and Mary (Kasal) Ryba, and grew up on the family farm. He married Mildred Rysavy on June...

Mabel Shirek

Mabel Shirek

Oct 27, 2013

Mabel M. Shirek, age 95, resident of Lakota, ND, died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake, ND.

Mabel Marie Herda was born February 26, 1918 on her parent's farm in Sauter Township of Walsh County, ND, the daughter of Albert and Annie (Klug) Herda. She was raised there, attended the Sauter Township School, and helped...

Esther Erickson

Esther Erickson

Oct 25, 2013

Esther Ailee Erickson, age 93, formerly Michigan, ND, died Friday October 25, 2013 at Elim Care Center in Fargo, ND. Esther was born July 26, 1920 in Lakota, ND to Henry and Emma Leikas. After graduating from Michigan High School, she married Rolf Erickson on September 28, 1940. Together they raised 3 children and farmed 2 miles East of...

Larry Christian

Larry Christian

Oct 18, 2013

Larry Christian, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Friday, October 18, 2013 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Arrangements at a later date.

Lillian May Paulson

Lillian May Paulson

Oct 18, 2013

Lillian May Paulson, age 96, resident of McVille , ND passed away Friday, October 18, 2013 at the Nelson County Health System - Care Center in McVille.

Lillian was born May 10, 1917 on the family farm to Guy O. and Maria (Lundsten) Trostad. She grew up and attended the Olson country school in Griggs...

Warren Westensee

Warren Westensee

Oct 6, 2013

Warren W. Westensee, age 91, resident of Lakota, ND, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.

Warren was born August 31, 1922 in Ramsey County, ND, the son of Herbert and Laura (Johnson) Westensee. He was raised on his parents farm and attended school in Bartlett, ND. He enlisted in the U.S. Army...

Karen Sundeen

Karen Sundeen

Oct 5, 2013

Karen Sundeen, age 73, resident of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of Lakota, ND, died Saturday, October 5, 2013 at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Phoenix .

Karen Kleven was born March 25, 1940 at Lakota, the daughter of Elmer and Madelyn (Peterson) Kleven. She was raised and educated there, attending the Lakota Public School. She worked at the American Legion...

Mildred F. Smaaland

Mildred F. Smaaland

Oct 4, 2013

Mildred F. Smaaland, age 82, resident of Aneta, ND, died peacefully at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, on Friday, October 4, 2013 under the care of Altru Hospice.

Mildred Frances Olson was born May 29, 1931 at the McVille Hospital to Oscar and Thelma (Trostad) Olson of Kloten. She grew up on a farm near Kloten....

Vernice Schothorst

Vernice Schothorst

Sep 29, 2013

Vernice Schothorst, age 91, of McVille , ND passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013 at Nelson County Health System - Care Center in McVille.

Vernice was born July3, 1922 at Michigan, ND, the daughter of Verner and Olga (Ruud) Olson. She grew up on a farm in Center Township, and attended school in McVille. She attended Aakers...

Mary Jane Sears

Mary Jane Sears

Sep 28, 2013

Mary Jane Sears, age 89, resident of Aneta, ND passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta, ND.

Mary Jane was born on July 8, 1924 to Joseph & Anna (Fiebiger) Zimprich on the family farm 6 miles southwest of Aneta. She was baptized & confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church...

Janice Lorentzson

Janice Lorentzson

Sep 23, 2013

Janice 'Jan' Lorentzson of Fort Collins passed away September 23, 2013 at Lemay Avenue Health and Rehabilitation.

Jan was born December 4, 1933 in Martell, Wisconsin to Manley and Myrtle Griffey. She moved to Binford, North Dakota, in 1944, to live with her Aunt and Uncle where she later graduated from Binford High School in 1951. She...

Beverly Nelson

Beverly Nelson

Sep 21, 2013

Beverly J. Nelson, age 78, of Brocket, ND, died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks ND.

Bev, born June 13, 1935, was the daughter of Alvin Anderson and Hazel (Mennie) Anderson Bragg. She graduated from Devils Lake Central High School in 1953. In 1957, she married Rudolph (Rudy) Nelson, and they farmed for...

Duane Schindele

Duane Schindele

Sep 18, 2013

Duane Eugene Schindele, 89, life long resident of rural Tolna, ND, died September 18, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake, ND.

Duane was the only child born to Peter and Elsie (Pederson) Schindele on August 27, 1924 on the home farmstead north of Tolna. He attended early schooling in the Leval Township school house, graduating from Tolna High...

Sylvia Rude

Sylvia Rude

Sep 10, 2013

Sylvia Rude, age 87, of McVille, ND, formerly Tolna, ND, died Tuesday, September 10, 2013 at the Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille, ND.

Sylvia was born September 13, 1925 at home near Devils Lake, ND to Matt and Signe (Elgin) Moen. She was baptized at Norway Lutheran Church near Devils Lake on November 25,...

Sven Gjesdal

Sven Gjesdal

Sep 10, 2013

Sven Orlando Gjesdal, a.k.a. Dad, George, Dump-Dump, and Grandpa O, lived every day with gusto, following his mantra: "always try to better yourself". He died Tuesday, September 10 with his family by his side.

Orlando was born October 6, 1928, in Highland Township near Nekoma, ND, to Norwegian immigrants Sven Ole and Kristi (Rystad) Gjesdal. He was very...

Evelyn Fougner

Evelyn Fougner

Sep 8, 2013

Evelyn Fougner, 91, of Aneta, ND died Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta.

Evelyn was born June 5, 1922 in Grand Forks County to Conrad and Caroline (Lee) Jacobson. She was baptized and confirmed at Logan Church, rural Aneta. Evelyn married Milferd Fougner June 27, 1946 at Sundahl Lutheran Church in Aneta....

Ruth & Gene Trautman Service

Ruth & Gene Trautman Service

Aug 31, 2013

Ruth Trautman, age 92, of Cooperstown, ND passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown. Eugene Trautman, age 92, of Cooperstown, ND passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown.

Ruth was born January 25, 1920 the daughter of Herbert A. and Effie (Briggs) Norton....

Lillian Woldt

Lillian Woldt

Aug 29, 2013

Lillian Woldt, age 94, resident of McVille, ND passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille, ND.

Lillian was born October 25, 1918 in Raub, ND the daughter of Oscar and Josephine (Christenson) Woldt. She grew up and attended country school near McVille and received her high school equivalent...

Howard L. Parac.

Howard L. Parac.

Aug 27, 2013

Howard L. Paré, age 87, resident of Devils Lake, ND, formerly of Tolna, ND, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2013 at Heartland Care Center in Devils Lake, ND.

Howard Leroy Paré was born to Alphonse and Gertrude (Thelan) Paré on August 4, 1926 in Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake. He attended grade school at Minco School #1 and graduated...

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