Obituaries

Jul 8, 2013

Howard L. Pearson, 82, of Binford, ND passed away Monday, July 8, 2013 at the Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta, ND, following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease.

Howard Lawrence Pearson was born on December 30, 1930 near McVille, ND to Hobart and Anna (Pella) Pearson. He grew up and attended school in Binford, graduating in...

Jul 2, 2013

Wayne A. Luehring, age 76, resident of Lakota, ND, died Tuesday, July 2, 2013 at the Kindred Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Wayne Allen Luehring was born May 26, 1937 in Bottineau, ND, the son of Fred and Alma (Klipp) Luehring. He was raised there until the age of 7 when his family moved to Tolna, ND, where...

Jun 23, 2013

William "Bill" Schultz, age 63, resident of Lakota, ND, died Sunday, June 23, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.

William Harold Schultz was born October 1, 1949 at Devils Lake, ND , the son of Ellis and Hannah (Dahl) Schultz. He was raised and educated in Michigan, ND, graduating from Michigan High School in 1967. Bill worked...

Jun 6, 2013

James J. Herda, age 92, resident of Lakota, ND, died Thursday, June 6, 2013 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

James Joseph Herda was born September 26, 1920 in Sauter Township of Walsh County, ND, the son of Albert and Anna (Klug) Herda. He was raised on his parent's farm and educated in the area, graduating...

May 28, 2013

Kathleen Ovedia Tufte, age 90, resident of Cooperstown, ND, formerly McHenry, ND died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown surrounded by her loving family.

Kathleen was born January 22, 1923 in Glenfield, ND the daughter of David and Olga (Erickson) Engstrom. She grew up and attended school in Glenfield and graduated...

May 23, 2013

Keith M. Ueland, age 60, resident of West Fargo, ND, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Pioneer House Assisted Living, Fargo, ND.

Keith Merton Ueland was born May 21, 1953, in Cooperstown, North Dakota, to Kermit and Lois (Johnson) Ueland. He graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1971. He attended Trinity Western Junior College in British Columbia...

May 23, 2013

James S. "Buzz" Liska, age 69, of Doyon, ND, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Sanford Kindred Care in Fargo, ND.

James was born February 14, 1944 in Lakota, ND, the son of James J. and Selma (Halvorson) Liska. He grew up and attended school in Warwick, ND. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 -...

May 19, 2013

Theodore "Ted" Fossen, age 91, resident of Lakota, ND, formerly of Edmore, ND, died Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota, ND.

Theodore was born March 2, 1922 on his parent's farm in Newland Township, Ramsey County, near Edmore, ND, the son of Gjermund and Inga (Holenbakken) Fossen. He attended country school near...

May 15, 2013

Virginia M. Leino Staver, 85, of Lawton, ND, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the Denver Sunset Home in Denver, IA.

Virginia was born May 16, 1927 near Brocket, ND. She married John Staver on June 1, 1944 in Devils Lake, ND. Together they farmed the Staver family farm near Lawton for many years....

May 14, 2013

Margaret Skjervem, age 87, resident of Lakota, ND, formerly of Whitman, ND, died Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.

Margaret Genieve Anderson was born April 5, 1926 in Michigan, ND, the daughter of Christian and Anna (Gustafson) Anderson. She was raised on her parents' farm. Margaret attended a rural elementary school and...

May 14, 2013

Arthur LeRoy Talle, age 92, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away with family by his side on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown, ND.

Arthur was born February 24, 1921 in Sutton, ND the son of Isaac and Susie (Christianson) Talle. He grew up and was educated in Sutton. He entered the United States...

May 9, 2013

Berniece Elizabeth Alley, age 76 of Cooperstown, ND, formerly Glenfield, ND passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND with family by her side.

Berniece was born in Cooperstown on May 14, 1936 to Oscar and Amanda (Fadness) Hogie. She grew up and attended school in Cooperstown, graduating Cooperstown High School. She was...

Apr 30, 2013

Margaret J. Kubat, age 89, resident of Lakota, ND, formerly of rural Lawton, ND, died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota, ND.

Margaret Josephine Pich was born March 30, 1924 in Kingsland, Saskatchewan, Canada, the daughter of Louis and Albina (Vasichek) Pich. She was raised and attended school in Canada. She moved...

Apr 25, 2013

Lawrence A. Tweed, 89, of Tolna, ND passed away April 25, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was surrounded by his loved ones.

Lawrence was born in McVille, ND on April 30, 1923 to Joseph and Marie (Gudmundson) Tweed, and grew up on a farm near Tolna, ND. He attended high school at Oak...

Apr 21, 2013

Lillie Marie Askew Gronaas, age 88, McVille, ND, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Nelson County Health System - Hospital in McVille after a brief illness.

Lillie was born in Kenefic, OK on Sept 26, 1924 to William Perry Askew and Anna Kate Askew. She was raised and graduated from high school in Chowchilla, CA. Lillie...

Apr 15, 2013

Duane A. Kjorsvik, age 65, resident of Michigan, ND, died Monday, April 15, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Center in Larimore, ND.

Duane Allen Kjorsvik was born December 3, 1947 in McVille, ND, the son of Lorentz and Selma (Northagen) Kjorsvik. He was raised on the family farm near Michigan, attended the Melrose Township School, and the...

Apr 14, 2013

Olga Knudson, age 91, resident of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of McVille, ND, died Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks, ND.

Olga L. Jerstad was born February 24, 1922, in rural Finley, ND to Edward and Marie (Linderud) Jerstad. The family moved to Fargo when she was two, where she graduated from...

Apr 13, 2013

Paul Lee, age 64, resident of Aneta, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Paul was born November 13, 1948 in Sharon, ND the son of Julius and Tilda (Franklin) Lee. He grew up in Aneta and graduated from Aneta High School in 1966 where he was active in sports. He attended...

Apr 12, 2013

Inez Luverne Asmus, age 89 of Binford, ND passed away Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND.

Inez was born July 8, 1923 on a farm near Binford to Nels and Annette (Pederson) Halvorson. She attended school at West Prairie Country School and completed her education attending and graduating from Binford...

Apr 7, 2013

James F. Ryba, age 83, of rural Lankin, ND, passed away at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, due to a brain hemorrhage on Saturday, April 7, 2012 surrounded by his family. He was born October 19, 1928 to James and Mary (Polak) Ryba in Perth Township, western Walsh County, and lived on the farm until his death. He...