Obituaries

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...

Apr 6, 2013

Elsie Marie Nielsen, age 74, resident of Jessie, ND passed away Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Cooperstown Medical Center in Cooperstown, ND.

Elsie was born September 3, 1938 in Pembina, ND the daughter of Summer and Pauline (Wandler) Shumaker. She grew up and attended school at St. Mary's in New England, ND. On July 26, 1956 she...

Apr 1, 2013

Charles Blomquist of Edmore ND passed away on Monday, April 1, 2013 at First Care Health Center in Park River, ND at the age of 76.

He was born January 18 in 1937 to Clarence and Florence (Torgerson) Blomquist. He was the eldest of seven children and graduated from Edmore High School in 1954. His beloved siblings...

Mar 31, 2013

Lyle Irving Kallestad was born August 12, 1928, on the family farm near Michigan in Nelson County, North Dakota, to John C. and Minnie (Master) Kallestad. He was baptized at Michigan Lutheran Church and attended Williams Consolidated School. He graduated from Michigan High School in 1946 and in September was inducted into the US Army. He was assigned to...

Mar 30, 2013

James M. Swingdoff, age 68, resident of Lakota, ND, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, March 30, 2013.

James Mathew Swingdoff was born August 2, 1944 at Devils Lake, ND, the son of Leroy and Angeline (Hengel) Swingdoff. He was raised on his parents farm near Brocket. When his father died in 1956, the family moved...

Mar 28, 2013

Mavis Eileen Klosner, age 58, resident of Sharon, ND passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at her home in Sharon.

Mavis was born July 6, 1954 in Sharon, ND the daughter of Bertram and Pearl (Jacobson) Dronen. She grew up and was educated in Finley, ND before moving to Lexington, MN where she graduated Centennial High School...

Mar 18, 2013

Gerald M. Lorentzson, age 83, resident of Binford, ND passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at the Cooperstown Medical Center in Cooperstown, ND.

Gerald was born September 24, 1929 in Berlin, ND the son of M.O. (Larry) and Gladys Lorentzson. In Jerry's life he accomplished much as a Navy Corpsman, trained with the medical school as a...

Mar 14, 2013

Daniel "Doc" Oien Sr., 89, of Binford, ND, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 surrounded by his family at Nelson County Health System-Care Center in McVille, ND.

Daniel was born September 26, 1923 near Binford, ND to Fredrick and Olive (Gilbertson) Oien. He graduated from Binford Public School. He married Ione Leean on December 10, 1948 at the...

Mar 14, 2013

Chester Bjornson, 84, Binford, ND passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013 at the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown N.D.

Chester Allen Bjornson was born July 14, 1928, the son of Albert and Amanda (Asmus)

Bjornson at the family farmhouse in Rosendal Township, rural Griggs County. He attended school in the area. On June 30, 1954,...

Mar 13, 2013

Alpha Mae Aaser, 90, of McVille, ND, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Nelson County Health System-Care Center in McVille.

Alpha was born June 6, 1922 near Pekin, ND the daughter of Adolph and Anna Marie (Thompson) Lysne. She grew up at the family farm south of McVille. Alpha graduated from Pekin High School and worked for...

Mar 13, 2013

Dorothy J. Kuck, age 85, resident of rural Lakota, ND, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at her home near Lakota.

Dorothy Jean Keitzman was born November 6, 1927 in Lakota, ND to Bernice Schaible and Byron Keitzman. In 1932, Dorothy moved to the farm south of Lakota with her parents. In 1942, she was forced to quit...

Mar 11, 2013

Myrna Doreen Serr passed away peacefully with her devoted family by her side under the care of Lund Home Hospice of the Valley in Gilbert, AZ on March 11 th .

Myrna was born March 1 st , 1944 to the parents of Delos and Mildred (Kulseth) Whitman in McVille, ND. She attended college at Mayville State....

Mar 10, 2013

Rudolph Hans "Rudy" Sandeen, 63, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Aneta, ND, died suddenly on March 10, 2013 in his home in Fargo.

Rudy was born June 16, 1949, son of Vernor and Ruth (Johnson) Sandeen at Northwood, ND. He grew up in Aneta and graduated high school there. On December 27, 1980 he was united in...

Mar 6, 2013

Ruby Munson was born on May 15, 1924 to John and Gertie Tufte and passed away at Woodside Village in Grand Forks, North Dakota on March 6th, 2013. Ruby grew up on a farm in Clara Township and attended Cleveland School south of Brocket, North Dakota, graduating from Lakota High School in 1943. She worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone...

Mar 2, 2013

Marlen James Berdahl, 85, of Bismarck, ND, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Missouri Slope Nursing Home surrounded by loving family members. He was born in Michigan, ND on December 15, 1927 to Emil and Lydia (Fontaine) Berdahl. Marlen was raised on a farm in rural Michigan and attended rural school. He joined the National Guard and served for...

Mar 2, 2013

Lona M. Rossi, age 96, resident of rural Michigan , ND, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille, ND.

Lona May Whitehead was born March 22, 1916 at Brownville, Maine, the daughter of Harold and Muriel (Parker Bailey) Whitehead. She was raised there until she moved to England with...