Obituaries

Dec 18, 2012

Selma Kadry, 95, formerly of Binford, ND, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012, at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND. Selma was born March 27, 1917, at Crystal Springs, ND, to Albert and Frieda (Hust) Hadey. She grew up and attended school at Ross, ND. On November 23, 1933, she married Abdo M Kadry at Valley City,...

Dec 17, 2012

Stephan Arlien, age 70, resident of Aneta, ND died Monday, December 17, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Stephan was born July 3, 1942 in McVille, ND the son of Alf and Edith (Carlson) Arlien. He grew up and attended country school near Pekin, ND. Stephan married Glenna Fuglem March 6, 1965 at Sacred Heart...

Dec 15, 2012

Mary A. Anderson, age 91, resident of Lakota, ND, formerly of Michigan, ND, died Saturday, December 15, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota.

Mary Ann Reineke was born April 14, 1921 at Beardsley, MN, the daughter of John Sr. and Emma (Holtz) Reineke. As a young girl, she moved with her family in 1928 to...

Nov 16, 2012

Stuart James Klefstad, age 62, resident of rural Pekin, ND died Friday, November 16, 2012 at the Nelson County Health System - Hospital in McVille, ND.

Stuart was born August 25, 1950 in McVille, ND the son of Arnot and Mercedes (Messner) Klefstad. He grew up and attended school in the Pekin and Tolna area, and graduated...

Nov 15, 2012

Diane E. Johnson, age 59, resident of Lakota, ND, died Thursday, November 15, 2012 at her home in Lakota under the care of her family and hospice.

Diane Elaine Solberg was born May 31, 1953 in Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of James O. and Enid (Bjorge) Solberg. She was raised and educated in Lakota, graduating high...

Nov 11, 2012

Arlene M. Moum, 75, of Grand Forks, ND (formerly McVille, ND) passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2012 at Tufte Manor in Grand Forks.

Arlene was born on January 26, 1937 in Lakota, ND to Alexander and E. Marie (Swendseid) Drake. She lived on a farm outside of Petersburg, ND and then moved to McVille, ND in...

Nov 7, 2012

Frederick J. Ettl, age 92, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Fred was born March 18, 1920 on a farm near Tolna, ND, the son of Josef and Josephine (Retzlaff) Ettl. At a young age, the family moved to a farm south of Lakota where he attended school, graduating from Lakota...

Nov 6, 2012

Clayton Donohue, age 78, resident of Binford, ND died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at the Nelson County Health System - Care Center in McVille, ND.

Clayton was born December 13, 1933 in Nelson County, ND the son of Walter and Lydia (Liska) Donohue. He grew up and attended school in Forde and Dayton Townships. After school he...

Nov 3, 2012

Ernest H. Eberhardt, age 92, resident of Aneta, ND passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.

Ernest was born March 31, 1920 in rural Aneta the son of Otto and Annie (Hillesland) Eberhardt. He grew up and attended country school. On November 20, 1947 he married Verlan Hoggarth. Ernest worked for area...

Oct 21, 2012

Marvin B. Walter Sr., age 88, lifelong farmer from Warwick, ND, died Sunday, October 21, 2012 at the Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille, ND.

Marvin Benjamin Walter was born August 10, 1924 at Chaseley, ND, the son of Cleo and Florence (Rask) Walter. He was educated at Chaseley and Emerick before moving with his...

Oct 16, 2012

Peter Sandbeck, age 85, resident of Aneta, ND died Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Pete was born October 26, 1926 in Ora Township, Aneta, ND the youngest child of Peter and Emma (Gesvold) Sandbeck. Pete attended grade school in Aneta and graduated from Aneta High School in 1944. He enlisted in...

Sep 30, 2012

Milo Carl Christofferson, age 72, resident of Warwick, ND passed away after his battle with emphysema and COPD on Sunday, September 30, 2012 at his rural Warwick farm home under the watchful eyes of his extra special nurses; Allyssa, Kip & Haylee.

Milo was born July 6, 1940 in McVille , ND the son of Orlo and...

Sep 25, 2012

Olga Marina Trotti, age 64, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at her home in Grand Forks, ND, due to natural causes.

Marina was born February 12, 1948 in David, Panama to Gloria Jensen of Edmore, ND, and Carlos Casas Villarreal of Panama. She migrated to the United States in 1959 and settled in Grand Forks with...

Sep 25, 2012

Donald Wayne Edlund, age 52, resident of Aberdeen, WA, formerly Binford, ND passed away September 25, 2012 in Aberdeen, WA.

Donald was born March 29, 1960 in Fargo, ND. He grew up and attended school in Binford. Donald later moved to the state of Washington where he has lived since.

Donald is survived by numerous...

Sep 8, 2012

Jeremy Allen Rader, 40, son of Larry and Pauline Rader of Pekin, ND, was born September 5, 1972 in Devils Lake, ND. He graduated from Tolna High School in 1991 and went to 4 years of tech school for electronics and industrial maintenance. He died from a car accident on September 8, 2012.

He married Keri Borgen...

Sep 5, 2012

Darlene A. "Dolly" Jallo, age 72, resident of Petersburg, ND, passed away Wednesday morning, September 5, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN.

Darlene Ann Yoney was born April 21, 1940 at Michigan, ND, the daughter of William "Bill" and Irene (Peterson) Yoney. She attended Petersburg High School graduating in 1957. Darlene married Marvin L. Jallo...

Aug 15, 2012

David Dennis Young, 65, lost his 20 month battle to colon cancer on 15 August, 2012. He was courageous to the end, surrounded by loving friends and his wife Penny. His tenacity and will to live will inspire all those that loved him. His smile and laughter will be his lasting gift. Our lives will be quieter, but enriched....

Aug 10, 2012

Gladys Foley, age 92, resident of Fargo, ND died on Friday, August 10, 2012 at Bethany on 42 nd, Fargo, ND under the care of hospice and her family.

Gladys was born on April 12, 1920 at home in Field Township, Nelson County, ND. She was the daughter of Ole and Tillie (Bothen) Granheim. She grew up...

Aug 9, 2012

Dorothy R. Nickerson, age 71, resident of Lawton, ND, died Thursday, August 9, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota, ND.

Dorothy Rae Martin was born November 24, 1940 in Chinook, MT, the daughter of Charles and Marjorie (Robinson) Martin. She was raised in Montana. Dorothy married Earl J. Nickerson on December 31, 1990. They met...

Aug 5, 2012

Iris O. Resendahl, age 84, resident of McVille, ND passed away Sunday, August 5, 2012 at the Nelson County Health System - Care Center in McVille.

Iris was born November 22, 1927 to Nels and Dena (Raaen) Urvand in Pekin, ND. She married Oren P. Resendahl on August 18, 1946 at the Sheyenne Lutheran Church. After their...