Obituaries

Mar 25, 2012

Ralph F. Fiebiger, age 73 of Cooperstown, ND died Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown.

Ralph was born January 26, 1939 to Hugo & Mathilda (Steidl) Fiebiger in Cooperstown, ND. Ralph attended grade school in Cooperstown through 8th grade and later got his GED. Ralph enlisted in the Army and served...

Mar 17, 2012

Albert F. Moilanen, age 91, resident of Brocket, ND, passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society of Lakota, ND.

Albert Frank Moilanen was born June 2, 1920 on the family farm, southwest of Brocket. He was the 7 th of 13 children born to Frank and Jennie (Huotari) Moilanen. He attended Hope...

Mar 8, 2012

Arlene Zacha, age 87, resident of Lakota, ND, formerly of rural Michigan, ND, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Center in Lakota.

Arlene was born December 9, 1924 on her parents farm near Lankin, ND, the daughter of Thomas and Pauline (Maresh) Hodny. She was raised on the farm and attended country school in...

Mar 7, 2012

Ruth Walcker, age 83, resident of Mayville, ND formerly Finley, ND passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.

Ruth Regina Klain was born September 12, 1928 on the family farm near Turtle Lake, ND the daughter of Ferdinand and Marie (Siedler) Klain. She was raised and attended rural school in...

Mar 5, 2012

LouVerne "Betty" Beatty, age 87, resident of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of Lakota, ND, died Monday, March 5, 2012 at Woodside Village in Grand Forks.

Betty LouVerne Beatty was born April 12, 1924 at Lakota, ND, the daughter of James Cecil and Jessie (Langton) Beatty. She graduated from Lakota High School in 1942 and spent most of...

Mar 4, 2012

Susan D. Olson, age 69, resident of Brocket, ND, died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society Lakota.

Susan Diane Karna was born February 10, 1943 at Michigan, ND, the daughter of Oscar and Eleanora (Hokanson) Karna. She was raised and attended school in Lakota. Susan married Gordon Olson on April 8, 1960 at Lakota....

Feb 28, 2012

Maxine Louise (Fahey) Anseth, age 90, resident of Lakota, ND, died at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks on Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

Maxine was born September 28, 1921 in Lakota to Jim and Eva (Simons) Fahey. She grew up on the family farm 3 miles north of Lakota, and Graduated from the Lakota High School in 1940....

Feb 25, 2012

Cheryl Ann (Geiger) Pratt, age 54, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Fairview Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN.

Cheryl was born January 20, 1958 in Grand Forks, ND to Ervin and Joan (Peterson) Laber. She was later adopted by Leo and Dorothy Geiger. Cheryl grew up and was educated in Binford,...

Feb 23, 2012

Ervin I. Anderson, age 86, resident of Lakota, ND, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his home in Lakota.

Ervin Ingolf Anderson was born September 16, 1925 at Mapes, ND, the son of Axel and Thora (Erickson) Anderson. He attended country schools in the Williams Township area. Ervin married Lydia Sitar on January 19, 1945 in Michigan,...

Feb 23, 2012

Rita Claire Arlien was born on April 15, 1937, at the McVille Community Hospital to Alf Arlien and Edith Carlson Arlien. She received her first communion on June 18, 1944, at St. Mary's Church at Lakota, ND. She graduated from Pekin High School in 1954 as valedictorian of her class. Rita married Edward Vincent Zimprich on June 16, 1955,...

Feb 22, 2012

Marion S. Morseth, age 89, resident of Fargo, ND, formerly of Edmore, ND, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo.

Marion Selma Settingsgard was born July 28, 1922 on the family farm in Newland Township near Edmore, ND, the daughter of George and Theoline (Staven) Settingsgard. She was raised on the farm and attended...

Feb 7, 2012

Elaine M. Hejlik, age 68, resident of Lakota, ND, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at her home under the care of her family and hospice.

Elaine Mae Johnson was born March 13, 1943 at Fort Wayne, MI, the daughter of Glenn and Eldora Johnson. She graduated from high school in 1961 at Brookings, OR. In 1964 she...

Feb 4, 2012

Dennis J. Johnson, age 74, resident of Lakota, ND, died Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Lakota Good Samaritan Center.

Dennis Jerome Johnson was born April 3, 1937 at Lakota, the son of Esther and Clarence Tufte. He attended the Cleveland School near Brocket, ND. Dennis and Clarence then worked for a farmer in the Osnabrock area....

Jan 27, 2012

Jay Haugen, age 57, resident of Michigan, ND, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 27, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Alvin G. Haugen Jr. was born August 9, 1954 at Michigan, ND, the son of Alvin G. Sr. and Dorothy (Berdahl) Haugen. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Lawrence O'Toole Catholic Church. He attended...

Jan 16, 2012

James A. Dares, age 80 of McVille, ND died January 16, 2012 at the Altru Health System Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Visitation for James will be held at the Stanley-Iverson Funeral Home of McVille on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. A Luncheon will follow at the McVille Legion.

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Jan 12, 2012

Harlan S. Lund, age 78, of Tolna, ND was born Oct. 16, 1933 in McVille, ND the son of Bjarne and Olga (Jorgenson) Lund. He attended school in rural Nelson County and graduated from Oak Grove Lutheran High School.

Farming was his passion. Harlan farmed alongside his father and eventually took over the family farm. He married...

Jan 9, 2012

Genevieve "Genny" Skytland, age 85, resident of Edmore, ND, died Monday, January 09, 2012 at the Osnabrock Good Samaritan Center in Osnabrock, ND.

Genevieve Virginia Severson was born August 7, 1926 at Edmore, ND, the daughter of Kindred and Myrtle ( Strand ) Severson. She was raised and attended school in Edmore. She was confirmed at Concordia...

Jan 6, 2012

Olive Ivesdal, age 89, of Edmore, ND, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 6 th , 2012 at the Edmore Memorial Rest Home.

Olive Ivesdal (Youde) was born to Albert and Jane Youde of Manchester, England on April 30th, 1922. She attended an all - Girls School and when WWII broke out...

Jan 4, 2012

Esther M. Venske, age 76, of Petersburg, ND, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks, ND.

Esther Mae Eide was born November 1, 1935 near Clifford, ND, the daughter of Elmer and Olga (Kville) Eide. She was raised on the farm and attended a one room country school in the area. Esther married...

Dec 31, 2011

James A. Ivesdal, 96, Edmore, ND, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Home, Osnabrock, ND.

James was born on October 28, 1915, on his parent's farm in Prospect Township near Edmore, North Dakota, to Lars and Martha (Haug) Ivesdal. He attended public school in Edmore and Prospect. He started farming with...