Obituaries

Aug 20, 2011

Syvilia Mabel Sutton, age 95, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Saturday, August 20, 2011 at the Cooperstown Medical Center - Nursing Home.

Syvilia was born on June 17, 1916 in Pilot Mound Township the seventh child of Harris and Clara (Olson) Aslakson. She grew up and attended school in Cooperstown, graduating in 1934. Syvilia worked for...

Aug 15, 2011

Bernice Rebecca Larson, age 98 of Cooperstown, ND passed away Monday, August 15, 2011 at the Cooperstown Medical Center - Nursing Home in Cooperstown.

Bernice was born on June 7, 1913 to Tollef and Nora (Halvorson) Ellefson. She graduated from Aneta High School in 1930 and then attended Valley City State College. On September 14, 1931 Bernice's...

Aug 15, 2011

Alna M. Vincent of Hannaford, ND, passed into the Lords hands on August 15, 2011, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.

Alna Marion Larson was born December 16, 1930 to Andrew and Mary (Aslakson) Larson on the family farm, rural Binford, ND.

On September 24, 1950 she was united in marriage to Calvin A....

Aug 12, 2011

Augustine Henry Mayer, 77, of Michigan, ND, died August 12, 2011 at his home with Dorothy at his side. He was born December 10, 1933 on the family farm in Perth Township of Walsh County, near Lankin, the son of Joseph and Mary (Bina) Mayer. He was raised on the farm, attended country school, and graduated from Michigan High...

Aug 9, 2011

Vivian Ringdahl, 93, passed away August 9, 2011 at the Nelson County Health System - Care Center, McVille, ND.

Vivian Olea Lundeby was born June 24, 1918 daughter of Fred and Anna (Samuelson) Lundeby of rural Tolna, ND. She graduated from McVille High School in 1936. She married Carl Ringdahl of McVille in 1937. The couple worked...

Aug 7, 2011

Kermit Dakken, age 89, resident of Tolna , ND died Sunday, August 7, 2011 at the Nelson County Health System - Hospital in McVille.

Kermit was born June 4, 1922 on the family farm in Forde Township near Tolna, ND the son of Gilbert and Ida (Thorson) Dakken. He grew up and attended country school in rural...

Aug 3, 2011

Edna Swanke Haverluck Meske, age 100, of Lakota, ND, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at the Lakota Good Samaritan Center.

Edna was born October 1, 1910 in New Richmond, WI. She lived on a farm at Boardman, WI with her parents, August and Hulda (Roeske) Swanke and three siblings, Alvin, Elmer, and Lois until she was six years old....

Aug 1, 2011

Kenneth L. Peterson, age 85, resident of Michigan, ND, formerly of Aurora, CO, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2011 at First Care Health Center in Park River, ND, due to congestive heart failure.

Kenneth Leroy Peterson was born November 9, 1925 on the family farm in Adler Township, near Petersburg, ND, the son of Charlie O. and Christina...

Jul 24, 2011

Marlyn D. Strand, age 75, resident of Edmore, ND, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at the Edmore Memorial Rest Home in Edmore, ND.

Marlyn was born July 13, 1936 at rural Lawton, ND, the son of Andrew and Hazel (Viger) Strand. He was raised and educated in the area. He attended the Edmore High School and the ND School...

Jul 23, 2011

John M. Olson, age 80, resident of rural Brocket, ND, died Saturday, July 23, 2011 at his home.

John Maurice Olson was born June 8, 1931 near Brocket, the son of Jacob K. and Marie (Lillegren) Olson. He was raised there and attended the Brocket School , graduating in 1949. He then attended NDAC in Fargo ,...

Jul 21, 2011

Phyllis M. (Jerstad) Hanson, the only child of Louise and Gilbert Jerstad of Binford , ND was born on July 10, 1921 at the Paulsrud family farm near Binford. Phyllis grew up in Binford and graduated from Binford High School . Always an avid dancer and roller skater, Phyllis spent lots of her free time at Red Willow Lake...

Jul 18, 2011

Allan R Opoien, age 86, of Pekin, ND passed away on July 18, 2011 at the Nelson County Health Systems Hospital in McVille ND from cancer.

Allan Ross Opoien was born on April 13, 1925 in rural Pekin ND. He was the son of Alfred and Sena (Otteson) Opoien. He attended school in Pekin and graduated with...

Jul 18, 2011

Robert Mickels, age 79, of Northwood, ND formerly McVille, ND died July 18, 2011 at the Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Northwood.

Robert Dale Mickels was born September 30, 1931 in McVille, ND, the son of Edgar and Josie (Dahl) Mickels. He grew up and attended school near McVille and graduated from McVille High School in 1949....

Jul 14, 2011

LeRoy Palmer Stromsodt died Thursday, July 14, 2011 in the Cooperstown Medical Center-Hospital at the age of 72 surrounded by his family after a courageous three month battle with Lung Cancer.

LeRoy was born in rural Sharon, ND on August 10, 1938 to Seibert and May (Christopherson) Stromsodt. Leroy was baptized and confirmed at Ringsaker Lutheran Church,...

Jul 13, 2011

Agatha T. Wright, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND at the age of 81.

Agatha was born September 22, 1929 the daughter of Francis and Susan (Ninneman) Blesener. She graduated High School and Business College, soon starting secretarial work at Zeigler in Minneapolis. There she...

Jul 9, 2011

Hazel Leininger, age 99, of Cooperstown, ND, died Saturday, July 9, in the Cooperstown Medical Center Nursing Home. Hazel Rood was born September 10, 1911, at Pekin, ND, to Martin and Hannah(Hanson) Rood. She attended first grade in Sutton, ND, and then began school in Cooperstown and graduated from there in 1929. That summer, at the age of 17,...

Jul 5, 2011

Lewis B. Dodgson, age 73, resident of rural Lakota, ND, died accidentally on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at his farm home.

Lewis, the son of Ben and Barbara (Schall) Dodgson, was born July 17, 1937 at Lakota by Dr. Lawbar who charged 3 kids for 0. The hospital was later a nursing home, then a private home,...

Jul 3, 2011

William H. "Bill" McHugh, age 73, resident of Lakota, ND, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 at his home under the care of his wife and hospice.

William Henry McHugh was born August 30, 1937 at Lakota, ND, the son of Clarence and Kathryn (Kirwan) McHugh. He attended Lakota Elementary School before moving with his family...

Jul 1, 2011

Roberta Baumann, age 56, resident of Thief River Falls, MN died Friday, July 1, 2011 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

Roberta Leigh Olson was born July 13, 1954 in Northwood, ND, the daughter of Johnny and Odella (Berg) Olson. She grew up on her parent's farm in Field Township , later moving to McVille with...

Jun 30, 2011

Leroy Nolan Verwest, age 79, resident of rural Finley, ( Pickert , ND ) passed away Thursday, June 30, 2011 at his home.

Nolan was born March 24, 1932 at the Northwood Deaconess Hospital, the first child of Hadley and Margit (Raaen) Verwest. He grew up and attended school in Pickert and Finley , ND. He farmed...