Remembering Loved Ones
Barbara Westensee
Nov 20, 2008
Barbara J. Westensee, age 60, resident of Grand Forks, ND, passed away peacefully and without pain on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.
Barbara Jo Anderson was born April 28, 1948 in Lakota, ND, the daughter of Ervin and Lydia (Sitar) Anderson. She graduated from Lakota High School in 1966 and married Wayne Westensee...
Wayne Swendseid
Nov 13, 2008
Wayne "Sonny" Swendseid, age 85, resident of Devils Lake, ND, formerly Dahlen, ND passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Lake Country Manor in Devils Lake.
Wayne was born the son of Gibb and Maud (Anton) Swendseid on November 2, 1923 at his grandfathers home in Dahlen. He grew up and attended school in Dahlen, graduating from...
Esther Hovick
Nov 11, 2008
Esther Hovick, age 93 resident of Lakota, ND passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the Lakota Good Samaritan Center. Esther was born on July 20, 1915 in Grand Forks, ND the daughter of Ole and Ella (Hendrikson) Hovick.
Private burial will be in the Lakota Cemetery.
Thelma J. Martinson
Nov 7, 2008
Thelma Jeanette Martinson, 98, died on Friday, November 7, 2008 at the Nelson County Health System - Care Center, McVille, ND. Thelma Jeanette Martinson was born January 20, 1910 on the family farm near Pekin , ND to Tobias and Anna (Quam) Ensrud. She graduated from Pekin High School in 1928 and from Trinity School of Nursing in Minot...
Darrell T. Matejcek
Nov 6, 2008
Darrell T. Matejcek, age 56, resident of Lakota, ND, died Thursday, November 6, 2008 , at the family farm.
Darrell Theodore Matejcek was born September 1, 1952 , to Theodore and Hazel (Evenson) Matejcek. He attended school at Sauter and in Lakota. After graduating from Lakota High School in 1970, he attended Valley City State...
Gemia L. Monge
Oct 31, 2008
Gemia L. Monge, age 69, resident of Lakota, ND, died Friday, October 31, 2008 at the Nelson County Health System Hospital in McVille, ND.
Gemia Louise Sundeen was born February 16, 1939 near Brocket, ND, the daughter of James and Mary (Cole) Sundeen. She was raised on her parents farm and graduated from Brocket High School in 1957. She...
William J. Mcmorran
Oct 27, 2008
William J. "Billy" McMorran, age 91, resident of Devils Lake, ND, formerly of Lawton and Lakota, died Monday, October 27, 2008 at the Devils Lake Good Samaritan Center.
William James McMorran was born March 18, 1917 in Lawton, ND, to Robert and Margaret (Horrocks) McMorran. He graduated from Lawton High School and attended NDSU in Fargo. He...
Alice Sophia Sommerfeld
Oct 16, 2008
Alice Sophia Nelson Sommerfeld entered her heavenly home on October 16, 2008.
Alice was born on October 10, 1912, in rural Walsh County to Knute and Amanda (Schenstad) Nelson. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Sarnia Lutheran Church. She attended a rural elementary school in Walsh County and was graduated from Walsh County...
Ardelle M. Ivesdal
Oct 16, 2008
Ardelle M. Ivesdal, age 80, resident of Edmore, ND, went to be with her loving Savior on Thursday, October 16, 2008, at the home of her son in Binford, ND.
Ardelle Mae Anderson was born May 30, 1928 in Silvesta Township, near Fairdale, ND, the daughter of Edwin and Amanda (Stensland) Anderson. In 1931 she moved with...
Inga M. Peterson
Oct 7, 2008
Inga M. Peterson, age 97, resident of Binford, ND, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at the Cooperstown Medical Center - Nursing Home in Cooperstown, ND. Inga was born May 13, 1911 in Kindred, ND, the daughter of Peter S. and Lena (Larson) Johnson. She grew up and attended school in Kindred before moving with her family to Binford...
Leo W. Danda
Oct 5, 2008
Leo W. Danda, age 94, resident of rural Michigan, ND, died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at his beloved farm where he lived for 70 years.
Leo William Danda was born November 24, 1913 on his parents farm near Thief River Falls, MN, the son of Anton and Mary (Doucha) Danda. He attended school there until 1926, when...
Raleigh M. Anderson
Oct 5, 2008
Raleigh M. Anderson, age 88, resident of Grand Forks, ND, formerly Tolna, ND passed away at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, ND on Sunday, October 5, 2008.
Raleigh was born July 27, 1920 in Forde Township , Nelson County, ND to Carl Adolph and Bella (Ensrud) Anderson. He grew up and attended school in rural Tolna....
Shirley E. Freije
Sep 22, 2008
Shirley E. Freije, age 74, resident of Edmore, ND, died Monday, September 22, 2008 at her home in Edmore.
Shirley Evonne Dahlen was born March 13, 1934 near Webster, ND, the daughter of Arthur and Irene (Thorson) Dahlen. She was raised on her parents farm, attended the Cato Township School, and graduated from Devils Lake High School. Shirley married...
Charles E. Gruman
Sep 21, 2008
Charles “Chuck” E. Gruman, age 71, of Hannaford, ND died Sunday, September 21, 2008 at his home.
Chuck was born to the late Joseph and Rose (Fiebiger) Gruman on April 29, 1937. He graduated from Hannaford High School and entered the United States Army and was honorably discharged. While farming he attended North Dakota State University where...
Borghild Hegna
Sep 16, 2008
Borghild Hegna, age 93, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at the Cooperstown Medical Center - Nursing Home in Cooperstown.
Borghild was born July 11, 1915 in Pilot Mound Township near Aneta, ND to Erland and Maria (Randen) Odegaard. She grew up and attended country school near Aneta. Borghild was baptized and confirmed...
William J. Matejcek
Sep 15, 2008
William J. Matejcek, age 90, resident of rural Brocket, ND, died Monday, September 15, 2008 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
William Joseph Matejcek was born March 30, 1918 on his parents farm in Sauter Township of Walsh County, ND, the son of William Sr. and Magdalena (Vasichek) Matejcek. He was raised there and attended...
Mildred L. Goplen
Sep 10, 2008
MILDRED LILLIAN GOPLEN, age 88, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2008, at Bethany Homes, Fargo, N.D.
Mildred was born October 31, 1919, at Hannover, N.D. to George and Emma (Albers) Perry. She attended the Lutheran Missouri Synod Parochial school through the 8th grade and graduated from high school in Center, N.D. On July 25, 1942 she...
Vivian E. Orseth
Sep 6, 2008
Vivian E. Orseth, age 87, formerly of Fargo and Lakota, ND, died Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Haven Homes of Maple Plain, MN.
Vivian Estell Boostrom was born January 12, 1921 on a farm near McVille, ND. She married Ole Orseth on October 16, 1943 in Lakota, ND. They lived on a farm near Lakota until they retired...
Sophia Allison Gronneberg
Sep 4, 2008
Sophia Allison Gronneberg died Thursday, September 4, 2008 at the Children's Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. Sophia was born two days earlier on September 2, 2008.
Sophia will be missed and remembered by her parents Jayme and Jennifer Gronneberg of Albertville, MN; maternal grandmother Jody (James) Hoffman of Moorhead, MN; maternal grandfather Jeff (LaRae) Vigesaa; paternal grandmother ReNae...
Joel N. Goplen
Aug 26, 2008
Joel Nathaniel Goplen, age 92, passed away on August 26, 2008 at the Cooperstown Medical Center in Cooperstown , ND.
Joel, son of Daffin A. and Marie (Follingstad) Goplen, was born November 3, 1915 on the family farm near Binford , ND . He was confirmed at Westley Lutheran Brethren Church near Cooperstown . He graduated from...
