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William H. Kelly

William H. Kelly

Mar 9, 2009

William H. Kelly, age 91, resident of Lakota, ND, formerly of Devils Lake and Brocket, ND, died Monday, March 9, 2009 at the Lakota Good Samaritan Center.

William Henry Kelly was born February 13, 1918 in Newbre Township of Ramsey County, near Brocket, ND, the son of Patrick and Anna (Cash) Kelly. In 1924 he moved with...

Clarence J. Miller

Clarence J. Miller

Mar 2, 2009

Clarence J. Miller, age 93, resident of Lakota, ND, died Monday, March 2, 2009 at the Lakota Good Samaritan Center.

Clarence Jacob Miller was born August 19, 1915 in Sauter Township of Walsh County, ND, the son of Jake and Tina (Koubat) Miller. He was raised on the family farm near Brocket and attended the Sauter Township School. Clarence...

Mabel Parker

Mabel Parker

Mar 1, 2009

Mabel Parker, age 96, of Huron, South Dakota, and formerly of Cooperstown, North Dakota, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, at her home in Huron. Her funeral service will be at 10:30 AM Tuesday, March 10th at the Cooperstown Funeral Chapel at Cooperstown. Visitation will be from 12 noon to 7 PM Monday at Cooperstown Funeral Chapel with a prayer...

Darrel O. Laplant

Darrel O. Laplant

Feb 23, 2009

Darrel O. LaPlant, age 70, resident of Binford, ND passed away Monday, February 23, 2009 at the Cooperstown Medical Center - Hospital in Cooperstown.

Darrel was born March 14, 1938 on the family farm near Jessie, ND, the son of Louis and Helen (Retzlaff) LaPlant. He grew up and attended school in Jessie and Kingsley Township before graduating from...

Linda M. Verke

Linda M. Verke

Feb 22, 2009

Linda M. Verke, age 60, resident of Edmore, ND, died Sunday, February 22, 2009 at her home in Edmore.

Linda Mae Deseth was born August 12, 1948 at Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of Jens and Elma (Danielson) Deseth. She graduated from Edmore High School in 1966. She then attended Joseph's School of Hair Design in Grand Forks, ND....

Robert A. Knutson

Robert A. Knutson

Feb 20, 2009

Robert Alvin Knutson, age 80, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 at the Cooperstown Medical Center - Nursing Home in Cooperstown.

Robert was born February 9, 1929 in Rogers, ND the son of Hans Kristian and Dina Johanna (Eidsvag-Olson) Knutson. He grew up and attended country schools near Hannaford, ND. Robert was baptized...

Alice E. Haugo

Alice E. Haugo

Feb 15, 2009

Alice E. Haugo, age 83, resident of Aneta , ND passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta , ND with the loving care of Hospice.

Alice was born March 1, 1925 on the family farm in rural Aneta to Andrew and Anne (Lee) Hegna. She grew up and attended country...

Clara B. Young

Clara B. Young

Feb 7, 2009

Clara B. Young, age 96, resident of Devils Lake, ND, formerly of the Brocket and Lawton area, died Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Devils Lake Good Samaritan Center.

Clara Bergljoth Strate was born November 18, 1912 on her parents farm near Brocket, ND, the daughter of Lars and Berthe (Holte) Strate. She was raised there, attended the Cleveland...

Terry J. Ellefson

Terry J. Ellefson

Feb 7, 2009

Terry J. Ellefson, age 69, resident of Cooperstown, ND passed away Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Cooperstown Medical Center - Hospital in Cooperstown.

Terry was born December 1, 1939 in McVille, ND the son of E. Hamlin and Myrtle (Boyer) Ellefson. He was baptized and confirmed at Ottawa Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended country...

Elmer L. Iverson

Elmer L. Iverson

Jan 30, 2009

Elmer L. Iverson, age 93, of Scottsdale, AZ, formerly Binford, ND passed away in Scottsdale on January 30, 2009.

Elmer was born in Binford, ND on February 5, 1915 the son of Lewis and Nettie (Rinde) Iverson. He grew up and attended country school in Bryan Township and graduated from McHenry High School. He married Shirley LaPlant...

Esther Cookman

Esther Cookman

Jan 18, 2009

Esther Cookman, age 79, resident of Lakota, ND, died Sunday, January 18, 2009 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Esther Marie Hursh was born May 9, 1929 at Cando, ND, the daughter of Lloyd and Margaret (Howard) Hursh. She was raised in the area and graduated from Cando High School in 1946. She then worked as...

Alfred M. Haugen

Alfred M. Haugen

Jan 18, 2009

Alfred Marvin Haugen, age 81, resident of McVille , ND passed away on Sunday, January 18, 2009 at home surrounded by his family.

Alfred was born August 15, 1927 in Lee Township , the son of Ole and Alma Marie (Knutson) Haugen. He grew up and attended school at Kloten where he graduated from High School. He...

Klara G. Powers

Klara G. Powers

Jan 17, 2009

Klara G. Powers, age 93, resident of Lakota, ND, died Saturday, January 17, 2009 at the Lakota Good Samaritan Center in Lakota, ND.

Klara G. Kozisek was born July 27, 1915 at Lawton, ND, the daughter of Frank and Bessie (Zelenka) Kozisek. She was raised in the area and graduated from Lawton High School in 1934. She...

Esther Kueber

Esther Kueber

Jan 14, 2009

Esther Kueber, age 81, resident of Aneta , ND , passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at the Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta.

Esther was born November 3, 1927 in Rugh Township , rural Aneta the daughter of Sigurd and Marie (Norjordet) Sotvik. She was baptized and confirmed in Logan Lutheran Church , rural Aneta. She...

Merle L. Rainsberry

Merle L. Rainsberry

Jan 12, 2009

Merle L. Rainsberry, age 53, resident of rural Lakota, ND, died Monday, January 12, 2009 at his home.

Merle Lynn Rainsberry was born January 6, 1956 at Devils Lake, ND, the son of O'Neil and Helen (Patron) Rainsberry. He was raised on the family farm near Lakota and was a 1974 graduate of Lakota High School. He...

Dennis O. Offerdahl

Dennis O. Offerdahl

Jan 7, 2009

Dennis O. Offerdahl, age 82, resident of Grafton, ND, died Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at First Care Health Center in Park River, ND.

Dennis Omer Offerdahl was born August 13, 1926 at Warren, MN, the son of Albert and Olina (Jarstad) Offerdahl. He was raised and attended schools at Newfolden, MN. He served in the U.S. Army during...

Alan W. Kyllonen

Alan W. Kyllonen

Jan 1, 2009

Alan W. Kyllonen, age 71, resident of rural Brocket, ND, died Thursday, January 1, 2009 at Triumph Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Alan Willard Kyllonen was born August 9, 1937 at Lakota, ND, the son of Erick and Sadie (Karna) Kyllonen. He attended school at Pelto, ND. Alan married Shirley Ryba on October 10, 1958. Alan lived on...

James C. Rice

James C. Rice

Dec 30, 2008

James C. Rice, age 81, resident of rural Edmore, ND, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008.

James Clifford Rice was born October 12, 1927 at Devils Lake, ND, the son of Cole and Nora (Hove) Rice. He was raised in the Edmore, ND area and was a 1945 graduate of Edmore High School. Jim married Dolores Elaine Stoa...

Gordon Raaen

Gordon Raaen

Dec 29, 2008

Gordon Raaen, age 83, resident of McVille , ND passed away Monday, December 29, 2008 at the Nelson County Health System - Care Center in McVille.

Gordon was born February 7, 1925 in Osago Township the son of Ole and Anna (Clauson) Raaen. He grew up and attended country school at Bergen #1 and graduated from Pekin...

Larry Christenson

Larry Christenson

Dec 27, 2008

Larry Christenson, age 67, resident of McVille , ND passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the Nelson County Health System - Care Center in McVille.

Larry was born May 22, 1941 in McVille the son of George and Florence (Magnuson) Christenson. He grew up and attended country school in the McVille area. Larry spent his entire...

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