Jul 24, 2018

Marvin Janis, age 76, of Ute, Iowa passed away July 24, 2018 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Surviving member of his family locally is his nephew Andrew J. Swenson of Hatton, ND. Services will be held Thursday August 2 in Perry, Iowa

Jul 11, 2018

Dorothy Smestad, age 86, of Park River, ND and formerly of Fordville, ND passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at the First Care Health Center in Park River.

Dorothy was born February 29, 1932 at Fordville, the daughter of Stanley and Mathilda (Holwerda) Skibicki.  She was raised and grew to womanhood at Fordville.  She received her...

Jul 6, 2018

Crete Cole, age 89, of Arvilla, ND passed away Friday, July 6, at her home in Arvilla.

Crete, daughter of Omar and Belva (Hill) Olson, was born on February 27, 1929 at Langford, SD.  She was baptized and confirmed in the First Presbyterian Church of Langford.  Crete attended school at Langford, graduating in 1947 as valedictorian of...

Jul 1, 2018

Herbert L. Schultz, age 90, of Jamestown, ND and formerly Petersburg, ND, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown.

Herbert was born January 6, 1928 at Norwich, ND, the son of Gustav and Ida Mae (Johnson) Schultz.  He was raised and grew to manhood in the Norwich-Granville area and graduated from Granville...

May 6, 2018

Dr. Thomas P. Serene passed away May 6, 2018 at Cooper Canyon Alzheimer Center in Tucson, Arizona.

Tom  is a graduate of Larimore High School and the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry.  He served in the US Army as Captain.  Tom retired from UCLA as Chairman of the Endodontic Department.

He is preceded in...

Apr 27, 2018

Lillie Nusviken was welcomed into heaven by the Lord on Friday April 27, 2018 from Woodside Village 4000 Valley Square, Grand Forks ND.  Lillie Violet Miller was born on June 3, 1924 to Andrew & Sidsel (Haggedahl) Miller.  She grew up on the family farm by Petersburg, ND and was the eleventh of twelve children.

Lillie was...

Apr 27, 2018

Thomas Lietz, age 81, was born May 1, 1936 in Devils Lake, ND the son of John and Edith (Thomas) Lietz. Raised in Bagley, Mn, youngest of 10 children. He moved backed to Devils Lake and met his bride, Clarice Verschure. They were married June 18, 1954 and have 2 children. They lived in many small North Dakota towns...

Apr 22, 2018

Linda Kay Moen, 73, formerly known as Linda “Cookie” Beard passed away peacefully at her home in Larimore, ND, on Sunday, April 22, 2018.

Linda was born in Bismarck, ND on August 30th, 1944, the daughter of Clarence and Edna (Doehle) Beard.    She worked as a secretary at the Bismarck State Penitentiary until she became a stay...

Apr 21, 2018

Robert (Bob) Alan Kaminski Sr. was born February 20, 1956 in Gouverneur, New York the son of Theodore and Margaret Earl Kaminski.  Bob graduated from Harrisville Central High School in Harrisville, NY.  Following graduation, Bob enlisted in the United States Air Force.  While stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada he met Susan Slagus. Bob and...

Apr 7, 2018

Royal Johnson 97 of Inkster ND passed away on April 7th 2018 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks ND.

Royal was born July 29, 1920 in Wheatfield Township near Inkster ND, the son of David and Sarah (Steen) Johnson.  He served in the US Navy during World War II from December 1941-October 1945. He worked as a...

Mar 18, 2018

Dorothy  Johnson, age 82, of Emerado, ND, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society-Larimore.

Dorothy was born January 11, 1936 at Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Robert W. and Della (Tonetti) Bannerman.  She was raised and grew to womanhood at Topeka and graduated from Topeka Public School.  She received nursing training at Stormont...

Mar 4, 2018

James Clarence Hemmingsen, age 89 of Larimore, ND passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society-Larimore. James was born April 6, 1928 at McCanna, ND, the son of Frode and Cora (Nelson) Hemmingsen. He attended school in rural McCanna and graduated from Larimore High School. James was united in marriage to Beverly Ann Conrad on October,...

Mar 4, 2018

Mildred J. Wangen, 94, of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Petersburg, ND, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Oakcrest Village, 4000 Valley Square, Grand Forks, ND. Mildred was born March 22, 1923, at Adams, ND, to William and Thorine (Holumn) Westberg. She was baptized and confirmed at Gustavus Adolphus Church. She attended and graduated from Adams High...

Feb 23, 2018

Harvey Hell, Jr. age 60, of Larimore, ND passed away Friday, February 23, 2018 at his home. Harvey was born November 25, 1957 at Cavalier, ND, the son of Harvey and Darlene (Ouellette) Hell, Sr. He was raised and received his public education in Walhalla. The family moved to Grand Forks when he was a young man; where he...

Feb 19, 2018

Lillian C. Jallo, age 95 of Park River, ND, passed away on Monday February 19, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society of Park River. Lillian C. Berdahl was born October 26, 1922. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ellen (Sand) Berdahl. She attended school near Dahlen and graduated from Dahlen High School. Lillian also attended Mayville...

Feb 5, 2018

Lucille Novak, age 90, of Grand Forks and formerly of Fordville, ND, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Lucille was born October 4, 1927 at Fordville, the daughter of Elden and Alice (McKeith) Ridgway. She was raised and grew to womanhood at Fordville, where she received her public education. She had a special...

Jan 19, 2018

Marjorie Ann Viola McMahon, age 95, Larimore, ND passed away January 19, 2018 at the Northwood Deaconess Health Center where she resided since September of 2013. Marge was born January 19th, 1923 in Northwood, ND, the daughter of Gus and Myrtle (Olson) Carlson. She attended and graduated from Northwood High School. On January 4, 1944 she married Michael McMahon...

Jan 13, 2018

Rodney Dean Offerdahl, 60, of Fordville, ND, died on the family farm on Saturday, January 13, 2018. Known as 'Shorty' to his community, he was born on March, 8, 1957, at Grafton, ND, the son of Harvey and Clarice (Thompson) Offerdahl, and spent his entire life on the family farm. He loved farming. As a child he couldn't wait...

Jan 13, 2018

Gregory Holmes, age 69, of Emerado, ND, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Gregory was born December 8, 1948 in Minneapolis, MN, the son of Clarence and Rita (Ganley) Holmes. He was raised, educated and grew to manhood in Minneapolis. Gregory was united in marriage to Darlene Prestegard on January 10,...

Jan 10, 2018

Estelle Rustebakke, age 75, of rural McCanna,ND, died Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Home in Larimore, ND from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Estelle was born December 8, 1942 in Northwood, ND, the daughter of Peder and Geneva (Heggestad) Ness. She attended a country school in Moraine Township, graduated from Larimore High School and Mayville State College,...