Jan 9, 2018

JoAnn M. Opdahl, 86 formerly of Grand Forks, ND, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center in Larimore. JoAnn was born January 14, 1931 to Charles and Mary (Darling) Dunnigan in Walhalla, ND. She was raised in rural Walhalla and attended Walhalla High School. She was united in marriage to Mel Opdahl May 9, 1961....

Jan 7, 2018

John P. Lee

John P. Lee, age 78, of Grand Forks,  passed away January 7, 2018 in his home.

Dear Friends and Family,

On Saturday, September 22, at 11 a.m., we will be interring the ashes of John P. Lee in the Bellevue Cemetery at Larimore, ND.  Father McDermott will do a graveside...

Jan 5, 2018

Melvin L. Amundson, age 98 of Fordville, ND, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018, at First Care Health Center, Park River, ND. Melvin was born March 31, 1919, at Edinburg to Norwegian Immigrants Helge and Ingeborg (Haug) Amundson and was the fifth & last surviving in a family of eight. He attended grammar school in Dundee District 35,...

Dec 31, 2017

Neil Magnus, age 82, of Fargo, ND, formerly of rural McCanna, ND, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Sanford on Broadway, Fargo. Neil Elroy Magnus was born June 8, 1935 at home in Adler Township near Petersburg, ND to Oscar and Katherine (Hanson) Magnus. Neil was baptized and confirmed at Lom Lutheran Church. He attended Petersburg High School....

Dec 27, 2017

Heather M. Brittain, age 38, passed away December 27, 2017, in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Heather was born January 24, 1979, in Alliance, Nebraska, to Michael D. and Sally (Snipes) Brittain and graduated from Bellevue East High School. She is preceded in death by her father, Michael D. Brittain in 1985; mother, Sally Balash in 2003; grandfathers, Albert Snipes...

Dec 22, 2017

Ella Mork, 98, of Petersburg, ND passed away Friday December 22 at the Good Samaritan Center in Larimore. Ella Bertina Haugen was born on what was presumed a cold New Years Day January 1, 1919 in Badger, MN. She went to country school speaking Norwegian but learned English. She graduated from Badger High School in 1937 and decided to...

Dec 16, 2017

Gilbert Turtedal, 84, of Larimore, ND died Saturday, December 16, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society-Larimore. Gilbert was born August 28, 1933 in Churches Ferry ND to Osmund and Tone (Lystad) Turtedal. He attended school in Honeyford, Arvilla and Larimore. He farmed with his brothers Tov and Olaf. In 1953 he was inducted into the Army, serving during the...

Dec 15, 2017

Gayle A. Sobolik was born on October 24, 1931, to Bertina and Herman Sobolik, of Fordville, North Dakota. She passed away on December 15, 2017 in Rochester, Minnesota where she had been living since 2014. Gayle retired from California State University, Fresno as Professor Emerita of Information Systems and Decision Sciences in the Craig School of Business, where she...

Dec 12, 2017

Ramona Schmidt, Fordville, ND was welcomed into the Lord’s house on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the age of 88 at which time she was a current resident at the Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks, ND. Ramona Delores White was born on June 2nd, 1929 in Bottineau, ND to George and Margaret (Kroeplin) White. Ramona attended a one room...

Dec 11, 2017

Edgar Behm, age 90, of Fordville, ND, passed away near Crary, ND on Monday, December 11, 2017. Edgar Johannes Behm was born November 14, 1927 at Niagara, ND to John and Ella (Strassburg) Behm, the ninth of eleven children.He received God’s gift of forgiveness and the Holy Spirit in baptism on December 5, 1927 and confirmed his faith in...

Dec 9, 2017

Sherry Ann (Schaley) Stover was born on August 27, 1947 to Chester and Pearl (Nusviken) Schaley. She was baptized at Lom Lutheran Church, Niagara, ND. At age 70 Sherry left this world on December 9, 2017 as the wife for 49 years of James Stover and mother of Tyler and Nathan Stover and Kara (Stover) Oakes and nine (going...

Dec 8, 2017

Keith Brodie, age 55, of Arvilla, ND passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 at his home near Arvilla. Keith Michael Brodie was born in Detroit MI Sept 7 1962 to Carol and Gordon Brodie. He graduated from high school in Willis MI and went on to work in the restaurant industry until his enlistment in the USAF in...

Nov 24, 2017

Arleen Shide, age 87, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at the Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Arleen was born October 18, 1930 in Larimore, ND, the daughter of Olaf and Ida (Lee) Skari. She went to Larimore High School, graduating in 1948. Arleen worked many places in Larimore. Some of her great...

Nov 8, 2017

Final Bell has rung for Robert (Bill) Fairbridge, 70 of Larimore, ND on Nov. 8th 2017. Bill fought a long hard battle with his health until God decided it was time for him to take his final journey to peace and rest. Bill was born July 12, 1947 in Ogdensburg, NY, the son of Pete & Lois (Barkley) Fairbridge....

Nov 1, 2017

Vella Hougen passed away in Larimore on November 1, 2017, the day after the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther pounding his Theses on the door. As a lifelong Lutheran, she would have liked that. Vella Caroline Thordis Olson was born to Martin Olson and Caroline Rygg Olson March, 21 1927 in Langford, South Dakota. She was the outdoor girl...

Oct 3, 2017

Dixie Claudine Peterson, 72 of West Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Villa Maria in Fargo. Dixie was born on September 13, 1945 in Grand Forks, ND to Conrad and Alma (Quam) Hanson. She grew up on the family farm near Niagara, ND. She graduated from Unity High School in Petersburg, ND in 1963 and...

Sep 25, 2017

Harold Sather, age 74, of Larimore, ND passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Harold Sather was born June 28, 1943 at Larimore, ND the son of Henry and Doris (Christenson) Sather. He attended school in Moraine Township and grew to manhood in the Niagara, ND area. Harold was inducted into the United...

Sep 20, 2017

Kevin Cole, age 63, of Arvilla, ND passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at his home in Arvilla. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m on Tuesday, September 26 in the Bakke Funeral Home Chapel in Larimore, with Pastor Raenelle Sorensen officiating.

Sep 18, 2017

Allen Miller, of Petersburg, ND, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017 outside of Larimore, ND. Allen was born November 16, 1958 in Michigan, ND, to Melvin and Anna (Schlosser) Miller, the youngest of 4 children. He grew up on the family farm in Petersburg, ND, helping his dad and learning how to farm. Allen was baptized and confirmed...

Sep 2, 2017

Robert M. Engh, 93, a resident of Fergus Falls, MN, died Saturday September 2, 2017 at PioneerCare in Fergus Falls. Robert was born April 8, 1924 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Miller M. and Alma T. (Pedersen) Engh. He attended both the Bachelor’s Grove and the Murphy School through the eighth grade and graduated from Orr High School...