Loretta Marie Hanssen was called to her heavenly home, by her Lord and Savior, Jesus onSeptember 2, 2016, at the age of 95 years young. She was born September 1, 1921, to John and Ella (Strassburg) Behm, #6 of 11 children. As a lifelong member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church, she was Baptized into Christ on October 8, 1921,...
Doris M. Henry Rustan, 83, of Larimore died Sunday, July 31, 2016 at the Northwood Deaconess Health Center. The funeral service will be Thursday, August 4th at 11 a.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 302 Booth Avenue in Larimore with Rev. Jason Darty officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday, August 3rd from 5 – 7 p.m. at Bakke Funeral...
Wynn Nusviken, age 72, of Larimore, ND passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Sanford Hospital in Bismarck, ND. Wynn was born November 27, 1943 in Grand Forks, the son of Wilbur and Lillie (Miller) Nusviken. He was raised and grew to manhood in the rural McCanna area. He attended schools at McCanna and Niagara, then attended and graduated...
Betty Jean (Kelley) Ruzicka was born March 1, 1941 in Grafton, ND to the late Carl and Lillie (Carlson) Kelley. She grew up on the family farm and attended country grade school. She attended high school in Fordville, and graduated from Thief River Falls High School. On June 5, 1960 she was united in marriage to Allen Ruzicka at...
Tena K. O’Neill, age 56, of Niagara, ND passed away Friday, July 1, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Tena was born April 14, 1960 at Sikeston, MO, where she was raised. Tena and Tom O’Neill met in Alaska and were married in North Pole, Alaska in 1988. Tena had a fun loving streak in her and...
George Rockwell, age 70, of Larimore, ND passed away Monday, June 13, 2016 at his home in Larimore. No services are planned.
Marian Fern Folstrom Klink, age 93, formerly of Fordville, ND, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 9, 2016. Marian was living at the Nelson County Health System Care Center in McVille, ND for the past 4 years. Marian Folstrom was born on April 11, 1923. She was the daughter of Alfred and Clara (Kjorven) Folstrom. Marian...
Gloria Jeanette (Johnson) Grinter, 91, of rural Conway, passed into the presence of the Lord Saturday, May 28, 2016 at First Care Health Center Hospital, Park River. Gloria was born on the family farm near Dahlen, North Dakota October 8, 1924 to John I. and Gina (Jarstad) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Quale Lutheran Church, rural Dahlen....
Maynard Mortenson, age 93, of Arvilla, ND passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the Deaconess Health Center in Northwood, ND. Maynard Theodore Mortenson was born November 4, 1922 at Milton, ND the son of Matt and Thilda (Axvig) Mortenson. He attended grade school in Oxford Township, Cavalier County and high school in Park River and Grand Forks. Maynard...
Vivian Bill, age 89, of Grand Forks, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016 at Woodside Village in Grand Forks. Vivian T. Bolstad was born February 15, 1927 to Gladys (Lee) and the late Nels Bolstad (who died before Vivian was born). She was raised by her loving parents Gladys and Harland Norvald. She married Lawrence P. Bill in...
Boyd Olin Haugen, age 91, of Larimore, ND, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center. Boyd was born February 19, 1925 in Gilby, North Dakota, to Peter and Jesse (Lund) Haugen. He graduated from Gilby High School in 1944 and then went on to attend North Dakota State School of Science from which he...
Warren (Buzz) Hansen, 92, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the Northwood Deaconess Health Center Nursing Home in Northwood, ND. Buzz Hansen was born in Bowbells, ND on July 16, 1923, the son of George and Martina (Briggs) Hansen. He served in the Army from 1942 to 1946 under Co “A” 66th Tank Battalion...
Ilah Jean (Schol) Sullivan, of Larimore, ND, passed away at Altru Hospital on Thursday, April 21, 2016 surrounded by her family. Ilah was born November 20, 1942 to William and Margaret Schol in Northwood, ND. She attended grade school at Avon District #40 rural school and graduated from Northwood High School. Ilah married her loving husband, Pat, on September...
Arnold (Arnie) Victor Kvamme was born on July 3, 1942, in Larimore, ND, to Nellie Sophie Dora (Rosenberg) and Severt Alfred Kvamme. He died in Grand Forks on April 5, 2016, at the age of 73, after a long illness. Arnie was confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Larimore and was a 1961 graduate of Larimore High School....
Arlene Celeste Anderson, age 93, of Larimore and formerly Niagara, ND, passed away Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society, Larimore. Arlene was born March 23, 1923 at Arvilla, ND, the daughter of Ambrose and Marie Moritz. She attended schools and worked in the area all her life. She loved gardening and flowers. Arlene married LaVere D....
Ethel Saward, 84, Larimore ND (formerly Ipswich, England) passed away peacefully on March 12th 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center, Larimore. Ethel was born October 4, 1931 in London England, daughter of Michael and Ethel Edmunds-Lannigan. Ethel moved to her long term home of Ipswich as a young girl. She followed her love Kenneth to Hong Kong where he...
Gene Olson, age 79, of Larimore, ND, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at the Larimore Good Samaritan Society, following a long battle with cancer. Gene was born August 30, 1936 in Beaver Creek Township, near Hatton, North Dakota, the son of Edwin and Alice (Walswick) Olson. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy and served with the...
Louise Surface, 81, of Larimore, ND passed away Friday, February 5, 2016 at Good Samaritan Society-Larimore. Louise was born November 26, 1934 at rural Larimore, the daughter of Henry and Doris (Christenson) Sather. She was raised and grew to womanhood in the rural Niagara, ND, area. Louise married Neil Surface on July 28, 1951 in Grand Forks. Following their...
Donald L. Meland, age 90, of Larimore, ND, entered into his heavenly home on January 12, 2016 with loved ones by his side. He was born on May 18, 1925 to Nils and Marie Meland in Parshall ND. He was a WW II Veteran serving in the Army Air Corp from 1943-1947. His post war career was in the...
Joseph W. Maendel, 81, of Forest River Colony, Fordville, ND, passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 29, 2015. Joseph was born on Jan. 11, 1934 at Rosedale Colony, Elie, MB, to Joseph and Mary Maendel. At age 10 he moved with his family to New Rosedale Colony, Portage la Prairie, MB. After four years his family again moved...