In Our Care
Stanley Fontaine
Nov 4, 2017
Stanley D. “Stan” Fontaine, 91, Grand Forks, died Saturday, November 4, 2017 in Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center surrounded by family, due to complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Stanley Dominick Fontaine, was born July 27, 1926, at Whitman, North Dakota, the sixth of sixteen children of Isadore and Frieda (Kelley) Fontaine. He attended school through 8th grade at Whitman. From there...
Rosita Moen
Nov 4, 2017
Rosita “Cita” Moen, 74, Reynolds, ND, died Friday, November 3, 2017 in her home. Rosita Espinosa Godinez was born June 7, 1943 in the Philippines, the daughter of Francisco and Gregoria Godinez. She was raised and educated in the Philippines. She moved to the United States and lived in the state of Virginia. She later returned to the Philippines before...
James R. Miller
Nov 2, 2017
JAMES RANDALL MILLER James R. Miller, age 61 of Grand Forks, died on Thursday, November 2, 2017 in the Larimore Good Samaritan Center. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. in the Amundson Funeral Home in Grand Forks. Military honors were by the Grand Forks Air Force Base Honors, East Grand Forks American...
Evelyn Aleen Stenerson
Nov 2, 2017
Evelyn Aleen Stenerson, 90, passed away on Thursday, November 02, 2017, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Evelyn was born July 4, 1927, in Tower City, ND, the daughter of George & Dagmar (Anderson) Gubrud. She grew up and graduated from Tower City High School. She married Gerhard Stenerson on September 29, 1950, in Moorhead, MN. Together they lived...
Judy Schmitz
Nov 1, 2017
Judy Ann Schmitz, 64, of Mekinock, ND was called home to the Lord on November 1, 2017 at 6:15 pm. Her final days were spent surrounded by her loving family at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks, ND. Judy’s life seems too short to many, but those who were touched by her beautiful smile and warm laughter understand why God called...
Delores Jacobson
Nov 1, 2017
Delores Jacobson, 82, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, November 1, 2017 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Delores Beverly Cecilia Collins, the daughter of Edward and Veda (Johnson) Collins was born May 5, 1935 at Rural Drayton, North Dakota. She attended rural schools near Drayton and graduated from high school at Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Delores continued her education at UCLA where...
Jerome Dufault
Oct 30, 2017
Jerome F. “Jerry” Dufault, 84, of Grand Forks, ND, was called home to the Lord on Oct 30, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family. Jerome Francis Dufault was born January 29, 1933, in Oklee, MN, to Joseph and Anna (Regimbal) Dufault. He was raised in Oklee with his four sisters and two brothers, graduating from...
Carolyn Roeder
Oct 29, 2017
Carolyn Roeder, 85, Grand Forks, died Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Valley Eldercare, Grand Forks.Services are pending.
Phyllis Bjerke
Oct 27, 2017
PHYLLIS BJERKE Phyllis Bjerke, age 84 of Grand Forks formerly Devils Lake, passed away on October 27, 2017 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday October 31, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in the Amundson Funeral Home in Grand Forks. Visitation will be one hour before Service time. Burial will be in Memorial Park South...
Travis Timothy Rehovsky
Oct 27, 2017
Travis Timothy Rehovsky, 35, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks Forks, ND, after a tragic accident.Travis was born December 21, 1981, in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Tim & Nancy (Anderson) Rehovsky. He was baptized at St. Charles Catholic Church in Oakes, ND, and was confirmed at Holy Family of Grand Forks.He...
Kenneth I. Hall
Oct 27, 2017
Kenneth I. (Kenny) Hall passed away October 27, 2017 at Valley Memorial Homes – Woodside Village. Kenny was born October 20, 1921 in Red Lake Falls MN. He was one of four children of Omer and Ida (Lemieux) Hall. Raised in Red Lakes Falls and Grand Forks ND he graduated from St. James High School and attended the University of...
Eleanor Jones
Oct 25, 2017
Eleanor M. Jones, 77, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Eleanor Mae Soderberg was born at Buxton, North Dakota to Joseph and Esther (Svaleson) Soderberg on May 3, 1940. She attended school at Buxton and graduated from Buxton High School. Eleanor attended Aakers Business College in Grand Forks and later graduated from...
Leon Franklin Osborne Jr.
Oct 24, 2017
Leon Franklin Osborne, Jr., 63, completed his courageous battle with cancer on October 24, 2017 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was able to enjoy the beauty of God’s magnificent sunsets. Leon was born on April 3, 1954 in Pampa, TX to Leon Franklin and Dorothy Osborne. Growing up in the small northwest Texas community of White Deer,...
Willie Appelgren
Oct 23, 2017
Wilbert E. “Willie” Appelgren, 89, Grand Forks, ND, died Monday, October 23, 2017 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Willie was born February 15, 1928 in Portland, ND, the son of Carl and Thora (Evans) Appelgren. He was raised in Portland and Thompson, ND. He worked for farmers near Hillsboro and Thompson, ND, then served with the U.S. Air Force...
Josephine McCarty
Oct 23, 2017
JOSEPHINE MCCARTY Josephine McCarty, 95, died in her sleep on Monday Morning at her home in Grand Forks, ND. She was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother who was deeply loved by all. She was Registered Nurse at Providence/St. Margaret Hospital for over 27 years. Born in rural Kansas in 1921, Josie and her family moved to the small...
Beverly Bach
Oct 20, 2017
BEVERLY BACH Beverly Bach, age 87 of Grand Forks formerly Fergus Falls, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Westwood Village in Grand Forks. Memorial services are pending.
Lorraine Ettl
Oct 19, 2017
After visits with family and friends this Fall, Lorraine Ettl passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Valley Memorial Home Woodside Village, Grand Forks with her grandson Michael by her side. Lorraine was born on February 24th, 1925 in Lakota, North Dakota. Lorraine married Frederick Joseph Ettl and they had four children. She lived in Grand Forks starting...
Roberta Salisbury
Oct 16, 2017
ROBERTA J. (SISTY) SALISBURY Roberta J. Salisbury, age 79 of Honeyford, ND, died on Monday October 16, 2017 at Aneta Parkview Health Care Center in Aneta, ND. There will be no services. Roberta J. (Sisty) Salisbury, a daughter of Ludvig and Viola (Bagley) Hanseth, was born in Grand Forks on March 14, 1938. She was reared and educated in the...
Audrey Schefter
Oct 15, 2017
Audrey A. Schefter, 88, Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Langdon, ND, died Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center. Audrey Ann Hladik was born at Langdon, North Dakota to Joseph and Mary (Bata) Hladik on August 2, 1929. Audrey attended school at Dresden, North Dakota and graduated in 1948 from St. Alphonsus High School at Langdon. ...
Elton Duane Sondrol
Oct 15, 2017
Elton Sondrol, 82, a longtime resident of Grand Forks, N.D., passed away Sunday October 15, 2017 in McAllen, Texas. Elton Duane Sondrol was born May 22, 1935 in Grand Forks, N.D., the son of Elmer and Beulah (Hanson) Sondrol. He attended school in Reynolds N.D., and graduated from Crookston Agricultural School. Shortly after graduation Elton entered the Marine Corp and...