In Our Care
James Veitch
Jun 7, 2017
James R. Veitch, 98, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in 4000 Valley Square Woodside Village. James Russell Veitch, the son of Stanley and Pearl (Brandt) Veitch, was born February 25, 1919 on the Fadden Farm in the Emerado-Arvilla area. He attended elementary and high school at Ermerado. He worked the farm. Jim was a self-taught artist at oil...
Richard Gerard Bruce Sr.
Jun 6, 2017
Richard G. Bruce Sr., 58, of Grand Forks, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Richard was born in Belcourt, ND, on June 14, 1958, the son of Lawrence & Emma (Malaterre) Bruce. He grew up in Belcourt and attended school there. He worked as a carpenter for 40+ years in Minot and Bismarck...
Donald Darwin Pasco
Jun 1, 2017
Donald Darwin (Darby) Pasco, 89, of Thompson, ND, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 at Parkwood Place of Grand Forks, ND. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 am Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Holmes United Methodist Church of Reynolds, ND. Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm with a 7:00 pm Prayer Service on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Amundson Funeral...
Norma Sorteberg
May 31, 2017
Norma Sorteberg, 84, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, May 31, 2017 in Altru Hospital. Norma was born on January 6, 1933, in Badger, MN the daughter of Inghart and Myrtle (Molsness) Haaby. She attended country schools in the Roseau area. In 1949, she moved to Grand Forks where she worked at Dime Stores. In 1952, she married Vernon Sorteberg in East...
Sidney Bakken Anderson
May 30, 2017
Sidney Bakken Anderson (89) of Grand Forks, ND died May 30, 2017 at home surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice. Sid started this life on August 25, 1927 in Northwood, ND, the only son of Nels Anderson and Clara (Bakken) Anderson. He enjoyed an idyllic childhood, roaming the prairie, hunting and fishing, and learning to fly -...
Audrey Nettum
May 29, 2017
Audrey L. Nettum, 76, Cummings, North Dakota, died Monday, May 29, 2017 in Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, North Dakota. Audrey Laureen Bjorge, the daughter of Ardell and Hazel (Sistad) Bjorge, was born July 18, 1940 at Buxton, North Dakota. She attended Belmont School for 8 years and graduated from Climax, MN High School. Audrey married Merlyn Nettum on July 25,...
Ardus Severt Nelson
May 25, 2017
Ardus Severt Nelson, age 71, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 in Grand Forks. Ardus Severt Nelson was born October 12th, 1945, son of Art and Mary (Miller) Nelson. He was confirmed at United Lutheran Church, attended grade school at Oakville #32 and graduated high school at Northwest School of Agriculture at Crookston, MN. He enlisted in the Navy, January...
Dr. Charles L Robertson
May 24, 2017
Dr. Charles “Charlie” L. Robertson, 72, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, May 24, 2017 in Good Samaritan Center, Larimore, ND. Charles was born May 27, 1944 in Central City, Kentucky, the son of James Jr. and Catherine (Ewing) Robertson. He graduated from Ocala High School. In 1967, Charlie entered the United States Air Force where he proudly served for 21 years...
Alvin Buran
May 24, 2017
Alvin Buran, age 88, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at his home in Grand Forks. Al was born July 20, 1928. He was raised on the family farm of his parents, Albert and Regina (Lian) Buran of Makoti, ND. Al was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He attended area schools. Al Buran and Lois Haugen...
Dr. Thomas Robinson
May 23, 2017
Dr. Thomas J. Robinson, 82, Grand Forks, ND, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Valley Memorial Home Transitional Care Unit. Tom was born May 7, 1935, in Volga City, IA, the son of Kenneth and Lera (Horton) Robinson. He was raised in Volga and graduated valedictorian from high school in 1952. He attended Luther College in Decorah, IA, where he...
Jennifer Kay Blake
May 23, 2017
Jennifer K. (Freese) Blake, 53, passed away at her home in Grand Forks on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Jennifer was born March 14, 1964, In Minot, ND, the daughter of Jeanne Kay Bushaw and James C. Freese. She grew up in Grand Forks attending Kelly Elementary School and graduating from Red River High School. She also attended a dental hygienist...
Christopher David Olauson
May 22, 2017
Christopher was born August 28, 1978 in McVille, ND, son of Melvin David Olauson and Audrey Darlene (Quanbeck) Olauson (Zejdlik). Chris passed away on Monday, May 22 at his home in Fargo from severe complications of epilepsy. He graduated from GF Central High School in 1996 and left for college at NMSU at Las Cruces, NM. He went on to...
Dr. Joseph Hegstad
May 20, 2017
Dr Joseph M. Hegstad passed away at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Scottsdale, AZ on May 20, 2017. He was born 2/16/1937 to the parents of Bjarne and Mabel Hegstad and raised in the Mayville/Hatton area. Joseph married Jacquelyn A Johnson on August 20,1966. They celebrated 50 years of marriage on August 20, 2016. After graduating from college with a degree...
Raymond Hanson
May 20, 2017
Raymond L. Hanson, 90, Grand Forks, died Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, North Dakota. Raymond Luverne Hanson was born to Hans and Ida (Wickman) Hanson on May 5, 1927 at Hector, Minnesota. In 1938 he moved with his family to a farm near Petersburg, North Dakota, where he attended school. Raymond was united in marriage to...
Solveig Lindvall
May 19, 2017
Solveig M. Lindvall, 82, Grand Forks, died Friday, May 19, 2017 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Solveig Margaret Nelson, the daughter of Jacob and Martha (Dahl) Nelson, was born October 25, 1934 at McVille, North Dakota. She attended country schools in Wamduska Township and graduated from Lakota High School. She attended Mayville State Teacher’s College and then taught in a...
Beth Perry
May 19, 2017
Beth Ann Perry (Pinsonneault) 53 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Friday May 19th in her home. Beth Was born on April 1, 1964 where she came home to her loving parents Carol and Gerald Pinsonneault. She grew up in the Crookston area with her younger brother John. While still attending high school at Mount Saint Benedict she also...
Veraine Edna Surface
May 15, 2017
Veraine Edna Surface, 94, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2017 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Veraine was born April 18, 1923, in Niagara, ND, the daughter of Benjamin & Victoria Frieda (Wolfgram) Herman. She grew up in Niagara where she graduated from high school. She was also baptized at St. Andrew Lutheran in Niagara. She married Darth Clifford...
Tami Freeman
May 15, 2017
Tami was born on September 3rd, 1962 in Karlstad, MN, the daughter of Duane and Shirley (Bogestad) Freeman. She was baptized into the Lutheran faith in 1962 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls where she was confirmed in 1980. She grew up in Thief River Falls, MN attending school and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1982. Tami...
Celeste Ann Wold
May 12, 2017
Celeste Ann Wold, 58, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Grand Forks, ND, at Altru Hospital after a long struggle with COPD. Celeste was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 6, 1958, and was raised there by her parents, Harold and Violet Wold. After her father’s death, Celeste, who was caring for her mother, moved with her in...
Mildred Rudrud
May 10, 2017
Mildred E. “Millie” Rudrud, 82, Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Valley Memorial Home Woodside Village. Mildred was born May 25, 1934 in Northwood, ND the daughter of Arne and Caroline (Dahl) Trageton. She was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and graduated from high school at Northwood. She attended business college in Fargo, ND,...