In Our Care
Gloria O'Keefe
Mar 22, 2017
Gloria J. O'Keefe, 88, Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare, Grand Forks.Services are pending.
Larry Stammen
Mar 21, 2017
Larry L. Stammen of Grand Forks, ND passed away on March 21, 2017. Larry was born on February 23, 1956 at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, SC and lived in Meppershall, England for two years before returning to his parents’ home state of ND. His father Ron was a school administrator and his mother Shirley was a homemaker. He...
Anita Larson
Mar 16, 2017
Anita M. Larson, 95, of Fargo, ND and formerly Grand Forks, ND passed away, March 16, 2017. Anita Mae Peterson was born July 17, 1921 in Roome Township, rural Eldred, MN the daughter of Anton and Carolena (Anderson) Peterson. She attended Eldred Consolidated School through 10th grade, graduating from Crookston Central High School in 1939. A year later she graduated...
Arvelda Wiens
Mar 13, 2017
Arvelda Wiens, 93, Grand Forks ND, and formerly of rural Munich ND, died in her sleep Monday morning, March 13, 2017 at her home in Parkwood Place. Arvelda (Klein) Wiens was born on November 14, 1923 in Gordon Township, the daughter of George and Anna (Fadenrecht) Klein. She attended rural Gordon School, and graduated from Alsen High School. After one...
Chad G. Jordahl
Mar 11, 2017
Chad G. Jordahl, 43, of Grand Forks, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Chad was born July 13, 1973, in Dallas, TX. He lived in Florida a brief time prior to moving to Grand Forks where he attended schools. He worked for Ray Construction, Jorgensen Construction and Kamrowski Brick. Chad enjoyed auto mechanics,...
Gary Nupdal
Mar 11, 2017
Gary D. Nupdal, 63, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, March 11, 2017 in his home. Gary was born January 31, 1954 in Grand Forks, the son of Thorarrin and Frieda (Stark) Nupdal. He was raised in St. Thomas, ND and graduated from St. Thomas High School in 1972. He attended NDSU before going to UND where he earned his Bachelor’s...
Phyllis Ekeland
Mar 10, 2017
Phyllis V. Ekeland, 86, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Friday, March 10th, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. Phyllis was born on July 28, 1930, in Tuttle, ND, the daughter of J.J. and Margaret Knepper (Badger, MN). She grew up in Badger, MN where she graduated in 1948. She married Harlan O. Ekeland on January 19, 1953....
Margaret R Tweten
Mar 10, 2017
Margaret R. Tweten, 88, Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, March 10, 2017 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Margaret Ruth Lewis was born April 2, 1928 in Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of William and Margaret (Sigurdson) Lewis. She came to Grand Forks as an infant. Margaret graduated from Central High School. Margaret married Earl Bushaw. They later divorced. In...
Melvin Borst
Mar 9, 2017
Melvin R. Borst, 86, of Grand Forks passed away Thursday, March 9th at the Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta, ND. Melvin was born July 21st, 1930 in White Earth, ND, to the late Erastus and Medora Borst. Melvin enlisted in the Unites States Army and served as Corporal during the Korean War. He grew up and attended school in...
Arlo Westerlind
Mar 8, 2017
Arlo M. “Wes” Westerlind, 81, Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Arlo was born January 27, 1936 in Mercer, ND, the son of Victor and Albena (Boshee) Westerlind. He was raised and graduated from high school at Mercer. He helped on his parent’s farm until he entered the U.S. Army in 1959....
Bernice Agotness
Mar 7, 2017
Bernice Agotness, age 95 of Northwood, North Dakota, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Bernice was born on November 2, 1921 in Mekinock, ND, the daughter of Gotfred and Gertie (Burtness) Jorde. She was baptized, confirmed and attended rural school at Mekinock. Bernice was united im marriage to Ernest Agotness on March 10, 1943. They...
Luella Georgine Boyer
Mar 5, 2017
Luella G. Boyer, 86, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Luella Georgine Boyer was born on February 13, 1931, in Tuttle, ND, the daughter of Edward and Emma (Rosenau) Dockter. She grew up in Bismarck, ND. She married Clair N. Boyer on September 24, 1956. The couple initially made...
Shirley Morrison
Mar 4, 2017
Shirley L. Morrison, 49, of Crookston MN passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Shirley was born August 27, 1967 in Bemidji MN, the daughter of Gerald and Sharon (Eastman) Morrison. Shirley attended school in Bemidji. Shirley married, and their union was blessed with two children, but later they divorced. She was blessed...
Lovilla DeCicco
Mar 4, 2017
Lovilla "Lovey" DeCicco, 87, a resident of Fort Myers, Florida, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2017, at Hope Hospice in Fort Myers, Florida, with her family by her side following a long battle with cancer. Lovey (Narum) DeCicco, was born March 1, 1930, in Flom, Minnesota, the daughter of Earnest & Edna Narum. She was united in marriage to Archie...
Raymond Kinzler
Mar 3, 2017
Raymond Kinzler, a longtime resident of Grand Forks, died on Friday March 3, 2017 at the Valley Elder Care. He was 88 years old. Ray Kinzler was born in Gackle, North Dakota on May 10, 1928, to John and Lydia Kinzler, on the homestead that his father farmed. He graduated from Gackle High School and left his hometown to join...
Michael Mahoney
Mar 3, 2017
Michael M. Mahoney, 81, Grand Forks passed away Friday, March 3, 2017. Mike was born November 30, 1935 to James and Edith (Metcalf) Mahoney. He grew up in Lakota, ND and attended a one room school house through eighth grade, graduating from Lakota High School in 1953. Mike served as a forward observer for an artillery unit based in Germany...
Olga D. Neal
Mar 3, 2017
Olga Neal, 91, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Olga Denise Dorr, daughter of Gustov & Ida (Taxis) Dorr was born Oct. 29, 1925, in Hazelton, ND. She attended the ND School for the Blind at Bathgate, ND, graduating in 1947. Olga graduated from Mayville State College in 1950. ...
Dennis Raymond Davidson
Feb 28, 2017
Dennis Raymond Davidson 64, Grand Forks, ND formerly Milton, ND passed away on February 28, 2017 at Altru Hospital. Dennis was born March 8th, 1952 to Gisli E. and Grudrun Violet (Anderson) Davidson in Milton, North Dakota. He attended Boys State and Upward Bound and graduated from Milton High School. After graduation he moved to Grand Forks and worked at...
Olga Eichhorst
Feb 25, 2017
Olga Georgine Eichhorst, 99, died February 25, 2017 at 4000 Valley Square, Woodside Village, Grand Forks. Olga was born June 2, 1917 at Mayville, North Dakota to Mary and Severin Rosholt. She married Elroy Eichhorst on March 6, 1943. The couple lived and farmed at Thompson. Olga is survived by her children, Robert (Sharon) Eichhorst, and Linda (Vaughn) Quern; grandchildren,...
Vicky Roxanne Seaberg
Feb 24, 2017
Vicky R. Seaberg, 60, of Grand Forks, formerly of Cando, ND, passed away on February 24, 2017 at the Vibra Hospital in Fargo, ND. Vicky was born on March 28, 1956, in Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of Theodore and Cleona (Hensrud) Braaten. She grew up and attended schools in Grand Forks. She graduated from Central High School. Vicky married...