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Clifton Waslien
Mar 25, 2016
Clifton E. Waslien, 95, Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, March 25, 2016 in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare of Grand Forks. Clifton Ellingson Waslien was born December 28, 1920 in Cummings, ND, the son of Hans and Carrie (Ellingson) Waslien. He was raised and educated at Cummings and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1938. Clifton worked in the Cummings area...
Darlyne Myrvik
Mar 25, 2016
Darlyne (Wolfgram) Myrvik, 69 years old of Grand Forks, ND died Friday, March 25, 2016 at home. Darlyne was born in Grand Forks, ND on May 12, 1946, the daughter of Fred and Ruth Wolfgram. She grew up on a farm near Niagara, ND and was the youngest of nine siblings. She attended elementary school in Niagara and graduated from...
Harry Dean Hiller
Mar 23, 2016
Harry Hiller, 53 passed away on March 23, 2016 at Altru in Grand Forks, ND. He was born in Cavalier, ND son of Hughie Hiller and Lorraine Denault on January 25, 1963. He attended Northland Community College for Mechanics and Trucking. He worked for Staveteig Trucking and Farming for over 27 years before retiring in 2016. Harry enjoyed hunting white...
Fran Sundre
Mar 23, 2016
Frances “Fran” Emma Sundre, 83, Grand Forks, died March 23, 2016 in her daughter’s home. Frances was born April 12, 1932 to Albert and Frances (Slacik) Cerney in Selfridge, North Dakota. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Selfridge High School. She moved away soon after graduation. She gave birth to a daughter in February of 1957....
Matilda Well
Mar 21, 2016
Matilda D. Well, 82, Grand Forks, ND died Monday, March 21, 2016 at her home. Matilda Dollie Phelps was born February 26, 1934 in Bowesmont, ND, the youngest daughter of Charles and Dollie (McMartin) Phelps. In June of 1955, Matilda married Gerald Dauksavage at Oslo, MN. They resided on the family farm north of Oslo. In 1956 they briefly moved...
Neil Cassanelli
Mar 20, 2016
Neil L. Cassanelli, 68, Grand Forks, ND, died Sunday, March 20, 2016 at home surrounded by his family and under the care of Altru Hospice. Neil Louis Cassanelli was born November 19, 1947 in Springfield, MA, the son of Louis and Dorothy (Marchetti) Cassanelli. He was raised and educated in Springfield and graduated from high school there in 1966. Neil...
Jean Melroe
Mar 17, 2016
Margaret Jean “Jean” Melroe - 89 - passed away on March 17, 2016 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks, ND. Born on June 11, 1926 to James and Margaret Taylor in Milnor, ND, Jean was the eldest of their three children and a straight “A” student who loved to run races and play basketball. She once broke her arm roller...
Paul D. Sennie, SR
Mar 15, 2016
Paul Dale Sennie was born April 10, 1957 in Manitoba, Canada to Doris Slater and the late Paul Graves of Red Lake, MN and passed away March 15th in his home. Paul lived his young life in a foster home on the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Reservation in North Dakota. His survivors are Megan Sennie of Bethel, AK, Paul...
M.O. Dahl
Mar 14, 2016
Marvin "M.O." Dahl, 89, passed away on March 14, 2016, at Elim Care Center in Fargo, ND. He was born and grew up in Grand Forks. He attended Lincoln High in Tacoma, WA, and the University of North Dakota. M.O. served 4 yrs. in the US Army, and worked as a conductor for Great Northern and Burlington Northern Railroads for...
Gloria Sylvia Rystad
Mar 11, 2016
Gloria S. Rystad , 82, passed away peacefully in her home with family at her side on March 11th, 2016. Gloria was born April 4, 1933, the daughter of Sigurd and Gladys (Keil) Vikesland in Fergus Falls, MN. She graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks. Shortly later she met Robert Rystad and they were married on August 17th,...
Sheila R. Hayes
Mar 10, 2016
Sheila R. Hayes, 57, Grand Forks, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Memorial Services are being planned for next week in Chicago, Illinois. No local services will be held.
Shana Hayes
Mar 10, 2016
Shana M. Hayes, 44, Grand Forks, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 at home. Shana Marie Hayes was born November 4, 1971 in Redondo Beach, California, the daughter of Mike Hayes and Colleen (Plantiko) Hayes.Visitation will be from 6 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2016 in Amundson Funeral Home, Grand Forks. The Memorial Service will be at 7:00 p.m. Thursday,...
Donna Mae Walstad
Mar 9, 2016
Donna Walstad, 77, Grand Forks, ND, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Altru Hospital. Donna Mae Flaten was born December 12, 1938 to Olaf & Inga (Holm) Flaten in Viking Township, ND, the youngest of 13 children. She attended school in Portland, ND. On May 10, 1963, she was united in marriage to Lawrence Walstad at Warwick Lutheran Church,...
Lanny Fortman
Mar 8, 2016
Lanny J. Fortman, 66, Grand Forks, ND, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at home. Lanny was born July 6, 1949 in Mayville, ND, the son of James and Lucille (Nygaard) Fortman. He was raised and worked on the family farm near Thompson, ND until his graduation from Thompson High School. After High School he attended Wahpeton for a year. In...
John Sobolik
Mar 4, 2016
John Charles Sobolik, 56, Portland, Oregon, formerly of Pisek, died Friday, March 4, 2016 in Fridley, MN. John was born April 16, 1959 in Park River, the son of Frank and Charlotte Marian (Henry) Sobolik. He attended school in Pisek, graduating from Pisek high school in 1977. He then went on to study Mortuary Science at the University of Minnesota,...
Charlotte Naomi Coit
Mar 2, 2016
Charlotte N. Coit, 86, formerly of Lisbon, ND, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Charlotte was born March 22, 1929, in Lisbon, ND, the daughter of Lewis & Cecil (Barton) Coit. She is survived by her sisters, Barbara (Wil) Nelson of Quilcene, WA and Beth (Dallas) Kopp of Grand Forks and several nieces and...
Arvid P. Anderson
Feb 27, 2016
Arvid Anderson, 93, formerly from Warwick and Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Twin Rivers Assisted Living in Cannon Falls, MN. Arvid was born February 9, 1923 in Warwick ND, the son of Michael and Anna (Peterson) Anderson. He graduated High School in 1941 in Sydney, Montana. In 1941-1942 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Sydney,...
Anita Pauline Rieke
Feb 27, 2016
Anita Pauline Rieke, 89, passed away February 27, 2016 in the Prairieview area of Valley Memorial Home Woodside Village, Grand Forks. Anita was born June 4, 1926 in Baker, ND, the daughter of Walter and Mary (Blocker) Allan. She grew up and attended school in York, ND. Anita married Vernon Rieke on May 7, 1955. They lived in Devils Lake,...
Vivian Dohman
Feb 27, 2016
Vivian Dohman, 95, died February 27th, 2016 at home surrounded by family. Vivian Vernice Hughes was born the 31st of July, 1920, to Charles and Theresa Hughes in East Grand Forks, MN, the second of four children. She graduated from East Grand Forks Senior High in 1937 and following teachers training taught in a one room schoolhouse. She met Walter...
Leonard W. Vanyo
Feb 25, 2016
Leonard W. Vanyo, 76, Grand Forks, ND, died Feb 25, 2016 at Benedictine Health Center, Minneapolis. Len was born Jan 3, 1940 in Grand Forks, the son of Michael and Rose (Straus) Vanyo. He graduated St. James High in 1958. Served in the U.S. Army 1959-1965. He operated Vanyo Barber Shop in Grand Forks until the flood of 1997. Survivors...
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