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Brent Timothy Olson
Apr 14, 2016
Brent Timothy Olson, 31, Northwood, formerly of Grand Forks, died Thursday, April 14, 2016. Brent was born May 5, 1984 in Grand Forks, the son of Marc and Renee (Yutrzenka) Olson. He attended school in Grand Forks, graduating from Red River High School in 2002. He then went to Northland and received his Welders certificate in 2004. In 2009 Brent...
Helen Irene McGiffin
Apr 10, 2016
Helen Irene (Andrews) McGiffin, age 89, passed away peacefully at home with her family in Grand Forks on the morning of April 10th, 2016. Helen was born on April 4th, 1927 in Winnipeg, MB to Edna and Angus Andrews. She attended Wellington and General Wolfe schools in Winnipeg. She began working as a live-in housekeeper at the age of 14...
Gregory Knutson
Apr 9, 2016
Gregory "Greg" Knutson, 64, Grand Forks, died Saturday, April 9, 2016 in his home at Linden Place Apartments. Greg Knutson was born October 30, 1951 to Doris (Kordahl) and Jerome T Knutson Sr. in Grand Forks, ND. Greg attended Agassiz in Grand Forks for Twenty years. He participated in Special Olympics and loved all sports, especially basketball. He enjoyed going...
Ruby A Blair
Apr 8, 2016
Ruby A. Blair, 99, Grand Forks, ND died Friday, April 8, 2016 in Valley Memorial home Eldercare. Ruby Aldrie Steenerson was born February 8, 1917 in Fertile, MN. She was the 5th of 9 children born to Steener and Laura (Quanrud) Steenerson. At a young age, she moved with her family to Grand Forks where she attended Central High School....
Darlyne L. Hariman
Apr 8, 2016
Darlyne Lee (Hamilton) Hariman was the daughter of Robert E. and Edna B. (Cooper) Hamilton. She was born April 11, 1924 in Nelson County, North Dakota and attended schools in the Dahlen area. She attended Minot State University and graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1947. She married Donald G. Hariman in 1947 and worked in retail and...
Darlene M Hinsz
Apr 6, 2016
Darlene M. Hinsz, 78, Grand Forks, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 in her home. Darlene May Stoller was born in Grand Forks to Harold and Helen (Couch) Stoller on November 23, 1937. She attended Washington and Roosevelt Elementary Schools, and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School. Darlene married Norman Hinsz on December 7, 1956 in Grand...
Gerald Joseph Miller
Apr 5, 2016
Gerald J. Miller, 63, Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Inkster, ND, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Gerald Joseph Miller was born March 25, 1953 in Michigan, ND the son of George and Rose (Cihlar) Miller. He was raised and graduated from high school at Adams, ND. At a young age, Gerald began working...
Harley "Chip" Lind
Apr 1, 2016
Harley A. “Chip” Lind, 68, Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, April 1, 2016 in his home. Harley Andrew Lind was born October 11, 1947 in Warren, MN the son of Helmer and Amy (Lundell) Lind. He graduated from high school in Newfolden, MN, and from college in Thief River Falls, MN. Chip married Judi Larson in Badger, MN in 1966. ...
Melvin J. Halverson
Mar 31, 2016
Melvin J. Halverson, 91, Grand Forks, ND, died Thursday, March 31, 2016 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Melvin, the son of Effie Halverson was born April 7, 1924 on a farm in Ferry Township, Grand Forks County near Manvel, North Dakota. He was raised in Ferry Township and graduated from Manvel High School in 1942. He was drafted into military...
Esther Mae Amstrup
Mar 29, 2016
Esther Mae Amstrup, 95, formerly of Grand Forks, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in a care facility in New Hope, MN. Esther Mae Amstrup was born June 13, 1920, the daughter of Andrew and Mabel (Helling) Ulsaker in Fargo, ND. She attended elementary schools in several different states due to her parents’ frequent moves, graduating from Kindred High School in...
Kathleen Lofthus
Mar 27, 2016
Kathleen Lofthus, 96, of Grand Forks passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Kathleen was born October 9, 1919, the daughter of David & Jeanette (Harvey) Samson in Glasgow, MT. She graduated from Gilby High School in 1937 and attended UND and Valley City Teacher’s College where she received her BA degree in Education. She...
Ellen Gray
Mar 26, 2016
Ellen (Wood) Gray 99, Grand Forks, died Saturday, March 26, 2016 in Valley Eldercare. Ellen Wood Gray was born 99 years ago in Bisbee, North Dakota, to Gladys Jennings Wood, and George Portarlington Wood, on January 4, 1917. She graduated from High School, and went on to graduate from Jamestown College with her bachelor degree in Education during the hard...
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...
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