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Oscar Bjerke
Jul 19, 2015
Oscar P. Bjerke, 90, Grand Forks, ND, died Sunday, July 19, 2015 in Unity Medical Center of Grafton, ND. Oscar was born June 12, 1925 near Rindal, MN, the son of Gilbert and Inga (Lesetmo) Bjerke. He was raised on the family farm, and later worked for a trucking company. He moved to Grand Forks where he was employed with...
Thomas L Puppe
Jul 15, 2015
Thomas L. Puppe, 70, Mekinock, ND died Tuesday July 14, 2015 in Altru Hospital. Thomas was born Aug. 25, 1944, the son of Walter and Myrtle (Hall) Puppe, in Bottineau, ND. He was united in marriage to Linda M. Anseth June 30, 1973. Tom worked in construction and loved being outside working in the yard in his spare time. He...
Kent Louis Yearke
Jul 13, 2015
Kent Louis Yearke, 65, of Grand Forks, ND, died Monday, July 13, 2015, at the Shirkey Leisure Acres in Richmond, MO. Kent was born March 7, 1950, the son of Louis and Dorothy (Knutsvig) Yearke in Grand Forks, ND, where he grew up and lived all of his life. He worked at Red Owl and Leever's Grocery stores until his...
Terry J. Winzer
Jul 13, 2015
Terry J. Winzer, 55, of Crookston, MN and formerly of Grand Forks, ND passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 in his home of medical problems. Terry John Winzer was born in Grand Forks on June 4, 1960 the son of James and Lois (Stark) Winzer. Terry is survived by his mother, Lois Winzer; estranged wife, Michelle; son, Nicholas; daughter, Amy;...
Norma Anderson
Jul 11, 2015
Norma A. Anderson, 83, of Loveland, CO, and formerly of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015 in the Sterling House Assisted Living Center in Loveland, CO. Norma Ardell Axelson was born on October 21, 1931 in Lakota, ND the daughter of Nels and Hilma (Kyllonen) Axelson. She grew up and attended school in Pelto Township, ND...
Scott Gilbraith
Jul 11, 2015
Scott K. Gilbraith, 58, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, July 11, 2015 at home of pancreatic cancer. Scott Kevin Gilbraith, the son of Glenn and Shirley (Martinson) Gilbraith was born in Fargo, ND on April 8, 1957. Scott attended Viking Elementary, Schroeder Junior High, and graduated from Red River High School in 1975. He attended Mayville State College for two...
Margaret Carlson
Jul 8, 2015
It is with great sadness we share the passing of Margaret Jean Carlson on Wednesday July 8, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks at the age of 102 years. Marinka "Margaret" Zaluski was born February 28, 1913 in a log home on a farm in Polson, Manitoba, Canada. One of eleven children born to her Ukrainian immigrant parents Phillip...
Erna Gladue
Jul 8, 2015
Erna S. Gladue, 79, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center, Grand Forks. Erna Sophie Steinke was born to Adolph and Emma (Wagner) Steinke on July 9, 1935 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was raised near Neche, North Dakota and was employed as a waitress at Neche, and later doing fieldwork on farms. She...
Margaret Adeline Wamstad
Jul 5, 2015
Margaret Adeline Wamstad, 88, of Grand Forks, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Margaret was born October 21, 1926, in Logan Center, ND, the daughter of Murray & Else (Lovejoy) McKenzie. She grew up in Logan Center and graduated from high school in 1944. She married Marvin Wamstad November 21, 1945, in Aneta,...
Stephen Rendahl
Jul 5, 2015
Dr. Stephen Earl Rendahl died at age 71 surrounded by loved ones on July 5, 2015 due to acute respiratory distress following successful lung surgery. Rendahl was born and raised on a family farm near Fillmore, North Dakota. His grandmother, Sena (Amdahl) Rendahl, was an original homesteader in 1899 at the age of 25, just six years after she migrated...
Jane Palmer Messenger
Jul 5, 2015
Jane Palmer Messenger, 81, Grand Forks, ND, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 in Maple View Memory Care Community of Grand Forks. Jane was born February 7, 1934 in West Virginia. She attended boarding school at the Maryland School for the Blind where she learned many life skills. Jane also earned a degree in early child development. She worked as a...
Don Fore
Jul 5, 2015
Don Z. Fore, Grand Forks, ND died Sunday, July 5, 2015 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Don was born January 29, 1921 in South Pasadena, CA to Zaner and Helen (Merk) Fore. He grew up in Alameda, CA. Soon after his high school graduation, he joined the U. S. Navy. Don was a survivor of the attack on...
Joshua Zimmerman
Jul 4, 2015
Joshua L. "Josh" Zimmerman, 38, Grand Forks, and formerly of Thompson, ND died Saturday, July 4, 2015 in his home. Josh was born February 25, 1977 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Thomas and Patricia (Rettig) Zimmerman. He was raised in Thompson, ND and graduated from Thompson High School in 1995. Josh began working for Promark Telemarketing in Grand...
Susan Swengel
Jul 4, 2015
Susan Swengel was born January 1st, 1931. She went to our Lord and Savior on July 4th, 2015 at age 84. Susan was born in Aberdeen, SD to Irving Swengel and Lydia (Barth) Swengel of Aberdeen. She had 1 brother, Bob and 1 sister, Jeany . Susan had 9 children, Sharon, Diane, Douglas, Sandra, Victoria, Renay, Charles, Lana and Micheal....
Lawrence William Rudh
Jul 3, 2015
Lawrence W. (Nickname "Lawr) Rudh passed away peacefully at Altru Hospital on July 3, 2015. He was 70 years old. Lawrence was born in Grand Forks on August 22, 1944 to Lawrence A and Alice (Fox) Rudh. He grew up in Grand Forks, attending Central High School, graduating with the Class of 1962 and attended UND. He worked as a...
Jay Nickson
Jul 1, 2015
James B. "Jay" Nickson, 70, Grand Forks, ND died Wednesday, July 1, 2015 in his home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Amundson Funeral Home of Grand Forks. Full obituary information to appear here soon.....
James "Jay" Nickson
Jul 1, 2015
James Bridges ("Jay") Nickson passed on July 1, 2015 in Grand Forks, ND. He was born March 22, 1945 in Chicago, IL, son of Dr. James J. Nickson and Dr. Margaret Hofrichter Nickson. Jay grew up in London and New York, and attended college at Dartmouth, Reed and graduated from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. A talented software designer and engineer,...
Margaret Jane Thompson
Jun 30, 2015
Margaret Jane Thompson died peacefully with family by her side at Altru Hospital on June 30, 2015 in Grand Forks, ND at the age of 86. Margaret was born on July 29, 1928 in Seattle, WA to Hendrick and Gerritdina Van De Kant. Following her father's death in 1928 her mother moved her and her 3 sisters to New Jersey...
Lucas Dan Courchene
Jun 29, 2015
Lucas Dan Courchene, 33, died unexpectedly on Monday, June 29th at his home in Grand Forks. He was born on April 12, 1982 in Williston and was raised near Corinth on the family farm. Lucas attended Wildrose/Alamo High School and Williston State College. Lucas learned the trade of cement finishing from his father, working for Courchene Construction and other companies...
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