In Our Care
Birdie Lorraine Jorgenson
Dec 2, 2015
Birdie L. Jorgenson, 89, Grand Forks, ND died Wednesday, December 2, 2015 in Grand Forks. Birdie Lorraine Anderson was born November 22, 1926 in Milton, ND, the daughter of Lee and Emma (Hiller) Anderson. She was raised between the towns of Milton, Langdon, Walhalla and Osnabrock, ND. Birdie married O’Dawn Jorgenson when he returned from his naval service in WWII....
Thelma Hovet
Dec 2, 2015
Thelma Hovet, formerly of Buxton, ND and Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks, died Wednesday, December 2, 2015, one month and one day short of her 97th birthday. Thelma, daughter of Charles R. Smith and Caroline Sanders Smith, was born January 3, 1919 in Reynolds, ND. She attended school in Buxton and the State School of Science at Wahpeton, ND. Thelma...
Ryan McGlynn
Dec 1, 2015
Ryan N. McGlynn, 41, Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Stephen, MN, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Near Mayville, ND.Ryan Neil McGlynn was born May 17, 1974 in Grand Forks, ND the son of Neil and Roberta (Carlson) McGlynn. Ryan attended school in Stephen, MN and graduated from Stephen High School in 1992. He graduated from NDSU in 1996 with...
William E. Fichtner
Nov 30, 2015
William “Bud” Emmanuel Fichtner passed away November 30, 2015, at 4000 Valley Square Oakcrest Unit after a long battle with Parkinson’s. William was born March 7, 1930, in East Grand Forks, MN, by a midwife, the son of August & Elizabeth Fichtner. He attended rural grade school and one year at Park River before taking over the farming due to...
Harland Bohach
Nov 29, 2015
Harland C. Bohach, age 81, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Harland Clayton Bohach was born September 14, 1934 in Hallock, MN, the son of Nick and Esther (Ristad) Bohach. He grew up in Stephen, MN and graduated from the Northwest School of Agriculture, Crookston, MN in 1952. Harland...
Mark Sivertson
Nov 29, 2015
Mark A. Sivertson, 60, of Grand Forks ND passed Sunday, November 29 peacefully in his sleep at home. Mark Alan Sivertson was born May 5, 1955 at Deaconess Hospital in Grand Forks ND, the son of Alfred Ingvold and Violet Mae (Smith) Sivertson. He was baptized and confirmed at United Lutheran Church and attended West Elementary, Valley Junior High, and...
David E. Beach
Nov 28, 2015
David E. “Dave” Beach died Saturday, November 28 at Altru Hospital. Dave Beach was born in Hutchinson, Minnesota, and moved to the Osgood (now West Fargo), North Dakota region at age three. A 1953 graduate of Fargo Central High School, he attended the University of North Dakota before joining the United States Air Force in 1956, where he served with...
Hulda Lindgren
Nov 27, 2015
The greatest and most precious gift we ever had came from God; we called her mom. Hulda T. Lindgren, passed away peacefully at Valley Elder Care/Transitional Unit in Grand Forks, ND on November 27, 2015 at the age of 97. Huldie was the first born of eight children, born to Otto and Sarah Seydel, on May 10, 1918, in Roseau...
Joel Scott Bergland
Nov 27, 2015
Joel Scott Bergland, 46, of Moorhead, MN, passed away at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND on Friday, November 27, 2015 after a tough battle recovering from heart surgery. Joel was born September 21, 1969 in Grand Forks, ND to Charles and Arlene (Halvorson) Bergland. He graduated as an honor student from East Grand Forks Senior High School in 1988, then from...
Leonard Baenen, Jr.
Nov 27, 2015
Leonard Baenen, Jr., 78, of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015 in Woodside Village, Grand Forks.A private family service will be held at a later date.
Helen Soderquist
Nov 26, 2015
Helen Soderquist, 90, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks.Services will be held in Illinois.
Frank Kurtyka
Nov 23, 2015
Frank E. Kurtyka, 96, Forest River, ND died Monday, November 23, 2015 in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare, Grand Forks. Frank Edward Kurtyka was born February 28, 1919 in Minto, ND the son of Walter and Frances (Kowalski) Kurtyka. He was raised and educated in Walsh County, North Dakota, completing the 8th grade. With the exception of his time in the...
Robert Henry Schnell
Nov 22, 2015
Robert Schnell, 80, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks following a stroke after surgery. Robert “Bob” was born November 17, 1935, in Grand Forks, the son of Roy & Ruth Schnell. He grew up in Grand Forks and attended Washington Elementary, Central High School and UND. He enlisted in...
Tordis Breiland
Nov 22, 2015
Tordis Breiland, 100, formerly of Buxton, ND died Sunday, November 22, 2015 in St. Vincent Hospital, Billings, MT. Tordis Iverson was born in Finley, ND on March 5, 1915 the daughter of Ingvald and Ellen Iverson. She grew up and attended school in Finley, ND. She married Howard Breiland on Feb. 16, 1941 in Fargo, ND. They lived and farmed...
Irene M Shipley
Nov 21, 2015
Irene M. Shipley, 80, Devils Lake, North Dakota, died Saturday, November 21, 2015 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.Services will be at a later date.
Jeanne Birkholz
Nov 20, 2015
Jeanne L. Birkholz, 70, Grand Forks, died Friday, November 20, 2015 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Jeanne Louise Evenson was born June 29, 1945 to Ames Evenson and Penelope (Van Pelt) Evenson in Crookston, MN. She grew up in rural Climax and graduated from Climax High School. She married Allan Hovet on March 22, 1963. They had four children together. ...
Janice L. Peterson
Nov 18, 2015
Janice L. Peterson, 66, died November 18, 2015 in her home in Grand Forks, ND. She was born August 11, 1949 to Verna and Lee Mauch in Minneapolis, MN. Janice is preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Verna Mauch. She is survived by Greg Peterson; daughter, Marisa (Tim) Solberg, and son, Jordan (Jen) Peterson; grandchildren, Will, Lauren, Lucia,...
Andrew Thomas Blake
Nov 16, 2015
Andrew Thomas Blake, 22, of Dillon, MT Mark E. Blake of Great Falls, MT Jennifer Kay Blake of Grand Forks, ND Born in Abilene, TX on April 12th, 1993 Died in Salt Lake City, Utah on Nov 16, 2015. He traveled the world with his family to Texas, Arkansas, Germany, The Netherlands and Montana for various military assignments. Graduated from...
Joan Hollebeek Thomasson
Nov 16, 2015
Joan Hollebeek Thomasson, Grand Forks, ND, died Monday, November 16, 2015 Valley Eldercare Center Grand Forks, ND. She was 80 years old. Joan Hollebeek was born July 18, 1935 Washington DC to John and Kathryn Hollebeek. Joan married John Nelson Thomasson in October of 1954. She earned a BA in English and graduated with honors from Randolph Macon Men’s College...
Larry D. Humble
Nov 16, 2015
Larry D. Humble, 68, Grand Forks, died Monday, November 16, 2015 in Valley Memorial Homes Transitional Care Unit. Larry was born in Grand Forks on September 15, 1947 to Elroy “Bud” and Ruth (Jerome) Humble. He attended St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s schools, and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1966. He attended Wahpeton State School of Science...