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Ruth Ralston

Ruth Ralston

Mar 21, 2015

Ruth Ralston, 92, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday March 21, 2015 at Valley Memorial Home Woodside Village. Lillian Ruth Blakemore was born May 25, 1922 in Streator, IL, the daughter of Frank and Edith (Evans) Blakemore. Raised and educated in Streator, she then attended Garfield Park School of Nursing in Chicago, IL, where she received her degree as a Registered...

Rebecca R. Jevne

Rebecca R. Jevne

Mar 19, 2015

Rebecca Rae Jevne, 49, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, March 19, 2015 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Rebecca R. Reel was born in Fargo, ND on November 23, 1965 the daughter of Bernard and Mildred (Otterson) Reel. Memorials are preferred to her brother Michael Reel, PO Box 384, Chinook, Montana 59523. Memorial services will be on Tuesday, March 24,...

Marian G. Keller

Marian G. Keller

Mar 19, 2015

Marian Keller passed away March 19,2015 at the age of 92. She was born Oct 6, 1922 in Grand Forks to Peter & Nellie Hagness. Since her husband passed away in 2013, she has greatly missed him and looked forward to the day they would be together again. We were so proud of her positive transition to living at Maple...

Betty Egstad

Betty Egstad

Mar 19, 2015

Betty Egstad, 93, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Betty was born May 10, 1921, in East Grand Forks, MN, the daughter of Pius & Caroline (Usselman) Bertsch. She grew up and attended schools in East Grand Forks. She met and married George Egstad May 27, 1957 in Grand Forks where they...

Edward "Gordon" McLean

Edward "Gordon" McLean

Mar 19, 2015

Edward Gordon McLean, 82, died Thursday, March 19, 2015, at his home near Gilby, North Dakota. Gordon was born on October 24, 1932, in Grand Forks, ND, to Everett Gordon and Pearl Alice (Larson) Mclean of Gilby. He attended school in Gilby and studied animal husbandry at NDSU in Fargo. In 1954 he married Lyla Normand of Oakwood, ND, and...

Stephen M. Arnold

Stephen M. Arnold

Mar 16, 2015

Stephen M. Arnold, 57, of Grand Forks, ND died Monday, March 16, 2015 in his home surrounded by family. Steve was born on January 29, 1958 in Grand Forks, ND the son of Raymond and Inez (Kreminski) Arnold. Steve grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School. In the spring of 1978 he met the love of...

Candace M. Stone

Candace M. Stone

Mar 14, 2015

Candace M. Stone, 59, Grand Forks, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Candace was born to Floyd and Ramona (Beaudoin) Stone on December 1, 1955 in Morden, Manitoba, Canada. She was raised and educated at Langdon, North Dakota. She later graduated from Aaker's Business College and East Grand Forks Technical College. Candace enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting,...

Roger James Bakke

Roger James Bakke

Mar 14, 2015

Roger J. Bakke, 76, of Grand Forks, passed away March 14, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Roger James Bakke was born March 19, 1938, in Portland, ND, the son of Joseph & Ida (Hefta) Bakke. He grew up and graduated from Portland High School in 1957. He served in the US Army for several years. Following his service...

Derek Whetzel

Derek Whetzel

Mar 7, 2015

Derek D. Whetzel, 53, of Grand Forks died Saturday, March 7, 2015 in his home. Derek Donald Whetzel was born on April 25, 1961 in Fargo, ND the son of Donald and Doreen Ann (Engel) Whetzel. He graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1979. Derek married Lori Ann McWilliams on July 16, 1983, they parted ways in 2012....

Georgie Mae Kinney

Georgie Mae Kinney

Mar 6, 2015

Georgie Mae (Bules) Kinney age 96, born at home, near Billings, Montana March 19, 1918, to Bernhard and Effie (Pepper) Bules, passed away at Bethany Woodland Good Samaritan, Brainerd, Minnesota March 6, 2015. Preceeded in death by husband Donald LeRoy Kinney; son Leo Don Kinney; twin sister Mildred Gillingham; sister Bea Mannix; Survived by sister Shirley Dixon; children Bernhard (Bette)...

Halfrid "Hallie" Ellingrud

Halfrid "Hallie" Ellingrud

Mar 5, 2015

Halfrid "Hallie" Marie Ellingrud, 96, of Grand Forks, ND died on Thursday, March 5, 2015 in Georgetown, TX where she was living with Mary and Mike Paulson. Hallie was born on June 30, 1918 to Sivert and Mary Ramstad. She grew up and attended school in Mayville, ND and graduated from Mayville State Teachers College. Hallie married Maurice Ellingrud on...

Brian D Barclay

Brian D Barclay

Mar 5, 2015

Brian D. Barclay, 31, Buxton, ND and formerly of Grand Forks, ND, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at home. Brian Douglas Barclay was born April 16, 1983 in Grand Forks, ND the son of Douglas and Julie (Nordrum) Barclay. He was raised and educated in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School in 2001. He graduated from...

Marvel R. Setness

Marvel R. Setness

Mar 5, 2015

Setness, Marvel R. age 95 of Andover, MN, formerly of Grand Forks, ND. Preceded in death by her husband, Alford; parents, Palmer and Lena Levin; grandson, Ryan Anderson; brother, Curtis Levin; and sister, Rhoda Bramble. Survived by sons, Stephen (Danielle) of St. Paul, Peter (Dianne) of Ramsey and Daniel (Mary) of Torrington, CT; daughter, Sandra (Ted) Anderson of Lady Lake,...

Caitlin Jenna Erickson

Caitlin Jenna Erickson

Feb 27, 2015

Caitlin Jenna Erickson, age 28 died unexpectedly in her home February 27, 2015. Caitlin was born on April 23, 1986 in Fremont, California. A short time later the family moved to St. Peters, MO. It's there that Caitlin graduated in 2004 from Fort Zumwalt South High School. After High School she attended Sanford-Brown College and trained and worked as a...

Carol (Homstad) Stark

Carol (Homstad) Stark

Feb 25, 2015

Carol (Homstad) Stark, 63, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in Lutheran Sunset Home, Grafton, North Dakota. Carol Elise Homstad, the daughter of Milton and Luella (Tobiason) Homstad was born in Mayville, North Dakota on December 27, 1951. She lived in Portland, North Dakota until moving with her family to Grand Forks at age 3. Carol attended Roosevelt Elementary...

Harriet A. Dickson

Harriet A. Dickson

Feb 25, 2015

Harriet A. Dickson, 94, of Grand Forks died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 in Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks. Harriet A. Quanrud was born on Dec. 22, 1920 in Mekinock, ND the daughter of Laurence and Anna Marie (Jorde) Quanrud. She graduated from Gilby High School. She then graduated nursing school in Minneapolis, MN. Harriet married M.G.(Farmer) Dickson on November 11,...

Darlyne Sommerfeld

Darlyne Sommerfeld

Feb 21, 2015

Darlyne M. Sommerfeld, 74, of Grand Forks, died Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Darlyne was born May 18, 1940, in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of Otto & Ethel (Johnson) Iverson. She grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School. She married Emil Sommerfeld on September 22, 1979. They made their home...

Frances Hall

Frances Hall

Feb 20, 2015

Frances C. Hall passed away Friday, February 20, 2015 at Valley 4000 in Grand Forks, ND. Frances was born December 30, 1924 in Barton, ND. She was one of six children of Fred and Clara (Saude) Krefting. Raised in Barton, she graduated from Barton High School and attended the Deaconess School of Nursing. Upon graduating from nursing school in 1945,...

Arnold "Arnie" Lizakowski

Arnold "Arnie" Lizakowski

Feb 16, 2015

Arnold "Arnie" J. Lizakowski, 76, of Grand Forks, ND died Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Arnold Joseph Lizakowski was born in Minto, ND on June 11, 1938 the son of Joseph and Mary (Grzeskowiak) Lizakowski. Arnold grew up and attended school in the Minto area. He was very proud of the fact that he served in...

Alan Blomquist

Alan Blomquist

Feb 16, 2015

Alan K. Blomquist, 77, Grand Forks, North Dakota died peacefully on Monday, February 16, 2015 surrounded by his family. Alan was born March 5, 1937 near Fairdale, North Dakota, the son of Albin and Una (Overbye) Blomquist. He graduated from Edmore High School in 1954. He married Phyllis Berg on July 1, 1956. During Alan's lifetime he was very active...