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Jean E. Hollenbeck
Jun 4, 2012
Jean Elizabeth Hollenbeck, 77, of Grand Forks died peacefully on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Woodside Village Nursing Home in Grand Forks. Jean was born April 29, 1935 on the Torkelson family farm home near Grafton, ND. She graduated from Grafton High School and attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, where she studied to become an elementary school teacher and...
Lois B. Waslien
Jun 3, 2012
Lois Waslien, 84, of Grand Forks, ND died Sunday, June 3, 2012 in her home, surrounded by her family, under Altru Hospice care. Lois Bratager was born December 17, 1927 in rural Nielsville to Carl and Sophia (Rensland) Bratager. She grew up in Bingham Township on a farm and attended rural country school and graduated from Climax High School in...
Vicki Kavadas
Jun 2, 2012
Vicki L. Kavadas, 68, Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, June 2, 2012 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Vicki Lee Dorsher was born June 1, 1944 in Grand Forks the daughter of Donald and Ruth (Thompson) Dorsher. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School in 1962. Vicki worked for many years wallpapering,...
Clara Murphy-Ebert
Jun 2, 2012
Clara Murphy-Ebert (nee' Martinson), 91, of Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks, ND. Clara was born on February 25, 1921 at home in Northfield Township, Ramsey County, ND the daughter of Orvie and Therese (Reinertson) Martinson. She graduated from Edmore HighSchool in 1939, and also graduated from Aakers' Business College in...
Lois Houkom
May 29, 2012
Lois Edith Houkom, 89, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 at Oakwood Good Samaritan Home in Brainerd, MN. Lois was born March 23rd, 1923 in Brocket, North Dakota and graduated from Central High School in 1941. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English in 1944 from the University of North Dakota, in...
Catherine Olson
May 29, 2012
Catherine Olson died peacefully at home on May 29, 2012--25 days before her 95th birthday. Catherine was born in Madelia, MN, graduated from Mankato Teachers College in 1937 and taught school in Jordan, MN. She married Edward Lowell Olson in 1941in Madelia, MN. After WWII, they moved to Minneapolis (where Ed began his banking career). They relocated to Grand Forks...
Luverne Merrilyn Haarsager
May 29, 2012
Luverne Merrilyn (Berg) Haarsager, 88, of East Grand Forks, MN passed away May 29, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Luverne was born March 8, 1924, the daughter of Lydia (Furtan) and Mathew Berg in St. Thomas, ND. Her mother passed away when she was 14 months old and she was raised by her aunt and uncle in...
Arne Todd Sorteberg
May 26, 2012
Arne Todd Sorteberg, 50, of Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, May 26, 2012 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Arne T. Sorteberg was born October 30, 1961 the son of Vernon and Norma (Haaby) Sorteberg. He grew up and attended school in Grand Forks and graduated from Red River High School in 1979. Arne worked for Cirrus Aircraft in Grand Forks...
Elizabeth Joy Nelson
May 23, 2012
Elizabeth Joy (Betty) Nelson 85, Circle Pines, MN formerly of Grand Forks, North Dakota died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in Ambassador Good Samaritan Center, New Hope, Minnesota. Elizabeth was born on October 25, 1926 in Grafton North Dakota. She was the daughter of Ernest and Clara (Tronson) Sjoquist. She grew up and attended school in Grafton ND with 2 years...
Kenneth Beeck
May 22, 2012
Kenneth "Ken" Robert Beeck, 67, of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks after a short illness. Ken was born March 22, 1945, in Le Mars, IA to Henry and Rose (Doering) Beeck He grew up on the family farm in Iowa and graduated from Le Mars High School in 1963....
Alex Hansen
May 22, 2012
Alex J. Hanesn of Plymouth, MN, departed this life on May 22, 2012 at age 14. An honor student at Maple Grove Junior High, he will be remembered most for his vocal and theatrical talents, his kindness to others, his offbeat sense of humor and his vision of love and community. He is survived by parents Eric & Lisa (Lehnherr)...
Ardis M. Embury
May 21, 2012
Ardis M. Embury, 67, of Grand Forks, ND died Monday, May 21, 2012 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Ardis Marie Anderson was born July 15, 1944 in Devils Lake, ND the daughter of Jesse and Ruby (Rasmusson) Anderson. She grew up and attended school in Fargo, graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1962. She married Ralph Embury in...
Jerome Kvidt
May 20, 2012
Jerome "Jerry" Martinus Kvidt, 81 of Grand Forks, ND, went home to be with our Lord, surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Altru Hospital. Jerry was born May 16, 1931 in Fargo, ND to Margaret (Kaushagen) and Martinus Kvidt. Jerry was the oldest of three children. Jerry was baptized at Wild Rice Lutheran Church in...
Eve Ethel Freeberg
May 18, 2012
Eve Freeberg, 74, of Grand Forks, died Friday, May 18, 2012 at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Eve was born June 8, 1937 in Seymour, Wisconsin, where she graduated from Seymour High School. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from North Central College, Naperville, Illinois. Additional work was completed at the University of Colorado and the University of...
Danelle Rae Appel
May 16, 2012
Danelle Rae Appel , 41, of Grand Forks and formerly of Thief River Falls, MN, went home to be with the Lord and her parents, May 16, 2012 at Valley Memorial Home in Grand Forks, ND. Danelle was born June 24, 1970 in Thief River Falls, MN to Donald Jerome Appel and Neva Olivia (Langworthy) Appel. She attended school in...
Duane Schiller
May 11, 2012
Duane J. Schiller, 69, of Grand Forks, ND died May 11, 2012 in New Braunfels, TX. Duane was born on May 6, 1943 in Grafton, North Dakota. Duane joined the United States Navy in August 1961 and served until August 1965, during this time he served aboard the USS Edmonds (DD-406). Duane was a Master Police Officer when he retired...
Doris Lorraine Duchscher
May 10, 2012
Lorraine Duchscher Lorraine Duchscher, 85, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Lorraine was born on January 20th, 1927 in Cando, ND to Lawrence and Pearl Bryl. She married Kenneth Duchscher on May 18, 1947, they have three daughters, Cynthia (David)Spicer of Longview, WA., Dianne Duchscher of Grand Forks and Lynn (Dana) Erickson...
Harold Friese
May 9, 2012
Harold Arthur Friese (August 1921 to May 2012) Harold Friese of Fargo, North Dakota, spent most of his life on the West Coast, but last year, after the death of his beloved wife, Frances, he moved to Grand Forks to be near his nieces, Sally Friese Hoffman, Nancy Friese and Laurie Friese Crummy. After the war (164th ND National Guard...
Elizabeth Jane Jacobi
May 9, 2012
Elizabeth (Betty) Jacobi, 89, of Grand Forks, died May 9, 2012 at 4000 Valley Square Woodside Village. Betty was born June 30, 1922, in Detroit Lakes, MN, the daughter of Jay & Esther Norby. She attended school in Detroit Lakes and the University of North Dakota. On December 18, 1943, she married Charles (Bud) Jacobi, in Detroit Lakes, MN. They...
Bernard Banks
May 7, 2012
Bernard O. Banks, 93, Grand Forks, ND died Monday, May 7, 2012 in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare, Grand Forks. Bernard Oscar Banks was born March 26, 1919 in Mercier, KS, the son of John and Minnie Banks. He was raised and educated in the Effingham and Horton, KS area and graduated from Effingham High School. Bernard entered the U. S....
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