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Joann Hurley
Jul 27, 2011
Joann "Jo" Hurley, 86, of Grand Forks, passed away Wed, July 27 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks surrounded by friends and family. Joann Frantz started life in North Manchester, Indiana, born Sept 5, 1924, to Paul and Marie Frantz. Her brothers Donald and Richard (Nancy) Frantz, and sister Nancy Nicholson survive her.. Joann received her nursing degree from Henry...
Orlando Lebacken
Jul 24, 2011
Orlando A. "Jeep" Lebacken, 91, Grand Forks, died Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 4000 Valley Square - Wheatland Terrace. Orlando Albin Lebacken was born to Chester and Annie (Nelson) Lebacken on Feburary 1, 1920 in Grand Forks. He attended several schools in the rural Reynolds area. Orlando served in the US Army from 1942-1946 during World War II, spending time...
Dorothy Lindberg Wencl
Jul 23, 2011
Dorothy E. (Lindberg) Wencl, 85, formerly of Grand Forks, died Saturday, July 23, 2011 in Auburn Regional Medical Center, Auburn, Washington. Dorothy was born on April 19, 1926, to Carl & Veta (Bowan) Lindberg in Grand Forks, ND. She attended schools in Grand Forks, ND. Dorothy was united in marriage to William Wencl on May 18th, 1954 in Grand Forks....
Emil Sommerfeld
Jul 23, 2011
Emil Sommerfeld, 84, of Grand Forks, ND passed away Saturday, July 23, 2011 at Valley Memorial Home Woodside Village, Grand Forks. Emil was born September 3, 1926 at home, the 12th of 13 children to Emil G. and Bertha (Brede) Sommerfeld. He attended school in Whitman, ND and graduated from Michigan High School in 1945. Emil enlisted in the U.S....
Elizabeth Oakland
Jul 22, 2011
Elizabeth "Betty" Oakland, 87, Reynolds, ND, died Friday, July 22, 2011 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Elizabeth Jones was born on Sunday, February 17, 1924 in Plymouth, England, the only child of W.T.E. and Nellie Jones. In December 1941, she enlisted in the WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force) and served in the photographic unit until March 1945. She...
Curtis Lee Knudson
Jul 20, 2011
Curtis Lee Knudson, 67, of Grand Forks, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at Parkwood Place in Grand Forks. Curtis was born January 2, 1944 in Grand Forks. He attended schools in Grand Forks, Fargo, St. Paul, and graduated from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, MN. Curtis attended colleges at St. Olaf, Bemidji State, Augsburg, and most recently at UND where...
Iona Jean Thompson
Jul 20, 2011
Iona Jean Thompson, 75, of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Walhalla, ND died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 in Woodside Village, Grand Forks. Iona Jean Thompson was born on October 8, 1935 to parents Archie and Sarah Ann (Armstrong) Blaisdell in Walhalla, ND. Iona graduated from Walhalla High School. She worked at the Pembilier Nursing Center for 35 years. She...
Milton Berg
Jul 19, 2011
Milton B. "Buddy" Berg, 87, East Grand Forks, MN died Tuesday, July 19, 2011 in Good Samaritan Heritage Pines, East Grand Forks. Milton Bernard Berg was born August 19, 1923 in Grand Forks, ND the son of Carl and Bella (Sannes) Berg. He was raised and educated near Reynolds, ND and worked on area farms in his early years. He...
Thelma Mae Vreeland
Jul 15, 2011
Thelma (Dahl) Vreeland was born May 10, 1918 at Park River, ND, the daughter of Theodore and Ellen (Stark) Dahl. Thelma was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviours Lutheran church in Park River and graduated from Park River High School before going on to attend Aakers Business College in Grand Forks. Thelma married Carroll Vreeland on November 1, 1936 in...
Yvonne R. Gilbertson
Jul 14, 2011
Yvonne R. Gilbertson, 76, passed away at Altru Hospital on July 14, 2011. Yvonne was born November 30, 1934, to Amanda (Johnson) and Allan Knain in Northwood, North Dakota. She grew up in Northwood and attended Northwood High School. Yvonne graduated from Aaker's Business College in 1954. It was while attending Aaker's that she met Robert (Bob) Gilbertson, and they...
E. Lillian Johnson
Jul 12, 2011
Elin Lillian Johnson passed away at St. Vincent Hospital July 12, 2011 of natural causes. Lillian was born January 23 1925 to Sigga (Scheving) and Samuel O. Johnson at the family farm east of Gardar ND. Mom grew up in Gardar and graduated from Gardar High School 1943. In 1945 and 46 Mom worked for North American Aviation in Los...
Robert E. Lee
Jul 12, 2011
Robert E. Lee, 78, Aneta, North Dakota, and formerly of Grand Forks, North Dakota, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in Aneta Parkview Health Center, Aneta, North Dakota. Robert Eugene Lee was born to Robert E. and Gladys M. (Sears) Lee on October 18, 1932 in Grand Forks. He graduated from St. James High School in Grand Forks. Robert was a...
Evelyn Brevik
Jul 11, 2011
Evelyn M. Brevik, 86, Grand Forks, died Monday, July 11, 2011 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Evelyn Maxine Froslie was born to Adolph and Ida (Olson) Froslie on December 7, 1924 at St. Lukes Hospital, Fargo North Dakota. She was raised and educated in the Barnesville-Rothsay, Minnesota area, graduating from Barnesville High School in 1945. On May 15,...
Daphine Hanson
Jul 11, 2011
Daphine L. Hanson, 78, of Grand Forks, ND died Monday, July 11, 2011 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Born November 2, 1932 in Austin, Minnesota to Benny and Anna (Gunderson) Johnson. She was raised and educated in Austin, Minnesota. She married Donn St. Germain in 1951. She then married Jim Hanson on May 12, 1978 in Roseau, Minnesota. She served...
Douglas C. McDougall
Jul 10, 2011
Douglas Charles "Doug" McDougall, 61, Grand Forks, died Sunday, July 10, 2011 at home. Doug was born in Jamestown, North Dakota on June 21, 1950 to Thomas and Arlene (Young) McDougall. He was baptized at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Jamestown, North Dakota, and later confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran in Grand Forks. Doug began his education at Grace Lutheran School...
Charles Kelly
Jul 9, 2011
Charles A. "Harley Charley" Kelly, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 near Grand Forks, ND. Charles Allen Kelly was born January 23, 1954 in Grand Forks, ND the son of Leonard and Annabelle (Mullan) Kelly. He was raised and educated in rural Grand Forks and graduated from Midway High School. Charley moved to St. Paul, MN where he worked for Tasty...
Hattie Erickson
Jul 9, 2011
Hattie Erickson, 83, of Oakes, ND, formerly of Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 at the Oakes Community Hospital. Hattie Alinda Bergan, daughter of Arndt and Hilda (Olson) Bergan was born February 11, 1928 at Borup, Minnesota, where she grew up and graduated from Borup High School. After her schooling, she worked in Fargo for Pratt & Company...
Lawrence Ewals
Jul 8, 2011
Lawrence "Larry" N. Ewal, 53, died July 8, 2011 at his home in Grand Forks. Larry was born November 8, 1957, in Minot, ND to Norbert & Ernestine (Schaffer) Ewals. He attended St. Anthony's in Fargo-Fitzgerald Middle School in Mankato and graduated from Red Wing Central in Red Wing, MN. Larry worked for the Grand Forks County Hwy Dept. for...
Duane N. Oss
Jul 8, 2011
Duane Oss, 62, of Grand Forks, ND passed away Friday, July 8, 2011 at Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks, ND with his family by his side after an extended battle with Huntington's Disease. Duane Nelson Oss was born on August 20, 1948, the son of Lowell and Arlene (Nelson) Oss in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Breckenridge, MN where...
Ethelyn D.L. Budge
Jul 7, 2011
Ethelyn D.L. "Dimpy" Budge, 95, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, July 7, 2011 in Woodside Village, Grand Forks, ND. Ethelyn D.L. Johnson was born December 2, 1915 in Grand Forks, ND the daughter of Sander and Hulda (Anderson) Johnson. Ethelyn grew up in Grand Forks and attended Grand Forks Public Schools graduating from Central High School in 1934. She...
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