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Geraldine S. Larson
Aug 7, 2011
Geraldine "Gerry" Larson, 77, passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2011 at 4000 Valley Square-Woodside Village. Gerry was born November 13, 1933 in Martin, North Dakota to Arthur L. and Lydia (Lutz) Schmidt. She graduated from Bisbee High School in 1952. She earned her Bachelors of Nursing from Jamestown College in 1956. Gerry married Stuart J. Larson on June 24,...
Diana (Soderquist) Carlson
Aug 6, 2011
Diana L. (Soderquist) Carlson, 43, Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, August 6, 2011 quietly at home due to undiagnosed health issues. Diana Lee Soderquist was born August 15, 1967 in Grand Forks, ND the daughter of Ronald and Cyndie (Trimborn) Soderquist. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks attending Winship Elementary then Valley Middle School before graduating from Central...
Kathy Steiner
Aug 6, 2011
Kathleen E. Steiner, 61, Grand Forks, ND, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2011 after a prolonged battle with multiple sclerosis. Kathleen was born Oct 11, 1949 in Crookston, MN. Following graduation from Crookston Central in 1967, her adventurous spirit led her to travel throughout the United States. She earned degree from Indianapolis Business School in 1975, followed by a...
Marion Ida Miller
Aug 6, 2011
Marion Ida (Kegley) Miller (Mrs. Donald C. Miller), 86, of Grand Forks, died Saturday, August 6, 2011 at Valley Eldercare after a long illness. Marion was born in Nashville, TN, on December 17, 1924. She was orphaned at an early age and moved to Sioux City, IA, where she was adopted by John and Ida Kegley. On November 30, 1941,...
Madge (Nickeson) Smith
Aug 5, 2011
Madge M. (Nickeson) Smith, 86, passed away on August 5, 2011 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Madge was born January 30, 1925, in Clyde, ND to Albert Earl and Marjorie (Hogan) Nickeson. Madge married Robert D. Smith on October 20, 1947 in Grand Forks. Madge was a member of Chapter AF of PEO for more than 50 years, Circle...
Eldon Merle Gade
Aug 4, 2011
Eldon M. Gade, 82, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, August 4, 2011 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Eldon Merle Gade was born April 5, 1929 in Clinton, Iowa the son of Edward and Mary (Gehrmann) Gade. He grew up and attended school in Clinton, Iowa, graduating from Clinton High School, then graduating from the Clinton Community College. He then...
George M. Gunderson
Aug 3, 2011
The world has dimmed with the loss of George M. Gunderson, Jr. on August 3, 2011. George, the ninth of fourteen children, was born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota on February 27, 1922 to George Mollerud Gunderson and Anna (Sollom) Gunderson. With his family he settled in Reynolds, North Dakota in 1935. He graduated from Reynolds High School in 1940...
Patrick Michael McMenamy
Aug 1, 2011
Patrick Michael McMenamy, 64, of Grand Forks, ND died Monday, August 1, 2011 after a two year battle with cancer, in Altru Hospital under the care of Hospice Services. Patrick was born to Lawrence "Duke" and Betty (Gjelsness) McMenamy on March 17, 1947 in Grand Forks, ND. He grew up and attended school in Grand Forks graduating from Central High...
Raymond Lerud
Aug 1, 2011
Raymond H. Lerud, 87, Grand Forks, North Dakota, died Monday, August 1, 2011 at home. Raymond Harlan Lerud was born to Henry and Agnes (Zak) Lerud on March 16, 1924 at Hillsboro, North Dakota. He was baptized on May 18, 1924 at Hillsboro. He graduated from high school on June 4, 1942 at Hoople, North Dakota. Raymond served in the...
Howard Thelmon Kvamme
Aug 1, 2011
Howard T. Kvamme, 87, formerlly of Lisbon, Fargo and Mekinok, ND, died August 1, 2011 at the Fargo VA Medical Center. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 12, 2011 at Ness Lutheran Cemetery in Rural Mekinock.
Anna Eleanor Carlson
Jul 31, 2011
Anna Eleanor Carlson, 88, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on July 31, 2011 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Eleanor was born on July 23, 1923 in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of Nels H. and Marie (Bunde) Knutson. She grew up in Walle Township, rural Thompson, ND, and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1941. Eleanor...
Orris Evenstad
Jul 30, 2011
Orris W. Evenstad , 83, Grand Forks, died Saturday, July 30, 2011 in Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center, Grand Forks. Orris Wingness Evenstad was born to James and Ragna (Wingness) Evenstad on August 22, 1927 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He graduated from high school at Reynolds, North Dakota. Orris served in the US Navy in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre...
Stephen Slominski
Jul 30, 2011
Stephen "Steve T." Thomas Slominski, age 79 of Ardoch, ND passed away on July 30, 2011 as a result of a farming accident. Steve was born on December 25, 1931 in rural Minto. He was the 6th of 10 children born to William and Mary Ginter Slominski. He attended District #115 Rural Country School. He married Evelyn Mesheske on October...
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...
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