In Our Care
Orman D. Steffens
Feb 21, 2012
Orman D. Steffens, 79, of Grand Forks, ND died Monday, February 20, 2012 at the Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, ND after a year long battle with lung cancer. Orman DuWayne Steffens was born on July 29, 1932 in Fairmount, ND the son of Edward and Willamina (Mahler) Steffens. He grew up and attended school in Fairmount, ND. He...
Marvin Seielstad
Feb 12, 2012
Marvin Seielstad, 93, Grand Forks, died Sunday, February 12, 2012 in Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks. Marvin Orlando Seielstad was born on April 19, 1918, to Mathias and Selma (Swan) Seielstad, in Marsh Grove township of Marshall County MN. He was baptized at Bethania Lutheran Church near his boyhood home. The family later moved to Newfolden MN. He was confirmed...
Galen Ellsworth Satrom
Feb 12, 2012
Galen "Gale" E. Satrom, 100, died on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Gale was born January 19, 1912, in Sherwood, ND, the son of Ludvig & Hannah (Chilstad) Satrom. When Gale was five, the family moved to Shaunavon, Saskatchewan. At age 16, Gale began a four-year stint as an engineering surveyor for the Canadian Pacific...
Betty Belle Porter
Feb 8, 2012
Betty Belle Porter, 89, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012, at Valley 4000, Woodside Village, in Grand Forks, ND. She was born April 19, 1922, in Normal, IL, the daughter of Frank L. and Lutie Belle (Denman) Irvin. Betty attended Normal public schools, graduating from Normal Community High School in 1940. She then went on to receive a Bachelor of Science...
Thomas LaBonte
Feb 7, 2012
Thomas Arthur LaBonte, 57, Victoria, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Detar Navarro Hospital due to congestive heart failure Tom was born on April 27, 1954 to James E. LaBonte and Mona Baril LaBonte. He attended St. Michael's Elementary School, Valley Jr. H.S. and graduated from Central High School in 1972. He attended NDSSS in Wahpeton, ND...
Nancy Beck
Feb 5, 2012
Nancy Ellen Beck of Fisher, MN passed away on February 5, 2012 at the Sanford Health Palliative Care Unit. Many loving family members and friends were with her at her bedside throughout her last day and final hours. Nancy was born to Walter and Edna Rice in Fargo, ND on March 19, 1944. She grew up in Arvilla, ND and...
Dorothy Margaret Friese
Feb 4, 2012
Dorothy Margaret Huset Friese Dorothy Margaret Huset, born on Valentine's Day, 1923, in Crosby, North Dakota, died on February 4, 2011, at the home of her daughter in Grand Forks, ND. Dorothy was the youngest child of Gladys Hurt, originally from Park River, ND, and Ben Huset, originally from Hatton, ND. After graduating from Crosby High School in 1941, she...
Ilene J. Stamness
Feb 4, 2012
Ilene J. Stamness, 85, Grand Forks, passed away peacefully with loving famiy at her side on Saturday, February 4, 2012 in 4000 Valley Square - Woodside Village. Ilene Janet Felton was born to Edward and Blanche (Christensen) Felton on December 12, 1926 in Jamestown, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks. Ilene Felton and Wayne E. Stamness...
Kathleen Olson
Feb 3, 2012
Kathleen T. Olson, 92, of Grand Forks, ND died Friday, February 3, 2012 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Kathleen T. Grefsheim was born on July 11, 1919 at Northwood, ND the daughter of Albert and Christine (Tandberg) Grefsheim. Kathleen attended elementary school in Dist. #69 and graduated from Northwood High School. She attended Mayville Teachers College and taught in...
Marilyn Steiner
Feb 2, 2012
Marilyn D. Steiner, 57, Grand Forks, passed away Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the University of Minnesota Hospital due to complications following a bone marrow transplant. Marilyn Dee Steiner was born in Crookston, Minnesota on April 4, 1954 to Glenn and Esther (Fundingsland) Steiner. She graduated from Crookston High School in 1972. She earned a data entry degree from Control...
Matthew Froelich
Jan 31, 2012
Matthew Froelich of Grand Forks ND passed away in his home on January 31, 2012. He was born at Lisbon ND, August 5, 1982. He attended Carrington Elementary School, and graduated from Red River High School in Grand Forks ND. Matt worked at LM Windpower. Matt loved the outdoors and worked for two planting seasons on the Grand Forks County...
Carol Kraus
Jan 30, 2012
Carol Kraus, 75, of Grand Forks, N.D., died on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D. She was born Carol Jean Hoover on May 7, 1936, to Lillie May Britten and Carl B. Hoover in Petersburg, N.D. She was the youngest of four children. She grew up and attended school in Petersburg, N.D., and Grand Forks,...
Gordon Nelson
Jan 30, 2012
Gordon P. Nelson, 77, of Grand Forks, passed into eternal life, Monday, January 30, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Gordon was born on May 20, 1934, in Niagara, ND, to Thomas & Cora (Leen) Nelson. He graduated from Larimore High School and then served in the US Army. Gordon attended Wahpeton School of Science and UND. He worked...
Clinton Knutson
Jan 29, 2012
Clinton Percy Knutson, 84, of Grafton, ND, formerly of Devils Lake, ND, died on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton. He was born on January 6th, 1928 in Grafton, ND, to Minnie and Clarence Knutson. Clint had three brothers Marvin, Leslie and Eugene and one sister Lorraine (Sholes). Clint grew up on the family farm...
Teri Gardner
Jan 28, 2012
Teri L. Gardner, 62, Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, January 28, 2012 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Teri Lynn Youngquist was born November 29, 1949 in Crookston, MN the daughter of Donald and Adeline "Dolly" (Dosert) Youngquist. She was raised and educated at Crookston and graduated from high school there. She worked in Rosemont, MN where she met Robert...
Dolores Ruth Boedker
Jan 28, 2012
Beloved Mother and Grandmother, Dolores Ruth Boedker, 90, of Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, January, 28, 2012 in Altru Hospital. Dolores R. Wilson was born November 20, 1921 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Thomas and Bessie (Burns) Wilson. She grew up and graduated from Norwood High School in Norwood, OH. Dolores married Charles Boedker on May 21, 1948. She...
Playford Thorson II
Jan 26, 2012
Playford Vernon Thorson, II, Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, January 26, in Grand Forks. He was born September 27, 1925 in Albuquerque, NM to Playford and Mary Ellen (Garrett) Thorson. The son of a BSA scoutmaster and boyscout himself he was raised in and graduated from high school in Roswell, NM. Playford volunteered for the US Army Air Corps during...
Richard Lee Thompson
Jan 25, 2012
Richard Lee Thompson, 59, of Grand Forks, ND died Wednesday, January 25, 2012 in his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Richard L. Thompson was born on July 18, 1952 in Minneapolis, MN the son of Marvin and Phyllis (Sterma) Thompson. He grew up and attended school in Minneapolis, MN graduating from High School there. Richard served in the...
Lois Northey
Jan 23, 2012
Lois Ruth Northey passed away peacefully in the home of her son Jeffrey and his wife Kay in Grand Forks, ND on Jan. 23, 2012. She was born on March 15, 1933 to Carl and Gladys Oestreich on a dairy farm in Pipersville, WI and as a child attended St. Stephens Christian School in Concord, WI. Lois was married to...
Janice Iverson
Jan 22, 2012
Janice "Jan" M. Iverson, 75, of Hatton, ND, passed away with her loving family by her side Sunday, January 22, 2012 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Jan was born September 14, 1936 in Helma, MN, the daughter of Mable (Rice) & Oliver Kjellberg. She attended school in Goodrich, MN, and college at Northland Tech in East Grand...