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Olaf Kongsgaard Fossum

Olaf Kongsgaard Fossum

May 15, 2010

Olaf "Ole" K. Fossum, 99, passed away, Saturday, May 15, 2010, at his home in Grand Forks. Ole was born January 24, 1911, to Rev. Jens E. and Olga (Peterson) Fossum in Fargo, North Dakota. He graduated high school from Oak Grove Seminary (Oak Grove Lutheran High School) and received a B.A. from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Ole married...

Tracy Marie Smith

Tracy Marie Smith

May 12, 2010

Tracy Marie Smith, 46, of Grand Forks, ND died Wednesday, May 12, 2010 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Born to DuWayne & Jean Danielson on July 31, 1963, Tracy was raised by her late Aunt, Alice Blilie Tracy married the love of her life Richard Smith on March 5th, 1987. They have one son, Daniel who was born...

Earl Ulland

Earl Ulland

May 9, 2010

Earl V. Ulland, 83, Grand Forks, ND died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Valley Eldercare , Grand Forks. He suffered in recent years from Parkinson's disease and dementia. Earl Vernon Ulland was born on June 28, 1926 in Traill County near Buxton, ND the son of Martin and Sophie (Johnson) Ulland. He grew up there and attended Wold Township #2...

Reuben Ellwood

Reuben Ellwood

May 9, 2010

A Celebration of Life Reuben Thomas Ellwood was born October 3, 1917, on a farm near Radcliffe, IA to Gustav & Torina (Olson) Eltervaag, He died May 9, 2010, in Woodside Village, Grand Forks, ND. His funeral will be in Ellsworth, IA, May 15, 2010, 11 AM. Reuben graduated in 1936 from Ellsworth High School. Then Reuben met, Ruth Eloise...

Carol Ann (Hanson) Irey

Carol Ann (Hanson) Irey

May 5, 2010

Carol Ann Irey (Hanson) of Grand Forks, 45, died on May 5th, 2010 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Carol was born November 5th, 1964 in Grand Forks at the Deaconess Hospital and was adopted by the late Henry A. and Hazel A. Hanson. Carol attended Roosevelt Grade School, South Junior High School and graduated from Central High School...

Loren Knudson

Loren Knudson

May 2, 2010

All service details are under the direction of Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home of Crookston, MN Loren Richard Knudson, Grand Forks, formerly of Woodbury and Crookston, MN, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Grand Forks. He was born July 9, 1924 to Gertrude (McConoughey) and Richard Knudson in Valley City, ND. In 1940, he moved with his family to Crookston where...

Frances Plaas

Frances Plaas

May 1, 2010

Frances C. Plaas, 96, Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, May 01, 2010 in Parkwood Place of Grand Forks. Frances was born June 22, 1913 in Bartlett, ND the daughter of Joe and Hazel Clark. She graduated from Larimore High School in 1931 and the University of Minnesota in 1935 as a Medical Technologist. Frances married George Plaas June 22, 1940...

Barbara Lacrosse

Barbara Lacrosse

Apr 30, 2010

Barbara A. Lacrosse, 71, Grand Forks, ND died Friday, April 30, 2010 at home. Barbara Skavlem was born May 7, 1938 in Grand Forks the daughter of Selmer and Ethel (Hagen) Skavlem. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School in 1956. She moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada then returned to Grand Forks to...

LuVerne Karpenko

LuVerne Karpenko

Apr 29, 2010

LuVerne Karpenko, 90, of Grand Forks passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Altru Hospital. LuVerne was born August 14, 1919, in Halstad, MN., to Albert and Marie (Stennes) Gilbertson. She attended public schools in Halstad and graduated from Halstad High School in 1937. LuVerne graduated from Aaker's Business College in Grand Forks, ND, and then was employed at Minnesota...

Jane Branvold

Jane Branvold

Apr 28, 2010

V. Jane Branvold, 86, Grand Forks, ND died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Jane was born Virginia Jane Sand, the daughter of Albert and Minnie (Sillerud) Sand. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School. Jane married George Joyner on August 18, 1949. They raised a family while living...

Lois Todhunter

Lois Todhunter

Apr 27, 2010

Lois E. Todhunter, age 80, of Grand Forks, formerly of Highland, CA, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks with family at her side. Lois Allen Etheridge was born on October 23, 1929 in Baltimore, MD. She was the only child of Dr. William Allen Etheridge, DDS and Elsa Masius Etheridge. She graduated from Eastern...

Marion O. Wylie

Marion O. Wylie

Apr 25, 2010

Marion O. Wylie, 93, of Grand Forks, formerly of Edinburg, ND, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Marion Olivia Dahlen was born on the family farm in Dahlen Township, Nelson County, North Dakota on March 24, 1917. She was the 10th child of Ole E. and Mary (Anderson) Dahlen. She was baptized and...

Claude Edward Robertson

Claude Edward Robertson

Apr 25, 2010

Claude Edward Robertson, 83, of Grand Forks, ND passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on April 25th, 2010 at Woodside Village, 4000 Valley Square, Grand Forks. Claude E. Robertson was born August 26th, 1926 in Mallory , MN. The son of Dorcy and Amanda (Markstrom) Robertson. Claude grew up and attended school in East Grand Forks , MN ....

Maxine Gillis

Maxine Gillis

Apr 25, 2010

Maxine F. Gillis, 94, died April 25, 2010 at the Chestertown Nursing Center in Chestertown, MD. Maxine was born Oct. 16, 1915 in Mekinock, ND, the youngest of 5 children to Olaf & Olga (Heen) Quenrud. Maxine graduated from GF Central in 1933. Maxine's work life was spent at Nash Finch in GF where she met and married her husband...

Astrid Gates

Astrid Gates

Apr 25, 2010

Astrid Elizabeth Gates died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Valley 4000, Woodside Village. Astrid Elizabeth Akerberg was born to Sigurd and Siami (Suhonen) Akerberg on December 5, 1918 in Drake, ND. In 1921 the family moved to Plaza, ND where she grew up and graduated from high school in 1936. Astrid worked at the TB sanitorium near Dunseith, ND and...

Adelaide Maier

Adelaide Maier

Apr 24, 2010

Adelaide H. Maier, 90, of Denver, passed away April 24, 2010. She was born and raised in Grand Forks, ND, and spent her summers in Bemidji, MN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar. She is survived by three children, Maren (John) Francis, Daniel (Amy) Maier, Jane Maier; five grandchildren, Christina, Sylvia, Tyler, Analisa, Maren; two great grandchildren....

Rae Ann Moe

Rae Ann Moe

Apr 22, 2010

Rae Ann Moe, 58, of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at Altru Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Rae Ann Moe was born May 9, 1951 in Grand Forks, ND the daughter of Clarence and Bernice (Jore) Moe. She graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1969. She attended the University of North Dakota...

Delmer Norris Krogstad

Delmer Norris Krogstad

Apr 22, 2010

Delmer Norris Krogstad, 86, formerly of Reynolds, ND passed away on April 22, 2010 at Valley 4000 Valley Square Woodside Village in Grand Forks, ND. Delmer was born on July 7, 1923 to John M. and Rena (Mastvelton) Krogstad in Reynolds. Delmer attended school at Morgan Township #1 and helped on the family farm prior to his service in the...

Audrey Lavonne Thorson

Audrey Lavonne Thorson

Apr 19, 2010

Audrey Thorson, 81, Grand Forks, died Monday, April 19th at Tufte Manor in Grand Forks. Audrey was born July 29,1928 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota to Vernon and Lillian Johnson. She grew up on the family farm outside of Lake Park, MN and attended school in Audubon, MN. She attended secretarial college in Detroit Lakes and worked in Fargo where she...

Adeline Beglo

Adeline Beglo

Apr 17, 2010

Adeline Jean Beglo, 83, Grand Forks died peacefully at home. Adeline Jean Van Winkle was born at Max, North Dakota on August 26, 1926 to Mary Schmitcke Van Winkle and Jake Van Winkle. Adeline and Walter D.A. Beglo were united in marriage on June 8, 1945 in Havre, Montana. They moved to Grand Forks in 1964. Adeline was the beloved...

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