In Our Care
Barbara Dixon
Dec 26, 2009
Barbara Henry Dixon, 75, of Grand Forks, ND passed away peacefully in her home Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. Barbara E. Henry was born November 28, 1934 in Woodsville, New Hampshire, the daughter of Martin and Dorothy (Judd) Henry. She grew up and graduated from high school in the Boston Area. She married Donald B....
Donald Neal
Dec 26, 2009
Donald K. Neal, 85, died on Saturday, December 26, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Society Larimore. Don was born in Garrison, ND, the elder son of Bigelow and Mildred Tichenor Neal. He attended the University of North Dakota, graduating in 1952. He married Olga Dorr on January 17, 1953, and after a year in Mandan, ND, where Don taught at...
Evelyn Phillips
Dec 26, 2009
Evelyn L. Phillips, 85, Grand Forks, ND, formerly of Thompson, ND, died Saturday, December 26, 2009 in 4000 Valley Square - Woodside Village. Evelyn Otto was born April 24, 1924 to Alfred and Augusta (Frederickson) Otto at Crystal, North Dakota. She was raised and educated at Crystal and graduated from Crystal High School. She attended beauty school in Grand Forks...
Gordon Fillipi
Dec 23, 2009
Dr. Gordon M. Fillipi, 69, Grand Forks, ND passed away and joined his loving wife, Shirley in heaven on Wednesday, December 23, 2009. Gordon was born in Warren, MN on October 17, 1940 to Henry and Grace (Ovsak) Fillipi. He was the older of two boys. He was raised on a farm near Tabor, MN then moved to Grand Forks...
Kasper Eisenzimmer
Dec 23, 2009
Kasper "Kap" Eisenzimmer, 88, Grand Forks, passed away at Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center in Grand Forks on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. Kap was born on July 14, 1921 in Devils Lake, North Dakota to Leo and Johanna (Keller) Eisenzimmer. He grew up and attended school in Devils Lake and Knox, North Dakota. On his...
Gene Alvin Homandberg
Dec 21, 2009
Gene A. Homandberg Remembered Gene A. Homandberg, PhD, chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The University of North Dakota (UND) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, passed away in Grand Forks Monday, December 21, 2009 at the age of 59. Homandberg has held the respected William Cornatzer Chair in Biochemistry at UND since his appointment as...
Cobie Axelson
Dec 18, 2009
Cobie Norma (Bjornson) Axelson, 61, of Grand Forks, passed away on December 18, 2009, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Cobie was born on June 7, 1948, in Grafton, ND, the daughter of Hannes and Milda (Jore) Bjornson. She grew up in Mountain, ND, and graduated from high school in Edinburg in 1966. Cobie married Larry Axelson on April 12,...
C. Gordon Amundson
Dec 17, 2009
C. Gordon Amundson, 83, Wayzata, Minnesota died Thursday, December 17, 2009. C. Gordon Amundson was born to Carl J. and Gurina (Nelson) Amundson on November 24, 1926 at Ulen, Minnesota. Gordon took his first airplane ride at Minneapolis in 1936. He soon soloed and by 1941 had earned his Private license and many additional ratings. He joined the US Navy...
Virginia Ann Carl
Dec 13, 2009
Virginia Carl died unexpectedly at Altru Hospital on December 13, 2009. Virginia was born June 18, 1933 to George and Laura (Olson) Roberts in Park River, ND. She married Jess Carl on January 7, 1951. They made their home in Grand Forks. Virginia was a devoted wife and mother. She was active with the University Lutheran Church WELCA. Her favorite...
Larry Olufson
Dec 11, 2009
Larry D. Olufson, 64, of Grand Forks, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2009 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Larry Dean Olufson was born on September 18, 1945, in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Henry and Emeline (Kroll) Olufson. Larry grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Grand Forks Central in 1963. Larry joined the U.S. Army...
Charles Orrin Abbey
Dec 10, 2009
Charles Orrin Abbey of Grand Forks, ND, died Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at the Veteran's Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family. Orrin was born on October 20, 1928 in Gilby, ND, the son of Pearl and Charles Abbey. He was raised in Gilby where he graduated from high school. Orrin attended the Wahpeton State School of Science following...
Virginia Vleck
Dec 10, 2009
Virginia M. Vleck, 77, formerly of Buxton, ND went home to be with her Lord in heaven,Thursday, December 10, 2009 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Virginia Mildred Hoag was born March 21, 1932 in Harwood, ND, the daughter of Veeder and Mildred (Brandvik) Hoag. She grew up on a farm near Harwood, ND, graduated from Oak Grove High...
Mary Ellen Wier
Dec 7, 2009
Mary Ellen Wier passed away in her Grand Forks home on December 7, 2009. She was born in the small town of Deleon Texas to Maxine Henderson Wier and David Truett Wier on December 12, 1949. She graduated from Deleon High School and went on to study dance at both Interlochen Fine Arts School in Michigan and Texas Christian University...
Donald Jerome Bodahl
Dec 6, 2009
Donald Jerome Bodahl Donald Jerome Bodahl, 92, Grand Forks and formerly of East Grand Forks, died Sunday, December 6, 2009 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Donald Jerome Bodahl was born February 2, 1917, the son of Darwin and (Flaten) Bodahl in Beltrami, Minnesota. In 1922 they moved to East Grand Forks where he attended school and graduated from East Grand...
Malinda Backman
Dec 5, 2009
Malinda Faye Backman, 59, died Saturday, December 5, 2009 in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare of Grand Forks, ND. Malinda Anton was born January 21, 1950 in Cando, ND the daughter of Donald and Bertha (Wymore) Anton. She was raised in Rock Lake, ND, but also lived in Blaine, WA for a short time before returning to Rock Lake where she...
Bret Allen Pederson
Dec 5, 2009
Bret Allen Pederson, age 46, of Fairborn, OH and formerly of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at his home in Fairborn, OH. Bret A. Pederson was born on February 17, 1963, the beloved son of the late Robert James Pederson and Ruth Lorraine (Ferguson) Pederson. Bret grew up and attended school in Grand Forks and...
Levi Likane Ngwendson
Dec 3, 2009
The funeral for Levi Lekane Ngwendson, child of Julius and Gloria Ngwendson will be Monday, December 7, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in Amundson Funeral Home, Grand Forks.
Clarence Coss
Dec 3, 2009
Clarence Pearson Coss (Sonny), age 82, of Grand Forks ND was lifted to heaven by angels Thereasa (known to Clarence as Momma) and Amber on Thursday, December 3rd, 2009. Clarence P. Coss also known as C.P., Sonny and Squeaks, was born on August 15, 1927 in Grand Forks to parents Charles Witcomb Coss and mother Ethel (Raymond) Coss. Clarence was...
Jaclyn Wimpfheimer
Dec 1, 2009
Jaclyn D. Wimpfheimer, 75, passed away peacefully at the Prescott Nursing Home of Prescott, WI. surrounded by loving family on Monday, December 1st, 2009. The daughter of Jacob & Erna (Wendtland) Marto, Jaclyn was raised in Sabin, MN and Grand Forks, ND. and graduated Grand Forks Central High School. She married William Wimpfheimer on October 16th, 1959 at United Lutheran...