In Our Care
Lillian M Clark
Jan 18, 2023
Lillian M. Clark, 104, of Grand Forks, died January 18, 2023, after a stroke and hospital stay.
Lillian May Jefferies was born to Robert and Annie (Mehnke) Jefferies on May 15, 1918 on a farm just outside Niagara, ND. Robert was a tenant farmer of three consecutive farms, all near Niagara.
Lilly’s brother was Robert Jefferies (late of Colorado). Her...
Vicky L. McCauley
Jan 17, 2023
Vicki L. McCauley, 65, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Donald H. Nielsen
Jan 16, 2023
Internment and military honors will take place 1:00 PM Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Memorial Park North in Grand Forks, ND.
After a courageous battle with cancer, Donald Harris Nielsen passed away peacefully in his home with family by his side on January 16, 2023. He was seventy-four. Don was born in Devils Lake, ND on July 7, 1948 to...
Linda J. Hance
Jan 15, 2023
Linda Jean Hance, 81, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, died on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Bethany Retirement on University in Fargo. Linda was born on June 18, 1941, in Larimore, North Dakota to Lynn and Florence (Casmey) Ralston. She attended school at Nash Township in rural Petersburg, later graduating from Petersburg High School in 1959. While in high school,...
Melvin P. Halverson
Jan 14, 2023
Melvin P. Halverson, 72, Manvel, North Dakota, died Saturday, January 14, 2023 at home, surrounded by his family.
Melvin Paul Halverson, the son of Melvin Joseph and Gladys Minerva (Hjelmstad) Halverson, was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on January 19, 1950. He attended West Elementary School, and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1968 and from...
Leo Shane Kasen
Jan 13, 2023
Leo Shane Kasen passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on January 13th, 2023, due to suspected pneumonia.
Leo was born on December 3rd, 2021, to his parents David and Courtney and became the third born in a house of rambunctious boys. Leo means “lion like” and this little lion loved to make his presence known. He was always “saying” something...
Julia Wallin
Jan 12, 2023
Julia Parker Wallin
Passed away on January 12, 2023, at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks ND.
Julia had a vivacious love of life. Music was a part of her soul.
Always a gracious hostess, she loved holding gatherings in her home in Grand Forks as well as at the family cottage in Ponemah, MB.
She cherished relationships with family,...
Earl H. Mallinger
Jan 11, 2023
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Earl H. Mallinger, 105, Oslo, MN, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.
Earl Harold Mallinger was born August 14, 1917 to Peter and Hjerda (Loff) Mallinger in Oslo, Mn in a room above his father’s butcher shop. He lived in...
Jean S. Kruger
Jan 7, 2023
To view the video of the service, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWFLCfoiu2k Jean Sylina (Gilbertson) Kruger, died Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Valley Senior Living on 42nd in Grand Forks at the age of 85. She was born June 17, 1937, at McVille, Nelson County, North Dakota. Jean was the daughter of Sever and Clara (Larson) Gilbertson. She graduated from...
Duane Arnfin McFarland
Jan 7, 2023
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Duane A. McFarland, 94, of East Grand Forks, MN, passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Duane Arnfin McFarland, born March 26, 1928, was the second son of Ernest and Myrtle McFarland, farmers in the Bigwoods area just north of Oslo, MN. Duane would be...
Colleen Fay Hayes
Jan 6, 2023
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Colleen (Plantiko) Hayes, 77, of Grand Forks, ND, died on January 6, 2023 at Valley Senior Living on Columbia Rd. in Grand Forks.
Colleen was born December 19, 1945, the daughter of Carl & Dorothy Plantiko. She grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School.She was a...
Kenneth Nice
Jan 6, 2023
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Kenneth John Nice, 80, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Friday, January 6th, 2023, from complications of Alzheimer’s with his wife and family by his side.
Kenneth was born on April 27, 1942, to Joseph and Bernice (Korynta) Nice on the family farm near Ardoch, ND. He...
Shaun M. Leach
Jan 4, 2023
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Shaun Leach passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Valley Senior Living on Columbia with his family by his side.
Shaun was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Jay and Susan Leach on April 7, 1963. He graduated from Red River High School in...
Larry D. Skinner
Jan 3, 2023
Larry Dale Skinner, 49, Grand Forks, ND, passed away January 3, 2023 at home.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Friday, March 10, 2023 at Sharon Lutheran Church of Grand Forks.
Visitation will be for the hour before the service in the church.
Mary F Anderson
Jan 1, 2023
Mary F. Anderson (92) of Grand Forks, ND, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, January 1, 2023, at Altru Hospital after a brief illness.
Born Mary Fiola Fleener on December 8, 1930, in Berlin, ND, she was the daughter of Merle C. Fleener and Dorothy (Gordon) Fleener. Mary attended grade school in Berlin, until the family moved to a...
Ellis Ray Wilson
Dec 31, 2022
Ellis Ray Wilson, 89, formerly of Neche, ND, passed into his Heavenly home on December 31, 2022.
Ray was born in Hoople, ND to E. and Viola (nee Grythe) Wilson on April 10, 1933. When his mother remarried, he worked on the family farm with his stepdad in the Adams-Fairdale, ND area. At the age of 18, he joined the...
Ronald Kochevar
Dec 31, 2022
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Ronald J. Kochevar, 83, Grand Forks, ND, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022 in Valley Senior Living on 42nd.
Ronald James Kochevar was born February 13, 1939 in Hibbing, MN, the son of Frank and Eloise (Olsen) Kochevar. He was raised in Hibbing and graduated from high...
Ruth E. Barnes
Dec 31, 2022
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO VIEW THE FUNERAL SERVICE FOR RUTH: https://vimeo.com/785746040 Ruth Ellan Barnes, 90, of Grand Forks, died on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Altru Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 6th at Calvary Lutheran Church at 11:00 a.m., with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Ruth was born on August 11, 1932, in Denver,...
Bruce Allen Rylander
Dec 30, 2022
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Bruce Allen Rylander, age 74 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022, after a 3-year courageous battle with cancer surrounded by family that loved him dearly.
On August 5, 1948, he was born to Milton and Irene “Dolly” (Nelson) Rylander in St Paul, MN. He...
June Stott
Dec 29, 2022
June Lavinia Stott passed away surrounded by family at Altru Hospital in the early hours of Thursday, December 29, 2022, at the age of 86.
Born in the village of Flixton, Suffolk County, England on July 19, 1936, she was the daughter of John (“Jack”) and Laura Hilda (Sampson) Sutherland. The family moved to North Creake, Fakenham, England where...