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Esther Marion Lee
Dec 6, 2018
Esther Marion (Haugaard) Lee, 90, died December 6, 2018, in her home.
Esther was born August 30, 1928, near Luverne, ND. The daughter of Danish immigrants, Peder Haugaard and Martha (Laursen) Haugaard, she was extremely proud of her 100% Danish heritage. Esther grew up on a farm, attended a country school, and graduated from high school in 1945. Following graduation...
Douglas McPhail
Dec 5, 2018
Douglas C. “Mac” McPhail, 75, died Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks.
Douglas Clayton McPhail, the son of Dr. Clayton and Margaret (Beckwith) McPhail, was born at Crosby, North Dakota on April 4, 1943. He was raised and educated at Crosby, graduating from Crosby High School in 1961. Doug attended UND where he graduated with a Bachelor...
Charmelle Rae Hughes
Dec 4, 2018
Charmelle Rae Hughes, 69, passed away peacefully at her home in East Grand Forks, MN, on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, surrounded by her loving family & friends.
Charmelle was born on March 1, 1949, in Valley City, ND, the daughter of Robert & Beverley (Colville) Svenningsen. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Valley City. She...
Elaine A. Farder
Nov 28, 2018
Elaine Farder, 92, Lincoln, IL and formerly of Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018 in Lincoln.
Elaine A. Gowan, daughter of Roy and Lilly Gowan, was born January 11, 1926 on the family farm in Polk County, MN. She attended Turtle River country school and graduated from Oslo High School.
Elaine married a Norwegian (LeRoy Farder) from across...
Pam Bernhardson
Nov 26, 2018
Pamela K. “Pam” Bernhardson, 52, Grand Forks, died Monday, November 26, 2018 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, surrounded by her family.
Pamela Kay Larson, the daughter of David “Dave” and Kay (Shores) Larson, was born in Moorhead, Minnesota on June 10, 1966. She was raised and educated in Moorhead and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1984. She attended NDSU,...
Avis Mae Mullin
Nov 25, 2018
Avis Mae Mullin, 85, Grand Forks, died Sunday, November 25, 2018 at her home.
Avis was born November 7, 1933, in Argyle, MN, the daughter of Leo and Lucille (Dufault) Parent. She grew up in Argyle, attending grade school in a one room country school house Northwest of Argyle, MN. She then attended high school at St. Joseph’s Academy in...
Wendlen "Wendy" Severson
Nov 23, 2018
Wendlen “Wendy” Severson, 83, Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, November 23, 2018 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks.
Wendlen Gilmore Severson was born April 1, 1935 in Grand Forks, the son of Gilmore and Mable (Johnson) Severson. He was raised on the farm east of Buxton, ND. His early education was spent in Belmont # 3 – a one room...
Roy J. Shuler, Jr.
Nov 22, 2018
Roy Joseph Shuler, Jr., 91, Grand Forks, ND, died Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Parkwood Place, Grand Forks.No services are planned.
Shirley Jean Monson
Nov 22, 2018
Shirley Jean (Gunderson) Monson, 79, of East Grand Forks, MN, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks.Shirley was born July 2, 1939, in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of Marvin & Fay (Miller) Gunderson. She attended elementary school in Emerado, graduating from Northwood High School. She then furthered her education, graduating from Aaker’s...
Tyler E Nakonechny
Nov 21, 2018
Tyler Edward Nakonechny, 27, Grand Forks, ND died on November 21, 2018.
Tyler was born January 27, 1991, moments before his twin brother Bryan, who was stillborn. Tyler was always a fighter, but never more than in the first months of his life. Weighing in at 2 lbs, 10 oz, he spent his first three months in the NICU before...
Shirley Elder
Nov 21, 2018
Shirley Ann Elder, 66, Emerado, ND, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at home.No services are planned.
Jay W. Carlson
Nov 21, 2018
Jay W. Carlson, age 81, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.
Jay was born in Greenbush, MN on January 9, 1937 to Julius Carlson and Blanche Bengtson Carlson. He was raised in Karlstad, MN where he graduated from Karlstad High School in 1955.
On November 30, 1957 Jay married JoAnn LaBine at...
Beverly A. Bjerke
Nov 20, 2018
Beverly A. Bjerke, 84, Grand Forks, ND, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Valley Memorial Home, Woodside Village.
Beverly Ann Schultz was born May 13, 1934 in Ardoch, ND, the daughter of John and Marie (Lang) Schultz. She was raised in Ardoch and after completing her education she moved to Grand Forks and worked as a server at the Golden...
Douglas Dale Norgard
Nov 20, 2018
Douglas Dale Norgard, 60, passed away November 20, 2018, at his home in Grand Forks. Douglas was born in Minot, ND on April 2, 1958 to Dale and Phyllis Norgard. The family moved to Grand Forks, ND, where he graduated from Red River High School in 1976. He went on to attend NDSCS receiving an Associate degree in Architectural Drafting....
Harold "Hal" E Jordet Jr.
Nov 19, 2018
HAROLD "HAL" EARL JORDET JR.
Harold “Hal” Earl Jordet Jr. 71 passed away on November 19, 2018 at his home in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Hal was born in Fargo, ND on December 11, 1946 to Harold and Gert Jordet of Kindred, ND. He graduated from Kindred High School in 1965. Hal enlisted in the Navy in 1966. After being...
Helen A. Braunberger
Nov 19, 2018
HELEN A. BRAUNBERGER
Helen Alyce Braunberger 85 years young surrendered to cancer and passed on her own terms, peacefully, surrounded by family on Monday, November 19th 2018 at Valley Elder Care Grand Forks ND
She was born in Minot, ND September 9th 1933 to Evald (Jack) and Rita (Mollenkopf) Gausvik she grew up and attended schools in Minot,...
Clarence R. Walski
Nov 17, 2018
Clarence R. Walski, 86, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, November 17, 2018 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.Clarence Robert Walski was born June 30, 1932 in Oslo, MN to John and Helen (Czapiewski) Walski. He attended rural schools in Walshville Township.Clarence was drafted to serve his country in 1953 and was sent to Hokkaido, Japan with the 1st CAV Division...
Cleo Kaiser
Nov 16, 2018
Cleo G. Kaiser, 84, Grand Forks, died Friday, November 16, 2018 in 4000 Valley Square – Woodside Village, Grand Forks.
Cleo Geraldine Molstad, the daughter of Mancel and Millie Molstad, was born in Grand Forks on November 17, 1933. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks. Cleo married Edward Kaiser on June 13, 1962 at Rapid City, South Dakota. ...
Barbara Danner
Nov 16, 2018
Barbara Ann Danner, 65, Grand Forks, died Friday, November 16, 2018 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks after fighting a long and courageous battle from cancer with her family by her side.
Barbara Ann Woods, the daughter of Raymond and Donna Lou (Facey) Woods, was born in Grafton, North Dakota on February 8, 1953. She was the oldest of 5...
Edith Eleanor Siewert
Nov 15, 2018
Edith E. Siewert, a few days short of her 90th birthday, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, November 15, 2018, at her home in Grand Forks, ND.
Don’t Accept Limits From Others
Independence, perseverance and the importance of education were the life lessons Edith Sand Siewert taught to those paying attention.
Born to Helen and...
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