Obituaries

Rose Maureen Kvernen

Rose Maureen Kvernen

Oct 18, 2016

Rose Kvernen 04/01/1932 ~ 10/18/2016 Rose Maureen Kvernen, 84, of Mayville, ND died Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Rose was born April 1, 1932 in Golden Lake Township, rural Finley, ND to Gunder and Agnes (Brainerd) Strand. She grew up in Hatton and Mayville, graduating from Mayville High School in 1951. She married Duane...

Louise G. Tunseth

Louise G. Tunseth

Oct 10, 2016

Louise (Klocke) Tunseth, age 65, of Mayville died October 10, 2016 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Louise was born April 21, 1951 to Louis J. and Ramona (Lies) Klocke in New Rockford, ND. She attended school in New Rockford and Sykeston before graduating from Fessenden High School in 1969. She went on to attend Mayville State College, graduating with...

Benjamin Joseph Bartle

Benjamin Joseph Bartle

Oct 8, 2016

Benjamin Joseph Bartle, 28, of Mayville, ND passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Benjamin was born on November 7, 1987 to Michael L. and Patricia Wood Bartle in Jamestown, ND. He grew up on the family farm, the fourth generation to live on the farm. He was baptized at Kulm Baptist Church,...

George C. Berg

George C. Berg

Oct 6, 2016

George Clair Berg, 86, of Hatton, ND died Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, surrounded by his family. George was born October 6, 1930 in Hatton, ND, the son of George Sr. and Clara (Groven) Berg. He was lucky in life and in love when he married Emilie Ringsrud in 1961. Growing up in rural Hatton...

Vickie (Van Wechel) Cleveland

Vickie (Van Wechel) Cleveland

Sep 30, 2016

Vickie DeAnna Cleveland of Sterling, Alaska died on Friday, September 30, 2016 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska. Vickie was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on November 26, 1957 to Willard and Avis Van Wechel. Vickie was baptized and confirmed in Gran Lutheran Church of Mayville, North Dakota. She grew up on the family farm near Mayville. She...

Florence Ludwig

Florence Ludwig

Sep 25, 2016

Florence Ludwig, 95, of Portland, ND died Sunday, September 25, 2016 at her home. Florence Jacobson was born in rural Finley, ND on February 28, 1921, the daughter of Severt and Ella (Olson) Jacobson. She attended school at New Bergen #3 and graduated from the Finley High School. She was the 15th of 16 children born to Severt and Ella....

Wesley Carl Todd Sr.

Wesley Carl Todd Sr.

Sep 23, 2016

Wesley Carl Todd Sr., 63, of Hatton, ND died Friday, September 23, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Wes was born and raised in Everett WA. He attended Cascade High. He left school and joined the Navy in 1970. He was stationed in Rhode Island where he met and married his wife in June of 1971. They raised...

Raymond Howard Gulbranson

Raymond Howard Gulbranson

Sep 1, 2016

Raymond Gulbranson, 87, of Mayville, ND died Thursday, September 1, 2016 after a brief illness at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville. Prior to his passing, he had been a long time resident under the loving care of the staff at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. “Four score and seven years ago” on July 14, 2016 Raymond “came forth” as...

Kim Kae Baurichter

Kim Kae Baurichter

Aug 29, 2016

Kim Baurichter, 59, of Portland, ND died in her home on Monday, August 29, surrounded by loved ones after a six year battle with cancer. The daugher of Bert and Adeline (Kraulik) Kosobud was born on August 16, 1957, in Grand Forks, ND. She attended school in Michigan, ND and college in Mayville, ND. Kim served in the United States...

Lillian K.M. Berg

Lillian K.M. Berg

Aug 27, 2016

Lillian Berg, 96, of Mayville, ND moved to heaven on Saturday morning, August 27, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Lillian Karen Marie (Andersen) Berg was born September 9, 1919, to Alfred and Annette (Erickson) Andersen in Chicago, Illinois. Lillian’s father was a Methodist pastor, so her childhood was spent living in various towns in the Midwest, including...

Gladys Jondahl Morton

Gladys Jondahl Morton

Aug 18, 2016

Gladys Jondahl Morton, 87, of Page, ND passed away to her heavenly home on August 18, 2016. She was born August 6, 1929 to William and Meta (Neve) Jungnitsch. They lived on a farm east of Page with her two younger brothers, Ranald and Wallace and three older sisters, Regina, Elsie & Katy. She started her education in the little...

Robert "Bud" Strand

Robert "Bud" Strand

Aug 13, 2016

Robert "Bud" Strand, 89, of Portland, ND passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville. Robert was born April 19, 1927 in Portland, ND, the son of George and Andrea Strand. He married Opal Anderson in 1945. He graduated from Portland High School and Concordia College. After teaching and coaching in Leeds and Sharon, ND, he returned...

Leonard "Lenny" Aamold

Leonard "Lenny" Aamold

Jul 27, 2016

Leonard “Lenny” Aamold, 98, of Mayville, ND died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Leonard was born March 28, 1918 in Portland, ND to Albert and Anna (Heskin) Aamold. He attended and graduated from the Portland High School in 1936. On September 28, 1940, Lenny married Myrtle Vinji in Neilsville, MN. Lenny held several jobs...

Eunice Geneva Klabo

Eunice Geneva Klabo

Jul 26, 2016

Eunice Geneva Klabo, 95, of Mayville, ND died Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Eunice was born July 23, 1921 in Portland, ND to Albert and Anna (Heskin) Aamold. Eunice was baptized and confirmed at Aurdal Lutheran Church in Portland. She attended school in Portland and graduated from high school in 1939. She worked as...

Jan Tracy Davis

Jan Tracy Davis

Jul 25, 2016

Jan Tracy Davis, 57, of Page, ND, died Monday, July 25, 2015 in the Palliative Care at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Jan was born on August 11, 1958 in Fargo, ND to Harry and Gladys (Rintoul) Davis. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Jan attended and graduated from the Page High School and furthered his...

Delores Kathleen Grandalen

Delores Kathleen Grandalen

Jul 19, 2016

Delores Kathleen Grandalen, 85, of Portland, ND passed away on July 19, 2016 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville. Her beloved husband, Oliver, preceded her in death just 25 days prior. She was born on August 22, 1930 to Anna (Holkesvig) and Manne Olson in Mayville. She grew up on a farm near Mayville and graduated from Mayville High School. Delores...

Henry Finstrom

Henry Finstrom

Jul 10, 2016

Henry August Finstrom, 91, of Mayville, ND died Sunday, July 10, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Henry was born March 21, 1925 to Henning and Anna (Hanson) Finstrom at the family farm in rural Buxton, ND. He moved with his family to Simcoe, ND for a time. The family returned to the Buxton area where he attended...

Samuel R. Oxton

Samuel R. Oxton

Jul 1, 2016

Samuel Oxton, 97, of Mayville, ND formerly of Finley, ND died Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Samuel Robert Oxton was born November 25, 1918 to Samuel and Jennie (Windness) Oxton in Finley, ND. He graduated from Finley High School. Sam entered the US Army and served during World War II in the South Pacific...

Joann (Johnson) Ewen

Joann (Johnson) Ewen

Jun 26, 2016

Joann Ewen was well into middle age, 53, before she found her true passion—for gardening. “I went nuts over it,” she once said, when she discovered the beauty of perennials on a trip to a local nursery. With a group of equally fanatical volunteers, she would eventually create Rainbow Garden in 2005, which today stands as a stunning community centerpiece...

Oliver Grandalen

Oliver Grandalen

Jun 25, 2016

Oliver Joseph Grandalen, 94, of Portland, ND passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday June 25, 2016 at Altru hospital in Grand Forks. He was born on November 24, 1921 to Sarah (Flaten) and George Grandalen at the family farmstead near Portland. He was baptized, confirmed, and a lifetime member of Aurdal Lutheran Church. Oliver attended Viking Country...

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