Obituaries
Louise M Olofson
Dec 7, 2009
Louise M. Olofson, 93, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, December 7, 2009, at the Union Hospital in Mayville. Louise was born on March 31, 1916, in Kidder County, near Chaseley, ND, the daughter of John and Theresa (Thompson) Eklund. She attended elementary school, and later did housework for numerous families. On July 3, 1943, she married Harry Olofson. The couple...
Lois Baasch Sexton
Dec 6, 2009
Lois Melissa Bayley Baasch Sexton, age 90, of Fargo, ND formerly of Page, ND died on December 6, 2009 at Villa Maria nursing home. Lois was born February 15, 1919, the daughter of Ray & Clara (Newcomb) Bayley at Buffalo, ND. She graduated from Tower City High School in 1936. She attended Dakota Business College in Fargo after which she...
Richard Ardell Bjerke
Dec 1, 2009
Richard A. Bjerke, 75, of Page, ND, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at his home. Richard Ardell Bjerke was born October 13, 1934 to Melvin and Magda (Otteson) Bjerke. He attended High School at Portland, ND, and served in the U.S. Army for 2 years. On April 19, 1956 he married Eleanor Katherine Johnson. The couple farmed northwest of Hunter,...
VernaAnn Gabrielle Johnson
Nov 10, 2009
VernaAnn Gabrielle Johnson was born on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 4:09 p.m. to parents Ross and Allison Johnson at MeritCare Hospital of Fargo. She weighed 5 pounds, 10.4 ounces and was 18 inches long. VernaAnn's family was blessed with 44 minutes with her, before she went to her heavenly home at 4:53 p.m. VernaAnn experienced holding hands with her...
Alpha R. Moe
Nov 3, 2009
Alpha R. Moe, 96, of Mayville, ND, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, where she had been a resident since February 2005. Alpha Evelyn Rockne was born on August 27, 1913 in Portland, ND, the first of five daughters of Albert and Emma (Smedsrud) Rockne. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith and...
Lorna Kay Odegard
Oct 31, 2009
Lorna Kay Odegard, 63, of Fargo, ND, died of natural causes Saturday, October 31, 2009, at her home in Fargo. Lorna was born September 14, 1946 in Grand Forks, ND to Ernest L. and Loretta (Stephenson) Odegard. She attended the one room country grade school, Stavanger #3, and graduated from Climax, MN High School in 1964. Lorna then attended the...
Ralph Milton Ingebretson
Oct 19, 2009
Ralph Ingebretson, 85, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at Union Hospital, Mayville. He was born on August 12, 1924, in Mayville, the son of Roger and Manda (Peterson) Ingebretson. Ralph attended country school south of Mayville. He entered the US Army and was stationed in the Philippines. After his discharge in 1946, Ralph returned to Mayville and...
Inga Ringsrud
Oct 16, 2009
Inga Ringsrud, 105, of Hatton, ND, died Friday, October 16, 2009, at Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton. Inga Braaten was born on March 18, 1904 to Amund and Inger (Moen) Braaten at Mooreton, ND. The family later moved to a farm north of Mayville, ND, where she grew up and attended country school. She married Gerhard Ringsrud on January 7,...
Alice Jean Higdem
Oct 11, 2009
Alice Higdem, 81, died Sunday, October 11, 2009 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, where she had been a resident for nearly four years. Alice Jean Thuen was born on September 11, 1928 in Sharon, ND to Hans and Ella (Bjerke) Thuen. She attended rural schools, graduating from Portland High School in 1947, the first high school graduate in her...
Marion Elizabeth Carter
Oct 6, 2009
Marion Elizabeth Lofland Carter, 86, passed away Tuesday, October 6th, surrounded by family, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck, ND. Marion Carter, the daughter of Mark and Winona (Wilson) Lofland, was born November 17, 1922, in rural Clifford, ND. She attended Clifford High School and graduated in 1940. Marion attended Mayville State Teachers College in 1941-1942 and taught at...
Edward Gerhard Larsen
Sep 23, 2009
Edward “Ed” G. Larsen, 102, of Hunter, ND, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Home in Arthur, ND. Edward was born on November 1, 1906 to Otto and Johanne (Nielsen) Larsen at Oconto, Wisconsin. In 1915 he moved with his family to a farm Northwest of Hunter. He received his education at a country school and also...
Sidney Ronald Heskin
Sep 14, 2009
Sidney Ronald Heskin, 90 of Portland, ND died Monday September 14, 2009 at the North Dakota Veteran’s Home in Lisbon, ND. Sidney was born October 22, 1918 in Portland, North Dakota. He attended elementary and high school in Portland where he was active in Church music as a soloist and men’s’ quartet. In 1930 he entered the Traill County play...
C. Wayne Aasen
Sep 11, 2009
Carrol Wayne Aasen, 71, of Fargo, ND died Friday September 11, 2009 at Manor Care Nursing Home, Fargo, ND. Wayne was born June 3, 1938 at Mayville, ND, the son of Carl L, and Avis (Amundson) Aasen. He grew up on a farm in the rural Clifford area and graduated in 1956 from Clifford High School. Wayne joined the Navy...
Arthur James Grandalen
Sep 7, 2009
Arthur Grandalen, 85, of Portland, ND, died peacefully on September 7, 2009, at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Arthur James Grandalen was born January 2, 1924, at Portland, ND, the son of Bennie Sr. and Bertha (Erickson) Grandalen. He was baptized and confirmed at Aurdal Lutheran Church. Art graduated from Portland High School in 1941. After high school, he...
Richard Rosevold
Sep 4, 2009
Richard “Dick” Rosevold, 80, of Mayville, ND died Friday, September 4, 2009 at Union Hospital in Mayville. Dick was born July 16, 1929 in Grand Forks, ND to Oscar and Katherine (Eastgate) Rosevold. He graduated from Mayville High School and attended two years of college at NDSU before going into farming at Mayville. In 1959, Dick married Betty Braaten in...
Doris Paulson
Sep 3, 2009
Doris Paulson, 74, of Mayville, ND died Thursday, September 3, 2009 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Doris was born January 18, 1935 in Pontiac, MI to Earl and Doris (Frazier) Brand. She grew up and graduated from high school in Pontiac. She married LuVern Paulson on March 7, 1953. They moved to North Dakota where Earl farmed and Doris...
David Orlin Hettervig
Aug 30, 2009
David Orlin Hettervig, 48, of Buxton, ND, died Sunday, August 30, 2009, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. David was born October 16, 1960 in Mayville, ND to Orlin and Norma (Lenz) Hettervig. He grew up on a farm in Buxton, and graduated from Central Valley High School. For several years, he worked at Rogenes & Rye Farms. On...
Earl Oscar Belling
Aug 28, 2009
Earl Belling, 58, of Erie, ND, died Friday, August 28, 2009, at the Veterans Hospital in Fargo, ND. He was born on May 24, 1951, in Valley City, ND, the son of Oscar and Evelyn (Carr) Belling. Earl attended the Litchville High School. He entered the United States Marine Corps in April of 1970, serving in Okinawa, Japan. After his...
Larry Lee Heskin
Aug 26, 2009
Larry Lee Heskin, 60, of Fargo, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at his residence. Larry was born on August 23, 1949 at Mayville, ND to Margaret (Lee) and Orlo Heskin of Portland, ND. He graduated from Portland High School in 1967 and from Mayville State College in 1971. That same year, he was commissioned as a Lt. in the United...
Adrian S. Knudsvig
Aug 23, 2009
Adrian Knudsvig, 89, of Buxton, ND, died Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Adrian S. Knudsvig was born March 19, 1920 in Buxton, ND, to Henry and Karina (Jermeland) Knudsvig. He grew up in Buxton and graduated from Buxton High School. He attended Concordia College, graduating in 1942. He joined the US Army Air Corps,...
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