Obituaries
JANIS M. HAGEN
May 7, 2020
Janis M. Hagen
Janis Bailey Hagen, 96 of Cooperstown, ND passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Valley City, ND.
Janis was born November 30, 1923 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Fargo, ND the daughter of James and Charlotte (Jackson) Bailey. She was baptized and confirmed in Mable Lutheran Church and graduated from Sutton High School in...
GEORGE VIGESAA
Apr 18, 2020
GEORGE VIGESAA
George Winston Vigesaa, 90, went to be with his Lord & Savior on Saturday, April 18 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND.
George was born on October 11, 1929 to Lawrence and Connie (Watne) Vigesaa in Cooperstown. He attended rural school, high school in Cooperstown and Oak Grove Lutheran School in Fargo, and Augsburg College...
NISSY BAKKEN
Apr 14, 2020
Grace Myrleen (Nissy) Bakken
Grace Myrleen (Nissy) Bakken joined her late husband Roger Bakken when she passed away peacefully at the Griggs Care Center, Cooperstown, ND on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
Nissy was born on September 18, 1929 in Cooperstown, ND the daughter of John and Lydia (Michaelis) Kramvik. She had 2 brothers, Louis (Bud) and LeRoy (Ole) and one...
ROBERT (BOB) IHRY
Mar 22, 2020
ROBERT IHRY
Robert (Bob) William Ihry, 84. Dilworth, MN (originally Hope ND) died March 22nd, 2020 at Lilac Homes, Dilworth. Under hospice care with family at his side.
Bob was born December 15th, 1935 in Hope ND, to John and Theresa (Gehrens) Ihry. He attended school in Luverne, ND until his junior year, finished in Hope ND. He attended Valley...
RONALD BERGE
Mar 15, 2020
To protect the health and safety of all, services are currently being limited as required by state and local authorities and the CDC. Expressions of sympathy during this time can be left on the condolences page available with the obituary on our website. Check the funeral home website for the latest COVID-19 update.
RONALD A. BERGE
Ronald Alton Berge, 88,...
MAURY KINGSTON
Mar 10, 2020
To protect the health and safety of all, services are currently being limited as required by state and local authorities and the CDC. Expressions of sympathy during this time can be left on the condolences page available with the obituary on our website. Check the funeral home website for the latest COVID-19 update.
MAURICE (MAURY) KINGSTON
Maurice (Maury) Gary...
BRUCE L. GRONNEBERG
Feb 29, 2020
BRUCE L. GRONNEBERG
BRUCE L. GRONNEBERG
Bruce LeRoy Gronneberg, age 72, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 29, 2020 in his home in Cooperstown, ND.
Bruce was born August 23, 1947 in Valley City, ND to Clarence and Della (Anderson) Gronneberg. He attended school in Sutton, ND through sixth grade and then moved with his family to Cooperstown, ND where...
INA MOE
Feb 27, 2020
INA MOE
Ina Florence Moe was born May 22, 1919 near Dunn Center, North Dakota to Hulda (Torgerson) and Andrew Skjefte. She had three brothers and five sisters. She was baptized and confirmed at Vang Church rural Dunn Center; attended school in Dunn Center and Werner. At the age of 14, she moved to Steele County, ND with her family.
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HARRY STORKSON
Feb 22, 2020
HARRY STORKSON
Harry Storkson, 93, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND.
Harry John Storkson was born February 13th, 1927 to Herman and Matilda (Olson) Storkson in Cooperstown, ND. He was joined by a sister, Bernice in 1932. He loved to tell stories of him pulling Bernice all over in the wagon when...
RITA HALVORSON
Feb 13, 2020
RITA HALVORSON
Rita Halvorson (Olson) was born on March 16th 1947. She was the third child of Arthur and Dolly Olson. Her older brother, Larry, and older sister Patsy along with her younger sister Alesa have passed and welcomed her to Heaven. Her brothers Malory, Alfred and sister Ardell are here to celebrate her...
LAWRENCE A. STANGELAND
Jan 24, 2020
Lawrence Arthur Stangeland passed away on Friday, January 24th, 2020 in McVille, ND.
He was born on October 22, 1927 in Carrington, ND to Ernest and Emma (Norheim) Stangeland. He attended the rural school and completed the eighth grade. He continued to live and work on the family farm. On July 7, 1962 he married Theone Bakken. The marriage was...
DIAN PELLA
Jan 21, 2020
DIAN PELLA
Dian Sylvia (Rondestvedt) Pella, 72, Cooperstown, ND, died peacefully Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at Sanford Medical Center.
Dian was the 3rd born daughter to Vernon and Thelma (Everson) Rondestvedt on a farm near Walum, ND on April 16, 1947.
Most of her life, Dian was raised in Dazey, ND graduating from North Central High School in 1965. After...
BEATRICE V. ERICKSON
Jan 12, 2020
BEATRICE V. ERICKSON
Beatrice V. Erickson, 91, Cooperstown, ND died Sunday, January 12, 2020 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND.
She was born November 19, 1928 in McVille, ND the daughter of Victor and Tena (Bothun) Nelson. She grew up and attended school there and graduated from McVille High School. She then attended business college for 1 ½...
HILDA PALM
Jan 10, 2020
Hilda Viola Palm
Hilda Viola Palm, 96, Hannaford, ND, passed away the evening of January 10th, 2020, with her loving family at her side, at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks, ND, where she was being given rehabilitation and then comfort care during the last two weeks of her life.
Hilda was born to David and Lydia (Hofer) Eslinger, the...
MARLYS J. JACOBSON
Jan 5, 2020
MARLYS J. JACOBSON
Marlys J. Jacobson, 80, Finley, ND died Sunday, January 5, 2020 in the Sanford Health Mayville, ND.
Marlys was born February 25, 1939 in Hope, ND the daughter of Conrad and Winnifred (Baker) Johnson. She grew up and attended school in Hope, graduating from Hope High School. She worked in the Johnson Store after graduating.
On January...
ERNEST FRITEL
Dec 31, 2019
ERNEST FRITEL
Ernest Peter Fritel was born June 20, 1945 to Rudolph and Catherine Fritel. He was raised on the family farm with his 10 siblings. He attended Little Flower Catholic school and then graduated from Rugby High School in 1963. Following high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Vietnam in 1964 through 1966. He...
JUNE E LENDE
Dec 31, 2019
June Lende June Eleanor (Fogderud) Lende, age 94, entered the Kingdom of Heaven via angels on December 31st, 2019 surrounded by her family. June was born to Alfred and Millie (Bjugstad) Fogderud on June 26th, 1925, on the family farm near Walum, ND. She attended primary school in a one-room schoolhouse and after graduating from Cooperstown High School, returned to...
MARLEN KROEPLIN
Dec 30, 2019
Marlen Edwin Kroeplin, age 74, of Hope, ND, passed away peacefully under Hospice care at his home in Hope, on December, 30th, 2019.
Marlen E. Kroeplin was born March 13, 1945 in Grand Forks, ND. He was born to Edwin and Lavoan (Volker) Kroeplin. Marlen was baptized in Inkster, ND, and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hope, ND, where...
JOAN ANDERSON
Dec 28, 2019
JOAN ANDERSON
Joan Sund Anderson, 81, Andover, MN passed away after a long illness on December 28, 2019.
Joan “Jo-Ann) E. Sund, the daughter of John and Beatrice (Birkland) Sund, was born August 28, 1938 in Northwood, ND.
She married Earl W. Anderson, Sgt. USAF, July 2, 1955. Together Joan an Earl spent 64 and half years of happy togetherness. ...
LILLIAN MYERS
Dec 18, 2019
LILLIAN MYERS Lillian Harriet Myers, of Cooperstown ND, passed away December 18, 2019 at Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown ND at the age of 88.Lillian was born to Ole and Anna (Hanson) Gustafson, May 11, 1931, in Sharon ND. She was united in marriage to Marvin Myers, August 16, 1953, and they lived together in Cooperstown ND. Together they raised...