Obituaries

RONALD CHAPMAN

RONALD CHAPMAN

Jul 25, 2016

RONALD “RON” CHAPMAN Ronald “Ron” Chapman, 71, Brother, Uncle and very special Friend lost the battle of months of poor health to respiratory failure on Monday, July 25, 2016 at the Fairview Lake Region Medical Center, Wyoming, MN. He was born on December 31, 1944 in Cooperstown, ND, son of Ralph & Violet (Hoggarth) Chapman. He went to school in...

DONALD G. BERGENHEIER

DONALD G. BERGENHEIER

Jul 23, 2016

DONALD G. BERGENHEIER Donald George Bergenheier was born on May 24, 1937 in Dickinson, North Dakota to George and Sophie (Haydu) Bergenheier. He grew up on a farm near Lemmon, South Dakota, attended a one room country school through 8th grade, and graduated from Lemmon High School. Don enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1957 and spent the...

MARY M. IHRY

MARY M. IHRY

Jul 6, 2016

MARY MARGARET IHRY Mary M. Ihry, 65 of Hope, ND, passed away peacefully at her home after an 8 ½ month battle with kidney cancer. Mary Margaret was born September 27, 1950 in Sharon, ND, the fourth of five children born to Margaret (Fronk) Tretter and Andrew Tretter. Mary grew up in rural Hope and graduated from Hope Public School...

SHARON M. HOOK

SHARON M. HOOK

Jul 4, 2016

Sharon M. Hook Sharon M. Hook, 73, Hannaford, ND, died Monday, July 4, 2016 in the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND. Sharon Marie Fliflet was born December 14, 1942 to Julius and Sylvia (Petersen) Fliflet. She grew up on the family farm in Dover Township and attended Dover Township School and Hannaford Public School. She married Marvin Hook...

NEIL FISHER

NEIL FISHER

Jun 13, 2016

Neil Fisher, 70, of Cooperstown, North Dakota, died at his home on June 13, 2016. Neil was born on January 6, 1946, in Bemidji, MN to Walter and Merle (Craft) Fisher. He lived in Pinewood and Aure, then in 1954 he moved with his family to Solway, MN. He graduated in 1964 from Bemidji High School. Neil served in the...

CRAIG ROBERT SCHEER

CRAIG ROBERT SCHEER

Jun 11, 2016

Craig Robert Scheer, age 52, of Fisher, MN, passed away on June 11, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Craig was born on November 19, 1963, in Minot, ND, to Robert and Marsha (Veum) Scheer. Craig attended Parshall High School where he graduated in 1982. Craig had absolute love and pride for Western North Dakota...

ADA EMMA WEBER

ADA EMMA WEBER

Jun 8, 2016

ADA WEBER Ada Emma Weber, 96, Chicago, died June 8, 2016 at Bethesda Home, Chicago, Il. Ada was born March 21, 1920 to Martin and Louise (Schmitke) Krenz in New Rockford, ND. She graduated from New Rockford High School and Valley City Teachers College. She taught for several years at rural North Dakota schools near New Rockford and Binford. On...

HARLAN A. URNESS

HARLAN A. URNESS

Jun 6, 2016

HARLAN A. URNESS Harlan A. Urness, 87, Cooperstown, ND, passed away June 6, 2016 in his home. Harlan was born December 27, 1928 in Cooperstown, ND, the son of Andrew and Clara (Wahl) Urness. He grew up and attended rural school near Cooperstown and graduated from Cooperstown High School. He began farming with his dad northwest of Cooperstown. He farmed...

JANET ELISE (HAUGEN GARLIE) CAVEN

JANET ELISE (HAUGEN GARLIE) CAVEN

May 30, 2016

Janet Elise (Haugen Garlie) Caven died peacefully on May 31, 2016 in Reno Nevada. She was born on February 15, 1939 in Valley City, North Dakota and graduated from Hannaford High School, class of 1957. Jan was preceded in death by her parents, Hans and Maxine Haugen, her son, Robert J. Garlie, and her brother, Darryl N. Haugen. She is...

RACHEL LEE TANDE

RACHEL LEE TANDE

May 28, 2016

Rachel Lee Tande, 35, Binford, ND, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 near Binford, ND. Rachel was born December 4, 1980, the daughter of Barbara Tande and Dale Rickford in McVille, ND. She grew up in Binford and attended school and graduated from Midkota High School. She lived most of her life in Binford except for a few years in...

Margaret E. Dreher

Margaret E. Dreher

May 24, 2016

MARGARET DREHER Margaret Dreher, 96, passed away at the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND, on May 24, 2016. Margaret Gluesing was born on October 19, 1919, to Chris and Edith Gluesing at Juanita, ND. They later moved to McHenry, ND, where Margaret graduated High School in 1937. She went to work for the Burkes in Carrington, ND. She married...

DEAN S. DAHL

DEAN S. DAHL

May 16, 2016

DEAN S. DAHL Dean S. Dahl, 47, Cooperstown, ND, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2016 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND after a courageous yearlong battle from an unknown neurologic illness. Dean was born April 2, 1969 in Valley City, ND, the son of Quentin and Annie Dahl of Cooperstown, ND. He grew up and attended...

CAROL JEAN LOVEJOY

CAROL JEAN LOVEJOY

May 4, 2016

CAROL J. LOVEJOY Carol Lovejoy, 65 of Finley, ND passed away Wednesday May 4th at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. Carol was born on March 8, 1951 in Cooperstown, ND to Henry and Levina (Hoggarth) Jungels. She graduated from Finley High School and later attended North Dakota State College of Science. She married Ardell Lovejoy on March 31st, 1978. Carol...

Orlando O. Wigen

Orlando O. Wigen

May 3, 2016

ORLANDO WIGEN Orlando Wigen, 91, Finley, ND, passed away on May 3, 2016 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, ND. Orlando was born on November 17, 1924 in Golden Lake Township, ND to Bernt and Tilda(Westland) Wigen. He attended country school and later received an Honorary High School Diploma from Finley High School following several years of service on the...

Richard Carl Simpson

Richard Carl Simpson

May 2, 2016

Richard Carl Simpson, 59, Finley, ND died Monday, May 2, 2016 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family and friends. Dick was born in Bremerton, WA on June 29, 1956, the son of James and Dorothy Simpson. Dick grew up in the Port Orchard, WA area and graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1974. On August 21,...

MIRAD FAUL

MIRAD FAUL

May 1, 2016

Mirad Faul, born July 22, 1923 in Sheridan County was the eldest son of Charlie H. and Bertha (Reimche) Faul. He grew up and attended school in Denhoff, ND and joined the Navy in 1944. He married DeLoris Graumann on August 5, 1945 in Lodi CA. After living there for two years, they moved back to a farm near Goodrich...

JANE E. HAERTER

JANE E. HAERTER

Apr 22, 2016

JANE E. HAERTER Jane Elizabeth Haerter, 60, died Friday afternoon, April 22nd, 2016, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND with family surrounding her. She was born August 29th, 1955 in Madison, WI. Jane grew up in San Diego, CA with her parents, Donald and Phyllis Evers, her brother Jeff, and her sister Julia. Jane graduated from San Diego High School...

ALVIN "AL" BOE

ALVIN "AL" BOE

Apr 19, 2016

Alvin “Al” Boe, 92, Colorado Springs CO, a long time resident of Cooperstown, ND, Audubon, MN, and Bemidji, MN, passed from this earth April 19, 2016. Alvin Thomas Boe was born September 8, 1923, to Thomas and Edith (Anderson) Boe. He grew up on a farm west of Cooperstown, ND, and graduated from Cooperstown HS in 1941. While there he...

LILLIAN P. OVERBY

LILLIAN P. OVERBY

Mar 30, 2016

Lillian was born November 5, 1925 in Binford, ND, the daughter of Lars and Laura (Peterson) Omdal. She grew up and attended school there. After Lillian finished school she worked at the JC Penney store in Jamestown, ND. She married Roy Overby on March 6, 1948 in Valley City, ND. They farmed for one year and then moved into Binford...

ROSALIE IHRY

ROSALIE IHRY

Mar 25, 2016

Rosalie R. Ihry, 85, passed away of natural causes on Friday, March 25, 2016 while under hospice care at her residence in Eden Prairie, MN. Rosalie was born in Waukomis, OK on November 9, 1930 to Joseph and Ethel (Jarolim) Semrad. Rosalie was the second of four children with sister Evangeline and brothers Paul and Victor. The family moved to...