Obituaries
AMELIA (AMY) WENDLICK
May 11, 2014
Amy A. Wendlick Amy Wendlick, 83, of Finley, ND, was called home by the Lord Sunday, May 11th, 2014 surrounded by family at her home in Finley, ND. Amelia Alice Wilkie, daughter of Clemence (LaViolette) and Napoleon Antoine Wilkie, was born April 26th, 1931, in St. John, ND. She attended and graduated from St. John High School in 1949. Following...
ARNOLD H. JOHNSON
Apr 23, 2014
ARNOLD H. JOHNSON Arnold Henry Johnson, 94, formerly of Finley, died April 23, 2014, at Sanford Health in Mayville. Arnold was born April 5, 1920, in Sharon, N.D. to Carl and Ida (Maystad) Johnson. He was the youngest of seven children. Arnold attended and graduated from Sharon Public School. After graduation, he worked on the Elmer Brunsdale farm at Mayville....
DONALD KLEVEN
Apr 18, 2014
DONALD KLEVEN Donald Kleven, 88, Cooperstown, ND, formerly Sutton and Glenfield died Friday, April 18, 2014 in the Griggs County Care in Cooperstown, ND. Donald was born July 22, 1925 north of Sutton, ND, the son of Anton and Marian (Anderson) Kleven. Donald attended school in Sutton and was drafted into the US Army. After being honorably discharged Donny spent...
RUTH CORDELIA BABINSKI
Mar 23, 2014
3RUTH BABINSKI Ruth Cordelia (Thompson) Babinski of Sharon, ND, passed away at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday, March 23rd, 2014. Ruth was born in Grafton, ND on October 4, 1949, the daughter of Chester and Rhoda Thompson. Ruth graduated from Grafton High School and attended Aakers Business College and Mayville State College. She...
MILDRED LENORA HETLAND
Mar 8, 2014
Mildred Lenora Knutson Hetland Mildred Lenora Knutson Hetland was born on the family farm in Binford, ND to Ole and Karoline (Lena Thune) Knutson. She was raised in the Binford area attending school and church. She was baptized Dec. 21, 1916 and confirmed June 14, 1931 in the Binford Lutheran church. She married Charles Hetland on April 12, 1936 at...
EVERETT L. WILLIAMS
Feb 26, 2014
EVERETT L. WILLIAMS Everett L. Williams, 87, Wimbledon, ND died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in the Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City, ND. Everett was born March 29, 1926 near Hannaford, ND the son of Edward and Agnes (Krokum) Williams. He was baptized and confirmed in the Eidfjord Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended rural school in Dover and Bartley,...
DONALD ASKEGARD
Feb 17, 2014
Donald Askegard Donald Askegard, 85, Finley, ND died Monday, February 17, 2014 in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Donald Askegard was born June 9, 1928 the son of Arthur & Alice (Halverson) Askegard in Grand Forks. He Left home at age 16 to work on the Road Department, when he came to Finley, ND. He entered the US Navy and...
LLOYD E. LAW
Feb 17, 2014
LLOYD E. LAW Lloyd E Law, 93 of Finley, ND passed away February 17, 2014 at home. Lloyd was born on June 27, 1920 near Luverne, ND to Gilbert and Olga (Stoleson). He graduated from Luverne High School. He went from farming with horses and pitching bundles to 4 wheel drive and combines with auto steer. He loved farming and...
JOSEPH HAROLD HANSON
Feb 16, 2014
JOSEPH H. HANSON Joseph Harold Hanson, 92, Finley, ND died Sunday, February 16, 2014 in Sanford Mayville, Mayville, ND. Joseph Harold Hanson was born April 2, 1921 near Sharon, ND, the son of Hagbert and Hilda (Ryan) Hanson. He grew up in the Sharon area and graduated from Sharon High School. He worked for the Johnson Farms and Martin Jensen....
JOANN THOMPSON
Feb 16, 2014
JoAnn Thompson JoAnn Thompson was born September 7th, 1931 in Vancouver, WA. The daughter of Edna and Wallace Armstrong, she grew up and attended school in Washington before moving to Wimbledon, ND where she graduated from high school in 1949. After graduating high school, she moved back to Vancouver to attend business school. She married Albert L. Thompson on November...
EVELYN WOGSLAND
Feb 9, 2014
EVELYN WOGSLAND Evelyn Wogsland, longtime resident of Walum, North Dakota passed away at HCR ManorCare in Fargo on Sunday, February 9, 2014. Evelyn Jenner was born July 14, 1924, to Adolph and Ricka (Wendlan) Jenner in Lehr, North Dakota. It was the custom in her family that Evelyn and each of her siblings "inherit" a nickname. She was affectionately known...
NORMA JEAN ZENTZ
Feb 8, 2014
NORMA JEAN ZENTZ Norma Jean Zentz, 85, Cooperstown, ND, died Saturday, February 8, 2014 in Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Norma Jean Butler was born November 1, 1928 in Sebetha,, KS the daughter of Fred and Nettie Mae (Patrick) Butler. She grew up in Kansas and Nebraska graduating for Hasting, NE High School. She married Lester Zentz July 4, 1947...
GUSTAVE HOFSETH
Feb 3, 2014
GUSTAVE HOFSETH Gustave Gerald [Christianson] Hofseth of Finley, ND died February 3, 2014 at the age of 94. Gustave, known as Gus, was born to Ludvig and Elise Christianson May 12, 1919 in Circle Montana. Gus had one older brother, Charles Christianson, and a younger sister, Ester [Christianson] Meyer. His mother died in childbirth, September of 1920. Gus was fostered...
LYLE MIDSTOKKE
Feb 3, 2014
LYLE MIDSTOKKE Lyle Midstokke, 66, Finley, ND died Monday, February 3, 2014 in his home in Finley, ND. Lyle Phillip Midstokke was born February 23, 1947 in Sharon, ND the son of Phillip and Thelma (Nordbo) Midstokke. He grew up and attended school in Finley, graduating in 1966 from Finley High School. He then attended North Dakota State School of...
RUTH CHRISTIANSON
Jan 31, 2014
RUTH CHRISTIANSON Ruth Christianson, 93, Jamestown, ND formerly of Sutton, ND died Friday, January 31, 2014 in the Eventide Nursing Home in Jamestown, ND. Ruth Auren was born June 19, 1920 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of Gilbert and Gunhild (Gilbertson) Auren. She was baptized and confirmed in Minneapolis where she grew up and attended school.-. She married Elmer (Buster)...
BRADLEY LEE SKJERET
Jan 12, 2014
BRADLEY L. SKJERET Bradley Lee Skjeret, 52, Hannaford, ND died Sunday, January 12, 2014 in Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND after a short battle of cancer. Brad was born May 5, 1961 in Valley City, ND the son of Alfred and Fern (Lausch) Skjeret. He grew up on a farm near Dazey, ND. He attended school at North...
MARVIN MESSER
Jan 12, 2014
Marvin Messer Memeorial service postponed until Friday at 3:00 pm at the Assembly of God Church in Dazey, ND. Marvin Messer, 82, Hannaford, ND, died Sunday, January 12, 2014 in the Region Hospital Burn Unit, Minneapolis, MN. Marvin Monroe Messer was born in Binford, ND April 1, 1931 to Monroe & Evelyn (Anderson) Messer. The family moved to a farm...
OLIVER ANDERSON
Jan 5, 2014
OLIVER ANDERSON Oliver Anderson, 91 of Cooperstown, died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota. Oliver Wayne Anderson was born November 13, 1922 to Lars and Neva (LaPlant) Anderson in Pilot Mound Township, Binford, ND. He graduated from the 8th grade at Pilot Mound #1 School, then left school in 1936 to farm with his father....
NANCY A. HOOK
Dec 18, 2013
NANCY A. HOOK Nancy A. Hook, 67, Hannaford, ND, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 18, 2013 in the Cooperstown Medical Center with her family by her side, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Nancy was born March 16, 1946 in St. Cloud, MN the daughter of Richard Randall and Lou Almklov. Nancy attended Catholic School up to the 6th...
JUDITH SORLIEN
Dec 6, 2013
Judith Sorlien Judith Sorlien was born in Golden Lake Township, Steele County ND on February 9, 1921 to Manda and John A. Engen. Manda died during Judy’s childhood, and her father then married Florence (Carlson). Growing up, she joined her siblings in performing with the locally renowned Engen Family Band. She graduated from Finley High School, and later earned her...