Obituaries
OVIDIA ANDERSON
Nov 30, 2013
OVIDIA T. ANDERSON Ovidia Thora Anderson, 80, of Cooperstown, ND, died Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Sanford Hospital, Bismarck, ND. Ovidia was born September 4, 1933, in Cooperstown, ND, the daughter of Oscar and Thora (Larson) Soma. She attended both country and Cooperstown schools. She married Lloyd R. Thompson February 19, 1951. Together they had six children. On July 26,...
MILDRED L. KIRKEBY
Nov 1, 2013
MILDRED L. KIRKEBY Mildred Lenore Kirkeby, 95, Cooperstown, ND was born November 22nd, 1917 in rural Sutton, ND, the daughter of Alfred and Alice (Posey) Erlandson. She grew up on the family farm southeast of Sutton, ND. Mildred attended Sutton grade school and 3 years of high school and finished her senior graduating year in Courtney, ND. Mildred married Vernon...
MARCELLA ELEANOR URNESS
Nov 1, 2013
Marcella Eleanor Urness, 104, Cooperstown, ND died November 1, 2013 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND. Marcella was born February 15. 1909 on the family farm near Cooperstown, ND, one of seven children of Herman and Annie (Rowley) Michaelis. She grew up on the farm and attended country school close to home. Marcella married Henry Urness on November,...
HELEN R. GEIGER
Nov 1, 2013
HELEN R. GEIGER Helen R. Geiger, 83, Cooperstown, ND, died Friday, November 01, 2013 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND. Helen Rosella was born December 19, 1929 in Valley City, ND the daughter of Joe B. and Helen (Heinze) Kunze. She was raised on a farm east of Dazey, ND and attended Ladbury School thru the eighth grade....
WILLIAM PAULSEN
Oct 23, 2013
WILLIAM PAULSEN William (Willie) Paulsen, 101, of Finley, ND, passed away peacefully in Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND on October 23, 2013. Willie was born September 13, 1912, near New England, ND to Jens and Mary (Gammelgaard) Paulsen. He lived with his parents and siblings in Rock Springs, MT, where they homesteaded. They moved to Finley, ND when he was...
MARY ELLEN JOHNSON
Oct 20, 2013
MARY ELLEN JOHNSON Mary Ellen Johnson, 90, Finley, died October 20, 2013, at Sanford Health in Mayville. Mary was born October 9, 1923, in Mount Vernon, S. D., to John and Agnes (May) Lange. She attended all 12 years of school in Mount Vernon and graduated from high school in 1941. She entered nurses' training at St. Joseph's School of...
GLADYS D. FLIFLET
Oct 19, 2013
GLADYS D. FLIFLET Gladys D. Fliflet, 87, Larimore, ND formerly of Cooperstown, ND, died Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Gladys was born January 19, 1926, in Binford the daughter of John G and Myrtle S (Hagle) Dahl. She grew up and attended school near Hannaford, ND at the Barkley rural school. Gladys married Marvin...
BERNICE LILLIAN AALGAARD
Oct 18, 2013
Bernice Lillian (Fliflet) Aalgaard Bernice Fliflet Aalgaard was born November 7, 1919 in Hannaford, ND. She was the daughter of Gustav and Clara (Kaashagen) Fliflet. She attended school in Hannaford and graduated from high school in 1938. During Bernice’s years of school, she played basketball and was captain of her basketball team; she was also active in track, as she...
ALEXANDER RALL
Oct 7, 2013
ALEXANDER RALL Alexander Rall, 21, Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013 in an industrial accident near Harvey, ND. October 7th, 2013, heaven gained an amazing and spirited angel. Alexander Michael Rall was born September 24th, 1992. He made his grand entrance at a whopping 10 pounds, 15 ¼ ounces. He was a strong boy from the very start,...
CARROL B. RETZLAFF
Oct 7, 2013
CARROL B. RETZLAFF Carrol Bernard Retzlaff, 95, Cooperstown, ND, died Monday, October 07, 2013 in the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND. He had been a resident there for more than two years suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Carrol was born at rural Binford, ND July 15, 1918. His home was with his mom Julia Bendickson Retzlaff and his dad...
ORVILLE J. JACOBSON
Sep 24, 2013
ORVILLE J. JACOBSON Orville Johan Jacobson, 92 of Finley, ND passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at the Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta, ND. Orville was born September 7, 1921 in Finley Township to Jacob and Elisa (Thompson) Jacobson. He attended Sherbrooke school through the 8th grade. He farmed near Finley most of his life. He served in the...
MICHAEL HOGLUND
Sep 22, 2013
MICHAEL HOGLUND Michael Hugh Hoglund, 59, of Cooperstown, ND, died Sunday, September 22, 2013, on the family farm. Mike was born November 15, 1953, in Moorhead, MN, to Hugh “Pat” and Loretta Hoglund. His family lived in Harwood, ND until he was 8, when he and his family moved and settled in Cooperstown, ND. Growing up, Mike’s trusting nature would...
SYLVIA PETERSON
Sep 22, 2013
SYLIVA PETERSON Sylvia Haugen Peterson, 91, went to be with Jesus her Lord and Savior on September 22, 2013. She passed away at the Edgewood Vista Nursing Home in Fargo, ND. Sylvia was born January 27, 1922 to Bennie M and Oline (Horvei) Haugen in Greenfield Township Griggs County. She was the 7th of 11 children. She told many stories...
WALLACE "WALLY" RISLOV
Sep 19, 2013
WALLACE “WALLY” RISLOV Wallace “Wally” Rislov, 88 of Cooperstown, ND, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2013 in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Wallace “Wally” Stanley Rislov was born October 8, 1924 to Ivrin and Lydia (Docken) Rislov in Sherman, SD. At the age of 10 he moved with his family to a farm near South Shore, SD where he...
ERNEST L. BRAGER
Sep 9, 2013
ERNEST L. BRAGER Ernest L. Brager, 50, Cooperstown, ND passed away Monday, September 9, 2013 near McVille, ND as a result of a truck accident. Ernie was born December 7, 1962 in Mayville the son of Marvin and Elvina (Gleason) Brager. He grew up in Blabon, ND. He attended school in Hope, ND graduating from Hope High School in 1981....
JUDY ANN RAHLF
Sep 1, 2013
JUDY A. RAHLF Judy Rahlf, 67, Cooperstown, ND passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013 in Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Judy was born April 4, 1946 in Cooperstown, ND the daughter of Edward and Letha (Bosworth) Wells. She grew up and attended rural school near Hannaford, ND and high school in Cooperstown, ND. She married James Rahlf September 29, 1963...
ALMIRA J. ANDERSON
Aug 28, 2013
Almira J. (Peterson) Anderson Almira Janet (Peterson) Anderson was born on March 27, 1918, on a farm by Clifford, ND, and passed away at the age of 95 on August 28, 2013. She resided in Fargo, Hatton, Hope, Luverne and Mayville, ND, near her granddaughter Kim (Rob) Lauf. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. at the Luther Memorial Home, Mayville,...
ORPHA STOKKELAND
Aug 22, 2013
ORPHA C. STOKKELAND Orpha Stokkeland, 89, Cooperstown, ND, passed away surrounded by her family, Thursday, August 22, 2013 in the Deaconess Health Care LTC in Northwood, ND. Orpha was born June 16, 1924 near Aneta, ND the daughter of Otto and Clara (Knutson) Sletten; she grew up and attended rural school there. She married Arnold P. Stokkeland, August 1, 1942...
MONICA CLEMENS
Aug 18, 2013
MONICA M. CLEMENS Monica Marie (Jacobson) Clemens, 58, Hannaford, ND, passed away Sunday August 18th 2013 at Nelson County Health System in McVille, ND, surrounded by family after a long battle with PICS disease. Monica was born in Cooperstown, ND, April 19th 1955 to Leona (Jacobson) Clemens. She grew up in the Binford-Hannaford area and graduated from Glenfield HS in...
CAROLE TROSTAD
Aug 8, 2013
CAROLE M. TROSTAD Carole Marie (Schindele) Trostad died early in the afternoon on Thursday, August 8 at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks, ND after struggling with congestive heart failure. Carole was 87 at the time of her passing. She was born in Tolna, ND on December 30, 1925 to Mayme (Opoien) and Herbert Schindele. Carole was preceded in death...