Obituaries
JOHN HALVORSON
Aug 28, 2012
JOHN HALVORSON John was born July 18, 1927 near Sharon, ND the son of Halvor and Gudrun (Amundson) Halvorson. He grew up and attended grade school near Finley, ND in New Bergan #3 and attended high school in Hope, ND. As a teenager he worked on the family farm helping is father and later farmed on his own. In 1952...
ROBERT G. CAMERON JR.
Aug 25, 2012
Robert (Bob) Cameron Jr. 49 of Finley, ND lost his ten year battle with brain cancer on August 25, 2012. He was courageous to the end, surrounded by his loving family and friends. His smile and sense of humor will be his lasting gift. He always fought this battle with a smile on face. Bob was born to Robert G....
RICHARD J. MCSORLWY
Aug 23, 2012
RICHARD J. MCSORLEY Richard was born September 9, 1930 in Stanten Island, NY the son of Nicholas and Madeline (Libutti) McSorley. He grew up and attended school there. He married Arlene Reeder February 28, 1953 in Stanten Island. Richard worked for FMC in New Jersey for 19 years before moving to Underwood, MN in 1970 where Richard worked at odd...
DONALD W. LODER
Jul 31, 2012
DONALD W. LODER Donald W. Loder was born in Juanita, ND to Albert and Rose (Burda) Loder on March 27, 1924. He went to grade school there until 1935 when his family moved to Cooperstown. His father was a partner in the firm of Arneson & Loder. He graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1941. He attended NDSU for two...
AGNES CHRISTINE HAUGTVEDT
Jun 29, 2012
Agnes Haugtvedt Agnes Christine Jacobson was born on April 17th, 1924 to Jacob and Elise Thompson Jacobson in rural Finley, North Dakota. She passed away on Friday, June 29th, at the Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City, North Dakota. She was 88 years old. Agnes married Roy Palmer Haugtvedt on June 1st, 1957. A lifelong resident of the Finley area,...
W. TUPPER HOWDEN
Jun 13, 2012
TUPPER HOWDEN William Tupper Howden, age 94, died Wednesday, June 13 at the Cooperstown Medical Center. Tupper was born March 25, 1918 in St Paul, MN to Agnes Everson and Richard J. Howden. As a child he lived near Sutton and attended country grade school. When his parents lost their farm due to the Depression they moved to Cooperstown, ND...
CLARA RONNINGEN
Jun 13, 2012
CLARA RONNINGEN Clara Ronningen, 97, Binford, ND, passed away June 13, 2012 in the Nelson County Health Care Center, McVille, ND where she had been a resident since April 13, 2012. Clara Trostad was born October 12, 1914 to Gunder and Bertha (Odegaard) Trostad on the family farm in Pilot Mound, Twsp. Griggs County, ND. She attended school in Pilot...
ORPHA CUSSONS
Jun 9, 2012
ORPHA CUSSONS Orpha Cussons, 96, of Cooperstown, ND passed away June 9,2012 at the Griggs County Medical Center. Orpha was born August 25, 1915 in Dazey, ND, to Gladys (Kelly) and Carl Jacobson. She attended school in Dazey and later in Cooperstown where she graduated with the class of 1932. Following graduation she worked as an operator for the Griggs...
JUDY ANN SATROM
May 31, 2012
JUDY SATROM JUDY SATROM, 70 of Hope, ND died Thursday, May 31, 2012 in Sanford Health of Fargo. Judy was provided with the utmost dignity and care by the staff at Sanford Hospital during her brief battle with cancer. Judy Johnson was born January 1, 1942 in Colgate, ND, the daughter of Morris and Goldie (Boyer) Johnson. She grew up...
HARRY M. HAUGEN
May 18, 2012
HARRY M. HAUGEN Harry Marvin Haugen was born to Mikel and Madli (Sabby) Haugen April 9, 1915 on the family farm near Hannaford, ND. He married Anna Kay Severson June 18, 1939 at the parsonage in Valley City, ND. The couple first lived in Staples, MN, Sauk Center, MN and then moved to Wimbledon in 1944. They moved to the...
DOROTHY J. GEIGER
May 14, 2012
Dorothy Joyce Geiger, 82, Cooperstown, ND, died Monday, May 14, 2012 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND. Dorothy Joyce Sande was born on March 25, 1930 in Underwood, Minnesota to Hattie (Larson) and Oscar Sande. As a small child the family moved to the Kloten area where she started school. Dorothy attended McVille High School. In 1948 Dorothy’s...
IRA A. FUGLESTAD
May 10, 2012
IRA A. FUGLESTAD Ira A. Fuglestad, Luverne, ND died Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Ira Ardell Fuglestad was born March 19, 1930 in Cooperstown, ND, the seventh of son of Thorwald and Inga (Nevland) Fuglestad. He grew up and attended rural school near Luverne, ND. He helped his father farm after a brief time of...
AGNES JOHNSON
May 7, 2012
AGNES JOHNSON Agnes Johnson 84, Cooperstown, ND died Monday May 7th, 2012 at the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND. Agnes Knutson was born October 1, 1927 to Krist and Dina (Edsvog) Knutson in Dazey, ND. After high school she attended Valley City State Teachers College. Receiving her teaching certificate she taught in several country schools. On June 10, 1951...
INGA C. LARSON
Apr 12, 2012
INGA C. LARSON Inga C. Larson, age 93, of Cooperstown, ND died Wednesday April 11, 2012 in Medical Center Nursing Home. Inga C. Kalvik was born December 25, 1918 rural Hannaford, ND the daughter of Olaf and Dora (Haugen) Kalvik. She grew up and attended school in Greenfield Twsp. She was baptized and confirmed at Union Lutheran Church at Hannaford,...
RUEA MELDAHL
Apr 10, 2012
RUEA MELDAHL Ruea Delight (Taylor) Meldahl, 83, died peacefully in her home on Tuesday April 10, 2012 while under the care of Hospice. She was surrounded by family as well as her two beloved cats. Ruea was born December 10, 1928 on the family farm near Carrington, North Dakota to Winfield and Delight Taylor. She graduated from Carrington High School...
ESTHER V. THOMPSON
Apr 9, 2012
ESTHER V. THOMPSON, 87, Hannaford, ND died Monday, April 09, 2012 in the Cooperstown Medical Center Nursing Home in Cooperstown, ND. Esther Viola Haugen was born November 11, 1924 near Hannaford, ND the daughter of Bennie M. and Oline (Harvey) Haugen. She was one of eleven children. She grew up and attended school in Dover Twsp. and graduated from Sutton...
VALBORG A. THOMPSON
Apr 5, 2012
Valborg Thompson, 99, of Devils Lake, ND died Thursday, April 5, 2012 in Mercy Hospital, in Devils Lake, ND. Valborg was born on a farm west of Walum, ND in Bartley Township on December 3, 1912. Valborg was baptized at Eidfjord Lutheran Church, rural Walum. As a young girl the family moved and she attended a small grade school in...
MARVIN EUGENE HOOK
Mar 31, 2012
Marvin Eugene Hook May 2nd 1936 – March 31st 2012 Marvin Eugene Hook was born May 2nd 1936 in Valley City ND to Markus and Alma (Rasmusson) Hook. Marvin was raised in the Hannaford area where he grew up with his four brothers Richard, David, Michael and Gerald. Marvin graduated from Hannaford High School in 1955. After High School, Marvin...
MYRON WATNE
Mar 16, 2012
MYRON (MIKE) WATNE Myron Arthur Watne, 70, of Hannaford, died Friday March 16, 2012 in the Cooperstown Hospital, after a lengthy illness. Myron was born March 5, 1942, to Roy and Judith (Taxdahl) Watne in rural Hannaford. He graduated from Hannaford, High School in 1960. In 1962 he and two of his buddies Lee John Watne and Jerry Flach enlisted...
ALICE C. SIMLEY
Feb 14, 2012
ALICE. C. SIMLEY Alice C. Simley, 91 of Finley, ND, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2012 in Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Alice Cornelia Erickson was born August 15, 1920 to John and Bertine (Bjerke) Erickson in Golden Lake Twsp. Steele County ND. Alice grew up and attended school in Golden Lake Twsp. She graduated from Hatton High School and...