Obituaries
VERNON K. KVAMME
Oct 21, 2011
VERNON K. KVAMME Vernon Kvamme, 80 of Fargo, ND formerly of Finley, ND, died Friday, October 21, 2011 in the Bethany Home in Fargo, ND. Vernon was born October 18, 1931 near Mekinok, ND the son of Carl and Anna (Greenberg) Kvamme. He grew up and attended school at Manvel, ND and graduated from Manvel High School. He married Betty...
CARRIE MAY TORGERSON
Oct 9, 2011
CARRIE TORGERSON Carrie May Sjokvist Torgerson, 91, Karnack, ND passed away October 9, 2011 in the Hatton Prairie Village, Hatton, ND where she had been a resident since June 19, 2006. Carrie May Taylor was born August 15, 1920 in Wells, MN, the daughter of Jacob and Florence (Wymore) Taylor. As a small child she moved with her parents to...
DELLA E. GRONNEBERG
Oct 7, 2011
DELLA E. GRONNEBERG Della E. Gronneberg, 89 of Cooperstown, ND passed away October 7, 2011 in the United Retirement Center, Brookings, SD. Della Ella Anderson was born May 25, 1922 in Vang, ND the daughter of Elmer and Margaret (Erickson) Anderson. Della received her public education in Vang and graduated from Walhalla High School. Della married Clarence Gronneberg July 27,...
DONIVAN E. WILEMAN
Sep 30, 2011
And Jesus said… “I am the resurrection and life; the one who believes in me will live even if he dies”—John 11:25. Donivan Eldon Wileman passed away September 30th 2011 at Park View Health Center in Aneta, North Dakota. Donivan was born on October 1st 1927 on a homestead in Midwest Wyoming to Harry Bill Wileman and Mabel Marie (Walker)...
GARY NEIL THERKELSEN
Sep 6, 2011
GARY NEIL THERKELSEN Gary Neil Therkelsen 50, San Diego, CA formally Cooperstown, ND, passed away Tues. Sept. 6, 2011 in his home in San Diego, CA. Gary Neil Therkelsen, was born Nov.26, 1960 to Richard & Marcella (Willows) Therkelsen. He served in the Navy from January 1980 to January 1984. After service duty he stayed in San Diego working in...
ALICE OSTENSON
Aug 30, 2011
ALYCE OSTENSON Alyce Hedstrom was born December 19, 1918 near Aneta, ND, the oldest of seven children born to Art and Ella (Dailey) Hedstrom. She attended the rural schools and graduated from Sharon High School. April 9, 1039 she married Chester Ostenson, rural Sharon. To this union two children were born, Linda and Michael. They farmed in the area for...
NORDEEN GOODWIN SORLIEN
Aug 30, 2011
NORDEEN GOODWIN SORLIEN Nordeen Goodwin Sorlien, 84, of Finley, ND, passed away August 30, 2011 in the Sanford Health Hospital in Mayville, ND. Nordeen was born February 22, 1927 at a farm by Montpelier, ND to Peter and Gina (Erickson) Sorlien. In the fall of 1929, he moved with his parents to a farm northeast of Hatton, ND. Nordeen grew...
RICHARD L. ANDERSON
Aug 16, 2011
RICHARD L. ANDERSON Richard L. Anderson, 74 of Hatton ND formerly of Finley, ND died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 in Sanford Medical Center, Mayville, ND. Richard Anderson was born July 27, 1937 in Sharon, ND the son of Robert and Bernice (Kilen) Anderson. He grew up and attended school in Sharon ND. He married Valene (Streed) Anderson March 6, 1966...
GEORGE A. STOCKALND
Jul 11, 2011
GEORGE A. STOCKLAND George Alfred Stockland, Lake Villa, IL, went to be with his Heavenly Father on July 11, 2011 at his daughter’s house in Dazey, ND. George was born in Cooperstown, ND on January 12, 1926 the son of George and Isabelle (Groven) Stockeland. He lived in Luverne until the age of 17, when he joined the US Navy...
KENNETH MARVIN DAHL
Jun 30, 2011
Kenneth Marvin Dahl, “Grandpa Kenny”, was born on August 1, 1918 to John and Anna Dahl in Circle, Montana. His parents were from Hannaford and moved to Montana for one year and then returned to Washburn Township to start farming. He went to Washburn Schools and graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1937. Shortly after graduating from high school, he...
Henning Christian Andersen
Jun 29, 2011
Henning C. Andersen, 87 of Hope, ND, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at Cooperstown Medical Center Nursing Home in Cooperstown, ND. Henning Christian Andersen was born May 31, 1924 in Foster County, ND to Niels and Marie (Helgesen) Andersen. He attended school in Juanita, and Hope, ND. He served in the United States Army Signal Corps during World War II...
BEVERLY LOGE
Jun 2, 2011
Beverly Loge Beverly Loge, age 62, of Valley City, ND passed away June 2, 2011 in Sanford Health in Fargo, ND Beverly Gaye Loge was born to Richard E. Loge and Alice (Brosten) Loge at Valley City’s Mercy Hospital on December 24th, 1948. She, her parents, and sisters lived on a farm between Cooperstown and Hannaford her formative years. She...
PEARL H. HEINZE
May 28, 2011
PEARL H. HEINZE Pearl H. Heinze 94, Cooperstown, ND formerly of Jessie, ND passed away Saturday, May 28, 2011 in the Cooperstown Medical Center Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since October of 2009. Pearl was born April 19, 1917 in Jessie, ND the daughter of Charles and Katie (Kenninger) Becherl. She grew up and attended school there....
OLGA MARIA PELLA
May 14, 2011
OLGA PELLA Olga Maria Pella, 95, Cooperstown, ND, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 at the Cooperstown Medical Center Nursing Home, Cooperstown, ND. Olga was born August 7, 1915 in Santiago de, Cuba, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Erickson Olga returned to the United States in 1920 after the death of her father. Her family then made their home in...
KENNETH A. "LITTLE KENNY" MONSON
May 12, 2011
KENNETH A. MONSON Kenneth Alfred “Little Kenny” Monson, 93, Cooperstown, ND passed away peacefully, Thursday, May 12, 2011 in the Cooperstown Medical Center Hospital, Cooperstown, ND. He was born June 17, 1917 in rural Hampden, ND to Oliver Mons Monson and Anna (Jensen) Monson. He was one of four brothers. After being orphaned at the age of 9, he attended...
RONN HARRINGTON
Apr 14, 2011
RONN HARRINGTON Ronn Harrington, 47, of Sutton, ND died Thursday, April 14, 2011 in his farm home under the care of Hospice. Ronn was born August 6, 1963 in Valley City, ND the son of Jerry and Nancy (Erlandson) Harrington. He grew up in the Sutton area and graduated from Glenfield-Sutton-McHenry High School in 1981. On August 7, 1981 Ronn...
ALLEN R. WATNE JR.
Mar 25, 2011
Allen R. Watne Jr. of Fallbrook, California and formerly of Binford, ND died on Friday, March 25, 2011 at his home in Fallbrook surrounded by his loving family. Allen Raymond Watne Jr. was born at rural Binford, ND on May 3, 1941, the son of (Allan) Raymond and Alma Josephine (Overby) Watne. He was born on what was known as...
CLARA O. DRAMSTAD
Mar 21, 2011
CLARA DRAMSTAD Clara Dramstad, 93, of Cooperstown, ND, passed away March 21, 2011 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND. Funeral services will be held at Mabel Lutheran Church of Sutton, ND, at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24. Family services will precede the funeral at 1:00 at the church. Clara Dramstad was born to Syver and Johanna...
Ila Mae Bernice Wigen
Mar 11, 2011
Ila Mae Bernice (Dronen) Wigen, 82, Finley, North Dakota died Friday, March 11, 2011 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, North Dakota. Ila Mae was born on January 16, 1929 in Franklin Township, Steele County, North Dakota, the daughter of Carl and Betsie (Brakke) Dronen. She attended elementary school in Franklin Township #3 & #4 and then Sharon High...
STEPHEN EGEDIUSEN
Mar 9, 2011
Stephen Egediusen, 67 of Wahpeton, ND formerly of Finley, ND died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 in St. Catherine’s Living Center, Wahpeton, ND. Stephen Egediusen was born in Sharon, ND October 15, 1943 , N.D. the son of Jens & Rachel (Simonson) Egediusen. He grew up on the family farm and school in Finley, ND, and graduated from Finley high school...