Obituaries
DONNA RORVIG
Dec 19, 2022
DONNA JEAN RORVIG
Donna Jean Rorvig, daughter of Isabel (Allen) and Calvin Carlson, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 19, 2022, at Valley Senior Living on Columbia in Grand Forks. Donna was born on April 25, 1930, the oldest of her siblings Shirley (Verne) McGinnis, Duane (Sharon), and Doug. Donna grew up in Sanborn ND until the family moved...
OLAF (SHERMAN) RORVIG
Dec 17, 2022
Olaf “Sherman” Rorvig
Olaf “Sherman” Rorvig, son of Oscar and Lillian (Koloen) Rorvig, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Valley Senior Living on Columbia, Grand Forks. Sherman was born on April 4, 1927, on the family farm near Binford ND. He graduated from high school in 1944 when he was 17. He attended NDSU for about a...
DELILA EVERSON
Dec 13, 2022
DeLila Everson,died Tuesday, December 13, 2022 in AZ. A Memorial Service will be Monday, May 15, 2023 at 11:00 am in the Faith Lutheran Church, Hannaford, ND, interment will follow in the Faith Lutheran Cemetery.
TRUMAN HANSON
Dec 10, 2022
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Truman Ardahl Hanson, 84, of Finley, ND, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 10., 2022 at Griggs County Care Center.
Truman was born on Aug. 21, 1938 in Mayville, ND, to Arvid and Vivian (Wilson) Hanson. He graduated from Finley Public School. Truman and Connie (Aasen) were married in March of 1957. ...
JAMES DRAMSTAD
Dec 8, 2022
James Alan Dramstad died peacefully in the early hours of Thursday, December 8, 2022 after losing a fight with Meylodysplastic Syndrome at the age of 76.
He was born on August 29, 1946 to Bjarne M. and Clara O. Dramstad (Bakke). He grew up on the family farm near Sutton, ND and graduated from Glenfield High School...
Michael Sundquist
Nov 25, 2022
MICHAEL SUNDQUIST
Michael Wallace Sundquist was born September 15, 1956 in New Rockford, North Dakota. The son of Wallace
and Doris (Levonne Zabel) Sundquist. He graduated from Binford Public School in 1974. Later attended Riverland
Community College in Austin, Minnesota where he studied radio and tv.
He worked for the Wagner Brothers in Hannaford. Mike retired from the...
GRETCHEN KOTTKE
Nov 25, 2022
I have done many things in my life, but art has always been a part of it either as an artist or lover. There’s a part of me that always admired the abstract and have always wanted to paint really big abstract pieces. Sadly, the abstract eluded me…there’s always a figure that speaks louder. The figure4s even if abstracted...
MILES BRAKKE
Nov 19, 2022
Miles Brakke of Huntington Beach, California died on November 19, 2022. Miles was born on December 11, 1927, to Helmer and Minnie [Fredrikson] Brakke. He grew up on a farm between Aneta and Sharon, North Dakota. He graduated from Sharon High School in 1945.
He served in the United States Army and was stationed in Tokyo, Japan with the...
LOIS L. BROWN
Nov 12, 2022
LOIS L. BROWN
Lois L. Brown (90) passed away on November 12, 2022, at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford, North Dakota.
Lois Isabel LaPlante was born March 30 of 1932 in Binford, North Dakota, to Bruce and Edna (Lewis) LaPlante. She graduated from Binford High School and furthered her education at the...
GLADYS NORNES
Nov 11, 2022
GLADYS NORNES
Gladys was born at home on July 8th, 1934 in McIntosh, MN. She was the daughter of Carl & Cora Berg. She attended country school through the 8th grade and graduated in 1952 from the McIntosh High School. She was married to Roy Christofferson on August 16, 1952 and they had three daughters Randi, Gail & Carol....
HELEN GEHRKE
Nov 9, 2022
HELEN GEHRKE
Helen Gehrke, 86, of Aneta, ND passed away November 9, 2022, at Aneta Parkview Health Center, Aneta, ND.
Helen Janice Hanson was born March 29, 1936, in Field Township rural McVille, ND. Because of a bad storm the doctor couldn’t be there so her Aunt Marie was there for her delivery.
Her parents were Torris and Thora...
MARGARET MAERTENS
Nov 2, 2022
MARGARET MAERTENS
Margaret Maertens, 97, Cooperstown, ND passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022, on All Souls’ Day at Nelson County Care Center, McVille, ND.
Margaret Mary Eggermont was born February 6, 1925, on a farm in rural Cooperstown, ND the daughter of Alfons and Louise (Franque`) Eggermont. She married John Maertens February 27, 1946, at...
KYLE BEDNAR
Oct 26, 2022
KYLE BEDNAR
June 4, 1959 – October 26, 2022
Kyle L. Bednar, 63, of Fargo, ND passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at his home on October 26, 2022 after spending his last days surrounded by family.
Kyle was born to Clarence and Arlene (Urness) Bednar on June 4, 1959 in Valley City, ND. He grew up...
Wayne L. Anderson
Oct 20, 2022
Wayne L. Anderson, 75, of Cooperstown, ND passed away at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND on October 20, 2022, after a long battle with COPD.
Wayne was born to Alfred and Joan (Morris) Anderson on December 16, 1946, in St. Johns Newfoundland, Canada. He grew up on the family farm near Glenfield, ND and graduated from Cooperstown High School in...
MYLERNA D. HOYT
Oct 17, 2022
Mylerna Dee (Ryum) Hoyt, 88, passed away Monday, October 17th at her home in Cooperstown, ND.
Mylerna was born May 11th, 1934, the daughter of Ernest and Mildred (Michaelson) Ryum in Wimbledon, ND, delivered by her Great Grandmother, Anna Ellefson, who was a midwife.
She grew up in Glenfield, ND, living next door to her maternal Grandmother and worked for...
FRANK HEINZ
Oct 10, 2022
FRANK HEINZ
Frank Heinz, 96, of Cooperstown, ND died Monday, October 10, 2022 at his home in Cooperstown.
Frank Joseph Heinz was born March 22, 1926 in Cooperstown, ND the son of Frank and Ernestine (Schwarzl) Heinz. He attended 8 years of county school and graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1943. Started farming with his brother in 1944. He...
ELWOOD DRONEN
Oct 8, 2022
ELWOOD C. DRONEN
Elwood Carlyle Dronen, 81, of West Fargo, passed away on October 8, 2022, at the Sanford Broadway Center in Fargo ND.
Elwood Carlyle Dronen was born July 1st, 1941, son of Elvin & Emma (Iverson) Dronen in Sharon, ND. He grew up in rural Finley, ND, and graduated from Finley High School in 1959. Elwood was united...
DAVID LAWRENCE LUNDE
Oct 1, 2022
David Lawrence Lunde
On October 1, 2022, David Lawrence Lunde headed high up into the La Plata mountains near Durango, Colorado, eager to run its six challenging summits. Bad weather set in and he never returned. We believe that he is safe in the arms of his heavenly Father, “at home.”
David was known as a man of...
BEVERLY TRANBY
Sep 28, 2022
BEVERLY TRANBY
It is with sadness that the family of Beverly Dolores Tranby (Olson), age 83,announce her death on September 28, 2022. She was born December 2, 1938 at the home of her Grandmother, Hattie Erickson, in Washburn Township, North Dakota to Gillman and Dolores (Erickson) Olson.
She attended rural Bolkan Elementary School and graduated from Cooperstown High School in...
GLENNA M LARSON
Sep 27, 2022
Glenna Mae Elaine Larson, 94, Cooperstown, ND passed away Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 at the Cooperstown Medical Center, Cooperstown, ND.
Glenna Mae Elaine (Oien) Larson was born on May 7th, 1928, daughter of Frederick and Olive (Gilbertson) Oien in Cooperstown, ND. She attended Binford School and graduated in 1946.
Glenna Mae was united in marriage to Halvor Larson on October...
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