Obituaries
STEVEN J CARLSON
Dec 12, 2021
Steven J. Carlson
Steven Joel Carlson died of a massive heart attack on Sunday, Dec. 12th 2021 while doing one of his favorite activities, hunting with his brother.
Steve was born on May 23, 1962 at Grafton, ND to Ronald and Mary (Brown) Carlson. Steve attended school in Grafton, graduating from High School in 1980. After graduation he worked for...
DARLENE WESTERGREN
Dec 8, 2021
Darlene Rose Paintner Westergren passed away on December 8th, 2021 at the age of 83, in Louisville, KY.
She leaves her brother, Richard Paintner; her son, John Westergren and wife Terri; Her Daughter, Joan Flaherty and husband, Rich; 7 grandchildren (Erin, Andrew, Phillip, Grace, Emily, Matthew, and Cullen), and 7 great grandchildren.
Darlene, the daughter of Frederick William Paintner and...
JOYCE JERSTAD
Nov 29, 2021
VISITATION AND PRAYER SERVICE HAS BEEN POSTPONED!!!!! WILL BE TOMORROW FROM 12:00 TILL 2:00 A THE CHURCH
JOYCE JERSTAD
Joyce Muriel Mellum Jerstad
December 12th, 1929- November 29th, 2021
Joyce Muriel Jerstad passed away Monday, November 29th, 2021 at the age of 91 under the care of hospice at Hatton Prairie Village Nursing Home, Hatton N.D.
Joyce was...
HOMER WENNERSTROM
Nov 21, 2021
HOMER WENNERSTROM
Homer Jerome Wennerstrom, 89, of Hope, N.D., passed away on Nov. 21, 2021, in Fargo.
Homer was born on Feb. 4, 1932, to Hjalmar and Virginia Wennerstrom. He was a lifelong resident of Hope, spending some time in Bend, Oregon, during World War II, with his mother and extended family while his father was stationed in the South...
FERDINAND (FRITZ) HUSCHKA
Nov 16, 2021
Ferdinand Alexander Huschka
Ferdinand “Fritz” Huschka 94, of Hope, passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at the Griggs County Care Center in Coopertown, ND.
Fritz was born on a farmstead in Southheart, ND, July 21, 1927 to Frank and Magdalena Huschka. He moved to Hope in 1937 in a car full of sheep and attended school in Blabon until the...
VIRGINIA F. KJELGAARD
Nov 16, 2021
Virginia (Green) Kjelgaard, 90, died Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington, ND.
She leaves her son, Bruce Kjelgaard—and wife Marcy (Tweed) Kjelgaard and two daughters, Nancy Kjelgaard and Peggy Kjelgaard—and husband Roger Shepperd; five grandchildren (Tammie, Shawn, Amy, Michael, and Sara); eighteen great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
Virginia, the daughter of Acy Levi...
DICK WAGONER
Nov 10, 2021
Dick Calvin was born October 1, 1943 to Boyd and Dorothy Wagoner. Dick graduated from Glenfield Sutton and Concordia with a Music degree. His first teaching job was at Verona High School where he met his wife Cathy Laney. They were married July 8th, 1967.
Dick quit teaching and Cathy quit nursing and they moved to Hannaford, ND to farm...
JANICE ZIEGLER
Nov 4, 2021
Janice Kay Ziegler, 63, passed peacefully with family by her side on November 4, 2021.
Janice Bakke was born March 12, 1958 to William (Billy) and Dorothy (Anderson) Bakke in Mayville, ND. She grew up on the family farm just south of Finley with her five brothers and one sister. Janice attended Finley-Sharon public school and graduated high school in...
JAMES E. LURA
Oct 30, 2021
JAMES E. LURA
JAMES ERWIN LURA
February 9, 1926 – October 30, 2021
James Erwin Lura, 95, died Saturday, October 30, 2021 in SMP Health–St. Raphael Nursing Home in Valley City, ND.
James was born February 9, 1926 on the family farm near Cooperstown, ND to Erling and Jeanette (Benson) Lura. He attended rural Shephard School in Griggs County, where...
MARQUS ALLEN MICKELSON
Oct 23, 2021
Marqus Allen Mickelson, 27, of Superior, WI.
Marqus was born on February 18th, 1994, in Duluth, MN at St. Mary’s Hospital to Byron and Betty Jo Mickelson. Marqus graduated from Superior Senior High School and had attended WITC and Lake Superior College. In 2017 Marqus became a father to Audrey Jo and in 2020 Leo Patrick was born to Marqus...
STEVEN WILLIAM KAINZ
Oct 19, 2021
Steven Kainz, 65, Hope, ND died Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at the Ranch. Visitation will be Sunday, October 24, 2021 from 5:00 till 7:00 with a Prayer Service at 6:00 in the Hope American Legion, Hope, ND, visitation will continue Monday, October 25, form 10:00 till 11:00 am followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 in the Hope, Legion. Interment...
RAECHEL (SKJELSET) HENDRIIXSON
Oct 5, 2021
Raechel Marie Skjelset Hendrixson passed away on October 5th, 2021 at Alpine Living Center in Thornton, Colorado.
She was born in Revere North Dakota April 18th, 1938 to Lars O. Skjelset and Beatrice Mogaard Skjelset. She graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1956. She married Harold Hendrixson in North Dakota. They moved to his home state, California, then to Thornton,...
DIANE E COWDREY
Sep 28, 2021
DIANE E. COWDREY
Diane Edith Cowdrey, age 79, resident of Cooperstown, North Dakota after complications from chemotherapy entered eternal rest Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota.
Diane was born on August 28, 1942 in Bismarck, North Dakota the daughter of Edith and Hartvig (Boe) Hildre. She attended school in Cooperstown, graduating from Cooperstown High School...
DAVID S SALANDER
Sep 18, 2021
David Stephen Salander, 74, Hope, N.D., died Saturday, Sept. 18, while in hospice care at Mercy Hospital in Valley City. He was born September 22, 1946 and grew up in Dazey and Hope, ND, with his parents, Jeanette (Quick) and Harold Salander amidst a large, loving, extended family. While growing up, David enjoyed working on the farm, playing sports and music. He was...
GARFIELD P. CLEMENS
Sep 10, 2021
GARFIELD CLEMENS
Garfield P. Clemens, 90, Binford, ND passed away on September 10, 2021 at The Griggs County Care Center. A funeral will be celebrated September 15th 2021 at 10 am at the Cooperstown Community building at the fairgrounds in Cooperstown, ND. Buriel will be at the Binford Cemetery.
Garfield Paul Clemens was born on March 12, 1931...
BETTY J. DRONEN
Sep 7, 2021
BETTY DRONEN
Betty Jane Dronen, 89, long-time resident of Sharon, N.D. and recently of Fargo, N.D., passed away at Sanford Hospital on September 7, 2021.
Betty was born April 25, 1932 to Henry and Mary Vareberg in Steele County. Betty attended school in Finley, ND. She married Melphord Dronen on November 4, 1950. They raised five children on their farm...
Helen Bakko
Sep 4, 2021
Helen Bakko, Cooperstown, ND, formerly Binford, ND, passed away September 4, 2021 at the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND.
Helen was born July 29, 1939 in McHenry, ND, the daughter of Henry and Lucille (Lamb) Overby. She grew up and attended country school in the McHenry and Binford areas. Helen worked various jobs in Cooperstown, Binford and McHenry.
She...
ZELLA TAXDAHL
Aug 30, 2021
Zella May Taxdahl
(June 18, 1936 – August 30, 2021)
Zella May Taxdahl, age 85, passed away peacefully, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND on Monday, August 30, 2021, of natural causes. She was born on a Thursday, the 18th of June, 1936 in Dallas County, Missouri.
Her mother, Ruby Hawley (Rhodelander), and her step-father Mose Hawley raised her and...
LARRY ROCKNEBERG
Aug 27, 2021
LARRY ROCKNEBERG
Larry S. Rockneberg, 71, of Finley, ND passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND after a hard fought battle with cancer.
Larry Sampson Rockneberg, “Rocky”, was born on May 8, 1950 in Sharon, ND to Melvin and Olga (Sampson) Rockneberg. He was baptized at Sheyenne Valley Lutheran Church and attended...
MARY E STOCKELAND
Aug 21, 2021
MARY STOCKELAND
Mary Stockeland, 66, Cooperstown, ND, passed away on August 21, 2021 in her home while she surrounded by her family and friends.
Mary Ellen was born in Valley City, ND on November 16, 1954 and was adopted by Howard and Edna Sanden. Mary grew up on a farm near Luverne, ND and also lived in Milwaukee, WI. She...
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