Obituaries
Orlando O. Wigen
May 3, 2016
ORLANDO WIGEN Orlando Wigen, 91, Finley, ND, passed away on May 3, 2016 at Bethany on 42nd in Fargo, ND. Orlando was born on November 17, 1924 in Golden Lake Township, ND to Bernt and Tilda(Westland) Wigen. He attended country school and later received an Honorary High School Diploma from Finley High School following several years of service on the...
Richard Carl Simpson
May 2, 2016
Richard Carl Simpson, 59, Finley, ND died Monday, May 2, 2016 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family and friends. Dick was born in Bremerton, WA on June 29, 1956, the son of James and Dorothy Simpson. Dick grew up in the Port Orchard, WA area and graduated from South Kitsap High School in 1974. On August 21,...
MIRAD FAUL
May 1, 2016
Mirad Faul, born July 22, 1923 in Sheridan County was the eldest son of Charlie H. and Bertha (Reimche) Faul. He grew up and attended school in Denhoff, ND and joined the Navy in 1944. He married DeLoris Graumann on August 5, 1945 in Lodi CA. After living there for two years, they moved back to a farm near Goodrich...
JANE E. HAERTER
Apr 22, 2016
JANE E. HAERTER Jane Elizabeth Haerter, 60, died Friday afternoon, April 22nd, 2016, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND with family surrounding her. She was born August 29th, 1955 in Madison, WI. Jane grew up in San Diego, CA with her parents, Donald and Phyllis Evers, her brother Jeff, and her sister Julia. Jane graduated from San Diego High School...
ALVIN "AL" BOE
Apr 19, 2016
Alvin “Al” Boe, 92, Colorado Springs CO, a long time resident of Cooperstown, ND, Audubon, MN, and Bemidji, MN, passed from this earth April 19, 2016. Alvin Thomas Boe was born September 8, 1923, to Thomas and Edith (Anderson) Boe. He grew up on a farm west of Cooperstown, ND, and graduated from Cooperstown HS in 1941. While there he...
LILLIAN P. OVERBY
Mar 30, 2016
Lillian was born November 5, 1925 in Binford, ND, the daughter of Lars and Laura (Peterson) Omdal. She grew up and attended school there. After Lillian finished school she worked at the JC Penney store in Jamestown, ND. She married Roy Overby on March 6, 1948 in Valley City, ND. They farmed for one year and then moved into Binford...
ROSALIE IHRY
Mar 25, 2016
Rosalie R. Ihry, 85, passed away of natural causes on Friday, March 25, 2016 while under hospice care at her residence in Eden Prairie, MN. Rosalie was born in Waukomis, OK on November 9, 1930 to Joseph and Ethel (Jarolim) Semrad. Rosalie was the second of four children with sister Evangeline and brothers Paul and Victor. The family moved to...
JERRY GRUMAN GRUMAN
Mar 20, 2016
A farmer’s job is to be a caretaker of the land. And to the land he will return. Jerry Gruman was born in Cooperstown, ND on October 11, 1940, to Joseph and Rose Gruman. Jerry and his twin brother Larry were inseparable in life, and died only four months apart. He married Glenna Becherl on March 4, 1965, and they...
COLE SPLETTSTOESSER
Mar 13, 2016
COLE W. SPLETTSTOESSER Cole William was born September 18, 1991 in Reedley, CA, the son of Marvin and Jean (White) Splettstoesser. He grew up in Squaw Valley, CA and graduated from Reedly High School. He moved around the country until 2013 when he moved to Hope, ND and began working for Hope Electric. He died in his home March 13,...
JOANN E KILGORE
Mar 5, 2016
JOANN E. KILGORE JoAnn E. Kilgore, 67, Finley, ND, died Saturday, March 5, 2016 in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. JoAnn was born in Sharon, ND on August 31, 1948, the daughter of Phillip and Thelma (Nordbo) Midstokke. She grew up on a farm east of Finley. She attended and graduated from the Finley-Sharon High School. She then went on to...
PEARL E. VIG
Feb 24, 2016
PEARL E. VIG Pearl was born in Solway, MN the daughter of Otto and Olga (Stusrud) Johnson, September 4, 1924. Later they moved to McVille, ND where she attended school. She graduated for Mayville High School where she attended her junior and senior years of school. Pearl attended Mayville Teachers College and taught one year at a rural Tolna, ND...
DOROTHY L JACOBSON
Feb 16, 2016
DOROTHY L. JACOBSON Dorothy L. Jacobson, 95, Finley, ND, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016 in the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Dorothy was born in Fargo, ND, on June 2, 1920, the fourth daughter of Edgar and Florence (Link) Milligan of Hope, ND. They moved to Butte, Montana a couple years after Dorothy was born. When Dorothy was 5...
PHYLLIS SIMENSON
Jan 19, 2016
PHYLLIS SIMENSON Phyllis Naomi Langager Simenson, 92, Cooperstown, ND died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND. Phyllis was born January 5, 1924 in Hugo Twsp. Steele, Co. ND the daughter of Swen and Ada (Lambert) Langager the 7th of 10 children. She grew up in the Hope area and graduated from Hope High School....
GILBERT H. HAUGEN
Jan 17, 2016
Gilbert Haugen, age 90, of Willmar, MN, formerly of Hannaford, ND, died Sunday morning, January 17, at Bethesda Heritage Center Nursing Home in Willmar. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 23, at Union Lutheran Church near Hannaford. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday, January 21, with a 7 p.m. prayer service...
FLORENCE JOHNSON
Jan 5, 2016
FLORENCE JOHNSON Florence Johnson, age 89, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck, surrounded by her loving family. Florence Constance (Loge) Johnson was born near Cooperstown, ND on December 31, 1926, one of four children born to John and Susan (Klubben) Loge. She grew up on the family farm while attending rural...
CONSTANCE (CONNIE) LOGE
Dec 31, 2015
CONSTANCE W. LOGE Constance (Connie) Loge of Cooperstown passed away on December 31, 2015 at the Griggs County Care Center. Connie was born February 16, 1923 in Steele County to William and Cora (Johnson) Peterson. She was baptized and confirmed at Hofva Lutheran Church. She graduated salutatorian from Cooperstown High School and went to Mayville State Teachers’ College for a...
MELVIN LARSON
Dec 29, 2015
Melvin Larson Melvin Larson, 95, Fargo ND died December 29, 2015. Melvin was born October 7, 1920 to Guri and Tom Larson, Binford ND. He married Olga (Storkson) August 16, 1941 and celebrated 64 years together. They had two sons, Dennis and James. They resided in Cooperstown and Fargo. He was a member of the Olivet Church and very active...
JOHN O. THOMPSON
Dec 24, 2015
John Omar Thompson John O Thompson, 93, Hannaford, ND died Wednesday, December at the Nelson County Hospital in McVille, ND. John Thompson was born February 10, 1922 to Knute and Martha Thompson. He grew up in rural Hannaford and attended school in Dover Township graduating in 1941. He attended the NDSU Ag School. He was employed by Remmington Arms Inc....
IRENE KACZMARSKI
Dec 16, 2015
IRENE KACZMARSKI Irene Kaczmarski, 92, Cooperstown, ND, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND. Irene was born December 14, 1923, north of Robinson, the daughter of Martha (Jasper) and Andrew Aichele. Her father drowned when she was seven months old. She grew up and attended school in Robinson and graduated from Robinson High School...
ALLEN KENNINGER
Dec 13, 2015
ALLEN A. KENNINGER Allen A. Kenninger, 76 of Cooperstown, ND passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 13, 2015. Allen was born on November 19, 1939 in Jessie, ND the son of Ben & Myrtle (Becherl) Kenninger. He graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1957 and then enlisted in the US Army. He served overseas and earned the Good...
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