Obituaries

MARY A. PFEIFER

MARY A. PFEIFER

Jun 15, 2015

MARY PFEIFER Mary Pfeifer, 83, Cooperstown, ND died Monday, June 15, 2015 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND where she has lived since November of 2012. Mary Ann was born July 15, 1931 in Hatton, ND the daughter of Oscar and Gladys (Gunderson) Gilberts. She grew up on a farm east of Hatton and graduated from Hatton High...

GERTRUDE (HAUGEN) RYE

GERTRUDE (HAUGEN) RYE

May 27, 2015

Gertrude Dorothy Rye (Johnson), 91, Grand Forks, ND died peacefully and surrounded by family on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living Facility. Gertrude was born July 15, 1923, the 2nd of 12 children to Iver and Bernice Johnson on a farm near Galesburg, ND where she grew up and attended country school. Gertrude was married to Clarence...

CHARLES ENGEN

CHARLES ENGEN

May 20, 2015

CHARLES ENGEN Charles Engen, 83, Finley, ND died Wednesday, May 20, 2015 in Sanford Health, Fargo, ND. Charles Engen was born December 1, 1931 in Golden Lake Twsp., Steele Co. ND, the son of Conrad and Lillian (Severson) Engen. He was baptized in Bethany Lutheran Church and confirmed in Finley Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended school in Finley...

FLORENCE JONASON

FLORENCE JONASON

May 16, 2015

FLORENCE JONASON Florence Jonason, 102, Hope, ND, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 in the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Florence Dyson was born on July 14, 1912, in Cooperstown, N.D, the daughter of Glenn and May (Johnston) Dyson. She graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1931. She married Lloyd Howden in Cooperstown. They had two children, Sally and...

EVELYN M. DAHL

EVELYN M. DAHL

May 9, 2015

Evelyn M. Dahl Evelyn M. Dahl, 87, Cooperstown, ND passed away at her home with her children at her side on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Evelyn, better known as Evie or Louie, was born January 4, 1928 at her parent’s Walter and Francis (Prochnow) Flick in Clearfield Township, Griggs County. She grew up in the area and attended school at...

ANNA MAE ERICKSON

ANNA MAE ERICKSON

May 6, 2015

ANNA MAE ERICKSON Anna Mae Erickson, 85, Cooperstown, ND passed away, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 in the Pioneer Care Nursing Home in Fergus Falls, MN. Anna Mae was born October 10, 1929 in Valley City, ND, the daughter of Oscar and Marie (Mickelson)) Bjerke. She grew up and attended school in Oriska and Valley City and graduated from Finley High...

HARVEY A. BENSON

HARVEY A. BENSON

Apr 30, 2015

HARVEY A. BENSON Harvey A. Benson, 67, Hannaford, ND died Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Harvey was born March 11, 1948 in Valley City, ND the son of Homer and Helen (Nelson) Benson. He grew up in the Hannaford, ND area and graduated from Hannaford High School. He attended NDSU in Fargo, ND and Business...

RONALD BERGE

RONALD BERGE

Apr 20, 2015

RONALD J. BERGE Ronald J. Berge, 56, Cooperstown, ND died Monday, April 20, 2015 at his farm home under the care of Hospice after a 2 ½ year battle against sarcoma cancer. Ron was born January 30, 1959 with his twin sister Rhonda in Moorhead, MN the son of Ronald A. and Ruth (Benson) Berge. He grew up in Wisconsin...

PAMELA KRUEGER

PAMELA KRUEGER

Apr 12, 2015

PAMELA KRUEGER Pamela Rose Krueger (Hamre) a resident of Hannaford, ND, 49, passed the evening of April 12th, 2015 in Cooperstown, ND. She was born on the 25th of June, 1965 in Fargo North Dakota to Allen and Rosella Hamre (Hillebrand). She fought a courageous battle against cancer, but it ended up taking her while she was sleeping. Pam was...

CINDY L. MARCUSON

CINDY L. MARCUSON

Apr 9, 2015

CINDY L. MARCUSON Cindy L. Marcuson, 65, Cooperstown, ND died Thursday, April 9, 2015 in the Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Cindy Lou was born October 24, 1949 in Breckenridge, MN the daughter of Michael and Lucille (Allen) Keidel. She grew up in Wahpeton, ND where she graduated from high school. She attended Fergus Falls School of Beauty Culture...

GRACE C. DRONEN

GRACE C. DRONEN

Apr 4, 2015

GRACE C. DRONEN Grace Caroline Dronen was 93 when she died on April 4, 2015 at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Grace was born December 10, 1921 in Golden Lake Township in Steele County, ND. Her family farmed and she attended Township school #4. Grace was the 2nd to youngest of 11 children born to her parents, Erick and Ragnele...

ERNEST N. JOHNSON

ERNEST N. JOHNSON

Apr 4, 2015

Former ND House Speaker Ernest N. Johnson Ernest N Johnson a long time farmer and resident of Dazey, ND, passed away April 4, 2015. Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 18 at First Lutheran Church, Barnstable, MA A separate Memorial service and interment will be held at Faith Lutheran Church, Hannaford, ND at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 9,...

KNUD M. RONDE Jr.

KNUD M. RONDE Jr.

Mar 28, 2015

KNUD MORTON RONDE JR. Knud Morton Ronde Jr., 90, Hope, ND passed away, Saturday, March 28, 2015 in the Sheyenne Valley Care Center, Valley City, ND. He was the first born child (Nov. 7, 1924) of Knud Sr. and Gladys (Wood) Ronde. He attended school in Luverne and Hope, ND. After joining and spending time in Italy, he returned to...

ELVIRA D. OLSTAD

ELVIRA D. OLSTAD

Mar 24, 2015

Elvira DeEtta Olstad Elvira D Olstad, 79, of Hope ND passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 24, at Lutheran Memorial Home, Mayville, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Elvira DeEtta Clausen Giortz was born November 16, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA to Victor and Beatrice (McGahey) Clausen Giortz. She grew up in Los Angeles where she...

HELEN SAYER

HELEN SAYER

Mar 5, 2015

HELEN SAYER Helen Maybelle Sayer passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at the Griggs County Care Center in Cooperstown, ND. Helen was born on August 20, 1924 to Walter and Maybelle Hornig in Alemeda, CA. She graduated in January, 1942, from North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood, CA. She received her Associate of Arts degree from the University...

LENIS STROMSODT

LENIS STROMSODT

Mar 1, 2015

Lenis LeRue Stromsodt Born March 28, 1935 in Rural Romness Township to Clifford and Irene “Olson” Stromsodt. He passed peacefully March 1, 2015 after a long battle with cancer in hospice care at his home in Valley City surrounded by his loving family. Lenis was baptized & confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He went to school at Romness township school....

MERLE J. HAERTER

MERLE J. HAERTER

Feb 18, 2015

MERLE J. HAERTER Merle Jeanne Haerter, 86, passed away on Feb 18, 2015 at her home. Merle was born on April 20, 1928, to Merville and Thelma Loomis in Dickinson, ND. Merle grew up on a family farm southeast of Sherwood ND with her brothers Don and Bob. She attended school in Sherwood and was valedictorian of her high school...

WALTER FRANK KERBAUGH

WALTER FRANK KERBAUGH

Feb 16, 2015

WALTER FRANK KERBAUGH Walter Frank Kerbaugh, 85, Cooperstown, ND, died Monday, February 16, 2015 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND. Mr. Kerbaugh was born on January 28, 1930 in Ray, ND the son of Anna (Corville) and Frank Kerbaugh. He was one of ten children. He graduated from Noltimier Consolidated School. Walter married Ruth Priebe at Camp Rucker...

RUBEN ESLINGER

RUBEN ESLINGER

Feb 13, 2015

RUBEN ESLINGER Ruben Eslinger, 93 of Hannaford, ND, passed away peacefully at his farm on February 13, 2015. Ruben Eslinger was born November 24, 1921 to David and Lydia (Hofer) Eslinger in Cole Harbor, ND. He lived and later started school in Cole Harbor, ND. In 1942 he moved with his family to Ackley, MN. He worked at a lumber...

ANITA O. ANUNDSON

ANITA O. ANUNDSON

Feb 11, 2015

Anita left this world to be with the Lord on February 11, 2015 peacefully in her home. Anita was born on January 2, 1915 to Frank and Julia Lindle in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was the oldest of three children. In 1936 Anita married Phillip Schacht in Milwaukee. They had three boys and one daughter. In 1952 they moved to North...

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