Obituaries

RUTH CORDELIA BABINSKI

RUTH CORDELIA BABINSKI

Mar 23, 2014

3RUTH BABINSKI   Ruth Cordelia (Thompson) Babinski of Sharon, ND, passed away at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday, March 23rd, 2014.   Ruth was born in Grafton, ND on October 4, 1949, the daughter of Chester and Rhoda Thompson.  Ruth graduated from Grafton High School and attended Aakers Business College and Mayville State College.  She...

MILDRED LENORA HETLAND

MILDRED LENORA HETLAND

Mar 8, 2014

Mildred Lenora Knutson Hetland Mildred Lenora Knutson Hetland was born on the family farm in Binford, ND to Ole and Karoline (Lena Thune) Knutson. She was raised in the Binford area attending school and church. She was baptized Dec. 21, 1916 and confirmed June 14, 1931 in the Binford Lutheran church. She married Charles Hetland on April 12, 1936 at...

EVERETT L. WILLIAMS

EVERETT L. WILLIAMS

Feb 26, 2014

EVERETT L. WILLIAMS Everett L. Williams, 87, Wimbledon, ND died Wednesday, February 26, 2014 in the Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City, ND. Everett was born March 29, 1926 near Hannaford, ND the son of Edward and Agnes (Krokum) Williams. He was baptized and confirmed in the Eidfjord Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended rural school in Dover and Bartley,...

LLOYD E. LAW

LLOYD E. LAW

Feb 17, 2014

LLOYD E. LAW Lloyd E Law, 93 of Finley, ND passed away February 17, 2014 at home. Lloyd was born on June 27, 1920 near Luverne, ND to Gilbert and Olga (Stoleson). He graduated from Luverne High School. He went from farming with horses and pitching bundles to 4 wheel drive and combines with auto steer. He loved farming and...

DONALD ASKEGARD

DONALD ASKEGARD

Feb 17, 2014

Donald Askegard Donald Askegard, 85, Finley, ND died Monday, February 17, 2014 in Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Donald Askegard was born June 9, 1928 the son of Arthur & Alice (Halverson) Askegard in Grand Forks. He Left home at age 16 to work on the Road Department, when he came to Finley, ND. He entered the US Navy and...

JOANN THOMPSON

JOANN THOMPSON

Feb 16, 2014

JoAnn Thompson JoAnn Thompson was born September 7th, 1931 in Vancouver, WA. The daughter of Edna and Wallace Armstrong, she grew up and attended school in Washington before moving to Wimbledon, ND where she graduated from high school in 1949. After graduating high school, she moved back to Vancouver to attend business school. She married Albert L. Thompson on November...

JOSEPH HAROLD HANSON

JOSEPH HAROLD HANSON

Feb 16, 2014

JOSEPH H. HANSON Joseph Harold Hanson, 92, Finley, ND died Sunday, February 16, 2014 in Sanford Mayville, Mayville, ND. Joseph Harold Hanson was born April 2, 1921 near Sharon, ND, the son of Hagbert and Hilda (Ryan) Hanson. He grew up in the Sharon area and graduated from Sharon High School. He worked for the Johnson Farms and Martin Jensen....

EVELYN WOGSLAND

EVELYN WOGSLAND

Feb 9, 2014

EVELYN WOGSLAND Evelyn Wogsland, longtime resident of Walum, North Dakota passed away at HCR ManorCare in Fargo on Sunday, February 9, 2014. Evelyn Jenner was born July 14, 1924, to Adolph and Ricka (Wendlan) Jenner in Lehr, North Dakota. It was the custom in her family that Evelyn and each of her siblings "inherit" a nickname. She was affectionately known...

NORMA JEAN ZENTZ

NORMA JEAN ZENTZ

Feb 8, 2014

NORMA JEAN ZENTZ Norma Jean Zentz, 85, Cooperstown, ND, died Saturday, February 8, 2014 in Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Norma Jean Butler was born November 1, 1928 in Sebetha,, KS the daughter of Fred and Nettie Mae (Patrick) Butler. She grew up in Kansas and Nebraska graduating for Hasting, NE High School. She married Lester Zentz July 4, 1947...

LYLE MIDSTOKKE

LYLE MIDSTOKKE

Feb 3, 2014

LYLE MIDSTOKKE Lyle Midstokke, 66, Finley, ND died Monday, February 3, 2014 in his home in Finley, ND. Lyle Phillip Midstokke was born February 23, 1947 in Sharon, ND the son of Phillip and Thelma (Nordbo) Midstokke. He grew up and attended school in Finley, graduating in 1966 from Finley High School. He then attended North Dakota State School of...

GUSTAVE HOFSETH

GUSTAVE HOFSETH

Feb 3, 2014

GUSTAVE HOFSETH Gustave Gerald [Christianson] Hofseth of Finley, ND died February 3, 2014 at the age of 94. Gustave, known as Gus, was born to Ludvig and Elise Christianson May 12, 1919 in Circle Montana. Gus had one older brother, Charles Christianson, and a younger sister, Ester [Christianson] Meyer. His mother died in childbirth, September of 1920. Gus was fostered...

RUTH CHRISTIANSON

RUTH CHRISTIANSON

Jan 31, 2014

RUTH CHRISTIANSON Ruth Christianson, 93, Jamestown, ND formerly of Sutton, ND died Friday, January 31, 2014 in the Eventide Nursing Home in Jamestown, ND. Ruth Auren was born June 19, 1920 in Minneapolis, MN the daughter of Gilbert and Gunhild (Gilbertson) Auren. She was baptized and confirmed in Minneapolis where she grew up and attended school.-. She married Elmer (Buster)...

MARVIN MESSER

MARVIN MESSER

Jan 12, 2014

Marvin Messer Memeorial service postponed until Friday at 3:00 pm at the Assembly of God Church in Dazey, ND. Marvin Messer, 82, Hannaford, ND, died Sunday, January 12, 2014 in the Region Hospital Burn Unit, Minneapolis, MN. Marvin Monroe Messer was born in Binford, ND April 1, 1931 to Monroe & Evelyn (Anderson) Messer. The family moved to a farm...

BRADLEY LEE SKJERET

BRADLEY LEE SKJERET

Jan 12, 2014

BRADLEY L. SKJERET Bradley Lee Skjeret, 52, Hannaford, ND died Sunday, January 12, 2014 in Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND after a short battle of cancer. Brad was born May 5, 1961 in Valley City, ND the son of Alfred and Fern (Lausch) Skjeret. He grew up on a farm near Dazey, ND. He attended school at North...

OLIVER ANDERSON

OLIVER ANDERSON

Jan 5, 2014

OLIVER ANDERSON Oliver Anderson, 91 of Cooperstown, died Sunday, January 5, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Society in Lakota. Oliver Wayne Anderson was born November 13, 1922 to Lars and Neva (LaPlant) Anderson in Pilot Mound Township, Binford, ND. He graduated from the 8th grade at Pilot Mound #1 School, then left school in 1936 to farm with his father....

NANCY A. HOOK

NANCY A. HOOK

Dec 18, 2013

NANCY A. HOOK Nancy A. Hook, 67, Hannaford, ND, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 18, 2013 in the Cooperstown Medical Center with her family by her side, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Nancy was born March 16, 1946 in St. Cloud, MN the daughter of Richard Randall and Lou Almklov. Nancy attended Catholic School up to the 6th...

JUDITH SORLIEN

JUDITH SORLIEN

Dec 6, 2013

Judith Sorlien Judith Sorlien was born in Golden Lake Township, Steele County ND on February 9, 1921 to Manda and John A. Engen. Manda died during Judy’s childhood, and her father then married Florence (Carlson). Growing up, she joined her siblings in performing with the locally renowned Engen Family Band. She graduated from Finley High School, and later earned her...

OVIDIA ANDERSON

OVIDIA ANDERSON

Nov 30, 2013

OVIDIA T. ANDERSON Ovidia Thora Anderson, 80, of Cooperstown, ND, died Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Sanford Hospital, Bismarck, ND. Ovidia was born September 4, 1933, in Cooperstown, ND, the daughter of Oscar and Thora (Larson) Soma. She attended both country and Cooperstown schools. She married Lloyd R. Thompson February 19, 1951. Together they had six children. On July 26,...

HELEN R. GEIGER

HELEN R. GEIGER

Nov 1, 2013

HELEN R. GEIGER Helen R. Geiger, 83, Cooperstown, ND, died Friday, November 01, 2013 in the Griggs County Care Center, Cooperstown, ND. Helen Rosella was born December 19, 1929 in Valley City, ND the daughter of Joe B. and Helen (Heinze) Kunze. She was raised on a farm east of Dazey, ND and attended Ladbury School thru the eighth grade....

MILDRED L. KIRKEBY

MILDRED L. KIRKEBY

Nov 1, 2013

MILDRED L. KIRKEBY Mildred Lenore Kirkeby, 95, Cooperstown, ND was born November 22nd, 1917 in rural Sutton, ND, the daughter of Alfred and Alice (Posey) Erlandson. She grew up on the family farm southeast of Sutton, ND. Mildred attended Sutton grade school and 3 years of high school and finished her senior graduating year in Courtney, ND. Mildred married Vernon...

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