Obituaries
THOMAS BRECKHEIMER
Jan 28, 2023
THOMAS J. BRECKHEIMER
Thomas Joel Breckheimer, age 53, died Saturday, January 28th, at his home in Luverne, ND.
Thomas (Tom) was born September 27th, 1969, in Devils Lake, ND, to Monte and Betty (Risgaard) Breckheimer. He was raised on their family farm, south of Tolna, and graduated from Tolna High School in 1988. Tom graduated with an associate degree from...
VICTOR C. SEMRAD
Jan 22, 2023
VICTOR C. SEMRAD
Victor C. Semrad, 88, of Hope, ND passed on January 22, 2023 at Valley Elder Care Woodside Village, Grand Forks, ND. Vic was born on June 4, 1934 in Oklahoma. In 1945, Joe and Ethel Semrad move their family to North Dakota.
In 1952, Vic enlisted in the US Navy and proudly served his country, aboard ship...
BRUCE D. MITZEL
Jan 12, 2023
Bruce D. Mitzel
Bruce Mitzel, 61, Eagle, ID, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2023, in Hope, ND.
Bruce Douglas Mitzel was born September 19, 1961, in Mayville, ND to Balzer & Marcia (Bergstrom) Mitzel. He was baptized and confirmed in the Redeemer Lutheran Church. While young, Bruce enjoyed many memorable fishing trips to Canada with his...
TERRI A. TRELFA
Jan 1, 2023
Terri A. Trelfa, 79, Binford, ND died Sunday, January 1, 2023 in the Cooperstown Medical Center, Cooperstown, ND. A Memorial Service will be, Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 2:00 pm Trinity Lutheran Church, Binford, ND.
DELLA M. JOHNSON
Dec 30, 2022
Della Marie (Nelsen) Johnson, 105 Years of Life
Della M Johnson, a resident of Maplewood at Mayflower Place in West Yarmouth, MA, passed away on December 30, 2022.
Della was born June 28, 1917, to Danish immigrants, Anton and Frederikke (Bosse) Nelsen of Luverne, ND. She attended Baldwin Grade School and then Dazey High School, graduating in 1936. ...
HAROLD FETTING
Dec 28, 2022
HAROLD FETTING
Harold Fetting, 85, Finley, ND died December 28, 2022 in Mesa, AZ.
Harold was born February 22, 1937 in Ada, MN to Melvin and Lillian (Brager) Fetting. He graduated from Borup High School in 1955.
In high school he often joked that he had to swim the Red River to find his beautiful bride, Janice Johnson. They...
PHILIP J. TURCHIN
Dec 26, 2022
PHILIP J. TURCHIN
Philip John Turchin, 78 Finley ND died Monday December 26, 2022 in Luther Memorial Home in Mayville ND.
Philip was born May 10, 1944 to parents John Turchin and Edna (Olson) Turchin in Fargo. Philip graduated from Casselton High School in 1962. Following graduation Philip joined the US Navy, as a SeaBees and was deployed...
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...
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