In Our Care
Elizabeth "Betty" Louise Ellertson
Jan 2, 2018
Elizabeth (Betty) Louise Ellertson, 92, formerly of Grand Forks, ND passed away peacefully on January 2, 2018 in Brainerd, MN. Betty was born on June 26, 1925 to Minnie and Lee Ervin in Hatton, ND. Betty had fond memories of her early days in Hatton and Northwood and the lifelong friendships that developed. Betty moved to Tacoma, WA with her...
Emolyn Skinner
Jan 1, 2018
Emolyn S. Skinner, 96, longtime resident of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Jan. 1, 2018 in Denver, CO. Emolyn was born on May 28, 1921 in Alliance, NE, the daughter of Albert and Irene Osnes. Emolyn was an Administrator and Business Manager for the North Dakota School for the Blind in Grand Forks for more than 25 years until...
Ronald "Ron" Hartvikson
Dec 30, 2017
Ron, age 70, was born on February 6, 1947 to Gordon and Agnes (Aarestad) Hartvikson in Jamestown, ND. Ron’s faith was the most important thing in his life and made his choice to serve God at a young age and continued faithfully all of his life. He grew up on a farm near Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown High School...
Helen Maxine Halle
Dec 28, 2017
Helen Maxine Halle, 95, Grand Forks, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017, at Woodside Village, Valley 4000 Square. Helen was born November 28, 1922 at home on the farm in Byron Township, North Dakota. Her parents were Alice (Thody) and Peter Moffatt. She attended school at nearby Hannah, graduating from high school in 1941. She enrolled that fall at the...
Donna Wilson
Dec 25, 2017
Donna L. Wilson 90 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Monday December 25, 2017, at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks, ND after a courageous battle with cancer. Donna L. Barta, the daughter of Mary (Heston) And Wesley Barta, was born August 12, 1927 in Grand Forks, ND. Donna married Marvin L. Wilson on February 21 1946 at St....
Diane Renae Cooper
Dec 24, 2017
DIANE RENAE COOPER Diane Renae Cooper, 60, Manvel, North Dakota, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at her home on Sunday, December 24, 2017 after a battle with Multiple Sclerosis for more than 30 years. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 in St. Timothy’ s Catholic Church, Manvel, North Dakota with visitation one...
Sarah Nissen
Dec 23, 2017
Sarah J. Nissen, 35, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, in Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, MN. Her cancer journey can be found at https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/sarahnissen. Sarah Jean Olsonawski, the daughter of David and Sheryl (Kreps) Olsonawski, was born March 11, 1982, in Crookston, MN. She attended elementary school in Hallock, MN, and attended middle school and high school in...
Mylah Burdelle Olson
Dec 21, 2017
Mylah B. Olson, 79, of Grand Forks, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Mylah Burdelle Peterson was born May 21, 1938, to Bennie & Myrtle Peterson in Oslo, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in Bigwoods Lutheran Church. She graduated from Oslo High School in 1956, and from the area vocational school in...
Faith A. Burns
Dec 18, 2017
FAITH A. BURNS Faith A. Burns, age 20 of Grand Forks, died on Monday, December 18, 2017 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, December 22, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. in the Amundson Funeral Home, Grand Forks. Visitation will be one hour before service time at Amundson Funeral Home. Faith Burns, a daughter of...
Danny C. Rux
Dec 17, 2017
Danny Charles Rux, age 54 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Danny Rux was born on April 14, 1963 in Grand Forks, the son of the late Larry and Marlene (Thomasson) Rux. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Red River High School in 1981. While in high school he was a member...
Cindy Goulet
Dec 16, 2017
Cindy Ann Goulet, 55, Grand Forks, died of natural causes on Saturday, December 16, 2017 in her home. Cindy Ann Goulet, the daughter of Edward Orris Goulet and Marlene Mae (Wolfe) Goulet was born May 19, 1962 at Pembina, North Dakota. She was baptized at St. Boniface Catholic Church at Walhalla, North Dakota. She attended school in Walhalla, and graduated...
Marilynn Joanne Welter
Dec 13, 2017
Marilynn Joanne Welter, 82, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away at Altru Hospital on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Marilynn was born April 2, 1935, in Albert Lea, MN, the daughter of Walter & Marie (Iverson) Opdahl. She grew up in Crookston, with her three sisters, and graduated from Crookston High School in 1953. She met Kenneth D. Welter at a...
Noah E Galvan
Dec 11, 2017
NOAH E. GALVAN Noah E. Galven, 7-month-old son of Miguel Galvan and Amelia Puente, died on Monday December 11, 2017 in a Grand Forks hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in East Grand Forks, MN on Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Noah E Galvan was born on May 11, 2017 in...
Joyce Lorain Ferguson
Dec 10, 2017
Joyce Lorain (Hoverson) Ferguson, 87, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away at Valley Memorial Homes-ValleyEldercare Center on Sunday, December 10, 2017. Joyce was born October 23, 1930, in Grand Forks, the daughter of Clarence & Ruth (Williams) Hoverson. She graduated from Manvel High School in 1948. Joyce married Lloyd Ferguson June 26, 1950 at United Lutheran Church in Grand Forks....
Beverly Binkley
Dec 10, 2017
Beverly Mae Binkley, 88, formerly of Grand Forks, ND passed away peacefully Sunday morning, December 10, 2017 at Brookdale Senior Care Facility in North Oaks, MN. Visitation will be at Amundson Funeral Home, 2975 South 42nd Street, Grand Forks, ND 58201 on Friday, December 15th from 5-7. Bev’s Funeral Service will be held at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 1515 5th...
Lawrence B. Hadland
Dec 9, 2017
Lawrence B. Hadland, 93, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, December 9, 2017 in Grand Forks. Lawrence was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 16, 1924 to Bertal and Violet (Juneau) Hadland. The family soon moved to Grand Forks where Lawrence attended schools. After school, he was in the CCC, the Civilian Conservation Corps for eighteen months. He also worked briefly...
Alonzo Chistopher Jackson Mason II
Dec 7, 2017
USAF Lt. Colonel, (Ret.) Alonzo Christopher Jackson Mason II passed away unexpectedly on December 7th, 2017 at his residence in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Alonzo was born in Monroe, Michigan on January 14, 1946 to John Thomson Mason III and Alvera Mary (Ladowsinsky) Mason. A devoted husband and father, he is survived by his wife of nearly 46 years, Roberta...
Donald D. Hardy
Dec 7, 2017
Donald Dean Hardy, 79, died December 7, 2017, at home in Grand Forks, North Dakota, surrounded by family. Donald was born on October 3, 1938, to Goldie (Martinson) and Claude Hardy in Argyle, Minnesota. The youngest of six children, he was a hellion. After a brief stint in jail at 8-years-old for theft of poultry and potatoes, his family relocated...
Pauline H. Knutson
Dec 7, 2017
Pauline H. “Buddy” Knutson, 93, Grand Forks, ND and formerly of East Grand Forks, MN, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare, Grand Forks. Pauline Montcalm was born December 27, 1923 to Joseph and Josephine (Vaudrin) Montcalm in Gentilly, MN. She attended rural school until the 8th grade and then boarded and graduated from St. Joseph’s Academy...
Yvonne A. Frank
Dec 5, 2017
YVONNE A. FRANK Yvonne A. Frank, age 70 of Grand Forks, died on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at her home. There will be no services at this time.