In Our Care
Phyllis Bjerke
Oct 27, 2017
PHYLLIS BJERKE Phyllis Bjerke, age 84 of Grand Forks formerly Devils Lake, passed away on October 27, 2017 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday October 31, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in the Amundson Funeral Home in Grand Forks. Visitation will be one hour before Service time. Burial will be in Memorial Park South...
Travis Timothy Rehovsky
Oct 27, 2017
Travis Timothy Rehovsky, 35, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks Forks, ND, after a tragic accident.Travis was born December 21, 1981, in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Tim & Nancy (Anderson) Rehovsky. He was baptized at St. Charles Catholic Church in Oakes, ND, and was confirmed at Holy Family of Grand Forks.He...
Kenneth I. Hall
Oct 27, 2017
Kenneth I. (Kenny) Hall passed away October 27, 2017 at Valley Memorial Homes – Woodside Village. Kenny was born October 20, 1921 in Red Lake Falls MN. He was one of four children of Omer and Ida (Lemieux) Hall. Raised in Red Lakes Falls and Grand Forks ND he graduated from St. James High School and attended the University of...
Eleanor Jones
Oct 25, 2017
Eleanor M. Jones, 77, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Eleanor Mae Soderberg was born at Buxton, North Dakota to Joseph and Esther (Svaleson) Soderberg on May 3, 1940. She attended school at Buxton and graduated from Buxton High School. Eleanor attended Aakers Business College in Grand Forks and later graduated from...
Leon Franklin Osborne Jr.
Oct 24, 2017
Leon Franklin Osborne, Jr., 63, completed his courageous battle with cancer on October 24, 2017 at home surrounded by family and friends. He was able to enjoy the beauty of God’s magnificent sunsets. Leon was born on April 3, 1954 in Pampa, TX to Leon Franklin and Dorothy Osborne. Growing up in the small northwest Texas community of White Deer,...
Willie Appelgren
Oct 23, 2017
Wilbert E. “Willie” Appelgren, 89, Grand Forks, ND, died Monday, October 23, 2017 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Willie was born February 15, 1928 in Portland, ND, the son of Carl and Thora (Evans) Appelgren. He was raised in Portland and Thompson, ND. He worked for farmers near Hillsboro and Thompson, ND, then served with the U.S. Air Force...
Josephine McCarty
Oct 23, 2017
JOSEPHINE MCCARTY Josephine McCarty, 95, died in her sleep on Monday Morning at her home in Grand Forks, ND. She was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother who was deeply loved by all. She was Registered Nurse at Providence/St. Margaret Hospital for over 27 years. Born in rural Kansas in 1921, Josie and her family moved to the small...
Beverly Bach
Oct 20, 2017
BEVERLY BACH Beverly Bach, age 87 of Grand Forks formerly Fergus Falls, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Westwood Village in Grand Forks. Memorial services are pending.
Lorraine Ettl
Oct 19, 2017
After visits with family and friends this Fall, Lorraine Ettl passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 19, 2017, at Valley Memorial Home Woodside Village, Grand Forks with her grandson Michael by her side. Lorraine was born on February 24th, 1925 in Lakota, North Dakota. Lorraine married Frederick Joseph Ettl and they had four children. She lived in Grand Forks starting...
Roberta Salisbury
Oct 16, 2017
ROBERTA J. (SISTY) SALISBURY Roberta J. Salisbury, age 79 of Honeyford, ND, died on Monday October 16, 2017 at Aneta Parkview Health Care Center in Aneta, ND. There will be no services. Roberta J. (Sisty) Salisbury, a daughter of Ludvig and Viola (Bagley) Hanseth, was born in Grand Forks on March 14, 1938. She was reared and educated in the...
Audrey Schefter
Oct 15, 2017
Audrey A. Schefter, 88, Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Langdon, ND, died Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center. Audrey Ann Hladik was born at Langdon, North Dakota to Joseph and Mary (Bata) Hladik on August 2, 1929. Audrey attended school at Dresden, North Dakota and graduated in 1948 from St. Alphonsus High School at Langdon. ...
Elton Duane Sondrol
Oct 15, 2017
Elton Sondrol, 82, a longtime resident of Grand Forks, N.D., passed away Sunday October 15, 2017 in McAllen, Texas. Elton Duane Sondrol was born May 22, 1935 in Grand Forks, N.D., the son of Elmer and Beulah (Hanson) Sondrol. He attended school in Reynolds N.D., and graduated from Crookston Agricultural School. Shortly after graduation Elton entered the Marine Corp and...
Ruth D. Brenna
Oct 9, 2017
Ruth D. Brenna, 93, died Monday, October 9, 2017 in Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center, Grand Forks. Ruth Delores Buck, the daughter of John and Alvina (Hodge) Buck was born in Grand Forks on August 7, 1924. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks. Ruth married Kenneth Brenna on April 1, 1948 in Grand Forks. They made their home...
Cicely Muriel Latraille
Oct 7, 2017
Cicely Muriel Latraille, 91, Grand Forks, died Saturday, October 7, 2017 in Valley Eldercare. Cicely was born August 5, 1926 in Sharpness, England to Frances and Ivy (Parsons) Webb. She grew up in Bristol, England and towards the end of WWII, she met Raymond Latraille. They were married on March 12, 1945, in England. They moved to Glasston, North Dakota....
Willard Norstebon
Oct 6, 2017
WILLARD NORSTEBON Willard Norstebon, age 84 of Grand Forks, Died on Friday, October 06, 2017 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks. There will be no services at this time.
Linda Ripplinger
Oct 6, 2017
Linda J. Ripplinger, 79, Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, October 6, 2017 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Linda Jane Bliven was born May 29, 1938 in Grand Forks, the daughter of Earl and Mildred (Hartford) Bliven. She was raised in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School. Linda married Joseph Ripplinger on October 29, 1957 in Grand Forks....
Keith Chapman
Oct 6, 2017
KEITH CHAPMAN Keith Chapman, age 31 of St. Cloud, MN formerly Grand Forks, died in his home on Friday, October 6, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Amundson Funeral Home in Grand Forks. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in...
Melvin Bugbee
Oct 4, 2017
Melvin R. “Mel” Bugbee, 89, Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, October 4, 2017 in his home in Grand Forks. Melvin Ray Bugbee was born January 24th, 1928 in Sherbrook, ND, the son of Loren and Bessie (Loomis) Bugbee. He was raised and educated at Sherbrook. Melvin began working for the county operating road graders and snow plow equipment. He served...
Jeffrey "Jeff" Fosse
Oct 4, 2017
Jeffrey Lloyd Fosse, 55, of Grand Forks passed away peacefully on October 4, 2017, 2 years after being diagnosed with glioblastoma (Brain Cancer). Jeff was born on September 27, 1962 to Lloyd and Yvonne (Kath) Fosse in Michigan, ND where he attended school graduating in 1980. He attended North Dakota State School of Science with degrees in plumbing, heating and...
Howard Kyllo
Oct 4, 2017
Howard Curtis Kyllo, at the age of 84, after a struggle with cancer died on Wednesday October 4th, 2017, in Larimore, North Dakota. He is survived by the love of his life, his adoring wife, Elizabeth (Boulden) Kyllo, their two children, son, David Kyllo, and daughter, Joanie Kyllo, their two grandchildren, Artiera Evans and Kayla (Kyllo) (Darin) Elke, and one...