In Our Care
Jason Boppre
Jul 18, 2017
Jason Scott Boppre was born January 9, 1978, a son of Greg and Jeanne (Weeks) Boppre. He was raised in Grand Forks/East Grand Forks. He graduated from East Grand Forks Senior High School in 1996. Jason worked at The Blue Moose Bar and Grill, an original team member when it opened in 1994. He began work at the Grand Forks...
Gary Pariseau
Jul 18, 2017
GARY PARISEAU Gary Pariseau, age 61 of Grand Forks, died on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Altru hospital in Grand Forks. Gary Pariseau, a son of Charles and Theresa (Brodeur) Pariseau, was born on September 26, 1955 at Drayton, ND. At a young age, he moved with his family to various towns within North Dakota. Gary graduated from Hillsboro....
Robert R. Lofthus
Jul 18, 2017
Robert R. Lofthus, 92, Grand Forks, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in 4004 Valley Square Woodside Village, Grand Forks. Robert Richard Lofthus was born to Richard and Hilda (Olson) Lofthus on June 4, 1925 at McVille, North Dakota. He was raised and educated at McVille. Robert served in the US Army during World War II. Robert Lofthus and Mavis Billings...
Herbert Valgren
Jul 17, 2017
Herbert “Herb” L. Valgren, 70, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2017 at his home. Herb was born September 30, 1946, in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Vernon and Esther (Scheel) Valgren. His 30 plus year career was spent in the Grand Forks Public School District, retiring at Red River High School. He taught mathematics...
Hartley Brown
Jul 14, 2017
Hartley Wayne BrownHartley Wayne Brown, 85, of Grand Forks, ND passed away suddenly on July 14, 2017. Hartley, son of Mildred (Guss) and Raymond Brown, was born March 25, 1932 in Fargo, ND. He grew up in Fullerton, ND and graduated from Fullerton High School. Hartley was a morse code/radioman in the US Navy before being medically discharged. After serving...
Patrick McGiffin
Jul 13, 2017
PATRICK McGIFFIN Patrick McGiffin, age 69 of Grand Forks, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at the United Lutheran Church, 324 Chestnut St, Grand Forks. Burial will be at Memorial Park South also in Grand Forks. Visitation will be...
Gerald LeClerc
Jul 12, 2017
Gerald (Jerry) LeClerc, 79, of Devils Lake, ND was called home by his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at Aneta Parkview Health Center, Aneta, ND. Gerald Alexander LeClerc was born Nov 18, 1937 in Grafton, ND, the fourth of eight children blessed to Alex and Mae (Schumacher) LeClerc. The family farmed near Grafton and Devils Lake until purchasing...
Edward Martinez
Jul 9, 2017
EDWARD RAY MARTINEZ Edward Ray Martinez, age 62 of Grand Forks, died on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 2:30 P.M. in the Amundson Funeral Home, 2975 S. 42nd St., Grand Forks. Visitation will be one prior to service time. Burial will be at...
Eugene V. Purcell
Jul 8, 2017
Eugene Vincent Purcell, 84, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017, in his home. Eugene Vincent Purcell was born on April 8, 1933 in Wheatfield Township, North Dakota, the son of Edward Sr. and Bertha (Sebe) Purcell. He was raised in Wheatfield Township, North Dakota and attended country school and graduated from high school at Larimore, North Dakota. He entered...
Florence J. Knudson
Jul 5, 2017
Florence J. Knudson, 80, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Florence Janice Schufletowski was born April 8, 1937 in Park River, North Dakota to Henry and Louise Schufletowksi. Florence attended school in Park River. She met Gayle Knudson of Northwood, ND and they were married on May 5, 1955. They were blessed with three...
Craig Holte
Jul 5, 2017
Craig Douglas Holte, 63, passed away at his home in Fargo, ND on July 5, 2017 after a lengthy illness. The son of Harold Holte and the late Vergil Holte, was born in Ellendale, ND on May 24, 1954. He was raised in Grand Forks, where he graduated from Red River High School and the University of North Dakota. He...
Raymond J. "Am" Woods
Jul 4, 2017
Raymond J. “Am” Woods, 94, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Raymond was born on May 31, 1923, the son of William Arthur & Annie (Maltman) Woods. He graduated high school in 1941, class of eleven in Forest River, ND. He attended agricultural college at NDSU until serving in...
Odell Foss
Jul 1, 2017
Odell Foss, 85, Grand Forks, ND, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017 in Bemidji, MN. Odell Leroy Foss was born February 5, 1932 in Heimdal, ND, the son of Andrew and Olga (Deiseth) Foss. He attended school in Heimdal and graduated from Fessenden High School in 1950. He moved to Grand Forks in August of 1950 to attend Aaker’s Business...
Jay Henry Winfred Diemert
Jun 27, 2017
Jay Diemert, 55, of Grand Forks passed away Tuesday, June 27, at his home after a brief illness. Jay Henry Winfred Diemert was born August 19, 1961, in Langdon, ND, the son of Dwight & Sonja (Stilwell) Diemert. He grew up in Walhalla, ND, where he graduated from high school. Jay served in the US Marine Corp for 4 years...
Rodger D Enger
Jun 27, 2017
Rodger D. Enger, 78, Grand Forks, ND, died Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Rodger was born December 11, 1938 in Mayville, ND, the son of France and Cora (Pederson) Enger. He was raised, educated and worked on the family farm at Mayville. Rodger served in the U. S. Army, then came to Grand Forks...
Nancy L. Koch
Jun 26, 2017
Nancy Lou Hagen Koch was born January 30, 1931 in Rochester Minnesota to Elmer and Emma Hagen. Nancy attended Hawthorn Elementary in Rochester. She later graduated from the U of M with a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy in 1953. On August 14, 1954 she married Kenny Koch. They lived in El Paso Texas, Valparaiso Indiana and then settled down...
Marie Zejdlik
Jun 25, 2017
Marie Zejdlik, 86, Grand Forks, died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Altru Hospital. Marie was born November 3, 1930 in Grand Forks, the daughter of Louis and Agnes (Kenney) Kohl. She grew up and attended school in Grand Forks, graduating from Central High School in 1948. Marie married Bernard Zejdlik in 1953 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Grand Forks. ...
Joanne Albaugh
Jun 24, 2017
Joanne Albaugh, 80, Grand Forks, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 3, 2017 in Evanger Lutheran Church, Rural Grand Forks. Visitation will be 1/2 hour prior to the funeral in the church. Interment will be in Evanger Lutheran Cemetery.
Donna L. Thompson
Jun 23, 2017
Donna Lu (Knauss) Thompson died on Friday, June 23, 2017 at Altru Hospital at age 83. Donna was born in Cooperstown, ND on January 8, 1934 to Donald and Letha (Kolberg) Knauss. She moved to Hannaford, ND and attended school there and graduated from Hannaford High School in 1952. She married Lowell Thompson on November 2, 1952. They lived in...
Alice G. Tunks
Jun 23, 2017
Alice G. Tunks, 86, died Friday, June 23, 2017 in Valley Eldercare, Riverside Neighborhood, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Alice Grace Hall was born to Clarence and Gladys (Bloomfield) Hall on July 18, 1930 at Ada, Minnesota. She grew up and attended schools in Twin Valley, Minnesota. Alice married Paul Tunks on March 12, 1950 in Ada, Minnesota. They lived at...