In Our Care
Gunnar Matthew Steen
Oct 28, 2016
Gunnar Matthew Steen, 6 month old son of Jon and Natalia Steen, died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome on Friday, October 28, 2016 at Sanford Children’s Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Gunnar was found at daycare unresponsive Thursday afternoon, despite excellent care from daycare staff and emergency response teams they were unable to revive him for over an hour. Gunnar was...
Scott J. Rieger
Oct 26, 2016
Scott James Rieger Scott, a wonderful husband, son, brother, co-worker and friend passed away on Wednesday, Oct 26, 2016 unexpectedly. Scott was born December 8, 1974 in Grand Forks, ND to Margaret Fedje (Rieger) and Rodger Rieger. Scott grew up in Grand Forks, graduated from Red River High School and attended UND, earning a BS in Electrical Engineering. During high...
Tammy Jo Weaver-Mundahl
Oct 26, 2016
Tammy Jo Weaver, 49, Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Tammy was born March 6, 1967 to Ronald and Geraldine (Kvamme) Weaver in Grand Forks. She attended school in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School in 1985. Tammy worked in property management for her parent’s buildings. She later moved to...
Margaret L Garr
Oct 26, 2016
Margaret L. Garr Funeral Services for Margaret L. Garr, 98, East Grand Forks, MN will be 11:00 AM Thursday, November 3, 2016, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, East Grand Forks. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Private burial will be the following day in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Twin Valley. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials...
Luella May Lewis Clark
Oct 25, 2016
Luella May (Berry) Lewis Clark, 96, of Grand Forks, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at Northwood Deaconess Center in Northwood, ND. Luella was born March 11, 1920, in Hensel, ND, the daughter of James & Mabel (Cross) Berry. She grew up in Hensel where she attended school. She married Ted Lewis in September 1942. Together they made their...
Shandi Comeau
Oct 24, 2016
Shandi Comeau, 30, East Grand Forks, MN, died Monday, October 24, 2016 at home. Her hobbies included painting, writing poems, roller blading and spending quality time with her kids. Shandi is survived by: her mother, Jennifer Chambers; father, Bart Comeau; her children, Serenity, Erek, and Lilly; grandparents, Allen and Vera Nelson, and Beverly Brusegaard-Comeau; a half- sister, Bronwynn Comeau; honorary...
Esther M. Decker
Oct 24, 2016
Esther M. Decker, 75, Bemidji, MN and formerly of Grand Forks, ND, died Monday, October 24, 2016 in Sanford Health Center, Fargo, ND. Esther Mae Glanzer was born March 11, 1941 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of Paul and Florence (Tschetter) Glanzer. She attended schools in Doland, Bridgewater and Sioux Falls, SD. She attended Kings College in New York and...
Ed Hill
Oct 24, 2016
"Ed" Hill, 70, Grand Forks, North Dakota, died Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at his home. Ed was born September 2, 1946 in Durham, North Carolina. He was the son of Margaret and Archabald Hill. Ed served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He worked in carpentry for many years. Ed is survived by daughters, Dawn Thompson, Kristina Nissen,...
William J. "Bill" Crow
Oct 23, 2016
William Joseph “Bill” Crow, 83, Grand Forks, died Sunday, October 23, 2016 in Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center, Grand Forks. William Joseph Crow, the son of William E. and Elsie (Kyseth) Crow, was born on April 26, 1933 at Neillsville, Wisconsin. He was raised and educated at Cavalier, North Dakota and Warren, Minnesota, graduating from Warren High School in 1952. ...
Rosemary "Rose" Brown
Oct 23, 2016
Rosemary “Rose” Brown, 75, of Grand Forks, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2016, surrounded by family at Valley Transitional Care, Grand Forks. Rose died of complications arising from a series of strokes. Rosemary was born Dec. 29, 1940, at her family home in Ardoch, ND, the daughter of Anthony ‘Tony’ & Lucy (Nice) Korynta. She attended school in Ardoch, and...
John L Whitcomb
Oct 21, 2016
John Leslie Whitcomb, 90, Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, October 21, 2016 in Valley Memorial Home Woodside Village. He was born on April 21, 1926, the son of Noyes Hartly and Marie (Ketterling) Whitcomb, in Flasher, N.D., where he graduated from high school in 1944. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps reserve on November 6, 1943, and served...
Lyle Mauland
Oct 20, 2016
Lyle Edgar Mauland, 87, Grand Forks, died Thursday, October 20, 2016 in Heartland Terrace, Valley 4000. Lyle was born on July 5, 1929 in Montevideo, Minnesota to Bernhard and Nettie (Brenden) Mauland. Lyle grew up on the family farm in Cottonwood Minnesota. After graduating from Cottonwood High School in 1947 Lyle studied at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN for one...
Mae Puppe
Oct 18, 2016
Mae F. "Mitzi" Puppe, 63, formerly of Grand Forks, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at her home on Leech Lake, Minnesota, surrounded by her family, following a brief illness. Mae Florence Richards, the daughter of Robert Richards and Delores Harroun was born May 11, 1953 at Buffalo, New York. She graduated from Eden High School in Buffalo, New York. Mae...
Joyce Lee
Oct 15, 2016
Joyce M. Lee, 75, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.Memorial Services will be 10:30 AM Thursday, October 20, 2016 in Amundson Funeral Home of Grand Forks.Visitation will be for the hour before the service in the funeral home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery of Grand Forks.
Winifred Danks
Oct 15, 2016
Winifred A. Danks, a longtime Grand Forks resident, died Saturday, October 15, 2016 Valley Eldercare.Winifred was born Sept 1, 1913 in Lengby, Minnesota to Louis and Hilma Anderson, the youngest of six children. In an article published in the Thirteen Towns newspaper in Feb. of 1994, she wrote "What a great little town to grow up in. With a wonderful...
Anna Marie Bradsteen
Oct 15, 2016
Anna Marie (Eide) Bradsteen, 82, of Grand Forks, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2016 at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Anna was born February 22, 1934, in Clifford, ND, the daughter of Elmer & Olga (Kville) Eide. She grew up and attended schools in Mayville and Portland, ND. She married Richard Bradsteen Sr. on March 27, 1953 in Fargo,...
Paul Flem
Oct 13, 2016
Paul Flem, 92, Grand Forks, died in his home Thursday, October 13, 2016. Paul was born July 27, 1924 in Petersburg, North Dakota, the son of Herbert and Minnie (Severson) Flem. He grew up in Petersburg, graduating from Petersburg High School. Paul joined the United States Army where he proudly served his country in the Pacific Theater in WWII. After...
Sylvia M. Norlin
Oct 12, 2016
Sylvia M. Norlin, 84, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 in 4000 Valley Square- Woodside Village, Grand Forks. Sylvia Marie Schultz, the daughter of John William Schultz and Marie Beatrice (Lange) Schultz, was born February 29, 1932 at Ardoch, North Dakota. Her children were her pride and joy. Her love of music was very much a part of who...
David John Kellenbenz
Oct 10, 2016
David “Dave” J. Kellenbenz, 42, of Gilby, formerly of Grand Forks, passed away Monday, October 10, 2016 at Altru Hospital after a long courageous battle with Melanoma. Dave was born January 23, 1974, in Rhinebeck, NY, the son of Kenneth & Lorraine (Caragine) Kellenbenz. He grew up in Germantown, NY, where he graduated from Germantown Central School in 1992. He...
Margaret Berven
Oct 10, 2016
Margaret Olive Ailene Berven, 101, Grand Forks, died Monday, October 10, 2016 in Valley Eldercare. As per Margaret's wishes, her body was donated to the University of North Dakota Medical School Deeded Body Program.No Formal Services will be held.