In Our Care
Vern Wick
Oct 8, 2016
Vernon D. “Vern” Wick, 77, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, October 8, 2016 at home. Vernon Duane Wick was born July 10th, 1939 in Columbus, ND, the son of William and Luella (Miller) Wick. He was raised and educated in Coteau, ND, Minot, ND and Anamoose, ND, graduating from Anamoose High School in 1958. During his school years Vern was...
Glenn Fontaine
Oct 7, 2016
Glenn L. Fontaine, 78, Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, October 7, 2016 in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare, Grand Forks.Glenn L Fontaine was born August 4, 1938 in Whitman, ND. to Isadore and Frieda (Kelley) Fontaine. He attended School at Whitman, ND Rye #25, and Central High School. He worked for UND worked in the facilities building in communications. He was...
Dr. David Thornton
Oct 4, 2016
Our beloved Dr. David Thornton lost his 18-year battle with cancer on October 4, 2016. He fought hard to live. He loved life, but the numerous tumors that developed over the past few months were just too much. He suffered greatly over the past few months and weeks. We are lost without him, but we are also relieved his suffering...
Tharald "Tommy" Anderson
Oct 3, 2016
Tharald "Tommy" Anderson, 94, of Grand Forks, passed away on Monday, October 03, 2016 at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Tommy was born April 15, 1922, the son of Isaac & Gunhild (Qualley) Anderson in Bygland, MN. He graduated from Fisher High School. He served in the US Army during WWII prior to his honorable discharge from service. Tommy...
Donald Olson
Oct 2, 2016
Donald D. Olson, 84, Grand Forks, died Sunday, October 2, 2016 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Donald Duane Olson, the son of Elmer and Ida (Qualheim) Olson, was born October 21, 1931 at Northwood, North Dakota. He attended rural schools near Northwood, North Dakota and graduated from Northwood High School in 1949. Donald Olson and Arlene Tunseth were united in...
Cameron Deleski
Oct 1, 2016
Cameron L Deleski, 54 of Emerado, ND, passed away on Saturday, October 1st, 2016 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Cameron was born June 19th, 1962 in Grand Forks, the son of Leonard Deleski and the late Rita (Peterson) Deleski. He grew up and attended school in Grand Forks. Cameron married Debbie Finnie July 22nd, 1988 at Sharon Lutheran...
Yvonne Judith Slominski
Sep 30, 2016
Yvonne J. Slominski, 82, of Grand Forks, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016 at Altru Hospital. Yvonne was born July 22, 1934, in Grand Forks. She is survived by her husband, Henry; children, Marcia (Craig) Hjelmen of MN, Terry Slominski of MN, Brenda (Trent) Nikle of MN, Loree (Ron) Garritson of ND and Scott Slominski of ND; 11 grandchildren and...
Nathalie "Nat" Dickson
Sep 28, 2016
Nathalie “Nat” Dickson, 81, Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Gilby, ND, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare, Grand Forks. M. Nathalie Loveid was born November 26, 1934 in Warroad, MN the daughter of Ludvic and Axelina (Anderson) Loveid. She was raised and educated in Warroad and graduated from Warroad High School. After completing high school,...
Theresa Melda Hoffart
Sep 28, 2016
Theresa M. Hoffart, 45, of Grand Forks North Dakota, passed away Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Theresa was born March 15th, 1971, to Richard and Nadene (Schupp) Hoffart in Grand Forks. She grew up and attended schools in Grand Forks graduating from Central High School in 1989. She then attended Aaker’s Business School. She worked...
Ted Moser
Sep 24, 2016
Theodore William “Ted” Moser of Fargo, North Dakota and Mesa, Arizona passed away peacefully on September 24, 2016 in his Mesa, Arizona home. Ted was born on July 30, 1955 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the son of Theodore and Rose (Hartman) Moser. He was the youngest of five children. He grew up and attended school in Grand Forks and...
Carol Clark
Sep 23, 2016
Carol June (Kopperud) Clark, age 90, of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks, ND. Carol was born June 25, 1926 in Grafton, ND to Eddie J. and Hilda Charlotte "Lottie" (Lykken) Kopperud. Carol and her two brothers grew up on the family farm just west of Grafton where she graduated...
Susan Kay Curtiss
Sep 23, 2016
Susan Kay Curtiss, 67 passed away September 23, 2016 at Pikes Peak Hospice Care in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She was born August 19th, 1949 in Ft. Bragg, N.C. to Robert and Della Curtiss. After retiring from the military, their family moved to a farm in Mekinock, ND. She began her education in a one-room school house (in the middle of...
Scott Tufte
Sep 19, 2016
Scott A. Tufte, 56, Grand Forks, died Monday, September 19, 2016 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Scott Arnold Tufte, the son of Arnold and Shirley Tufte was born on July 8, 1960 at Northwood, North Dakota. He lived at Emerado, North Dakota, and graduated from Larimore, North Dakota High School in 1979. Scott Tufte and Brenda Holcomb were united in...
Thea E. Howe
Sep 19, 2016
Thea Emelia (Larson) Howe, previous longtime resident of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at the age of 99 at Eagan Point Senior Living in Eagan, MN. Thea, the daughter of Thor and Engeborg (Nereson) Larson was born July 16, 1917. She grew up on the family farm at Oklee, Minnesota, one of a family of...
John Jason Tankersley
Sep 19, 2016
John J. Tankersley, 78, of Grand Forks, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. John was born June 24, 1938, the son of John Lincoln & Inez (Massie) Tankersley in Moline, IL. He attended schools in Winchester & Kewanee, IL and received his GED in Rockford, IL. He enlisted in the USAF at 17 years...
Sandra J Pigeon-Ulmer
Sep 18, 2016
Sandra (Sandy) Jane Pigeon-Ulmer, 61, Moorhead, MN and formerly of Grand Forks, ND, peacefully passed away in the hands of her sons and grandchildren on Sunday the 18th of September 2016 at CentraCare Health Hospital, St. Cloud, MN. Sandra was born May 18, 1955 in Dayton, Ohio, to Raymond and Susan. Sandra was raised in Aberdeen, SD and attended high...
Rosemary Jane Alsaker
Sep 14, 2016
Rosemary Jane Alsaker, 74, of Grand Forks, passed away September 14, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. She was the proud mother of Erick James Gronhovd, Amy (Barry)Louise Goodman ,and Christine Ann (Todd) Kjorven. No obituary or services are planned per Rosemary’s request.
Benjamin Thomas Hennessy
Sep 13, 2016
Benjamin Thomas Hennessy passed away September 13, 2016, in his home. He was born December 10, 1925, in St. Paul, Minnesota to Benjamin and Marie (Linn) Hennessy. Ben was a World War II Veteran, having proudly served in the United States Navy Seabees, 101 St Battalion, in the South Pacific. He was employed as the Assistant General Manager at the...
Sidney A. Urness
Sep 12, 2016
Sidney A. Urness, 82, of Grand Forks, died at his home on September 12, 2016. Sidney was born November 11, 1933, in Leeds, ND, the son of Lawrence & Tilda (Strand) Urness. He grew up and attended schools in Enderlin, Beulah and Grafton. He worked as a typist/clerk in the office for the Grafton Development Center and the Ramada Inn...
Delpha M Berg
Sep 12, 2016
Delpha M. Berg, 91, Grand Forks, ND died Monday, September 12, 2016 in her home. Delpha Marie Randklev was born February 23, 1925 in Badger, MN, the daughter of Elmer and Olga (Kjos) Randklev. She was raised and educated in Badger, MN, graduating from Badger High School in 1943. She graduated from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, MN in 1947 with...