In Our Care
Lois A. Larsen
Oct 17, 2015
Lois A. Larsen, 81, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, October 17, 2015 in the Stadter Center of Grand Forks of complications from Alzheimer's Disease. Lois Ann Strock was born March 1, 1934 near Felton, MN, the daughter of Henry and Viola (Smith) Strock. She was raised on the family farm south of Borup, MN and graduated from Felton High School....
Neil Soper-Gorden
Oct 16, 2015
Neil O. Soper-Gorden, 27, of Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, October 16, 2015 in Altru Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 2:00 PM in the River of God Church, Big Falls, MN.
Nels Elmo Ellertson
Oct 13, 2015
Nels E. Ellertson, 101, of Grand Forks, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 4000 Valley Square Woodside Village in Grand Forks. Nels was born July 26, 1914, in rural Niagara, ND, the son of Martin N. and Christine Ellertson. He was baptized and confirmed at Elk Valley Lutheran Church in rural McCanna, ND. He attended a one room school in...
Robert "Bob" Thoreson
Oct 12, 2015
Robert "Bob" L. Thoreson, 84, Grand Forks, ND, died Monday, October 12, 2015 at home. Robert was born June 9, 1931 in Towner, ND, the son of Ralph and Mildred (Burr) Thoreson. He was raised and educated in Northwood and graduated from high school in 1949. He enlisted in the U. S. Air Force and lived in numerous places throughout...
Deane Olson
Oct 9, 2015
Deane Gary Olson, 66, of Grand Forks passed away on Friday, October 9th at Abbott Northwestern Heart Hospital in Minneapolis, surrounded by his children. Deane was born April 4, 1949 in Cooperstown, ND to parents, Garfield and Evelyn (Rasmusson) Olson of Cooperstown. Deane graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1967 and attended Mayville State College for a time. He married...
Ormand Bjerke
Oct 9, 2015
Ormand Boyd Bjerke, 89, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Ormand was born February 1, 1926 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the son of Olav and Bertina (Langseth) Bjerke. He was raised in Mekinock, ND and attended school in Gilby, ND. He entered the Army on August 21,1944 as a rifleman and...
Larry Rhoades
Oct 9, 2015
Larry Rhoades, 72, Grand Forks, died October 9th, 2015 in Altru Hospital. A time of remembrance and fellowship will be held Saturday, Oct 24th from 5 to 8 p.m. in the community room at 2505 13th Ave S. Grand Forks, ND 58201.
Bruce Marden
Oct 8, 2015
Bruce E. Marden, 60, Grand Forks, ND, died Thursday, October 8, 2015 in his home surrounded by his loving family after a long courageous battle with cancer. Bruce Edward Marden was born March 4, 1955 in Williston, ND, the son of Edward and Ruby (Knudsvig) Marden. At a young age, his family moved to Powers Lake, ND where Bruce was...
Corey Ray McGrath
Oct 8, 2015
Corey McGrath, 49, died October 8, 2015 at his home in Fisher, MN. Corey was born November 28, 1965, in Grand Forks, the son of Donald & Audrey (Oliver) McGrath. He was a diesel mechanic by trade. Corey enjoyed racecar driving and deer hunting in his earlier years. He loved to work on and around his home. His dog and...
Audrey Conner
Oct 6, 2015
Audrey (Dunham) Conner was born the 2nd child of Louis Ward Dunham and Rosalie Marie Babin, on October 22, 1932. She was married to Ted B. Conner SR on May 15, 1951. Together they had 5 children. Audrey was preceded in death by her parents Louis and Rosalie Dunham, her husband Ted B. Conner Sr., her son Ted B. Conner...
Loren L. Anderson
Oct 4, 2015
Loren L. Anderson, 79, of Grand Forks, ND died Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Loren was born on November 27, 1935 in Duluth, MN the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Howard) Anderson. Loren was an avid sportsman , in the fall it was hunting pheasants and deer and during the summer it was fishing and of...
James Dennis Hanson
Oct 4, 2015
James D. Hanson, 87, of Grand Forks, died Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks, ND. A visitation/reception time will take place in lieu of a formal service on Monday, October 12 at the Amundson Funeral Home in Grand Forks from 9:30- 11:30 a.m. to share stories and memories of James with his family. Military honors...
Roger Bergland
Oct 3, 2015
Roger W. Bergland, 82, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, October 3, 2015 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks. Roger was born June 28, 1933 in Grand Forks, the son of Jacob and Josie Bergland. He was raised and educated in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School in 1951. While in high school, Roger spent one summer working in...
Barbara J. Tuff
Oct 2, 2015
Barbara J. Tuff, 77, formerly of East Grand Forks, MN, died peacefully with loved ones at her side on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Valley Transitional Care Unit in Grand Forks. Barbara Jeanne Larson and her identical twin sister, Beverly Jane Larson, daughters of Arthur and Adeleen (Sandberg) Larson, were born on May 16, 1938 in Hallock, MN. The birth...
Lillian Muriel Kuster
Oct 1, 2015
Lillian M. Kuster, 95, of Grand Forks, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2015, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Lillian Muriel Olson was born February 9, 1920, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Alf & Sophie Olson. They moved to Grand Forks when she was nine years old and she graduated from Grand Forks Central High School at the...
Herman Frank Dvorak
Sep 29, 2015
Herman Frank Dvorak, 93, of Grand Forks, ND died Tuesday, September 29, 2015 in Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at 1:30 PM in Memorial Park North Cemetery, Grand Forks, followed by military honors.
LaVerne Hanson-Lindenberger
Sep 27, 2015
LaVerne B. Hanson-Lindenberger passed in peace on September 27, 2015 at the age of 90 in Grand Forks, ND. LaVerne was born July 1st, 1925 to John and Miriam Johnson of Bathgate, ND. Her parents ran the grocery store in Bathgate and LaVerne got to spend her days with her dad at the store which she greatly cherished. LaVerne had...
Christine Ann Devine
Sep 25, 2015
Christine A. Devine, 44, Manvel North Dakota, died Friday September 25, 2015 in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Christine was born June 13, 1971 in Grand Forks, the daughter of Scott and Patricia (Wooodstrom) Bubendorf. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks. She graduated from Central High school. In 2002, Christine married Rod Devine at the Trinity...
Stanley Erik Sand
Sep 17, 2015
Stanley Erik Sand, age 89, passed away Thursday Sept. 17, 2015 at Wheatland Terrace in Grand Forks surrounded by his children. Stanley was born on July 9, 1926, the son of Erik and Helen (Grant) Sand of rural Emerado. He was baptized and confirmed at the Emerado Presbyterian Church. He attended school at Oakville #41 in Emerado and graduated from...
Richard S. Felton
Sep 17, 2015
Richard S. Felton, 80, Grand Forks, North Dakota, died Thursday, September 17, 2015 in Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Larimore, North Dakota. Richard Stanley Felton, the son of Thomas Edward "Ed" and Blanche (Christianson) Felton was born on August 24, 1935 at Grafton, North Dakota. Richard graduated from Billings High School, Billings, Montana. He served in the US Army from 1954,...