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Lanny Fortman
Mar 8, 2016
Lanny J. Fortman, 66, Grand Forks, ND, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at home. Lanny was born July 6, 1949 in Mayville, ND, the son of James and Lucille (Nygaard) Fortman. He was raised and worked on the family farm near Thompson, ND until his graduation from Thompson High School. After High School he attended Wahpeton for a year. In...
John Sobolik
Mar 4, 2016
John Charles Sobolik, 56, Portland, Oregon, formerly of Pisek, died Friday, March 4, 2016 in Fridley, MN. John was born April 16, 1959 in Park River, the son of Frank and Charlotte Marian (Henry) Sobolik. He attended school in Pisek, graduating from Pisek high school in 1977. He then went on to study Mortuary Science at the University of Minnesota,...
Charlotte Naomi Coit
Mar 2, 2016
Charlotte N. Coit, 86, formerly of Lisbon, ND, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Charlotte was born March 22, 1929, in Lisbon, ND, the daughter of Lewis & Cecil (Barton) Coit. She is survived by her sisters, Barbara (Wil) Nelson of Quilcene, WA and Beth (Dallas) Kopp of Grand Forks and several nieces and...
Anita Pauline Rieke
Feb 27, 2016
Anita Pauline Rieke, 89, passed away February 27, 2016 in the Prairieview area of Valley Memorial Home Woodside Village, Grand Forks. Anita was born June 4, 1926 in Baker, ND, the daughter of Walter and Mary (Blocker) Allan. She grew up and attended school in York, ND. Anita married Vernon Rieke on May 7, 1955. They lived in Devils Lake,...
Vivian Dohman
Feb 27, 2016
Vivian Dohman, 95, died February 27th, 2016 at home surrounded by family. Vivian Vernice Hughes was born the 31st of July, 1920, to Charles and Theresa Hughes in East Grand Forks, MN, the second of four children. She graduated from East Grand Forks Senior High in 1937 and following teachers training taught in a one room schoolhouse. She met Walter...
Arvid P. Anderson
Feb 27, 2016
Arvid Anderson, 93, formerly from Warwick and Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Twin Rivers Assisted Living in Cannon Falls, MN. Arvid was born February 9, 1923 in Warwick ND, the son of Michael and Anna (Peterson) Anderson. He graduated High School in 1941 in Sydney, Montana. In 1941-1942 he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Sydney,...
Leonard W. Vanyo
Feb 25, 2016
Leonard W. Vanyo, 76, Grand Forks, ND, died Feb 25, 2016 at Benedictine Health Center, Minneapolis. Len was born Jan 3, 1940 in Grand Forks, the son of Michael and Rose (Straus) Vanyo. He graduated St. James High in 1958. Served in the U.S. Army 1959-1965. He operated Vanyo Barber Shop in Grand Forks until the flood of 1997. Survivors...
Brenda F. Benham
Feb 25, 2016
Brenda F. Benham, 44, died February 25, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Memorial Services will be 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 in St. Michael's Catholic Church, 520 5th Ave North, Grand Forks. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park North Cemetery, Grand Forks.
Rita Jo Smith
Feb 25, 2016
Rita Jo Smith, 72, Grand Forks, ND, and formerly of Arlington, VA, died Thursday, February 25, 2016 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.No services are planned.
Leona F. Bethke
Feb 23, 2016
Leona F. Bethke, 98, Grand Forks and formerly of Upham, ND, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in Valley Memorial Home Woodside Village, Grand Forks, ND Leona Frieda (Zurcher) Bethke was born December 22, 1917 at home in Pratt Township, North Dakota to John and Ida (Rindlisbacher) Zurcher. She was raised on her father’s farm in McHenry County west of Upham....
Maurie Steiner
Feb 23, 2016
Maurie A. Steiner, 67, Grand Forks, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Maurie Alan Steiner, the son of Glenn and Esther (Fundingsland) Steiner was born July 28, 1948 at Crookston, Minnesota. He graduated from Crookston Central High School in 1966. He attended some college in Crookston and then served in the US Air Force during the...
Rodney Ringbloom
Feb 21, 2016
Rodney A. Ringbloom, 89, Fargo, ND and formerly of Grand Forks, died at home in Fargo on Sunday, February 21, 2016.Private Family Memorial Services will be held.Memorials are preferred to: American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.; www.aph.org Riverview Place Retirement Community; Fargo, ND The American Red Cross
Larry Roland Holm
Feb 19, 2016
Larry Roland Holm, age 65, of Grand Forks died Friday, February 19, 2016 at Villa St. Vincent in Crookston, MN after a two-year battle with brain cancer. He was born on August 23, 1950, to Walter and Lorraine (Boucher) Holm at St. Francis Hospital in Crookston. He attended school at St. Joseph’s Academy, later graduating from Crookston Central High School...
Jeanne Srur
Feb 19, 2016
Jeanne Srur, 88, of Grand Forks died Friday, February 19, 2016, at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Jeanne was born to Joseph & Sylvia (Dye) Burger on May 27, 1927, in Britton, SD, where she grew up and attended schools. At 18 she moved to Aberdeen, SD, where she met Phillip Srur. They were united in marriage March 11,...
Thomas G. Bougie
Feb 18, 2016
Thomas “Tom” George Bougie, 63, of Grand Forks, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2016 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Thomas George Bougie was born on October 14, 1952, the son of George and Joyce (Fundingsland) Bougie. He grew up and attended school in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School. He served in the US Navy until being...
Myrtle Bertina Arneson
Feb 17, 2016
Myrtle B. Arneson, 102, Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare, Grand Forks.Graveside services will be 9:00 AM Friday, April 29, 2016 at Aadalen Cemetery of Fairdale, ND.
Theresa Gratzek
Feb 16, 2016
Theresa A. Gratzek, 93, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Theresa was born in Argyle, MN on May 2, 1922 to Praxide and John Nowacki. She graduated from Argyle Public School in 1940. She worked for the Marshall County Highway Engineering Dept. for 34 years, retiring in 1986. Theresa also helped on the farm....
Calvin Holweger
Feb 16, 2016
Calvin Holweger, age 75, of Emerado, ND passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Calvin was born on August 10, 1940 in Grand Forks County, the son of FW and Alice (Sabe) Holweger. Calvin was raised on a farm near Emerado, ND. He attended and graduated from Emerado School. His family was active at...
Joseph L. Tupa
Feb 13, 2016
Joseph “Leo” L. Tupa, 83, died Saturday, February 13, 2016, at his home in Grand Forks, ND. Leo was born at home and delivered by a midwife April 19, 1932, in Regent, ND, to Joseph & Eva (Wagondorf) Tupa. Leo attended schools in Pisek and Orr, ND. Leo served in the US Army from 1952-54 and was honorably discharged April...
Christopher Richot
Feb 10, 2016
Christopher M Richot, 32, Detroit Lakes, MN, formerly of Grand Forks, died February 10, 2016 in his home.Memorial service will be held Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in Amundson Funeral Home. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the start of the service.
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