In Our Care
Peggy M. Blasky
Jan 30, 2015
Peggy M. Blasky, 59, of Grand Forks, ND died Friday, January 30, 2015 in Woodside Village, 4000 Valley Square. Peggy Stevens was born on December 29, 1955 in Grafton, ND the daughter of Glenn and Shirley (Ridgway) Stevens. Peggy Stevens married Wayne Blasky on August 7, 1976 in Fordville, ND. Peggy worked at Target in Grand Forks for twenty plus...
Mary Lou Vanderlin
Jan 28, 2015
Mary Lou (Gessner) Vanderlin passed away on January 28th, 2015 due to complications from Parkinson's surrounded by her loving husband and children at the Northwood Deaconess Healthcare Center. Mary Louise was born January 14th, 1941 to Harold & Charlotte (Devier) Gessner at General Hospital in Devils Lake, ND. She was married on October 22nd, 1959 to her one and only...
Iva Tupa
Jan 27, 2015
Iva E. Tupa, 83, of Grand Forks, ND died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Iva Evelyn Jorgenson was born on May 8, 1931 in Garfield Township near Fertile, MN the daughter of Harlow and Esther (Larson) Jorgenson. She grew up and attended school in Mentor, MN and graduated in 1950. She worked at the F.W. Woolworth...
Dorothy Luney
Jan 24, 2015
Dorothy Margaret (Stady) Luney, 91, of Grand Forks, ND passed away surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Woodside Village, Grand Forks, ND. Dorothy M. Stady was born on September 17, 1923 in Transcona, Manitoba. She attended business college in Winnipeg and worked as a secretary/bookeeper at several different businesses. Dorothy married John Luney on July...
Lorraine Teresa Quale
Jan 21, 2015
Lorraine Quale, 86, of Grand Forks, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Lorraine was born August 27, 1928, in Fairdale, ND, the daughter of Thornstein & Louise (Swennby) Haug. She graduated from Fairdale High School and attended Moorhead State University where she received her teaching degree. She married Francis Quale June 10, 1960....
Steven Pecka
Jan 20, 2015
Tears are shed when we are ushered into this world and Tears are shed when we are ushered out. Steven G. Pecka, 76, of Conway, ND entered into eternal life, January 20, 2015 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Steven (Steve) Pecka was born April 24, 1938 in Conway, ND to Edward and Mary (Novak) Pecka. He grew to adulthood...
Clifford C. Arntz
Jan 18, 2015
Clifford C. Arntz, 93, of Grand Forks, died peacefully at home on January 18, 2015. Cliff was born on November 5, 1921 to Edward and Ethel (Murray) Arntz in Burnstad, ND and grew up in Benton Harbor, MI. He married Eleanora Kempert on February 12, 1943, in Las Cruces, NM, while in service to the U.S. Army. After serving his...
Cindi Ann Feldman
Jan 14, 2015
Cynthia "Cindi" Ann Feldman, age 64, passed away at her home in Grand Forks on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, after a nearly eight-year battle with cancer. Cindi was born Sept. 20, 1950, in Altona, Manitoba, the daughter of Grant and Leona (Menke) Defoe. She grew up in Pembina, N.D., and graduated from Pembina High School in 1968. Cindi married Jim...
Gaylord A. Olson
Jan 14, 2015
Gaylord Ardell Olson, Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, January 14, at Altru Hospital. Gaylord was born on November 9, 1933 to Mancur and Clara (Fuglesten) Olson in Stavanger Township, Traill County, ND. He was baptized at Grue Lutheran Church, rural Buxton, and attended the one-room Stavanger Township School. He later attended and graduated from Buxton High School. At a young...
Joyce A Hollevoet
Jan 12, 2015
Joyce A. Hollevoet, Grand Forks, ND, died Jan. 12, 2015 at Altru Hospital. Joyce Hollevoet was born July 24, 1917 to Isabelle and Conrad Amundson at Northwood, ND. Joyce's mother died when she was two years old so she was then raised by Tom and Bertina Ulvick of Northwood. She lived with them until she was 18 years old. She...
Agnes G Shurr
Jan 10, 2015
Agnes G. Shurr, 99, Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, January 10, 2015 in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare. Agnes was born on October 18, 1915 to Fredrick and Helen Shurr. After graduating from Glenburn High School Agnes began her life of service to others. She entered St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing, the same nursing school her mother had attended. Upon...
Ramona Stone
Jan 10, 2015
Ramona J. Stone, 80, Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, January 10, 2015 in Northwood Deaconess Health Center, Northwood, ND. Ramona was born on November 26, 1934 in Leroy, ND, the daughter of Author and Agnes (Longtin) Beaudoin. She was raised in Leroy, ND. She married Floyd L. Stone on Nov. 11, 1953. They lived in St. Paul, MN, Cartwright, Upham,...
Sidney Rosholt
Jan 9, 2015
Sidney M. Rosholt, 93, of Buxton, ND died Friday, January 9, 2015 at the Halstad Living Center, Halstad, MN. Sidney Manford Rosholt was born on April 2, 1921 in Mayville, ND the son of Severin and Mary (Nelson) Rosholt. He grew up and attended school in rural Mayville. Sidney married Geneva Natwick on June 17, 1944. He founded Rosholt Gravel...
Robert Conrad Nordlie
Jan 8, 2015
Robert C. Nordlie, Ph.D., was born June 11, 1930 in Willmar, MN, to Peter and Myrtle (Spindler) Nordlie, and grew up in New London, MN. He earned a B.S. in Education from St. Cloud (MN) Teachers College in 1952, served two years in the US Army Combat Engineers, and then earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biochemistry from the...
Kathleen "Kate" Kehoe
Jan 7, 2015
Kathleen "Kate" Kehoe, age 49, of Grand Forks, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2015. She was born in Gladwin, Michigan, was a graduate of Aquinas Institute of Theology, and worked as a liturgist at Holy Family Catholic Church in Grand Forks. She is survived by her mother, Patricia, her brother Peter (Jennifer), her nephew Colin, her nieces Leah and Meghan,...
Carolyn (Cari) Odegard
Jan 6, 2015
Carolyn (Cari) Odegard passed away peacefully from Alzheimer's Disease which was diagnosed the summer of 2010 at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at the Madonna Care Facility, Rochester, Minnesota. She was just 74 years old. Carolyn Anne Garner was born in Timmons, Ontario on May 29, 1940, the daughter of the late John "Jack" and...
Max Danner
Jan 5, 2015
Max passed away on Jan. 5th 2015 in a tragic school bus accident. Max was born June 27, 1952 to Charles and Jean (Knudson) Danner; along with his twin brother Mel. He attended elementary school in Gilby, and graduated from Midway Jr. - Sr. High school in 1970. Max attended UND then transferred to NDSU to earn his bachelors degree...
Sheila Storey
Jan 4, 2015
Funeral Services will take place Friday, Jan. 9th at Elick Funeral Home in Rolla, ND. Visitation will take place 2 hours prior to the funeral.
Marilyn Staveteig Wansbutter
Jan 4, 2015
Marilyn (Staveteig) Wansbutter, age 60 of Winnipeg, MB, passed away Sunday January 4, 2015 in her home. Marilyn was born October 5, 1954 in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (O'Hearn) Staveteig. She was a 1972 graduate of Red River High school in Grand Forks, ND. She worked in the Grand Forks area until marrying Christopher Wansbutter...
Bailey Henke
Jan 3, 2015
Bailey E. Henke, 18, Grand Forks, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 3, 2015 in Grand Forks. Bailey Evans Henke, the son of Jason Henke and Laura Lilja was born in Grand Forks on May 29, 1996. He grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Grand Forks Community High School in May, 2014. Bailey enjoyed hanging out with family and...


