In Our Care
Bill Lamb
Nov 22, 2012
Willard C. "Bill" Lamb Bill Lamb 78, Grand Forks, went to be with his Lord, Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. "Well Done Good and Faithful Servant" Matthew 25:21 Bill Lamb was born to Robert and Sylvia (Wicks) Lamb on November 1, 1934, at the family farm near Dunseith, North Dakota. Bill went to school and farmed...
Mavis Thompson
Nov 21, 2012
Mavis W. Thompson, age 91, died peacefully surrounded by her family at Woodside Village, 4000 Valley Square in Grand Forks ND, on Friday, November 23, 2012. Mavis was born November 19, 1921, in Minot, ND, to Fred and Isabel (Isaacson) Hendrickson. Mavis graduated from Model High School, Minot, ND, in 1940, and Minot State Teachers College in 1944. She married...
Ervin Behsman
Nov 20, 2012
Ervin August Behsman, 86,Grand Forks, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Woodside Village in 4000 Valley Square. Ervin was born April 5, 1926 in Meriden Township, Minnesota, the son of August and Wilhelmina (Wilker) Behsman. He graduated from Owatonna High School in Owatonna, Minnesota. He served in the Army Air Force for a time during WWII and was honorably discharged....
Fidencio Yanez
Nov 19, 2012
Fidencio Yanez, 64, of Crookston, MN, died November 18th, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. FUNERAL SERVICES: 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 26, 2012 at Amundson Funeral Home 2975 S. 42nd St. in Grand Forks. VISITATION: 10:00-11:00 a.m. Monday, November 26, 2012 at Amundson Funeral Home. INURNMENT: Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Crookston, MN.
Julianne Leegard
Nov 18, 2012
Julianne Eva Leegard, 21, St. Mary's, GA, formerly of Grand Forks, died Sunday, November 18, 2012 in St. Mary's, Georgia. She began her life on February 17, 1991 in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter James and Barbara (Thomas) Skipton. She attended W.E.E. school in Papillion, Nebraska. She then moved to Grand Forks with her mother in 1996. She then attended Windship,...
Lyle Ellsworth Olson
Nov 18, 2012
Lyle Ellsworth Olson, 80, of Grand Forks, died Sunday, November 18, 2012, in Grand Forks. Lyle was born April 25, 1932, the son of Iver & Martha (Johnson) Olson. He resided at the Grafton State School from 1952-1973. In 1973, he moved to San Haven and lived there until 1984. He lived in various apartments in Grand Forks from 1984...
Wallace Swanson
Nov 17, 2012
Wallace Wally' Odean Swanson, 63, Grand Forks, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks after a lengthy battle with cancer. Wally was born October 13, 1949, to Evelyn (Midstokke) Swanson and Carnell Swanson of Larimore ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Elm Grove Lutheran Church, McCanna. He attended grade school at Moraine Township rural...
Bobby Vogel
Nov 15, 2012
Bobby ("Robert L.") Vogel, 56, Grand Forks, ND, died Thursday, November 15, 2012 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND after a sudden illness. Bobby was born April 21, 1956 in Fargo, ND the son of Robert and Elsa (Mork) Vogel. He was raised and educated in Mandan and Bismarck, ND, then moved to Grand Forks with his parents in...
John E. Dolleslager
Nov 15, 2012
John E. Dolleslager, Sr., 63, of Thompson, ND died Thursday, November 15, 2012 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. John E. Dolleslager was born February 26, 1949 in Moline, Ill., the son of Willie and Margaret (Coppens) Dolleslager. He grew up and attended school in Moline, Ill and graduated from high school there. John served in the United States Air...
Eugene L. Vatnsdal
Nov 14, 2012
Eugene L. "Gene" Vatnsdal, 75, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Eugene Leslie Vatnsdal was born to Theodore and Josephine (Myres) Vatnsdal on September 3, 1937 in Walhalla, North Dakota. He attended a one room school house near Mountain, North Dakota. Gene graduated from Cavalier High School in 1955 and graduated from the University...
Joyce Hoffman
Nov 14, 2012
Joyce Y. Hoffman, 77, of Grand Forks, ND died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012 in Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks. Joyce Yvonne Klein was born on June 14, 1935 in New England, ND the daughter of Edward and Clara (Johnson) Klein. She grew up and attended school in Mott, ND. She then attended Dickinson Teachers College and earned a Teachers Certificate....
Peter Ledbury
Nov 14, 2012
Peter "Dave" Ledbury, age 79, Minto, ND passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Altru Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Dave was born June 13, 1933 in Wolf Point, Montana the son of Frank and Nettie (Funk) Ledbury. He grew up in Sarles, ND and graduated from Sarles High School in 1952. He married Janice Giswold and had...
Gary Hughes
Nov 10, 2012
Gary P. Hughes, 49, Grand Forks, ND died unexpectedly Saturday, November 10, 2012 at home. Gary was born June 24, 1963 in Grand Forks, the son of John and Delories (Peterson) Hughes. He grew up and attended schools in Grand Forks and graduated from Red River High School in 1981. Gary moved to Des Moines, Iowa to pursue a position...
Selmer Kvande
Nov 10, 2012
Selmer (Sam) Kvande, 85 of Grand Forks, passed away on November 10, 2012 at Valley Elder Care in Grand Forks. Selmer was born October 11, 1927 in Alamo, North Dakota to Gunnar and Mathilda (Sandaker) Kvande. He graduated from Bremerton, WA High School in 1946, and the two year electrical course at Wahpeton State School of Science in 1949 with...
Ronald A. Miller
Nov 8, 2012
Ronald A. Miller, 52, Grand Forks, died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at home. Ronald Alwyn Miller was born to Harry Louis Alwyn Miller and Saralynn Elizabeth (Best) Miller on May 19, 1960 at Hankinson, North Dakota. Ronald attended school in Columbia Heights, and Blaine, Minnesota. Ronald was a cook in Minneapolis and later at Jeannes Restaurant in Grand Forks until...
MaDonna Ruth Selzler
Nov 8, 2012
MaDonna R. Selzler, 54, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, November 8, 2012 in her home. MaDonna Ruth Stenvold was born on January 4, 1958 in Minot, ND the daughter of Lars and Marie (Fahy) Stenvold. She grew up and graduated from high school in Jamestown, ND. MaDonna then attended Jamestown College. She married Troy Selzler on August 7, 1987...
Bland Grove
Nov 4, 2012
Bland Otto Grove, 91, of Larimore, ND, formerly of Egeland, ND, died November 4, 2012 at Good Samaritan Home in Larimore, after struggling with health problems for several years. Bland was born on December 19, 1920 to John R. and Lulu (Pikkarainen) Grove on a farm located about three miles north of Rock Lake, ND. The family moved to Hansboro,...
Richard Carl Jenson
Nov 2, 2012
Richard Carl Jenson, 76, of Manvel, ND, died Friday, November 2, 2012, at his son's home in East Grand Forks, MN. Richard was born July 19, 1936 in Minot, ND to Edwin and Ann Jenson. He was raised there, but lived most of his adult life in Grand Forks and Manvel, ND. He served in the Army National Guard from...
Sanfred Johnson
Nov 1, 2012
Sanfred B. Johnson, 84, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, November 1, 2012 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Sanfred B. Johnson was born March 17, 1928 in Mekinock, ND the son of Thelmer and Minnie (Nelson) Johnson. He grew up and attended school in Mekinock and in Grand Forks. Sanfred served in the US Navy during WWII until being honorably...
Marjorie Ann Winger
Oct 29, 2012
Marjorie Ann (Root) Winger, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Freeborg) Root, was born April 16, 1933, in Grand Forks, ND. She passed away from Parkinson complications on Oct 29, 2012. She lived on a farm 2 miles north of Grand Forks and attended a one room rural elementary school and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1951. She...


