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Jack Paul Mitzel
Aug 21, 2012
Jack P. Mitzel, 87, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Laguna Hills, California. Jack was born on June 11, 1925 in Devils Lake, North Dakota, the son of Frank and Helen (Schneider) Mitzel. Jack grew up on a farm near Devils Lake. He graduated from Devils Lake High School and was involved with several class reunions throughout the...
Phil Hanson
Aug 21, 2012
Philemon "Phil" Hanson, 85, Grand Forks, ND died Tuesday, August 21, 2012 in his lake home on Lake Sarah near Erskine, MN. Phil was born August 14, 1927 in Kloten, ND the son of Julius and Kaia (Kroke) Hanson. He graduated from high school at Kloten. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany then attended the Gale Institute in...
Dennis W Thompson
Aug 20, 2012
Dennis Wayne Thompson, age 68, of Thompson, N.D. passed away at Altru Hospital on Monday, August 20, 2012, from complications due to diabetes. Dennis was born March 27, 1944, the son of Thelman and Geneva (Amble) Thompson of Grand Forks. He was raised on the family farm in Thompson, N.D. Dennis attended grade school in a one-room schoolhouse in Thompson...
Nancy Nelson
Aug 18, 2012
Nancy Nelson, 62, Grand Forks, died Saturday, August 18, 2012 in her home. Nancy was born October 1, 1949 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the daughter of Richard and Norman (Wilz) Demmers. They lived in McIntosh, SD, and Dickinson, ND, before moving with her family to Grand Forks in 1965. Graduating from Grand Forks Central in 1967, Nancy then graduated from...
Elvin R. Jacobson
Aug 18, 2012
Elvin R. Jacobson, 87, of East Grand Forks, MN died Saturday, August 18, 2012 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Elvin Rudolph Jacobson was born January 13, 1925 in Finley, ND the son of Andrew and Tena (Wasness) Jacobson. He entered the U.S. Army during WWII and served in the Philippines and Korea before being honorably discharged. Elvin married Jean Ryan...
Dorothy Shermoen
Aug 18, 2012
Dorothy L. (McConn) Shermoen , age 85 of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Saturday, August 18th, 2012 at home under the care of Altru Hospice Services. Dorothy was born May 2nd, 1927 in Mason City, IA to Vera (Nelson) and Ralph McConn. She grew up and attended school in Fairmount, ND, graduating in 1945. Dorothy was married to Jerome...
Fathy Messiha
Aug 18, 2012
Fathy Messiha, 76, Grand Forks died Saturday, August 18, 2012 in Valley Elder Care. Fathy was born in Cairo, Egypt on February 10, 1936. He attended primary school in Cairo, and then attended high school in Assiut, Egypt, participating in the Assiut College-American Mission, where he attained a State High School Certificate, and the Assiut College Diploma. In October of...
Benora Rothenberger
Aug 17, 2012
Benora Rothenberger, 97, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2012, at her home at Edgewood Vista in East Grand Forks, MN. Benora was born November 10, 1914, in Lankin, ND, the daughter of Martin & Clara (Hanstad) Hippie. She grew up and attended school in Fordville, ND. Benora married David Rothenberger August, 10, 1935 in Crookston, MN. She was a...
Donna Mae Friend
Aug 16, 2012
Donna Mae Friend, 68, of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, August 16, 2012 in her home. Donna M. Dahl was born June 5, 1944 in Grand Forks, the daughter of Clifford and Birdie (Amble) Dahl. She grew up and attended school in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School in 1962. She married John D.E. Friend on Sept. 25,...
Fred Arnason
Aug 15, 2012
A. Fred Arnason, 84, of Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Fred was born October 24, 1927, in Hensel, ND, the son of Richard and Sigrid (Simundson) Arnason. He grew up in Langdon and Grand Forks and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1945. He attended the University of North...
Leonard Franz
Aug 14, 2012
Leonard Franz, 70, Grand Forks, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 in Valley Eldercare. Leonard was born August 23, 1941 in Hankinson, ND, the son of Edger and Alma (Arndt) Franz. He attended school in Hankinson through 9th grade. He married Delores Lunski in 1964 and they divorced in 1969. He worked as a diesel mechanic, retiring in 1985. On July...
Thomas R. Sannes
Aug 13, 2012
Thomas R. Sannes, 67, of Grand Forks, passed away Monday, August 13, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Thomas was born July 30, 1945, in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Ted & Agnes (Jacobson) Sannes. Thomas was raised and attended school in Grand Forks. Thomas enlisted in the US Army from 1965-67 and served in Germany. He was...
Jane VanBramer
Aug 7, 2012
Jane A. Van Bramer, 82, of Grand Forks, ND, died on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 in her home. Jane Wooldridge was born September 20, 1929 in Altus, Oklahoma, the daughter of Marvin and Opal (Crossley) Wooldridge. At the age of 9, she moved with her family to Valley City, ND where she graduated from College High School in 1947. Jane...
Lawrence Sand
Aug 6, 2012
Lawrence Donald Sand, 88, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, died on August 6, 2012. Mr. Sand was born on May 1, 1924, the son of Helen and Erik Sand. Mr. Sand proudly served in the United States Air Force during World War II as a B-29 tail gunner. Upon returning from the war, Mr. Sand and his new wife, Norma...
Gladyce Hendrickson
Aug 5, 2012
Gladyce Hendrickson, 93, Grand Forks, ND died Sunday, August 5, 2012 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Gladyce Omlid was born February 1, 1919 in Middle River, MN, the daughter of Charles and Annie (Olson) Omlid. She moved with her family to Fox, MN in 1921 and to Fisher, MN in 1928 where she graduated from high school. She...
Harriet Haugen
Aug 2, 2012
Harriet M. Haugen, 88, Grand Forks, died Thursday, August 2, 2012 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Harriet Marie Hanson was born at Pekin, North Dakota on July 15, 1924 to Harry and Marie (Tangen) Hanson. She graduated from Cooperstown High School and later from Aaker's Business College. She married Robert "Bob" L Hunt in 1948. Harriet Hanson and Clarion O....
Delores A Baldock
Jul 31, 2012
Delores A. Baldock, 73, of East Grand Forks, MN, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Delores was born November 7, 1938, the daughter of Victor & Helen (Rothecker) Johnson in Mayville, ND, where she grew up and attended schools. Delores married Donald V. Baldock on July 20, 1955 in Mayville. She helped on the family...
Bernard John Kerley
Jul 30, 2012
BJ (Bernard J.) "Hi" Kerley, 89, of Grand Forks, passed away on Monday, July 30, 2012, at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Bernard was born August 29, 1922, the son of Bernard John & Molly (Lenes) Kerley. He was baptized, confirmed and raised in Fosston where he graduated from High School in 1942. He was on the basketball team...
Pamela Castoreno
Jul 29, 2012
Pamela Jayne (Trostad) Castoreno passed away on July 29, 2012 unexpectedly. Pam was born on January 9, 1961 to Obert & Marilynn (Hanson) Trostad in McVille, ND. She was baptized at McVille Lutheran & confirmed at Sharon Lutheran. She attended Ben Franklin, South Junior, and Red River High School in Grand Forks graduating in 1979. She married Paul Castoreno on...
Marie Fingarson
Jul 26, 2012
Marie B. Fingarson, 80, Grand Forks, died Thursday, July 26, 2012 at home. Marie B. Fingarson was born in Grand Forks, ND on September 28, 1931 to Halvor and Ingrid (Berg) Fingarson. She lived in Grand Forks and attended local schools. In her younger years she was employed by Deaconess Hospital, Woolworths, and several other places in Grand Forks. She...
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