In Our Care
William Hackett Jr.
Dec 24, 2011
William "Duke" Hackett Jr., 53, Grand Forks, died December 24, 2011 in his home. Services will be held at a later date.
Paul R. Meyer
Dec 21, 2011
Paul R. Meyer, 91, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, peacefully and happily at his home in East Grand Forks, MN, surrounded with love. Paul was born October 29, 1920, to Joseph & Emma Meyer in Grand Forks. He was a life-long member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. He served in the 52nd Armored Infantry Battalion in the ETO. He was...
Alice Louise Owen
Dec 21, 2011
Alice Louise Owen, 81, died Wednesday, December 21 at Valley Eldercare, Grand Forks, ND. Alice Koning was born on January 20, 1930 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, daughter of George and Mary Lemmers Koning. Alice married John B. Owen on June 11, 1955 in Des Moines, Iowa. Alice and John moved to Grand Forks in 1966 with their two children. Both Alice...
Carol Y. Gilbraith
Dec 18, 2011
Carol Y. Gilbraith, 76, Grand Forks, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at home. Carol Yvonne Johnson was born to Carl John Johnson and Violet Ruth (Collins) Johnson on August 27, 1935 at Devils Lake, North Dakota. She attended schools at Doyon and Tokio, ND and graduated from Central High School in Devils Lake. She attended Mayville State Teacher's College and...
Agnes Anderson
Dec 16, 2011
Agnes Anderson, 96, of Grand Forks, died Friday, December 16, 2011 at 4000 Valley Square Woodside Village in Grand Forks. Agnes was born December 29, 1914 in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of Hans & Marin Anderson. She grew up and attended schools in Grand Forks. Agnes married Iver Anderson on May 1, 1932. Agnes was a homemaker and a...
Esther P. Steiner
Dec 14, 2011
Esther P. Steiner, 84, Grand Forks, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at her home, Tufte Manor, Grand Forks, North Dakota Esther Pauline Fundingsland was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on July 25, 1927 to Omar and Mabel (Holwell) Fundingsland. She attended school in Climax, Minnesota and Maynard, Minnesota, and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1945. Esther...
Wayne Wilhelm
Dec 14, 2011
Lloyd "Wayne" Wilhelm, 69, Grand Forks, ND died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND. Wayne was born November 21, 1942 in Grand Forks, the son of Lloyd and Mildred (Ostdahl) Wilhelm. He was raised and educated in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School. Wayne worked for Forx Motors of Grand Forks before moving...
Roger L. Fish
Dec 13, 2011
Roger Leroy Fish, age 66 of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at home after fighting Cancer for almost 3 years. Roger was born March 21, 1945 in Grand Forks, ND the son of Leo and Bergit (Anderson) Fish. He grew up one of 5 boys with 1 sister. He graduated from Grand Forks Central in...
Mildred Kennedy
Dec 13, 2011
Mildred E. Kennedy, 92, Grand Forks, ND died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in Valley Memorial Home Woodside Village. Mildred Etta Jackson was born September 9, 1919 in Grand Forks, ND. She was the sixth child of eight children born to Carl and Margaret Jackson. She grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Grand Forks Central High School. In July...
Jackie Pesek
Dec 13, 2011
Jacquelyn Annette Pesek, 80, of Grand Forks and formerly of Lawton, ND passed away December 13 at the home of daughter Sandi and Son-in Law Doug Newgard of Grand Forks; she was under Altru Hospice care. Jackie was born October 27, 1931 to Louis and Leona Sackenreuter of Lawton, ND. She attended Mayville State College before marrying Bennie Pesek on...
Jean Cossette
Dec 12, 2011
Jean Bostrom Cossette, 70, died suddenly at her home in Grand Forks on Monday, December 12, 2011. Jean Lynn Bostrom was born in Grand Forks on July 30, 1941 to Clarence Vernon (Vern) and Catherine Laura (née Bliven) Bostrom. She attended St. Mary's School, graduating from St. James High School in 1959. Having attended the University of North Dakota from...
H. Harlow Thompson
Dec 11, 2011
H. Harlow Thompson, age 84 of Grand Forks, ND passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Henry Harlow Skyberg Thompson was born July 24, 1927, in Crookston, MN, the son of Henry M. and Olga (Skyberg) Thompson. He was baptized and confirmed at the Sand Hill Lutheran Church. He attended the Climax...
Zella Pauline Trezona Green
Dec 10, 2011
Zella Pauline Trezona Green Zella Pauline Trezona Green, 91, of Grand Forks, died on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at the Northwood Deaconess Health Center. Pauline was born on May 26, 1920 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Lee R. & Zella (Chamberlain) Trezona. She grew up in several small towns in Iowa, graduating from high school in Brandon, IA. She earned her...
Mary A. Severinson
Dec 9, 2011
Mary A. Severinson passed away on Friday December 9, 2011 at4000 Valley Square-Woodside Village, in Grand Forks, ND. She was born in Reynolds, ND in March, 1912 and was almost 100 years old. She was the oldest of 12 children born to Joe E. and Caroline Adams. Her husband of 70 years, Leonard O. Severinson, preceded her in death. Survivors...
Sheila Olson
Dec 9, 2011
Sheila M. Olson, 65, formerly of Larimore, North Dakota, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2011 in 4000 Valley Square - Woodside Village, Grand Forks. Sheila was born February 22, 1946 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to R. Walter Olson and Gladys M. (Kilen) Olson of Rural Larimore, North Dakota. Sheila was a multitalented artist and musician. The middle child...
James E. Dunn
Dec 9, 2011
James E. Dunn, 73, Grand Forks, died Friday, December 9, 2011 at home. James Eliott Dunn was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on December 21, 1937 to James L. and Fern E. (Eliott) Dunn. He attended schools in Grand Forks, graduating from Central High School. He served in the US Navy from March 14, 1955 until he was honorably...
Sharon Judy Chadwick
Dec 8, 2011
SHARON CHADWICK 68 Grand Forks,ND Born Sharon Judy Rhone on June 7,1943 to Jerry Sr. and Sina Rhone in Solen,ND. She married Delbert Chadwick on June 15,1963 and they had two children together Colleen Chadwick and Diamond Chadwick. She went to see her Lord on Dec. 8,2011 due to lung complications. Being a farmer's daughter had always made her a...
Magdalene Boom
Dec 8, 2011
Magdalene "Mag" Boom was born April 15, 1922 in Ardoch, ND, the youngest of ten children born to Frank and Magdalene Schultz. She died December 8, 2011 in Kennewick, WA where she had moved in August 2010 in order to be closer to family as her health declined. Mag spent her childhood in Ardoch and after high school met the...
Gerald Richot
Dec 7, 2011
Gerald "Sonny" Richot, 74, Grand Forks, passed away Wednesday December 7, 2011 in Altru hospital. Gerald was born on June 15, 1937 in Walhalla, ND to Florence and Charles Richot. After the death of his father, Florence and Gerald moved to Grand Forks. Gerald attended school at Sacred Heart School in East Grand Forks. He then enlisted in the United...
Harlan F. Thompson
Dec 6, 2011
Harlan F. Thompson, 69, Grand Forks, ND died Tuesday, Dec 6th 2011 in his home due to respiratory failure. Harlan Faye Thompson was born January 5th 1942 in Thompson ND, the 1st of five children to Frank and Serine (Ritland) Thompson. He graduated from Central high school, class of 1959. He then went onto North Dakota State School of Science...


