Obituaries
Hartvick "Hoppy" Olson
Oct 11, 2020
Hartvick “Hoppy” Olson, 89, of Mayville, ND, road off to heaven on a horse at the Luther Memorial Home with his family saying good-by on Sunday, October 11, 2020.
He was born on November 8, 1930 to Swedish immigrant father Carl and his mother Betsy (Hagen) Olson in Portland, ND. He grew up with two brothers and five...
Chester "Chet" Hedstrom
Oct 9, 2020
Chester A. Hedstrom, 93, of Mayville, ND, passed away Friday, October 9, 2020 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville.
Chester was born December 9, 1926 in Aneta, ND, the son of Fred and Louise (Moderow) Hedstrom. He attended school in Aneta, ND. Following high school Chester was drafted into the Army. He served from 1945 - 1947.
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Mark Paul Lipsiea
Sep 26, 2020
Mark Lipsiea, 67, of Mayville, ND, died Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville.
Mark was born on October 22, 1952 to Earl and Paula Lipsiea in Grand Forks, ND. He graduated in 1970 from Mayville High School and from Mayville State College in 1973; Mark also earned a master’s degree in counseling from Concordia...
David K. Lucken
Sep 25, 2020
David Lucken, 82, of Hatton, ND died on September 25, 2020 at the Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton, ND.
David was born October 13, 1937 to Bernt and Audrey (Sparrow) Lucken of Portland, ND. He attended Viking Twp. #1 School through the 8th grade. David was baptized and confirmed at Bruflat Lutheran Church in Portland. While attending Portland...
Miyoko "Mickey" Smestad
Sep 15, 2020
Miyoko "Mickey" (Hirose) Smestad (美代子) , 93, of Hatton, ND passed away September 15th, 2020 at Hatton Prairie Village, Hatton, ND.
Miyoko was born January 15, 1927 in Tokyo, Japan. She attended Ferris Women’s Private University (founded by Presbyterian missionaries) in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. It was in Japan where Miyoko Hirose and Maurice Smestad (stationed in Tokyo at...
Jinann Beth Stebe
Aug 30, 2020
Jinann (Pederson) Stebe, 55, of Mayville, ND passed away in her home after a long, courageous battle with cancer.
She was born June 12, 1965 in Atlantic, Iowa to Ordell and Myrna (Pederson) Pederson. Jinann and her family moved to Minnesota where she attended elementary school. From Minnesota the family moved to Wyoming where she completed her high...
Steven A. Neset
Aug 26, 2020
Steven Albert Neset, age 53, died on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 in his home in rural Valley City, ND, on Lake Ashtabula.
Steve was born on October 10, 1966 in Mayville ND to Stuart and Beatrice (Newman) Neset. He graduated high school from May-Port in 1984.
Steve married Lori (Stremick) Kahle in August of 1987 at Ebenezer...
Murlene (Amb) Braaten Marotzke
Aug 11, 2020
Murlene (Amb) Braaten Marotzke, 92, of Mayville, ND died on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
She was born June 7, 1928 in Portland, ND to Martin and Marie (Haugen) Amb. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in Portland.
Murlene married Eugene Braaten in the mid 1940’s. They...
Fern Judith Fugleberg
Jul 25, 2020
Fern Judith Studlien Fugleberg Rotto, 88, of Portland, ND passed away on July 25, 2020 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND where she had been a resident for a number of years.
She was born to Nels and Judith (Sandvik) Studlien on December 17, 1931 in Portland, North Dakota. Her parents were second generation from Norway. Fern had...
George Howard Brustad
Jul 21, 2020
George Howard Brustad, 85, of Mayville, ND, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. He was welcomed into heaven by many friends and family.
George was born September 22, 1934 in Mayville to Halvor and Louisa (Solberg) Brustad. He was baptized and confirmed at First American Lutheran Church. He grew up and...
Robert Louis Tollefson
Jul 21, 2020
Robert Louis Tollefson, 65, of Mayville, ND, died on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at his home in Mayville, ND.
Robert was born on September 26th, 1954 in Moorhead MN, to Willard and Marlys (Olson) Tollefson. He was raised in Fargo ND and graduated from Fargo South High School in 1974. He was passionate about music, making music, playing...
Donald Gordon Rygg
Jul 19, 2020
Donald Gordon Rygg, 94, of Mayville, ND, died on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND.
Donald Rygg was born on November 16, 1925 in Steele County Sherbrooke Township North Dakota. He was the son of the late Elmer (Herby) and Ingeborg (Rud) Rygg. Donald graduated from Portland High School in 1944. After high...
Lucienne H. Monson
Jul 13, 2020
Lucienne H. Monson, 97, of Hatton, ND left this earth on Monday, July 13, 2020 at the Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton, ND.
She was born August 4, 1922 to Otto and Karen (Cora) Gensrich on her family’s farm in rural Northwood, North Dakota. In grade school her family moved to Sunbeam Hill Farm in rural Hatton, where...
Laurel Ann Alm
Jun 21, 2020
Laurel Alm, 62, of Grand Forks, ND, died on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at Altru Hospital in Gran Forks.
Laurel Ann Alm was born to Lois (Peterson) and Walter Alm and grew up on the farm near Page, ND. For the last 27 years, she lived at group homes in Grand Forks, ND where she attended the day...
Jens Alvin Strand
Jun 15, 2020
Jens Alvin Strand, 74, passed away peacefully from complications of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), a Parkinsonian disorder, at home in Coralville, IA on Monday, June 15, 2020.
Jens was born January 9, 1946 in Portland, ND, the son of Robert and Opal Strand. He married Rosalinda “Rose” Mastricola in 1969.
He graduated from Portland High School and...
Myron L. Anderson
Jun 15, 2020
Myron L. Anderson, 69 of Mayville, ND, died Monday June 15 at home.
Myron was born in Mayville, ND, August 21, 1950 to Harry and Margaret Anderson of rural Clifford, ND. Myron attended country school and Sunday school at Norman Lutheran Church in Clifford.
The family moved to Mayville and Myron graduated from Mayville High School in...
Gloria Ann Boeddeker
Jun 7, 2020
Gloria Ann Boeddeker, 81, of Mayville, ND died on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND surrounded by family.
She was born February 20, 1939 in Mayville, ND to Amanda and George Eley. Gloria attended Herberg Township School through 8th grade and graduated from Caledonia High School.
On January 18, 1954, Gloria was...
Gerald Leland Evenstad
May 24, 2020
Gerald Leland Evenstad, 81, of Mayville, ND died on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.
Gerald was born Sept 21, 1938 at Grand Forks, ND to Oscar and Beda (Almquist) Evenstad. He grew up in Reynolds, ND. He graduated from Minneapolis Miller Vocational High School.
Gelald married Adeline Sanda Nov. 13,...
Hazel Kay Olson
May 24, 2020
Hazel Kay Olson will have a memorial service on Monday, June 8, 2020 at the Mayville Luther Church in Mayville. Family and friends are welcome to attend the service at 3 PM. Burial will be in the Mayville Cemetery in Mayville, ND.
Hazel was loved by her parents: Bailey Hlavac and Hunter Olson; maternal grandparents: Terri Hlavac and Michael...
Patricia Mae Frost
May 2, 2020
Patricia Mae Frost (Folk), age 87, passed away on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 in Mayville, North Dakota.
Pat was born and raised in the Hunter, North Dakota area, where she met and later married Marvin Frost on August 24th, 1957. They farmed and ran, Frost Store, while raising their four children.
She was a very creative and...
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