Obituaries
Loren Scott Lillemoen
Nov 17, 2019
Loren 'Pizza' Scott Lillemoen was born April 17, 1968 the son of Janice (Huus) and Gerald Lillemoen. He attended Hatton High School earning his GED at a later date.
Loren lived in the Hatton and Mayville area his entire life working for area farmers and 3 Star Dairy. Loren passed away November 17 as the result of a...
Joan Carol Simengaard
Nov 16, 2019
Joan C. Simengaard, 89, of Mayville, ND, died Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND.
Joan was born August 31, 1930 in Graceville, MN to Carl and Alice Irene Oksoll of rural New Effington, SD. At the age of 4, her family moved to a farm near Mayville, ND. Joan attended grade school in...
Kelly J. Lipsiea
Nov 10, 2019
Kelly Lipsiea, 59, of Mayville, ND, died Sunday, November 10, 2019 in Portland, ND.
Kelly John Lipsiea was born March 22nd, 1960 to Earl and Paula (Schable) Lipsiea in Mayville, ND as the sixth of seven children. Raised in Mayille, Kelly spent much of his childhood exploring and enjoying the outdoors with neighborhood friends and siblings, and graduated...
Avis T. Van Wechel
Nov 9, 2019
Avis Naas Van Wechel, 93, of Mayville ND, died Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.
Avis was born on February 7, 1926 in McVille North Dakota to Thomas and Agnes (Drengson) Naas. She graduated from Kloten High School and attended Mayville State Teachers College. She taught school for one year.
Avis married...
Kim Paul Walker
Nov 7, 2019
Kim Paul Walker, 63 died on November 7, 2019, in his home. He suffered a head wound as he assisted co-workers in escorting unruly patrons from the Upside Down Plaza in Birmingham, AL
Kim was born on August 4, 1956 to parents Daniel G. and Marguerite Walker in Mayville, ND where he grew up, graduating from Mayville-Portland High School. He...
James M. LeClair
Nov 4, 2019
James M. LeClair, 69, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, November 4, 2019 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville.
Jim was born October 30, 1950 to Tom and June LeClair in South St. Paul, Minnesota where he spent his childhood years and graduated from South St. Paul High School in 1968. He then attended the University of Minnesota...
Sandra L. Martz
Nov 1, 2019
Sandra Le (Sandy) Martz, 77, Mayville ND, died Friday, November 1, 2019 at Luther Memorial Home. Through our pain and sadness, we give thanks that her struggle with COPD and renal disease has ended.
Sandy was born March 26, 1942 in Minot ND. She lived with her parents, Orville and Ida Anderson, and her 4 siblings in Stanley...
James K. Flaten
Oct 23, 2019
James K. Flaten, 94, of Mayville, ND died on October 23, 2019 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.
James Kermit Flaten was born January 19, 1925 to Olaf & Inga (Holm) Flaten in rural Viking Township Portland ND where he grew up and attended school through 8th grade. He was confirmed at Little Forks Church and...
Eileen Mork
Oct 14, 2019
Eileen Mork passed away October 14th, 2019 at the Hatton Prairie Village Retirement Home in Hatton, ND at the age of 98.
She was born, Eileen Lucille Osking on March 10th, 1921 to Elmer and Elma (Eielson) Osking in what is today the Hatton Eielson Museum. Eileen was the eldest having had two predeceased brothers Elmer Jr. and...
Paul Craig Moen
Oct 14, 2019
Paul C. Moen, 69, of Mayville, ND, passed away peacefully at home on October 14, 2019, under the care of Hospice of the RRV.
Paul Craig Moen was born on February 28, 1950, in Mayville, the son of Harold and Emilie (Mork) Moen. He was raised on the family farm north of Mayville. He attended Morgan #3 through...
Luella Clara Gunkel
Oct 9, 2019
Luella Clara Gunkel, 94, died Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Luella was born April 1, 1925 on a farm in Tower City, ND to Killian and Bertha (Hoffmeyer) Rickel. She graduated High School in 1943 and attended Valley City College and received a teaching certificate. Luella traveled to Virginia and in...
Gene M. Gehrke
Sep 29, 2019
Gene Myron Gehrke, 86 of Aneta, ND passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Gene was born on March 22, 1933 in Aneta, ND to Julius and Sofie (Hillesland) Gehrke. He was baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith. He graduated from Aneta High School in 1951. On March 22, 1957 he married...
Pearl B. Forsgren
Sep 24, 2019
Pearl B. Forsgren, 97, of Mayville, ND passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.
Pearl Broer Delver was born November 16, 1921 in Boston, Mass. to Edward and Clara Delver. She graduated from high school and went on to get her RN degree. Pearl joined the Navy Nurse Corp during...
John Burgard
Sep 14, 2019
John Burgard 87, Page, ND passed away in Fargo, surrounded by family, after complication from a stroke on Saturday Sept. 14, 2019. Born July 1, 1932 in Orrin, ND to Benard & Theresa (Volk) Burgard.
He married the beautiful Mary Fettig November 25, 1952. He worked for farmers in the Orrin area. 1960 they bought a grain & dairy farm...
Agnes Julia Basol
Sep 2, 2019
Agnes Julia Basol passed away the morning of September 2, 2019 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND at the age of 101+.
Agnes was born November 20th, 1917 to George and Sarah Grandalen on the Grandalen home farm west of Portland, ND. She attended country grade school in Viking Township thru her 8th grade. She was...
Bernold A. Olson
Aug 25, 2019
Bernold Alvin Olson was born July 25, 1940 to Victor Alvin and Beatrice Corrine (Finstrom) Olson in Mayville, ND. As an infant he was baptized into the Christian faith at Mayville Lutheran Church and as a youth completed catechesis instruction. He passed to his heavenly glory at Bethany Retirement Living on University in Fargo under Ethos Hospice Care on...
Steven D. Archambeau
Aug 22, 2019
Steven Douglas Archambeau was called home on August 22, 2019.
Steve was born August 18, 1967 to Charles and Mildred (Trauger) Archambeau in Sacramento, CA. Steve and his brother, Doug, spent most of their growing up years in Elgin, ND, tormenting their mother.
During his adult years, Steve lived in Bismarck, ND. There he met his one...
Jerome R. Drogen
Aug 18, 2019
Jerome Drogen, 75, Page, ND passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND.
Jerome Roy Drogen was born December 29, 1943 in Fargo, ND to Roy and Elsie (Suhr) Drogen. He grew up on the family farm in Page where he graduated from Page High School in 1961. Jerome studied mechanics at North Dakota...
Sara Ann Twamley
Aug 9, 2019
Sara Ann Twamley, 41, of Moorhead, MN, formerly of Kennedy, MN died Friday, August 9, 2019 at her home in Moorhead, MN.
Miss Sara was born February 21, 1978 at Kittson Memorial in Hallock, MN to Tom and Barb (Bauer) Twamley. Early on, Miss Sara loved to make people laugh and found enjoyment in everything she did. She...
Orin L. Thompson
Aug 8, 2019
Orin Lenard Thompson, age 89 of Portland ND, died on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND.
Orin was born on March 25, 1930 on a farm southwest of Hatton ND to parents George and Alma (Foss) Thompson. He grew up in rural Hatton ND. He attended rural country schools and Hatton High School. He...