Obituaries
Janice Marie Borud
Jun 9, 2018
Janice Marie (Peterson) Borud (89) passed away on June 09, 2018 in Fargo, ND. Born on Feb 26, 1929, Janice Marie Peterson grew up in Fargo and graduated from Fargo Central High School. She attended Moorhead State Teacher's College and received her teaching certificate. She taught in one room school houses before settling in at a country school in...
Viola Catherine Sparrow
Jun 4, 2018
Viola Catherine Sparrow, 94, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, June 4, 2018 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Viola was born October 14, 1923 in Two Inlets, MN, currently Park Rapids, MN, to Albert and Jenny (Vigesaa) Schmitz. At a very young age, Viola moved with her parents and an older sister, Fern, to a small...
Helen Haugen
Jun 3, 2018
Helen Haugen, 92, of Mayville, ND, died Sunday, June 3, 2018 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. She was born on July 8, 1925 in Sheyenne, ND the daughter of Christian and Emma (Nordvick) Frosaker. On December 13, 1943, Helen married Alf Haugen in Fort Morgan, Colorado. They lived in rural Portland on the family...
Robert Keith Balstad
May 28, 2018
Robert ‘Bob’ Balstad, 62 years old, of Portland, ND died on May 28, 2018 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Bob was born in Mayville, ND on September 3, 1955 to Klarius and Joyce Balstad. Bob grew up in the Mayville – Portland communities and graduated high school in the M-P-C-G school system. He worked various...
Eileen Joyce McMullen
May 26, 2018
Eileen Joyce McMullen, 89 years old, died May 26, 2018 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville surrounded by loving family. Eileen (Rusty) O’Hara was born October 19, 1928 to Joseph and Nettie (Nash) O’Hara in Grand Forks, ND. She grew up on a farm north of Petersburg along with her older brother Glenn. Eileen graduated from Michigan High...
Elaine M. Viken
May 23, 2018
Elaine Viken, 86, of Mayville, ND died Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Elaine Margaret Viken was born December 31, 1931 in Mayville, ND the daughter of Alvin and Mildred Domier. Elaine was confirmed in Bethany Lutheran Church rural Hatton, ND and graduated from Mayville High School in 1951. Elaine worked various jobs out...
Gertrude M. Anda
May 12, 2018
Gertrude M. Anda of Mayville, ND, died Saturday, May 12, 2018 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Gertrude was born on October 11, 1924 on her parents’ farm near Hampden, ND to Helen and Herman Simon. Gert graduated from school in Hampden, ND, and then attended New York Hairdressing Academy in Fargo, ND. She was self employed...
Duane Noel Nelson
Apr 24, 2018
Surrounded with love both near and afar, Duane Nelson, 90, peacefully passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Luther Memorial Home under the care of Hospice. Duane was born February 5, 1928 at the home farm west of Portland to parents, Olaf and Ida (Holkesvig) Nelson. A kind and hard working man throughout his life, he attended...
Joseph Darrin Betts
Apr 22, 2018
Joseph Darrin Betts, 28, of Grand Forks, ND, died Saturday, April 22, 2018 at his home in Grand Forks, ND. Joseph was born in Tucson, AZ on August 14, 1989 to Adele (Kujava) Aasen and Mark Betts and was met by his big brother Jacob. Joey grew up in Grand Forks, ND and attended J. Nelson...
LaVerne "Lovey" Aamold
Apr 17, 2018
LaVerne “Lovey” Aamold, 88, of Mayville, ND, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. LaVerne was born on August 29, 1929 on her grandparent’s farm near McVille, ND to John and Cora Bakke. She attended grade school at a country school near Mapes, ND and graduated from high school in Michigan,...
Eleanor Alice Amb
Apr 15, 2018
Eleanor Alice (Olson) Amb, 92, formerly of Portland, ND, and for the last six years, Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND, died Sunday, April 15, 2018. Eleanor was born April 25, 1925, near Galesburg to Harry and Anna (Kyllo) Olson. She grew up on the Olson family farm and attended Greenfield School through the eighth grade. She left...
Lori Jean Ham
Apr 13, 2018
Lori Jean (Smith) Ham, 59, of Aneta, ND passed away Friday, April 13, 2018, at Mayville Sanford Hospital. Lori was born July 5, 1958 at the Northwood Deaconess, daughter of Gene and Donna (Nelson) Smith. She grew up in rural Aneta attending Sharon Public School through her sophomore year and graduated from Aneta High School in...
Lowell Eugene Lande
Apr 13, 2018
Lowell Eugene Lande, 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Mayville, ND under the care of Hospice and Luther Memorial Home. Lowell was born near Mayville, ND on April 7, 1928 to Ole and Anne (Strand) Lande and was raised on a family farm and attended Lindaas School. Lowell lived his entire live...
Lonny Ray Gunderson
Apr 2, 2018
Lonny Ray Gunderson, 51, of Mayville, ND, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2018 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Lonny was born May 29, 1966 in Mayville, ND to Rodney and Lila Jean (Fyre) Gunderson. He attended Mayville Portland schools and graduated in 1984. He lived in the Mayville area for most of his...
Floyd Sunday Erickson
Mar 25, 2018
Floyd Sunday Erickson, 90, died Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Sanford Health Palliative Care, Fargo, ND. Floyd was born on October 2, 1927, in Hunter, ND, to Edward and Betsy (Sannes) Erickson. Floyd’s mother passed away while he was just 11 years old and was raised by his father, sister (Adeline) and brother (Orville). He went to Greenfield Country...
Bocephus "Bo" Alan Peter Agnes
Mar 20, 2018
Bocephus (Bo) Alan Peter Agnes passed away unexpectedly on March 20 at his home in Portland, ND from a seizure. Bocephus was born at Rolla, ND on July 29, 1990. He resided in Mayville, Grand Forks and Portland. He attended Peter Boe Elementary School in Mayville, West Elementary and Valley Middle School in Grand Forks. He graduated from Grand...
Phyllis A. Lundeby
Mar 6, 2018
Phyllis Lundeby, 90, of Mayville, ND died on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND. Phyllis was born January 28, 1928 in Pine Creek, MN, the daughter of Halvor S. and Mollie (Haugen) Halvorson. Growing up, she attended Greenbush High School, graduating in 1947. Shortly after high school, she moved to Mayville to...
Jane E. Holden
Mar 6, 2018
Jane Eleanor Holden, 77 years of age, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville, North Dakota. Jane was born November 10, 1940 in Laramie, Wyoming to the late Gerald and Marion Merrick. She was the second daughter of three and is survived by her sister Shelley of Mesquite,...
Ruth Kensrud
Feb 24, 2018
Ruth Kensrud, 96, of Lisbon, ND, formerly of Portland, ND died on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at CHI Lisbon Health in Lisbon, ND. Ruth was born July 8, 1921 in Hatton, ND to Sever and Kaia (Koldingsness) Lonne. She grew up and attended country school through the 8th grade. Ruth was united in marriage to Conrad Kensrud...
MELVIN OLSON
Feb 10, 2018
Melvin “Dewey” Duane Olson, age 72, of Mayville, ND, passed away Saturday morning, February 10, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. He was born June 9, 1945 to Reynard and Edith Olson in Grafton ND, the youngest of 4 children. He graduated from Fairdale High School in 1963, later attending the University of North Dakota and Embry-Riddle Aeronatical University...