Obituaries

Gladys Jondahl Morton

Gladys Jondahl Morton

Aug 18, 2016

Gladys Jondahl Morton, 87, of Page, ND passed away to her heavenly home on August 18, 2016. She was born August 6, 1929 to William and Meta (Neve) Jungnitsch. They lived on a farm east of Page with her two younger brothers, Ranald and Wallace and three older sisters, Regina, Elsie & Katy. She started her education in the little...

Robert "Bud" Strand

Robert "Bud" Strand

Aug 13, 2016

Robert "Bud" Strand, 89, of Portland, ND passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville. Robert was born April 19, 1927 in Portland, ND, the son of George and Andrea Strand. He married Opal Anderson in 1945. He graduated from Portland High School and Concordia College. After teaching and coaching in Leeds and Sharon, ND, he returned...

Leonard "Lenny" Aamold

Leonard "Lenny" Aamold

Jul 27, 2016

Leonard “Lenny” Aamold, 98, of Mayville, ND died Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Leonard was born March 28, 1918 in Portland, ND to Albert and Anna (Heskin) Aamold. He attended and graduated from the Portland High School in 1936. On September 28, 1940, Lenny married Myrtle Vinji in Neilsville, MN. Lenny held several jobs...

Eunice Geneva Klabo

Eunice Geneva Klabo

Jul 26, 2016

Eunice Geneva Klabo, 95, of Mayville, ND died Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Eunice was born July 23, 1921 in Portland, ND to Albert and Anna (Heskin) Aamold. Eunice was baptized and confirmed at Aurdal Lutheran Church in Portland. She attended school in Portland and graduated from high school in 1939. She worked as...

Jan Tracy Davis

Jan Tracy Davis

Jul 25, 2016

Jan Tracy Davis, 57, of Page, ND, died Monday, July 25, 2015 in the Palliative Care at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Jan was born on August 11, 1958 in Fargo, ND to Harry and Gladys (Rintoul) Davis. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Faith. Jan attended and graduated from the Page High School and furthered his...

Delores Kathleen Grandalen

Delores Kathleen Grandalen

Jul 19, 2016

Delores Kathleen Grandalen, 85, of Portland, ND passed away on July 19, 2016 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville. Her beloved husband, Oliver, preceded her in death just 25 days prior. She was born on August 22, 1930 to Anna (Holkesvig) and Manne Olson in Mayville. She grew up on a farm near Mayville and graduated from Mayville High School. Delores...

Henry Finstrom

Henry Finstrom

Jul 10, 2016

Henry August Finstrom, 91, of Mayville, ND died Sunday, July 10, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Henry was born March 21, 1925 to Henning and Anna (Hanson) Finstrom at the family farm in rural Buxton, ND. He moved with his family to Simcoe, ND for a time. The family returned to the Buxton area where he attended...

Samuel R. Oxton

Samuel R. Oxton

Jul 1, 2016

Samuel Oxton, 97, of Mayville, ND formerly of Finley, ND died Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Samuel Robert Oxton was born November 25, 1918 to Samuel and Jennie (Windness) Oxton in Finley, ND. He graduated from Finley High School. Sam entered the US Army and served during World War II in the South Pacific...

Joann (Johnson) Ewen

Joann (Johnson) Ewen

Jun 26, 2016

Joann Ewen was well into middle age, 53, before she found her true passion—for gardening. “I went nuts over it,” she once said, when she discovered the beauty of perennials on a trip to a local nursery. With a group of equally fanatical volunteers, she would eventually create Rainbow Garden in 2005, which today stands as a stunning community centerpiece...

Oliver Grandalen

Oliver Grandalen

Jun 25, 2016

Oliver Joseph Grandalen, 94, of Portland, ND passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday June 25, 2016 at Altru hospital in Grand Forks. He was born on November 24, 1921 to Sarah (Flaten) and George Grandalen at the family farmstead near Portland. He was baptized, confirmed, and a lifetime member of Aurdal Lutheran Church. Oliver attended Viking Country...

LeRoy Elmer Olson

LeRoy Elmer Olson

Jun 24, 2016

LeRoy Elmer Olson, 83, of Hatton, ND passed away peacefully Friday June 24, 2016 at the Hatton Prairie Village. LeRoy was born on May 18, 1933 in Hamberg, ND, the only child of C.E. Olson and Neta (Simms) Olson. He was a high school graduate of Buxton, ND and an Army Veteran of the Korean War. LeRoy worked at The...

Christopher Thomas Skadeland

Christopher Thomas Skadeland

Jun 23, 2016

Christopher Thomas Skadeland, 54, of Mayville, ND, formerly of New York, NY died on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Christopher Thomas Skadeland was born on January 18, 1962 to Ivan and Beatrice Skadeland in Mayville, ND. He is the youngest of four children. Christopher graduated from Mayville-Portland High School in 1980. He attended college...

Debra Jean Frandson

Debra Jean Frandson

Jun 21, 2016

Debbie Jean Frandson, 59, of Hunter, ND passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Sanford Health in Fargo, after a long battle with Diabetes and heart problems. Debbie was born to Myron and Delores (Balstad) Mastrud on March 22, 1957 in Mayville, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Hatton. She attended public school...

Carolyn Joy Roan

Carolyn Joy Roan

Jun 17, 2016

Carolyn Joy Roan, 68, of Mayville, ND died Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Memorial services were held on Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 10 a.m. at the Luther Memorial Home Chapel, with Pastor Randy Mortenson officiating. Carolyn Joy Oien was born on April 27, 1948 to Carl and Joyce Oien in Devils Lake, North...

Michael Gary Holt

Michael Gary Holt

Jun 10, 2016

Michael Gary Holt, 54, of Gilroy, CA, passed away on June 10, 2016, after a hard fought battle with brain cancer. Mike was born on March 25, 1962 in Mayville, ND to Richard and Mary Kay (Schmidt) Holt. Mike attended elementary and high school in Petersburg, ND. After his high school graduation Mike attended North Dakota State College of Science...

Jennifer (Rettig) Karboviak

Jennifer (Rettig) Karboviak

Jun 7, 2016

Jennifer “Jenny” (Rettig) Karboviak, 27, of Mayville, ND, died June 7, 2016 at her residence. Jennifer Lynn (Rettig) Karboviak was born on October 22, 1988 in Grand Forks, ND. She attended school in Medina, ND, being active in track and cross-country. She graduated from Mayville State University with an AA degree in Early Childhood to pursue her love of teaching...

Donald T. Cannon

Donald T. Cannon

Jun 3, 2016

Donald Cannon, 86, of Mayville, ND died Friday, June 3, 2016 at his residence in Mayville. Donald was born Oct. 9, 1929 in Cherokee, IA. He was baptized and confirmed at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, IA. He graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in 1948. He then attended Creighton University and received a Bachelor of Science in history,...

Ronald V. Kyllo

Ronald V. Kyllo

May 29, 2016

Ronald V. Kyllo, 80, Galesburg, ND died Sunday May 29 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo. Ronald was born June 4, 1935 to Edwin and Bernice (Nelson) at Mayville, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at Stordahl Lutheran Church. In 1954, Ronald graduated from Mayville High School at Mayville, ND. He then served in the Army and was a Korean War...

Randolph L. Smith

Randolph L. Smith

May 25, 2016

Randolph Smith, 68, of Mayville, ND, referred to as Randy by family and friends passed away after battling a long illness on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. He loved antiques, music, reading and playing the trumpet. He also became an ordained minister and loved God and serving others. He is survived by two brothers:...

Lavon P. Fugleberg

Lavon P. Fugleberg

May 25, 2016

Lavon Fugleberg, 88, of Mayville, ND, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND. Lavon Fugleberg was born March 31, 1928 in rural Hatton to Ingemore and Lillian (Syverson) Fugleberg. He was the youngest of four sons. Lavon attended a country school and was baptized and confirmed at the Little Forks Church. The family later moved...