Obituaries
Wesley Carl Todd Sr.
Sep 23, 2016
Wesley Carl Todd Sr., 63, of Hatton, ND died Friday, September 23, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Wes was born and raised in Everett WA. He attended Cascade High. He left school and joined the Navy in 1970. He was stationed in Rhode Island where he met and married his wife in June of 1971. They raised...
Raymond Howard Gulbranson
Sep 1, 2016
Raymond Gulbranson, 87, of Mayville, ND died Thursday, September 1, 2016 after a brief illness at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville. Prior to his passing, he had been a long time resident under the loving care of the staff at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. “Four score and seven years ago” on July 14, 2016 Raymond “came forth” as...
Kim Kae Baurichter
Aug 29, 2016
Kim Baurichter, 59, of Portland, ND died in her home on Monday, August 29, surrounded by loved ones after a six year battle with cancer. The daugher of Bert and Adeline (Kraulik) Kosobud was born on August 16, 1957, in Grand Forks, ND. She attended school in Michigan, ND and college in Mayville, ND. Kim served in the United States...
Lillian K.M. Berg
Aug 27, 2016
Lillian Berg, 96, of Mayville, ND moved to heaven on Saturday morning, August 27, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Lillian Karen Marie (Andersen) Berg was born September 9, 1919, to Alfred and Annette (Erickson) Andersen in Chicago, Illinois. Lillian’s father was a Methodist pastor, so her childhood was spent living in various towns in the Midwest, including...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...


