Obituaries
Irene A. Ogburn
Dec 24, 2015
Irene A. Ogburn (Grindeland) 96, passed away peacefully December 24 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Irene was born August 22, 1919 on the family farm near Mayville, the fifth child of Martin and Marie Grindeland. She spent her youth helping on the farm and attended a country school near her home. She left home at an early age to...
Janis E. Schmitz
Dec 8, 2015
Janis Eloise Schmitz, 82, passed away Tuesday, December 8 at the Luther Memorial Nursing Home in Mayville North Dakota. Janis was born in Hope, North Dakota on May 17, 1933 to Victor and Louise (Sharske) Wennerstrom. Janis grew up on a farm East of Hope where she took an active role in the daily farm chores while being both a...
Elaine M. Rygg
Dec 6, 2015
Elaine Margaret (Lien) Rygg, 89, of Mayville, ND, died on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Elaine (Lien) Rygg was born on May 27, 1926 in Portland, North Dakota. She was the daughter of the late Erling and Della (Hovland) Lien. Elaine graduated from Portland High School in 1944 and was Salutatorian of her...
Thomas Andrew Brendsel
Nov 30, 2015
Tom Brendsel, 81, passed away November 30, 2015, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, from pneumonia and septic shock. Thomas Andrew Brendsel was born to Ione (Grinager) and Ingebrigt (“Inky”) Brendsel on May 19, 1934, in Mayville, North Dakota. In grade school and high school, Tom was very involved in music, playing baritone in band, singing in the choir, and competing in...
Dennis A. Lillemoen
Nov 28, 2015
Dennis Lillemoen, 71, of Hatton, ND, died Saturday, November 28, 2015 at his home. Dennis was born on December 6, 1943 in Mayville, ND to Palmer and June (Nelson) Lillemoen. He grew up on the family farm East of Hatton and attended Morgan #2 Elementary School. Dennis farmed with his dad, Palmer for a number of years and later as...
Howard Leroy Groven
Nov 21, 2015
Howard L. Groven, 77, of Portland, ND, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Stanford Hospital in Fargo. He was born to Carl and Hilma (Larson) Groven on November 1, 1938 at Union Hospital in Mayville. He farmed west of Portland with his brother Gustave. In 1962, he was drafted into the U.S. Army where he was stationed in...
Rollan Axel Knudson
Oct 14, 2015
Rollan Axel Knudson, 91, of Portland, ND passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Rollan was born July 14, 1924, at Union Hospital in Mayville, to Axel and Alida (Finell) Knudson of rural Portland. Rollan grew up on the family farm, attended country school at Primrose #4, and was baptized and confirmed at...
Jean Wilma Oxton
Oct 12, 2015
Jean W. Oxton, 97, of Mayville, ND, formerly of Finley, ND, died Monday, October 12, 2015 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Jean Wilma Oxton was born August 6, 1918 to William and Minnie (Christianson) Horner in Finley, ND. She attended Finley Public School. After her schooling, Jean worked as a clerk at the Steele County Auditor’s Office and...
Nancy Kay Jallo
Oct 10, 2015
Nancy Jallo, 59, passed away at her home rural Portland, ND, Saturday October 10, 2015 in the presence of her loved ones. Nancy Kay Hagness was born November 18, 1955 in Park River ND to Harold and Esther (Gilbertson) Hagness. Nancy graduated from Fordville High School in 1974 and graduated from Mayville State University in 1978 with a degree in...
Harvey M. McMullen
Oct 9, 2015
Harvey M. McMullen passed away peacefully on Friday, October 9, 2015 surrounded by his loving family and under the care of Hospice. On October 15, 1925 he was born in Climax, MN to Harvey and Ragna (Jevning) McMullen. He attended schools in Climax, Grafton and graduated high school from Hoople, MN. From a young age Harvey had a competitive spirit....
Paul E. Karlstad
Sep 28, 2015
Paul E. Karlstad, 84, of Portland, ND, died on Monday, September 28, 2015 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Paul was born May 3, 1931, north of Mayville in Lindaas Township to Martin and Marit (Erickson/Rotvold) Karlstad. Paul lived his entire life in the Mayville Portland community. He worked for Harrington Stock Yards in the early fifties, farmed...
Ardyce C. Newman
Sep 25, 2015
Ardyce Collette Newman, 84 of Mayville, ND was called home to her Heavenly Savior on September 25th 2015 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Ardyce was born December 15 1930 to Carl and Alma Enger. She attended elementary school in a one room school house in rural Hatton ND. She stayed with her grandparents so she could attend high school...
Ruth A. Kvernen
Sep 24, 2015
Ruth A. Kvernen, 89, of Portland, ND, died on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Ruth was born January 18, 1926 at the home of her parents, John and Anne Kringlen of Hatton, Ruth was one of 11 brothers and sisters. Family was always very important to her. Ruth attended Larimore High School for...
Carol Marie Beck
Sep 18, 2015
Carol Marie Beck, 80, of Mayville, ND, died on Friday, September 18, 2015 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Carol was born on November 8, 1934 in Lindaas Township, Mayville, ND to Louis and Selma (Wahl) Larson. She attended country school and graduated from the Mayville High School. She married Thomas Beck on July 6, 1953 in Climax,...
Arlene Skar
Sep 17, 2015
Arlene Mae Skar, 88, of Mayville ND, passed away Thursday September 17, 2015 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Arlene was born May 18, 1927 to Palmer and Ovedia (Tron) Stoe at Penn, ND. She attended country school and Penn public school. After graduation she worked at Great Northern Railroad as a telegraph operator. While working for the railroad, she...
John Arthur Wagner
Sep 17, 2015
John Arthur Wagner, 91, of Arthur, ND, formerly of Erie, ND died Thursday, September 17, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society in Arthur, ND. John was born on June 15, 1924 in Motley, MN to Arthur and Rose (Mathews) Wagner. The family moved to Erie, ND later that year. After his schooling, he moved to Three Forks, MT and worked for...
Ina Marilyn Henry
Sep 13, 2015
Marilyn Henry, 80, died September 13, 2015, at her home in Mandan, ND. Ina Marilyn (Moen) Henry was born March 10, 1935, at Union Hospital in Mayville, ND, to Joseph and Alice Moen of Galesburg. She attended and graduated from Galesburg Public School. She graduated from Mayville State College in 1970, with a degree in elementary education. She taught hundreds...
Dorothy F. Haugen
Sep 7, 2015
Dorothy F. Haugen, 89, of Mayville, ND and formally of Clifford, ND went home to be with her Savior on Monday, September 7, 2015. She was under the care of the Luther Memorial Home and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Dorothy was born March 2, 1926 in Hunter, ND to Bert and Frieda (Thompson) Van Zee. She was the...
Patricia L. Nelson
Sep 4, 2015
Patricia Louise Nelson, 85, of Page, ND died Friday September 4, 2015 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Patricia was the daughter of Floyd and Wilma (Law) Kent and was born on April 6th, 1930 in Pillsbury. She moved to Luverne then later to Page where she attended school. In her earlier years she worked as a "soda jerk" at...
Dennis Ray Kost
Sep 4, 2015
Dennis Kost, 79, of Portland, ND passed away peacefully on September 4, 2015. Dennis Ray Kost was born March 8, 1936 in Martin, ND to Emanuel and Tillie Kost and graduated from high school there in 1953. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Minot State University in 1957, his Master’s degree from NDSU in 1962 and his Doctorate in Education...
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