Obituaries
Ivamae Bjerke
Feb 15, 2016
IVAMAE BJERKE Ivamae Bjerke, 84, Buxton, ND, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016 in the Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Ivamae Johnson was born April 24, 1931, the daughter of Gust and Violet Johnson. She was a lifelong resident of Buxton, ND. Ivamae was a teacher in the early 1950s, teaching grades 1 thru 8 in the rural Buxton country...
Ryan Todd Aasen
Feb 8, 2016
RYAN TODD AASEN Ryan Todd Aasen, 22, Hillsboro, ND, died Monday, February 8, 2016 in East Grand Forks, MN. Ryan was born December 8, 1993 in Fargo, ND the son of Todd Aasen and Kari (Lange) Sunell. He attended Hillsboro Elementary School and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 2013. Ryan played football, basketball and wrestled in his school years....
Jerome Wallace Lande
Feb 7, 2016
Jerome W. Lande, 85, of Mayville, ND, died on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. He was born March 13, 1930 on the family farm in Lindaas Township northeast of Mayville to Ole and Anne (Strand) Lande. He attended Lindaas School and Mayville High School. He married Marilyn Anderson on December 1, 1950. Jerome...
Stephen Karl Eastvold
Jan 19, 2016
Stephen Karl Eastvold, 63, entered his heavenly home on January 19, 2016 at his home in Portland. Steve was born on May 28, 1952 in Mayville, ND to Orlo and Delores (Stenerson) Eastvold. He lived most of his life in Mayville and Portland, where he farmed and worked for various farmers in the area. Steve spent some time in Fargo,...
Lyle Rempher
Jan 17, 2016
Lyle Rempher, 74, Mayville, ND, died Sunday, January 17, 2016, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Lyle Rempher was born May 30, 1941, on the family farm in LaMoure County near Jud, ND, the son of Leonard and Mildred (Rempher) Rempford. He attended country school and moved with his parents to Edgeley, ND. In 1950, after the death of...
Hazel Beatrice Satrom
Jan 13, 2016
Hazel Beatrice (Mehus) Satrom, 94, passed away January 13, 2016 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. ND. Hazel was born August 8, 1921 to Nels George & Artha (Stavens) Mehus on a farm west of Hatton, ND. Hazel grew up the youngest girl of 8 siblings; 4 girls followed by 4 boys. Hazel loved her time spent in 4-H and...
Florence Lillian Brenden
Jan 9, 2016
Florence Lillian Brenden, 99, of Portland, ND, passed away January 9, 2016 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Florence was born on December 25, 1916 the third oldest of 13 children, to Olaf & Inga (Holm) Flaten. She attended Viking school and worked for several area families until her marriage on December 21, 1935 to Helmer Brenden. They...
David Allan Jacobson
Dec 25, 2015
David Allan Jacobson, 57, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015 at home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. David was born in Breckinridge, MN on July 19, 1958 to Reuben, Jr. and Kathleen Jacobson. He graduated from Hatton High School in 1976. He attended NDSCS and received a degree in heating and cooling. On May...
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...


