Obituaries
Kathleen Janel Fuglesten
Jan 28, 2015
Kathleen Janel Fuglesten, 62, of Buxton, ND died on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND with her family by her side. Kathy was born July 5, 1952 to John and Esther Thompson Hannaford, ND. She graduated high school from Glenfield-Sutton High School in 1970. Kathy attended Mayville State College. While attending college, Kathy met and...
Barry Gene Christianson
Jan 26, 2015
Barry Gene Christianson, 65, of Mayville, ND died on Monday, January 26 2015 at the St. Lukes Hospital in Houston, Texas. Barry was born September 25, 1949 to Earl and Joyce (Haagenson) Christianson. Barry graduated from Portland High School in 1967 and attended Mayville State University. He married Connie Burkholder on December 21st, 1968. Together they lived in West Fargo...
Nello Enger
Jan 23, 2015
Nello O. Enger, 91, of Mayville ND, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 23, 2015 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville under the care of Hospice. His family was at his side. Nello was born in Portland ND to Carl O. and Alma (Nelson) Enger on November 2, 1923. He attended schools in Viking and Garfield Townships. He worked at...
Gerald Ray Munter
Jan 20, 2015
Gerald “Jerry” Ray Munter, 73, of Portland, ND died on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at his home. Gerald was born on December 12, 1941 at Cummings, ND the son of George and Clara (Aure) Munter. Jerry grew up in Cummings and later, Finley, ND. On June 6, 1964 he married Sharon Moen. The couple made their home in Mayville, ND....
Vernon "Papa Tiny" Kaldor
Jan 12, 2015
Vernon Kaldor, called “Papa Tiny” by many passed away on Monday January 12, 2015 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND at the age of 96 years. Vernon Kaldor was born the son of Enoch and Marie Kaldor, born June 20, 1918. He was a lifelong member of Aal Lutheran Church, rural Hillsboro until the Aal Church closed. He...
Gladys O. Johnson
Jan 6, 2015
Gladys O. Johnson, 101, of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of Mayville, ND, passed away Tuesday January 6, 2015 at the Valley Memorial Nursing Home in Grand Forks, ND. Gladys was born on July 7, 1913 in Mayville, the second oldest of eight children to Eric and Signe Nelson. She attended school in Mayville. Gladys married Henry A. Johnson of Mayville....
William "Bill" Krigbaum
Jan 4, 2015
William “Bill” Krigbaum, 46, passed away on Sunday January 4, 2015 at Norwalk Community Hospital in Norwalk, CA due to kidney failure. He was born November 10, 1968 at Tachikawa AB, Japan, the son of Robert and Veda Krigbaum. He lived in Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, North Dakota and California, where he spent the past few years. He was married to...
Ruth Marie Johnson
Jan 4, 2015
Ruth Marie Johnson, age 87, passed away peacefully Sunday January 4, 2015 surrounded by family at Ava Maria Nursing Home, Jamestown, North Dakota. Ruth was born November 16, 1927 to parents Werner and Rose (Gebhardt) Nolte at the family farm in North Germany Township, Wadena County Minnesota. Ruth Attended District 49 School through the 8th grade. She attended Sebeka High...
Dr. T. L. Christianson
Dec 29, 2014
Dr. T.L. Christianson, age 90 of Mayville, ND, died peacefully at his home with his loving family surrounding him, and in the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley on Monday, December 29, 2014. Theodore L. Christianson was born on December 28, 1924 in rural Fertile, MN, son of the late Bennie & Nellie (Boen) Christianson. He graduated from...
D. Lorraine Torgeson
Dec 27, 2014
D. Lorraine Torgeson, 85, was called by her Lord and Savior to her Heavenly Home on Saturday, December 27th, just 3 1/2 hours short of the anniversary of her husband's death. Lorraine passed away peacefully surrounded by her four children at her home in Mayville, under the care of Hospice. Lorraine was born March 29, 1929 in Grand Forks, ND,...
Earl Victor Christianson
Dec 14, 2014
Earl V. Christianson, 87, of Mayville, ND, died on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Earl was born in Sharon, ND on January 15, 1927 to Herman and Clara (Rudd) Christianson. Earl married Joyce Haagenson on July 25, 1948. The couple made their home on a farm West of Portland, ND where they raised livestock....
Tod Russell Erickson
Dec 11, 2014
Tod Russell Erickson, 47, of Colgate, ND died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Tod was born on February 16, 1967, in Valley City, N.D., to Tom and Anita Erickson and was the oldest of four children. He grew up on a farm near Colgate, N.D., and graduated from Page High School in 1985. Tod and his wife Sara, classmates since the...
Gladys Bring
Dec 10, 2014
Gladys Bring, age 95, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at Edgewood Vista in Fargo, ND. Gladys Vivian Melting was born June 8, 1919, in rural Galesburg, ND, where she grew up, attended school, married, raised a family and lived most of her years. As a young girl, she lived with her mother and the extended Lerfald family on their farmstead...
Margret Agnes Ringsrud
Dec 9, 2014
Margret Ringsrud, 96, of Hatton, ND, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014, at the Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton, ND. Margret Agnes Lindaas was born May 1, 1918, in Mayville, ND, the daughter of Eddie and Emma (Bestul) Lindaas. She graduated from Mayville High School and later earned her teaching degree from Mayville State College. Margret was a rural teacher in...
Richard Lee Strand
Dec 1, 2014
Richard Lee Strand, of Mayville, ND, passed away peacefully at Sanford Hospital on Monday, December 1, 2014, surrounded by his family. Richard was born on December 1, 1944, to Elmer and Alice Strand and grew up on their family farm just north of Portland, ND. Richard graduated in 1962 from Portland High School and went on to play football at...
Ernest "Ole" Erickson
Nov 26, 2014
Ernest “Ole” Eugene Erickson, 85, of Page, ND, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND. Ole was born December 23, 1928 to Ernest Herman and Myrtle (Thompson) Erickson on the Kenny farm in rural Page. He was baptized and confirmed in Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Page, ND. He attended and graduated from Page High School....
Glenn Archie Coulston
Nov 24, 2014
Glenn Archie Coulston, 80, of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, Nov 24, 2014 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Glenn was born Aug 3, 1934, in Jamestown, ND to Archie Glenn and Verna Anna (Schwartz) Coulston, lifetime Jamestown residents. He graduated from Jamestown H.S. (’54) where he was better known as “Peanuts” because of the salted nut rolls he carried...
Julie Ann Karolus
Nov 17, 2014
Julie Ann Karolus, 52, of Portland, ND, died suddenly on Monday, November 17, 2014 at her home. Julie was born October 12, 1962 in Northfield, MN to Jose and Donald Lidberg. She grew up in Northfield and attended public school there. She worked at Carleton College where she met the love of her life, Bryan Karolus. They were married on...
Peder Simengaard
Nov 15, 2014
Peder Simengaard, 89, of Hillsboro, ND, died on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Hillsboro Care Center in Hillsboro. He was born on August 5, 1925 in Hillsboro, grew up on the family farm in rural Traill County and attended the Norway Township School. Peder was confirmed in the Aal Lutheran Church and became a member there. Peder entered the...
Lillian L. Jemtrud
Nov 12, 2014
Lillian Lenora Jemtrud, 97, of Mayville, ND, died Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Lillian Lenora Jemtrud was born on December 29, 1916, in Mayville, ND to John Basol and Louise (Nelson) Basol and was raised on the family farm in rural Portland. Lillian attended parochial school through the 8th grade. She married Marcus Jemtrud on...