Obituaries

Jane Hanson

Jane Hanson

Feb 22, 2015

Jane Hanson, 97, of Mayville, ND died Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Jane Lorene Jacobson was born in rural Finley, North Dakota on October 26, 1917, the daughter of Severt and Ella Jacobson. She went to grade school at New Bergen #3 and graduated from Finley High School in 1936. She was the 13th...

Scott B. Olson

Scott B. Olson

Feb 21, 2015

Scott B. Olson, 43, of Mayville, ND, died on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Detroit Lakes, MN. He was born in Grafton, ND on November 27, 1971 to Dewey and Donna Olson. Scott graduated from May-Port High School in 1990. Scott was a kind and loving son, brother, nephew, uncle and friend. He had a big heart, infectious smile and...

John Moen

John Moen

Feb 18, 2015

John Moen, 67, of Mayville, ND, died on February 18, 2015 at his farm home. John was born August 11, 1947 in Mayville, ND, the son of Harold and Emilie (Mork) Moen. He attended Morgan #3 Rural School and graduated from Mayville High School in 1965. John attended NDSU and then began farming. He farmed in the Mayville area until...

JULIE WENTZ

JULIE WENTZ

Feb 14, 2015

JULIE WENTZ Julie Ann Wentz, 57, of Mayville, North Dakota passed away unexpectedly on February 14, 2015. Julie was born on April 6, 1957, to Carol and Wallace Edinger in New Rockford, North Dakota. She attended New Rockford High School and went on to graduate from Mayville State University with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a minor in...

MAYBELLE S. KIBLER

MAYBELLE S. KIBLER

Feb 8, 2015

MAYBELLE S. KIBLER Our loving mother and grandmother, Maybelle Kibler, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 in Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND. Maybelle was born March 25, 1922 the daughter of Ole and Lillian Tuve in Hadar, MN. She married Francis Kibler in 1949 and later moved to Mayville, ND, where they raised three children, Gary, Kathryn and Paul. Maybelle...

Kathleen Janel Fuglesten

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...