Obituaries
Mary Janeen Klath Mietchen
Mar 26, 2015
Mary Janeen Klath Mietchen passed away peacefully with her family by her side March 26, 2015 at Huntsman Cancer Hospital after fighting a courageous battle against cancer. She fought this battle over eleven years and her strength, will, determination and faith were a few of her amazing qualities. Mary was born in Mayville, North Dakota on January 11, 1960 to...
Roger R. Aamold
Mar 23, 2015
Roger R. Aamold, 79, of Bemidji, MN, formerly of Buxton, ND died on Monday, March 23, 2015 at Choice Rehab Care in Sun City West, AZ. He was born to Louis & Inga Eken Aamold on April 14, 1935 in Portland, ND. Roger was baptized in the Aurdal Lutheran Church in Portland, ND. His family moved to a farm east...
Donald A. Newman
Mar 9, 2015
Donald A. Newman, 85 of Mayville, ND, died Monday March 9, 2015 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Don was born April 17, 1929 in Mayville to Albert and Bertha (Gidskemo) Newman. He attended school in Mayville, and graduated from Mayville State University with a degree in teaching. During college Don owned and operated a gravel truck. On March 22,...
Janice Lindaas
Mar 8, 2015
Janice Lindaas, 78, of Mayville, ND, died Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Janice Roberta Pederson was born April 5, 1936 to Robert and Josie (Hanson) Pederson of Mayville. Her four sisters and five brothers were raised with a love for music and for each other. On October 26, 1956, she married her high school sweetheart,...
Gerald M. Pietron
Mar 3, 2015
Gerald Pietron, 91 formerly of Larimore, ND passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND surrounded by family. Jerry lived a full life. Gerald Matthew Pietron was born February 17, 1924 to Theodore (Ted) and Margaret (Shide) Pietron in Larimore, ND. Jerry grew up in the Larimore area and attended school in Larimore....
Edith Martha Strand
Mar 3, 2015
Edith Martha Strand, 85, of Portland, ND, died on March 3, 2015 at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND surrounded by her family. Edith was born March 18, 1929 to Martin and Marit (Rotvold) Karlstad. She attended Lindaas Consolidated School and graduated from Mayville High School in 1947. She married Theodore Maynard Strand on March 14, 1948. Edith was an...
Anna Berg
Mar 1, 2015
Anna Berg, 93, of Mayville, ND, died on March 1, 2015 at her home in the Sun Center Apartments in Mayville, ND. She was born on January 22, 1922 in Sheyenne, ND to Christian and Emma (Nordvick) Frosaker. On October 19, 1946 she married Rolf Berg in Fargo, ND. The couple made their home on a farm near Portland, ND...
Anna Mae Getz
Feb 24, 2015
Anna Mae Getz, 87, formerly of Mayville, ND, died on February 24, 2015 at the Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton, ND. She was born on May 3, 1927 in Pickert, ND to Julius and Alida (Starren) Edwardson. Ann was raised in Pickert with her two brothers and attended elementary school there. She later attended Interstate Business College in Fargo, ND....
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
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
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
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
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
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...


