Obituaries
Theodore Maynard Strand
Sep 22, 2014
Theodore Maynard Strand, 87, of Portland, ND, died on Monday, September 22, 2014 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND surrounded by his family. Maynard was born June 8, 1927 to Theodore and Clara (Bothum) Strand on the family centennial farm west of Portland where he lived his entire life....
Joseph Adam Roller
Sep 14, 2014
Joseph Roller, 87, formerly of Clifford, ND died on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Edgewood Vista, Fargo. He was born on January 11, 1927 in Dickinson, ND to Joseph B. and Mary A. (Kubischta) Roller. He attended rural school near Clifford, ND, and spent his life farming with his brother Nicholas, until retiring. Joe enjoyed gardening and loved playing pinochle...
Gloria M. Grinde
Sep 8, 2014
Gloria Grinde, 79, joined her savior on Monday, September 8, 2014, at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Gloria Mae Dunford was born to Virgil and Leta (Armstrong) on March 29, 1935, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from Norman High School in Norman, OK. After high school she started working at the drug store, specifically the soda fountain, where...
Robert J. Reynolds
Sep 8, 2014
Robert “Bob” Reynolds, 80, of Portland, ND, died on Monday, September 8, 2014 at the Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Robert James Reynolds was born at home on the farm near Clifford, ND on February 27, 1934 to Robert E. and Mina (Berglie) Reynolds. He graduated high school from Clifford in 1952. Bob entered the US Army and served...
James "Jim" Grandalen
Aug 27, 2014
James “Jim” A. Grandalen, 72, of Portland, ND, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND. He was born July 7, 1942 at home west of Portland, ND to Gilmar and Gina (Basol) Grandalen. He attended country school in Enger Township in rural Portland through eighth grade. He graduated from Portland High School in...
Lisa Ann Knudson
Aug 15, 2014
Lisa Ann Knudson, 54, of Portland, ND, died unexpectedly doing what she loved, riding her bike near her home on Friday, August 15, 2014. Lisa was born December 8, 1959 to William and Betty Karaim in Cando, ND. Lisa graduated from May-Port High School in 1978. After attending college in Kansas and Southern California, Lisa returned to ND to marry...
Faye Peterson
Aug 12, 2014
Faye Peterson, 67, of Mayville, ND, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Faye Hovland was born on June 19, 1947, in Northwood, ND to Ray and Solveig (Braaten) Hovland. She was confirmed at the Mayville Lutheran Church and graduated from the Mayville High School. Faye attended the University of North Dakota and graduated with...
Larry M. Kleveland
Aug 5, 2014
Larry M. Kleveland, 73 of Mayville, ND passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Tuesday, August 5th 2014 at Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton, ND. Larry was born on June 19th, 1941 to the late Burnham and Velma (Koreing) Kleveland in Mayville. Larry was a graduate of the Mayville public school in 1960. Throughout his working career as a...
Maurice W. Soliah
Jul 31, 2014
Maurice W. Soliah, 93, of Mayville, ND died Thursday July 31, 2014 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Maurice Waldemar Soliah was born December 6, 1920 on the family farm near Hatton, the son of Edward and Helen (Lyche) Soliah. He attended Morgan Township country school and later studied agriculture at the North Dakota Agriculture College in Fargo,...
Alida J. Skatberg
Jul 27, 2014
Alida J. Skatberg, 100, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Portland, ND, died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at ManorCare in Fargo. Alida Justine Skatberg was born January 31, 1914 in Cottonwood, MN, the seventh child of Tennes Kristian Skatberg and Marie Justine (Stangeland) Skatberg who immigrated from Sola, Norway in 1901. She was baptized at St. Lucas Church in Cottonwood, MN....
Karen K. Julson
Jul 23, 2014
Karen K. Julson, 74, of Mayville, ND died Wednesday July 23, 2014 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Karen Kay (Holmes) Julson was born on April 16th, 1940 in Rugby North Dakota. She moved with her family to Sacramento, California when she was two years old and lived there for a year before moving back to Leeds, North...
"Mavis" Kathleen Robberstad
Jul 7, 2014
Kathleen "Mavis" Robberstad (Morgan) of Fargo passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014. She was born in rural Page, ND on April 27, 1927. She was married to Dale Robberstad on September 22, 1945. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Myrtle Morgan, her husband Dale in 1985, her sister Faye Quick and infant twin siblings. Mavis...
Harold Leroy Thuen
Jul 6, 2014
Harold Thuen, 81, formerly Portland, ND, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2014 at the Hatton Prairie Village, Hatton, ND surrounded by his family and Red River Valley Hospice. Harold Leroy Thuen was born to Hans and Ella (Bjerke) Thuen in Sharon, ND on September 8, 1932. He attended school in Beaver Creek and graduated from Portland High School in 1950....
Howard Earl Hefta
Jul 1, 2014
Howard Earl Hefta, 87, of Portland, ND died Tuesday July 1, 2014 at the Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton, ND. Howard was born on July 19, 1926 to Albert and Alma (Stenvik) Hefta. After attending school, he was drafted into the Armed services in the fall of 1950. He was stationed in Germany. He returned home in 1952 and entered...
Ordell "Bud" Johnson
Jun 8, 2014
Ordell “Bud” Johnson, 88, of Mayville, ND died Sunday June 8, 2014 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Ordell "Bud" Johnson was born July 4, 1925 on the family farm in rural Cummings, North Dakota, to Nels and Alma (Larson) Johnson. He grew up on the farm and attended rural school in Wold Township. Bud owned and operated...
Dianne Audrey Larson
Jun 5, 2014
Dianne Audrey Larson, 73, of Hatton, ND died Thursday June 5, 2014 at the Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton, ND. Dianne was born September 29, 1940 in Sharon, ND. She grew up and attended school in Hatton, ND. On October 27, 1957 she married Robert Larson in Hatton, ND. They lived on a farm outside Northwood, ND until they moved...
Linda Lee Love
Jun 4, 2014
Linda Lee Love was born in Mayville, North Dakota on October 27, 1937 to Lewy Lee and Dorothy Kinsey Lee. She passed away June 4, 2014 in Lexington, South Carolina. Linda lived in Mayville until the age of 18 when her father passed away. At that time, she, her mother, and sister, Sara Tajer (Leonard) relocated to Dearborn, Michigan. Linda...
Duane Robert Kvernen
May 31, 2014
Duane R. Kvernen, 82, of Portland, ND died Saturday May 31, 2014 at the Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND. Duane was born May 11, 1932, in Portland ND to Oscar and Julia (Domier) Kvernen. He graduated with honors from Portland High School in 1950. After graduating he joined the US Navy and served as a gunner on the U.S.S. Macon,...
Allene D. Thorson
May 20, 2014
Allene Dagmar (Sundet) Thorson, 89, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Page, ND, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at the Elim Care Center in Fargo. Allene was born May 23, 1924, on the family farm in Bear Park Township, Norman County, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Peter and Martha (Degerness) Sundet. Allene was baptized and confirmed at Ness Lutheran Church...
Hazel Judith Nerdahl
May 16, 2014
Hazel Nerdahl, formerly of Sharon, ND, died at Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND on May 16, 2014. Hazel Judith Klabo was born on October 6, 1913 in Sharon, to Theodore and Thilda (Agotness) Klabo. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Sharon. Hazel graduated from Sharon High School in 1931 and earned her teaching certificate from Mayville...


