Obituaries

Ivan J. Johnson

Ivan J. Johnson

May 15, 2014

Ivan Johnson, 82, of Mayville died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Sanford Medical Center in Mayville under Hospice Care of the Red River Valley. Ivan was born to Julius and Alma (Helgeson) Johnson, June 6, 1931, in Cleveland Township near Dahlen, ND. He was raised on the family farm and attended Country School #48. Ivan entered the Army in March...

Donald Louis Bode

Donald Louis Bode

May 13, 2014

Donald Louis Bode, age 86, of Portland, ND went to his heavenly home, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Don was born July 12, 1927 in Grand Forks, ND son of Louis and Grace (Arnold) Bode. He was raised in Niagara, ND where he attended school and helped his dad on the family farm. In 1945 he was united in marriage at...

Dirk David Cigelske

Dirk David Cigelske

May 11, 2014

Dirk David Cigelske, 55, of Fargo, ND died Sunday May 11, 2014 at their farm near Cummings, ND. Dirk David Cigelske was born on December 26, 1958 at St. Ansgars in Moorhead, MN to David and Iola (Coleman) Cigelske. Dirk was the third of four children. Dirk graduated from Moorhead High School in 1978. He began working for Industrial Builders...

Doris Theressa Wiggen

Doris Theressa Wiggen

May 5, 2014

Doris Wiggen, age 93, of Portland ND died on May 5, 2014 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville ND. Doris Evanson was born May 18, 1920 to Theodore and Thea (Johnson) Evanson near Portland ND. She attended school in rural Portland, then entered high school and graduated in 1941 from Portland High School. She married Haftor Wiggen in 1943. Doris...

Joyce Marie Flickinger

Joyce Marie Flickinger

Apr 17, 2014

Joyce Marie Flickinger, 81, of Arthur, ND, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo, ND. Joyce was born on November 18, 1932 to Ernest and Myrtle (Thompson) Erickson of Page, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Page. She attended country school and graduated from Page High School. On September...

Ardis Beverly Halvorson

Ardis Beverly Halvorson

Mar 20, 2014

Ardis Beverly (Anderson) Halvorson, Edgewood Vista, Fargo, ND formerly Galesburg, ND died Thursday March 20 at the Sanford Palliative Care Unit in Fargo. Ardis was born October 2, 1927 near Wild Rose, ND to Orren and Ella (Kroke) Anderson. The family moved to a farm near Kloten, ND where she graduated high school. With a need for teachers during WWII,...

Levone George Domier

Levone George Domier

Mar 19, 2014

Levone George Domier, 64, of Portland, ND, passed away Wednesday, March 19th, 2014 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.            Levone was born on October 15, 1949 to George and Marion (Sletten) Domier in Mayville, ND. He grew up on the family farm outside of Portland, ND, where he eventually built his home. On November 18th, 1977, he married Sharon DuBois...

Lawrence Erickson

Lawrence Erickson

Mar 17, 2014

Lawrence Wayne Erickson passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 at the age of 82 at his home in Page, ND under the care of his family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Larry was born September 11, 1931 in the village of Warwick, ND to Ernest and Myrtle (Thompson) Erickson. He attended Page High School and served in...

Harry D. Leum

Harry D. Leum

Mar 17, 2014

Harry Duane Leum, 89, of Cummings, ND, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. He was born February 25, 1925 to Ingvald and Agnes (Anderson) Leum on a farm near Cummings. He attended country school in Wold Township. Harry served in the US Army stateside and in Germany during WW II. On October...

Marguerite M. Walker

Marguerite M. Walker

Mar 17, 2014

Marguerite Marie (Gaffney) Walker, 92, passed away at Luther Memorial Home on Monday, March 17, 2014. She was born on March 5, 1922 in Langdon, North Dakota to Roland and Daisy Gaffney. She was married to the love of her life, Daniel Walker on July 11, 1945 as he returned from duty in WWII.   Marguerite had a life-long love...

Allan Martin

Allan Martin

Mar 10, 2014

Allan Dahl Martin, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother passed away on March 10, 2014 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Allan was born to Arthur and Maxine (Dahl) Martin on August 12, 1941 in Hunter, ND.  He attended Clifford High School and enlisted in the Navy after graduating in 1959.  While in the Navy he served in the...

Carl Ambroson

Carl Ambroson

Feb 15, 2014

Carl Ambroson, 87, of Hatton, ND formerly of Mayville, ND, passed away on February 15, 2014, at Sanford Hospital in Mayville. Carl was born on February 6, 1927, at home in Clifford, North Dakota, to parents Ole and Helga (Brovold) Ambroson. On June 20, 1948, he married Ruth Brenden at Bruflat Church in Portland, North Dakota. Early on, Carl farmed...

Annie Amb

Annie Amb

Feb 13, 2014

Annie Amb, 88, of Portland, ND, died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Annie was born October 27, 1925 to Nels and Jennie (Larson) Selid in rural McKenzie County, ND. She graduated from Watford City High School and then received her Registered Nurse degree from St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Fargo, ND. Annie married Alvin...

Olga Mielke

Olga Mielke

Feb 11, 2014

 Olga Mielke (Sonnenberg), 97, of Mayville, ND, formerly of Galesburg, ND, passed away February 11, 2014 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville. Olga was born August 20, 1916 in Vergas, MN to August and Frazine (Schultz) Sonnenberg. She grew up in Vergas and married her fishing buddy, Otto Mielke, October 5, 1940 in Grand Forks, ND. They moved to Galesburg in...

Maurice Smestad

Maurice Smestad

Feb 11, 2014

Maurice J. Smestad, 84, of Hatton, ND passed away February 11th, 2014 at Hatton Prairie Village, Hatton, ND. Maurice was born February 5, 1930 in Garfield Township near Hatton, ND to Carl and Maude (Brumwell) Smestad. He was baptized and confirmed at Washington Prairie Lutheran Church, rural Hatton, where he attended School, eventually obtaining his GED and attended Arizona State...

Jeffrey "Jeff" Braaten

Jeffrey "Jeff" Braaten

Feb 8, 2014

Jeffrey Jerome Braaten, 54, of Portland, ND, unexpectedly passed away peacefully at his farm on February 8, 2014. He was born on November 30, 1959 in Mayville, ND to Jerome and Arlene (Stenstad) Braaten. He graduated from May-Port High School in 1978 and from Wahpeton School of Science in 1980 with a diesel mechanic degree. On January 10, 1981, he...

Margaret "Marge" Aasen

Margaret "Marge" Aasen

Feb 4, 2014

Margaret (Marge) Aasen, 87 of Mayville died peacefully while surrounded by her family on February 4, 2014 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. She was born March 5, 1926 in Philadelphia, PA, one of six children to Charles and Elizabeth Ferris. She met the love of her life, Orlo (Ace) Aasen while he was in the Navy, and stationed...

Margaret K. Lande

Margaret K. Lande

Jan 25, 2014

Margaret Kathryn Lande, 92, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2014 at the Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Margaret was born to Anna and Andrew Lee on November 7, 1921 in Mayville, ND. She attended college at Mayville State University. In January of 1942, Margaret married Orlo Heskin. Margaret and Orlo were blessed with five children. Orlo passed away in...

Margaret P. Olson

Margaret P. Olson

Jan 16, 2014

Margaret Pauline (Vleck) Olson, 89, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville under the care of their staff, Hospice of the Red River Valley and her family. Margaret was born September 25, 1924 in Osnabrock, North Dakota. She was the daughter of Theodore and Pauline (Fleishman) Vleck. She attended school in Osnabrock High School and graduated...

Agnes Estelle Skarperud

Agnes Estelle Skarperud

Jan 15, 2014

Agnes Estelle (Molvig) Skarperud was born on March 17, 1918 in Buxton Township, the daughter of Jens and Clara (Saevig) Molvig. She died following a brief illness at Mayville Sanford Hospital on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. Agnes grew up on a farm and graduated from Buxton High School in 1935. She received her Standard diploma from Mayville State College in...