Obituaries

Walter Lizakowski

Walter Lizakowski

Dec 30, 2012

Walter Chester Lizakowski, 77, of Mayville, ND, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Walter was born on October 30, 1935 in Warsaw, ND to Sarah Lizakowski and Amos Yell. He had four brothers, Ben (Janis) Lizakowski, Henry Stigal, John (Karen) Stigal and Pete (Shirley) Stigal; and one sister, Mary (Dave) Tyce. He liked to...

Howard Ray Holkesvig

Howard Ray Holkesvig

Dec 29, 2012

Howard Ray Holkesvig, 80, of Portland, ND, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 29, 2012 at his home. Howard was born in Steele County, ND on July 29, 1932 to Gustave and Mabel (Helleloid) Holkesvig. He was a life-long member of Aurdal Lutheran Church in Portland and attended and graduated from Portland High School. He married Betty Eiken on September...

Oleen I. E. Lerfald

Oleen I. E. Lerfald

Dec 22, 2012

Oleen I. E. Lerfald, 91, of Fargo, ND formerly of Mayville, ND died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Bethany Retirement Home in Fargo. Oleen Knutson was born March 22, 1921 in Hatton ND, the daughter and second child of Elmer and Ragna (Wattenford) Knutson. She was baptized at St John’s Lutheran Church of Hatton, and attended and graduated from Hatton...

Kenneth Melvin Moen

Kenneth Melvin Moen

Dec 16, 2012

Kenneth Melvin Moen, 62, of Valley, NE formerly of Page, ND, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at Life Care Center of Elkhorn, NE. Kenneth Melvin Moen was born on February 13, 1950 in Fargo, North Dakota to Melvin and Joyce (Reitan) Moen. He grew up in Page, North Dakota where he attended school, graduating from Page High School in 1969....

Agnes Caroline Braaten

Agnes Caroline Braaten

Dec 11, 2012

Agnes Braaten, lifelong resident of Portland, ND, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND, at the age of 98. Agnes Caroline Strand was born May 16, 1914, the eldest of eight children to Theodore and Clara (Bothun) Strand in Viking Township, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at Aurdahl Lutheran Church, Portland, and graduated...

Elsie Tate

Elsie Tate

Dec 10, 2012

Elsie Tate, 102, of Apache Junction, AZ died Monday, December 10, 2012 at Hospice of the Valley in Mesa, AZ. She was born on August 13, 1910 near Landenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada the third of five children born to Edward and Theresa (Krueger) Hausmann. The family moved to the Hillsboro, ND area when she was an infant. Elsie grew up and...

Riley Pilipanko

Riley Pilipanko

Nov 30, 2012

Riley Pilipanko, 68, of Hatton, ND, died Friday, November 30, 2012 at his home in home. Riley was born on December 16, 1943 near Butte, North Dakota, the son of Mike and Lena (Eisenrich) Pilipanko. After his schooling, he entered the US Navy and was Honorably Discharged on January 5, 1962. He married Carol F. Kizima on May 24, 1975...

Gerald L. Palmer

Gerald L. Palmer

Nov 29, 2012

Gerald Lee Palmer, 70, of Portland, ND, died Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Gerald was born on August 23rd, 1942 to Donald and Iona Palmer in Turlock, CA. He attended Bob Jones University before joining the Airforce in 1962. He was Airman Second Class and was fluent in Chinese. He served in Vietnam from...

Donald Eugene Johnson

Donald Eugene Johnson

Nov 15, 2012

Donald E. Johnson, 84, of Mayville, ND, died Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Donald Eugene Johnson was born October 3, 1928 the son of Henning and Ida (Peterson) Johnson in Mayville, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at AAL Lutheran Church, rural Hillsboro. Don attended rural school at Norway #2. After his schooling, Don...

Sylvia C. Reynolds

Sylvia C. Reynolds

Oct 22, 2012

Sylvia C. Reynolds, 72, passed away at Sanford-Mayville Hospital on Monday October 22, 2012. Sylvia Corrine Reynolds was born June 15th, 1940 to Christian and Olga (Domier) Anderson in Portland, ND. She attended school in Portland and married Bob Reynolds in 1960. Sylvia raised four children on a farm near Clifford, ND. She worked throughout her life at area retail...

Mickel O. Aamold

Mickel O. Aamold

Oct 22, 2012

Mickel O. Aamold, 91, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, October 22, 2012 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Mickel O. Aamold was born January 7, 1921 the son of Oscar and Sina (Svaleson) Aamold in Portland, ND. He attended school in Portland and after the death of his mother, he lived with his Aunt Anna Fyre in rural Mayville....

Beverly Ann Volla

Beverly Ann Volla

Oct 13, 2012

On October 13, 2012, heaven welcomed another angel. Beverly Ann Volla, 82, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at Sanford Hospital in Mayville. Beverly Ann Grinde was born November 7, 1929, in Mayville Hospital, the daughter of Bertram and Julia (Brun) Grinde. She attended a country school at Roseville No. 1 until eighth grade and graduated from Mayville High...

Helen Grace Sandvig

Helen Grace Sandvig

Oct 11, 2012

Helen G. Sandvig, 83, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Mayville, ND passed away Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Edgewood Vista in Fargo, ND. Helen Grace Vernon was born June 21, 1929, in Edgeley, ND to Harry and Norma (French) Vernon. She graduated from high school in 1947. Helen moved to Fargo where she met her husband, Harland E. Sandvig. They...

Esther Bernice Moen

Esther Bernice Moen

Sep 27, 2012

Esther Bernice Moen was born on July 27, 1916. Esther passed away on September 27, 2012 at the Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. She was 96 years of age. Esther was born on a farm in Steele County near Golden Lake to Otis and Olga Vigen. She attended a country school and often pointed out that she walked across Golden...

Sigurd Oscar Lindgren

Sigurd Oscar Lindgren

Sep 27, 2012

Sigurd “Sig” Oscar Lindgren, 97, formerly of Hillsboro, ND died Thursday, September 27, 2012 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Sig was born August 8, 1915 to Oscar and Signe (Jonson) Lindgren in Hope, ND. He attended rural school in Hope. Sig was married to Alice Aletta Haugan on July 27, 1940 in Las Vegas, NV. Sig and...

John Merlin Twamley

John Merlin Twamley

Sep 23, 2012

On May 1, 1984, the good Lord loaned Tom and Barb (Bauer) Twamley of Kennedy, MN a beautiful boy. John had a big sister, Sara, waiting for him at home. He was born with a sparkle in his eye and a heart melting smile and he never lost either during his lifetime. He was later joined by a little brother,...

Alexander Cyrus Knutson

Alexander Cyrus Knutson

Sep 8, 2012

Alexander Cyrus Knutson, 26, of Climax, MN died Saturday, September 8, 2012 in Traill County ND. Alex was born in Fergus Falls, MN on August 9, 1986, the son of Elka and Todd Knutson. He graduated from Community High School in Grand Forks, ND. After his schooling, he entered the United States Navy. Alex was stationed in San Diego, CA...

Lowell B. Fugleberg

Lowell B. Fugleberg

Sep 6, 2012

Lowell B. Fugleberg, 76, of Cummings, ND died Thursday, September 6, 2012 at the Sanford Mayville Hospital in Mayville, ND. Lowell Fugleberg was born April 1, 1936 in Enger Township, Steele County, rural Portland, ND. He was raised in Norway Township. He served in the US Army as a Specialist 4th Class; his tour of duty was in France and...

Edith M. Hamm Larson

Edith M. Hamm Larson

Aug 24, 2012

Edith Hamm Larson, 99, of Princeton, MN, formerly Page, ND, died Friday, August 24, 2012 at the Elim Home Care Center in Princeton, MN. Edith Hamm Larson was born May 7, 1913 on the family farm near Page, North Dakota to Erl and Myrtle (Walker) Klessig. She lived on the family farm until October of 1929, when she married Lt...

Myron Duane Ulland

Myron Duane Ulland

Aug 13, 2012

Myron Ulland, 88, of Mayville, ND died Monday, August 13, 2012 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND. Myron Duane Ulland was born February 2, 1924 to Peter and Inez (Steen) Ulland. He attended Mayville School #3 and graduated from Mayville High School in 1942. He enrolled in the School of Agriculture at NDSU for a short time. In 1944, Myron...