Obituaries
Mary Ann Sparrow
Jun 8, 2012
Mary Ann Sparrow, 81, of Mayville, ND died Friday, June 8, 2012 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Mary Ann was born to Albert and Enah (Anderson) Sparrow on March 16, 1931. She was baptized in the Lutheran Faith. Mary lived with her mother and father until their deaths. Although she could not communicate she understood what you were...
Esther Olive Rud
Jun 4, 2012
Esther Olive (Sundby) Rud, 96, of Mayville, ND died Monday, June 4, 2012 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Esther was born in Sherbrooke Township, rural Portland, ND on November 18, 1915 to JK and Thea (Heskin) Sundby. Esther attended elementary at Sherbrooke country schools. She attended and graduated from Portland High School at the former Bruflat Academy, where...
Gordon "Gordy" Marek
May 24, 2012
Gordon “Gordy” Marek, 65, of Mayville, ND formerly of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Gordon was born on April 5, 1947 in Fargo, ND, the son of Albert and Catherine (Pfingsten) Marek. He attended grade school and high school in West Fargo, ND. Gordon enjoyed coffee time, playing whist and pinochle. He...
Daniel J. Noyes
May 18, 2012
Daniel J. Noyes, 76, of Grand Forks, ND passed away peacefully on Friday, May 18, 2012 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks, ND. Daniel was born on June 6, 1935 at Johnstown, ND the son of Robert and Olga (Borgen) Noyes. He attended school in Larimore, ND and later served in the United States Air Force from 1952 to 1956....
James S. Murphy
May 15, 2012
James Smith Murphy, 72, formerly of Froid, MT, now of Mayville, ND, passed away May 15, 2012 at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville. Jim was born March 3, 1940 in Dundee, Scotland to Peter and Jesse (Smith) Murphy. In 1970 he met Karen Thiessen in Vienna, Austria and they were married June 28, 1971 in Plentywood, MT. They returned to Scotland...
Aris D. Larson
May 14, 2012
Aris D. Larson, 95, of Mayville, ND died Monday, May 14, 2012 at Sanford Mayville Hospital in Mayville, ND. Aris Dettloff Larson was born July 18, 1916 at Fort Rice, ND to Frederick and Emma (Niemeier) Dettloff. She married Carl J. Larson on September 21, 1936. They resided in Bismarck and Wahpeton, ND before moving to Mayville in 1938. Carl...
Edith N. Stockeland
May 7, 2012
Edith N. Stockeland, 104, passed away Monday, May 7, 2012, at the Luther Memorial Home, in Mayville, ND. Edith was born February 24, 1908, to Genevia Josephine (Keene) and Paul Joseph (P.J.) Coenen at Page, ND, number 13 of 17 children. She attended school in Page through the fifth grade. On July 20, 1946, at Luverne, ND, Edith married Edwin...
Robert D. Pittenger
Apr 21, 2012
Robert D. Pittenger, 82, of Portland, ND passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday April 21, 2012 at Sanford Medical Hospital in Mayville, ND. Bob was born December 3rd, 1929 in Hannaford, ND to Robert and Emma (Rothert) Pittenger. Country school attendance was followed by graduation from Cooperstown High School. While employed at the Cooperstown Bank; Bob met and married...
Loretta Jean Domier
Apr 12, 2012
Loretta Jean Domier, 68, of Portland, ND passed away April 12, 2012 in her home where she resided since 1981. Loretta Jean Domier was born November 6, 1943 in Cooperstown, ND, the daughter of Ingmar and Carrie (Taylor) Sjokvist. As a child she lived on the farm near Karnack, with her parents and two brothers and one sister. She attended...
Christina (Jutz) Rohloff
Apr 8, 2012
Christina (Jutz) Rohloff, 91, of Portland, ND died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at her home. Christina Christine Jutz was born near Pierz, MN to Peter and Magdalena (Meyer) Jutz on September 28, 1920. She attended rural school near Pierz and graduated from Little Falls High School in 1942. Christina lived in Chicago Heights, Chicago, IL and worked in a Department...
Margaret E. Moen
Apr 3, 2012
Margaret (Klessig) Moen, a resident of Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND died the morning of April 3, 2012 at age 93. Margaret E. (Klessig) Moen was born in Quincy, FL to William and Alma (Ball) Klessig on October 13, 1918. When Margaret was a child, the Klessig family moved frequently – first to Sarasota, FL, then to Iowa, then to...
Mildred Marie Hanson
Mar 26, 2012
Mildred Marie Hanson, 91, of Mayville, ND died peacefully on Monday, March 26, 2012 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Mildred was born August 25, 1920 to John and Sena (Nelson) Hella who were Lindaas township, Traill county residents. She attended Lindaas School and graduated from Mayville High School in 1938. She then attended Mayville State College and...
Evelyn Marie Olson
Mar 16, 2012
Evelyn M. Olson, 84, of Mayville ND, died at Luther Memorial Home, March 16, 2012, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Evelyn was born the daughter of Edward and Agnes (Eng) Soholt on November 24, 1927 in Mayville, where she grew up and attended school. She graduated high school from Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, Fergus Falls, MN....
Helen Paulson Simengaard
Mar 12, 2012
Helen Paulson Simengaard, 92, of Mayville, ND, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012 under the care of Hospice and the Luther Memorial Home of Mayville, ND, with family at her side. Helen was born April 30, 1919, on a farm near Portland, ND to parents Mabel (Gorder) and Henry Pederson. Helen was baptized and confirmed at Aurdal Lutheran Church in...
Marjorie E. Schramm
Mar 11, 2012
Marjorie Elisabeth Schramm, 82, was received into heaven on March 11, 2012. She was born Marjorie Elisabeth Holen on January 10, 1930 to Alfred and Arlotte May (Helland) Holen in Sarnia Township in Nelson County near Michigan, ND. Marjorie grew up on a farm, one of thirteen children. She graduated from Dahlen High School in 1949 and continued her education...
William "Bill" W. Beavers
Mar 4, 2012
William “Bill” Wayne Beavers, 54, of Buxton, ND died Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND with his wife and family by his side. William was born August 9, 1957 in Florida, the son of Byron and Vera (Holland) Beavers. Bill was a hard working potato-man, having been employed for NoKota Packers in Buxton, for the past...
Kathleen "Kathy" Birkholz
Feb 24, 2012
Kathleen “Kathy” Birkholz, 60, of Mayville, ND died Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton, ND. Kathy is survived by her husband: Terry Birkholz of Mayville; two daughters: Sandra Norwood of Mayville and Christianna Rice of Lake City, MN; 5 grandchildren; a sister and two brothers. She is preceded in death by her parents: James and...
Gayle Lorraine Fischer
Feb 23, 2012
Gayle L. Fischer, 62, formerly from Aurora Colorado, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 in her home in Mayville, where she had resided for the past few months. Gayle Lorraine Engebretson was born August 7, 1949 in Breckenridge, MN, to Allan and Lucille (Schroeder) Engebretson. She was baptized and confirmed in First English Lutheran Church of Fairmount, ND. She was raised...
Nathalie "Becky" Brustad
Feb 23, 2012
Nathalie “Becky” June Brustad, 78, of Mayville, ND passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Sanford Hospital in Mayville, surrounded by family and friends. Becky, as she was known to many, was born June 16, 1933, to John and Minnie (Olson) Beck in rural Portland, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at Little Forks Lutheran church in rural Hatton, ND....
Kyle John Akers
Feb 22, 2012
Kyle John Akers, age 7, of Traverse City, passed away early in the morning on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, with his loving parents at his side. Kyle was born on June 2, 2004, in Vernal, Utah, to Phil and Jana (Knudsvig) Akers. Kyle grew up in Dinosaur and Grand Junction, Colo. The family moved to Traverse City in August 2011....


