Obituaries
Carl Peter Finstrom
Nov 13, 2011
Carl Peter Finstrom, 84, of Portland, ND passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, November 13, 2011, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Carl was born May 5, 1927 to Henning and Anna (Hanson) Finstrom at Buxton, ND. The family lived in Simcoe, ND briefly but returned to Buxton where Carl went to school in...
Ernst "Tike" Gunkel
Nov 1, 2011
Ernst “Tike” Gunkel, 83, of Page, ND died Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at Villa Maria Nursing Home in Fargo, ND. Ernst was born August 26, 1928 to Albert and Jane (Dennis) Gunkel at Page, ND. He graduated high school in Page and furthered his education at Virginia Military Institute (class of ’50 B), Mayville College and ND Agriculture College (now...
Marjorie Glendora Aasen
Oct 31, 2011
Marjorie Aasen, 90, of Mayville, ND died Monday, October 31, 2011 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville where she had resided since 2006. Marjorie Glendora Braaten was born on October 12, 1921 near Hatton, ND to Gehard and Sophia (Huus) Braaten. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hatton. She attended country school and graduated from...
Phyllis Lee Tate
Oct 31, 2011
Phyllis Lee Simley Hamilton Tate, 78, died Monday, October 31, 2011 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, N.D. She was surrounded by her husband and loving family as her soul journeyed to heaven. Born on June 29, 1933, Phyllis was the first of nine children born to Judith (Lee) and Ingolf Simley. The family lived in Portland, N.D., and moved...
Robert Louis von Ruden
Oct 27, 2011
Robert “Bob” Louis von Ruden, 80, of rural Hatton, ND died Thursday, October 27, 2011 at his daughter’s home in Steele, ND, surrounded by his family. Bob was born January 13, 1931, the son of Martin and Mary (Gorman) von Ruden, rural Hatton, ND. He attended school at Morgan Township and graduated from Mayville High School in 1949. Bob joined...
Fred Enger Jr.
Oct 23, 2011
Fred Enger Jr., 81, of Hatton, ND died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at the Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton. Fred was born May 29, 1930 on the family farm in Enger Township, rural Hatton, the son of Fred and Clara (Bye) Enger. He was baptized and later confirmed at the Little Forks Lutheran Church near Hatton. Fred attended country school...
Marion F. Latendresse
Oct 14, 2011
Marion Francis Latendresse passed away peacefully on Friday, October 14, 2011 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, N.D., where she resided for several years. Marion was born to Francis and Marie (Peterson) Cooper at Bingham Township, Traill County, North Dakota on December 13, 1916. She graduated from high school in Climax, Minnesota and attended beauty school in Fargo, North Dakota....
Miles Wendell Holden
Sep 20, 2011
Miles Wendell Holden, 80, of Page, ND, died Tuesday, September, 20, 2011 at the V.A. Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Miles was born July 25, 1931 to Nick and Lela (Peterson) Holden at Ames, Iowa. In 1935 he came to ND with his parents. After graduating from Page High School, he joined the US Air Force. He was honorably discharged...
Clifford Orin Gustafson
Sep 12, 2011
Clifford Orin Gustafson, 87, of Cummings, ND, died Monday, September 12, 2011 at his home. Clifford was born Sep. 13, 1923, in Rugh, Nelson County, North Dakota to Oscar and Ella (Ask) Gustafson. Clifford could accomplish anything he set his mind to do. At a very early age, he loved riding horses and teaching his younger siblings how to ride....
Janice Faye Lipsiea
Aug 31, 2011
Janice Lipsiea, 63, of Mayville, ND, died Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at her home. Janice was born April 5, 1948 to John and Myrtle (Gunderson) Huus in Northwood, ND. She graduated in 1966 from Hatton High School. In the late 1970’s she started working at American Crystal Sugar in Hillsboro, ND. Janice retired after 25 years in the payroll department....
Lily Arielle Johnson
Aug 29, 2011
Lily Arielle Johnson, newborn daughter of Ross and Allison Johnson, of Mayville, ND, sister to Faith, Sophia, and VernaAnn, lived for 1 hour and 39 minutes, before going to be with the Lord. Lily went up to heaven, on Monday, August 29, 2011, at 7:00 pm. Lily spent her life being loved through her mommy’s tummy. Her sisters would hug...
Else Anna Peik
Aug 28, 2011
Else Anna Peik, 94, of Mayville, ND, died Sunday, August 28, 2011 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. She was born May 5, 1917 in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of Alfred and Marie (Haslau) Meyer. Else was the youngest of three daughters. Her sisters were Herta and Hilda. Else...
Frida M Stockmoe
Aug 20, 2011
Frida M. Stockmoe 96, of Fargo, ND, died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Villa Maria in Fargo. Frida was born September 27, 1914 to Hans and Bertha (Tvito) Ege in Blanchard Township, Traill County, ND. She attended grade school in Blanchard and graduated from Mayville High School. She was confirmed at Elm River Lutheran Church in Galesburg, ND. On May...
Erland Simengaard
Aug 14, 2011
Erland Simengaard, 84, of Mayville, ND, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Erland was born October 11, 1926 at the family farm home near Hillsboro, ND, the son of Ole and Olga (Kaldor) Simengaard. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in...
Carroll Bertrum Jensen
Jul 31, 2011
Carroll “Kelly” B. Jensen, 76, of Surprise, AZ, died Sunday, July 31, 2011 at his home. Kelly was born October 14, 1934 at Hawley, MN to Elmer and Esther (Alberts) Jensen. He attended school at Hawley and Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston, MN. Kelly married Ardella Anderson on December 1, 1956 at Page, ND. They made their home in...
Helen L Solee
Jul 8, 2011
Helen L. (Amberry) Solee, 90, of Lincoln, NE, formerly of Grand Forks, ND, died Friday, July 8, 2011 in Lincoln. Helen devoted wife, mother, sister, and daughter was born Sept. 30, 1920, to Robert and Tillie (Moen) Amberry in East Grand Forks, MN. She attended Winship Grade School, Grand Forks Central High and became an LPN. In 1939 she married...
Donald Leonard Kerlin
Jul 7, 2011
Donald Leonard Kerlin, 79, of Mayville, ND, died Thursday, July 7, 2011 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Donald was born June 28, 1932 in Fargo, ND to Leonard and Lillian (Corneliussen) Kerlin. He attended schools in Moorhead, MN, Grand Island, NB and Dilworth, MN where he graduated high school. Donald attended Concordia College with a scholarship in athletics where...
Stephen M. Winger
Jul 3, 2011
Stephen M. Winger, 55, of Gwinner, ND, formerly of Mayville, ND, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 at his home in Gwinner. Steve was born August 4, 1955 to Bernard and Josephine (Walter) Winger in Mayville, ND. He graduated from Mayville-Portland High School in 1973 and attended college at Mayville State University. He lived and worked various jobs in Mayville until...
Beulah Florence Hanson
Jun 26, 2011
Beulah Hanson, 92, of Mayville, ND died Sunday, June 26, 2011, at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Memorial Service: 6:30 PM Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Luther Memorial Home Chapel, Mayville, ND.
Inez Nora Dammen
Jun 24, 2011
Inez Nora Dammen, 95, of Mayville, ND died Friday, June 24, 2011, at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Inez was born December 21, 1915 to Ida (Pladsen) and Nick Stavedahl of Mayville, ND. She graduated from Mayville High School and attended college in Mayville. Inez married Luther Dammen in 1960. She lived in Mayville her entire life, where she...


