Obituaries

Robert Louis von Ruden

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Delora Sparrow

Delora Sparrow

May 29, 2011

Delora Sparrow, 89, of Mayville, ND died Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Enah Delora Sparrow was born December 18, 1921 to Albert and Enah (Anderson) Sparrow in Finley, ND. She graduated from Finley High School and later Mayville State Teachers College. She went on to receive a Master Degree from the University of ND in...

Mabel Smestad

Mabel Smestad

May 14, 2011

Mabel Smestad, 100, of Mayville, ND died Saturday, May 14, 2011, at Sanford Hospital in Mayville, ND. Mabel was born July 19, 1910 to Andreas and Elise (Helgeson) Smestad at Roseau, MN. In 1912 the family moved to rural Hatton, ND. Mabel attended country school, Union #54. She lived on the farm until around age 19 when she moved to...

Audrey Nora Erickson

Audrey Nora Erickson

May 6, 2011

Audrey Erickson, 82, of Mayville, ND, died Friday, May 6, 2011 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Audrey Nora Koppang was born on January 20, 1929 to Christian and Nora (Grinde) Koppang. She was raised on a farm near Portland, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at Roseville Trinity Church, rural Portland. She attended country school and graduated from...

Rosalie Kaldor Schmitz

Rosalie Kaldor Schmitz

May 4, 2011

Rosalie Kaldor Schmitz, 97, of Williston, ND and Mesa, AZ, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Williston, ND. Rosalie Mae Foogman was born April 23, 1914 to Adolph and Helen (Schneider) Foogman in Hillsboro, ND. She attended school in Hillsboro and graduated in 1935 from the University of North Dakota with a degree in mathematics....