Obituaries
Ardie Thorson
Nov 18, 2010
Ardie Oliver Thorson, 87, of Page, ND, died Thursday, November 18, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Center in Arthur, ND. Ardie was born January 7, 1923 on the family farm in Broadlawn Township, Steele County, North Dakota. He was the son of John and Minnie (Pederson) Thorson. He attended Broadlawn #4 Elementary School and graduated from Page High School in...
Kenneth H. Christianson
Nov 16, 2010
Kenneth H. Christianson, 87, of Portland, ND, died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. He was born on March 4, 1923, near Sharon, ND in Steele County, the son of Herman and Clara (Rud) Christianson. Kenneth attended rural school and then worked on the family farm. On September 27, 1945, he married Vivian H....
Vernon Ordean Dahle
Nov 15, 2010
Vernon Ordean Dahle, 73, of Galesburg, ND, died Monday, November 15, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Center in Arthur, ND. Vernon was born on March 23, 1937 in Arvilla, ND. He was baptized March 26, 1937. Vernon joined the U.S. Army on May 7, 1957 and was honorably discharged August 15, 1957. Vernon married Violet Friesz on September 9, 1964...
Jean Phyllis Olson
Nov 10, 2010
Jean Phyllis Olson of Portland, ND passed away peacefully on November 10, 2010 at her home in Portland, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Jean was born August 15, 1926, in Ambrose, ND, the daughter of Thelma ‘Haugen’ Overboe. She was raised by her grandparents near Crosby, ND and has called Portland home for the past...
Cade Nelson Leslie
Oct 23, 2010
Cade Nelson Leslie, 15 days, infant son of Lynn and Tina Leslie of Hunter, North Dakota, died Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Cade was born on October 8, 2010 in Fargo, North Dakota, and he was baptized in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Cade is survived by a twin brother, Blane; parents, Lynn and...
Thelma K. Sundeen
Oct 17, 2010
Thelma Sundeen, 98, of Grand Forks, ND, formerly of Buxton, ND, died Sunday, October 17, 2010 at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks, ND. Thelma was born June 3, 1912 in Buxton, the daughter of Knute and Gunda (Myklund) Jore. She grew up and attended school in Buxton. She married Alfred Sundeen on February 27, 1932. They moved to Clifford,...
Gayle (Christianson) LaChapelle
Oct 14, 2010
Gayle LaChapelle, 58 of Grand Forks, ND died Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Rochester, MN. Gayle was born on June 26, 1952 to Earl and Joyce (Haagenson) Christianson in Mayville, ND. She grew up in Portland, ND and graduated from Portland High School. She moved to Grand Forks, ND where she worked at Valley Dairy. Gayle endured...
John Mark Gray
Oct 6, 2010
John Gray, 66, of Page, ND, lost his courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, at the Arthur Good Samaritan Center in Arthur, ND. John Mark Gray was born on January 12, 1944 in Erie, ND to Ben and Myrtle Gray of Page. He grew up on his parents’ farm near Page. He attended school at Colgate Public...
John Wilson Baker
Oct 6, 2010
John Baker, 88 of Mayville, ND died Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at Sanford Medical Center, Mayville, ND. John W. Baker was born in Phoenix, Arizona on April 22, 1922, the son of Hugh and Ora (Presley) Baker. The family also lived in New Mexico and Texas, settling in Rogers, Arkansas, where John attended high school. John enlisted in the US...
Donna Mae Lerol
Oct 1, 2010
Donna Mae Lerol, 69, of Finley, ND, died Friday, October 1, 2010 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Donna Mae Smith was born on April 8, 1941, and was the fourth of five children born to Wallace H. “Toots” and Marie (Alsdurf) Smith of rural Aneta, ND, in Steele County. Except for fourth grade, Donna attended school at Sharon,...
Lucille Evelyn (Brandsted) Rygh
Sep 20, 2010
Lucille Evelyn Rygh, 89, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, September 20, 2010 at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Lucille was born July 28, 1921 in Fenton, Iowa, the third child of Edgar G. and Esta E. (Snelson) Trego. The family moved to the Arthur/Erie area settling in rural Arthur, ND in early 1920....
Paula M. Tunseth
Sep 11, 2010
Paula M. Tunseth, 83, Bemidji, MN and formerly of Mayville, ND died September 11, 2010 at Sanford Medical Center in Mayville. Paula was born February 16, 1927 to Paul and Mary (McCabe) Schable. She married Earl Lipsiea in 1947. Paula and Earl had seven children. She married Orville (Stub) Tunseth in 1971. She worked endless hours as owner of Paula's...
Josephine Marie Baker
Sep 11, 2010
After a rich and rewarding life, Josephine Marie Baker, 105, of Valley City, ND, died Saturday, September 11, 2010, at the Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City. Josephine was born September 4, 1905, to Genevia Josephine (Keene) and Paul Joseph (P.J.) Coenen at Page, ND, number 11 of 17 children. While very young she lived in Ayr, ND with her...
Gilmar Curtney Grandalen
Aug 21, 2010
Gilmar C. Grandalen, 91, of rural Portland, ND died Saturday, August 21, 2010 at his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Gilmar was born January 2, 1919 to Gilbert and Connie (Kjensrud) Grandalen at rural Portland, ND. He attended country school at rural Portland. He married Gina Basol on November 22, 1939 and together they...
Sylvia J Kvernen
Aug 21, 2010
Sylvia J. Kvernen, 74, of Mayville, ND died Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Sylvia was born January 20, 1936 to Charles and Halga (Vinje) Thompson on the farm outside of Clifford, ND. She grew up and attended school in Clifford. In 1953 she married Gordon Domier...
Roy Henri Coffin
Aug 10, 2010
After a rich and fulfilling life, Roy H. Coffin passed away Tuesday, August 10, at his home in Mayville, ND. Roy was born in Ontario, Canada, on August 2, 1920, to Harry and Marie (Prenevost) Coffin. Raised in South Dakota, he spent most of his childhood on the family ranch SW of Mobridge. He grew up during the Great Depression...
Samuel Chris Leland
Aug 8, 2010
Samuel Chris Leland, 28, of Portland, ND, died Sunday, August 8, 2010 as a result of an automobile accident in rural Portland. Sam was born the son of James Sr. and Penny (Dakken) Leland on December 21, 1981 at Union Hospital in Mayville. Sam grew up on the farm in rural Portland. He graduated in 2000. He was a member...
H.C. "Bill" Roholt
Aug 1, 2010
H. C. “Bill” Roholt, 83, of Mayville, ND died Sunday, August 1, 2010, at Sanford Hospital Palliative Care unit in Fargo, ND, after a two year illness. Bill was born June 3, 1927 in Portland, ND to Christopher and Anna (Tofsly) Roholt. They later moved to Mayville. He graduated from Mayville High School in 1946 and attended Mayville State College...
Amy Sue Miller Ludwikoski
Jul 30, 2010
Amy Miller Ludwikoski, 44, of Fargo, ND, died unexpectedly on Friday, July 30, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Amy Sue Miller was born on March 25, 1966 in Grand Forks, ND. She spent most of her childhood in Jamestown, ND. Amy was a dedicated mother and her children were the center of her life. She loved them with all...
Laurie Eva Berry
Jul 20, 2010
Laurie Eva Berry, 53, of Mayville, ND, left behind a life of love and service on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at her home in Mayville. She loved her husband, her children, her mother, her brother and sisters, nieces and nephews -- both those born to her and through marriage. She loved her friends, her students, babies, watermelon, sugary treats, and...
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