Obituaries

Rosella R. Kaldor

Rosella R. Kaldor

Jan 25, 2010

Rosella “Rose” R. Kaldor, 87, of Mayville, ND died Monday, January 25, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Rose Hanson was born July 27, 1922 in Portland, ND, the daughter of John and Clara (Hanson) Hanson. She attended rural school in the Portland area. She worked for local families doing household work and childcare. She also worked in Fargo...

Harry Andrew Davis

Harry Andrew Davis

Jan 23, 2010

Harry Davis, 85, of Page, ND died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at his farm home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Harry was born on Feb 2, 1924 in Mizpah, MN to Andrew and Johanna (Messnier) Davis. He graduated from Northome High School in 1942. He came to the Page area in 1943. Harry married Gladys...

Dale H. Moen

Dale H. Moen

Jan 2, 2010

Dale H. Moen, 78, of Galesburg, ND, died Saturday, January 2, 2010, at his home, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Dale was born September 10th, 1931, on the family farm near Galesburg, the sixth of seven children, to Otto and Emma (Tholen) Moen. He attended Galesburg Public School and graduated from Galesburg High School in...

Walter Raymond Paulson

Walter Raymond Paulson

Jan 1, 2010

Walter Paulson 84, of Mayville, ND, died Friday, January 1, 2010, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Walter Raymond Paulson was born on November 4, 1925 in Steele County, rural Clifford, ND, the son of Oscar and Clara (Simonson) Paulson. He attended rural school district, Edendale #2, and later, received his GED. Walter then attended the Wahpeton State School...

Irene Lucille Ingebretson

Irene Lucille Ingebretson

Dec 31, 2009

Irene L. Ingebretson, 75, of Portland, ND, died Thursday, December 31, 2009, at the Union Hospital in Mayville, ND. She was born on October 9, 1934, in Portland, ND, the daughter of Alvin Sr. and Jorgine (Kjensrud) Amundson. She attended and graduated from Portland High School. On November 10, 1957, she married Martin Iver Ingebretson at Bruflat Lutheran Church in...

Orville Chester Paulson

Orville Chester Paulson

Dec 26, 2009

Orville C. Paulson, 99, of Galesburg, ND, died Saturday, December 26, 2009 at Arthur Good Samaritan Center, Arthur, ND. Orville Chester Paulson was born on November 4, 1910 in Galesburg, the son of Oscar and Anna (Gammelgaard) Paulson. He was raised and attended school in Galesburg. He owned and operated the Texaco Station in Galesburg from 1939-1941. On December 7,...

Gladys Mardell Aasen

Gladys Mardell Aasen

Dec 22, 2009

Gladys M. Aasen, 87 years old, died on Tuesday December 22, 2009 at Union Hospital in Mayville, ND. Gladys was born on June 6, 1922 on a farm near Hatton, ND to Malla (Huus) and Elmer Braaten. Gladys was baptized as a child of Christ at St. John Lutheran Church of Hatton. She attended Garfield Grade School and Hatton High...

Ruby H. Anderson

Ruby H. Anderson

Dec 9, 2009

Ruby Anderson, 99, of Hope, ND, died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Ruby Holmen was born on September 2, 1910 to Jacob and Gina (Vaar) Holmen in Clearwater County, MN. She completed her grade school education in the Holst Township, MN, country school. She married Ernest G. Anderson on September 20, 1930 in Valley City,...

Hazel Nyhus

Hazel Nyhus

Dec 9, 2009

Hazel Marie Ann Larson Bakken Nyhus, 84, of Portland, ND, died peacefully with her daughter by her side, Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at the Union Hospital in Mayville, ND. Hazel was born May 31, 1925 in Blanchard, ND to Albert O. Larson (1882-1961) and Sarah C. Thompson Larson (1886-1959). She was baptized into the Christian faith at Norman Evangelical Lutheran...

Louise M Olofson

Louise M Olofson

Dec 7, 2009

Louise M. Olofson, 93, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, December 7, 2009, at the Union Hospital in Mayville. Louise was born on March 31, 1916, in Kidder County, near Chaseley, ND, the daughter of John and Theresa (Thompson) Eklund. She attended elementary school, and later did housework for numerous families. On July 3, 1943, she married Harry Olofson. The couple...

Lois Baasch Sexton

Lois Baasch Sexton

Dec 6, 2009

Lois Melissa Bayley Baasch Sexton, age 90, of Fargo, ND formerly of Page, ND died on December 6, 2009 at Villa Maria nursing home. Lois was born February 15, 1919, the daughter of Ray & Clara (Newcomb) Bayley at Buffalo, ND. She graduated from Tower City High School in 1936. She attended Dakota Business College in Fargo after which she...

Richard Ardell Bjerke

Richard Ardell Bjerke

Dec 1, 2009

Richard A. Bjerke, 75, of Page, ND, died Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at his home. Richard Ardell Bjerke was born October 13, 1934 to Melvin and Magda (Otteson) Bjerke. He attended High School at Portland, ND, and served in the U.S. Army for 2 years. On April 19, 1956 he married Eleanor Katherine Johnson. The couple farmed northwest of Hunter,...

VernaAnn Gabrielle Johnson

VernaAnn Gabrielle Johnson

Nov 10, 2009

VernaAnn Gabrielle Johnson was born on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 4:09 p.m. to parents Ross and Allison Johnson at MeritCare Hospital of Fargo. She weighed 5 pounds, 10.4 ounces and was 18 inches long. VernaAnn's family was blessed with 44 minutes with her, before she went to her heavenly home at 4:53 p.m. VernaAnn experienced holding hands with her...

Alpha R. Moe

Alpha R. Moe

Nov 3, 2009

Alpha R. Moe, 96, of Mayville, ND, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, where she had been a resident since February 2005. Alpha Evelyn Rockne was born on August 27, 1913 in Portland, ND, the first of five daughters of Albert and Emma (Smedsrud) Rockne. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran faith and...

Lorna Kay Odegard

Lorna Kay Odegard

Oct 31, 2009

Lorna Kay Odegard, 63, of Fargo, ND, died of natural causes Saturday, October 31, 2009, at her home in Fargo. Lorna was born September 14, 1946 in Grand Forks, ND to Ernest L. and Loretta (Stephenson) Odegard. She attended the one room country grade school, Stavanger #3, and graduated from Climax, MN High School in 1964. Lorna then attended the...

Ralph Milton Ingebretson

Ralph Milton Ingebretson

Oct 19, 2009

Ralph Ingebretson, 85, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, October 19, 2009, at Union Hospital, Mayville. He was born on August 12, 1924, in Mayville, the son of Roger and Manda (Peterson) Ingebretson. Ralph attended country school south of Mayville. He entered the US Army and was stationed in the Philippines. After his discharge in 1946, Ralph returned to Mayville and...

Inga Ringsrud

Inga Ringsrud

Oct 16, 2009

Inga Ringsrud, 105, of Hatton, ND, died Friday, October 16, 2009, at Hatton Prairie Village in Hatton. Inga Braaten was born on March 18, 1904 to Amund and Inger (Moen) Braaten at Mooreton, ND. The family later moved to a farm north of Mayville, ND, where she grew up and attended country school. She married Gerhard Ringsrud on January 7,...

Alice Jean Higdem

Alice Jean Higdem

Oct 11, 2009

Alice Higdem, 81, died Sunday, October 11, 2009 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, where she had been a resident for nearly four years. Alice Jean Thuen was born on September 11, 1928 in Sharon, ND to Hans and Ella (Bjerke) Thuen. She attended rural schools, graduating from Portland High School in 1947, the first high school graduate in her...

Marion Elizabeth Carter

Marion Elizabeth Carter

Oct 6, 2009

Marion Elizabeth Lofland Carter, 86, passed away Tuesday, October 6th, surrounded by family, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck, ND. Marion Carter, the daughter of Mark and Winona (Wilson) Lofland, was born November 17, 1922, in rural Clifford, ND. She attended Clifford High School and graduated in 1940. Marion attended Mayville State Teachers College in 1941-1942 and taught at...

Edward Gerhard Larsen

Edward Gerhard Larsen

Sep 23, 2009

Edward “Ed” G. Larsen, 102, of Hunter, ND, died Thursday, September 24, 2009, at the Good Samaritan Home in Arthur, ND. Edward was born on November 1, 1906 to Otto and Johanne (Nielsen) Larsen at Oconto, Wisconsin. In 1915 he moved with his family to a farm Northwest of Hunter. He received his education at a country school and also...