Obituaries

Josephine Marie Baker

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Alvin Amb

Alvin Amb

Jul 20, 2010

Alvin Amb, 90, of Mayville, ND died Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at his home in Mayville. Alvin was born July 21, 1919 to Martin and Marie (Haugen) Amb in Traill County. He grew up with seven siblings on the Martin Amb farm and attended school at Viking Township #10. From 1943-1944, during WWII, Alvin was in the US Navy as...

Paul Joseph Frappier

Paul Joseph Frappier

Jun 16, 2010

Paul Joseph Frappier Jr., 87, of Portland, ND, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Paul was born on November 22, 1922, to Paul and Amy (Briss) Frappier in Kensal, ND. He grew up on the family farm by McHenry, ND. Paul was united in marriage to Beverly (Brown) on June 7, 1949. Together they...

Charles Jerome Satrom

Charles Jerome Satrom

May 30, 2010

Charles Jerome Satrom, 77, of Page, ND passed away Sunday, May 30, 2010 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Charles was born October 27, 1932, the youngest of 13 children of parents Olaf Richard and Mina (Olstad) Satrom. He was raised on the farm his parents homesteaded in the Colgate Township. Charles attended school at Colgate, transferring to Page High...

Palmer Julian Haugen

Palmer Julian Haugen

May 29, 2010

Palmer Julian Haugen, 91, of Mayville, ND, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. He was born on October 10, 1918, in Portland, ND, the son of Peter and Marie (Berg) Haugen. Palmer attended rural school near Portland. Palmer married Amy Kringlen in Hatton, ND. The couple farmed outside Portland for many years. He returned...

Emma Hamm

Emma Hamm

May 18, 2010

Emmajine Eliza Hamm, 98, of Page, ND, died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Center in Arthur, ND. Emma was born November 29, 1911, the daughter of Erl and Myrtle (Walker) Klessig, on the Klessig Farmstead in Page Township, 9 miles east of Page. She was born a few minutes after her twin brother Charles. Emma grew up...

Juanita Serrano

Juanita Serrano

May 2, 2010

Juanita Serrano, 72, of Mayville, ND, died Sunday, May 2, 2010, at her home in Mayville. Juanita was born on February 12, 1938, the 2nd daughter to Byron and Vera (Holland) Beavers, in Alabama. She grew up and attended school in Alabama. She married Manual Serrano in Florida, and after they separated, she continued to live in Florida until 1992...

Vivian Lorraine Beck

Vivian Lorraine Beck

Apr 26, 2010

Vivian Lorraine Beck, 88, died peacefully on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Vivian was born November 21, 1921 in Pine Creek, MN to Halvor and Mollie (Haugen) Halvorson. Vivian moved to North Dakota where she met and exchanged traditional Norwegian wedding vows with C. Marvin Beck on October 12, 1940 in Hatton, ND. They...

Harriet Lucille Baasch

Harriet Lucille Baasch

Apr 20, 2010

Harriet Lucille Baasch, 90, of Page, ND, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Harriet was born October 25, 1919 to Alfred and Alma (Christiansen) Lorensen in Pequot Lakes, MN. Alma died at a young age and Harriet was raised by her father and step mother, Nell Seymour. She grew up in MN and the Tower...

Marcella Lorraine Moen

Marcella Lorraine Moen

Apr 17, 2010

Marcella Lorraine Moen, 81 of Mayville, ND died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Union Hospital in Mayville, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Marcella was born June 10, 1928 to Melvin and Magda (Otteson) Bjerke in Mayville, ND. She grew up at rural Clifford, ND and graduated from Portland High School. She married Omar Moen on...

Wilmar Francis Vinje

Wilmar Francis Vinje

Apr 17, 2010

Wilmar Francis Vinje, 89 of Mayville, ND died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Wilmar was born March 30, 1921 to Martin and Nellie (Lee) Vinje at Primrose Township, Steele County, ND. He grew up and attended country school west of Portland. At a young age he stayed home to help out on the farm, and...

Mark Rudolph Harstad

Mark Rudolph Harstad

Mar 31, 2010

Mark Rudolph Harstad, 55 of Mayville, ND died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at his residence in Mayville. Mark was born September 5, 1954 to Rudolph and Ivy (Moen) Harstad in Mayville, the third of five children. Growing up he participated in Boy Scouts, band, choir and various activities. He graduated from Mayville-Portland High School in 1972. He attended Spokane Falls...

Loren Ellsworth Halvorson

Loren Ellsworth Halvorson

Mar 22, 2010

Loren Ellsworth Halvorson, age 81 of Fargo, ND formerly of Galesburg, ND died Monday, March 22, 2010 at MeritCare Hospital, Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Loren was born on January 2, 1929, in rural Northwood, ND to Halvor and Evelyn (Aasen) Halvorson. He attended rural school in Northwood and Sharon and at the age of 17 enlisted in the US...