Obituaries

Thea Burner

Thea Burner

May 10, 2009

Thea Burner, 100, of Mayville, ND, died in her sleep at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, Sunday, May 10, 2009, in Mayville, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Thea had resided at the Luther Memorial Home for more than nine years. Thea was the second of six children born to Henry and Julia (Ellingson) Brainerd...

Richard "Dick" Langager

Richard "Dick" Langager

May 1, 2009

Richard “Dick” Langager, 83, of Page, ND, died Friday, May 1, 2009, at the Union Hospital in Mayville, ND. Dick was born on October 28, 1925 in Hope, ND to Sven and Ada (Lambert) Langager. He was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Hope. He attended country school #1 at Hope, ND. Dick farmed with his dad before...

Kermit J Wolden

Kermit J Wolden

May 1, 2009

Kermit Wolden, 82, of Mayville, ND passed away May 1, 2009, at Union Hospital in Mayville. Kermit was born December 4, 1926 on the Leum Farm in Norway Township, to Joseph and Mabel Leum Wolden. The family moved to the farmstead near Gran Church when he was 2 years old, and he lived there for the rest of his life,...

Darlene "Dee" Palmer

Darlene "Dee" Palmer

Apr 19, 2009

Darlene A. Palmer, 67, of Portland, ND, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. Darlene (Dee) was born on August 6, 1941 to Pete and Mary (Foley) Azares in Oregon City, OR. She attended schools in Oregon, Washington and California. She also attended nursing school and became a CNA. She married Gerald Palmer on August...

Omar S. Moen

Omar S. Moen

Apr 16, 2009

Omar S. Moen, 84, of Mayville, ND, died Thursday, April 16, 2009 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Omar was born on April 4, 1925 to John and Mary (Sandmæl) Moen in Mayville, ND. He grew up in rural Mayville and attended Mayville Township #2 country school. In 1945 he joined the US army. He serviced radar equipment during WWII...

Karolyn Mae Aasen

Karolyn Mae Aasen

Apr 14, 2009

Karolyn Mae Aasen, 67, of Fargo, ND, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, after a short battle with cancer, and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Karolyn was born on July 16, 1941, at, Mayville, the daughter of Kermit and Marion (Ringerud) Moen. She grew up in Mayville, graduating from Mayville High...

Evelyn Claudine Flaten

Evelyn Claudine Flaten

Apr 7, 2009

Evelyn Flaten, 92, of Mayville, ND, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville. Evelyn Claudine Hagen was born August 16, 1916, near Portland, where she grew up and attended school. She was married to Melvin Flaten on August 9, 1935, in Portland, N.D. They lived near Portland for a short time and then farmed near Clifford, N.D.,...

Marianne Louise Fendrick

Marianne Louise Fendrick

Apr 1, 2009

Marianne Fendrick, 69, of Mayville, ND, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville. Marianne was born March 22, 1940 to Floyd and Ione (Hetland) Wekkind in Minneapolis, MN. She grew up in Minneapolis and attended Washburn High School. In 1958 she married Arthur Connelly and had one son, Mark. She worked at the A&W drive in and...

Myrtle Solberg

Myrtle Solberg

Mar 24, 2009

Myrtle Solberg, 92, passed away on March 24, 2009 at her son’s home in Grand Forks, ND. Myrtle was born to Knute and Sophie (Hefta) Knudson on January 7th, 1917 in Calvin, ND. She spent her youth in Michigan and Mayville, ND. She was confirmed in Mayville Lutheran Church in 1931. She graduated from Mayville High School in 1935 and...

Mabel Olive Corrine Rindy

Mabel Olive Corrine Rindy

Mar 22, 2009

Mabel O. Rindy, 92, of Portland, ND, died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, ND. Mabel Olive Corrine Kjensrud was born August 12, 1916 to T.E. and Clara (Amundson) Kjensrud in Portland, ND. She attended Bruflat Academy and graduated from Portland High School in 1935. Mabel was united in marriage to Raymond A. Power on March 13,...

Cody Daniel Ulland

Cody Daniel Ulland

Mar 14, 2009

Cody Daniel Ulland, 25, of Mayville, ND, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009, at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by the warmth of his family and friends. Cody was born January 19, 1984, in Mayville, the second son of Steve and Yvonne Ulland. Cody grew up in Mayville and graduated with the class of 2002 from May-Port CG...

Gladys Marie Schreiner

Gladys Marie Schreiner

Mar 7, 2009

Gladys Marie Schreiner, 83, of Mayville, ND died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Union Hospital in Mayville, surrounded by her loving family, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Gladys was born January 25, 1926, the daughter of John and Rena (Staveteig) Tannahill, in rural Thompson, ND. She attended Allendale grade school #60 through 8th grade, and...

Clinton Ardell Amb

Clinton Ardell Amb

Feb 26, 2009

Clinton Ardell Amb, 71, of Portland, ND, died Thursday, February 26, 2009, at MeritCare Rehab Hospital in Fargo, ND. Clinton was born on August 6, 1937, at Page, ND, to Ida (Larson) and Albert Amb. He was baptized and confirmed at the Elm River Lutheran Church in Galesburg, ND. He grew up in the Galesburg area and attended rural school...

S. Lee Vinje

S. Lee Vinje

Feb 21, 2009

S. Lee Vinje, 65, of Portland, ND, died Saturday, February 21, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Lee was born in Mayville on December 27, 1943, the son of Hagbert and Eldrid (Amundson) Vinje. He grew up near Finley, ND, and graduated from Finley High School. Lee attended NDSU and graduated from UND Law School in 1968. On June...

Harvey Myron Erickson

Harvey Myron Erickson

Feb 20, 2009

Harvey M. Erickson, 86, of Galesburg, ND, was called home to heaven on Friday, February 20, 2009, at Union Hospital in Mayville, ND. Harvey Myron Erickson was born on August 15, 1922 in Galesburg to Halfdan (Tony) and Anne (Larson) Erickson. He was baptized and confirmed at Stordahl Lutheran Free Church in Galesburg. He grew up and attended school in...

George Ernest Jefferson Jr.

George Ernest Jefferson Jr.

Feb 17, 2009

George E. Jefferson Jr., 66, of Page, ND, died Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at the VA Medical Center in Fargo, ND. George was born May 21, 1942 to George Sr. and Ellen (Langdahl) Jefferson in Galesburg, ND. He grew up in Page where he graduated from High School. He attended North Dakota State University in Fargo before joining the U.S....

Howard T. Rindy

Howard T. Rindy

Feb 15, 2009

Howard Rindy, 88, of Mayville, ND, died Sunday, February 15, 2009, at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Howard was born the son of William & Anna Rindy of rural Portland, ND. He graduated from Portland High School in 1941 and in 1942 moved to Burbank, CA where he was employed by Lockheed. He married Phyllis Hallingstad in August of 1942...

Oscar Phillip Eide Jr

Oscar Phillip Eide Jr

Jan 31, 2009

Oscar Phillip Eide, Jr.,74, of Mayville, formerly of Portland, died Saturday, January 31, 2009, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. He was born June 18, 1934, on the family farm near Portland, the son of Oscar Sr. and Bertha (Anderson) Eide. Oscar was baptized and confirmed at Perry Lutheran Church, Portland. Oscar graduated from Portland High School in 1952...

Dorothy Bjerke Basol Fogel

Dorothy Bjerke Basol Fogel

Jan 26, 2009

Dorothy Bjerke Basol Fogel, 83, of Mayville, formerly of Hope, passed away Monday, January 26, 2009, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Dorothy Ann Birgitte was born October 2, 1925 to Otto and Olida (Hoglund) Bjerke. Dorothy grew up near Buxton ND, attending rural elementary school and graduated from Mayville High School. She began nurses training at St. Luke’s...

Alf Haugen

Alf Haugen

Jan 17, 2009

Alf Haugen, 92, of Mayville, ND, died Saturday, January 17, 2009, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. He was born on May 23, 1916, in Portland, ND, the son of Peter and Marie (Berg) Haugen. He attended rural school at Viking 10. He worked mainly on Martin Amb’s farm until he started framing with his brother Oliver in 1939...