Obituaries
JoAnn C Harrington
Aug 1, 2008
JoAnn C. Harrington, 89, of Mayville, ND, died Friday, August 1, 2008 at Union Hospital in Mayville. JoAnn was born to B.W. (Jeff) and Nettie (Nelson) Condit on April 27, 1919 in Wahpeton, ND. At the age of 10, JoAnn moved with the family to Mayville, where her father was the editor of the Traill County Tribune. JoAnn attended elementary,...
Hazel Luella Thykeson
Jul 28, 2008
Hazel Thykeson, 91, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, July 28, 2008, at the Luther Memorial Home of Mayville. She was born June 2, 1917, near Dunn Center, ND, the daughter of Andrew and Hulda Skjefte. She was raised and educated in the Dunn Center area. When she was eighteen years old, she moved with her family to Blabon, ND, and...
Arlene Judell Tastad
Jul 28, 2008
Arlene Judell Tastad, 81, of Mayville, ND, died Monday July 28, 2008 at Union Hospital Mayville, ND. Arlene Judell Anderson was born in Clifford, ND March 13, 1927 to Christian and Olga (Domier) Anderson and was the oldest of five sisters. Mrs. Robert (Opal) Strand, Mrs. Dorothy Amundson, Mrs. Shirley Thykeson and Mrs. Sylvia Reynolds. Arlene was raised in Portland,...
Ronald Lawrence Buhr
Jul 12, 2008
Ronald Lawrence Buhr, 74, of Hunter, ND, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by family on July 12, 2008. Ron was born to Erwin and Alpha (Benzmiller) Buhr of Buffalo, ND on June 13, 1934. Ron was in the Army from 1953 to 1955. He married Joanne Fletcher on June 22, 1955. They lived in Fargo until 1963 when...
Edson Germain Larson
Jul 10, 2008
Edson Germain Larson, 85, of Mayville, ND, died Thursday, July 10, 2008, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville. Edson was born February 15, 1923 at Aneta, ND to Enoch Germain and Julia (Lee) Larson. The family later lived in Bismarck and Valley City. A 1940 graduate of Valley City High School, Edson enlisted in the Army in 1942. On...
John "Jack" Sand
Jul 2, 2008
John “Jack” Sand, 73, of Mayville, ND, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at Rosewood on Broadway in Fargo, ND. Jack O. Sand was born on April 10, 1935 to Gust and Marie (Gilberts) Sand at Hatton, ND. He attended elementary school at Doyan and graduated from high school in Hatton. He joined the US Army for two years, serving in...
Adeline Sophie Ellingrud
Jun 30, 2008
Adeline Ellingrud, 89, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, June 30, 2008 at Union Hospital in Mayville. Sophie Adeline Aasen Ellingrud was born August 16, 1918 at Hatton, ND to Gilbert and Josephine (Coltem) Aasen. She was raised in Mayville and graduated from Mayville High School. She and Eugene R. Ellingrud were married July 10, 1937 at Mayville. They lived in...
John O Rice
Jun 23, 2008
John Oliver Rice, 69, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, June 23, 2008, at the VA Medical Center in Fargo, ND. John was born on November 19, 1938 in Morgan Township where he grew up. He attended country school and graduated from Mayville High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1961 to 1963. John married Margaret Knudson on March...
Elgin O Erickson
Jun 23, 2008
Elgin O. Erickson, 98, of Galesburg, ND, died Monday, June 23, 2008, at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Elgin O. Erickson was born on May 21st, 1910, to Knut and Sigrid (Satrom) Erickson, at the family homestead near Galesburg. He farmed for decades and continued his interest in every detail until his death at 98 years of age....
Marilyn F Jess
Jun 18, 2008
On Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, Marilyn F. Jess, 76 of Hope, ND, passed away peacefully from this world into the arms of our Heavenly Father. Marilyn was born on July 13, 1931 at Hope to Herbert and Zelda (LaBelle) Matthiesen. After graduating from high school...
Luella M Reisenburg
Jun 16, 2008
Luella May Reisenburg, passed away on June 16, 2008, at ManorCare Health Services in Fargo, North Dakota. Born in Colgate Township, Steele County, North Dakota to Henry and Hattie (Schoeppach) Boettcher, Luella graduated from high school as Valedictorian in Colgate, ND in 1933 and went on to attend Moorhead State Teachers College in Moorhead, Minnesota and then Valley City State...
Kenneth Orien Fugleberg
Jun 12, 2008
Kenneth Orien Fugleberg of Portland, ND passed away on June 12, 2008 from surgical complications, at Union Hospital in Mayville, ND. His wife of 55 years - Fern, and son Jonathan were with him at the time of death. Ken was born to Hartvig and Peaethel (Knudson) Fugleberg on June 17, 1929 on the family farm west of Portland, in...
Carolyn Jo Moore
Jun 1, 2008
Carolyn Moore, 52, of Clifford, ND died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at the Union Hospital in Mayville, ND. Carolyn Jo was born on October 9, 1955 to William and Bette Carver in Sacramento, CA. While growing up she lived in various places with her family, until the 1970’s when they settled in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Carolyn attended and graduated...
Milla Bertine Endrud
May 28, 2008
Milla Bertine (Molden) Endrud was born on January 28, 1918 in Queen Township, rural Fosston, MN to Henry and Louise Molden. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, rural Fosston. She attended Lone Pine School for her elementary education. She worked in the homes of several relatives and eventually trained as a Nurse’s Aide at Union Hospital in...
Avis L. Rosevold
May 20, 2008
Avis Rosevold, 94, of Grand Forks, ND, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at Wheatland Terrace, Valley Memorial Homes, Grand Forks. Avis was born on November 30, 1913, in Atwater, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, the daughter of Jonathan Raymond (Ray) and Iva Jane (Lipsit) Linnell. She moved to Aneta when she was 8, and graduated from Aneta High School. Avis then moved...
Edith Lerfald
May 15, 2008
Edith Lerfald, 84, of Mayville, ND, passed away on Thursday, May 15, 2008 at Union Hospital in Mayville, ND. Edith Tannahill Lerfald was born December 19, 1923 in Duluth, MN to John & Rena (Staveteig)Tannahill of rural Thompson, ND. Edith attended rural school in Allendale, graduating from Central High, along with working in the principal’s office. She attended Aaker’s Business...
LuRae Jean Jorgensen
May 7, 2008
LuRae J. Jorgensen, 56, of Holland, Michigan, formerly of Tower City, ND, died on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at her home in Holland. LuRae was born on December 17, 1951 to Albert and Arlene (Outram) Wade. She attended school at Tower City. In 1969 she married Dean Jorgensen. On February 1, 1971 she was blessed with her son Brian Dean....
Walter F. Brend
May 2, 2008
Walter F. Brend, 91, of Mayville, ND, formerly of Buxton, ND, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. Walter was born on July 11, 1916, near Portland, ND, the son of Ole and Mina (Hallingstad) Brend. He attended Primrose country school and graduated from Portland High School. Walter then attended Mayville Normal School and later, Interstate...
Helen T. Holum
Apr 19, 2008
Helen T. Holum, 91, of Mayville, ND, died Saturday, April 19, 2008, at the Union Hospital in Mayville. She was born on November 8, 1916, in Nekoma, ND, the daughter of Henry and Thea (Sabie) Hefta. She graduated from Nekoma High School and later received a Standard Teaching Degree from Mayville Normal School in 1938. Helen returned to Nekoma and...
Ronald James Grinde
Mar 20, 2008
Ronald Grinde, 76, Mayville, North Dakota, died Thursday, March 20, 2008, in his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Ronald James Grinde was born April 28, 1931, in Portland, North Dakota the son of Benjamin and Ida (Hendrickson) Grinde. He attended Roseville #1 School and graduated in 1949 from Portland High School. He loved sports...