Obituaries
Martin Iver Ingebretson
Mar 18, 2008
Martin I. Ingebretson, 71, of Mayville, ND, died Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at the Union Hospital in Mayville. Martin Iver Ingebretson was born August 13, 1936, in Mayville, the son of Roger and Amanda (Peterson) Ingebretson. He attended country school and later Mayville High School. On November 10, 1957, he married Irene Amundson at Bruflat Lutheran Church in Portland, ND....
Romona Ingrid Bohlin
Mar 17, 2008
Romona I. Bohlin, 93, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, March 17, 2008, at the Union Hospital in Mayville. Romona Ingrid Bohlin was born on May 13, 1914 in St. Paul, MN, and raised by Gustav and Christina Bohlin in Detroit Lakes, MN. She graduated from Detroit Lakes High School in 1932. She attended the Teachers Training School in Detroit Lakes...
Grace Nora Berglie
Mar 12, 2008
Grace Nora Berglie, 88, of Mayville, ND, died March 12, 2008, at the Union Hospital in Mayville. She was born on August 8, 1919, in Portland, ND, the daughter of Ludvig and Anna (Jorgenson) Domier. Grace grew up on a farm South West of Portland and attended country school. After her schooling, she cooked for the family, on the farm....
Erwin Ambrose Ust
Mar 11, 2008
Erwin A. Ust , 72, Portland, ND, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND. Erwin “Erv” was born on July 24, 1935, to Carl and Hazel (Ambroson) Ust in Mayville, ND. He was baptized at Norman Lutheran Church, Clifford, ND and was raised on the family farm near Clifford, ND. He graduated from Portland High School...
Lucille Burley
Feb 29, 2008
Lucille Burley, 94, of Arthur, ND, died Friday, February 29, 2008, at the Good Samaritan Center in Arthur, ND. Lucille Andre was born January 15, 1914 in Olin, Iowa, to Raymond R. and Nellie (Porter) Andre. She entered school at Willison’s Bunk House at the age of 6. She graduated from Greenfield Consolidated School in 1928, and continued on to...
Lloyd James Schultz
Feb 27, 2008
Lloyd James Schultz, 85, of Portland, died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at the Luther Memorial Home of Mayville, in the company of his wife. Lloyd was born March 13, 1922, in Buxton, ND, the son of Joseph and Lena (Sundeen) Schultz. He attended rural school at Morgan #2 with perfect attendance for eight years, walking two miles to school and...
Jerome Christianson
Feb 4, 2008
Jerome Christianson, 92, of Mayville, ND, died Monday, February 4, 2008, at Union Hospital in Mayville. Jerome was born October 19, 1915 in Steele County, ND, to Herman and Clara (Rud) Christianson. He lived in the Sharon, ND area until 1944 when he and his family moved to Mayville. His twin brother, Jeroy, died in the line of duty in...
Theresa Elaine Ekren
Feb 2, 2008
Theresa Elaine Ekren, 62, of Mayville, died Saturday, February 2, 2008 at the Union Hospital in Mayville. She was born on November 3, 1945 in Tolna, ND, the daughter of Louis and Eleanor Halvorson. She graduated from Tolna High School and held various positions around the Tolna area before moving to Grand Forks, ND where she worked as an aide...
Oliver P. Haugen
Jan 31, 2008
Oliver P. Haugen, 95, of Mayville, died Thursday, January 31, 2008, at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. He was born on April 18, 1912, in Ryder, ND, the son of Peter and Marie (Berg) Haugen. Oliver moved with his parents at a young age to Portland, ND, where he attended rural school at Viking 10 and worked for various farmers....
Paul Vernon Ulland
Jan 22, 2008
Paul Vernon Ulland, 79, Mayville, ND, died Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Union Hospital in Mayville. Paul was born on November 8, 1928 to Peter and Inez (Steen) Ulland, in Mayville, ND. He graduated from high school in 1946, and continued on to Interstate Business College in Fargo. He then returned to Mayville and farmed until 1968. On December 28,...
Livia Olive Arnegard
Jan 22, 2008
Livia O. Arnegard, 87, of Mayville, ND, died peacefully in her sleep, Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at Hillsboro Medical Center, Hillsboro, ND. Livia was born on May 15, 1920 the daughter of Oscar and Laura (Boyson) Arnegard. She was born on the farm in Mayville, where she also grew up. She attended country school while also raising chickens to earn...
Jonathon "Jack" Short
Jan 16, 2008
Jonathon “Jack” Short, 58, of Portland, N.D., died at home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley, Wednesday, January 16, 2008, after a courageous battle with cancer. Jack was born March 31, 1949, in Valley City, N.D., to Rutherford and Deana (Vining) Short. He grew up on a farm near McHenry, N.D., with 11 siblings. After graduating...
Gerald E. Holm
Jan 10, 2008
Gerald Holm, 75, of Hope, ND, died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at the MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Gerald was born March 21, 1932 in Hope, ND, the son of Arba “Ercell” and Leone (Baker) Holm. He attended school and graduated from Hope High School. Gerald enlisted in the US Navy and served 20 years, active duty. He married Dolores...
Merlin Andrew Volla
Jan 7, 2008
Merlin Andrew Volla, 82, of Clifford, passed away Monday, January 7, 2008, at Union Hospital in Mayville. Merlin Andrew Volla, the son of Henry and Ruth (Mitchell) Volla, was born December 26, 1925, in the farm home near South Heart, ND. He lived in the Daglum community during the Depression years until his family relocated to Blanchard in 1938. Merlin...
Sandra Lou Sundeen
Jan 3, 2008
Sandra L. Sundeen, 56, of Mayville, ND, died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at her home in Mayville. Sandra was born on June 9, 1951 at Burke, SD, to Gerhardt and Helen Stahlecker. She grew up in Pierre, SD and graduated from Theodore F. Riggs High School. In the late 1960’s she moved to Grand Forks, ND. Sandra then married Truman...
Kenneth Bertrum Forsgren
Dec 31, 2007
Kenneth Bertrum Forsgren, 97, of Mayville ND, passed away on Monday December 31, 2007 at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Kenneth (Ken) was born in Nelson MN on February 10, 1910 to Gustaf Adolph and Jennie Josephine (Bergland) Forsgren. Ken graduated from Nelson MN grade school and Alexandria MN High School. He attended several years of college in Fargo...
Sylve M. "Sy" Stende
Dec 31, 2007
Sylve M. Stende (Sy) Sylve M. Stende (Sy) died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 at the Lutheran Memorial Home, Mayville, ND at the age of 85, in the company of many family members. Sy was born July 19, 1922 in Ulen, MN to Edwin and Nellie (Nelson) Stende, attended country school and was confirmed at Aspelund Lutheran Church, Flom, MN. Sy...
Ethel Hannah Linea Rosenius
Dec 28, 2007
Ethel Hannah Linea Rosenius, 88, of Hope, ND, died Friday, December 28, 2007 at the Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Ethel Lundmark was born September 24, 1919, in Blabon, ND to Elmer and Anna (Nilson) Lundmark. She attended all 12 grades of school at the Colgate, ND public school. On January 1, 1940, Ethel married Art Rosenius, at Page,...
Peder William Lucas
Dec 19, 2007
In loving memory of Peder William Lucas, 81, of Mayville, ND, who passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND. Peder was born in Williston, ND on May 29, 1926 to Ladd and Johannah (Midstokke) Lucas. In 1937 Peder left North Dakota with his mother to join other family members in Los Angeles, CA...
Arba Ercell Holm
Dec 17, 2007
Arba Ercell Holm, 95, of Hope, ND, died Monday, December 17, 2007 at the Union Hospital in Mayville, ND. He was born April 11, 1912, in Hugo Township, rural Hope, the son of Millard Sr. and Bertha (Goeble) Holm. Ercell attended country school and then worked on the family farm. Ercell started working for Kainz Construction and later continued as...