Obituaries

Mar 9, 2021

     Orval L. Reichert, 90, of Hensel, ND passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his loving children. A private funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, rural St. Thomas, ND. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, A webcast of the service...

Mar 8, 2021

James Westphal, 78, of Mesa, AZ, and formerly of Clyde, ND, passed away March 8, 2021, at Banner Health in Mesa.

James Lyle was born April 1, 1942, to Gustav and Jessie (McLean) Westphal in Langdon, ND. He grew up and attended school in the Clyde area, graduating from Clyde High School in 1960. He continued his education at business...

Mar 8, 2021

  

Eileen Marie (Diemert) Dunnigan, 84, of Grand Forks and formerly of Walhalla, ND died Monday, March 8th, 2021.  Eileen joined our Lord in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family.  Mass of the Christian burial will be held Saturday, March 13th, at 1:00 PM at the St. Boniface Church, Walhalla, ND.  Visitation will be one hour before...

Mar 4, 2021

It is with great sadness we announce the tragic passing of Darren Blanchard, age 51, on Thursday, March 4, 2021. 

 

Darren was born in Grafton, ND on March 25, 1969 and was raised in a loving, supportive family; his parents Karen and Jerry, along with his older brother Jeff and his younger sister Lisa.  He graduated from Grafton High...

Mar 1, 2021

Delores M. Short, 85, of Concord, CA, passed away March 1, 2021, after losing a struggle with pancreatic cancer.

Delores M. Prince was born in Nekoma, ND, on January 3, 1936, to John W. Prince and Bertha A. (Haugen) Prince. She grew up in Nekoma, ND, and moved to Grand Forks, ND, after high school to attend business college. She...

Feb 26, 2021

           

     Douglas “Doug” Olson, 68, passed away on February 26, 2021 at Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND, due to complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 5:00–7:00 pm at the Askew Funeral Home in Cavalier, ND. A memorial service will be held in his honor on...

Feb 25, 2021

William Boyd Keena, Jr., 79, of Cavalier, ND, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, ND. A private memorial service will be held Friday, February 26, 2021.

William was born September 30, 1941, in Cavalier, ND, to William B. and Sarah (Anderson) Keena. Bill grew up in the Hamilton area, and graduated from Hamilton...

Feb 18, 2021

Alice Metzger, 93, of Langdon, ND, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon.

Alice T. Kartes was born August 31, 1927, near Mt. Carmel, ND, to David and Mary Ann (Brown) Kartes. She grew up and attended school in the Dresden area and graduated from St. Alphonsus School in 1947. Alice married Arnold Metzger...

Feb 17, 2021

    

     Travis Roy Peterson, 44, of Cavalier, ND, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, ND. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. Masks and social distancing is recommended.

     Travis was born on September 11, 1976 in...

Feb 6, 2021

Marjorie (Soli) Jacobson, 95, of Langdon, ND, died peacefully February 6, 2021, at Maple Manor Care Center, Langdon, ND.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2021, at United Lutheran Church in Langdon.  A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at the church. Mask wearing...

Feb 6, 2021

 

  Harvey Allen Clark, 86, of Walhalla, ND passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the Pembilier Nursing Center, Walhalla, ND. Funeral service will be held Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at the Cavalier Baptist Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at  Walhalla Lutheran Church, Walhalla, ND. A webcast...

Feb 6, 2021

Paul Schneider, 56, of Mt. Carmel, ND, passed away February 6, 2021, at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital in Langdon, ND.

Paul Michael Schneider was born August 3, 1964, in Langdon to Ronald and Leona (Schill) Schneider. He graduated from Milton High School and then went on to NDSCS in Wahpeton where he studied welding. He lived in Grand Forks for...

Feb 4, 2021

    

     Rita A. Zaharia, 85, of Neche, ND, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by her loved ones. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 10th from 5:00 p.m. to...

Jan 27, 2021

Lea Waltz, 84, of Langdon, ND, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, ND.

Lea Verville was born April 17, 1936, in Olga, ND, to Arsene and Irene (Beauchamp) Verville. She grew up and attended school in the Olga and Osnabrock areas, graduating from Osnabrock High School in 1954.  Lea and Victor Waltz were married...

Jan 25, 2021

Margaret Hiltner, 63, of Wales, ND, passed away January 25, 2021, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Margaret Madeline Klassen was born July 11, 1957, to Andrew and Sara (Heide) Klassen in Blumenort, Manitoba, Canada. She was the seventh child born of ten children. The family moved to the Pilot Mound, MB, area in 1964. Margaret attended...

Jan 14, 2021

    

     Kevin E. Longtin, 59, of Walhalla, ND passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. A public visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. A private service will be held Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at the church....

Jan 14, 2021

Justin McKay, 45, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away January 14, 2021, due to medical complications from a four year battle with brain cancer.

Justin was born February 21, 1975, in Grand Forks, ND, to Bonnie and Ralph McKay. While living in Grand Forks, he worked at RDO Foods. Upon moving 14 years ago to Eugene, Oregon, he worked at...

Jan 5, 2021

Bert D. Olson, age 79 peacefully passed away January 5, 2021 of complications from the Covid virus. He was born March 25, 1941 in Grafton, ND the youngest son of Bert and Madeleine Olson of Glasston, ND.

Bert grew up on the family farm near Glasston, ND. He attended a one room school house a half mile east of the...

Jan 5, 2021

Jan 3, 2021

     Gene R. Solberg, 76, of Walhalla, ND passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021 at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. A private memorial service will be held Saturday, January 9, 2020 at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. Burial will be held at the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred...