Obituaries

Nov 28, 2020

     Donna M. Nupdal, 79, of Cavalier, ND, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Wedgewood Manor, Cavalier, ND. A private family service will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, ND. Interment will be held at the Mountain Cemetery, Mountain, ND.

     Donna M. Cleary was born November 10, 1941 at Langdon, ND to...

Nov 27, 2020

     Pierre M. Bonaime, 72, of Neche, ND passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at Sanford on Broadway, Fargo, ND.

     Pierre was born December 13, 1947 to Leo and Mary Anne (Reszka) Bonaime. After graduating from high school in Granada Hills, CA, he served four years in the U.S. Marine Corp where he was a Trac Vehicle Repair Man...

Nov 26, 2020

   

Joan LaRae (Hogan) Meidinger passed away on November 26, 2020 at Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND after a long and courageous battle with stage IV metastatic colon cancer. Joan was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. Her beauty and tenacity were evident to everyone who knew and loved her, even from a young age.

Born...

Nov 25, 2020

 Carol Longtin, 87, of Walhalla, died peacefully Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at her home in Walhalla, surrounded by her family.

A private Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, December 4, 2020 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Walhalla. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Leroy, ND.

 A public visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m....

Nov 25, 2020

         Mae L. Gainer, 96, formerly of Cavalier and Walhalla, ND passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020 at her daughter’s home in Fargo, ND. A private family service will be held Saturday, November 28, 2020 at the Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, ND. Burial will be held at the Hillside Cemetery, Walhalla, ND.

     Mae L. Anderson was born May 29,...

Nov 23, 2020

Ellen Kay Gasner recently died in her sleep. Ellen was a devoted woodworker and fibre worker, having created hundreds of pieces of furniture and garments over a period of fifty years. Ellen was the first industrial arts teacher in the state of Minnesota. She had a personality that brought smiles and laughs. When working at Langdon Hardware, customers came in...

Nov 21, 2020

     Floyd R. Hackenschmidt, 95, of Cavalier, ND passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, ND. A private service will be held Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the United Lutheran Church, Cavalier, ND.

     Floyd R. Hackenscmidt was born August 4, 1925 to Jacob and Emma (Mosolf) Hackenschmidt. He served for two years in...

Nov 19, 2020

Marion Johnson Iverson, age 87, passed away peacefully on November 19, 2020, just one day before her 88th birthday, at the Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, ND, due to the residual effects from COVID-19. 

Marion Arnelda Boewas born November 20, 1932, in Langdon, ND, to Arne and Victoria (Beckwick) Boe.  She was baptized and confirmed at the Vang Lutheran Church...

Nov 17, 2020

Charles R. Lien, 83, of Walhalla, ND passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Pembilier Nursing Center in Walhalla, ND.

 

Charles R. (Dickie) Lien was born October 4, 1937, the son of Gilbert and Anne (Nelson) Lien on his grandfather’s farm near Morden, Manitoba, Canada. He moved to Numedahl, ND at a young age and attended school in...

Nov 15, 2020

Jeffrey J. Stevens, 65, of Langdon, ND, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND. 

Jeffrey Joseph Stevens was born to Allen H. Stevens and Selma (Hemminger) Stevens on August 19, 1955.  He was raised on the family farm and attended area schools, graduating from Langdon High School in 1973.  After a short time...

Nov 15, 2020

Beverly A. Peterson, 87, of Walhalla, ND, passed away on November 15,2020, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, in Cavalier, ND. Beverly Ann was born July 14, 1933, at Vang, ND, to Helmer and Mabel (Pederson) Christianson. She attended school in West Hope, Hope and Harvey Townships. In 1952, Beverly graduated from Walhalla High School. She attended Minot Teacher’s College,...

Nov 14, 2020

     Marlene D. Arneson, 78, of Valley City, ND and formerly of Walhalla, ND passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at CHI Mercy Hospital in Valley City, ND. A graveside service will be held Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the Highland Holmes Cemetery, Jamestown, ND. Masks and social distancing is required.

     Marlene was born September 3,...

Nov 13, 2020

     Roger Jaster, 86, of Cavalier, ND passed away Friday, November 13, 2020 at Wedgewood Manor, Cavalier, ND. A private funeral service will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the Cavalier Presbyterian Church.  A public visitation will be held Tuesday, November 17th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, ND. Social distancing and masks...

Nov 12, 2020

Steven “Butch” Arthur Hotten passed away on November 12, 2020 at Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND. A private service will be held at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. A public graveside service will be held Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Walhalla.

Butch was born March 20, 1942...

Nov 12, 2020

Nov 11, 2020

A great man passed away today. 

Orlin Edward Schanz was born May 29, 1940, to Jacob and Martha (Ertmann) Schanz. He passed away on November 11, 2020, from COVID-19 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo. 

Orlin was born and raised on a farm west of Langdon and farmed the land until 2012. He was a master of all trades. He could do anything around...

Nov 11, 2020

Frederick Albert Born born January 1, 1933, to Frederick and Pauline (Hinrichs) Born, passed away peacefully on November 11, 2020 at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, FL of natural causes. 

 

He grew up on the farm near St. Thomas, ND and graduated from St. Thomas High School.  On July 22, 1955, he was united in marriage to Betty Lou...

Nov 10, 2020

JoClaire V. Iverson, daughter of the late Oren W. and Jennie G. (Ruse) Hillebrand born November 11, 1942, in Deaconess Hospital in Grand Forks, ND, passed away in her sleep Tuesday, November 10, 2020, of natural causes.

She received her elementary education in a rural school and graduated from Petersburg High School in 1960.  She attended Aaker’s Business College in...

Nov 9, 2020

Audrey Schell, 82, of Jamestown and formerly of Langdon, ND, passed away November 9, 2020, at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown.

Audrey Jean Janzen was born June 20, 1938, in Munich, ND, to Peter and Gertrude (Cornelison) Janzen. She attended school in Munich and Hampden, graduating from Hampden High School, before continuing her education at Bottineau College for a short...

Nov 9, 2020

     Ida Louise Melsted passed away on Monday, November 9th, 2020 at Pembilier Nursing Center, Walhalla, ND with family by her side.

      Ida Louise (Dearinger) Melsted was born at home on February 22nd, 1941. She was the sixth of ten children born to Oscar and Carolina (Thomasson) Dearinger. She grew up and attended school in Walhalla, North Dakota. As...