Obituaries

Feb 21, 2020

Mary Spaeth, 93, of Langdon, ND, entered the gates of Heaven on Friday, February 21, 2020, at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon.

Mary Frances Lothspeich was born December 2, 1926 in Langdon, ND to Albert and Minnie (Konze) Lothspeich. She graduated from St. Alphonsus High School in 1945 and attended Valley City State Teachers College. She taught at rural...

Feb 18, 2020

Walter Gronhovd, 95, of rural Nekoma, ND, passed away February 18, 2020, at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital in Langdon, ND.

Walter was born May 7, 1924, in Grand Forks, ND. He was the oldest of six children born to Edwin and Helmina (Hendrickson) Gronhovd. His values and work ethic were formed growing up in the early 30’s. He graduated from...

Feb 15, 2020

Victoria Brown, 77, of Milton, ND, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the Pembilier Nursing Center in Walhalla, ND. Services will be held at a later date.

Feb 13, 2020

Sherman J. Soli, 78, of Walhalla, ND, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020, at the Pembilier Nursing Center in Walhalla, ND. Memorial service will be held Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at the Walhalla Lutheran Church in Walhalla. Visitation will be held for one hour before the time of the service.

Sherman was born on November 24, 1941,...

Feb 13, 2020

Creola (Kjos) Lundquist, 97, of Loma, ND, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon, ND.

Creola was born June 29, 1922, near Loma, ND, to Theodore and Mary (Ratzlaff) Kjos. She grew up and attended school in the Loma area. Prior to marrying Thure Lundquist on October 27, 1947, Creola taught school in the...

Feb 12, 2020

Craig Halvorson, 75, of Langdon, ND, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2020, at his home.

Craig Sydney was born December 28, 1944, in Devils Lake, ND, to Sydney and Beatrice (Matejcek) Halvorson of Tolna. He grew up on the family farm and attended grade and high school in Tolna. He continued his education at NDSU and received his bachelor’s degree...

Feb 9, 2020

Edi Ann Otto, 79, of Langdon, ND, passed away February 9, 2020, at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon.

Edi Ann was born May 28, 1940, to Edward and Fern (Marcelin) Chaput at the family farm south of Langdon. She grew up and attended school in Langdon, graduating from St. Alphonsus in 1958. In her younger years she worked at...

Feb 7, 2020

Feb 3, 2020

 

     Vernon R. Fitzsimonds, 93, of Walhalla, ND passed away Monday, February 3, 2020 at his home. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Park Center-Walhalla Presbyterian Church, Walhalla, ND. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Pembilier Nursing Center or the Walhalla Ambulance Service.

     Vernon was born...

Feb 1, 2020

Emil Lorenz, 90, of Langdon, ND, passed away Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital in Langdon, ND.

Emil Jr. was born February 13, 1929, in Langdon, ND, to Emil and Edna (Shelley) Lorenz. He grew up and attended school in Langdon, graduating from St. Alphonsus in 1947. Emil and Rose Hewitson were united in marriage on January...

Jan 30, 2020

     Bruce H. Pleasance, 70, of St. Cloud, MN and formerly of Cavalier, ND passed away January 30, 2020 at the St. Cloud VA Health Care Center, St. Cloud, MN, after several bouts with pneumonia.

     Bruce Harlan Pleasance was born December 6, 1949 to Frank and Belle Pleasance of Akra Township. Bruce attended Cavalier High School graduating in 1969....

Jan 21, 2020

Donald “Don” Girodat, 88, of Langdon, ND, passed away January 21, 2020, at his home.

On April 20, 1931, identical twin sons, Donald and Arnold, were born to Peter and Hedwig Girodat near Mt. Carmel, ND. Don attended school in Mt. Carmel and later worked on farms, his dad’s store, and the post office. After serving two years in the...

Jan 20, 2020

Ervin H. Gustafson, 81, of Langdon, ND, passed away surrounded by his family on Monday, January 20, 2020, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Ervin was born March 23, 1938, in Langdon, ND, to Hjalmer and Florence (Balsdon) Gustafson. He attended school in Langdon and continued his education at the State School of Science in Wahpeton. Ervin started farming...

Jan 18, 2020

Jim J. Johnson, 62, of Langdon, ND, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020, in Fargo, ND.

Jim was born July 6, 1957, in Crystal City, Manitoba, Canada, to Jerry A. and Ruth Ann (Annie) Johnson.  He moved to Langdon in the late 1990’s and worked at Bud’s Service Products as a welder then a painter until 2014.

Jim is survived...

Jan 14, 2020

Beatrice Delvo, 84, of Langdon, ND, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon.

Beatrice Messner was born November 20, 1935, in Langdon, ND, to Alex and Beatrice (Ohlheiser) Messner. She grew up and attended school in the Wales area. On October 21, 1959, Bea was united in marriage to Jerome Delvo. They...

Jan 12, 2020

 

Joy D. Koropatnicki, 86, of Langdon, ND, passed away January 12, 2020, at her home in Langdon.

Joy Delaine Berger was born November 26, 1933, in Osnabrock, ND, to Ingvald and Johanna (Pearl) Berger. She later moved to Crystal, ND, and worked at the café her mother owned where she met her husband, Mike. Joy and Michael Koropatnicki were...

Jan 6, 2020

     

Adeline J. (Hanson) Morrison, 93, formerly of Bathgate and Cavalier, ND, died peacefully on Monday, January 6, 2020 at Touchmark Memory Care in Fargo. Funeral service will be held Friday, January 10, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. at the Bathgate Presbyterian Church, Bathgate, ND. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 9th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at...

Jan 5, 2020

Dorothy E. Lembke, 93, of Neche, ND, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020, at her home in Neche. Funeral service will be held Monday, January 13, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at the Untied Lutheran Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held Monday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the church.

Dorothy was born January 22, 1926 in rural Neche,...

Jan 4, 2020

     Clayton Motl, 76, formerly of Cavalier, North Dakota passed away January 4 at his home in Mesa, Arizona. Mass of the Christian burial will be held January 10 at 10:00 AM, at All Saints Catholic Church in Mesa.

     Clayton was born Aug 30, 1943 in Dawson North Dakota to Cornelius and Clara Motl. He graduated in...

Jan 3, 2020

    

     William P. “Bill” Thomasson, 69, of Cavalier, ND passed away Friday, January 3, 2020 at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, January 10, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Brigid of Ireland Catholic Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 9th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m....