Obituaries

Jul 6, 2019

     Lynn Bjarnason was born on April 13, 1932 to Tryggvi & Gudny (Jonsdottir) Bjarnason on the family farm in rural Mountain, ND.  

     He attended the Sunny Side County School and the Mountain School.  He graduated from Mountain High School in 1950.

     After Graduation, Lynn farmed with his father.  He married Joyce (Bunny) Robinson on...

Jul 6, 2019

      Dennis P. Patterson, 75, of Devils Lake, ND and formerly of Langdon, ND passed away Saturday, July 6, 2019 at the Odd Fellows Home in Devils Lake. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. the Big Pembina Lutheran Church, rural Langdon, ND. Burial will be held at the Big Pembina Lutheran Cemetery. In lieu...

Jul 3, 2019

Joe Sigurdson, 82, of Walhalla, ND, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at the Pembilier Nursing Center. Funeral service will be held Friday, July 19, 2019, at 10:30 am at the Walhalla Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held Thursday, July 18, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, with a 7:00 pm prayer service at the church.

Gudmundur Sigurdbjorn Johannes “Joe”...

Jul 2, 2019

     Kevin Sisk, 39, of St. Thomas, ND, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. Funeral service will be held Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 10:00 at the St. Thomas, ND School Gym. Visitation will be held for one hour before the time of services. Graveside service will be held on Saturday at 4:30 p.m....

Jul 1, 2019

Linda Rae Stevens, 70, of Langdon, ND, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019, at First Care Health Center in Park River, ND.

Linda was born February 11, 1949, in Miles City, MT, to Victor and Ilene (Oster) Hough. She graduated from high school then attended college. Linda and Wally Stevens were married January 17, 1969. She loved the years she...

Jun 30, 2019

Lawrence E. Fulsaas, 83, of Walhalla, ND, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 at the Pembilier Nursing Center, Walhalla, ND. Funeral service will be held Friday, July 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Numedahl Lutheran Church, rural Walhalla, ND. Visitation will be held for one hour before the time of the service at the church. In lieu of flowers,...

Jun 30, 2019

  

     Patricia G. "Patty" LeTexier, 72, of Backoo, ND, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019, surrounded by family at her home. Funeral service will be held Monday, July 8, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the United Lutheran Church in Cavalier, ND. Burial will be held Monday, July 8th, at 3:30 p.m. at the Pine Hill Cemetery in Williams, MN....

Jun 21, 2019

Cornella J. Wylie, 73, of Park River, ND, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at her home in Park River. A graveside service will be held Friday, July 12, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at the Hillside Cemetery in Walhalla, ND.

Cornella was born May 31, 1946, in Langdon, ND, to Cornelius and Nettie (Letkeman) Wieler. Cornella grew up in the...

Jun 21, 2019

Leona McMurray, 83, of New Hope, MN, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, ND. Memorial service will be Friday, August 9, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the St Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. Lunch to follow service at church.

Leona was born in Walhalla, ND, to William and Jennie Belanus. She attended the...

Jun 7, 2019

Edna Kakela, 90, of Langdon, ND, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019, at Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND.

Mary Edna Broderick was born October 17, 1928, in Towner County to Lawrence and Bertha (Held) Broderick. She graduated from Rock Lake High School in 1947 as the salutatorian. On November 27, 1947, Edna married Wilfred Kakela in Starkweather, ND. ...

Jun 7, 2019

Dennis Loewen, 78, of Fargo, ND, and formerly of Langdon, ND, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. He is now happy and with the love of his life, Annette.

Dennis Lavern Loewen was born December 28, 1940, to Abe C. and Katie (Krahn) Loewen. He was raised on the family farm outside of...

Jun 5, 2019

Jun 2, 2019

Anna Kueneman, cherished sister, sister-in-law, and friend, of Bullhead City, AZ, and formerly of Wales, ND, passed away on June 2, 2019, in Bullhead City.

Anna Augusta Louisa Steinke Kueneman was born March 24, 1933, at Wales, ND, to Gustav and Anna Steinke. She attended schools at Minto and Grey Townships and graduated from Wales. She attended Valley City State...

Jun 1, 2019

Shirley Shannon, 81, of Langdon, ND, passed away June 1, 2019, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.

Shirley was born March 6, 1938, in Thief River Falls, MN, to Ray and Lila (Bakken) Martinson. She married James Shannon on September 25, 1954 in Thief River Falls. Shirley worked at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital for many years in several positions: CNA,...

May 26, 2019

Herbert L. Storie, 90, of Hensel, ND, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home in Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held from 12 noon until the time of services on Wednesday. Burial will be held...

May 26, 2019

May 18, 2019

Gill L. (Nash) Motl, 73, of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Baudette, MN, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019 at her home under the care of hospice. A joint funeral mass for George and Gill will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Williams, MN.

Gill was born in Grafton, ND...

May 16, 2019

Joseph James “Joey” Goodoien infant son of Ryan and Shelbie (Day) Goodoien was born with his angel wings on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. A service for family and friends closest to the family will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Crystal, ND.

Joseph was an incredibly...

May 15, 2019

Roger J. Goulet, 64, of Walhalla, ND, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at his home in Walhalla. A private graveside service was held at the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Walhalla.

Roger was born January 2, 1955, in Walhalla, ND, to Louis “Buster” and Helen (Vondal) Goulet. He grew up and attended school in Walhalla. Roger served in the United...

May 15, 2019

Vernice E. DeMars, 88, of Bathgate, ND passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Brigid of Ireland Catholic Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 20th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. rosary and...