Obituaries

Jan 18, 2013

Ralph J. DeMaine, 89, of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Pembina, ND passed away Friday, January 18, 2013, at Valley Eldercare, in Grand Forks. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at the Assumption Catholic Church, Pembina, ND. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 22nd from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. with...

Jan 15, 2013

Alma L. Geir, 102, of Walhalla, ND passed away Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the Pembilier Nursing Center, Walhalla. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, January 19, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla. Visitation will be held Friday, January 18th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Nelson-Askew Funeral Home, Walhalla, ND....

Jan 12, 2013

Glen Gunderson, 92, of Cavalier, ND passed away on January 12, 2013, at the Borg Pioneer Home in Mountain. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at the Bathgate Presbyterian Church, Bathgate, ND at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 15th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service and...

Jan 9, 2013

Therese Benoit Charrier ,92,of Walhalla, ND passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at the Cavalier County Memorial Hospital, Langdon, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 pm with a 7:00 pm rosary at the church...

Jan 8, 2013

Carol Blair Christie, 78, of Langdon passed away January 8, 2013, at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital. Carol Blair Starratt was born April 9, 1934, in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada to Annie Dorothy (Calhoun) Starratt and William Blair Starratt. She grew up in Kenora, Ontario and was educated in Kenora and Winnipeg, Manitoba schools. She taught school in Winnipeg until...

Jan 6, 2013

Lawrence W. "Joe" Howell, 88, of Leroy, ND passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013, at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 9th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service at...

Jan 6, 2013

Pearl Stokke, 91, of Langdon, ND, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 at the Maple Manor Care Center of Langdon, ND.Pearl was born in rural Cavalier County on November 24, 1921 to Peter and Tina (Miller) Olson. She was raised and educated in rural Cavalier County. Pearl was united in marriage to Morris Stokke on May 27, 1944, at Ft....

Jan 4, 2013

LaVerne LaPorte, 73, of Osnabrock, ND, passed away January 4, 2013, at Altru Hospital of Grand Forks, ND.LaVerne was born on March 21, 1939 in Mt. Carmel Township, Cavalier County, to George Joseph and Mary Lavina (Schwartz) LaPorte. He grew up in the Mt. Carmel and Olga areas. LaVerne and Patricia Styles were united in marriage in 1962. They became...

Jan 3, 2013

Harold B. Kertz, 86, Alvarado, MN died on January 3, 2013 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND. Harold was born August 19, 1926 at Nekoma, ND to John L. and Rose (Wilhelmi) Kertz. The family moved to Langdon, ND in 1930 where he graduated from St. Alphonsus High School in 1943. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944....

Dec 30, 2012

Orin Swenson, 83, of Langdon, ND, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2012, at the Maple Manor Care Center of Langdon, ND.Orin Lloyd Swenson was born August 5, 1929 near Mona, ND to George and Fannie (Kennedy) Swenson. He attended country school near Mona, ND. He married Doretta Schneider at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Mount Carmel, ND, on...

Dec 19, 2012

Dec 19, 2012

Ruth Trottier, 90, of Cavalier, ND passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at Wedgewood Manor, in Cavalier. A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, ND. Burial in the Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, ND. Florence Ruth Tillett was born October 6, 1922, in Bathgate, ND to Arthur and Evelyn (Gibney)...

Dec 19, 2012

Arthur "Pete" Martineau, 88, of Grand Forks, ND passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, ND. Pete was born January 9, 1924, at Pembina, ND to Lorenzo and Margaret (Wills) Martineau. He grew up and...

Dec 14, 2012

Elsie Heck, 90, of Langdon, ND, passed away Friday, December 14, 2012, at the Cavalier County Memorial Hospital of Langdon, ND.Elsie Barbara Dietz was born September 8, 1922, to Adolph and Nellie (Lorenz) Dietz in Loma Township, Cavalier County. She lived at Loma Township and then Perry Township until 1940 when she moved to Chicago, IL. She worked in Chicago...

Dec 7, 2012

Mildred Fraser, 96, of Walhalla, ND passed away Friday, December 7, 2012, at the Pembilier Nursing Center, Walhalla. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla. Visitation will be held at the church for one hour before the time of services. Burial will be held in the...

Dec 3, 2012

Ralph Seeley, 92, of Langdon, ND passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012 at his home at Wheatland Estates in Langdon.Ralph Seeley was born September 21, 1920 to John R. Seeley and Vera M. (Robertson) Seeley on his grandfather's homestead near Instow, Saskatchewan. He was brought by his parents at two months of age to the family farm in Harvey...

Dec 3, 2012

Donna Sapa, 73, of Cavalier, ND passed away Monday, December 3, 2012, at her home. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 7, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Lutheran Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 6th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, ND. Burial in the St. Joseph's Catholic...

Nov 28, 2012

Curtis Wenzel, 61, of Langdon, ND, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at his home in Langdon.Curtis was born October 11, 1951, at Langdon, ND, to Harold and Lauretta (Reed) Wenzel. He was raised in Loam Township and graduated from Langdon High School. Curt served his country in the National Guard. He joined his father and later his brother on...

Nov 26, 2012

Jim Johnston, 69, of Cavalier, ND passed away Monday, November 26 2012, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, ND. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 30, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the Trinity United Methodist Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 29th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, ND....

Nov 23, 2012

Ray Elke, 68, of Cavalier, ND passed away Friday, November 23, 2012 at his home. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at the Our Savior Lutheran Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held Monday, November 26th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, ND. Raymond Dale Elke was...