Vivien Rude Vivien E. Rude, retired office manager for Food Services, passed peacefully on Aug. 5, 2019, at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks. She was 97. She was born in Devils Lake, N.D., on Dec. 30, 1921 to Alma (Sagen) and Leonard […]
Jake Jacobson Fred Arlin “Jake” Jacobson, retired locksmith, of Dent, Minn., died on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Detroit Lakes, Minn., He was 85. Jake was born in Grand Forks, N.D., on June 25, 1934, the son […]
Dr. Richard Olafson Dr. Richard Arlan Olafson, neurosurgeon and former dean of the School of Medicine & Health Sciences southeast (Fargo) campus, passed peacefully on July 27, 2019. He earned both his undergraduate degree at UND as well as his B.S. in […]
Karen Myerchin Karen L. Myerchin, longtime staff member in Facilities, passed away Friday, August 2, 2019 at her home in Grand Forks. She was 69. Karen Lea (Bauer) Myerchin was born February 4, 1950 in Red Wing, MN the daughter of Henry […]
RD Mower Roland Deloy (RD) Mower, former geography professor and chair, passed away July 8, 2019, at the age of 90, in Utah. Born on Christmas Day in 1928 in Mount Pleasant, Utah, RD lived in Fairview, Utah, where he attended school […]
Lisa Burger Lisa Marie Burger, Assistant Vice President for Student Academic Services, of Grand Forks, passed away at Valley Memorial Homes on July 17 with her husband, Gerrad Burger, at her side. She was 50 years old. Lisa Beltz was born Dec. 2, […]
Melquiades “Carla” Ripley Melquiades “Carla” Ripley, 67, of Grand Forks, died July 3, 2019 at Altru Hospital. Melquiades (Carla) Marie Avila was born in Bulverde, Texas on June 6, 1952 and grew up in East Grand Forks. She worked in the sugar […]
Al Hoffarth Aloisius Xavier “Al” Hoffarth, retired vice president for operations and finance, of Bemidji, Minn., formerly of Grand Forks, ND, died June 27 at Altru Hospital from complications of a stroke. He was 76. Al Hoffarth was born to Michael and […]
Aldene Avery Aldene Delores Avery, retired food service worker, of East Grand Forks, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019. She was 95. Aldene was born July 25, 1923 in Gonvick, Minn., the second of three children to Joseph Alvin Lenes and Otelia […]
LaVonne Russell Hootman LaVonne Russell Hootman, retired nursing professor, died June 27 2019 at Valley Elder Care in Grand Forks. She was 87. LaVonne Jolene Kleven was born November 11, 1931, to John B. Kleven and Lillian (Austreng) Kleven. She graduated from […]
Janet Goldenstein Ahler Janet Goldenstein Ahler, Profesor Emerita of Educational Foundations and Research, passed away on April 23, 2019 after a long illness. She leaves a son, Scott and a granddaughter, Aliyah. Jan had a Bachelor and Masters degree from the University […]
Doug Winkler Douglas Winkler, retired systems designer for Facilities Management, of Grand Forks, ND died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 at his home in Grand Forks. He was 78. Burial: 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Cemetery in Oriska, N.D Memorial […]
Lois Hall Oechsle, retired nursing faculty member, passed away at the age of 92 on Dec. 9, 2018 after living for several years at The Glenn in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Lois was born in Ilion, New York on January 26, 1926. She […]
Marion Moen Marion Moen, retired women’s sports equipment manager for UND Athletics, Fargo passed away on May 1, 2019 at Sanford Health in Fargo surrounded by her loving family. She was 85. Marion Bagley, the daughter of James and Olive Bagley was […]
Lila Pedersen Lila Cosy (Gandolf) Pedersen, retired Director of The Harley E. French Library of the Health Sciences, passed away peacefully at age 76 on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. She lived her last years with pulmonary fibrosis until passing away at Valley […]