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Dale G. Hagen, former Plant Services staff member, Grand Forks, died Sunday, July 25, 2021 at his home. He was 81. Dale Grant Hagen was born June 4, 194,0 in East Grand Forks to Olaf and Caroline (Avron) Hagen. He attended school in East Grand Forks. Dale worked at Concrete Sectional Culvert Co., in Grand […]

Gary Dubuque, formerly with EERC and the College of Engineering & Mines, rural Grand Forks, passed away at home Friday July 23, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. He was 74. The son of Raymond and Alvina (Keyes) Dubuque, Gary graduated from St. James High School, Grand Forks and North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton. […]

Merry Louise (Claymore) Ketterling, retired secretary for the Indian Studies department, of Larimore, N.D., passed away on Sunday, July 11, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. She was 84. She was born at her family home in Wakpala, S.D., on Dec. 24, 1936.  Merry was raised in Ft. Yates, N.D., where she attended Mission School […]

Rowann E. Larson, retired Human Resources staff member, East Grand Forks, passed away June 28, 2021 at Sanford Hospice House in Fargo, with her family by her side. She had fought a nearly three-year battle with cancer, and was 73. Rowann Elaine Smart was born on June 27, 1948, in Grand Forks, the daughter of […]

Neil Franklin Woolsey, Professor Emeritus of Organic Chemistry, died June 20, 2021, at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks. He was 86. Neil was born in Tieton, Wash., on April 30, 1935, to Robert William Woolsey and Catherine L (Earl, Woolsey) Hume. Neil earned many accolades in his chemistry career, including membership in the American […]

The University community lost one of its own earlier this month. Tao Yu, assistant professor of chemistry, was just 39 when he passed away unexpectedly on June 13. Because he had no family in the U.S., his UND family stepped in to ensure his parents, Kaiming Yu and Youlan Huang, could come from China for […]

It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Tao Yu, assistant professor of chemistry, who passed away unexpectedly on June 13. The loss of a member of our UND community affects us all. The University is here to offer support to those who would like counseling assistance. Faculty and staff may consult […]

Sherry L. Kapella, retired staff member, passed away Saturday, June 12, 2021 in Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. She was 68. Sherry Lynn Greenwood was born on Dec. 7, 1952, in Chisholm, Minn., the daughter of Floyd and Delores (Rohwer) Greenwood. She graduated from Hibbing High School in 1971 and went on to attend Hibbing […]

Mae Marie Blackmore, retired director of the UND Children’s Center and a former faculty member in Teaching & Learning, was born July 24, 1925 in Grand Forks to Alfred and Hilma (Youngdahl) Malm. She was raised in Emerado and graduated from Emerado High School as valedictorian in 1943. She attended the University of North Dakota, […]

David (Dave) K. Horne, interactive systems analyst at the John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, died unexpected of a massive heart attack on Saturday, May 22, 2021, with his wife Shelley at his side. He was 58. He was born Nov. 16, 1962, in Havre, Mont., to Robert and Deanne Horne. The second of […]

Barbara K. Dahlen, 68, peacefully passed away May 7, 2021, at First Care hospital in Park River, surrounded by her family. According to stories told in the family, Barbara Kay Charbonneau entered this world on June 6, 1952 on a star filled night to her parents Ovila and Marion Charbonneau in Olga, N.D. When Ovila […]

It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Daryl Sieg, assistant professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, who passed away on May 5, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. He was 55. Daryl will be remembered for his many contributions to the Department, School, and University. We extend our […]

Francis (Frank) LeRoy Slater, retired director of ODIN (Online Dakota Information Network), passed away April 20, 2021, in Valley Senior Living on Columbia. He was 92. Francis (Frank) LeRoy Slater was born Oct. 20, 1928, in Butler, Pa., to Florence Elizabeth Kearney and Augustin LeRoy Slater. He graduated from Butler High School in June 1946. […]

Paula Himmelheber Lee, age 74, wife of Randy H. Lee (deceased, 2005), passed away with loved ones at her side on Tuesday morning, March 30, 2021. Paula was born the daughter of Mary (née Coffin) and John W. Himmelheber of Baltimore, Md., now deceased. Paula grew up in Baltimore with her sister Judy, and they […]

Kathryn A. Thomasson, Professor Emeritus of chemistry, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, at her home in Grand Forks. She was 61. Kathryn was born on Nov. 20, 1959, in Virginia, to John and Joan (Hallbeck) Thomasson. Dr. Kathryn Thomasson spent her entire academic career at UND. She joined the UND faculty in August 1993 as […]