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John Douglas Dixon, retired faculty member and former chair of electrical engineering, Plymouth, Minn., passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019. He was 95. He was born July 29, 1924 in Montrose, Minn., the youngest child of James Darrow and Evelyn Johanna (Wandersee) Dixon. John graduated from Buffalo High School in 1941. He received his bachelor’s […]

Lawrence James Hill (Larry), former professor and chair of theatre arts, of Bloomington, Minn., died May 13, 2020 of dementia. He was 78, and had been a resident of Nine Mile Creek Senior Living for the past year. Lawrence was born in Detroit, Michigan to James Cupit Hill and Lucy Norene (nee Sherman) Hill. He […]

UND – and rural America – lost a passionate healthcare advocate last week. L. Gary Hart, director of UND’s Center for Rural Health and professor of population health at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, passed away April 13 after a recent illness. He was 72. “Gary was one of the preeminent rural primary […]

It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Dr. Gary Hart, director of the UND Center for Rural Health, who passed away on Monday, April 13. He joined the Center for Rural Health in 2010, coming to UND to serve as the Center’s director. Gary was one of the preeminent rural primary […]

Robert E. Seidel, retired professor of geography, passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2020 in Grand Forks from complications related to Acute Myeloid Leukemia.He was 85. Bob was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., to John and Pauline Seidel. He graduated from Central High School in Fort Wayne in 1952; he earned a Bachelor’s of Geology […]

Charlotte Bratvold, retired facilities management supervisor, of East Grand Forks, passed away suddenly Sunday, March 1, 2020 at Sanford Hospital of Fargo. She was 71. Charlotte Ann Jagow was born September 11, 1948, in Grand Forks to the late Albert and Minnie (Cariveau) Jagow. She grew up in Grand Forks and attended St. Michaels School. […]

Robert “Bob” Seidel, 85, retired UND professor of geography, Grand Forks, died Sunday, March 1, in Altru Hospital. Obituary to follow soon. Celebration of Life Service will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Gorecki Alumni Center, UND.

Richard E. Beringer, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History, and nationally known Civil War expert, passed away on Feb. 19 in Wisconsin. Beringer, who joined the UND faculty in 1969, wrote several well-regarded and award-winning books about the Civil War and the Confederacy. He co-authored Jefferson Davis: Confederate President; Why the South Lost the […]

Eloise J. Robertson, retired administrative secretary in the Management Department, passed away peacefully on Jan. 29, 2020 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. She was 81. Eloise was born March 18, 1938, to Henry and Bollette (Boe) Hegg in Devils Lake. She grew up on the family farm south of Edmore, and attended school in […]

Katherine Jean (Thomas) Engel, former nursing faculty member, of Grand Forks, passed away Dec. 23, 2019.She was 86. She was born Aug. 15, 1933, to Rose and James Thomas in Thief River Falls. After growing up in Thief River Falls, Katherine studied nursing at St. Cloud State. She finished her career at the University of […]

Ralph Hertsgaard Kolstoe, professor emeritus of psychology, died Jan. 1, 2020, in Grand Forks. He was 93. Ralph Kolstoe was born Sept. 10, 1926, in Valley City, N.D., to Soren and Inger (Hertsgaard) Kolstoe. Ralph graduated from High School at the Valley City Teachers College Training School (now Valley City State University). He enlisted in […]

Suzan Dahlgren Huus, former staff member at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, passed away Tuesday evening, December 10, 2019. She was 72. Suzan Dahlgren was born on Dec. 1, 1947, in Crookston, Minn., the daughter of Clark and Jean (Soldin) Dahlgren. She grew up in Crookston, where she graduated from Crookston Central High […]

Richard Matt Carlson, former maintenance mechanic with Plant Services, died on Dec. 9, 2019 with his family embracing him after a 17-year struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was 73. Richard was born on August 30, 1946 in Stockton, Calif., to Evelyn and Sigfrid Carlson.  As a toddler, he and his mother moved back to Grand […]

It is with regret that we announce the death of Arthur Lee Rice, Building Service Technician at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks. He passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 25, in Essentia Hospital, Fargo, at the age of 61. Arthur Lee Rice, youngest son of Arthur and Irene (Anderson) Rice was […]

Raymond L. Fischer, retired professor of communication, died Nov. 29, 2019, at home after a brief illness. He taught at UND for 27 years before his retirement in 1999.  He served on the Grand Forks School Board (1977-1990) and as Director of Graduate Studies in Communication at UND (1996-1998). Fischer was a member of Tau […]