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Neil Price, former head of the Library Science Department, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah, after a brief illness. Neil was born to Vernon W. Price and Relva Richie Price on Sept. 4, 1947 in Provo, Utah. He graduated from Wasatch High School, and then served a […]
Nadine Fay (Peters) Kotowicz, retired computer operations manager, East Grand Forks, passed away peacefully on March 23, 2015 at the Good Samaritan in Warren, Minn., following a long battle with cancer. She was 67. Nadine was born in Windom, Minn., on Nov. 27, 1947 to the late Henry and Leora (Lepp) Peters. She grew up […]
Mabel Curry, retired Associate Professor and Chair of Home Economics, died in January 2015 in Apple Valley, Minn. She was born Jan. 29, 1920, in Woodbine, Iowa. She earned an A.A. degree from Graceland College, Lamoni, Iowa, in 1939; a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 1941; and a master’s degree from the University […]
Wayne A. Carl, retired flooring installer, 71, of Grand Forks passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Altru Hospital, Grand. Wayne A. Carl was born on Dec. 23, 1943 in Grand Forks, the son of Jess and Carrie (Frye) Carl. He graduated from Sacred Heart School in East Grand Forks. He married Susan Gerszewski. […]
Dr. Manuchair “Mike” Ebadi, retired Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, associate vice president for health affairs at UND, associate dean for research and program development, and director of the Center for Excellence in Neurosciences at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences, passed away Jan. 19, 2015, at his residence in Laguna Niguel, Calif., at age […]
Agnes G. Shurr, retired Professor of Nursing, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in Valley Memorial Home Eldercare, Grand Forks. Agnes Shurr was born on Oct. 18, 1915, to Fredrick and Helen Shurr, on a farm in Elmo Township, Bottineau County, N.D. She graduated from high school in Glenburn, N.D. After graduating from Glenburn High School […]
Robert Nordlie, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, died Jan. 8, 2015. Robert C. Nordlie was born June 11, 1930, in Willmar, Minn., to Peter and Myrtle (Spindler) Nordlie, and grew up in New London, Minn. He earned a B.S. in Education from St. Cloud Teachers College in 1952, served two years […]
John Oberpriller, retired Professor of Anatomy, died Jan. 4, 2015 in Eagan, Minn., with his family by his side. He was 79. He was born in St. Croix Falls, Wisc., and raised in Newport, Minn. He received his BA in biology from St. John’s University, his master’s degree in zoology from the University of Illinois, […]
Jean Colville Oberpriller, retired Professor of Anatomy at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, passed away Dec. 23, 2014 in Eagan, Minn., with her family at her side. She was 72. She was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., and was the first in her family to attend college. She received her undergraduate degree from Mount […]
Categories: In Remembrance
The University of North Dakota Athletics Department mourns the passing of legendary head football coach Marvin “Whitey” Helling, who passed away on Sunday in Florida at the age of 91. A 1988 inductee into the UND Athletics Letterwinners Hall of Fame, Helling served as UND head coach for 11 years from 1957 to 1967 and […]
Elaine Annette Metcalfe, former Director of TRIO Programs, passed away Sept. 16, 2014, in Grand Forks. Elaine was born in Seattle, Washington, to Emil and Ann [Oswell] Metcalfe. Her early years were spent there, until the family returned to the Turtle Mountain area of North Dakota to live on a farm north of Dunseith. She […]
Peter A. Coe, retired Chief of Police and United States Army (retired) of Grand Forks, died Sept. 12, 2014, at Valley Eldercare Center, Grand Forks. He was 83. Peter Ashbrook Coe was born Nov. 4, 1930, to Letcher Coe and Jean (Kelley) Marsh in Bronxville, N.Y. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. […]
Lu Ann Mahrer –Dudgeon was born Oct. 15, 1956, in Park River, N.D., to Lorenz and Verna (Martinson) Mahrer. She grew up in Park River and graduated from Park River high school. She graduated from UND in 1979 majoring in Home Economics. She married Mark Dudgeon in East Grand Forks on Oct. 27, 1980. She […]
Elmer Gottfried Schmiess, 91, of Grand Forks passed away Sept. 11, 2014. Elmer was born March 1, 1923 in Munich, N.D., to Gottfried and Mary (Steinley) Schmiess. He married Dorothy Meyer on July 11, 1951. They celebrated 62 blessed years of marriage until Dorothy passed away six months ago. Elmer was devoted to his family […]
Mary Jane Schneider, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Emerita of Indian Studies, died Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at the age of 73. Born June 10, 1941, in Manchester, N.H., she was the daughter of Alfred George Graves and Elizabeth Conboy Harris. She was reared in New Hampshire and a graduate of Laconia High School. She received […]