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It is with regret that we announce the passing of Richard M. Melby, Aircraft Dispatcher, Flight Operations, who died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014 at his home in Grand Forks. He was 47. Richard Michael Melby, the son of Michael J. and Deanna M. (Tomhave) Melby, was born on Sept. 4, 1966, at Forbes Air Force […]
Dr. Bette Ide, retired professor of Nursing, formerly of Grand Forks, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, in Lompoc, Calif. She was 77. Bette Ann Ide was born Oct. 30, 1936, in New Lisbon, Wisc., to Fred and Antoinette Rabuck. Dr. Ide dedicated over 50 years of her life to the field of nursing, and was […]
Violet Jean Peterson, retired head of Payroll, passed away Jan. 1, 2014 at Valley Eldercare, where she resided for the past year, surrounded by her family. Violet was born July 26, 1923 to Jake and Lura (Allen) Achttien in Clear Lake, Minn. She grew up in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School. During […]
Roy T. Loken, Jr., Grand Forks, retired employee with Campus Postal Services, died Jan. 1, 2014, at home of natural causes. He was 60. Roy Theodore Loken was born Feb. 15, 1953 to Roy Sr. and Glenna (Feist) Loken in Grand Forks. He was raised and attended school in Grand Forks. Roy was a hardworking […]
Dennis R. Cutshall, Emerado, N.D., retired programmer with Information Technology Systems and Services, died Dec. 19 at Northwood Deaconess Health Center. He was 64. A private military ceremony was held Dec. 23, 2013. Dennis was born Sept. 25, 1949 in Rochester, Minn., to Dean and Mildred (Farley) Cutshall. He was a retired MSGT in the […]
Mike Polovitz, retired music faculty member and former mayor of Grand Forks, died Dec. 14 in Grand Forks, ND. He was 86. Born in 1926, he was the son of an iron ore miner and grew up in the small Upper Peninsula town of Wakefield, Mich. He served briefly in the U.S. Navy during World […]
Roger Kingsbury, 66, Grand Forks, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks. Roger Kent Kingsbury was born to Robert H. and Marie (Odegaard) Kingsbury on May 18, 1947, in Grafton, North Dakota. He grew up in Grafton and attended Grafton High School. Roger served in the U.S. Navy from Feb. 10, 1965 […]
Ruby Johnson, retired clerk with Duplicating Services, died Sept. 15, 2013, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Dick Yuric in Golden Valley Ariz. She was 85. Ruby May Johnson was born at home on May 13, 1928, to Carolina (Thomasson) and Oscar Dearinger. She was the oldest of 10 brothers and […]
Robert William Lewis, editor of the North Dakota Quarterly and Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor of English and Peace Studies, died Aug. 26, 2013, in hospice care. He was 82. He was a teacher, writer, editor, poet, scholar, naturalist, humanist, superlative father, grandfather and dear friend to many. He was born near the Monongahela River in […]
Mildred (Milly) Schatz Wagendorf, retired supervisor at the Wilkerson Dining Center, died Aug. 28, 2013. The youngest of seven children, she was born to John and Rose Schatz in Regent, N.D. She married Alvin Wagendorf and they lived in Regent with their two children, Scott and Shelley, until the family moved to Larimore. After Alvin […]
CMSGT Raymond G. Tozer, Sr. (Ret.), 83, of Thompson, N.D. passed away Aug. 12, 2013, at his home in Thompson. He was the retired maintenance and project coordinator at Facilities Management. Raymond George Tozer was born May 17, 1930 in Detroit to Leonard and Marie (Steenssens) Tozer, Sr. Raymond enlisted into the United States Air […]
Ruth N. Smith, retired administrative secretary in the Psychology Department, of Park Rapids, died suddenly Sunday night, May12, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Area Health Services in Park Rapids, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was 85. Ruth Elaine Nesheim was born March 14, 1928, in Jefferson, Iowa, to Victor and Sarah Nesheim. She attended […]
The Rev. Gerald L. Potter, Associate Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Religion and Priest of the Diocese of Fargo passed away Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Prairie View, 4000 Valley Square in Grand Forks. He was 85. Gerald L. Potter was born July 15, 1927 in Minneapolis to Joseph A. and Mary Eileen (Uriell) Potter. […]
It is with regret that we announce the death of Brian Kadlec on April 9, 2013. He was enrolled in Mechanical Engineering. — Cara Halgren, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students.
Norbert O’Keefe, M.D., retired chair of radiology, died April 3, 2013, at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, after a long illness. He was 84. Norb was born on Oct. 6, 1928, in Williston, the son of John and Marian (Myers) O’Keefe. He was raised and educated in Williston. He graduated in 1946 from Williston High […]