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Glenn Christiansen, retired building services technician, died Sept. 3 at his home in East Grand Forks. He was 67. Glenn “Rabbit” Christiansen was born March 31, 1945, to Clarence and Olga (Jacobsen) Christiansen. He graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1963. He married Lauire Ford in Grand Forks on Dec. 28, 1963. He […]
Vicki L. Kavadas, 68, retired food services worker, died June 2, 2012 in Altru Hospital. Vicki Lee Dorsher was born June 1, 1944 in Grand Forks to Donald and Ruth (Thompson) Dorsher. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks and graduated from Central High School in 1962. She worked for many years wallpapering, painting,and […]
Oscar Ernest Manz, professor emeritus of civil engineering, died June 4, 2012, after a short battle with cancer. He was 84. He was born on August 8, 1927, in Castor, Alberta to Siegmund and Valborg Waller Manz. Manz graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in 1951 with a B.S. in Ceramics and obtained a B.S. […]
Jerome “Jerry” Martinus Kvidt, retired business manager for Athletics, died May 20 at Altru Hospital. He was 81. He was born May 16, 1931 in Fargo to Margaret (Kaushagen) and Martinus Kvidt. He attended country schools, first at Sunny Hill and then at Heiberg, and graduated from Twin Valley High School in 1949. Jerry excelled […]
Eleanor (Janie) Otto, retired secretary in Anthropology, died arch 24 at her home in Bagley, Minn. She was 71. A burial of remains will be held on Saturday, May 26, at 3 p.m. at Holy Rosary Cemetery rural Lancaster, Minn. Family and friends are invited to celebrate memories of her life with fellowship and lunch […]
George F. LaMora, altitude chamber technician in the aviation department, passed away Tuesday, April 3, at his home in Grand Forks. He was 65. George Francis LaMora was born June 15, 1946, in Watertown, N.Y., to George and Gloria (Shaffner) LaMora. He grew up in Massena, N.Y., and graduated from Massena High School in 1964. […]
Louis Palanca, professor emeritus of languages, died in his sleep at home March 2 in Italy. He was 90. He was born in Pittsburgh to Arduino and Elvira Palanca on Dec. 13, 1921. He spent three years as a boy in Marseilles, France, and lived in Italy from 1930 to 1949. He graduated from Luigi […]
Leonard Paul Conley, retired maintenance supervisor, 70, of Grand Forks, passed away Feb. 18 at Altru Hospital with family at his side. He was 70. He was born on Nov. 14, 1941 to William and Agnes (Dunn) Conley in Edgeley, N.D. He attended St. Johns High School in Jamestown, and graduated in 1961. He played […]
Marcia O’Kelly, professor emerita of law, died Feb. 13, 2012, at home in Arlington Heights, Ill., surrounded by her children. She was 77. Marcia Levin was born June 3, 1934, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Mayer and Elizabeth (Herz) Levin. She graduated from Wiley High School in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1951. She earned her bachelor’s […]
Marcia O’Kelly, professor emerita of law, died Feb. 13, 2012, at home in Arlington Heights, Ill., surrounded by her children. She was 77. Marcia Levin was born June 3, 1934, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Mayer and Elizabeth (Herz) Levin. She graduated from Wiley High School in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1951. She earned her bachelor’s […]
Playford Thorson II, professor emeritus of history, died Jan. 26 in Grand Forks. He was born Sept. 27, 1925, to Playford and Mary Ellen (Garrett) Thorson in Albuquerque, N.M. He graduated from high school in Roswell, N.M. At age 17, he volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII and served in England, France, […]
James Penwarden, retired Director of University Relations, died Jan. 21 after a four-month struggle with lung cancer. He was 69. He was a private man who hleped shape the public face of UND for four decades. Penwarden helped to develop a number of UND symbols, including the flame logo that has identified the University since […]
Alice Louise Owen, retired assistant professor of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Therapeutics, died Dec. 21 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks. She was 81. Alice Koning was born Jan. 20, 1930, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to George and Mary Lemmers Koning. She married John B. Owen on June 11, 1955 in Des Moines, Iowa. Alice and John moved to […]
Zella Pauline Trezona Green, former worker at the transportation and safety offices, died Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Grand Forks. She was 91. Pauline was born on May 26, 1920, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Lee R. and Zella (Chamberlain) Trezona. She grew up in several small towns in Iowa, graduating from high […]
Sue Murray, former bookstore supervisor, died Dec. 8 at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, Minn. She was 86. Mary Susan Bushaw was born on Oct. 5, 1925, the daughter of John and Lillian (Driscoll) Bushaw in Grand Forks. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks, graduating from Grand Forks Central High School. Sue married […]