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Shirley L. Foster, 67, died on Friday, Sept. 24, in her home in Grand Forks. Shirley, daughter of George and Berget Sollom, was born on May 2, 1943, in Grand Forks. She was educated in Grand Forks, attending UND and earning her B.S. in Medical Technology. Shirley married Porter “Joe” Foster Jr. on Nov. 24, […]
Services have been set for Richard Schultz, professor and chair of electrical engineering, who passed away Sept. 30. Visitation: Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Sharon Lutheran Church, 1720 20th St. S., Grand Forks A Remembrance Ceremony: The Last Lecture, a celebration of the lessons learned from Dr. Richard Schultz, will be […]
Shirley L. Foster, retied lab supervisor in the microbiology and immunology department, died on Sept. 24, 2010, in her home in Grand Forks. She was 67. Shirley was born on May 2, 1943, in Grand Forks, the daughter of George and Berget Sollom. She grew up and was educated in Grand Forks, attending the University […]
Former University of North Dakota journalism faculty member and director of many educational projects at UND and throughout the Midwest, Archie N. Hill of Iron, Minn., died Aug. 18 at the age of 84. Archie was born May 24, 1926, to Floyd and Josephine (Halverson) Hill, in Gary, S.D. He received an honorable discharge from […]
It is with regret that we announce the death of Marcia Gragert, associate professor of nursing. She died in Warren, Minn., on Sept. 4, 2010, at the North Valley Health Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She retired from the University in August 2010. She was born in West Springfield, Mass., on March 16 1946, to Lonnie and Roberta […]
Mildred Koth, 98, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, at Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center in Grand Forks. Mildred Fern (Lewis) Koth was born Dec. 3, 1911, on a farm near Essex, Iowa, to Edna and Horace Lewis. When she was 7, her parents sold this farm and elevator business to purchase a farm near Kennedy, Minn., where […]
Joannie H. Bina, 59, retired housekeeper in the residence halls, died unexpectedly Aug. 21 at her home in Grand Forks. Joannie Henrietta Bina was born Nov. 21, 1950 in Grand Forks to Edward and Effie (Lunski) Bina. She graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1968. She worked at several places but her main […]
Milton Stai, 73, former supervisor of the carpenter shop, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, in his East Grand Forks home under hospice care. Stai was born Nov. 19, 1936, to Oscar and Martha (Koppang) Stai in International Falls, Minn. He grew up and attended school in Bemidji. He graduated from Bemidji High School and worked with his […]
Archie Nathan Hill, 84, of Iron, Minn., died Wednesday, Aug. 18, while on a nature walk in a park in Virginia, Minn. Archie was born on May 24, 1926, to Floyd and Josephine (Halverson) Hill in Gary, S.D. Upon graduating from the Gary high school, he joined the Army. After receiving an honorable discharge for his service […]
It is with regret that we announce the death of Ryan Wolfe of Centennial, Colo., on Friday, July 2. He was admitted into the UND Fall semester of 2010 through the Spring Semester of 2014 with a major in Commercial Aviation.
Henn H. Soonpaa, 80, Grand Forks, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 1, in St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, Minn. Henn Soonpaa was born to Karl Johannes and Antonie (Adamson) Soonpaa on March 18, 1930, in Tallinn-Nomme, Estonia. He was raised and educated there until the family left Estonia to escape Communist occupation. They lived in Geislingen, Germany, […]
Kenneth L. Mellem, 66, of Eden Prairie, Minn. and Largo, Fla., died June 26 in Edina after a short illness following complications from leukemia therapy. Ken was born March 17, 1944, in Grand Forks to Walter and Esther Mellem. Ken spent his business career in the computer industry in marketing and management at Control Data Corp […]
Francis Albin Jacobs of Grand Forks, professor emeritus of biochemistry, died June 12 at Valley Eldercare Center in Grand Forks of natural causes. He was 92. Francis Jacobs was born Feb. 23, 1918, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Anthony and Agnes Ann (Stejskal) Jacobs. He grew up in Minneapolis until the family moved to Denver, Colo. […]
Herman M. Zahradka, 79, Grand Forks, N.D., passed away Thursday, May 20, at Altru Hospital. Herman Michael Zahradka was born March 21, 1931, the son of John J. and Lucy (Shereck) Zahradka in Lankin, N.D. Before moving to Grand Forks and as a young man, Herman grew up in Lankin, working and running the family […]
Loretta Renden, 73, of Grand Forks, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at Altru Hospital. Loretta Marion (Lindquist) Renden was born Oct. 3, 1936, on her family farm in rural East Grand Forks, the eldest daughter of Edwin and Ruth (Skavlem) Lindquist. Loretta grew up on the farm, working very hard to help support her […]