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Finn E. Abrahamson
Mar 7, 2026
FinnEdward Abrahamson, 63, formerly of Cavalier, ND, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2026 at his daughter’s home in Rothsay, MN.
FinnEdward Abrahamson was born November 22, 1962, in Cavalier, ND to Finnbogi and Sally Rosalie (Dickison) Abrahamson. He grew up and attended school in Cavalier, although he always said he was from Akra, a proud Icelandic community. Finn then served in...
Dennis Borgen
Mar 2, 2026
Dennis Borgen, 77, of Langdon, ND, passed away March 2, 2026, at Altru Health in Grand Forks, ND.
Dennis was born August 11, 1948, in Langdon, ND, to Ralph and Dora (McLean) Borgen. He grew up and attended school in Hannah, graduating in 1966. He continued his education at Mayville State Teachers College, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Math...
Grant Nelson
Mar 15, 2026
Grant W. Nelson of Langdon, N.D., and St. George, Utah, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the age of 98. He was survived by his wife of 70 years, Betty L. Nelson; his three daughters, Julie Nelson of St. George, UT; Gail (Robert) Stokes of St. George, UT; Carrie (Jay) Carter of Taylorsville, UT; and their two...
Sharon J. McMillan
Mar 14, 2026
Sharon J. McMillan, 85, of Hamilton, ND passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Oak Pointe in Neosho, MO.
Sharon J. Paxman was born July 21, 1940, at Grafton, ND to Gordon and Mary (Bates) Paxman. She grew up and attended school at Hamilton, ND. On November 27, 1979, she married Donald H. McMillan at Las Vegas, NV. After their marriage,...
Janice J. Cull
Mar 13, 2026
Janice Joy Heller was born August 30, 1936, at Grafton, ND, to Frank and Edith (Miller) Heller. She was raised on the family farm near Cavalier and graduated from Cavalier High School.
On January 17, 1954, she married Alvin Cull at Cavalier. As lifelong farmers they lived and raised their family on the farm near Hamilton, later wintering in Mesa, AZ....
Larry Ladouceur
Mar 11, 2026
Larry Ladouceur, 80, of Drayton, ND passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Unity Medical Center in Grafton, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Walhalla, ND. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 18th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00...
Francis O. Busse
Mar 9, 2026
Francis O. Busse, 81, of Cavalier, ND passed away Monday, March 9, 2026, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the United Lutheran Church in Cavalier. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 16th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home...
Marilyn Kram Borho
Mar 5, 2026
Marilyn Kram Borho, 81, of Langdon, ND, passed away March 5, 2026, at Langdon Prairie Health in Langdon, ND.
Marilyn Joyce Kempel was born January 12, 1945, in Langdon, ND, to Jake and Elsie (Walter) Kempel. She grew up and attended school in Wales, ND, graduating in 1962. She furthered her education at Alice’s School of Beauty Culture in Thief River...
Steven L Armstrong
Mar 4, 2026
Steven L. Armstrong, 61, of Crystal, ND, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, ND. Memorial service will be held Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 11, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home.
Steven was...
Dale Holen
Mar 4, 2026
Alvin Dale Holen passed away at age 90 on March 4, 2026, at the Pembilier Nursing Center in Walhalla, North Dakota. Visitation will be held at 9:00 AM and a funeral will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, March 9, 2026, at the Walhalla Lutheran Church in Walhalla, North Dakota.
Dale was born in Leyden, North Dakota, on October 6,...
Shirley Monson
Mar 4, 2026
Shirley Jean (Klai) Monson, 98, of Osnabrock, ND passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at Pembilier Nursing Center in Walhalla, ND. Services will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at the Askew-Brooks Funeral Home in Langdon, ND. Visitation will be held one hour before the time of services.
Shirley was born on June 12, 1927,...
Gerald "Spike" Cook
Mar 3, 2026
Gerald “Spike” Cook, age 77, of Walhalla, ND, passed away on March 3, 2026, at Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND.
He was born on May 4, 1948, in Altona, MB to Gordon “Bud” and Annie Cook. Spike grew up near Leyden, ND. He was the 6th of 8 children. He went on to work many different jobs in his...
Rene Pelletier
Mar 2, 2026
René William Pelletier, 91, of Osceola, Wisconsin, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026.
Born on Bastille Day (July 14), 1934, in Walhalla, N.D., to parents Hector and Yvonne (Gendreau), Rene spent the next 91 years living an extraordinary life. He attended the University of North Dakota as an undergraduate and eventually was accepted to medical school there. While in medical...
Gwen K. Kramer
Mar 1, 2026
Gwendolyn Kay (Nedry) Kramer, of Walhalla, North Dakota, was born May 24, 1955, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Gerald Nedry and Elizabeth Greene. She passed away peacefully at her home on March 1, 2026, at the age of 70.
Gwen attended school in Walhalla before beginning her career at the state school in Grafton. After later moving back to Walhalla,...
Eleanora Roder
Mar 1, 2026
Eleanora Roder, 99, of Langdon, ND, passed away March 1, 2026, at St. Catherine’s North in Fargo, ND.
Eleanora Ruth Roder came into the world at home near Alsen, ND. She was born November 25, 1926, to Jacob and Martha (Ertmann) Schanz, the second of 6 children. She attended school in Gordon Township, followed by working at home to help her...
Richard Kochendorfer
Feb 25, 2026
Richard Kochendorfer, 77, of St. Vincent, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at his home.
Services will be held at a later date.
Robert K. Soeby
Feb 23, 2026
Robert K. Soeby, 68 years old, of Grand Forks, ND passed away unexpectedly on February 23, 2026, at his home. Bobby was born on May 13, 1957, in Langdon, ND to Richard and Dorothy (Fischer) Soeby.
Bobby grew up on the family farm south of Walhalla, ND and graduated from Walhalla High School in 1975. After graduation he enlisted in the...
Don Forschen
Feb 19, 2026
Donald "Don" Wayne Forschen, 53, of Grand Forks, ND passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
Don was born on February 8, 1973, to Donald Sr. and Elaine Forschen and raised in Bottineau, ND for most of his young life and later also in Minot, ND. He attended college in Bismarck, ND for a short time and he then met...
Douglas McDonald
Feb 12, 2026
Doug McDonald, 76, of Belgrade, MT, died suddenly on Thursday, February 12th, 2026, at the trailhead of one of his favorite Bridger Mountain trails near Bozeman, MT.
Doug was born on December 17, 1949, in Langdon, ND, to Dale and Joyce McDonald. He attended public schools in Langdon. After graduating from high school in 1967, he attended Mayville State College in ND...
Ted Mikkelsen
Feb 7, 2026
Ted Mikkelsen, 91, of Langdon, ND, passed away February 7, 2026, at Osnabrock Community Living Center in Osnabrock, ND.
Theodore John Mikkelsen was born on February 14, 1934, at Mt. Carmel, N.D., to Marvin and Bernadine (Kartes) Mikkelsen. Ted was raised near Mt. Carmel on a farm with his 10 siblings. He began his schooling in Mt. Carmel and finished at...
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