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Salina 'Billie' Stay
BEMIDJI -- Salina "Billie" Stay, 79, Bemidji, died
Thursday, Jan. 14, 1999, in North Country Regional Hospital.
Salina Gagnon was born Feb. 27, 1919, the daughter of William and Rose (Carpenter) Gagnon, in Koochiching County, Minn. She lived near Bemidji. She married Orlyn Stay on July 27, 1939, in Bemidji. They lived on the family farm. Orlyn Stay died Dec. 20, 1996.
She is survived by a daughter, Chere (Kent) Seado, Bemidji; two grandsons; three great-grandchildren; brothers, William (Verna), Bemidji, and Alfred (Mary), Grand Forks; and sisters, Irene (Wayne) Lish and Shirley (Olaf) Sletten, both of Bemidji, and Gloria Gagnon and Patsy (Art) Swanson, both of Arizona.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Eugene; and sisters, Ida Kalitowski, Irish Smith and Lois South.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday and one hour before services in the funeral home.
Burial: Trinity Free Lutheran Church, Liberty Township, Koochiching County. Memorials are suggested to Trinity Free Lutheran Church or charity of donors choice.
Donald A. Lang
DEVILS LAKE -- Donald A. Lang, 65, Devils Lake, died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1999, in Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake.
Donald Andrew Lang was born Nov. 1, 1933, the son of Fredrick and Alvina (Dubois) Lang, in Devils Lake. He grew up and attended school in North Dakota. He joined the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. After his discharge he moved to Seattle, where he worked. He returned to Devils Lake in 1995.
He is survived by daughters, Desiree Wright, Tulsa, Okla., and Robin Lang, Seattle; his mother, Devils Lake; sisters, Rosemary Wee and Patricia (Richard) Wee, both of Devils Lake, and Lynda (Alton) Abrahamson, Maddock, N.D.; and brothers, Walter (Bonnie) and Richard (Karen), both of Devils Lake, and Gerald, Spokane, Wash.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl Ann Lang; his father; a brother, Frank; and a brother-in-law, Thomas Wee.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, St. Joseph's Parish Center Chapel, Devils Lake.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, and 8: 30 to 9: 30 a.m. Tuesday, Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake.
Burial: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery.
Lloyd A. Rood
Lloyd A. Rood, 82, Valley Memorial Homes Eldercare Center, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998, in Altru Hospital.
Lloyd Ardell Rood was born Sept. 16, 1916, the son of Obert and Engeborg (Kjomes) Rood. He grew up and attended school in Grand Forks, graduating in 1936. He attended Aaker's Business College, Grand Forks. He worked for Armour Meats and later for Armco Steel Building Products and Concrete Sectional Co. He married Helen M. Wambach on March 25, 1944, in Moorhead. They lived in Bemidji before moving to Grand Forks. In 1998, they retired and returned to Bemidji. Helen Rood died in 1991.
He is survived by sons, Robert (Nancy), Fargo, Stephen (Chris) and Donald (Barbara), both of Grand Forks, and Timothy (Amy) Rosemont, Minn.; a daughter, Debra (Mark) Capouch, Hibbing, Minn.; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Meral (Nickie), Long Beach, Calif.
He was preceded in death by an infant son; and a brother, Gordon.
Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday in Amundson Funeral Home, Grand Forks.
Visitation: One hour before services in the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Calvary Lutheran Church, Grand Forks.
Agnes C. Taylor
CROOKSTON -- Agnes C. Taylor, 77, Crookston, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998, in Riverview Hospital, Crookston.
Agnes Cecilia Salem was born March 24, 1921, the daughter of Barber and Emma (Joseph) Salem, in Crookston. She married Estol "Pat" Taylor on Sept. 27, 1937, in Grand Forks. They made their home in Crookston. They established the 900 Cab Co., which they owned and operated. She later worked for Jiffy Fry, Crookston and Miller's Super Fair. She worked for American Crystal Sugar Co. prior to her retirement. Estol Taylor died June 5, 1979.
She is survived by a daughter, Sharon (George) Jacobs, Crookston; sons, Robert (Donna), Grand Forks, and Ronald, Crookston; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Bud (Terry), Crookston; sisters, Mary Anderson, Hutchinson, Minn., Sally (Olaf) Homdrom, Fargo; Betty Bachellor, Grand Forks, and Barbara (Richard) Butler, Prescott, Ariz.; and a sister-in-law, Shirley Salem, Crookston.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Connie; an infant son and daughter; brothers, Louis, Sam and Marcell "Muss"; brothers-in-law, Art Anderson and Roy Bachellor; and a sister-in-law, Myrtle Salem.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Wednesday in Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Crookston.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with a 6: 30 p.m. prayer service, Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home, Crookston.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Crookston.
Earl S. Hougard
BEMIDJI -- Earl S. Hougard, 66, Bemidji, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998, in North Country Regional Hospital, Bemidji.
Earl Sherman Hougard was born Jan. 29, 1932, the son of Holger and Anna (Anderson) Hougard, in Strandquist, Minn., where he graduated from high school. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He married R. Marion Dagen on June 7, 1952, in Karlstad, Minn. They lived in Strandquist. He was instrumental in the formation of the Tri-County Ambulance Service in Strandquist. He was a school bus driver and farmed with his brother, Philip. He owned and operated a service station, a Massy Ferguson Implement and sold insurance. In 1988, they moved to Bemidji, where he owned and operated Paul Bunyan Animal Land. He was working for the Vehicle Testing Services in Cass Lake, Minn.
He is survived by his wife; sons, E. Sterling (Gayle), Karlstad, and Merritt (Karie), Bemidji; a daughter, Caara (Roger) Holmstrom, Strandquist; and six grandsons.
He was preceded in death his parents; a brother, Philip; and a sister, Ruby Hougard.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Tuesday in Bethel Lutheran Church, Bemidji.
Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home, Bemidji, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Zion Cemetery, Strandquist.
Wanda M. Borchgrevink
ADAMS, N.D. -- Wanda M. Borchgrevink, 79, Adams, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1999, in St. Ansgar's Health Center, Park River, N.D.
Wanda M. Strelow was born Oct. 9, 1919, the daughter of Robert and Annie (Nelson) Strelow, in Adams, where she attended school. She married Leonard Borchgrevink on Nov. 16, 1944, in Adams. They farmed in the Adams area. In 1969 they moved into Adams. She worked as a nurses' aide at St. Ansgar's Hospital in Park River and later for the Nutritional Center in Adams, until the summer of 1998.
She is survived by a son, Larry (Bonnie), Tumwater, Wash.; daughters, Virginia (Darrell) Dvorak, Fosston, Minn., Nancy (Fran) Wheelock, Rochester, Minn., and Marilou (Kent) Green, Grafton, N.D.; and seven grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by sisters, Alice and Mary; and a brother, Roy.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. today, Mountain Lutheran Church, Adams.
Visitation: One hour before services in the church.
Burial: West Adams Lutheran Cemetery.
Thomas E. Braaten
PORTLAND, N.D. -- Thomas E. Braaten, 61, Portland, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1999, in Union Hospital, Mayville, N.D.
Thomas E. Braaten was born Aug. 14, 1937, the son of Garvin and Agnes (Strand) Braaten, in Portland, where he graduated from high school. He worked for several farmers in the area and Schmidt Oil of Portland. He worked for Traill County (N.D.) Highway Department for 36 years. He ran the family farm near Portland since 1978. He served in the National Guard for seven years.
He is survived by his wife, Sandy; stepsons, Tim Haux, Hillsboro, N.D., and Scott (Renae) Haux, Portland; a stepdaughter, Ronell (Jim) Olstad, Maple Grove, Minn.; six stepgrandchildren; his mother, Portland; and sisters, Betty Larson, Portland, and Lilah (Cliff) Johnson, Mandan, N.D.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Saturday, Aurdal Lutheran Church, Portland.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Baker Funeral Home, Mayville, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Aurdal Cemetery
Myrtle Iverson
PETERSBURG, N.D. -- Myrtle Iverson, 86, Petersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999, in Parkview Health Center, Aneta, N.D.
Myrtle Oien was born June 1, 1912, the daughter of Peder and Anne (Lofton) Oien, in Doyon, N.D., where she attended school. She moved with her family to Dahlen, N.D., in 1929, where she graduated from high school in 1931. She married Olaf Iverson on Nov. 5, 1931, in Dahlen. They lived and farmed in Petersburg until 1956, when they moved into Petersburg. They built, owned and operated the Iverson Fairway Store. They retired in 1975. In 1992 they moved to Mankato, Minn., and in 1997 they moved to Parkview Health Center.
She is survived by her husband; a son, Odean "Buddy" (Norma), Tucson, Ariz.; a daughter, Carrol (Charles) Adamson, Bella Vista, Ariz.; a daughter-in-law, Joyce Iverson, Petersburg; seven grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Alice Leonard, Chino, Calif., and Inez Larson, Auburn, Calif.
She was preceded in death by a son, Morris; brothers, Paul, Albert, Henry, Arthur, Raymond, Martin and Carl; and sisters, Marie and Evelyn.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Saturday, Petersburg Lutheran Church.
Visitation: 5 to 7: 30 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Bakke Funeral Home, Larimore, N.D., and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Petersburg Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Petersburg Lutheran Church.
Avis D. Klave
Avis D. Klave, 55, Auburn, Wash., formerly of Thief River Falls and Grand Forks, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 1998, in North Auburn Rehabilitation Center.
Avis D. Klave was born Nov. 22, 1942, in Los Angeles. She moved to Thief River Falls and later to Grand Forks, where she graduated from high school in 1960. She moved to Auburn in 1963. She married Dan Klave on Jan. 25, 1964, in Auburn. She worked for Tom Matson Dodge and Auburn Nissan.
She is survived by her husband, Dan; sons, Dan, Carnas, Wash., and David, Fife, Wash.; a grandchild; her mother, Ellen Larson, Puyallup, Wash.; a sister, Ginny Anderson, Auburn; and brothers, Arlin "Butch," Puyallup, Gary, Kent, Wash., Ed, Tacoma, Wash., and Greg, Grand Forks.
Services: Were held in Auburn.
Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Auburn. Memorials are suggested to Messiah Lutheran Church or American Cancer Society (Price-Helton, Auburn).
Mary A. Hopman
PETERSBURG, N.D. -- Mary A. Hopman, 67, Bella Vista, Ark., formerly of Petersburg, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 1998, in Washington Regional Hospital, Fayetteville, Ark.
Mary Sonderland was born April 9, 1931, the daughter of Peter and Julia (Yoney) Sonderland, in Petersburg. She moved to Arkansas from Grand Forks in May 1985. She married Gregory Hopman.
She is survived by her husband; sons, Scott (Donna), Houston, and Brad (Michele), Bentonville, Ark.; a grandson; a brother, Ken Omlid, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; and sisters, Nellie Forde, Jane, Mo., and Betty Holmes, New York City.
Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Bernard's in Bella Vista.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Callison-Lough Funeral Home, Bentonville.
Burial: Benton County Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Edith Naline
CANDO, N.D. -- Edith Naline, 92, Cando, died Monday, Nov. 9, 1998, at home.
Edith L. Naline was born Dec. 27, 1905, the daughter of Lars and Cecelia (Nelson) Naline, in Considine, N.D., where she attended school. She attended Valley City (N.D.) State Teachers College, where she received her teaching certificate. She taught rural school in Towner County, N.D. From 1943 to 1960, she was Towner County superintendent of schools. From 1961 to 1963, she was Towner County register of deeds, and then county judge from 1963 to 1970. She continued to work part time for the Towner County Courthouse until her retirement in 1978.
She is survived by a sister, Irma Murphy, Glasgow, Mont.
She was preceded in death by sisters, Mary and Ruth.
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dunnigan-Dix Funeral Home, Cando.
Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Burial: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Cando.
