All Obituaries

 Pauline Mary Juhlke Lee, formerly of Gwinner, ND, passed away peacefully at the age of 101, at Parkside Lutheran Home in Lisbon, ND, on January 15, 2020. Pauline was born on March 16, 1918, to Cora and Frank Juhlke in Arvilla, ND. She attended the one room schoolhouse across the road from the family farm in Hegton Township for her elementary schooling followed by two years of high school in Arvilla and two years of high school in Larimore, ND. Pauline then advanced her education by...

  Kenneth A. Grothe, 89 of Fargo, North Dakota, formerly of Fort Ransom, North Dakota died on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Bethany Retirement Living with his family by his side.   Ken was born on July 26, 1930 to Theodore and Annie (Carlblom) Grothe in Fort Ransom, North Dakota. He was raised and educated in Fort Ransom, graduating from high school in 1948. Ken then attended Valley City State Teachers College, receiving a degree in teaching. He taught in a one room school in...

Harvey C. Milbrandt 93 of Lisbon, North Dakota died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Parkside Lutheran Home, Lisbon, North Dakota. Harvey was born on February 13, 1926, the son of Albert and Laura (Decker) Milbrandt in rural Stirum, North Dakota. He attended country school and eventually as a young man started farming. Harvey married Eleanor Bowman on February 17, 1965 in Glasgow, Montana.  They made their home in Lisbon and Harvey worked at Bobcat, retiring as a foreman. During his...

Annette E. Hardy, 77 of Gwinner, North Dakota died Sunday, January 19, 2020 at her home. Annette was born on January 26, 1942 the daughter of Donald and Jeanette (Friess) Willis in Eden, South Dakota. She was raised and educated in Eden, she graduated from high school in 1959. Annette attended cosmetology school in Aberdeen, South Dakota. She was united in marriage to Richard Hardy on November 4, 1961. They made their home in Roslyn, South Dakota where Richard and Annette owned Rich’s...

Ardis C. Froemke, 86 of Lisbon, ND died Friday, January 10, 2020 at CHI Lisbon Health surrounded by her loving family and friends. Ardis was born November 30, 1933, the youngest child of Arthur and Anna (Stein) Corpe at Oakes Hospital, Oakes ND. Ardis grew up on the family farm in rural Havanna, ND.  She attended school in Havanna and graduated from Havanna High School in 1951.  While in high school, Ardis was a member of the Civil Air Patrol Cadet program, the auxiliary of the...

Rodney “Spud” J. Stram, 64 of Lisbon, North Dakota died Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at his home. Rod was born on February 27, 1955, the son of Harold and Marilyn (Dahl) Stram in Lisbon, North Dakota. He was raised and educated in Lisbon, graduating from high school in 1973. Rod started farming as a teenager with his father, Harold and eventually worked on Elmer Dick’s farm as a farm hand, helping with the daily operation of the farm. He also worked at Welton’s Tire...

Edna Louden, 98 of Lisbon, North Dakota died Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Parkside Lutheran Home, Lisbon, North Dakota. Edna was born on September 11, 1921, the daughter of Edward and Lillian (Tallion) Dubuque in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in Grand Forks. Edna married Harold Louden on March 11, 1945 in Bloomington, IN. They made their home on a farm north of Lisbon. Edna is survived by one son, Robert (Ginger) Louden of Lisbon, ND; three daughters, Ellen Bradley...

Carmen R. Sletmoe, 69 of Cedar Park, Tx and Leonard, ND died peacefully at her home in her sleep after a long struggle with Parkinson’s. Carmen Ruth (Lopez) Sletmoe was born December 19, 1950 in Culver City, California. At three months of age, she moved in with her forever-foster-parents, Lawrence & Olevine Ragone of Baldwin Park, CA. From that blessed point on, they and their children, Yanna and Frank, treated her as a beloved member of their family. She graduated...

Faye Clara Waloch, 79 of Gwinner, North Dakota died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at CHI Oakes Hospital, Oakes, North Dakota. Faye was born on February 28, 1940 to Fred and Della (Martin) Doerr in rural Englevale, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in Englevale. Faye was united in marriage to Kenny Waloch on March 29, 1968 at Zion Lutheran Church, Gwinner. They made they home in Gwinner, where they owned and operated Waloch Café for many years. She was a wonderful cook and was...

Jeffrey (Jeff) Henderson, 49, of Lisbon, North Dakota died on Saturday December 21, 2019 at Essentia Health, Fargo, North Dakota.  Jeff was born on November 25, 1970 to Patrick (Pat) and Evelyn (Hettich) Henderson of Solen, North Dakota. He was raised and educated in the Solen School District. Jeff was the youngest of five children and started very young tagging along and helping on the farm. Jeff had a love of the land, and the crops and cattle that could be raised on it. This love...