All Obituaries

Roland Dodge Montgomery, 93 of Lisbon, North Dakota died Friday, November 13, 2020 at Maryhill Manor in Enderlin, North Dakota. Rollie was born at home in Cogswell, North Dakota to Roscoe and Marian (Dodge) Montgomery on March 19, 1927. He attended Cogswell Public School  through the 9th grade. His family moved to Lisbon, where he finished high school. In 1944, he enlisted in the United States Navy. As he was only 17, his father had to sign for him to join. He served throughout World...

JEANETTE HELEN HENDRICKS passed peacefully in her sleep on November 12, 2020 in Enderlin North Dakota.  She was born on August 25, 1924 in Northland Township near Fort Ransom, North Dakota to Martin and Helen Libak.   Jeanette attended country school and graduated from Fort Ransom High School.   She married Erling (Bud) Hendricks on May 25, 1946.  In November of 1946 they had one son, Jon Edward.   From 1948-1949 they owned and operated a grocery store...

Donald Nels Olson, age 87, died Tuesday, November 10, 2020, in Lisbon North Dakota. Donnie was born in rural Lisbon to Nels and Adeline (Janacek) Olson on January 13, 1933. He grew up on a farm south of Lisbon. He attended a country school and then went on to Lisbon High School for two years, leaving at the age of 16 to take over the family farm. He continued farming for many years, while also working at J.N. Johnson Seedhouse, Melroe and Republic Insurance. On June 17, 1951, Donnie and...

Arlene Helen Adele (Jacobson) Strand, Sheldon, ND was born on June 15, 1926 in rural Walcott, ND to Henry and Olga (Helgeson) Jacobson. Henry and Olga were descendants of Norwegian immigrants and they had seven daughters, of which she was the fourth. Arlene attended Lakeside country schoolhouse at Kindred, ND through 7th grade. She then attended high school in Enderlin, ND where she sang in the choir and performed in a one act play. Arlene and Eugene Strand were married on June...

James L. Gilbert, 93, of Enderlin died on November 8, 2020 at Maryhill Manor, in Enderlin, North Dakota, surrounded by his family, Marthanna. Jim was born on November 4, 1927, to Lyndon and Rose (Haecherl) Gilbert in Lisbon, North Dakota. He was raised and educated in Lisbon, and helped on the family farm until he moved to Enderlin, where he worked for an area farmer.  He married Marthanna Fraedrich on October 10, 1953 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, where they remained active...

Ralph H Oehlke, 98, Enderlin, ND died on November 5, 2020 at Maryhill Manor in Enderlin.  Ralph was born on January 6, 1922 in Enderlin, ND, the son of Fred G. and Margaret (Smith) Oehlke. Ralph graduated from Enderlin and was attending Concordia College when his National Guard Unit was activated.   He was a proud member of the 164th Army Division which was comprised of ND National Guard units. They were sent to Guadalcanal to strengthen the 1st Marines.  The 164th...

Howard Stanley Hoff, 77, of Lisbon, ND passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Howard was born in Fargo, ND on December 3, 1942 to Phillip and Ingrid (Christianson) Hoff. Howard was raised and educated in Lisbon, and joined the North Dakota National Guard after graduating from High School in 1960. He began his career as a driver, hauling fuel oil for Cenex/Farmers union Oil. He owned Hoff Tree Services, working during the spring and fall seasons, and was...

Dana Blair “Beav” Johanneson, 66, of Enderlin, North Dakota died on October 28, 2020, under the care of ospice of the Red River Valley, with his loving wife, Debby by his side. Dana was born on October 4, 1954, to Richard and Ruby (Bunn) Johanneson in Lisbon, ND. He was raised and educated in Enderlin, ND. He graduated Enderlin High School in 1972 and attended Valley City State University for a short time and worked at a couple of jobs before beginning his career with CP Rail. He...

Leon D Freeberg 87 of Lisbon ND died Sunday October 25, 2020 at Sanford on Broadway, Fargo ND. Leon was born March 25, 1933 to Walter and Audrey (Moellenkamp) Freeberg in Lisbon ND. He was born and raised in Lisbon and enlisted in the Army in1950 where he served in Vietnam, Korea, Greenland, and Germany.   Leon retired from the Army Sargent First Class in June of 1974 and moved back to Lisbon where he worked at the ND Veterans Home and then at the Ransom County Courthouse. Leon...

Robert Allen Berg of Lisbon, North Dakota died Sunday, October 25, 2020 at the North Dakota Veterans Home, Lisbon, North Dakota. Bob was born on November 24, 1932 the son of Alfred and Hazel (Jacobsen) Berg in Harvey, North Dakota. He was raised and educated in Harvey, graduating in 1950   and joined the National Guard. Bob then attended UND until he was drafted to serve in the United States Army. He married Janet Brauer and they made their home in Harvey, where they owned and...