All Obituaries

Richard L. Wilke age 62, of Falling Waters West Virginia formerly of Lisbon died July 14, 2018 from complications of a massive heart attack four days prior to his death. Richard was born to Harlan D. and Karen J. (Carter) Wilke in Bismarck, North Dakota March 21, 1956. His father and mother were residents of Underwood, ND.  Following Harlan’s discharge from military service the family moved to Lisbon where Richard received his education graduating from Lisbon High School in...

Marion D. Johnson, 92, died on Monday, July 16, 2018 at Beverly Anne Assisted Living, Lisbon, North Dakota under the care of CHI Home Health and Hospice. Marion was born on April 29, 1926, the daughter of Donald and Cora (Gunderson) Cole in Lisbon, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in Lisbon. As a young woman at the age of 18, Marion ventured off to beauty school in Chicago and later to NDSU where she met her future husband, Glen Johnson. Once married, they made their home in...

Florence Lucille Anderson of Fargo, North Dakota, formerly of Sheldon, died Friday, July 6, 2018 at Maryhill Manor, Enderlin, North Dakota. Florence was born on February 6, 1926, the daughter of Joseph and Frances (Trisko) Mark in Coburn Township of rural Ransom County, North Dakota. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Enderlin High School in 1943. Florence was united in marriage to Maurice Anderson on August 7, 1943 at East Greenwich, Rhode Island, where Maurice was...

Virgil E. Boeder, 67 of Sheldon, North Dakota, died Sunday, June 24, 2018 at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, North Dakota. Virgil was born on February 6, 1951, the son of Herman and Ruth (Hanson) Boeder in Enderlin, North Dakota. He was raised and educated in Sheldon. As a young man, Virgil enlisted in the National Guard and served for fourteen years. Virgil was united in marriage to Tamara Holmstrom on October 30, 1976 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Lisbon, North Dakota. They made their...

Carol Ann Arneson, 71 of Lisbon, North Dakota died Thursday, May 31, 2018 at her home. Carol was born on August 25, 1946, the daughter of Lawrence and Geraldine (Sundquist) Bock in Lisbon, North Dakota. She was raised and educated in Lisbon, graduating from Lisbon High School in 1966. Carol moved to Oregon for a short time before returning to Lisbon. She was united in marriage to Michael Arneson on October 17, 1973 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lisbon. They made their home in Lisbon, where...

Wayne Kienenberger, 98 of Lisbon, North Dakota passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Maryhill Manor, Enderlin, North Dakota. William Wayne Kienenberger, son of William Ezra and Ella (Gustafson) Kienenberger was born November 20, 1919 near Elliot North Dakota.  He Married Mildred Grange on July 28, 1945.  She died on December 1972.  He Married Betty McGrew on July 3, 1974 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lisbon.  He is survived by five grandchildren, seven great...

  Joseph (Joe) E. Bartholomay, age 90, passed away on Sunday May 27th at the Lisbon (ND) Hospital.   Joe was born on February 13, 1928 in rural Sheldon, ND to Ervin and Grace (Becker) Bartholomay. Joe graduated from Sheldon High School in 1947 and lived his entire life in the Sheldon area, until entering the nursing home at Maryhill Manor in Enderlin, ND in the fall of 2014. He married Marian J. Larson on October 18, 1952 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sheldon, ND. In...

Clinton Warren Fors, age 88, died Saturday 28 April 2018 at the North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon.  Clinton was born 26 April 1930 in Drake, McHenry County, North Dakota. He was the third of five children born to Edmund “Bill” Wilhelm Fors and Cora Amanda Olson, of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry.  He attended elementary and high school in Drake, graduating in 1947. He then studied at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota for one year before entering the United...

Clifford Daniel Lehmann, 101, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at CHI Lisbon Health.  Born in Barnesville, MN on October 22, 1916, he was the son of Daniel and Ellen (Carlson) Lehmann and the youngest of nine children. Cliff graduated from Barnesville High School, and soon thereafter met his wife-to-be, Rena Bunde, while singing in the church choir in Barnesville. Cliff joined the US Army Air Force in 1941, a week after Pearl Harbor was attacked.  He became a tail gunner and...

Estelle Mae Olson, 104 of Lisbon, North Dakota, formerly of Fort Ransom, North Dakota died on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Parkside Lutheran Home, Lisbon, North Dakota. Estelle was born on June 23, 1913, the daughter of Reinert and Dora (Nilson) Emerson in rural Ward County, North Dakota. She was the ninth in the Emerson family of thirteen children. Their home was filled with laughter and hard work, each sibling reaping the reward of a dedicated and prayerful mother. Estelle was the last of...