All Obituaries

Leonard Wayne Kutz 90, of Lisbon, North Dakota died Friday, September 13, 2019 at the North Dakota Veterans Home, Lisbon, North Dakota. Leonard was born on March 23, 1929 the son of Theodore and Myrtle (Cope) Kutz in Sykeston, North Dakota. He was raised and educated in Sykeston. In 1942, his family moved to California and later returned to North Dakota in 1945 and Leonard farmed with his father until joining the United States Army in 1951. After his honorable discharge in 1953, Leonard...

Phyllis Marlyn Krchnavy, 88 of Lisbon, North Dakota died September 11, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Phyllis was born July 31, 1931 the daughter of Roy and Grace (Howey) Kinney in Lisbon, North Dakota. She attended country school at Gilbert #4 in rural Lisbon and graduated from Lisbon High School. Phyllis was united in marriage to Albin Krchnavy in 1949 at the United Methodist Church in Lisbon. They made their home in rural Lisbon and farmed until moving to town in 1977....

James A. Jensen, 80 of Lisbon, North Dakota died September 15, 2019 at CHI Lisbon Health, Lisbon, North Dakota. Jim was born on September 18, 1938, the son of Vernon and Dagmar (Christensen) Jensen in rural Lisbon and grew up on the family farm. He attended country school at Island Park # 1 grades 1 -8 and graduated from Lisbon High School in 1956. After high school, Jim served in the North Dakota National Guard for a couple of years. Jim was united in marriage to his high school sweet...

Thomas Lawrence Spiekermeier, 92 of Sheldon, North Dakota passed away, surrounded by his loving family on September 10, 2019 at Maryhill Manor, Enderlin, North Dakota. Tom was born on February 27, 1927 on a rural farm on the N ½ section 1 of Green Township, Sheldon the son of Maria Magdalena (Meierotto) and Herman H. Spiekermeier. In 1936, his parents and family, consisting of two brothers and two sisters moved to the George Bentzinger farm one mile south of Sheldon. He attended...

Roger William Parsons, 69 of Enderlin, North Dakota, died Saturday, September 14, 2019 at his home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Roger was born on April 21, 1950, the Son of Samuel and Ruth (Sieck) Parsons in Goodland, Kansas. He was a master carpenter by trade. Roger moved to Enderlin to be closer to his children. During that time, he worked at Hardware Hank, which he really enjoyed. Roger enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, gardening, canning and really loved...

Cora Jane Wagner was born to Daniel and Donna Wagner on August 14, 2000 in Fargo, ND. She was a bright-eyed little girl, ready to take on the world. She grew up in rural Ransom County and loved her chickens, horses, dogs, cats, emus, turkeys, peacocks, guineas, llama, and bucking Shetland ponies.  Although Cora lived in several houses throughout the county in her younger years, for her it always seemed to ring true—home is where is the barn is. Cora began her animal showing...

Patrick Dale Harney, 58 of Sheldon, North Dakota died Friday, August 30, 2019 from injuries received in a motor vehicle accident near Sheldon. Pat was born on December 18, 1960 the son od Dale and Lila (Hubbard) Harney in Norfolk, Nebraska. He was raised and educated in Clarkson, Nebraska, graduating from high school in 1979. Pat then attended the University of Nebraska. He went to work for Fagen Inc. of Granite Falls, Minnesota building clean energy plants. He also took part in building...

Francis (Frank) Harry Zeck Jr. DDS, passed away Tuesday, August 27, 2019 under the loving care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and the LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls, MN. He was born on October 20, 1943 to Francis Harry Zeck Sr. and Yvonne Zeck in Brownsville, Texas. The Zecks were a military family moving around a great deal. He had attended 17 schools before going to college. He attended the University of Portland where he obtained his bachelor’s degree and was commissioned into...

Dale J. Anderson, 83 of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota formerly of Fort Ransom, North Dakota passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Ecumen Memory Care, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Dale was born at Valley City, North Dakota on February 11, 1936 to James and Carla (Strand) Anderson. He graduated from Oriska High School and as a young man enlisted in the United States Army in November of 1958 and received an honorable discharge in November of 1960.In 1962, Dale started Bears Den Mountain Ski Area...

Beverly June (Johnson) Huseby, 89, passed away on August 24, 2019, at Maryhill Manor in Enderlin, ND.  She was born on September 1, 1929, to Esther (Olson) Johnson and Lawrence Johnson near Upham, ND, on the McHenry County homestead of her maternal great-grandparents. When it was time for Beverly to start 1st grade, she and her parents were living in Spokane, WA, where her father worked in the hotel industry. They later returned to their Upham community and purchased a farm. Beverly...