Obituaries

Laurel L. "Lori" Erickson

Laurel L. "Lori" Erickson

Sep 26, 2018

Laurel L. “Lori” (Howatt) Erickson, 64 of Maddock formerly of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Wednesday evening, September 26, 2018 at her home in the loving care of her family and Altru Hospice.

Funeral Services for Laurel will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, rural Minnewaukan, ND with Reverend Allen...

Marcia Laurel Jager

Marcia Laurel Jager

Sep 25, 2018

Marcia Laurel (Burgstahler) Jager, 77 of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 CHI, St. Alexius Hospital, Devils Lake. 

A Memorial Service will be held to remember Marcia on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Devils Lake with Reverend Tom Westcott officiating. Marcia will be laid to rest in Devils...

Wambli Chanten "Eagle Heart" DuBois

Wambli Chanten "Eagle Heart" DuBois

Sep 25, 2018

Wambli Chanten DuBois (Eagle Heart) 26 of Fort Totten, ND passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. 

The Wake for Wambli will be held at the Tekakwitha Center, St. Michael, ND on Sunday, September 30, 2018 beginning at 5:00 p.m. with a Rosary and Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. The procession to...

Virginia M. Volk

Virginia M. Volk

Sep 24, 2018

Virginia M. Volk, 87 of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Eventide Heartland Care Center, Devils Lake in the loving care of her family and Altru Hospice. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Devils Lake on Monday, October 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. with burial in St. Joseph’s...

Joyce Gevean Kruckenberg (Jelsing)

Joyce Gevean Kruckenberg (Jelsing)

Sep 24, 2018

Joyce G. (Jelsing) Kruckenberg, 85 of Devils Lake formerly of Rugby, ND passed away on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Eventide Heartland Care Center, Devils Lake in the loving care of her family and Altru Hospice.

Funeral Services for Joyce will be held on Friday, September 28, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Devils Lake with Reverend...

Wilma Marie Evans (Fugere)

Wilma Marie Evans (Fugere)

Sep 23, 2018

Wilma (Fugere) Evans

October 30, 1925 – September 23, 2018

 

We were blessed to learn many valuable lessons from our mother during her 92 years, among them: Never be wasteful; as a child of the depression, she lived as waste-free as possible. When times are tough, she’d remind you to “grin and bear it.” If something frustrated her; never...

Patrick Dion

Patrick Dion

Sep 23, 2018

Patrick, one of six children born to William and Mary Dion, was born on May 6, 1959 at Devils Lake North Dakota where he received his elementary education and attended St. Mary’s High School. Patrick graduated from Lake Region Junior College with a Degree in Carpentry.

Patrick has 2 daughters from a previous marriage: Kelli Marie Bean and Caitlyn Rose...

Stanley A. Casavant

Stanley A. Casavant

Sep 23, 2018

Stanley A. Casavant, 78 of Rolette, ND passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, September 23, 2018 at his home.

Mass of Christian Burial for Stanley will be held on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rolette with Reverend Paulraj Thondappa Thomas celebrating the Mass. Burial will be in St. Edward’s Catholic Cemetery, rural Thorne,...

Darold E. Ulrich

Darold E. Ulrich

Sep 21, 2018

Darold E. Ulrich, 89 of Devils Lake formerly of the Garske/Webster, ND area passed away on Friday, September 21, 2018 at CHI, St. Alexius Hospital, Devils Lake in the care of his loving family.

Darold Eugene Ulrich was born on May 17, 1929 in Ortonville, MN, the son of Leonard and Eleanora (Bottolfson) Ulrich. The family made their home in...

Gary Paul Oram

Gary Paul Oram

Sep 21, 2018

Gary Paul Oram, 59, a lifelong resident, farmer and rancher near Devils Lake, passed away three miles south of Devils Lake on September 21, 2018 while hauling cattle.

Gary was born to Helmer and Pearl (Tucker) Oram on December 30, 1958. He lived and worked his entire life on the family farm at Six Mile Bay. He began farming the...

Rebecca K. Bachmeier

Rebecca K. Bachmeier

Sep 20, 2018

Rebecca K. “Becky” Bachmeier, 51 of Devils Lake formerly of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Thursday morning, September 20, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center, Devils Lake in the care and love of her dear family.

Rebecca Kaye, daughter of Michael and Doris (Krogfoss) Bachmeier was born on November 27, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington. The family returned to North...

Julie Lynn Christianson

Julie Lynn Christianson

Sep 19, 2018

Julie Lynn Christianson, 27 of Devils Lake and Minot, ND passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at the Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota with her loving family at her side.

Funeral Services for Julie will be held at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Devils Lake on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Jim Paulson officiating. Burial will...

Norma M. Skramstad

Norma M. Skramstad

Sep 14, 2018

Norma M. (Armentrout) Skramstad passed away peacefully after 96 years on Friday, September 14, 2018 at Eventide Heartland in Devils Lake, ND in the loving care of her family. Norma always had a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye and had a way of making everyone feel special. 

Norma M. (Armentrout) Skramstad passed away peacefully...

Delinda K. Yankton (Jetty)

Delinda K. Yankton (Jetty)

Sep 13, 2018

Delinda K. (Jetty) Yankton, 50 of Crow Hill, rural Fort Totten, ND passed away on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at rural Oberon, ND as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

The Wake for Delinda will be held on Thursday, September 20, 2018 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Crow Hill Recreation Center, rural Fort Totten. A...

Jeffrey Lee Robertson Sr.

Jeffrey Lee Robertson Sr.

Sep 10, 2018

Jeffrey Lee Robertson Sr., “ Wambdi Wiyaka Omani” (Walks With An Eagle Feather) of Fort Totten, ND passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN with his loving family at his side.

Jeffrey Lee, born on September 23, 1980 to Stephanie Ramon and James Robertson in Devils Lake, ND where he...

David A. Walford

David A. Walford

Sep 10, 2018

David A. “Dave” Walford passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Center in Lakota, ND.

David was born on November 12, 1939 in Devils Lake, ND the son of Alfred and Rosemary “Babe” (Thompson) Walford.

David attended school in Doyon, ND, graduating in 1957. David served with the United States Army in Korea and Vietnam from...

Debra Michele Nelson (Duerr)

Debra Michele Nelson (Duerr)

Sep 8, 2018

Debra Michele Nelson, died unexpectedly on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at CHI, St. Alexius Hospital, Devils Lake, ND.  She was born on December 9, 1964 in Langdon, North Dakota to Phyllis (Lee) Duerr Schwan and Alfred Duerr.  She grew up in Garski, ND and went to school in Starkweather, ND and graduated in 1983.

After high school, she and her...

David James Grove

David James Grove

Sep 2, 2018

David James Grove passed away on September 2nd, 2018.

David was the 5th child born to Ernest and Mary Grove on April 29th, 1961 on the farm at Pleasant Lake, ND. He was living on the farm and schooled in Rugby, ND until 1975 when he went to live with his Grandfather, Albert Hankey, on a farmstead north of Tioga,...

Edward C. Lauinger

Edward C. Lauinger

Aug 30, 2018

PLEASE note, The Journal is INCORRECT in service times for Edward.  Services are as posted on this website.

Edward C. Lauinger, 88 of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Thursday evening, August 31, 2018 at Eventide Heartland Care Center, Devils Lake, ND.

Edward Conrad Lauinger was born on January 26, 1930 on the family farm at Esmond, North Dakota, the...

Allan C. Young

Allan C. Young

Aug 28, 2018

Allan Chandler Young, 81, of Grand Forks, ND, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji, MN.

Allan was born June 26, 1937 in Devils Lake, ND to Ray Duane and Jane (Mann) Young. He graduated from Devils Lake High School in 1955 and attended the University of North Dakota from 1956 to 1958. During...