Archive - Obituary
May 15th, 2012
Merret E. Sorensen, age 84, of Valley City, ND, formerly of Silver Springs, NV, died Sunday, May 13th at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Tom Sortland, 53, of Longmont, CO, died May 7, 2012 of natural causes in hishome.
Thomas Kent Sortland was born July 10, 1958, in Valley City, ND to Erle and Allura Sortland. He graduated from Jamestown (ND) High School in 1976. He went on to graduate from North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton in the machine tooling program. His career was spent as a machinist for various companies. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time in the mountains.
May 13th
Curtis Lee was born June 27, 1942, to Lawrence and Selma (Johnson) Lee. He was raised on a farm 7 miles NW of Fingal, ND. Curt graduated from College High School in Valley City, ND.
On September 3, 1960, he married LaDonna Aman. They made their home in Valley City until 1966 when they moved to Tower City, ND. He worked at Tower Texaco, later Tower Truck Stop. While living in Tower City, he served as mayor, fire chief, and school board president, and was very active in community projects.
May 12th
Jodi (Kvien) Opatz, age 38, of Valley City, ND, died Friday, May 11th the result of a drowning accident in the Sheyenne River in Valley City. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, May 17th at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Valley City. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM and one hour before the service on Thursday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 PM Wednesday evening at the church. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery near Valley City.
May 11th
Edith N. Stockeland, 104, passed away Monday, May 7, 2012, at the Luther Memorial Home, in Mayville, ND.
Edith was born February 24, 1908, to Genevia Josephine (Keene) and Paul Joseph (P.J.) Coenen at Page, ND, number 13 of 17 children. She attended school in Page through the fifth grade.
On July 20, 1946, at Luverne, ND, Edith married Edwin Stockeland of Hannaford, ND. They farmed for a time near Luverne, ND, and later ran the saloon in Clifford, ND.
February 13th
Daniel Lee Scott, 78, Valley City, North Dakota died Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Mercy Hospital, Valley City. Daniel Lee Scott, 78, died Saturday, February 11th in Valley City, ND.
He was born March 15th, 1933 in Grand Forks, ND to Robert L. Scott and Ethel M. Scott (Stemhagen). He graduated from Grand Forks High School. Danny was a Korean War Veteran and a member of the AmVets Willis Weber Post 3 and American Legion. He was a lineman/electrician and a member of the IBEW until he retired. He enjoyed playing cards and fishing when he was younger.
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