All Obituaries

                 Douglas “Doug” Olson, 68, passed away on February 26, 2021 at Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND, due to complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 5:00–7:00 pm at the Askew Funeral Home in Cavalier, ND. A memorial service will be held in his honor on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 1:00 pm at the United...

William Boyd Keena, Jr., 79, of Cavalier, ND, passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, ND. A private memorial service will be held Friday, February 26, 2021. William was born September 30, 1941, in Cavalier, ND, to William B. and Sarah (Anderson) Keena. Bill grew up in the Hamilton area, and graduated from Hamilton High School. He attended college at Mayville State University and then worked for Gregory Ford in Cavalier. Bill moved to...

Alice Metzger, 93, of Langdon, ND, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon. Alice T. Kartes was born August 31, 1927, near Mt. Carmel, ND, to David and Mary Ann (Brown) Kartes. She grew up and attended school in the Dresden area and graduated from St. Alphonsus School in 1947. Alice married Arnold Metzger on June 22, 1948, in Mt. Carmel, ND. They made their home in Langdon where they raised their family. Alice worked for many, many years in the...

          Travis Roy Peterson, 44, of Cavalier, ND, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, ND. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. Masks and social distancing is recommended.      Travis was born on September 11, 1976 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.       ...

Paul Schneider, 56, of Mt. Carmel, ND, passed away February 6, 2021, at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital in Langdon, ND. Paul Michael Schneider was born August 3, 1964, in Langdon to Ronald and Leona (Schill) Schneider. He graduated from Milton High School and then went on to NDSCS in Wahpeton where he studied welding. He lived in Grand Forks for about seven years before returning to Mt. Carmel in 2000. He worked various jobs in the Langdon area. He enjoyed four-wheeling, target...

Marjorie (Soli) Jacobson, 95, of Langdon, ND, died peacefully February 6, 2021, at Maple Manor Care Center, Langdon, ND.  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2021, at United Lutheran Church in Langdon.  A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2021, at the church. Mask wearing and social distancing are highly recommended. A webcast of the service can be viewed on the funeral home website following the...

    Harvey Allen Clark, 86, of Walhalla, ND passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the Pembilier Nursing Center, Walhalla, ND. Funeral service will be held Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at the Cavalier Baptist Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at  Walhalla Lutheran Church, Walhalla, ND. A webcast of the service can be viewed on the funeral home website following the service. In lieu...

          Rita A. Zaharia, 85, of Neche, ND, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by her loved ones. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. rosary and vigil service at the church. Masks and social distancing are...

Lea Waltz, 84, of Langdon, ND, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Bethany Retirement Living in Fargo, ND. Lea Verville was born April 17, 1936, in Olga, ND, to Arsene and Irene (Beauchamp) Verville. She grew up and attended school in the Olga and Osnabrock areas, graduating from Osnabrock High School in 1954.  Lea and Victor Waltz were married October 24, 1956, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Osnabrock, ND. They moved to Portland, OR, for a short time before...

Margaret Hiltner, 63, of Wales, ND, passed away January 25, 2021, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. Margaret Madeline Klassen was born July 11, 1957, to Andrew and Sara (Heide) Klassen in Blumenort, Manitoba, Canada. She was the seventh child born of ten children. The family moved to the Pilot Mound, MB, area in 1964. Margaret attended Londesboro School, a one-room school three miles from home, for eight years then attended Pilot Mound Collegiate through high school. She...