All Obituaries

Edna Kakela, 90, of Langdon, ND, passed away Friday, June 7, 2019, at Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND. Mary Edna Broderick was born October 17, 1928, in Towner County to Lawrence and Bertha (Held) Broderick. She graduated from Rock Lake High School in 1947 as the salutatorian. On November 27, 1947, Edna married Wilfred Kakela in Starkweather, ND.  They made their home in Rock Lake, ND, before moving to Langdon to run Work and Kakela John Deere Implement. They later...

Dennis Loewen, 78, of Fargo, ND, and formerly of Langdon, ND, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo. He is now happy and with the love of his life, Annette. Dennis Lavern Loewen was born December 28, 1940, to Abe C. and Katie (Krahn) Loewen. He was raised on the family farm outside of Alsen, ND, and attended Gordon Township schoolhouse until he got tired of it and started working on the family farm. Dennis joined the US Army in November of 1963 and was...

          Odean E. Johnson, 60, of Hensel, ND passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at the First Care Health Center, Park River, ND. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Vikur Lutheran Church, Mountain, ND.      Odean Emil Johnson was born August 28, 1958 to Carl and Gudrun (Byron)Johnson. He grew up in Mountain, ND, where he attended school. Odean worked for area farmers for many years. He worked...

Anna Kueneman, cherished sister, sister-in-law, and friend, of Bullhead City, AZ, and formerly of Wales, ND, passed away on June 2, 2019, in Bullhead City. Anna Augusta Louisa Steinke Kueneman was born March 24, 1933, at Wales, ND, to Gustav and Anna Steinke. She attended schools at Minto and Grey Townships and graduated from Wales. She attended Valley City State College for one year and taught school in Gordon Special and Rosehill Townships. She married the love of her life, George...

Shirley Shannon, 81, of Langdon, ND, passed away June 1, 2019, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Shirley was born March 6, 1938, in Thief River Falls, MN, to Ray and Lila (Bakken) Martinson. She married James Shannon on September 25, 1954 in Thief River Falls. Shirley worked at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital for many years in several positions: CNA, purchasing, and more. By the time she retired, she had already developed her own upholstery business.  It wasn’t uncommon for her...

  Pearl M. Olafson, 88, of Cavalier, ND passed away Saturday, February 23, 2019 at Wedgewood Manor, Cavalier, ND. Pearl Martha Restemayer was born December 15, 1930 at Cavalier, ND to Mahlon and Alma (Walper) Restemayer. On July 25, 1948, she married Mundi Olafson at Cavalier, ND. Pearl loved spending time with her family and made many trips to New Jersey to visit them, she also looked forward to going to Ocean City every time she came to NJ. Pearl worked at Borg home for eight years...

  Fern Eunice was born as the youngest of four children to Henry and Clara (Gjestvang) Lien on February 7, 1925 near Pekin, ND. She spent her early years on the family farm and attended a rural elementary school near their farm. She graduated from Lakota High School in 1942, shortly after the US entered WWII. After attending NDSU (referred to as the Agricultural College at that time) and Mayville Teachers College, she taught school in rural Griggs County and later in Hamilton, where...

Bill was born on July 20, 1925 near Lostwood, ND to John B. and Sarah (Quiring) Unruh. He was raised on the family farm until the great drought caused them to seek hay for their livestock.  At the age of 9, Bill moved with his family to Warroad, MN where they set up new farming operations and he attended public school.  Bill was the youngest of nine children and lived with his parents helping with their farm, while also renting and purchasing some of his own land.  On October...

Herbert L. Storie, 90, of Hensel, ND, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2019, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier, ND. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home in Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held from 12 noon until the time of services on Wednesday. Burial will be held in the Cavalier Cemetery.Herbert was born February 2, 1929, in Rock, Kansas to Floyd and Nina (Wheeler) Storie. He grew up and attended school in Rock, KS....

Gill L. (Nash) Motl, 73, of Grand Forks, ND and formerly of Baudette, MN, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019 at her home under the care of hospice. A joint funeral mass for George and Gill will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Williams, MN.Gill was born in Grafton, ND on September 19, 1945 to Clarence and Hazel Nash of Neche, N.D., where she grew up and graduated high school.Gill married the love of her life, George Motl, on May 16, 1964 in...