All Obituaries

     Ruth J. Bachman, 91, of Cavalier, ND, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital in Cavalier. Funeral Service will be held Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at the Cavalier Assembly of God Church. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be held in the Cavalier Cemetery.       

   William Eugene Porter, age 90, of Mesa, AZ and Park Rapids, Minnesota, passed away June 21, 2019, in Mesa after a battle with cancer.    Bill grew up in North Dakota and attended the University of North Dakota where he met and married his beloved wife, Phyllis, in 1950.  He went on to attend the University of North Dakota Law School in 1950.  While in law school, he attended ROTC and upon graduation entered the Air Force.  The family was stationed at...

   Idella Doreen Kuchar, 85, of Edmore, ND, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at her winter home in Weslaco, TX.     Idella was born July 14, 1934, to Bernard and Lena (Domres) Sperling on the family farm in Dresden Township. She grew up in that area and graduated from Nekoma High School in 1952. Despite meeting her soul mate after high school, Idella moved to and worked in Grand Forks for a short time before attending Teachers College in Mayville, ND, where she...

     Barbara A. Ault, 81, of Cavalier, ND, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2019, at the Pembilier Nursing Center, Walhalla, ND. A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 16, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cavalier Presbyterian Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation at the church for one hour before the time of services.      Barbara Ann was born and raised in California. She was born on September 2, 1937, to Richard and Nettie Nolan. She and her daughter,...

     Ron Steinke, 75, of Cavalier, ND passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019 at his home. Funeral service will be held Friday, August 16, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Lutheran Church, Cavalier, ND. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 15th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. masonic service at the church. Burial will be held in the Cavalier Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to Mayo Cancer Research, Rochester, MN or Altru Hospice,...

Pamela Lafrenz, 53, of Langdon, ND, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019, at her home in Langdon after a long, courageous battle with breast cancer. Pam was born April 12, 1966, in Langdon, ND, to Harry and Marie (Chaput) Everson. She attended school in Langdon, graduating in 1984. She then went to Josef’s School of Hair Design in Grand Forks and graduated in 1985. Pam married Greg Lafrenz on June 7, 1986, and had three children together: Amber, Adam, and Austin. Pam was always very...

Scot Jeffrey Burt, 60, of New Smyrna Beach FL, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019, at his home. Scot was born on September 12, 1958, in Ypsilanti, Michigan to E. George and Colleen (Mosolf) Burt.  He worked in landscaping.  He leaves his parents; daughter, Piper; sister, Valorie; brother, Brad; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.  A private family service will be held in Daytona Beach, FL, and his remains will be placed in the Cavalier Cemetery.  

  Ray D. Brown, 64, of Cavalier, ND passed away Monday, August 5, 2019 at the Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Funeral service will be held Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, rural St. Thomas, ND. Visitation at the church for one hour before the time of services. Burial will be held in the Cavalier Cemetery.      Ray D. Brown was born January 28, 1955 at Altona, Manitoba to Alex and Marlys (Morrison) Brown. He grew...

Leona McMurray, 83, of New Hope, MN, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019, at the Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, ND. Memorial service will be Friday, August 9, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the St Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. Lunch to follow service at church. Leona was born in Walhalla, ND, to William and Jennie Belanus. She attended the one room Coburn country school. Continuing on to Walhalla Public School and Mayville Community College. On May 7, 1960, she married Howard...

 Rolland C. Beauchamp, 90, Fargo, ND and formerly of Walhalla, ND passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley at Eventide Care Center in Fargo, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 2, 2019, at the St Boniface Catholic Church in Walhalla, ND. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 6:45 p.m. Rosary and 7:00 p.m. prayer service at the church. Interment will be held in the...