Obituaries

Reva Gregg

A celebration honoring the life of Reva Grace Gregg (Van Camp) will be held on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 500 East 5th Avenue, Mitchell South Dakota. Please join her family for a Rockin’ Reva Celebration.

Edith Monette

Edith Louise (Little) Monette was born May 13, 1928 in Northcote, MN to George and Amanda (Briemon) Little. She grew up and attended school at Pembina where she graduated from high school in 1946. Edith worked at the Citizen State Bank and was the first female to be hired at Motor Coach Industries.

Jennifer Marciniak

Jennifer Donna Marciniak, formerly of Grand Forks ND, passed away unexpectedly of a blood infection March 31st at Renown Health Hospital in Reno NV. Jennifer was born August 12th 1983 at United Hospital in Grand Forks ND. She attended Drayton Public School and graduated in 2001.

Cindy Meader

Cindy Kay Meader was born August 30, 1957 in Duluth, Minnesota the daughter of Francis and Gail Dorion Pede. Cindy passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021. She resided in Drayton, ND at the time of her passing. Cindy graduated from Humboldt High School in May of 1976.

Joy Bakken

Joy Orrine Elizabeth (Aaser) Bakken of Drayton, ND passed away at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks, ND on December 29, 2020 at the age of 91. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. in Drayton Lutheran Church.

Michael Bratlie

Michael Bratlie, 60, of Drayton, North Dakota passed away at Sanford Hospital in Fargo on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Michael LeRoy Bratlie was born November 27, 1960 in Grafton, North Dakota to Jerome and Marlene (Hanson) Bratlie.

Joy Bakken

Joy Orrine Elizabeth (Aaser) Bakken of Drayton, ND passed away at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks, ND on December 29, 2020 at the age of 91. Joy was born December 10,1929, to Helga (Samson) and Joseph Aaser on the family farm between Lakota and Mapes, ND.

Deborah Zikmund

Deborah A. Zikmund, age 64 of Cando, ND passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 near Canistota, SD from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Deborah McCambridge was born April 13, 1957 in Grafton, ND, the daughter of the late George and Mary Ann (Goodrie) McCambridge.

Michael Bratlie

Michael Bratlie, 60, of Drayton, North Dakota passed away at Sanford Hospital in Fargo on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in Drayton Lutheran Church. Interment will be in the Drayton City Cemetery.

Merlin Narloch

Merlin J. Narloch, age 57 of Chandler, AZ and formerly of Drayton, ND, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 from several health complications and Covid-19. Merlin was born on November 18, 1963 in Drayton, ND, the son of the late Edward and Lorraine Narloch.