Obituaries

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.

Theresa Robinson

Theresa Alma (Radke) Robinson, 75, passed away on (Easter Sunday) April 4, 2021, at her home in Grand Forks, ND, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous 3 ½ year battle with lung cancer. Theresa was born April 25, 1945, in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of Alma (Holweger) & Carl Radke.

Rose Haugen

Rose “Peggy” Haugen DECEMBER 10, 1946 — FEBRUARY 20, 2021 Age 74, passed away in hospice care, surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Peggy was raised by her adoptive parents, Harry James Kolber and Irene Nettie Sullivan in Drayton, ND.

Peter Marciniak

Peter Marciniak, 62, a lifelong Drayton, North Dakota resident passed away at Altru Hospital in Grand forks on Monday, March 8, 2021. Peter Jacob Marciniak was born in Drayton October 22, 1958 the son of Steve and Ellen (Fitzgerald) Marciniak.

Donna Beauchamp

Dayton, NV - Donna Marie Poturalski Beauchamp passed away at home in Dayton Nevada on the early morning of January 20th, 2021. Donna succumbed to complications from a high grade bladder cancer. Donna was born in Buffalo, NY on May 3rd, 1953 to Edwin and Esther (Melanowski) Poturalski.

Elwood Olson

Elwood “Woody” Stanley Olson passed away on 1/29/21 from COVID in Missoula MT. Woody was born on 11/07/1928 in Rosseau, MN and grew up in Drayton, North Dakota. His parents were Leif Arthur and Hilda Olson. He was blessed with two brothers Wayne and Truman Olson who both have passed away.

Amber Bjerke

Amber Jolynn Bjerke 41 of Drayton ND. passed away Jan. 6th 2021 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks ND. Amber was born to Kenneth and Sandra (Green) Bjerke on Nov. 14th 1979. She attended school in Drayton ND. and graduated in 1998.

Ross Mapel

Ross Mapel, 38, of Drayton, North Dakota passed away in a motor vehicle accident east of Grafton on Wednesday January 13, 2021. Ross Dean Mapel was born January 21, 1982 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Richard and Judy (Baldock) Mapel.

Reva Gregg

February 8, 1928 – December 28, 2020 Reva Grace (Van Camp) Gregg passed peacefully of natural causes on Monday December 28, 2020. Reva grew up on a farm in Drayton, North Dakota, the oldest of 4 children and graduated from high school in Grafton ND. On October 26, 1947, she married Robert Gregg.

Joy Bakken

Joy Orrine Elizabeth (Aaser) Bakken, 91, 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.