Grand Forks County ND Obituaries Name Obituary Source Submitter Fladland, Mrs. E. A. Mrs. E. A. Fladland aged 33, died at her home 1106 Belmont avenue, Friday afternoon, at 4:45 o'clock, death being cause by a complication of diseases following an illness of several months. Mrs. Fladland was born in Bergen, Norway and came to this country when she was 18 years old, living for five years in Minneapolis. She was married to E. A. Fladland of this city 10 years ago. The deceased is survived by her husband and son Norman, aged 5, one brother, O. R. Solberg and one sister, Mrs. A. Dahl all of this city, and her parents and five sisters in Bergen, Norway. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Grand Forks Herald 19 April 1919 James D. VanDerMark Gierke, Victor Albert Mr. Victor Albert Gierke, 81, died May 27, 1996, at Smith-Barr Nursing Home, Louisiana, MO. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, where he was a founding member; burial in Riverview Cemetery, both in Louisiana, MO. Memorial contributions may be given to Trinity Lutheran Church, Louisiana, MO, or Missouri Press Foundation, 8th & Locust, Columbia, MO, 65201. Mr. Gierke was born March 18, 1915, in Niagara, ND, the son of Albert Ferdinand and Rose Caroline Rodekohr Gierke. He was an award winning journalist. He married Laura Maxwell of Mexico, MO, September 13, 1941, in Dumont, MN; she survives. Also surviving are his son, Jim Gierke, Louisiana, MO; daughters, Mrs. Jim (Margaret) Crawford, McCall, ID, Mrs. Paul (Carolyn) Neunuebel, Huntsville, TX; sisters, Mrs. Elaine Daugherty, Guilford, CT, Mrs. Robert (Elsie) Kurth, Edina, MN, Mrs. Ed (Ruth) Glick, Salt Lake City, UT, Mrs. Norman (Adela) Erickson, Gresham, OR; five grandsons; one granddaughter;and one great-grandson. He was preceded in death by a brother, Rev. Arnold Gierke; sister, Lois Buenger; and a grandson, Jacob Adam Gierke. (Arrangements: Collier Funeral Service, Inc.) Kansas City Star (Missouri) 29 May 1996 Page C4 Ida Maack Recu Kortnes, Reinhart P. Reinhart P. Kortnes, 71, 1317 Eighth ave, S., died Saturday morning at a hospital here. He was admitted Wednesday. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Evanger Lutheran church with Rev. H.A.Lundle officiating. Burial will be made in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state this evening at the Norman funeral home. Mr. Kortnes was born in Norway, June 18, 1880. He married Bertha Hanson there in 1899 and they came to the United States in 1903. He was first employed as a Great Northern section worker at Objata. He later farmed near Emerado and retired in 1937 to reside in Grand Forks. His first wife died in 1934. Two years later he married Emma Wageman who survives. While at Grand Forks, he returned to the employ of the Great Northern for six years. Since 1944, he was retired. Survivers beside his wife,are three sons, Palmer and Robert Kortnes Eau Claire,Wis.; and Arthur Kortnes, Menasha ,Wis.; five daughters, Mrs. Truman Lowry, Colfax ,; Mrs.Borghild Crowson and Mrs. Harvey Ziebell, Eau Claire; Mrs. Chester Austinson, Hoople,ND, and Mrs. Gordon Donnelly, Long Beach,Calif.; a stepson, Albert Wageman, Grand Forks; A stepdaughter, Mrs. Agnes Wonsor, Calif.; a brother in Norway; 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was a member of Evanger Luthern church in Brenna township. Grand Forks,ND Oct 28, 1951 Ralph Richardson Kortnes, Mrs. R. P. Mrs. R.P. Kortnes, 67 years old, resident of the Emerado community since 1905, died Friday in a Grand Forks hospital after a protracted illness, which became critical about a week ago. Born in Norway, Mrs. Kortnes was married in 1899 and came to the United States six years later. With her husband she settled on a farm south of Ojata. In addition to her husband she is survived by three sons, Palmer Kortnes of Eau Claire,Wisc., and Robert and Arthur Kortnes who reside on the farm home, and five daughters, Mrs. Henry Hanson, Mrs Truman Lowry. and Mrs. Arthur Crowson of Eau Claire, Wisc., and Clara and Ida Kortnes at home. Funeral services will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the Norman funeral home, and at 2:30 p.m. in the Brenna Church with Rev. O.T. Ness officiating. Burial will be in the churchyard cemetery. Grand Forks,ND December 8, 1934 Ralph Richardson Lier, Iver The body of Iver Lier, who died in a local hospital Friday night, was shipped yesterday to Mapes, N. D., where it will be buried. Deceased was a patient in the local hospital for some time and during the past week bled profusely, which hastened his death. For many years he suffered from hemophilia. Deceased resided with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lier, on their farm near Lakota. Grand Forks Herald 12 December 1915 James D. VanDerMark Secord, Miss Minnie Last evening shortly after 7 o'clock Miss Minnie Secord died at the residence of her father H. M. Secord, on the east side. The young lady was 18 years of age last August. She was very popular among her young friends and acquaintances and her early demise is greatly regretted. Always a jovial and kindly disposition she was one of the most friendly young ladies of the city. She was spending the holidays with friends in Minneapolis when she fell while skating and sustained an internal injury that brought on death. She came home on the 8th inst. and was indisposed at the time. Gradually she grew worse until gave up all hope of her recovery. About a week ago her bright nature seemed to grow clouded and she expressed the thought that she would never recover, saying that the world had grown so wicked that she did not care to live. Her death came easy and peacefully she sleeps the sleep that knoweth no awakening. To thus be stricken down while in the full bloom of youth is indeed sad. What adds to the sadness is the fact that her father was away from her side at the time of her death. Monday he received a dispatch telling of the death of his brother in Michigan. He immediately started to attend the funeral, never dreaming that his daughter was in danger of death. When he reached Michigan he found a telegram calling him home at once and he is expected tomorrow. The funeral of Miss Minnie will not be arranged until his arrival. Grand Forks Herald 18 January 1889 James D. VanDerMark ©2009Genealogy Trails Submitters retain all copyrights to their data!