Valley City High School North Dakota Alumni Obituaries

Marlys Marie (Sivertson) Jensen, 79, was born on June 18, 1946, in Watford City, North Dakota, to Sigurd and Pearl (Foreman) Sivertson. She passed away on January 18, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska.Marlys attended the Stone School in Pleasant Valley, North Dakota, and later completed high school at Sheyen...

Duane Willard Fredrickson passed away peacefully at home February 4 2026 at the age of 95. As he said shortly before passing It was a good life. Duane was born to Bernard Ben and Gladys Fredrickson on November 28 1930 in Valley City North Dakota. He had one sister Erma. He spent his early years o...

Richard Alan Kane aged 74 passed away peacefully on November 10 2025 after a hard fought battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held Tuesday November 18 2025 at noon at St. Boniface Catholic Church Lidgerwood ND. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Rick was born in Valley City ...

Born April 29 1951 in Grafton North Dakota Neil was the second youngest child of Edythe and Leonard Christenson. He spent his early years on the family farm north of Bowesmont building a foundation of hard work loyalty and community that guided him throughout his life. Neil graduated from Drayton Hi...

The Rev. Dr. Arthur Theodore “Art” De Hoogh, age 92, of Orange City, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.A visitation with the family present will be held on Friday, February 13, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, at the First Reformed Church in Orange City. ...

The Rev. Dr. Arthur Theodore “Art” De Hoogh, age 92, of Orange City, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.A visitation with the family present will be held on Friday, February 13, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm, at the First Reformed Church in Orange City. ...

At 89 years old, Joan Groth Tryhus passed away peacefully on February 3rd, 2026.Preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Trueman E. Tryhus Jr, and her eldest daughter, Greta Tryhus, her parents: Sam Groth, Dorothy Elken and step-father Orrie Larson, and sister, Sandra (Karl) Bloomquist....

After 86 years of happy, healthy and rewarding days, JoAnn Marie Erickson passed away on January 19, 2026. She was born in Fargo, North Dakota, to Samuel and Josephine (Lynnes) Vangsness on November 11, 1939. She was raised on their family ranch/farm where her formal education took place in a one-...

JoAnne Curl 94 of Cando ND passed away peacefully on Saturday September 6 2025 at The Pillars Hospice Home in Oakdale MN. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday September 13 2025 at 1100 am at the Cando United Methodist Church with Dr. Timothy McDowell officiating. A family service will be held a...

Royce Gailey age 80 passed away peacefully on December 15 2025 at the Sioux Falls VA Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls South Dakota with his beloved wife Kathleen of 50 years by his side. Born on October 8 1945 in Ogden Utah Royce was the sixth child and only son of Newel and Alice Ohlson Gailey. He gr...