West Fargo High Virtual Academy North Dakota Alumni Obituaries

ObituaryKent Melvin HodgesMay 30, 1958 – January 26, 2026Kent Melvin Hodges, 67, passed away at the Wyoming Retirement Center on January 26, 2026. Kent was born on May 30, 1958 in Ripon, Wisconsin, the third child born to Wesley Curtis and Donna Joan (Armstrong) Hodges. He spent his early years in ...

James "Jim" Leo Mitchell passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Boerne, Texas, on the morning of Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Jim lived life to the fullest, something immediately clear to anyone who saw his smile or his collection ofHawaiian shirts. An eternal optimist, he loved his fami...

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-...

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 ...

Jan Sailer age 87 of Hettinger ND passed away on Wednesday morning October 22 2025 at the Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon SD. Memorial service will be at 1100 a.m. on Saturday November 1 2025 at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger ND. Barb West and Karen Nelson will officiate. Janis Arte...

Janet "Jan" was born to Howard Rector Brush and Adelaide May Jorgensen Brush on July 5 1946 in St. Paul MN. She was raised alongside her beloved younger sister Judith Brush Krupich in various communities in Minnesota South Dakota Vancouver British Columbia and Fargo ND as her father worked for the A...

Ethel Safranski age 90 of Argyle Minnesota passed away peacefully on Sunday morning January 11 2026 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks North Dakota surrounded by the love of her family. Ethel Louella Safranski with her twin sister Eva was born on June 23 1935 in Crookston Minnesota to Henry and Albina...

Joyce L. Gatzke 90 of Regent and Hettinger ND passed away on Monday December 1 2025 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger ND. Joyce daughter of Christ and Marie Ness Krogh was born on a farm five and onehalf miles south of Regent. She attended Alden School a little country school ho...

Clarice V. Held 90 of Cando ND formerly of Perth ND passed away on Thursday November 20 2025 at Towner County Medical Center in Cando ND. Clarice Cookie Veronica Sauvageau Held was born on April 23 1935 to Francis and Josephine Savageau in Wild Rice ND the 13th of 14 children. Clarice passed peacefu...

A Celebration of Life Service for Marjorie C. Gruber Bees 84 of Indianola Iowa who passed away Friday February 13 2026 will be held 1030 a.m. Wednesday February 18 2026 at First United Methodist Church Indianola. The family will greet friends 9 to 1030 a.m. prior to services at the church. Inurnment...

Terry Skretteberg 80 of Lemmon SD passed away at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger ND on February 5 2026. Burial of Terry and Nancys ashes will take place at a later date at Black Hills National Cemetery south of Sturgis SD. Terry Skretteberg passed away Feb 5 2026 at West River Ho...

James Jim Lee Butler was born to Floyd Ray Butler and Hazel Ramona McLaughlin Butler in Huntington Park CA on June 24 1941. When he was a year old the family moved to Superior NE. At the age of 3 they moved to the family farm on the east side of Superior where he would live the rest of his life. Jim...