Keith “Kippy” Ostlie, 64, of Hatton, ND passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at his home in Hatton. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Hatton. Keith Ostlie was born May 29, 1956 in Northwood, ND to Palmer and Jane (Gladys) Ostlie (Tupa). He grew up in Northwood and was baptized and confirmed at Northwood Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northwood. He attended Northwood Public School. On March 31, 1989,...

Timothy Peterson, 65, of Wahpeton, ND passed away peacefully on Monday, February 8, 2020 at Sanford on Broadway in Fargo, ND. A private visitation will be held Friday, February 26, 2021 at the Bilden-Askew Funeral Home in Northwood. Tim was born on January 18, 1956 to Rosemary (Stavens) Peterson and Leroy Peterson in Mayville, ND.  Since the time Timmy was very young, he has lived in assisted living homes, first in Grafton and then settling in Wahpeton for the last 31 years, all the...

Vivian Grotte, 85, of Northwood, ND passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Aneta Parkview Health Center in Aneta, ND. Funeral services will be held in the spring. Vivian Grotte was born in Elgin ND April 22, 1935 as Vivian Joyce Well. Vivian passed away on Thursday February 4th, 2021 at the age of 85. She grew up in rural North Dakota and graduated from Elgin High School. She studied nursing at Bismarck Hospital School of Nursing and graduated in May 1955. Her nursing career was spent in...

Thomas Wall, 67, of Northwood, ND passed away Monday, February 1, 2020 at Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Northwood. Services will be held at a later date. Thomas Wall was born August 19, 1953 in Devils Lake, ND to Edgar and Helen (Wee) Wall. He grew up in Devils Lake and then moved out to Renton, WA with his father until the age of 15. He returned to Cooperstown and later joined the United States Army. Tom was stationed in Berlin, Germany as a tank gunner from 1970 – 1972. After...

Gene Duane Shjerve, 87, passed away Monday, February 1, 2021 at Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Northwood. A private memorial service will be held Friday, February 5, 2021 at the Bilden-Askew Funeral Home in Northwood. Gene was born June 18, 1933 on the Shjerve homestead in the Barton, ND area to John & Eva (Haverstraw) Shjerve.  Gene was the oldest of 9 children and served in the Army from 1953-55.  On September 7, 1958 Gene married Ida (Feickert) in Minot, ND and...

Lennis A. Stokkeland, 65, of Northwood, ND and formerly of Cooperstown, ND, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Northwood. Services will be held at a later date. Lennis A. Stokkeland was born February 17, 1955 in Cooperstown, ND to Arnold and Orpha (Sletten) Stokkeland. He grew up and attended school in Cooperstown. After school, Lennis worked in the oil fields before returning to Cooperstown to work at Ritens. He moved to West Fargo, ND where he...

Kathleen Delores Johnson, 96, of Northwood, ND, died on December 22, 2020, at Northwood Deaconess Health Center.  A private family service will be held on Saturday, December 26, at Bilden-Askew funeral home in Northwood. Kate Knudson was born June 15, 1924.  She attended the Lind District School, where she was presented with a perfect attendance pin on her graduation.  Upon the start of WWII, Kate temporarily left North Dakota to serve as a “Government Girl”...

Marilyn Mutchler, 73, of Grafton, ND passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Unity Medical Center in Grafton. Services will be held at a later date.

Larry Grina, 75, of Northwood, ND passed away from cancer peacefully on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Northwood Deaconess Health Center in Northwood. A private memorial service will be held Tuesday, December 23, 2020 at the Bilden-Askew Funeral Home in Northwood. Larry J. Grina was born April 12, 1945 in Seattle, WA to Palmer and Ethel (Lanager) Grina. He attended school in Seattle, Stanley, ND and graduated from Northwood High School in 1963. In 1971, Larry married Diane Hanson. He...

  Noren M. Meland, 91, of Northwood, ND died peacefully on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at his home in Northwood, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 17, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Community Bible Church in Northwood. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service at the church. He was born October 18,1929 in Pelican Rapids, MN to Nils and Marie Meland. His family moved to Bemidji and graduated from high school in 1947. He...