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Elsie M. Porter
Elsie M. Porter, 90, Grand Forks, died April 17, 1999, in Valley Memorial Home-Eldercare.
Elsie Mae McAdam was born Oct. 12, 1908, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Hill) McAdam, in Hannah, N.D., where she attended school. She attended Valley City (N.D.) State Teachers College. She moved to Hannibal, Mo., where she was a home companion to Mrs. White. She returned to Hannah, where she worked as a telephone operator. She married
Ernest Porter on June 14, 1938, in Hannah. They farmed north of Hannah until 1957, when they moved to St. Petersburg, Fla. Ernest Porter died April 7, 1964. She returned to Grand Forks four years ago.
She is survived by a stepdaughter, Lois (Bob) Axtman, Grand Forks; a stepson, Gordon (Irma), Fargo; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by brothers, Cliff and Walter; and a sister, Aileen Bohn.
Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Valley Memorial Home-Eldercare.
Burial: St. Petersburg. Memorials are suggested to Seminole (Fla.) United Methodist Church (Norman, Columbia Road).
Myrtle Thorson
LANGDON, N.D. -- Myrtle Thorson, 82, Langdon, formerly of Hampden, N.D., died Sunday, April 25, 1999, in Altru Hospital, Grand Forks.
Myrtle Bjorland was born Jan. 31, 1917, the daughter of Tobias and Greta (Haaland) Bjorland, in Storlie Township, Cavalier County, N.D., where she attended school. She married
Iver Harveland in 1938 in Devils Lake. They lived in Hampden. He died in 1949. She married
Henry Thorson in 1965 in Crookston. He died in 1973. In 1998, she moved to Langdon.
She is survived by daughters, Marlys (Ken) Loewen, Alsen, N.D., and Carol (Alden) Veer, Langdon; stepdaughters, Doris (Leonard) Lien, Devils Lake, and Elaine (Gerald) Knutt, Rock Lake, N.D.; sons, Elden (Jan) Harveland, Fargo, and Wayne (Linda) Harveland, Seattle; a stepson, Robert Thorson, Bend, Ore.; 28 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; a brother, John, Langdon; and a sister, Edna Ohma, Osnabrock, N.D.
She was preceded in death by a son, Gordon Harveland; a daughter, Arlene Stewart; a great-granddaughter; brothers, Peter, Thoralf, Byron and Trygve; and sisters, Margaret, Violet, Agnes, Gyda, Mabel and Thressa.
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Zoar Free Lutheran Church, Hampden.
Visitation: 3 to 9 p.m. today, with a 7: 30 p.m. prayer service, Brooks Funeral Home, Langdon, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Storlie Cemetery, Hampden.
Alice E. O'Gorman
Alice E. O'Gorman, 100, formerly of Grand Forks, died Sunday, April 25, 1999, in Little Company of Mary Pavillion, Torrance, Calif.
Alice Eileen Grimes was born Aug. 18, 1898, the daughter of Edgar and Alice (Barger) Grimes, in Franklin, Minn. She worked for Western Union as a telegrapher. She married
Charles O'Gorman on Jan. 3, 1924, in Belle Prairie, Minn. She was a secretary for the Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce until retiring. Charles O'Gorman died Sept. 22, 1982.
She is survived by sons, Bill (Sherry), Crookston, and David (Jeanne), Devils Lake; a daughter, Kathleen Bowalski, Torrance; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sisters, Marjorie Kerick, Torrance, and Patricia McLaughlin, in Florida.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Eileen O'Gorman; a brother, Leo; and sisters, Beatrice LaForce, Marie Boecker and Janice Brown.
Services: 9: 30 a.m. Friday, St. Michael's Catholic Church, Grand Forks.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Norman Funeral Home, Columbia Road.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks.
Lloyd T. Jordre
OBERON, N.D. -- Lloyd T. Jordre, 85, Oberon, died Monday, April 26, 1999, at home.
Lloyd Thomas Jordre was born Dec. 21, 1973, the son of Iver and Mabel (Johnson) Jordre, in Sheyenne, N.D. He graduated from high school in Oberon in 1932. He attended North Dakota State University for a year. He returned home and farmed. He married
Vi Erickson on Sept. 11, 1940, in Sheyenne. They farmed in Oberon Township, Benson County, N.D., until retiring in 1994.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Nyle (Ann), Aurora, Colo.; two grandchildren; brothers, Lynn (Berniece), Sheyenne, Irvin (Avis), Bismarck, and Clarence and Ernest, both of Oberon.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Roy; a sister, Emma Jordre; and a sister-in-law, Catherine Jordre.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Thursday, Calvary Lutheran Church, Oberon.
Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. today, with a 6: 30 p.m. prayer service, Nelson Funeral Home, Maddock, N.D., and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Oberon.
Arnold Stokes
CARRINGTON, N.D. -- Arnold Stokes, 88, Carrington, died Jan. 30, 1999, in Reno, Nev.
Arnold Stokes married
Emma Veen on May 7, 1938. They lived in Wells County, N.D., where he farmed. He retired in 1969. He moved to Carrington.
He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Linda Hunt, Reno; a son, Dallas, Redondo Beach, Calif.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sisters, Minnie Overbeck and Melba Bichler, both of Spokane, Wash., and Elaine Burleson, Yuma, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by four brothers and a sister.
Services: 2 p.m. Friday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington.
Burial: Carrington Cemetery
(Evans, Carrington).
Herbert C. Muth
PEMBINA, N.D. -- Herbert C. Muth, 66, Pembina, died Monday, April 26, 1999, in Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Cavalier, N.D.
Herbert Chester Muth was born Nov. 14, 1932, the son of Alfred and Hedwig (Senebald) Muth, in Winnipeg, where he attended school. He worked for the Canada Bread Co. before moving to Pembina in 1964. He owned and operated a Standard station and later an Amoco station. He owned and operated Hartz Grocery and managed the Lamoure Golf Club. He married
Elsie Craib on Sept. 17, 1955, in Winnipeg.
He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Corrine (Kirk) Westerson, Grand Junction, Colo.; a son, Alexander (Tammy), Hallock, Minn.; three grandchildren; sisters, June (Wes) Wyville, St. Anne, Man., Donna (Ken) Harrison, Selkirk, Man., and Gaylene (Eric) Augustine, Dufresne, Man.; and brothers, Norman (Eleanor) and Russel (Marlene), both of Winnipeg.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda; and a son, Kenneth.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Assumption Catholic Church, Pembina.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Pembina Pioneer United Methodist Church.
Burial: Waverley Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg (Jensen-Askew, Cavalier).
