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in December 2019. Being on the national register gives such properties
prestige and allows eligibility for preservation financial incentives. The
board forthe Ukrainian Cultural Institute (UCI), based in Dickinson, re-
cently voted to make the award.
The FPHS collected donations to hire an architectural historian to com-
plete a 50-page nomination that was used by the State Historical Socie-
ty of North Dakota and later the US. Department of the Interior — as the
basis for having the building named to the register.
The building went through floods in 1948, 1950 and 1997. The FPHS,
however, continued to restore and preserve the building because it defines
a part of local history and represents the social and ethnic heritage of
mul-
tiple communities. ‘
p The FPHS is deserving of the Ukrainian Spirit Award because of its
effort to preserve the church building and because of its success with hav-
ing the building listed on the National Register, said Richard Volesky, the
UCI board member who nominated FPHS for the Spirit Award.
The former eastern North Dakota church is older than the state itself.
3, The building dates to 1885 and was built by Icelandic immigrants from
both sides of the border of the United States and Canada. By 1937, the
: Icelandic Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation decreased in size.
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That same year, Ukrainians who had settled in- the area, but were unable
to financially build a new church, purchased the building. It was renamed
the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. John. The number of Ukrainian
parishioners at Pembina, however, declined from the 20 families in the
19205 to only five families by 1987. The church disbanded and the prop-
erty that year was given to the FPHS, with an understanding that Ortho-
dox services could still be held.
The 1,400-square—foot building now is referred to as a church muse-
um. The FPHS members also call it their "little jewel on the
prairie.“
"We’re very'honored that UCI selected the Fort Pembina
Historical So-
1 ciety . . .,” said Pat Cayley, FPHS spokesperson. "It truly is the
best piece
at ‘f‘
. of news we’ve had all year as with COVID our group was inactive this
year, much to our dismay. However, we look forward to 2021 and hope-
fully will hold an event at the church museum to formally roll out the des-
ignation of St. John’s listing on the NRHP and at that time Will present
.1 the SpiritAwar ."
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The FPHS acted in collaboration with the Pembina County Historic
Preservation Commission. "This group was instrumental in the process
as they have assisted with prior nominations and also cost shared in
fluid—
ing," said Cayley. ‘
The UCI continues to maintain its North Dakota Ukrainian Hall of Fame,
which is similar to the Ukrainian Spirit Award. However, the Hall of Fame
is usually reserved for recipients who have made lifelong or multi-year
contributions as defined in UCI guidelines.
Memorials Given to the
Lyric Theatre in .2020
Eric "Ike" J. Meberg Anna Welch
Dayton, Kelly & Hannah Larson Nancy Jensen
Richard and Laure Larson Catherine Odden Phillips
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Richard and Laure Larson Shelle & Duane Berg
Wayne and Nancy Bell 4 George Lee.» w ‘
' Dorthy Eklund Shelle & Duane Berg
Nancy & Gladwin Jensen Terry Lynn Larson
Gladwin "Bear" Jensen Randy Jensen (Buy a Seat
Lorie Clemetson Memorial)
Dayton & Kelly Larson Laurie & Kevin Jensen
Jensen Estate Doris Skavhaug
Dr. Charles Lewis Nancy & Randy Jensen
Dayton & Kelly Larson Norman Kaste
Estella Hagen Nancy & Randy Jensen
Nancy Jensen ' v Irene Hankey
Alice Midboe Kerry & Larissa Schmitz
Nancy Jensen
, ture husband, Marlen McLau
Diane Marie
Diane Marie
McLaughlin, age 73
of Lankin, ND,
passed away peace-
fully, surrounded by
her loving family, on
December 18, 2020
at First Care Health
Center in Park River,
ND.
Diane Ebertowski
was born on Decem-
ber 6, 1947, in Grand
Forks, ND to Martin
and Rose (Stoltman) Ebertowski.
She was raised in Ardoch, ND.
She attended grades 1-8 in Ardoch
and grades 9—12 at Midway High
School, graduating in 1965. Diane
received the sacraments of Baptism,
Reconciliation, Holy Eucharist,
Confirmation, and Matrimony at St
John the Baptist Catholic Church 1n
Ardoch.
In the summer of 1965, Diane
started working as a bookkeeper at
the Grafton National Bank. She
worked there for 3 1/2 years. During
those years is when she met her fu-
ghlin.
Diane and Marlen were married
on a cold day on December 28,
1968, in Ardoch, ND. Diane and
Marlen built a home on the family
farm in 1972. Diane worked for V0-
racek Tax Service typing income tax
forms. A daughter, Karla Rae, was
born on February 17, 1972. Another
daughter, Tracy Anne, was born on
July 14, 1974. She was a loving
Mother and wife.
Diane also worked as a Hair Care
Assistant at the Park River Good
Samaritan Center in Park River, ND,
from September 1995-May 2007.
She greatly enjoyed making the
women there feel beautiful afier she
fixed their hair, and she always re-
ceived compliments from the resi-
dents and staff.
Diane was involved in the fam-
ily farm. There were a few times
that she managed to get stuck out in
the fields, but she enjoyed helping
‘ move vehicles when she was need-
ed. Diane cooked countless meals
for the harvest crew and delivered
them to the field She was especially
known for her delicious beef stew.
This was always a request and a
.3 Wasenqued M NH .1
.Diane’s bobbins included.t1aV-.z.
eling with family and fiiends, c00k—
. . ing and baking, havirlga large gar-
den,’ growing beautiful peonies,
. and doing the daily crossword and
Jumble puzzles in the Grand Forks
Herald. She also enjoyed attending
polka fests, camping, and playing. the
boardgame Scrabble. Diane never
liked losing a Scrabble game! She
played countless games with her sis-
ters and sisters-in—laws, her daugh-
ters and grandchildren, and friends.
She enjoyed watching her grand-
children in their various school and
church activities. Diane and Marlen
never hesitated to
drive to Towner,
ND or Fargo, ND
when an activity
was going on in-
volving their grand-
children.
Diane had a
strong Catholic
faith. She attended
daily mass as a child
inArdoch. She has
been a longtime
member of St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church in Lankin.
She held every oflice in the Altar So—
ciety, something she was very proud
of. She was also a Parish Council
Member.
Diane loved music of all forms."
She was a beautiful alto singer in the
church choir for several years. She
and Marlen were very good dancers
together. She taught both of her
daughters how to waltz and polka in
her dining room when Karla was 9
years old and Tracy was 7. While
attending polka fests, the musi-
cians aIWays knew Diane’s favorite
tunes and would play them just for
her.
She is survived by her husband,
Marlen, and her two daughters:
Karla (Wade) Schock of Towner,
ND and Tracy (Roger) Price of
Reile’s Acres, ND; 5 grandchil-
dren: Matthlas (Tessa) Price of
Williston, ND, Jesse Price of Reile’s
Acres, Tanner Schock, Brady
Schock, and Sydney Schock, all of
Towner, ND. She has one great
grandson, Archie Price of VVrlliston.
Surviving siblings are: Rose Ellen
(Dan) Dettlofi of New Port Richey,
FL and Duane (Jeannie) Ebertows—
ki of Tulsa, OK. Also surviving are
brother-in-law Gary (Janice)
McLaughlin of Lankin, sister-in-law
Marilyn (Francis) Praska of Lankin,
and brother-in-law Lee (Judy)
McLaughlin of Fargo, and several
special nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, sisters Marilyn Miller and
Betty Ebertowski, brother-in—law
Wade Miller, sister-in-law Carol
Ebertowski, her father-in—law Harold
McLaughlin, and her mother—in-law
Loretta McLaughlin.
A walk‘through visitation was
held..on..Tuesday, December 22,
2020..fi1om-. 9130711500 AM. at St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church, Lankin,” 1‘
ND. Aprivate family Mass was held
Tuesday at the church. Interment ‘
will be at St. Joseph’s Catholic
Cemetery, Lankin, ND. Covid-19
restrictions were to be followed
and face masks required. Avideo of
the servicewillbepostedto the web-
site following the Mass on Tuesday.
An online guest book is available
at: www.tollefsonfunera1home.com
The Tollefson Funeral Home of
Park River is in charge of the
arrangements.
, 68 of .Devils “Lake
‘ born on July ‘22,
THE WALSH COUNTY PRESS - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23,2020
Ervin J. Harlow,
formerly of Park
River ND passed
away on Saturday,
December 12, 2020
at Eventide Devils
Lake Care Center.
Ervin Jonas Har-
low, son of Ernest A.
and Irene M. (Pe~
terson) Harlow was
1952 at Drayton,
North Dakota. He was reared in
the Drayton area, attended Kinder-
garten at Drayton Public School,
the family moved to Cavalier, ND
where he attended Cavalier Public
School. Ervin graduated from
Park River High School. Most of
his school years his nickname was
“Joey”. He continued his educa-
tion at the Walsh County Agricul-
tural School and also attended
Bottineau School of Forestry.
Ervin believed in serving his coun-
try and enlisted in the Army Na-
tional Guard, but received a Med-
ical Discharge soon after enlist-
ment. ' .
Ervin was at one time married
to Betty Ann Slaamod and they
were the proud parents of a son
Keith.
Ervin believed in hard work and
to ALWAYS finish any task you
start. He worked at various jobs,
but always a valued employee. He
worked at the Forest River Bean
Company, as a warehouse worker
in several places in the Park Riv-
er area, worked maintenance at the
Park River Bible Camp for 10
years, and mowed area cemeteries,
taking great pride in keep holy
ground well-manicured."
Ervin loved the outdoors and he
grew up loving the outdoors. He
enjoyed trapping, especially beaver,
Walsh County Press Church Directory -
Pembina Hills Lutheran, Mountain
Trinity Lutheran in Edinburg and Pembina Hills Evan-
Sunday Mass: 10:30 am - Monday Mass 5:15 pm
Wednesday Mass: 12:00 pm
Saturday 5 pm St. Mary’s, Park River
Sunday: 8:00 am St Luke’s Veseleyville
.,Death Notlce
" March 7, $1935 — Decembereijz, 2020
Maxine Emiley (Novak) Kadlec, 85, passed away
peacefully surrounded by her family on the morning
of December 17, 2020. There will be a private Mass
of Christian burial. ln‘lieu of flowers, the family're-
quests memorials be giVen to St. Mary’s High
School, the Fargo Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, or
a charity of your choice. Arrangements entrusted to
the care of Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration
of Life Center, Fargo. To sign the online guestbook,
visit www.boulgerfuneralhome.com.
he was part of the
Park River track
team, loved motor—
cycles, cars and
collecting coins.
As a young man, he
worked diligently
to earn his Eagle
Scout Award and
he was one of the 4
Eagle Scouts in two
generations of Har-
low’s which is ex—
ceedingly rare.
Ervin found love again and
married Debbie Moe Goodman of
Belcourt. She passed away sever-
al years ago.
Since 2013, Ervin has been a
resident of the Good Samaritan
Center and appreciated the love and
care he received there.
Ervin is survived by his precious
son Keith and his wife Melissa and
their son, his grandson Derek Har-
low of Devils Lake; siblings Rose—
mary Harlow, Bismarck ND, Gor-
don (Betty) Harlow, Fargo ND, Pe-
ter (Cindy) Harlow, Bloomington
IN, Frank Harlow, Grand Forks
ND; sister-in-law Karlene Har-
low of Washington State and many
beloved nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
parents and brother Allen Har-
low. .
Funeral Services for Ervin were .
held on Monday, December 21,
2020 at 3:00 pm. at the Gilbertson
Funeral Home, Devils Lake ND
with the Reverend Lori Broschat,
Pastor of First United Methodist
Church officiating. Burial will be
at a later date in the Park River Me-
morial Park Cemetery. The funeral
service will be live-streamed
through a family members face-
book page.
Call the Gilbertson Funeral
Home for details.
Grace Free Lutheran Church, Edinburg
Regular 9:00 am Church Serviceswith Pastor Kevin
gelical Lutheran Church of Gardar and Mountain will be
, posting taped worship services on our Facebook page
‘ and YouTube channels. Crossroads Rural Ministry is
the name for our Facebook page as well as our
Christmas Eve: 6 pm
10 am St. Mary’s Park River
Christmas Day: 10:30 am.
Christmas schedule:
5 pm. Dec. 24 at St. Luke's
10 am. Dec. 25 at St. Mary's
Borg, 10:15 Sunday School
Bible Study on Thursdays at 9am
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Crystal Bethel Baptist Church, Park River
YouTube Channel. Thursday Mass: 8:00 am Sunday Mass: 8:30 am Please wear
masks socially distance! (bethelbaptistparkrivercom)
Tuesday MaSS: 8:00 am Saturday Mass: 8:00 am Sunday: 9:30 am worship
services have resumed with -
Trinity Lutheran, Edinburg Christmas Eve: 4 pm. Federated Church, Park
River social distancing and Covid procedures in place. The
1 1 Wednesday: No Confirmation, 7 pm Advent devotion
'1 r.“ online. Thursday: 4:30 Christmas Eve worship. Sunday:
9:15 am Worship No Sunday School 0 Tuesday: No
Bible Study
Christmas Day: 8:30 am. Services with Jesse Irvine will be live streamed on
Facebook at 10:45 am until further notice.
Search Park River Federated Church
Christmas Eve Services will be live streamed at 5pm.
service will continue to be live streamed on Bethel's
, Facebook page. www.facebook.com/bethelbaptistpr
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Park River ‘
(www.parkriveros|c.com)
Worship on Facebook Live at 11 AM each Sunday. Act
tivities & Events Suspended Until Further Notice. You
can also listen to services anytime at parkriveroslccoml
Christmas Eve Services on Facebook: 4:30pm
High Plains Ministry: Mountain Lutheran, Adams;
Bethlehem Lutheran, Doyan; Concordia Lutheran,
Edmore; Lawton Lutheran, Lawton;
Nekoma Lutheran, Nekoma;
Our Redeemer’s, Fairdale; United Lutheran, Brocket
Thursday: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Recorded Service Link will be sent out
Holy Communion Nativity of our Lord
Friday: Children’s Christmas Program
Recorded Service Link will be sent out '
Merry Christmas!
Sunday: 10am Recording of Service~United
;., t, St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church, Pisek
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Lankin
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Tri-Parish Mass Schedule (www.plbtriparish.org)
Bechyne - Christmas Day 9:00am Sunday 8:30 am
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‘ ' Sunday 10:30 am
Fordville Presbyterian Church, Fordville
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Victory Free Lutheran Church, Park River
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precautions due to the Covid 19 virus.
Wednesday: No Activities
Thursday: 5:00 PM Christmas Eve
Candle Light Service
Sunday: No Sunday School
11 :00 Worship Service
Zion Lutheran Church, Hoople
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Rural Hoople Facebook for updates.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church (www.saintsmrl.org)
Public Mass will resume with guidance from Bishop
’ v St. Brigid of Ireland Catholic Church, Cavalier
" Folda in place. See website for details.
Friday Mass: 12:00 pm 0 Saturday Mass: 5:00 pm
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