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Sharon Lorene (Anderson) Luntsford was born Aug. 18, 1940, to Leonard and Selma (Shelvik) Anderson. She was delivered at home by a Norwegian midwife who exclaimed “It’s a fin noni.,” (loose ...

Esther Heggen, 88, formerly of Alexander N.D., died peacefully in the arms of loved ones on Feb. 25, 2025, in her apartment in Billings, Mont. Esther Elaine Okland was born on Aug. 14, 1936 in Watford ...

Dale Nelson, 77, Watford City, N.D., formerly of Lignite, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. Dale Arnold Nelson was born Dec. 9, 1947, the son of Raymond and ...

Jerald Arthur Leiseth was born Jan. 15, 1938, to Olaf and Juliette Leiseth at his maternal grandparents’ homestead northeast of Arnegard, N.D. He was raised in the Farland community along with his ...

Olga M. Hovet was born Oct. 14, 1919, to Thorvald and Emma (Berg) Marsten of rural Watford City. Olga and her twin sister were born at home with her twin passing soon after birth. Olga is the third ...

Norman Eugene Sondrol passed away peacefully at the Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck, N.D., on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Norman was born April 27, 1937, in Watford City to Ernest and Dorothy Sondrol ...

The McKenzie County Farmer is published every Wednesday in Watford City, ND, the county seat of McKenzie County, ND, the largest county in North Dakota.

Arnold Thobias Peterson, 92, of rural Keene, N.D., passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Watford City.