Barney
F. Grigel, 88
Grand
Forks, N.D. - Barney F. Grigel, 88, died on
Thursday October 30 at the Eldercare Nursing Home
in Grand Forks, N.D. Funeral services were held on
Monday
Nov. 3 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Hallock,
with Father Tim Noah officiating. Casket bearers
included David Grigel, Keith Grigel, Daniel Grigel,
Greg Bogestad, Ron Ulberg and Dave Kalinoski.
Interment was held at the St. Stanislaus Catholic
Cemetery in Warsaw, N.D.
Barney
Frank Grigel, the son of the late Andrew and
Pauline (Bozikowski) Grigel, was born on August 11,
1915, at Warsaw, N.D. He attended school and grew
up there, and was baptized and confirmed in the
Catholic faith. At the age of 17, he moved to
Greenbush to work for his uncle and aunt, the
Kalinowski's, and other area farmers. During the
winters, he and his cousin John Kalinowski hauled
pulp wood from Loma to International Falls. In
1941, Barney started working for Norman Bogestad
Farms of Donaldson, where he continued to work for
the next three generations of the same family.
Following surgery and some health problems, he
moved to an apartment at Oakwood Homes in Karlstad
and spent a few months at the Karlstad Healthcare
Center before moving to Grand Forks in August of
2002. After a hospital stay, he entered the Valley
Eldercare Nursing Home in Grand Forks N.D. where he
remained to be close to his sisters and brothers.
He loved people, making friends, and visiting with
them, and was a friend to all he met.
He
is survived by three sisters, Effie (Marvin)
Ulberg, of Edinburg, N.D., Marie Windingland, of
Grand Forks, N.D. and Magdeline Reigstad, Renton,
Wash.; two brothers, Richard, of Grand Forks N.D.
and Stan, of Fargo, N.D.; in addition to several
nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.
Barney
was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers:
John, and infant brother, Francis.
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