Agnes Lenora Aaserud was born in Cooperstown, ND on January 16, 1929 to Otto and Martha Aaserud and lived near Hannaford, ND until 1938 when the family moved to the Aaserud farm near Portland ND. Agnes died at Mayville Union Hospital under Hospice care Saturday, June 14, 2008.

Agnes attended rural schools in Griggs County and in Roseville Township in Traill County.  She graduated from Mayville High School in 1947.  She attended Mayville State Teachers College during the 1947-1948 school year, graduating from the standard teaching course in 1951.  Agnes taught for 17 years in several rural schools in Traill and Griggs County and in Ayr, Cooperstown, and Hannaford.

On June 12, 1965 Agnes married Orville Kalvik at the Trinity Lutheran Church (Roseville) near Portland. They lived and worked together on the Kalvik family farm near Hannaford.  Since September of 2007 she and Orville lived in Fargo with sister Edna Erickson. Recently, she and her husband lived with sister and brother-in-law Gladys and John Aasen in Clifford under the care of Hospice and the help of her son Keith.

Agnes was always active in all the activities of her church and community wherever she was - Luther League and LDR at Roseville , WELCA and Family League at Union Lutheran Church, Thrivent representative from Union, etc. She always enjoyed listening to Orville make music, as well as gardening, embroidering, crafts and creative writing.

Agnes is survived by her husband Orville and two sons: Arlen (Roberta) and Keith all in Fargo. Also surviving are three sisters: Edna Erickson, Langdon and Fargo, Gladys (John) Aasen, Grand Forks and Clifford and Marie Brauer, Reseda CA; one brother Clarence (Karen) Aaserud, Edgewood WA, three sisters-in-law: Joyce Aaserud, Moorhead, Martha Aaserud, Las Vegas, NV and Marlene, Waterloo, IN as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her sister Helen Aaserud, brothers: Martin, Oswald and Erling and brothers-in-law: Henry Erickson and Richard Brauer.

Funeral services for Agnes will be Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 11:00 AM in the Hannaford Community Center, Hannaford, ND.  Officiating will be Reverend Jerry Rosin.  Organist will be Denise Amann.  Special music by an acoustic group.  Visitation will be June 18, 2008 from 4 PM to 7 PM with a 7 PM family service in the Cooperstown Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in the Union Cemetery near Hannaford, ND.

Arrangements with the Cooperstown Funeral Chapel.