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Rugby Obituaries

It was noted by Kalamazoo Gazette on February 14th, 2021 that Ronald Marvin "Ron" Kuhnert perished in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  Kuhnert was 80 years old and was born in Rugby, ND.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ronald Marvin "Ron"'s life.

It was revealed by Grand Island Independent on January 4th, 2021 that Yvette M Elsbernd died in Bellevue, Nebraska.  Elsbernd was 84 years old and was born in Rugby, ND.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Yvette M's life.

It was noted by Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier on June 8th, 2020 that Duane D Schaan passed on in Waterloo, Iowa.  Schaan was 72 years old and was born in Rugby, ND.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Duane D's life.

It was reported by Tyler Morning Telegraph on March 8th, 2020 that Frederick Burton Gould passed away in Rugby, North Dakota.  Gould was 77 years old and was born in Gainsville, TX.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Frederick Burton's life.

It was written by Register Guard on August 19th, 2018 that Irene D Bridwell (Northway) passed away in Harrisburg, Oregon.  Ms. Bridwell was 89 years old and was born in Rugby, ND.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Irene D's life.

It was reported on August 1st, 2018 that Lois M Jaconson (Sand) died in Illinois.  Ms. Jaconson was 83 years old and was born in Rugby, ND.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lois M's life.

It was reported by The Herald on June 17th, 2018 that Raymond Paul Axtman passed away in Monroe, Washington.  Axtman was 88 years old and was born in Rugby, ND.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Raymond Paul's life.

It was noted by Ellensburg Daily Record on May 5th, 2018 that Fredrick Joseph Schaan passed away in Ellensburg, Washington.  Schaan was 82 years old and was born in Rugby, ND.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Fredrick Joseph's life.

It was written on January 30th, 2018 that Lori Joe Binghan passed away in Maton, Washington.  Binghan was 57 years old and was born in Rugby, ND.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Lori Joe's life.

It was reported by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on December 17th, 2017 that Larry Fettig passed on in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.  Fettig was 63 years old and was born in Rugby, ND.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Larry's life.

History

According to a listing by the [http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Geographic%20Centers United States Geological Survey], Rugby is actually approximately 15 miles (25 km) from the geographic center of North America (6 mi/10km west of Balta, North Dakota and even this designation carries no official status. Many of these implements, including an early McCormick Deering threshing machine, have found their way to the restored Pioneer Village in Rugby. As farmers, they were more advanced than many of their contemporaries in the rest of the United States, having adopted sophisticated farming methods and machinery. File:Rugby-nd-obelisk-geographical-center-of-north-america.jpg near Rugby ND

Rugby was founded in 1886 at a junction on the Great Northern Railway (US) Northern Railway, where the spur to Bottineau, North Dakota met the main line. In 2008, Rugby's Babe Ruth Baseball team won their regional tournament to go play Grafton, North Dakota to get to state.

The official website for the city of Rugby is https://www.cityofparkriver.com/.