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Grand Forks, N.D. - Francis "Fran" Kryzsko, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, November 4, 2017, surrounded by his family.

Francis Duane Kryzsko was born January 5, 1935 at his grandparents' farm south of Drayton, N.D. the son of Alfred and Margaret (Murphy) Kryzsko. He claimed to remember taking a trip to town the next day to be baptized. He said, "It was really cold out." His family moved to Grand Forks after he completed second grade in Grafton, N.D. He attended St. Michael's Elementary School and graduated from St. James Academy in 1953. After graduation, he enlisted in the Un...