There have been many registered nurses or professional nurses in Cooperstown. The first records we have of R.N.'s are:
Julie E. Anderson, 1915
Constance Ness, 1916
Minnie Beatrice Vatne, 1918
Edith A. (Olson) Skofstad, 1922
Olga Standal, 1926
Lillian Kirkeby, 1930
Lilly Monson, 1930
Of these, Edith Skofstad is the RN we remember best. She was an office nurse for Dr. M.D. Westley for many years, and later worked many years in the hospital.
There have been many others who are from this area or have worked in the Griggs County Hospital and Nursing Home.
Source: Cooperstown, North Dakota 1882-1982 Centennial Page 171