Obituary Listing

May 1, 2026

Louise Miller, 93, Minot and formerly of rural Sawyer and Burlington died peacefully on May 1, 2026 in a Bismarck hospital with family at her side.

Louise Ardelle Checkwick Miller was born on July 29, 1932 in Minot, ND to Carl and Angelette (Eberhardt) Checkwick. She was raised and educated in the Sawyer, ND area and graduated from Drake High School...

Jul 9, 2026

Betty J. Powell, 93, Minot, ND and Weslaco, TX, died Thursday, July 9, 2026, in a Weslaco, TX hospice home.

Service details and obituary will be posted soon. 

Jul 8, 2026

Jul 6, 2026

Jeanette Mapes, 94, Minot, died Monday, July 6, 2026 in a Minot nursing home. 

Full obituary and service times will be posted once finalized by family.

Jul 5, 2026

Anthony "Tony" Voeller, 76, Minot, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2026, in his home.

Anthony J. Voeller was born on June 26, 1950, in Rugby, ND, the 4th of 5 children born to Frank M. and Rose (Bertsch) Voeller. Tony lived in Fillmore, ND, before attending high school at Assumption Abbey in Richardton, ND, graduating in 1968. He remembered the tough...

Jul 4, 2026

Glen Arden Stevens, Sr. was born at Maddock Memorial Hospital in Maddock, North Dakota, the oldest son of Milton and Mabel (Bröby) Stevens. He grew up on the family farm near Esmond, where he attended Rich Valley Elementary School. He then attended Benson County Training School in Maddock, one of only two such schools in North Dakota. After graduating from...

Jul 4, 2026

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Lenore Scheresky, 94, Minot, formerly of Des Lacs, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2026, in her home.

Lenore Hines was born on December 8, 1931, to William and Martha (Carroll) Hines in Loyalton, South Dakota. She attended school there through the 6th grade, before her family moved to Aberdeen. Lenore graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1949 and moved...

Jul 2, 2026

A livestream of the service may be viewed by accessing https://faithbaptistkenmare.org/

Linda Rae (Duerre) Erickson, 79, of Bowbells, ND, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at Tioga Medical Center.

Linda was born February 20, 1947, to Reuben and Lola (Shaver) Duerre at the Kenmare Deaconess Hospital. She was raised on the family farm near Norma with...

Jun 26, 2026

To view a recording of the funeral service and interment with Military Honors, access https://www.mtmsales.net/thomas 

Gary Walhaug, 77 of Minot, was called home to his Lord on June 26, 2026, surrounded by the people he loved most, his wife Arlene, daughter Laura, and son Scott.

Gary was born November 21, 1948, in Stanley, ND, raised on the Walhaug family homestead, north of...

Jun 25, 2026

Livestream Link: https://www.christlutheranminot.org/church-online/

Clara Jeanne Vigstol, 81, of Minot, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2026, on the family farmstead in Minot, surrounded by family.

Clara Jeanne Vigstol was born on February 2, 1945 to Lawrence and Clarice (Olson) Schimmelpfennig. She grew up working on the family farm near Ruthville, ND, where she picked eggs and separated the cream into milk. She...

Jun 24, 2026

To view a recording of the service (available 7/1) access: https://www.mtmsales.net/thomas

Sherman Paul Pladsen, 73, of Minot, ND, passed away in his home on June 24, 2026 surrounded by his family.

Born July 10, 1952, in Minot, ND to Paul and Lois Pladsen he was the oldest of three children and was raised south of Minot. Following graduation from Minot high school...

Jun 21, 2026

Raymond S. Curtis, 109, of Minot, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 21, 2026, at Minot Lodge Senior Living.

Ray was born February 11, 1917 at Portal, ND to Willis and Edith (Olney) Curtis. He was raised on the family farm his father had homesteaded until the age of ten when the family moved to Minot. He went on to graduate...

Jun 18, 2026

Helen M. Benton, 97, Minot and Surrey, died Thursday, June 18, 2026, in a Velva care center.

Helen Marie Watts was born on April 18, 1929 to James and Jean (Cain) Watts in Minot, ND. She was raised in Minot and attended Lincoln Elementary, St. Leo’s Parochial School and Minot High, where she graduated in 1947.

Helen married Earl Benton on February...

Jun 17, 2026

To view a recording of the service, available June 25th, access https://www.mtmsales.net/thomas

Fern Kabanuk, 87, Chandler, AZ, formerly of Minot, ND, died peacefully in her sleep June 17, 2026, in an assisted living facility in Chandler, AZ.

Fern Loraine Johnson was born June 13, 1939, on the family farm in rural Glenburn, ND. She was the eldest child of Dale and...

Jun 17, 2026

Dorothy Pettys-Opstedal, 78, of Minot, ND, died on June 17, 2026, in the comfort of her home after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's for many years. She passed under the care of hospice surrounded by her loved ones.

Dorothy Ann Pettys-Opstedal was born on December 22, 1947, the third child of the late Anfin and Berniece (Brietzke) Nesdahl. She was born...

Jun 17, 2026

To view a recording of the service access: https://www.mtmsales.net/thomas

Neil Moore, 45, Minot, died Wednesday, June 17, 2026 in a Minneapolis hospital after a courageous battle with cancer with his wife Jenn by his side.

Neil was born on April 15, 1981, in Minot, North Dakota to Jerry and Melanie (Eslinger) Moore. He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from...

Jun 17, 2026

Ralph Mercer, 73, Minot, died Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in a Minot hospital.

Arrangements are pending.

Jun 16, 2026

William Allen Fieldhouse, 68, of Burlington, North Dakota, passed away on June 16, 2026. Bill was born November 1, 1957 in Cumberland, Kentucky and moved with his family to Morgantown, WV at the age of 4. While Morgantown was always his home base, his father’s work took the family to both Turkey and Saudi Arabia for several years. He dedicated...

Jun 13, 2026

James William Dowd, age 23, of Dubois, Wyoming, passed away on June 13, 2026 in Minot, North Dakota. He was born on March 19, 2003 in Grass Valley, California. 

James graduated from Dubois High School in 2021. After graduating from Wyotech, he went to work for Liberty Energy and Oilfield Services in Williston, North Dakota. There, he not only expanded his...

Jun 13, 2026

Richard LeRoy Podruchny, 92, Minot, formerly of Max area, died Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Unsong Assisted Living in Minot, ND.

Richard was born on June 29, 1933, in Minot, North Dakota, the son of Aleck and Bessie (Boyko) Podruchny. He was raised near Max on the family farm in Rushville Township. He was educated at Max High School and graduated...