Obituary Listing

Feb 28, 2019

William Havlicek, 61, Minot formerly of Fort Walton Beach, FL died Thursday, February 28, 2019 in a Minot nursing home.

William was born July 11, 1957 in Darmstadt, Germany to William D. Snipes and Ingeborg (Bauer) Snipes Havlicek. They moved back to the US in 1959 when his father was transferred to Ft. Stewart in Georgia.

Feb 26, 2019

Constance 'Connie' LaVone Rose Briggs , 92, Minot, joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Tuesday, February 26, 2019 in Mohall, where she stayed at the Good Samaritan. Connie was born August 22, 1926, in Minot, ND to Walter H. and Rose (Brockel) Greenhalgh. She was raised in Minot, graduated from Minot High School in 1944, and...

Feb 22, 2019

Viola Mae Gullickson, 89, Max, formerly of Benedict, died Friday, February 22, 2019 in the Garrison Hospital.

Viola was born September 20, 1929 at Kongsberg, the daughter of Edward and Olga (Thorson) Erickson. She was raised at Ruso, Garrison and Benedict and attended schools in those communities. During her younger years, she was employed as a waitress...

Feb 22, 2019

Elisabeth Helsene, 81, Douglas, ND formerly of Minot, died Friday, February 22, 2019 in her home.

Graveside Service:  11:00 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2019 at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.

Visitation:  Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.

Per the...

Feb 19, 2019

Arlene J. Hanson, 88, Minot, died Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at an assisted living facility.

Arlene was born May 31, 1930 in Kramer, ND to Henry and Josephine (Keck) Thiel. She grew up in Kramer and graduated from Kramer High School in 1947. She was employed for a couple of years by First National Bank in Minot....

Feb 18, 2019

Richard A. "Rick" Anderson, 63, Cathay, ND, died Monday, February 18, 2019 at Trinity Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Rick was born on January 1, 1956 at Linton, ND,  the son of Norman and Jeanne (Browman) Anderson. He graduated from Powers Lake High School and attended the University of ND in Grand Forks. He was united...

Feb 15, 2019

Jerry Andresen, 74, Yakima, WA and formerly of West Seattle, WA, Minot and Lake Upsilon, ND died on Friday, February 15, 2019 in a Yakima, WA hospice home following a thirteen-month battle with brain cancer. Jerry Buford Andresen was born on March 3, 1944 in Everett, WA to Arvid and Miriam (Weeks) Andresen. He was raised and educated in...

Feb 14, 2019

Curtis Nachatilo, 57, Butte, ND, died Thursday, February 14, 2019 in a Velva care center.

Curtis was born August 3, 1961 in Minot, ND to William and Evelyn (Siewart) Nachatilo. He was educated in Washington and graduated from Darrington High School in 1979.

Curtis spent his working years at the lumber mill in Washington and...

Feb 11, 2019

Milton Leonard Cobb, Jr, 75, Minot died Monday, February 11, 2019 in a Minot hospital.

Milton was born at Jackson, Michigan March 9, 1943 the son of Milton, Sr. and Alice (Monterrey) Cobb. He was reared and educated in Jackson, Michigan and Tucson, Arizona. He graduated from Flowing Wells High School, Tucson, AZ.

After high...

Feb 8, 2019

Evelyn Dennis, 107, Minot, went to be with Lord on Friday, February 8, 2019, in a Garrison nursing home.

Evelyn was born on June 12, 1911, in St. Boswells, Saskatchewan, to John and Genevieve (Gostischef) Hotz.  She was raised and educated in that area.  She attended college for one year before enrolling in Peggy's Beauty College in...

Feb 8, 2019

Donna Tonneson, 81, longtime Minot resident died on Friday, February 8, 2019 in a Fergus Falls, MN assisted living facility.

Donna Mae was born on September 9, 1937 in Bagley, MN to Alfred and Manda (Sovick) Anderson. She was raised on a farm near Clearbrook, MN and attended country schools prior to graduating from Clearbrook High School...

Feb 4, 2019

The graveside service for Ruth will be held on June 6, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. in Bloomfield Cemetery, Upham, with fellowship to follow at the Upham American Legion Hall.

Ruth Delores (Braaten) Latendresse, 81, Upham, ND went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 4, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.

Feb 4, 2019

Ronald Marean Preskey, 86, Minot and formerly of rural Glenburn died on Monday, February 4, 2019 in a Minot assisted living facility.

Ronald Preskey was born on November 25, 1932 in Minot, ND to Leo and Neva (Marean) Preskey. He was raised in rural Glenburn and educated at Glenburn High School.  He graduated with honors as valedictorian...

Feb 3, 2019

Brian Marten, 51, formerly of rural Max and Minot died on Sunday February 3, 2019 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Colorado Springs, CO.

Brian was born on January 29, 1968 in Grand Forks. He was the son of George and Diana Marten. He was raised on the Marten family farm north of Max...

Feb 2, 2019

Douglas Bergan, 72, Minot, died Saturday, February 2, 2019, in his home.

Doug was born January 21, 1947 in Rugby, ND to James and Dolores (Baukol) Bergan.  He grew up in Rugby and graduated from Rugby High School in 1965.

Doug enlisted into the US Army on January 31, 1968.  He served honorably in Vietnam...

Feb 2, 2019

John Owen Ellingson, 59, Minot died on February 2, 2019 in his home of natural causes.

John was born on January 24, 1960 in Minot to Mervin and Pauline (Butts) Ellingson. He was raised and educated in Minot and attained his G.E. D. As a young adult he was employed at various places in Minot. He moved...

Jan 31, 2019

LaVerne L. Berg, 73, Logan, ND died Thursday, January 31, 2019 in a Minot hospital.

LaVerne was born November 30, 1945 in Minot, ND to Fred and Elsie (Edinger) Berg.  He grew up and received his elementary education in Benedict and graduated from Max High School in 1963.  He spent his college days between Northwest Nazarene University...

Jan 29, 2019

Roy Steven Albin died peacefully on January 29, 2019 at the age of 82. Roy was born on April 13, 1936 to Emery and Ruth Albin in Minot, North Dakota. He was married to Eileen Ave and together they had one child, Steven. After moving to Washington in the 1960's, Roy began working for the Duris Farm in Puyallup....

Jan 29, 2019

Alta Larson, 101, Minot and formerly of Des Lacs died on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 in a Minot hospital.

Alta Leota Larson was born on March 1, 1917 on the family farm south of Des Lacs, ND to Roy and Grace (Williams) Shaffer.  She was reared on the family farm and educated at rural schools prior to...

Jan 28, 2019

Don Lilly, 90, Minot, died Monday, January 28, 2019, in a Minot healthcare facility.

Donald Francis "Mike" Lilly was born on May 30, 1928 in Minot, ND to Adelbert Wilmer "A.W." "Pat" and Alice (LaFlame) Lilly. He was raised and educated in Minot, received his G.E.D. and attended Minot State University.

Don enlisted into the...