Obituary Listing

Dec 27, 2018

Ruste Dane Michaud passed away December 27, 2018 after a short illness at Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND. He was born in Muskogee, OK on April 1, 1989 to Roger Dane Michaud and Tammy Rae (Medlin) Livingston.  He was raised and attended school in Muskogee, OK and Fort Gibson, OK.  He graduated high school in Fort Gibson in the class...

Dec 27, 2018

Charles Lewis , 60, Stanley, died Thursday, December 27, 2018 in his residence.

Dec 27, 2018

Leo A. Juergens Jr., 81, Minot, died Thursday, December 27, 2018 in a Minot hospital.

Leo was born January 26, 1937 in Minot, ND to Leo E. and Edna (Pederson) Juergens.  He attended grade school in Waterford Township of Ward County and graduated from Carpio High School in 1955.  He attended Minot State Teacher's College...

Dec 24, 2018

Elizabeth Rose "Babe" Moffitt, 94, Minot, died Monday, December 24, 2018 at Trinity Nursing Home.

Elizabeth was born December 7, 1924 on the family farm near Ruthville in Ward County, North Dakota. Babe, as known by family and friends, was the daughter of George and Rose Dendinger.

Babe was united in marriage to Wilbur Moffitt...

Dec 21, 2018

Aaron Paul Johnson , 54, Carpio, died Friday, December 21, 2018 in a Minot hospital.

Aaron was born October 22, 1964 in Minot, North Dakota to Paul and Ardella (Larson) Johnson. He was raised on the family farm near Carpio and educated at Carpio, graduating from Carpio High School in 1982. He assisted his father...

Dec 17, 2018

Sunshine Grace Sund, infant daughter of Drew and Tami (Miller) Sund, Kramer, ND, was born Sunday, December 16 2018 and died on Monday, December 17, 2018 in a Minot hospital.

Sunshine's loving family includes her parents, Drew and Tami Sund, Kramer, ND; maternal grandparents, Myron and Bernie Miller, Flasher, ND; paternal grandparents, Paul and Deanne...

Dec 17, 2018

Don Leifson, of rural Ryder, ND, passed away on December 17, 2018 at the age of 77. He died at home, in the house where he was born on February 24, 1941.

Don was the first of the "41 Club," a group of children in the community that were born in 1941. He was baptized as one...

Dec 15, 2018

Evelyn Delaine Doris (Souther) Preskey, 86, Minot, formerly of Glenburn, died Saturday, December 15, 2018 in her home in Edgewood Vista.

Evelyn was born November 14, 1932 on the family farm near Larson, North Dakota, the daughter of Raymond and Julia (Long) Souther. She was raised at Larson, Columbus, Sawyer and Glenburn prior to her graduating from...

Dec 14, 2018

Geraldine "Geri" June Bauer, 90, longtime Minot resident, died Friday, December 14, 2018 in a Minot Hospital.

Geri was born July 3, 1928 at St. Paul, Nebraska the daughter of Ivan and Lillian (Morrison) Stalnaker. She was raised and educated in Nebraska and graduated from St. Paul High School in 1945. She attended beautician school in Grand...

Dec 12, 2018

James 'Jim' Poehler, 77, Minot, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 in his home.

Jim was born January 7, 1941, in Albert Lea, MN to Merrill and Bessie (Dedina) Poehler. He spent his youth in Minot and completed his education as a graduate of Minot Model in 1959.

Jim enlisted into the US Army on October...

Dec 10, 2018

Mel Heere, 99, lifelong Minot resident, died on Monday, December 10, 2018 in a Minot hospital.

Melvin Vernon Heere was born on August 16, 1919 in Devils Lake, ND to Archibald and Bernice (Hunsley) Heere.  He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1937.  He continued his education at Minot State...

Dec 3, 2018

Dorothy Agnes Rostad, 90, Bismarck, formerly from Minot, entered eternal life on December 3rd, 2018 with family by her side.   Dorothy was born to Frank and Mary Agnes Black on September 6, 1928 in Minot. She spent her first 11 years on the family farm in Foxholm, ND. The family...

Dec 1, 2018

Dr. Russell Odegard, 96, longtime Minot physician, died Saturday, December 1, 2018, in a Minot healthcare facility.

Russell was born on January 12, 1922 in Hamar, ND to Ruppert and Anne (McArthur) Odegard. He received his elementary education in a country school setting near Hamar and completed his high school education as a graduate of the Hamar...

Nov 30, 2018

Sharon K. Merritt, 74, Minot and formerly of New Town, ND died Friday, November 30, 2018 in a Velva care center.

Sharon was born December 26, 1943 in Cooperstown, ND to Rueben and Freda (Grande) Midboe. She spent her youth in Stanley, ND and graduated from Stanley High School in 1961.

Sharon was once united...

Nov 26, 2018

Michael James Dehnke , 57, Logan, died November 26, 2018 in a Minot hospital.

Michael was born October 28, 1961, in Hudson, Wisconsin to Gordon and Livona (Sanders) Dehnke. He grew up in Logan and attended school in Minot graduating from Minot High School in 1979.

Michael spent his working life as an...

Nov 23, 2018

Pauline Holwegner, 91, Minot and formerly of Bismarck, Jamestown and Wilton died on Friday, November 23, 2018 in a Minot healthcare center.

Pauline Marjorie was born on March 29, 1927 in Wilton, ND to Michael and Millie (Makowski) Kabylnick. She was raised and educated in Wilton and graduated from Wilton High School in 1945.

Following...

Nov 23, 2018

Ronald Eugene 'Snuffy' Parizek, 66, Minot passed Friday, November, 23, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Ronald was born in Minot, ND on August 14, 1952 to Ramon and Mary (Bond) Parizek. He was raised and educated in Minot schools graduating from Minot High School. Later, He made the family farm in Deering, ND...

Nov 22, 2018

Darrell Bernsdorf , 92, Minot, formally of Sawyer, ND, died Thursday, November 22, 2018, at his home.

Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Minot.  A memorial service will be held later in the spring, 2019, at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND.  ...

Nov 21, 2018

Trey Wesley Bennett, 26, Bismarck, formerly of Rolling Prairie, Indiana, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in a Minot hospital from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

Trey Wesley Bennett was born September 30, 1992 in Michigan City, Indiana to Adam and Terri (West) Bennett. Trey was preceded in death by his father Adam.  He is survived...

Nov 20, 2018

John Bertsch, 83, Minot, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at home.

John Marvin Bertsch, 83, Minot, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at home. John was born on June 5, 1935 in Silva, North Dakota to Andrew and Margaret (Kunnanz) Bertsch. He attended country schools and graduated from Filmore High School in 1954. Following graduation...