Obituary Listing

Mar 15, 2019

Keith Leonard Rasmussen, 58 of Fresno, California and formerly of Minot and Rugby in North Dakota died on March 15, 2019 in his home while preparing to go to Yosemite with his family for the weekend.

He was born in Rugby, ND on May 8 th , 1960 to Gordon and Mavis L. (Larson) Rasmussen. He attended...

Mar 14, 2019

Leatrice Keyes, 88, West Fargo and former longtime Minot resident died on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Leatrice Joyce Gulbranson was born on December 21, 1930 in Eveleth, MN to Theodore and Laina (Maki) Gulbranson. Her family moved to Minot when she was a teenager. Leatrice married Robert B. Keyes, Jr. on August 12, 1950 in Minot. They made their...

Mar 13, 2019

Lois Matson, 83, Minot, died Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in a Minot assisted living facility.

Lois was born July 8, 1935 in Minot, ND to Erich and Wilma (Heilman) Hoechst. She grew up on the family farm near Bergen, ND and completed her education at Bergen Public School in 1953. Lois moved to Minot and...

Mar 12, 2019

Helen Schon, 93, longtime Minot resident, died on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 in a Bozeman, MT senior living center memory care unit. Helen Jeanette Hagen was born on September 10, 1925 in Minot, ND to Ole and Inga (Goesen) Hagen. She was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1943. She attended Dakota Business...

Mar 8, 2019

Clifford Weedeman, 88, Minot, formerly of the Wabek area, died Friday, March 8, 2019 at his home in a Minot Assisted Living Facility.

Clifford was born September 26, 1930 at McAlmond in Mountrail County, North Dakota the son of Henry Paul and Jennie Lydia (Ulledahl) Weideman. He was raised and educated at Wabek and enlisted with the...

Mar 6, 2019

James D. Olson, 93, of Minot and Mesa, AZ, died on March 6, 2019 at his winter home in Mesa.

James Derald Olson was born on July 25, 1925 in Guthrie, ND to Clarence and Rose (Beutler) Olson. He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1943. He entered the U.S....

Mar 5, 2019

Bruce Lee Grafsgard, 66, Minot, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in a Bismarck Hospital surrounded by his family. Bruce was born September 21, 1952 at Bismarck, North Dakota the son of Robert and Donalda (Spaeth) Grafsgard. He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1970. He enlisted with the US Navy on January...

Mar 4, 2019

Martha Olga Musch, 99, Minot, formerly of the Burlington area, died Monday, March 4, 2019 at her apartment in Edgewood with hospice and family by her side.

Martha was born February 9, 1920, to Peter and Johanna (Flolo) Sande on the family farm near Coulee, North Dakota. She was raised there and attended country schools near Coulee...

Mar 3, 2019

Patricia O'Grady, 62, Minot, formerly of Baker, Montana, died Sunday, March 3, 2019 at a Minot hospital.

Patricia was born January 7, 1957 at Miles City, MT, the daughter of Thomas F. and Mary (Larpenteur) McGonigal. She was raised and educated in Baker, MT and graduated from Baker High School in 1975.

Patricia entered the...

Mar 2, 2019

September 10, 1929 - March 2, 2019

Leona V. Scofield - Kohler, 89, Minot, died Saturday, March 2, 2019 in a Minot hospital.

Leona was born in Russell, ND, the daughter of Rudolph and Freda (Wenzel) Feller. She called Russell home until the age of six when she moved with her family to Kramer, ND....

Mar 2, 2019

Russell Banna Sr ., 90, Portland, OR formerly of Minot/Burlington, died Saturday, March 2, 2019 in a Portland care center.

Mar 2, 2019

Judith L. Lindlauf, 77, formerly of Voltaire and Minot, ND died Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the Souris Valley Care Center in Velva.

Judith was born June 4, 1941, in Artesia, CA to Paul W. and Virginia L. (Morris) Gothard.  She attended school in southern California, where she played basketball and was a cheerleader. Judith loved the...

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...