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Jean Laskowski
Feb 16, 2018
Jean Rosemary Laskowski, 87, Minot passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2018 in a Fargo hospital from complications related to a stroke suffered on January 14, 2018 and with members of her loving family at her side.
Jean was born on April 1, 1930 in Minot to Leo and Frances (Swanson) Vassar. She was reared and educated...
William 'Bill' Jones Jr
Feb 12, 2018
William Griffin Jones, Jr., 74, Glenburn, died Monday, February 12, 2018 in a Minot Hospital.
William was born October 2, 1943 at Kingston, Tennessee, the son of William and Vera Jones. He moved with his family to the Charleston, South Carolina area, where he was raised and educated. He entered into active duty service with the U.S....
James 'Jim' Rist
Feb 11, 2018
Jim Rist III, 77, Velva, died on Sunday, February 11, 2018 in a Minot hospital.
James Arthur Rist III was born on December 25, 1940 in Minot to James Jr. and Eloise (Christenson) Rist. He was raised in Velva, ND and graduated from Velva High School in 1959.
After high school, he attended...
Dr Gerald Florence
Feb 11, 2018
Dr. Gerald R. Florence, 91, longtime Velva area Dentist and civic leader died on Sunday, February 11, 2018 in a Velva care center.
Gerald Rinde Florence was born on January 15, 1927 in Edinburgh, ND to Oscar and M. Evelyn Florence. He was raised in Fargo for three years and then Minot where he attended school and...
Marlen Lenton
Feb 8, 2018
Marlen Ervin Lenton, 52, Minot and formerly of rural Norwich died on Thursday, February 8, 2018 in a Minot hospital.
Marlen was born on January 15, 1966 in Minot to Gary and Gloria (Klimpel) Lenton. He was reared on the family farm in Norwich Township of McHenry County, attended school in Granville and graduated from Granville High...
Clayton Edward Skar
Feb 8, 2018
Clayton Edward Skar , 69, Minot, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 in his home.
Clayton was born October 15, 1948 in Crosby, ND the youngest son to Einar and Angeline (Munson) Skar. He grew up in Riverdale and Minot. Clayton completed his education in Minot.
Clayton was once married to LaDonna Hagen. This...
Jock Stevick
Feb 7, 2018
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Jock Stevick, 45, Minot area dentist and beloved member of our community, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.
Jock's...
Karen Martin
Feb 5, 2018
Karen Glee Martin, 82, Minot died on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in the home of her daughter.
Karen was born on August 31, 1935 in Stevens Point, WI to Elmer and Frieda (Auchter) Mortensen. She was reared and educated in Stevens Point and graduated from P.J. Jacobs High School in 1953. She continued her education at the...
Darold Alvstad
Feb 1, 2018
Darold Everal Alvstad, 84, Minot, formerly of the Coulee area, died Thursday, February 1, 2018 in a Minot Hospital.
Darold was born on April 16, 1933 on the family farm in Mountrail County, North Dakota the son of Tommy and Esther (Strand) Alvstad. He was raised near Coulee and educated at Donnybrook, where he graduated from Donnybrook...
Duane L Peterson
Feb 1, 2018
Duane LeRoy Peterson, 85, Minot, formerly of Plaza, died on Thursday, February 1, 2018 in a Minot hospital.
Duane was born on May 4, 1932 to John and Lillian (Erickson) Peterson on a farm in the Mountrail County area, where he was raised and attended rural schools. Duane married Helen Sonnenberg on June 15, 1952 in Donnybrook,...
Vonnedella Aho-Hoffmann
Jan 28, 2018
Vonnedella F. Aho-Hoffmann, 80, of Hiawatha, was peacefully carried home to Christ on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at ManorCare Health Services, Cedar Rapids, surrounded by her loving family.
Vonnedella was born March 27, 1937, in Belden, North Dakota, the daughter of August and Myrtle (Morrell) Aho. She graduated from the North Dakota State School of Science. Vonnedella...
Eleanor 'Nora' Finnesth
Jan 27, 2018
Eleanor Joann "Nora" Finneseth, 79, Velva, died on Saturday, December 16, 2017 in a Velva care center. Eleanor was born on January 21, 1938 in Minot, ND to Frank and Anna (Lindblom) Jylen. She was reared on a farm south of Minot and educated at Freedom School #3, graduated from Minot High School in 1955 and graduated from the...
Emma Rau
Jan 25, 2018
Emma Rau, 103, Minot, formerly of Upham, ND, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, January 25, 2018, in a Minot home healthcare facility.
Emma was born February 17, 1914 on the Schnabel family farm located west of Upham, North Dakota in McHenry County to Henry and Lydia (Mettler) Schnabel. She was educated...
Winston Rasmusson
Jan 25, 2018
Winston Dale "Win" Rasmusson, 90, of Minot, ND died on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Trinity Hospital in Minot. He had struggled with Alzheimer's Disease for the past ten years and was surrounded by his loving family at the time of his death.
Winston was born on May 6, 1927 in Roseau, Minnesota to Rubin and Stella...
Deidra Machele Brown
Jan 24, 2018
Deidra Machele Brown , 52, Minot, died Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center in Gilbert, AZ after a courageous fight with breast cancer.
Deidra was born April 15, 1965 in Claremore, Oklahoma, the daughter of Michael and Beverly Morris. She was raised with her sister Karen in Ripley, Oklahoma. She accepted the...
Joyce Tryhus
Jan 21, 2018
Joyce Ardell Tryhus, 87, rural Minot, died Sunday, January 21, 2018, in a Minot hospital.
Joyce was born August 23, 1930, in Minot, North Dakota to John and Agnes (Pederson) Nelson. She grew up and received her education in the South Prairie area of Torning Township of Ward County. She spent her teen years assisting...
Betty Grilley
Jan 18, 2018
Betty Jane Grilley, 91, formerly of Upham died on Thursday, January 18, 2018 in a Bemidji, MN hospital.
Betty was born on January 13, 1926 in Upham, ND to Henry and Gertrude (Hoffmann) Frishman. She was reared in the Upham and Norwich areas and educated at rural schools. As a young adult she assisted farmers with household...
Sean William Burnett
Jan 18, 2018
Sean William Gillmore Burnett, 26, died Thursday, January 18th, 2018 in Minot. He was born in Minot at Trinity Hospital April 27th, 1991 to Colleen Kastner.
He was raised outside of Minot and attended Bell School where he played baritone in band, which started his love of music. He was also a wrestler, which he didn't like...
James J Hamilton
Jan 18, 2018
James J. Hamilton, 92, of Lake Metigoshe, ND and formerly of Minot, died January 18, 2018 at a Minot hospital.
Jim was born October 20, 1925 to James W. and Lou M. (Mabin) Hamilton in Minot, North Dakota. He attended school in Minot before enlisting in the Navy in 1942. Jim's service included both World War II...
Selmer Flom
Jan 17, 2018
Selmer Garvin Flom, 85, Burlington, formerly of Minot, died on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at his home.
Selmer was born October 7, 1932 at Wanamingo, Minnesota the son of Selmer M and Gurine (Huus) Flom. He moved with his family to Wabek in 1935. In 1941 they moved to Minot where he was raised and educated, graduating...
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