Obituary Listing

Mar 23, 2018

Alpha Harriet Sevig, 97, Minot, formerly of Norwich, died Friday, March 23, 2018 in a Minot Nursing Home.

Alpha was born July 25, 1920 on the family farm near Norwich, North Dakota, the youngest of six children to Halvor and Anna (Nelson) Finneseth. She was raised on the family farm and educated at Norwich Schools and graduated...

Mar 10, 2018

Freda Helm, 92, Minot, died Saturday, March 10, 2018 in a Minot nursing home.

Freda was born December 19, 1925, in Bismarck, ND to Fred and Kathryn (Fetzer) Binder. She grew up in Bismarck and Devils Lake and obtained her high school Diploma from Devils Lake High School in 1944. She completed nurses...

Mar 9, 2018

Karen M. Olson, 77, Minot, died Friday, March 9, 2018 in a Minot Hospital.

Karen was born May 12, 1940 at Minot, North Dakota the daughter of Edwin and Genevie (Quarne) Olson. She was raised in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1958. She continued her schooling at the University of North Dakota at Grand...

Mar 8, 2018

E. John Williams , 84, Minot, ND died Thursday, March 8, 2018 at a Minot Hospital.

Edward John Williams was born July 16, 1933 at Port Arthur, Ontario, the son of Edward and Ivy (Huckstepp) Williams. He was raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario and graduated from Port Arthur Collegiate Institute in 1952.

John...

Mar 5, 2018

Angeline J. "Angie" Pedersen , 74, Velva, died Monday, March 5, 2018 in a Velva Nursing Care Center.

Angie Pedersen was born March 24, 1943 on the family farm near Orrin, North Dakota the daughter of Martin and Rose (Degenstein) Martin. She was raised on the family farm near Orrin and educated at Antelope Township...

Feb 24, 2018

Darlene Bland , 77, Minot, died Saturday, February 24, 2018, in a Minot hospital.

Darlene was born January 2, 1941 to Wallace and Martha (Bader) Hanson. She grew up in rural North Dakota in the communities of Wildrose and Powers Lake.

Darlene was united in marriage to Leon Bland in 1960. They made...

Feb 21, 2018

Kenneth Randall Kruse, 67, Minot, died Wednesday February 21, 2018, in his home.

Ken was born September 4, 1950, in Holyoke, CO to Verne and Dorothy (Schmelling) Kruse. At an early age, he moved to Minot where he would spend the remainder of his life. Ken graduated from Minot High School in 1968 and attended...

Feb 18, 2018

Gary Eriksmoen , 83, Minot, went to his eternal home Sunday, February 18, 2018, in a Minot hospital with his loving family by his side.

Gary was born July 30, 1934, in Ambrose, ND to Henry and Cora (Tyson) Eriksmoen. He grew up and attended school in Ambrose, graduating with the high school class of...

Feb 18, 2018

Ardis Virginia Aasen, 88, Minot, died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 18, 2018, in a Minot hospital. Surrounded by her loving family, Ardis passed peacefully into her Heavenly home to reunite with her loved ones.

Ardis was born on January 6, 1930, in Harvey, ND to Pauline and Ferdinand Heizelman. She was raised and educated in Sawyer. As...

Feb 18, 2018

Alice Pearl (Basom) Carr , 92, Minot, died Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Trinity Hospital after suffering a fall in her home.

Alice was born November 20, 1925 at home as the oldest child of Odie and Helen (Hermanson) Basom. She was raised on the family farm near Arpan Flats, SD with her sisters and...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...