Obituary Listing

May 9, 2017

Donn Henry Lindekugel , 57, Jamestown, formerly of Minot and Bottineau, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at his home in Jamestown.

Donn was born June 25, 1959 at Bismarck, North Dakota the son of LeRoy and Marion (Geigle) Lindekugel. He was raised and educated at Steele and Bottineau and graduated from Bottineau High School.

May 7, 2017

Lee Vigstol , 78, Minot, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 in a Minot hospital.

Lee Vigstol was born on August 10, 1938 in Lakota, ND.

Lee was a hard-working man, devoted to his family. He worked for Portal Pipeline until 1973 and farmed until his retirement in 2007. He was an active member...

May 4, 2017

Orlan Buseth, 82, Bismarck, formerly of Ruso, died Thursday, May 04, 2017 in a Bismarck hospital.

Orlan Harold Buseth was born on January 26, 1935 in Velva, ND, the son of Oliver and Gladys (Hanson). He was raised and educated in Ruso, ND. He quit school at age 14 and went to work for the...

May 3, 2017

Darlene Striefel, 78, Minot, died Wednesday, May 03, 2017 in a Minot healthcare facility.

A private service will be held in the summer 2017.

Apr 28, 2017

Cristian Fuentes Cristian Fuentes, 22, El Paso, TX and Minot State University Student, died Saturday, April 28, 2017 from injuries sustained in an accident.

Apr 26, 2017

Geraldine Constance Anderson , 94, Minot, formerly of the Glenburn area, died Wednesday, April 26, 2017 in a Minot Nursing Home.

Geraldine was born September 11, 1922 at Lansford, North Dakota, the daughter of Iver and Esther (Zietz) Roen. She was raised and educated in Lansford Township, prior to graduating from Lansford High School in...

Apr 25, 2017

Darlene Knutson Ritz, 85, lifelong Minot resident died on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in a Minot hospital.

Margaret Darlene Noren was born on March 21, 1932 in Minot to Leonard and Mildred (Smith) Noren. She was reared in Minot, attended St. Leo's Elementary School and graduated from St. Leo's High School in 1950.

Darlene married...

Apr 23, 2017

Joyce Lynne Gabel, 67, Minot, formerly of White Shield, died on Sunday, April 23, 2017 in a Minot hospital.

Joyce was born on April 26, 1949 in Bismarck, ND to Ben and Margie (Sears) Slocum. She was reared and educated in Elbowoods and White Shield, ND and graduated from White Shield High School in 1967. She attended...

Apr 21, 2017

Freda Gall, 98, Minot and formerly of rural Sawyer, died on Friday, April 21, 2017 in a Minot hospital.

Freda was born on May 28, 1918 near Sawyer to Fred and Katherine (Steffan) Huber. She was reared and educated near Sawyer. Following her education, Freda was united in marriage on September 1, 1935 to Theodore "Ted" Gall...

Apr 21, 2017

Clarence Cogdill of Burlington, died April 21, 2017. He was 91.

Clarence was born August 28, 1925 in Des Lacs, ND to Delbert and Lois (Cowan) Cogdill. He was raised on the family farm and attended country schools in Des Lacs Township. As a young adult, he farmed in Rolling Green Township and was employed by Burlington...

Apr 21, 2017

Edwin Howard "Ed" Klebe, 92, Minot and formerly of Willow City, died on Friday, April 21, 2017 in a Minot nursing home.

Ed was born on March 8, 1925 in Willow City, ND to Ewald and Emma (Wulff) Klebe. He was reared and educated in Willow City and graduated from Willow City High School in 1943. He...

Apr 18, 2017

Melisa Ann Drogt , 47, Minot and formerly of Fort Collins CO and Canoga Park CA died on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in her home, surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Melisa was born on February 24, 1970 in Santa Monica, CA to Rene and Daycel (Kane) Del Re. She was...

Apr 18, 2017

Beverly Storbeck, 77, Minot, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in a Minot hospital.

Beverly was born on August 30, 1939 at Turtle Lake, North Dakota to Frank and Marie (Krumweide) Stadler. She grew up on the farm north of Turtle Lake and attended Wise Township School of McLean County, northeast of Turtle Lake. She completed her education...

Apr 17, 2017

Fred John Schmidt , 94, Minot and Fessenden, died Monday, April 17, 2017 in a CHI Care Center in Turtle Lake.

Fred was born February 21, 1923 at Fessenden, North Dakota the son of Daniel and Dorothea (Reiner) Schmidt. He was raised and educated at Fessenden and graduated from Fessenden High School in 1941. At...

Apr 17, 2017

Betty Jean Beuchler, 91, longtime Minot resident, died Monday, April 17, 2017 in a Minot healthcare center.

Betty was born March 22, 1926 at Noonan, North Dakota, the daughter of Sig and Mabel Borstad. She was raised on the family farm north of Noonan and attended country school there. In 1940, the family moved to Minot and...

Apr 16, 2017

Patricia Lou "Patsy" Jost , 83, Burlington, formerly of Belfield, ND, died Sunday, April 16, 2017 in a Lake Havasu City, AZ hospital.

Patricia was born on March 1, 1934 in Belfield, ND, the daughter of Jack and Laura (Dahl) O'Brien. She was raised and educated in the Belfield and Fairfield area, graduating from Belfield...

Apr 15, 2017

Audrey Hirsch Barney Mulder, 79, Minot formerly of Rochester, New York died on April 15, 2017 in a Minot healthcare center.

Audrey was born on January 20, 1938 in Rochester, New York to Peter and Dora (Hopf) Hirsch. She was reared by Dora and her husband Edward "Ted" Clancy who was a father figure to Audrey and...

Apr 14, 2017

Paulina "Polly" Christian, 92, Formerly of Minot ND. Went home to be with her Lord while a resident at Masonic Homes in Bloomington, MN, on Friday, April 14, 2017. Paulina was born on May 10, 1924 in Sawyer, ND, the daughter of Paul and Lousea (Schuler) Schlecht. She was raised and educated in Sawyer, ND in Newman Township. Following...

Apr 14, 2017

John August Sandeen, 69, Minot, died Friday, April 14, 2017 in a Minot hospital.

John August Sandeen was born August 29, 1947 in Minot to Edgar and Irene (Stoeckel) Sandeen. He was raised on the family farm near Mohall. He attended Clay Center School, a rural two-room school, for six years. He graduated from Mohall High School...

Apr 13, 2017

Robert Testa , 69, and Karen Marie (Aus) Testa , 71, died on April 13, 2017 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident northwest of their home in Phoenix, Arizona.

Robert was born December 26, 1947 in Norwalk, Connecticut to Joseph and Sylvia Testa. Shortly after graduating from J. M. Wright Technical...