Obituary Listing

Aug 18, 2016

Michael R. "Mike" Mobley, 74, Minot, died Thursday, August 18, 2016 in a Rochester, MN Hospital.

Mike was born April 16, 1942 in Greensburg, Indiana, the son of Ellsworth and Mary (Scripture) Mobley. He was raised in Greensburg and graduated from Greensburg High School in 1960. He entered into active duty service with the U.S. Air Force...

Aug 18, 2016

Marlene Ann Benton, 78, Minot, died Sunday in a Devils Lake Hospital.

Marlene was born May 6, 1938, in Minot, ND to Marvin and Esther (Klimpel) Irwin. She was raised and educated in Sawyer.

Marlene was once joined in marriage to Warren Benton. This union was blessed with a daughter, Wannetta. They made...

Aug 13, 2016

Norman Rau, 71, Minot, died on August 13, 2016 in a Minot hospital.

Norman was reared on a farm south of Anamoose, ND in the Lincoln Valley area.

As a young adult he began his career in the food preparation industry serving as a chef at various restaurants including Jake's Spice n Spirit in Minot...

Aug 11, 2016

Richard Benjamin Thomas, 83, longtime Minot attorney died on Thursday, August 11, 2016 in his home following cancer.

Richard was born on February 28, 1933, in Minot to Ben and Lydia (Quist) Thomas. He was reared in Minot, attended Sunnyside Elementary School, graduated from Minot High School in 1951, attended Minot State University for two years, and...

Aug 10, 2016

Dianalicia Milagros Galvan, infant daughter of Daniel and Marlene Robles Galvan, was born and died on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at Trinity Hospital in Minot.

While she only lived for four hours, she will remain in our hearts forever.

Her loving family includes, her parents, brothers and sisters: Nathan, Xander, Draydin, Hennessy, Aza,...

Aug 9, 2016

Delores Odell, 84, Minot and formerly of Anamoose and Balfour died on Thursday, July 28, 2016 in a Minot assisted living facility.

Delores was born on February 21, 1932 near Anamoose, ND to Jacob and Lydia (Ammon) Oster. The family moved to a farm near Balfour where Delores lived with her nine brothers and two sisters until...

Aug 9, 2016

Gordon Fredrick Emerson, 93, formerly of Minot and Chaseley died on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 in a Carrington nursing home.

Gordon was born on May 17, 1923 on a farm near Chaseley, ND to Ernest and Bertha (Meisegeier) Emerson. He was reared on the family farm and attended a rural school prior to graduating from Hurdsfield High...

Aug 8, 2016

Tom Stockert, 75, Baldwin, WI, formerly of Minot, ND, died Monday, August 8, 2016 in his home in Baldwin.

Tom Stockert's life story began May 6, 1941, in Mandan, ND, born to parents, Anthony and Helen (Olson) Stockert. He was raised and educated in Underwood, graduating high school with the class of 1959. He continued...

Aug 6, 2016

Lillian Mettler, 95, Upham and Minot, died Saturday, August 6, 2016 in a Colorado Spring, CO Nursing Home. Lillian was born April 24, 1921 at Eckman, ND, the daughter of Fredrick and Katherine (Kriez) Schepp. She was raised and educated at Newburg, ND and attended country schools in that area. After her education she worked for nearby farm families....

Aug 5, 2016

Cecil Albert Spletto, 78, Minot, formerly of Drake, died Friday, August 5, 2016 in a Minot Nursing Home.

Cecil was born on February 4, 1938 at Drake, North Dakota the son of Hubert and Marie (Pattis) Spletto. He was raised near Drake and educated at country schools near there. He was united in marriage to Genevieve Wagner...

Aug 4, 2016

James Allen "Red" White, 88, lifelong Minot resident died on Friday, July 29, 2016 in a Minot nursing home.

James was born on February 23, 1928 in Grand Forks, ND to James E. and Marion Evelyn (Berdahl) White. He was reared and educated in Minot and received his GED while serving in the U.S. Navy. He enlisted...

Aug 2, 2016

Arnold David Beck, 84, Minot and longtime Sawyer area farmer and rancher died on Thursday in a Minot hospital.

Arnold was born on August 14, 1931 on the family farm near Sawyer to David and Louisa (Heizelman) Beck. He was raised on the farm and attended school in Sawyer. As a young adult he assisted his father...

Aug 2, 2016

Barbara Joyce Steenerson , 76, Minot, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 in a Minot hospital.

Barbara was born on June 6, 1940, the eldest daughter of Donald and Dorothy (Hedman) Anderson in Drayton, ND. She was raised and educated in the Drayton area and graduated from Drayton High School in 1958. Following graduation, she attended...

Jul 29, 2016

Sigrid Wassink, 82, Minot died suddenly on June 26, 2016 in a Minot hospital.

Sigrid was born on August 18, 1933 in Freeport, Illinois. She was adopted at an early age by Dr. Gustav and Lottie Angstrom. She was reared and educated in Rockford, Illinois. She continued her education at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin where she...

Jul 29, 2016

Maybelle Ellen Opland , 85, Minot, formerly of Des Lacs, died Friday, July 29, 2016, in a Minot hospital, surrounded by her loving family.

Maybelle Ellen (Williams) Opland was born on February 10, 1931 in Des Lacs Township, ND, the daughter of Elmer and Nellie (Green) Williams and was the last surviving child of her...

Jul 26, 2016

Marian Thomas Poe, 87, formerly of Minot, died July 26, 2016 in a St. Louis area assisted living & memory care center surrounded by her loving family.

Marian was born in Minot to Ben and Lydia Thomas. She was reared and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1947. She was united in marriage...

Jul 25, 2016

Betty Jane Frick, 91, Minot, formerly of the Flaxton and Newburg areas, died Monday, July 25, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Betty was born May 21, 1925 at Bowbells, North Dakota the daughter of John and Gladys (Marks) Peterson. She was raised and educated at Northgate, North Dakota, where she graduated from high...

Jul 25, 2016

Jeanine Kae Kenner-Mills, 53, died Monday, June 6, 2016. She passed peacefully in her sleep, at her Rochester MN home, after battling cancer for 27 years. Jeanine was born in Fargo ND on February 14, 1963, and was adopted by Harris and Ardyth (Rued) Kenner, of Minot ND, a few weeks later. In her youth, she took music lessons for...

Jul 22, 2016

Anita Borgman, 97, Minot, died peacefully May 2, 2016 in Bethany on University Nursing Home in Fargo.

Anita Lumley Hagen was born August 24, 1918, in Norma, ND, to Joseph Theodore and Maud Etta (Lumley) Hagen. She attended elementary school and was raised in the small town where she was born. She went to high school at...

Jul 20, 2016

Gary Durward Lenton, 79, lifelong Norwich area farmer and rancher died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 in a Minot hospital.

Gary was born on January 1, 1937 in Minot to Durward and Evelyn (Olson) Lenton. He was reared on a farm in Surrey Township of Ward County south of Surrey, attended school in Surrey and graduated...