Obituary Listing

Apr 14, 2016

Charles Albert Van Grinsven, 74, of Forest City, IA, formerly of Minot, died peacefully, surrounded by his family and welcomed by his Savior on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City, IA.

Charles was born January 2, 1942 in Onamia, Minnesota to John Peter and Gladys Violet (Braff) Van Grinsven. Charles graduated from...

Apr 13, 2016

C. Marie Gooch , 90, Minot, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in a Minot Hospital.

Clarice Marie was born July 15, 1925 at St. John, North Dakota the daughter of Frank and Minnie (Aasletten) DeMers. She was raised at the farm near St. John and educated at country schools. She graduated in 1945 from the...

Apr 9, 2016

Ray R. Stip, 88, Minot and longtime owner and operator of Northwest Rendering died on Saturday, April 9, 2016 in a Minot hospital following a long battle with cancer.

Ray was born on November 2, 1927 in Madison, SD to John and Mabel (Gunderson) Stip. He was reared and educated there and in Minot where the family...

Apr 8, 2016

Lillian Bonsness, 79, Minot, formerly of rural Columbus, ND, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 8, 2016, with her loving family by her side, in a Minot hospital.

Lillian was born October 3, 1936, near Wildrose, North Dakota to Tomas and Sophie (Setviet) Lindseth. She was raised and educated in Upland Township of Divide County,...

Apr 7, 2016

Marie Goodman, 99, formerly of Upham, Bottineau and Grafton died on Thursday, April 7, 2016 in a Velva nursing home.

Marie Lydia Goodman was born on February 11, 1917 on her grandfather's homestead in Elm Grove Township near Upham, ND to Fred and Alice Malona (Jabs) Boye. She was reared on the farm, attended rural school in...

Apr 6, 2016

Donald A. "Don" Peterson, 83, Berthold, died March 31, 2016 in a Minot nursing home.

Don was born September 5, 1932 at Minot, North Dakota the son of Jacob and Laura (Ronningen) Peterson. He was raised on the family farm near Carpio and educated at Hartland and Carpio before graduating from Carpio High School in 1951. He...

Apr 6, 2016

Ladora Marie Gregory, 83 , Minot, formerly of Lansford, ND, died Thursday, March 24, 2016, in a Minot hospital from complications related to ovarian cancer.

Ladora was born on October 8, 1932, in Ventura, CA to Dewey and Ernestine (Ormsby) Baker. She was raised and educated in Ventura and Lenox, CA where she moved when...

Apr 5, 2016

Cecil Lester Spafford, 78, Minot and formerly of Maxbass and Williston died on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in a Dunseith nursing home.

Cecil was born on November 23, 1937 in Westhope, ND to Cecil and Clara (Krogen) Spafford. He was reared and educated in Maxbass, graduated from Maxbass High School in 1955, attended Jamestown College and graduated...

Apr 5, 2016

Gladys Lien, 93, Minot, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in her home.

Gladys Marie Lien was born on September 6, 1922 on a farm in Dogden Township of McLean County southwest of Butte, North Dakota to Philip and Anna (Poleschook) Nachatilo. She was raised and educated in the Butte area and attended Butte Public School. She also...

Apr 2, 2016

Mitchell L. Nelson, 56, Minot died on March 26, 2016 in a Minot hospital.

Mitchell was born on April 18, 1959 in Minot to Lloyd and Clarice (Corum) Nelson. He was reared and educated in Minot, graduated from Minot High School in 1979 and received training as a chef. He had been employed in the hospitality industry...

Mar 30, 2016

Raymond James "Jim" Monson, 69, Minot, formerly of Crosby, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 in a Minot Healthcare Center surrounded by his family.

Jim was born March 26, 1947 at Crosby, North Dakota, the son of Raymond A. and Rose Mary (Walsh) Monson. He was raised and educated at Crosby and graduated from Crosby High School in...

Mar 22, 2016

Sandy Vivier, 48, Burlington, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in a Minot hospital.

Sandy was born June 4, 1967, in Belcourt, ND to Paul Nadeau and Loretta (Henry) Vivier. He lived and was educated in the communities of Belcourt, Dunseith, and Bismarck, ND.

He moved to Wolf Point, MT where he met and...

Mar 21, 2016

Joan (Gilles) Gust, 54, Minot, died on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Trinity Medical Center in Minot surrounded by her loving family.

Joan Marie was born May 7, 1961 in Minot to J. Gordon and Doris (Barrow) Gilles. She was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Bishop Ryan High School in 1979. She began employment...

Mar 17, 2016

Dorothy Wagar, 93, Minot, died Thursday, February 25, 2016, in a Minot nursing home.

Dorothy Wagar was born January 26, 1923, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to Louis and Selma (Galau) Wasmundt. She was educated for three years in Burlington, Wisconsin and following the death of her mother at an early age she assisted her own family...

Mar 17, 2016

Tammi Joy Barnes, 52, Minot and formerly of Hastings, MN died on Thursday, March 17, 2016 in a Minot hospital following a short battle with Ovarian Cancer.

Tammi was born on November 2, 1963 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Lyle Steffenson and Gretchen (Fick) Steffenson. She was reared in Hastings, MN; graduated from...

Mar 15, 2016

Lloyd E. Faydo, 78, Minot passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in a Minot hospital with his loving family and pastor at his side.

Lloyd was born on September 20, 1937 in Minot to Steve and Alice (Kronberg) Faydo. He was baptized on December 14, 1938 and confirmed on May 13, 1951 both at St. Paul's...

Mar 15, 2016

Chad Schoenborn , 45, Minot died on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in a Minneapolis hospital with his family at his side.

Chad was born on August 17, 1970 in Minot to Bernhart "Berny" and LaVonne "Vonnie" (Medalen) Schoenborn. He was reared and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1988. He continued...

Mar 13, 2016

Arnold "Arnie" Allen Miller, 83, Minot, died Sunday, March 13, 2016 in a Minot Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Arnie was born December 15, 1932 at Anamoose, North Dakota the son of William and Martha (Heydt) Miller. He was raised and educated in the Drake and Kief area. He graduated from Drake High School in 1950....

Mar 12, 2016

Bernice A. Berg, 95, Minot, formerly of Lignite, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, in a Minot hospital.

Bernice was born March 26, 1920, near Coteau, ND to Tom and Agnes (Melquist) Thompson. She was raised and educated in Coteau, graduating high school in 1938.

As a young adult she worked as a secretary...

Mar 12, 2016

Ernest "Ernie" Charles Paul Schimmelpfennig, 94, lifelong Ruthville area resident, died Saturday, March 12, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Ernie was born July 3, 1921 on the family farm north of Minot in Ward County, North Dakota the son of Herman and Lydia (Lade) Schimmelpfennig. He was raised on the family farm and...