Obituary Listing

Sep 10, 2016

Jeffrey Schlag, 59, Minot, died Saturday, September 10, 2016, in a Minot hospital.

Jeff was born December 20, 1956, in Harvey, North Dakota to Theodore and Ruth (Yahnke) Schlag. His youth was spent living in Aylmer until the family moved to Minot. Jeff graduated from Minot High School in 1975.

He worked at...

Sep 10, 2016

Lane Thomas Lawrence, 25, Minot and Whitehorse, SD, died Sunday, September 10, 2016 at the Sheets Ranch, near Minot.

Lane was born May 30, 1991, in Aberdeen, SD to Todd Lawrence and Leigh Cudmore. He grew up in Whitehorse and Eagle Butte, SD and Minot, ND. Lane graduated high school in Timberlake, SD in 2009....

Sep 10, 2016

Edward M. Bjork, 88, Minot, died July 3, 2016 in a Minot hospital.

Ed was born January 18, 1928 at Minot, North Dakota, the son of Edward and Amanda (Knutson) Bjork. He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1946. He enlisted with the US Navy on May 31, 1946 and...

Sep 9, 2016

Kathleen Emily Turneau, 103, lifelong Minot resident, died on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in a Minot nursing home.

Kathleen was born on November 15, 1912 in Minot to Eugene and Mary Ann (Mullen) Tallman. She was reared and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1930 and because her mother died at an early...

Sep 8, 2016

Roger Steven Glover, 67, Minot, died Thursday, September 8, 2016 in a Minot Hospital.

Roger was born August 4, 1949 at Jamestown, ND the son of Steven and Pauline (Erdman) Glover. He was admitted to the ND State Developmental Center at the age of 2 and transferred to San Haven in 1952. He moved to Minot in...

Sep 7, 2016

Timothy Dyer, 32, Inverness, FL, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in at Trinity Hospital in Minot ND.

Timothy was born June 26, 1984, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was raised and attended school in Brooksville, FL. He spent his childhood enjoying football and baseball until at the age of 8 began riding dirt bikes and enjoying...

Sep 7, 2016

Joan Furness, 87, Minot, died Wednesday, September 7, 2016, in a Minot nursing home.

Joan was born November 5, 1928, in Crosby, North Dakota to Homer and Alvilda (Tweten) Wilson. She was raised and educated in the Noonan, ND area, graduating with the Noonan High School Class of 1946. Following high school, Joan worked in...

Sep 6, 2016

Tamera "Tammy" Peterson, 54, Minot, formerly of Grand Forks, died Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in a Minot Hospital.

Tammy was born December 1, 1961 in Minot, North Dakota, the daughter of Clarence and Joyce (Wiltse) Peterson. She moved with her family to Seattle, WA, Glasgow, MT and Larimore, ND, where she attended and graduated from Larimore High...

Sep 4, 2016

James Oliver, 53, Minot, formerly of Oklahoma City, OK, died Sunday, September 4, 2016 in his home.

James Paul Oliver was born on October 3, 1962 in Stillwater, OK to Henry and Paula (Kinnamon) Oliver. He was reared and educated in Perkins, OK and Stillwater.

After finishing his education James worked many jobs and eventually...

Sep 2, 2016

Carole Kay Marshall, 82, Minot and formerly of rural Burlington died on Friday, September 2, 2016 in a Minot nursing home.

Carole was born on August 27, 1934 in Minot to Leo and Wilma (Wolfe) Anderson. She was reared and educated in Ross, Stanley, Vancouver, WA and Des Lacs. As a young adult she delivered newspapers, picked...

Sep 2, 2016

Ethel Elnora Behm, 97, lifelong resident of the Des Lacs/Burlington area, died in her home on Friday, September 2, 2016, with her loving family at her side.

Ethel was born on September 26, 1918, on the Marshall farm near Burlington, ND, to William and Hulda (Skoglund) Marshall. She was reared on the family farm in Burlington Township...

Sep 1, 2016

Elmer Tollef Alvstad, 97, Minot, formerly of Tagus, died Thursday, September 1, 2016 in a Minot Healthcare Center.

Elmer was born July 22, 1919 in Ree Township of Ward County, North Dakota the son of Ole and Guri (Lien) Alvstad. He was raised on the family farm and educated at country schools near Tagus.

Elmer...

Aug 27, 2016

Reta Jean Thom , 58, Rugby, formerly of Minot, died Saturday, August 27, 2016, in her home.

Reta Jean Thom was born on April 23, 1958 in Minot, ND, the daughter of Steven and Donna (Fuller) Lozensky. She was raised and educated in Minot, graduating from Minot High School in 1976.

Reta was...

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...