Obituary Listing

Apr 4, 2015

Eleanor H Erickson , 81 Benedict ND, died Monday March 30, 2015 in her home after a long battle with both heart and kidney disease.

Eleanor was born March 20, 1934 in Max ND, to Andrew and Anne (Baklenko) Emil. She grew up on the family farm and completed her grade school education in Benedict....

Apr 3, 2015

Orlin John Knuth, 86, Fargo and formerly of Minot, died on Friday, April 3, 2015 in a Fargo care center.

Orlin was born on October 1, 1928 on the family farm near Balfour, ND to William and Frances (Waltz) Knuth. He was reared on the family farm, attended rural school and graduated from Drake High School in...

Apr 3, 2015

Helen Hardy Vedvig , longtime Minot resident and proud North Dakotan, passed away at her home on April 3, 2015 in Billings, MT at age 94.

Helen Hardy was born on the family farm in Manitou Township near Ross, ND to Harry and Julia Hardy on June 9, 1920. She graduated from Manitou High School...

Apr 2, 2015

Mary Saltsman, 92, Bismarck and formerly of Minot, died on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck.

Mary was born on August 8, 1922 in Lativi, Ukraine to Dmytro and Antonia (Luchyshen) Prisizney. Mary and her mother immigrated to Canada in 1929 and they settled in Rostern, Saskatchewan prior to moving...

Apr 2, 2015

Janice Joanne Peterson, our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, 70, rural Makoti died suddenly on April 2, 2015 in her home. Janice was born on April 13, 1944 in Minot to Lloyd and Lena (Walz) Irwin. She was reared on the family farm north of Max and attended a rural school prior to graduating from Max High School in...

Apr 2, 2015

Sophie Clarice Sevalson, 93, Minot formerly of New Town, died Thursday, April 2, 2015, in a Minot nursing home.

Sophie was born June 7, 1921, to Paul and Carrie (Solberg) Mickelson in Garrison, ND. She was reared and educated in Garrison, where she graduated with the class of 1939. She attended two years at the...

Apr 2, 2015

Jeanette Vivian Thurston , 86, Minot and formerly of Russell, died on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in a Minot nursing home.

Jeanette was born on January 1, 1929 on the family farm near Russell, N.D., to Harry and Sarah (Thom) Bennett. She was raised on the family farm, attended rural school, graduated from Russell High...

Mar 31, 2015

Paul Eugene Skorick , 83, Bergen and formerly of Butte died on Sunday in a Velva care center.

Paul was born on December 28, 1931 on the family farm in Aurena Township of McLean County near Butte, ND to John and Stacia (Boyko) Skorick. He was reared on the family homestead and attended a rural...

Mar 20, 2015

David LeRoy Larson, 69, Minot, died Friday, March 20, 2015 in a Minot Hospital.

David was born December 14, 1945 at Minot, North Dakota the son of LeRoy and Phyllis (Brisson) Larson. He was raised in Minot and graduated from Minot Model High School in 1963 and from Minot Business College in 1966. He was employed as...

Mar 19, 2015

Wesley "Wes" Peter Satran Obituary, 76, Deering, died Thursday, March 19, 2015 at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Wes was born September 10, 1938 at Powers Lake, North Dakota the son of Peter and Ethel (Slaamod) Satran. He was raised and educated at Tolley and Mohall, graduating from Mohall High School in 1956. He...

Mar 18, 2015

Clayton LeRoy Schreiber, 85, Minot, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 in a Minot nursing home.

Clayton was born August 3, 1929, in Motley, Minnesota to William and Lucy (Clayton) Schreiber. He grew up and was educated in the country setting of Motley and the White Earth Indian Reservation, which instilled the values of giving and...

Mar 17, 2015

Jasmine Stewart , two month old daughter of Barrant and Pauline Stewart, Minot, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 in a Minot hospital.

Jasmine Tamar Stewart was born December 31, 2014, in Minot, ND to Barrant and Pauline (Clemenson) Stewart.

Jasmine loved to smile, sucked on her soother (pacifier), always loved her bottle, and...

Mar 16, 2015

Annabelle "Ann" W. Hanson, 80, Minot, formerly of the Carpio area, died Monday, March 16, 2015 in a Minot Hospital.

Ann was born August 10, 1934 at Barbeau, Michigan the daughter of Mitchell and Demerese (Cody) Weger. She was raised at Pickford, Michigan and educated at area schools. She assisted with the operation of the family farm...

Mar 13, 2015

Terrance Allen "Terry" Ellingson, 73, Surrey died on Friday, March 13, 2015 in his home.

Terrance was born on March 4, 1942 in Spokane, Washington to Leonard and Ruby (Tenderholt). He was raised and educated in Minot, graduated from Minot High School and received specialized schooling at the Minot Business College.

Terry married...

Mar 11, 2015

Ray Harding "Hardy" Bushnell , 91, Minot, died in the arms of Jesus, with his family by his side on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, in a Minot hospital.

Hardy was born August 11, 1923 at Harvey, North Dakota the son of Raymon and Alta (Boomhower) Bushnell. When he was 2 years old, the family moved...

Mar 7, 2015

Dean Melius, Minot, died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on March 7, 2015 at the age of 74.

Dean was born November 2, 1940 in Minot, ND to Howard and Anna Mae (Sheets) Melius. He graduated from Minot High School in 1958. After graduation, he joined the National Guard and was called for active duty...

Mar 6, 2015

Claudia 'Cloudy' Gillespie, 66, Minot died Friday, March 06, 2015, in the Trinity Health Cancer Cottage Home in Minot.

Claudia was born July 22, 1948, in Minot, ND to Richard and Arlaine (Helstedt) Durbin. She grew up in Minot and was educated at Minot High School.

Claudia was united in marriage to Kenneth...

Mar 4, 2015

Helen Josephine Klatt, 90, Rugby and formerly of Mohall, died Saturday, February 28, 2015 in a Rugby nursing home.

Helen was born on July 23, 1924 in Clarinda, Iowa to Robert and Josephine (Book) Wright. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to North Dakota and she was reared and educated in Grano. As a...

Mar 4, 2015

Clifford Kvale, 85, Minot, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in a Minot hospital.

Clifford was born May 10, 1929, to Mons and Eva (Opsahl) Kvale. He grew up on a farm southwest of Crosby, ND, and was educated in the nearby country school. Clifford assisted his family on the farm in his teens and was...

Mar 4, 2015

Lori Ann Tollefson, 54, Minot, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Lori was born April 30, 1960 at Mohall, North Dakota the daughter of Norman and Iris (Nelson) Smith. She moved to Minot with her family when she was one year of age. She attended Minot Public Schools and graduated...