Obituary Listing

Dec 18, 2014

Byron M. Duerre , 87, Minot, formerly of Sherwood, N.D. passed peacefully Thursday, December 18, 2014 in Minot, N.D.

Byron was born August 9, 1927 on the family farm near Norma, North Dakota, the son of Marvin and Annie (Mott) Duerre. Byron began his formal education in a country school in Stafford Township one half...

Dec 18, 2014

Carson Burdette Hensley, 78, Minot, died Thursday, December 18, 2014, in a Minot nursing home.

Bert was born July 9, 1936, in Conehatta, Mississippi to Mid and Lena (Carson) Hensley. He was brought up in Newton County and completed his education at Conehatta High School in 1955.

Bert enlisted into the US Air...

Dec 12, 2014

Arcelia A. Losby, 92, formerly of Minot, ND, went Home to be with the Lord, December 12, 2014, at Northwood Deaconess Health Center, Northwood, ND.

Arcelia Annetta Hoover was born May 11, 1922, in Zion, ND, to Calvin and Selma (Beaver) Hoover. Her father was a machinist for the Great Northern Railway, working in Devils Lake, ND....

Dec 10, 2014

Robert E. "Bob" Busch, 81, Minot, formerly of Williston, died Wednesday, December 10, 2014 in a Minot Hospital.

Bob was born June 2, 1933 at Minot, North Dakota the son of Edward R. and Olga (Klimple) Busch. He was raised on the family farm near Sawyer and attended country schools in that area. He assisted with the...

Dec 8, 2014

Otto Herbert Baumgarten, 84, Minot, died Monday, December 8, 2014 in his home.

Otto was born September 13, 1930 in Germany the son of Otto and Ingrid Baumgarten. He was raised and educated at Bad Duben, Germany and united in marriage to Helga Roehl on April 29, 1953 in Germany. They immigrated to the United States in...

Dec 6, 2014

Eugene Otto Kohlman, 85, Minot and formerly of Anamoose, died Saturday, December 6, 2014 in Trinity Hospital, Minot.

Eugene was born to Otto and Esther (Smestad) Kohlman in Bismarck, ND on March 31, 1929. He was raised on a farm near Funston, ND, north of Anamoose. Eugene graduated with honors from Anamoose High School in 1947, where...

Dec 5, 2014

Clifford Lyght, 88, Minot died Friday, December 05, 2014 in a Minot hospital.

Clifford was born October 10, 1926, near Sawyer, ND to Henry Sr. and Dolly (Bean) Lyght. He was reared and educated in Sawyer. His youth was spent working on the farm for area producers until joining the US Army on December 23,...

Dec 4, 2014

Lorraine Davis, 56, Minot, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in Granville.

Lorraine was born on March 20, 1958 to Roxanne (Cooley) Renowden in Yearington, NV. She was raised and educated in Cobb Mountain, CA. Lorraine was once married to Ron Davis.

Lorraine was a waitress at various restaurants in Minot. She enjoyed cooking,...

Dec 3, 2014

Dorothy May Finch , 93, Minot, formerly of Tomah, WI, died Saturday, November 29, 2014 in a Minot adult foster care home.

Dorothy was born on July 22, 1921 in Shenington, WI, to Herman and Lorraine (Madsen) Bauman. She was raised and educated in Wisconsin and graduated Tomah High School in 1940.

Dorothy...

Dec 2, 2014

Dorothy Jean Schouweiler, 88, Minot died on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in her home.

Jean was born on April 4, 1926 in Leavenworth, Kansas to Albert Robitsch and Mary (Orlenski) Robitsch. Her father was a World War I hero and her mother was a nurse. She was reared and educated in Leavenworth.

Jean married Doug...

Dec 2, 2014

James "Jim" Ehlers, 68, Minot, formerly of Kenmare, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in a Minot Nursing Home.

Jim was born May 25, 1946 at Minot, North Dakota the son of Earl and Deloris (Sandstrom) Ehlers. He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1965. He entered into active duty service...

Dec 1, 2014

Lyle Rakness, 87, Minot, died Monday, December 1, 2014 in a Dickinson, ND hospital.

Lyle was born October 5, 1927 in Minot, ND to Lyle Sr. and Wilma (Demaree) Rakness. He was reared and educated in Minot, earning a diploma from Minot High School.

Lyle enlisted into the US Navy on December 14,...

Nov 26, 2014

Kent Roderic Jensen, 55, Minot, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014 in a Minot Nursing Home.

Kent was born June 5, 1959 at Minot, North Dakota the son of Roderic and LaVonne (Lee) Jensen. He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1977. Kent enlisted with the U.S. Army in 1978 and...

Nov 21, 2014

Margaret Beach, 86, Upham, formerly of Minot, died Friday, November 21, 2014 in a Bottineau nursing home.

Margaret was born December 11, 1927, in Everett, WA, to Merton and Ola Maltais. She was raised and educated in Marysville. She continued to reside in Marysville during her working years and over the years spent time as a secretary...

Nov 20, 2014

Anna Pauline "Ann" Abelstad, 86, of Minot died on Thursday, November 20, 2014 in a Minot nursing home after a long struggle with Alzheimers. At the time of her death, she was surrounded by her family.

Ann was born on April 17, 1928 in Palermo, ND to Minius and Bertha (Arneberg) Bingen. She was raised on a...

Nov 19, 2014

Devren Eugene Saintignon, 31, of Elkins died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 in Minot, North Dakota. He was born December 30, 1982 in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Patricia Foster and Dan Saintignon. Devren enjoyed working as an electrician and taking his son hunting and fishing. He loved spending time with his son Cayden, fiance Tiffany Latta and her daughter Alexis. His...

Nov 17, 2014

Delila Holtham, 65, Minot, and formerly of Westhope and Bottineau died Monday, November 17, 2014 in a Minot nursing home.

Delila was born on October 10, 1949 in Neodesha, Kansas, to Herman and Gwenneth (Taylor) White. She attended the Seventh Day Adventist Church School in Turlock, California.

Delila had her first son David...

Nov 14, 2014

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Alexander Ian Stauss Lutes, 15, Minot died on Saturday near Butte, ND.

Alexander was born on September 8, 1999 at Tripler...

Nov 11, 2014

Randall Lee Smith, 68, Minot, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in a Minot hospital.

Randall was born in Duluth, Minnesota on October 16, 1946 to Basil E. and Bernice M. (Gidbout) Smith. He grew up in various locations and graduated from High School in Three Forks, Montana in 1964.

He enlisted into the US Air...

Nov 7, 2014

Ramona Carmen "Nonie" Smith , 84, Minot, formerly of Deering, died Friday, November 7, 2014 in a Minot nursing home.

Ramona was born on June 17, 1930 in Minot, ND to Allen and Gladys (Hansen) Swartwout. She was raised and educated in Deering, ND.

Ramona married Raymond Smith on June 19, 1948 in...