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John Stuck
Oct 29, 2012
John Garrett Stuck (Lieutenant Colonel, USAF Retired), 76, Minot died on Monday, October 29, 2012 in a Minot hospital.
John was born on October 24, 1936, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, to John and Olga (Febick) Stuck. He grew up in Winfield Park, New Jersey, and graduated from Roselle Park High School. He attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute...
Donna Gebur
Oct 21, 2012
Donna Marie Gebur , 52, Deering, formerly of Minot and Towner, died Sunday, October 21, 2012 in a Minot hospital. Donna was born June 25, 1960 at Rugby, North Dakota, the daughter of Billy and Dorothy (Geloff) Keyes. She was raised and educated at Towner and graduated from Towner High School in 1978. She attended college at...
Norman Herdt
Oct 21, 2012
Norman Bruno Herdt, 83, Minot and formerly of Gasman Township left this world on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at his home, surrounded by his loving family, following a short battle with cancer.
Norman was born on June 29, 1929 on the family farm in Gasman Township of Ward County north of Max, ND to Leo and Rebecca...
Bernice F Yuly
Oct 20, 2012
Bernice F. Yuly, 97, Minot, died Saturday, October 20, 2012, in a Minot Hospital.
Bernice was born December 20, 1914, to Albert and Pearl (Mohr) Leathes in Carpio, ND in Ward County.
She graduated from Carpio High School in 1932. Bernice was united in marriage to Herbert L. Yuly on July 8, 1933 in Minot,...
Oscar Corum
Oct 17, 2012
Oscar Emil Corum, 78, Minot, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012 in a Minot Hospital
Oscar was born April 8, 1934 on the family farm in Horseshoe Valley Township near Ruso, North Dakota, the son of Arvie and Olga (Hagen) Corum. He attended Horseshoe Valley Township School and went to work for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault...
Laverne Hoppman
Oct 15, 2012
LaVerne Roy "Hoppy" Hoppman , 73, of Minot, died Monday, October 15, 2012. To friends he would say, "Call me Hoppy or Santa".
Hoppy was born May 6, 1939, in Minot, the son of Emil and Yvonne Hoppman. He was raised and educated in Minot attending Model High School graduating in 1957. He...
Elmer 'Ole' Bjertness
Oct 15, 2012
Elmer Olaf Bjertness, 84, Minot, died Monday, October 15, 2012 at his residence.
Ole was born May 26, 1928 at Hatton, North Dakota, the son of Elmer and Anna (Haanestad) Bjertness. He attended schools at Hatton, graduating from Hatton High School in 1946. Upon graduating, he entered into active duty service with the U.S. Marine Corps on...
Doris Olson
Oct 14, 2012
Jean Doris Olson, 86, Fargo, formerly of Minot, died Sunday, October 14, 2012 in a Fargo assisted living center.
Doris was born December 4, 1925 at Northwood, North Dakota the daughter of Benhard and Carrie (Bakken) Larson. She was raised and educated at Berthold and graduated from Berthold High School in 1944. Doris attended Minot Business College...
Roy Johnson
Oct 13, 2012
Roy was born July 6, 1944 in Kenmare, ND to Frederic 'Art' and Ardis (Rowe) Johnson. Following his father's World War II service, his family moved to Fargo, ND, where he would be raised and educated.
Roy was drafted into the US Navy on May 27, 1963. He served his country aboard the USS Enterprise and USS...
Leslie Pfau
Oct 12, 2012
Leslie Dean "Les" Pfau, 82, Upham died on Friday, October 12, 2012 in a Minot hospital.
Leslie was born on June 10, 1930 in Rugby, ND to Oscar and Adeline (Thompson) Pfau. Leslie was raised on his parents' and grandparents' farms in the Upham area. He attended rural school through 8th grade and then Upham High School,...
Darlene Watne
Oct 12, 2012
FormerState Senator Darlene Claire Watne, 77, Minot, died on Friday, October 12, 2012 in a Minot hospital following a battle with cancer. Darlene served in the ND House of Representatives, the ND Senate, and as a Ward County Commissioner. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Clair, who passed away July 30th. They are dancing in heaven...
Ron Lorentzson
Oct 12, 2012
Ronald Wayne Lorentzson, 54, Minot, formerly of Pocatello, Idaho, died Friday, September 28, 2012 in New Town.
Ron was born May 16, 1958 at Boise, Idaho the son of Donald and Billie (Town) Lorentzson. He was raised and educated in Idaho. He recently moved to Minot to use his carpentry skills in the repair of many of...
Galen Martinson
Oct 12, 2012
Galen Robert Martinson, 63, Velva, died Friday, October 12, 2012 in a Rochester, MN Hospital.
Galen was born July 9, 1949 at Minot, North Dakota, the son of Fred and Ella (Schmidt) Martinson. He was raised on the family farm near Benedict and attended country schools near Benedict before graduating from Sawyer High School.
Galen...
Carol Schuh
Oct 11, 2012
Carol A. Schuh, 74, Norwich, formally of Lakota, North Dakota, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, October 11, 2012.
Carol was born August 11, 1938 to Eugene and Bernadette (Duchesneau) Carlson. She was raised and educated in Lakota, North Dakota, graduating from Lakota High School in 1956.
On Septmeber 22, 1958 Carol married...
Marvin Gunderson
Oct 11, 2012
Marvin Gene Gunderson, 69, Minot and longtime Wal Mart greeter, died Thursday, October 11, 2012 in a Minneapolis hospital.
Marvin was born April 4, 1943 in Shelby, MT to Martin and Bertha (Tuttle) Gunderson. He was raised and educated in Shelby, MT, graduated from Shelby High School and attended college prior to serving in the...
Irma Meth
Oct 11, 2012
Irma Jean Meth, 88, of Minot died on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Granville Elder Care. Irma Edinger was born on August 31, 1924 in Cathay, ND to Edward and Annie (Reddig) Edinger. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Cathay High School in 1943. She attended Fargo Business College in Fargo, ND. After graduation, she...
Mary Neustel
Oct 6, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Neustel, 89, Minot, and formerly of the Robinson, ND area, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 in a Minot Nursing Home.
Mary was born October 25, 1922 in Kidder County, near Robinson, North Dakota, the daughter of Lonnie and Myrtle (Martz) Wichael. She was raised and educated at country schools near Robinson and graduated from Pettibone...
Douglas Mcmahon
Oct 5, 2012
Douglas Farnham McMahon, 92, Minot died on Saturday, September 29, 2012 in a Minot nursing home.
Douglas was born on February 20, 1920 in Rugby, ND to Patrick and Jeanette (Sather) McMahon. He was reared and educated in Rugby and graduated from Rugby High School in 1938. As a young adult he was employed by the Great...
Eloise Rist
Oct 4, 2012
Eloise Clarissa Rist, 98, longtime Velva resident died on Friday, September 28, 2012 in a Velva care center with her loving family by her side.
Eloise was born on October 25, 1913 in New Richland, MN to Harry and Agnes (Johnson) Christenson. She was reared and educated in Velva and graduated from Velva High School in 1931. As...V Lorraine Bjorke
Oct 3, 2012
Velma Lorraine Bjorke, 84, Minot, died Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Desert Winds Assisted Living Center of Peoria, Arizona.
Lorraine was born March 23, 1928 on the family farm near Carbury, North Dakota, the daughter of Bernhard and Alma (Seter) Wall. She was raised and educated at Carbury and graduated from Bottineau High School in 1946. She...
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