Obituary Listing

Feb 5, 2012

Alice Warner, 94, Minot, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 surrounded by her family at her residence at the View in Minot.

Alice was born April 21, 1917 on the family farm in Stillwater Township, Bowman County, North Dakota. Her parents James and Ida (Popp) Joyce were children of immigrants and homesteaded in Bowman County. Alice grew up...

Feb 5, 2012

Ronald Joseph Burns, 83, Surrey, passed away Sunday, February 5, 2012 in a Minot nursing home after a battle with lung cancer.

Ron was born on December 10, 1928 in Minot to Paul and Elizabeth (Faulds) Burns. He was raised and educated in Surrey. As a young adult he served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...

Feb 3, 2012

Elizabeth 'Liz' Marie Dehnke, 17, Logan, died Friday, February 3, 2012 in a pedestrian-train accident in Logan, ND.

Liz was born April 11, 1994, the daughter of Mike Dehnke and Vanessa Landis. She attended school in Sawyer, Velva and Minot, where she was a senior at Minot High. She was looking forward to a medical career.

Feb 3, 2012

Laura Forthun, 84, Minot, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, surrounded by her loving family and friends.

Laura was born on September 9, 1927 at rural Sawyer, ND, the daughter of Jacob and Marie (Sauter) Steffan. She was raised on the family farm and later moved into Sawyer with her family. She graduated...

Feb 3, 2012

Jodi Rae Fundingsland Hodgkins , 54, Minot, died Friday, February 3, 2012 in a Minot hospital.

Jodi was born June 29, 1957 in Minot, North Dakota She was the youngest of five children to Dale and Mable (Rasmussen) Fundingsland. She was raised in Minot and graduated from Minot High School.

Jodi lived in...

Feb 2, 2012

Harris Fagerland, 92, Minot and formerly of Crosby and Noonan died on Thursday, February 2, 2012 in a Minot healthcare center.

Harris was born on October 14, 1919 in Noonan, ND to Knut and Augusta (Sandver) Fagerland. He was raised and educated near Noonan and as a young adult he assisted on the family farm and worked...

Jan 28, 2012

Reverend Reinhold Miller, 84, Minot died on Saturday, January 28, 2012 in a Minot nursing home with his family by his side.

Reinhold was born May 3, 1927 in Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada to George and Sophie (Matteis) Miller. He was reared and educated in Melville and graduated from Melville School. The family then moved to Oliver, British...

Jan 24, 2012

Betty Lou Ehlers of Minot, ND, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on January 24, 2012 in a Minot nursing home.

Betty was a gentle angel while she was with us and continues in that role as she journeys to heaven, watching over and protecting her family from above.

She was born...

Jan 23, 2012

Elaine Evelyn Soberg, 87, Minot, died Monday, January 23, 2012 in a Minot hospital.

Elaine was born August 26, 1924 at Redwood County, Minnesota, the daughter of Hubert and Emma (Langholz) Neumann. She was educated at the District 78 School near Redwood, before the family moved to New Ulm, MN during her younger years. She graduated from...

Jan 23, 2012

Vera Lottie Benton, 88, Minot, died Monday, January 23, 2012 in a Minot Nursing Home.

Vera was born February 13, 1923 at Stuart, VA, the daughter of George and Pearl (Harris) New. She was raised and educated at country schools near Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1941.

Vera was united in marriage...

Jan 22, 2012

Clarence Robert Hall, 86, longtime Berthold resident died on Sunday, January 22, 2012 in a Minot hospital.

Clarence was born on January 6, 1926 in Bottineau to George and Etta (Pugh) Hall. He was reared and educated in Bottineau. As a young adult he was employed by the Great Northern Railroad and served in the U.S. Navy...

Jan 21, 2012

Joan Novak Kerr, 77, Velva died on Saturday, January 21, 2012 in a Velva nursing home.

Joan was born on May 3, 1934, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania to John and Anna (Tomco) Novak. She was reared and educated in Irwin, Pennsylvania and graduated from North Huntington High School in1952. She graduated from Robert Morris Business College in 1954....

Jan 21, 2012

Torres "Tory" Julia (Jacobson) Olson, 88, Garrison and formerly of Max, ND left this world peacefully on Saturday, January 21, 2012 to join her heavenly father and be reunited with her parents, brother and sisters there.

Torres was born on November 26, 1923 in Douglas, ND to Torstein and Anna (Nygaard) Jacobson. She was reared on the...

Jan 19, 2012

Pearl Quick, 82, Minot and formerly of Butte died on Thursday, January 19, 2012 in Trinity Nursing Home.

Pearl was born on December 10, 1929 near Kief, ND to Emil and Katie (Derheim) Heath. She was reared on farms from McClusky to Butte. Pearl married Allen Volson in October of 1948. They had three children. She enjoyed...

Jan 14, 2012

Edward Dobrinski, 92, Minot and long-time Makoti area resident, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at a Minot nursing home.

Edward was born April 29, 1919, to Max and Pearl (Headley) Dobrinski, seven miles southwest of Makoti. He attended grade school in a rural Hiddenwood Township school and graduated from Makoti High School in 1936. Ed furthered his...

Jan 10, 2012

Borghild Harness , 100, Velva, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 in the Velva Nursing Care Center.

Borghild was born August 20, 1911 at Velva, North Dakota, the daughter of Jens and Bertha (Hystad) Watne. She was raised and educated at Velva and graduated from Velva High School in 1929. She attended Valley City State College...

Jan 9, 2012

Staff Sgt. Jesse Lee Amell, 32, passed away unexpectedly Monday January 9, 2012 where he was stationed in Minot, ND.

Born in Glens Falls on November 7, 1979, he was the son of Don J. and Donna M. (Humphries) Amell Jr.

Jesse grew up in Argyle and graduated from Argyle High School in 1998. Right...

Jan 8, 2012

James Ruelle, 83, Minot, died early Sunday, January 8, 2012 at home in the comfort and care of his family. Though his lungs gave out, his good humor lasted to the end.

Jim was born in Bottineau in 1928 and his mother died shortly after his birth. Thanks to the care of his father, older brothers and...

Jan 7, 2012

Ronald Jens Gade was born on November 1, 1942, in Brush, Colorado and went home to meet his Savior on January 7, 2012, in Minot, North Dakota. He is the eldest of five children born to Milda Jensen Dahl Gade and Harold Severt Gade. He graduated from College High School, Greeley, Colorado, in 1960 and graduated from Colorado State...

Jan 4, 2012

Eleanor A. Bahl, 98, Minot, died Saturday, December 31, 2011 in a Minot nursing home.

Eleanor was born July 8, 1913, in Lidgerwood, ND to Charles and Mary (Helmer) Zimmerman. She was raised and educated in Douglas, graduating as Valedictorian of the class of 1929. Following graduation, she moved to Minot, where she was employed...