Obituary Listing

May 5, 2011

Dale Brandt , 75, longtime Granville area rancher, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, in a Velva nursing home.

Dale was born March 8, 1936, on the family farm near Upham, ND, the son of Henry and Cora (Grondahl) Brandt. He was raised there and received his formal education in country school. As a young adult...

May 3, 2011

L. Louise Rostberg , 95, Louisville, CO, formerly of Minot, died Tuesday, May 3, 2011, in a Louisville assisted living center.

Louise was born April 8, 1916, in Hettinger, North Dakota, the daughter of Theodore and Molly (Brown) Lokken. She was delighted in her family of nine brothers and sisters. Louise was raised and educated...

May 3, 2011

Anna Maria Anderson, 95, Minot and formerly of Granville, died Thursday, April 28, 2011, in a Minot nursing home.

Anna was born on October 7, 1915, to Martin and Emelia (Myre) Bjergaard on the family farm at Powers Lake, ND, where she grew up and attended school. She married Thilman (Tim) Anderson on March 26, 1945, in...

May 3, 2011

Stanley Telford Dolan , 79, Minot and formerly of Ray and Williston, died Tuesday May 3, 2011 in a Minot Hospital. Stanley was born April 24, 1932 at rural Crosby, North Dakota, the son of Aslak and Josie (Throntveit) Dolan. He was raised and educated in the Crosby area and graduated from Crosby High School in 1950....

Apr 30, 2011

John Milton Waller, Jr. , 57, Minot, died Saturday, April 30, 2011, in his home.

John was born on May 11, 1953, in Minot, to John and Lola (Lee) Waller, one of eight children. He was educated in Minot area schools and worked as a mechanic for many years. Most recently, John did mechanic work...

Apr 24, 2011

Merline James, 93, Minot, died Easter Sunday morning, April 24, 2011, in Minot, ND.

Merline was born Christmas Day, December 25, 1917, in Wichita, KS, the daughter of Frank and Bessie (Henderson) Byrd. She was raised in Kansas and Oklahoma, the third child in a family of nine. Her father worked in the oil fields of Oklahoma...

Apr 23, 2011

S. Grace Hagenstein, 90, Minot died on Saturday, April 23, 2011, in a Minot healthcare center. Sarah Grace Hagenstein was born on April 13, 1921, near Des Lacs, ND to John and Sarah (Varnes) Soltis. She was reared on the family farm near Des Lacs and attended rural schools in that area prior to graduating from Foxholm...

Apr 22, 2011

Thomas Oliver Peterson, 79, Minot and formerly of Valley City and Rolla died on Friday, April 22, 2011 in a Minot hospital.

Tom was born on January 4, 1932 in Valley City, ND to Oliver E. and Elvira (Loken) Peterson. He was reared and educated in Valley City where his father was the owner and...

Apr 21, 2011

Merrill William Schalow, 87, Fargo, formerly of Minot and Velva, and longtime Minot Daily News Sports Writer, died Thursday, April 21, 2011, in his home.

Merrill was born September 8, 1923, in Minot, ND, to William and Irene (Machtell) Schalow. He was raised and educated in Velva, ND, where he graduated from high school in 1940. He...

Apr 19, 2011

Phylo Faye Drawz, 84, Minot died on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 in a Minot hospital.

Phylo was born on October 29, 1926 in Anamoose, ND to Emil and Merle (Elder) Pfeifle. She was the youngest of four children and was raised by her maternal grandparents Ira and Alice (Randall) Elder after her mother died when...

Apr 15, 2011

Sharon Kay Pettit , 66, Minot, died Friday, April 15, 2011, in a Minot Hospital. Sharon was born June 4, 1944, at Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Harold and Rebecca (Hutchinson) Daniel. She was raised at Independence, Kansas and attended school there. As a young adult, she made her home in McPherson, Kansas, where she met William...

Apr 7, 2011

Caroline Ernestine Sollid, 93, Minot and formerly of Velva died on Thursday, April 7, 2011 in a Minot nursing home.

Caroline was born on July 31, 1917 on a farm near Willow City, ND to William and Regina (Biberdorf) Biberdorf. She was reared on a farm near Gardena and educated in Gardena where she graduated from high...

Apr 6, 2011

Erna Knight , 98, Minot, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011, in a Minot care center.

Erna was born September 6, 1912, in Oriska, ND, the daughter of Walter and Augusta (Wolter) Appel. She moved with her family at an early age to Glenburn, ND. Erna received her education in a country school located in Tatman...

Apr 5, 2011

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Harlan LeRoy Braathen, 72, Minot and formerly of Noonan, died on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 in a Minot hospital.

Harlan was born on September 30, 1938 in Noonan, ND...

Apr 3, 2011

Robyn Kim Miller Surface , 53, Minot, died Sunday, April 3, 2011, in her home of natural causes.

She was born December 3, 1957, in Elgin, Illinois, to Wayne and Darlene (Bluhm) Miller. She attended school in that area and returned to North Dakota in 1970, after her parents divorced. She lived in Minot, with...

Apr 2, 2011

Arthur "Art" Sevig , 95, Minot, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, in his home.

Art was born July 27, 1915, in Palermo, ND, to Peter and Anna (Halvorson) Sevig. He was raised and received his education in country schools near Palermo.

After completing his education, he assisted his family with the operation of...

Mar 30, 2011

Lila Kalata Roggenbuck, 84, Minot, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Lila was born March 16, 1927 at Karnak, North Dakota, the daughter of Joseph and Emma (Steffenson) Banna. She was raised and educated at San Haven, Hannaford and Minot. Lila was employed at the Majestic Caf and Minot Steam...

Mar 29, 2011

Dale Kenneth Brusven, 74, Minot, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 in a Minot Hospital.

Dale was born July 16, 1936 at Minot, ND, the son of Oscar and Helen (Johnson) Brusven. He was raised and educated at Minot and enlisted with the U.S. Army Reserve in 1953. He entered into active duty services with the...

Mar 27, 2011

Bernard Dennis Dempsey "Uncle Bernard", 97, Minot died on Sunday, March 27, 2011 in the Benedictine Living Center, Garrison, surrounded by his loving family. Bernard was born on December 31, 1913 in Mohall, ND to Dennis and Mary (Lawler) Dempsey. He was reared and educated in Mohall and Minot where he completed his education. As a young...

Mar 26, 2011

Nancy Moen , 68, Minot, formerly of Rugby and Upham, died Saturday, March 26, 2011, in a Rochester, MN hospital.

Nancy was born November 30, 1942, in New Haven, CT to Fredrick and Elizabeth (Smith) Spencer. She was raised and educated in Hamden, CT until moving to Bantry, ND with her family. Nancy graduated from...