Obituary Listing

Apr 3, 2010

Daniel A. Movchan, age 86 of rural Ruso, ND passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010, at his home following a lengthy illness.

Daniel A. Movchan, son of Victor and Elizabeth (Masuk) Movchan was born April 18, 1923 on the family farm near Kongsberg, ND. He received his education at the Olivia Township Schools in McHenry...

Mar 29, 2010

Susan Pixler, 49, longtime Minot resident, died on Monday, March 29, 2010 in a Bismarck hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.

Susan was born January 14, 1961, in Seattle, Washington to Gayle and Eileen (Herman) Pixler. She moved with her family to California at the age of 8 and to Colorado at age 10...

Mar 25, 2010

Richard C. "Dick" Sharp, 82, Minot, formerly of Glenburn, died Thursday, March 25, 2010 in a Minot Hospital.

Dick was born June 2, 1927 at Glenburn, ND the son of John F. and Nannie (Snowberger) Sharp. He was raised on the family farm and educated at Glenburn, graduating from Glenburn High School in 1945. He...

Mar 24, 2010

Marlin Joseph "Marly" Laumb, 79, Berthold died on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in a Minot nursing home.

Marlin was born on November 23, 1930 in Minot to Joe and Marie (Engebretson) Laumb. He attended Sunnyside Elementary School in Minot for a few years, continued his education in Foxholm and graduated from Berthold High School in...

Mar 24, 2010

Vida M. Peterson, 77, Minot, formerly of the Sawyer area, died Tuesday, March 24, 2010 in a Minot Hospital.

Vida was born November 11, 1932 at Velva, North Dakota the daughter of William and Louise (Fryer) Heizelman. She was raised on the family farm near Velva and educated at country schools in that area.

Mar 22, 2010

Donald W. "Don" Smith, 61, Minot, died Monday, March 22, 2010 in a Minot Hospital.

Don was born December 9, 1948 in Minot, ND, a twin-son of Raymond and Ramona (Swartwout) Smith. He was raised and educated at Deering and graduated from Deering High School in 1966. He entered into active duty service with the...

Mar 21, 2010

Douglas "Doug" M. Voeller, 59, Minot, died peacefully on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Doug was born April 22, 1950 in Minot, the son of Fred and Kaye (Cuff) Voeller. He was raised and educated in Minot, graduating from Bishop Ryan High School and in 1972 graduated from...

Mar 20, 2010

Doris Esther Schwark, 89, Minot and formerly of Lansford died on Saturday, March 20, 2010 in a Minot nursing home.

Doris was born on August 25, 1920 in Arthur, ND to Axel and Mathilda (Ekstedt) Anderson. She was reared on a farm near Arthur and attended Rose Valley Country School.

Doris married Alfred...

Mar 20, 2010

Florence Grabinger, 80, Minot, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, in a Minot hospital.

Florence was born August 1, 1929, in Andrews Township of McLean County, near Benedict, North Dakota, to Mike and Elsie (Sitch) Yesenko. She attended public school in Velva, ND, graduating with the class of 1947.

She was employed in various...

Mar 19, 2010

Charles L. "Brother" Jones (Jr.) 59, Minot, passed on Thursday, March 11th 2009 in Minot.

Charles Lennard "Brother" Jones Jr. was born August 26th 1950, to Charles L. Jones and Vivian (Fontenette) Jones in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Upon graduation from Rowan High School in 1969, he joined the United States Air Force where he proudly served...

Mar 19, 2010

Robert Frame "Bob" Goodwin , 73, longtime Minot real estate agent died on Friday, March 19, 2010 in a Minot hospital.

Bob was born on June 26, 1936 in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts to Harry and Christina (Mackey) Goodwin. He was reared and educated in Massachusetts and graduated from Newton Highlands High School in 1954. He...

Mar 19, 2010

Wayne Gefred "Weiner" Nelson , 76, 1708 1st Ave. S.W. - Minot died on Friday, March 19, 2010 in his home surrounded by his loving family.

Wayne was born on April 1, 1933 in Minot to Wilmot and Lydia (Marzolf) Nelson. He was reared in Minot and graduated from Minot High School where he was...

Mar 10, 2010

Ralph Helming , 97, a long time resident of Lansford, ND, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at Prince of Peace Nursing Home in Sioux Falls, SD.

Ralph was born December 7, 1912, in Lansford, ND to Theodore Helming, Sr. and Matilda (Greeling) Helming. He was the youngest of six children. Ralph was raised on the...

Mar 4, 2010

Geneva "Pink" Nettleton, 86, Minot, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, in her home.

Geneva Anna, named after her two grandmothers, was born on July 1, 1923, to Bryan and Sara (Walker) Emry at their home in St Louis, MO, the oldest of nine children. They moved to Canton, MO, when she was one year old....

Mar 2, 2010

Leona Boyer, 81, of Minot and formerly of Ross, Sherwood and the Benson county area passed away peacefully at Trinity Hospital on Tuesday, March 2, 2010, surrounded by her loving family following a short illness.

Leona Mae Rambel was born March 21, 1928 to Ole and Aninda (Mehus) Rambel near Ross ND. She was raised...

Feb 26, 2010

Rebecca "Becky" Denn, 65, Minot, died Friday, February 26, 2010, in a Minot hospital.

Becky was born March 15, 1944, in Herman, NY, to James and Ruth (Hill) Chilton. She was raised and educated in Herman until moving to Odessa, TX.

Becky was united in marriage to John Denn on August 2, 1960...

Feb 25, 2010

Bernadine "Bernie" Annette Movchan, 72, Minot, died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Bernadine was born November 28, 1937 on the family farm in McLean County, North Dakota, the daughter of Ben and Frieda (Edinger) Fischer. She was raised on the farm near Max and attended country schools in that area,...

Feb 23, 2010

Leon G. Power, 74, North Richland Hills, TX, formerly of Minot, died February 23, 2010, in his home.

Leon was born September 23, 1935, in Minot, North Dakota to Dr. Leon G. and Gladys (Vikan) Power. He grew up in Minot, attended Minot High School and graduated in 1953. He completed his education at Carlton...

Feb 23, 2010

Warren Atherton , 89, Minot, formerly of Stanley, died February 23, 2010, in a Minot nursing home.

Warren James Atherton was born November 5, 1920, in Boy River, Minnesota to Ben and Martha (Ponoir) Atherton. He was reared and educated through the sixth grade in Boy River. Following his formal education, Warren assisted with the...

Feb 22, 2010

Mary Lou Esterby, 71, Minot, died Monday, February 22, 2010 at her residence with her family by her side.

Mary Lou was born July 20, 1938 to Reuben and Evva (Barden) Olson in Minot, North Dakota. Throughout her youth, she attended Minot schools. Mary Lou was united in marriage to Robert "Bob" Esterby on November...