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Gordon "Gordie" Lester Johnson
Jul 28, 2009
Gordon "Gordie" Lester Johnson, 71, 1852 16th St. SW Lot #26, Minot, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009, in his home.
Gordon was born May 29, 1938 to Lester and Palma (Hoiland) Johnson in Minot, ND. He was raised on the family farm east of Glenburn, where he attended public school. Gordon was confirmed at St....
Virginia Mae "Jinny" Rasmusson
Jul 26, 2009
Virginia Mae "Jinny" Rasmusson, 73, Minot and formerly of Norwich and Bottineau died on Saturday, July 26th, 2009 in a Minot hospital.
Virginia was born on September 29, 1935 in Bottineau, ND to Rangvald Berton and Stella Marie (Krogen) Sjule. She was reared and educated in Bottineau, graduated from the Dakota Lutheran Academy- Minot in...
Ordean Delmar Sherven
Jul 25, 2009
Ordean Delmar Sherven, 75, Minot and formerly of Ryder died on Saturday July 25, 2009 in his home surrounded by his family, from brain cancer which was diagnosed on May 30, 2009.
Ordean was born on February 2, 1934 on the family farm in Ryder Township of Ward County near Ryder, ND to Marcus and...
Orva Julia Smith
Jul 25, 2009
Orva Julia Smith , 93, Minot and formerly of Maddock and Jamestown, and the widow of Ed Smith the former President of the North Dakota Farmers Union, died on Saturday, July 25, 2009, in a Mohall nursing home.
Orva was born on June 29, 1916 on the family farm in Albert Township of Benson County...
Willard Eugene Barton
Jul 23, 2009
Willard Eugene Barton, 80, Minot and formerly of Zahl, ND died on Thursday, July 23, 2009 in a Bismarck hospital.
Willie was born on August 21, 1928 in Williston, ND to John L. and Audrey (Innis) Barton. He was reared in Zahl and graduated from Zahl High School. He enlisted in the U.S.Army on June...
Verna A Valencia
Jul 21, 2009
Verna A. Valencia, 86, Minot and formerly of Aptos, CA, died Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at a Minot nursing home.
Verna was born January 26, 1923, in Garfield County, near Jordan, MT the daughter of Alfred J. and Minnie (Carlson) Hawkinson. She was raised and educated in Garfield County, where she graduated Valedictorian of Garfield...
Seth Clayton Hawes
Jul 16, 2009
Seth Clayton Hawes, 29, Minot, died Thursday, July 16, 2009 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Burlington.
Seth was born October 16, 1979 at Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Karl and Lana (LaDuke) Hawes. He was raised at rural Minot, and educated in the Minot Public Schools. He was united in marriage to...
Olger Edwin Barsness
Jul 15, 2009
Olger Edwin Barsness, 96, a longtime Minot resident, died Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in a Minot hospital.
Olger was born on September 15, 1912 in Surrey, ND to David and Anna (Engebretson) Barsness. He was reared and educated in Maryland Township of Ward County, north of Surrey. As a young adult he assisted with the...
Nanna J Peterson
Jul 14, 2009
Nanna J. Peterson, 92, Minot, formerly of the Makoti area, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in a Minot Nursing Care Center.
Nanna was born July 12, 1917 at Minot, North Dakota, the daughter of John and Anna (Helgeson) Carlson. She was raised and educated at rural Minot, and assisted her family in the operation of...
Daniel Kupser
Jul 14, 2009
Daniel Kupser, 67, Minot, formerly of Rapid City, SD, died Tuesday, July 14, 2009, in a Minot hospital.
Daniel was born June 15, 1942, near Karlsruhe, North Dakota the son of Joseph and Christine (Feist) Kupser. He received his formal education in rural schools.
At an early age, he moved to California where...
Inga C Hanson
Jul 12, 2009
Inga C. Hanson, 93, Minot, formerly of the Plaza-Makoti area, died Sunday, July 12, 2009 in a Minot Nursing Home.
Inga was born August 15, 1915 at Tynset, Norway the daughter of Martin and Martha (Ruten) Nevrost. She was raised and educated at Norway, until her family emigrated from Norway to the United States, when...
Darrell Lloyd Markle
Jul 11, 2009
Darrell Lloyd Markle, 73, Velva and former owner of the Lariat Club Restaurant and Lounge - Velva died on Saturday, July 11, 2009 in his home following a lengthy battle with respiratory problems.
Darrell was born on August 1, 1935 in Minot to Lloyd and Grayce (Chapman) Markle. He was reared and educated in Minot....
C Morris "Morrie" Anderson
Jul 10, 2009
C. Morris "Morrie" Anderson , 80, Minot and longtime Minot area farmer, a Minot civic leader and the founder, owner and operator of North Hill Bowl died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday July 10, 2009 in a Minot hospital from cancer.
Morrie Anderson was born on April 16, 1929 in Russell, North Dakota...
Alma Erck
Jul 7, 2009
Alma Erck, 74 , Minot, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in a California Nursing Home.
Alma was born March 22, 1935, in Andrews Township of McLean County, near Benedict, North Dakota to Christ and Karolina (Stelter) Kohler.
She was raised on the farm located South of Benedict and received her formal education in...
Lucille D Druce
Jul 5, 2009
Lucille D. Druce, 90, Minot, died Sunday, July 5, 2009, in a Minot Nursing Home.
Lucille was born February 28, 1919, in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada to Lucian and Potentia (Tomaschovich) Samuelnok. Her family homesteaded to Gasman Township of Ward County, near Max, ND. Lucille received her formal education in country schools in the area....
Leila Leona Davis
Jul 5, 2009
Leila Leona Davis, 84, Minot and formerly of Upham died on Sunday, July 5, 2009 in a Minot hospital.
Leila was born on December 5, 1924 in Upham, ND to Paul and Bertha (Will) Rosenau. She was reared on a farm near Upham and was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church - rural Upham....
Arthur Rasch
Jul 4, 2009
Arthur Rasch, 85, Minot, formerly of the Halliday area, died Saturday, July 4, 2009 in a Minot Hospital.
Arthur was born February 25, 1924 at Halliday, North Dakota, the son of Christian and Lydia (Kruckenberg) Rasch. He was raised on the family ranch six miles north and two miles west of Halliday, and attended school...
Lois Virginia Behrens
Jul 3, 2009
Lois Virginia Behrens , 80, Minot, died Friday, July 3, 2009 in a Minot nursing home.
Lois was born March 5, 1929 in Big Fork, Montana to Glen and Myrtle (Jackson) Howe. She was reared and educated in Kalispell, MT and graduated from Flathead County High School in 1947. As a young adult, she continued...
Dr Gordon B Olson
Jun 30, 2009
Dr. Gordon B. Olson , 84, former Minot State University President, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, during a brief stay in a Minot Nursing Home.
Gordon was born October 19, 1924 at Almont, North Dakota the oldest of four children to B.T. and Hulda (Monson) Olson. He attended rural schools in Morton County and graduated...
Donald J Berdahl
Jun 30, 2009
Donald J. Berdahl, 88, Minot, and formerly of the Michigan, ND area, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009 in a Minot Hospital.
Donald was born February 5, 1921 at Michigan, ND, the son of Emil and Lydia (Fontaine) Berdahl. He was raised and educated in the Michigan area and assisted with the operation of the family...
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