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Dr Guenther Hans Heidorn

Dr Guenther Hans Heidorn

Jan 2, 2009

Dr. Guenther Hans Heidorn, 84, longtime Minot physician died on Friday, January 2, 2009 in a Minot hospital.

Guenther was born on October 25, 1924 near Hannover, Germany to Carl and Irmgard (Denker) Heidorn. He immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1928 and was reared and educated in New York City and...

Lane Leroy Jacobson

Lane Leroy Jacobson

Jan 1, 2009

Lane LeRoy Jacobson , 70, Minot and formerly of rural Douglas, died Thursday, January 1, 2009 in a Bismarck hospital.

Lane was born December 11, 1938 in Minot, ND to Joseph and Joette (Hartgrove) Jacobson. He was reared on the family farm near Rice Lake and attended elementary school in a one-room school in Vang...

Orphie Aileane Wold

Orphie Aileane Wold

Dec 28, 2008

Orphie Aileane Wold, 89, longtime Minot resident died on Sunday December 28, 2008 in an Excelsior, MN nursing home.

Orphie was born to Lars and Hattie (Fuglem) Lunde on December 1, 1919 on the family farmsouth of Parshall, ND,inCremerville Township,McLean County. SheattendedSpring ValleySchool near the farm, andgraduated from Parshall High School in 1937. She attended...

Don Schaefer

Don Schaefer

Dec 27, 2008

Don Schaefer , 61, rural Minot died on Saturday, December 27, 2008 in a Minot hospital.

Don was born on May 29, 1947 in Breckenridge, MN to Harold and Loretta (Fettes) Schaefer. He was raised on the family farm south of Minot and graduated from Bishop Ryan High School in 1965. He attended...

Maxine J Vestre

Maxine J Vestre

Dec 26, 2008

Maxine J. Vestre, 79, Minot and Trinity Healthcare's longest serving employee, died Friday, December 26, 2008 at Trinity Hospital.

Maxine was born February 10, 1929 at Bottineau, North Dakota to Nick and Dagny (Moen) Vestre. Her family lived at rural Carbury, before moving to Bottineau, where she was confirmed in 1942 at First Lutheran Church....

Floyd M Dean

Floyd M Dean

Dec 21, 2008

Floyd M. Dean, 88, Minot, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 in his home surrounded by his loving family.

Floyd was born March 27, 1920 at Webster, South Dakota, the son of Marshall and Ella (Johnson) Dean. He was raised and educated at Webster and assisted with the operation of the family farm there. He graduated...

Helga Dreyer

Helga Dreyer

Dec 20, 2008

Helga Dreyer, 94, St. Paul, MN formerly of Minot, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, December 20, 2008, in Fairview Hospital in a suburb of St. Paul, MN.

Helga was born to Norwegian immigrants, Christ and Louise Melby, in a soddie near Keen, North Dakota in 1914. She was the second...

Neil Donald Davis

Neil Donald Davis

Dec 17, 2008

Neil Donald Davis , 91, Minot, and longtime railroad employee died on Wednesday, December 17, 2008 in a Minot nursing home.

Neil was born in Minot, North Dakota on March 13, 1917 to John and Marguerite "Jane" (Hill) Davis. He was reared, with assistance from three special uncles, and educated in Minot and began working...

William Steinke

William Steinke

Dec 10, 2008

William Steinke, 53, Minot, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008 in a Minot Nursing Home.

William was born November 23, 1955 at Minot, North Dakota, the son of Pete and Irene (Kvigne) Steinke. He was raised and resided in Minot. William attended the Minot Public Schools. He was a graduate of Job Corps out of state....

Gladys Klebe

Gladys Klebe

Dec 9, 2008

Gladys Klebe, 80 , Minot and formerly of Willow City, died Tuesday, December 9, 2008 in a Minot nursing home.

Gladys was born April 24, 1928, in Bottineau, North Dakota, to Hans and Karen (Jenson) Hanson. She was reared and educated near Oslo, Norway until her family returned to North Dakota and settled in the...

Sharon Rae (Kluck) Smith

Sharon Rae (Kluck) Smith

Dec 8, 2008

Sharon Rae (Kluck) Smith, 60, Minot died on Monday, December 8, 2008 in her home surrounded by her loving family after a short battle with cancer.

Sharon was born on March 25, 1948 in Minot, ND to Cyril and Marie (Schmidt) Kluck. She was reared in Minot, attended Minot schools and graduated from Bishop Ryan...

Myla Hicks

Myla Hicks

Dec 8, 2008

Myla Hicks, 90, Minot, died Monday, December 8, 2008 in Trinity Nursing Home.

Myla was born September 21, 1918 in Burt Township of Ward County, near Des Lacs, ND, to Foster and Bertha (Spicher) Groninger. She received her formal education in the area Drady Country School.

Myla was united in marriage to James...

Orville Melvin Anderson

Orville Melvin Anderson

Dec 6, 2008

Orville Melvin Anderson, 90, Minot, died on Saturday, December 06, 2008, at a Minot Hospital.

Orville was born on December 30, 1917, at Landa, ND to Ole and Mathia (Mikkelson) Soland. He was reared and educated, through the 9th grade, in Landa. His parents died in his early childhood years so he was reared by...

Henry N "Hank" Olson

Henry N "Hank" Olson

Dec 6, 2008

Henry N. "Hank" Olson, 99, Minot, and formerly of the Glenburn and Bottineau areas, died Saturday, December 6, 2008 in a Minot Nursing home.

Henry was born January 17, 1909 on the family farm near Glenburn, North Dakota, where he was raised and educated. He assisted his father with the operation of the farmstead near...

Richard Weisenburger

Richard Weisenburger

Dec 5, 2008

Richard Weisenburger , 84, Minot and formerly of the Halliday area, died Friday, December 5, 2008 in a Minot Hospital.

Richard was born April 26, 1924 on the family farm near Halliday, ND, the son of John and Margaret (Steinwand) Weisenburger. He was raised and educated at a country school near Halliday and assisted with...

Thomas "Tom" L Kringen

Thomas "Tom" L Kringen

Dec 4, 2008

Thomas "Tom" L. Kringen, 53, Sawyer, died Thursday, December 04, 2008 in his home from pancreatic cancer.

Tom was born on December 27, 1954 in Minot, ND to Kenneth and Jean (Hofer) Kringen. He was raised and educated in Minot. He furthered his education by attending North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND,...

Albert John Busek

Albert John Busek

Dec 4, 2008

Albert John Busek , 88, Minot and former longtime McKinley Township area farmer died on Thursday, December 4, 2008 in a Minot healthcare center.

Albert was born on August 3, 1920 in Minot to Frank and Theresa (Podjil) Busek. He was reared and educated in Harrison Township of Ward County near Minot and graduated from...

Emma Schmidt

Emma Schmidt

Dec 3, 2008

Emma Schmidt, 98, Minot and formerly of Sawyer died on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 in a Minot nursing home.

Emma was born on October 7, 1910 on a farm near Mercer, ND to Theobald and Margaret (Degg) Hofer who were both of German descent. She was reared and educated in Wise Township of McLean County...

Eunice Edith Stevick

Eunice Edith Stevick

Dec 1, 2008

Eunice Edith Stevick, 98, Minot, and formerly of rural Des Lacs died Monday, December 1, 2008 in a Minot nursing home.

Eunice was born to John and Thelka Matzdorf on January 21, 1910 on a farm south of Berthold, ND. She was the 7th child in a family that included four brothers and four sisters....

Gayle Webster

Gayle Webster

Dec 1, 2008

Gayle Webster, 73, Minot, formerly of the Coulee area, died Monday, December 1, 2008 at home.

Gayle was born March 14, 1935 near Lostwood, North Dakota, the only child born to Clarence and Ida (Charnetzki) Johnson. She was raised in the Coulee area and when she was 14 years old, moved with her parents to...

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