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Florence Laverne Whisker
Oct 20, 2008
Florence LaVerne Whisker, 82, Minot, died Monday, October 20, 2008, in a Minot nursing home.
Florence was born March 7, 1926, in Harvey, ND, the daughter of Jesse and Hilda (Skaar) Fryer. She was raised and educated in Harvey, graduating from Harvey High School in 1944.
Florence was united in marriage to Marvin...
Ramona May Jakshe
Oct 18, 2008
Ramona May Jakshe , 67, Minot, formerly of Pueblo, CO, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 in a Minot Healthcare Center.
Ramona was born January 12, 1941 at Pueblo, Colorado, the daughter of Carl and Eva (Albrecht) Hitchcock. She was raised and educated at Pueblo and graduated from Centennial High School there in 1959. Following high...
Beatrice Guy
Oct 16, 2008
Beatrice Guy , 100, Minot, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 in a Minot Nursing Home.
Beatrice was born July 11, 1908 at Minot, North Dakota, the daughter of Henry and Aagot (Anderson) Lee. She was raised in Minot and moved back to Norway with her family for several years before returning to Minot. She graduated...
Gay E Hanson
Oct 15, 2008
Gay E. Hanson, 78 Minot, formerly of Granville died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 in a Minot Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a long, brave battle with Multiple Sclerosis.
Gay was born February 1, 1930 on a farm near Simcoe, ND, the son of Hans and Cora (Fiskvik) Hanson. He attended school in Granville...
Duane Harold Hill
Oct 14, 2008
Duane Harold Hill, 80, Minot, formerly of rural Douglas died in his home on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 surrounded by his loving family.
Duane was born on September 15, 1928 in Minot to Harold and Gunhild (Haugom) Hill. He grew up on the family farm, attended rural schools and graduated from Minot High School in...
Evelyn Loretta Heller
Oct 12, 2008
Evelyn Loretta Heller, 99, Fargo, formerly of Minot, died Sunday, October 12, 2008 in a Fargo Nursing Home.
Evelyn was born November 15, 1908 at Sherwood, North Dakota, the daughter of Mark and Mae (Mullen) Beckedahl. She was raised and educated at Sherwood and graduated from Sherwood High School in 1926.
Evelyn was...
Lloyd Leverne Calkins
Oct 12, 2008
Lloyd LeVerne Calkins, 72, rural Velva died on Sunday, October 12, 2008 in a Minot hospital from injuries sustained in a fall.
Lloyd was born on December 1, 1935 in Watford City, North Dakota to Asy and Gladys (Maloney) Calkins. He was reared and educated in Watford City and graduated from Watford City High School...
Margaret E Keaveny
Oct 11, 2008
Margaret E. Keaveny , 67, Minot and formerly of Goodyear, Arizona died on Saturday, October 11, 2008 in the home of her daughter in Minot.
Margaret was born on March 31, 1941 in London, England to Mr. and Mrs. Runciman. She married Robert M. Keaveny in 1977 and following the marriage moved to the United...
Marilyn Jo Ann Twite
Oct 11, 2008
Marilyn Jo Ann Twite, 75, Grand Forks, formerly of Lake of the Ozarks, MO and St. Marie, MT, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at her granddaughter's home at Minot Air Force Base.
Marilyn was born on August 26, 1933 in Greeley, Colorado to Virgil and Dora (Carter) Harvey. She was brought up and educated in...
Ella Kalk
Oct 11, 2008
Ella Kalk, 104, Minot, died on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at her foster home.
The daughter of Fred and Christine (Stuber) Putz was raised and educated in Martin, ND. Ella married Gust Kalk on November 24, 1927 at Martin, ND. They moved to Minot and Gust built their home in which she lived until 2007....
Braxton Jo Hansen
Oct 11, 2008
Braxton Jo Hansen, 13 day old infant son of Kevin and Cody (Brandt) Hansen, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 in an Aurora, Colorado Hospital
Braxton was born September 29, 2008 in Minot. He was baptized that same day into the Lutheran faith.
He is survived by: his Parents, Kevin and Cody Hansen, rural...
Robert J "Bob" Dechandt
Oct 4, 2008
Robert J. "Bob" DeChandt, 65, rural Minot, died Saturday, October 4, 2008 in a Minot Hospital.
Bob was born February 7, 1943 at Mandan, North Dakota, the son of Anthony "Tony" and Marion (Smith) DeChandt. He was raised and educated at Mandan and during his younger years employed by Keller Fire Extinguishers of Bismarck.
...Roger A Borkhuis
Oct 2, 2008
Roger A. Borkhuis, 60, Minot, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, October 2, 2008 after a short battle with cancer.
Roger was born April 17, 1948 at Minot, North Dakota, the son of Clarence "Russ" and Marjorie (Croes) Borkhuis. He earned degrees from Minot High School and the University of North Dakota, where he played football...
Orwin "Orvie" W Olson
Oct 2, 2008
Orwin "Orvie" W. Olson , 73, Bismarck, formerly of the Benedict-Ruso area, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, October 2, 2008.
Orwin was born November 6, 1934 on the family farm near Ruso, North Dakota, the son of Olaf and Aagot (Thorson) Olson. He attended Nelson #3 School near rural Benedict and assisted his...
Eric Michael Schieve
Sep 30, 2008
Eric Michael Schieve, 30, Minot died on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 in a Minot hospital from injuries sustained in a car accident in Minot.
Eric was born on May 6, 1978 in Minot to Dale and Cyndi (Whitted) Schieve. He was raised in Minot and until 1988 when he moved with his mother and stepfather...
William F Harney
Sep 30, 2008
William F. Harney, 85, Minot, formerly of the Leeds area, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008 in a Minot Hospital.
William was born May 21, 1923 on the family farm in Benson County, near Brinsmade, North Dakota, the son of William and Cora (Cocking) Harney. Bill was educated in a rural school in Lake Ibsen County...
Shirley Joann Skar
Sep 29, 2008
Shirley JoAnn Skar, 69, Minot and formerly of Turtle Lake died on Monday, September 29, 2008 in a Minot nursing home.
Shirley was born on July 21, 1939 in Peoria, Illinois to Theodore and Marie (Presser) Lindteigen. She was raised there and in Turtle Lake where she attended school and graduated from Turtle Lake High...
Odell J Ziebarth
Sep 29, 2008
Odell J. Ziebarth, 80, Minot, formerly of the Balfour-Drake area, died Monday, September 29, 2008 in a Minot Hospital.
Odell was born May 4, 1928 on the family farm, northeast of Balfour, North Dakota, the son of William and Elizabeth (Koeppe) Ziebarth. He was raised and educated at Balfour and later attended Wahpeton State School...
Sigrid Delma Norma Bjelland
Sep 28, 2008
Sigrid Delma Norma Bjelland, 102, Anchorage, Alaska and formerly of Minot died on September 28, 2008 at the Fine Pearle Assisted Living, where the staff and Denali Hospice provided excellent care. She was born March 22, 1906 in Minot, North Dakota to Olav and Augusta (Hedlund) Ness. She was reared in Rice Lake Township of Ward County...
Mildred Elizabeth Peterson
Sep 28, 2008
Mildred Elizabeth Peterson, 62, rural Mylo, ND died on Sunday, September 28, 2008 in a Minot hospital.
Mildred was born on October 16, 1945 in Cando, ND to Harry and Florence (Gores) Abercrombie. She was raised and educated in Bisbee, ND and graduated from Minot State University - Bottineau in 1992 with a degree in...
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