Obituary Listing

Oct 2, 2007

Mavis Carol Starr was born in Minot, North Dakota on May 5, 1952 to Perry Ross and Rosalie White Body. Her maternal grandparents were Pete and Ester Starr. Her paternal grandparents were Charles Ross and Maggie Winans Ross.

She attended both Wahpeton Indian School and Flandreau Indian School where she was a member of the...

Oct 2, 2007

Raymond O. "Ray" Butterfield, 87 , longtime Berthold area rancher, died Tuesday, October 2, 2007 in his home.

Raymond was born January 17, 1920, on the family farm in Mandan Township of Ward County, south of Berthold, ND, to Jay and Gena (Leifson) Butterfield. He was educated in country schools in the area....

Oct 1, 2007

Mildred M. Tarasenko, 80, Portland, OR, formerly of Minot, died Monday, October 1, 2007, in a Portland hospital.

Mildred Moses was born February 2, 1927, in Drake, ND, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Karpenko) Moses. She was raised and educated in Kief, ND. Mildred was active in sports, especially basketball, where she earned all-star...

Sep 27, 2007

Alvin Albert Bonnet, 72, Minot and formerly of Clearbrook, Minnesota, died on Thursday, September 27, 2007, in a Minot hospital.

Alvin was born on July 28, 1935 on the family farm in Profits Township near McClusky, North Dakota to Albert and Helen (Dockter) Bonnet. He was reared on the family farm and attended Holmes Township...

Sep 26, 2007

Anna June "Ann" Rademacher, 76, rural Berthold died on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 in her home following a courageous battle with cancer.

Ann was born on June 4, 1931 in Carpio, ND, to Harold and Catharine (Groninger) Haugen. She graduated from Des Lacs High School in 1949, attended Minot State Teachers College and later completed...

Sep 26, 2007

Kermit O. Kjonaas, 90, Minot and formerly of the Glenburn area, died Wednesday, September 26, 2007, in Trinity Lutheran Nursing Home.

Kermit was born October 27, 1916, on the family farm in Bottineau County, North Dakota, the son of Chris and Emma (Braaten) Kjonaas. He attended Chatfield Township and Glenburn Schools.

Kermit was...

Sep 26, 2007

Dorothy Lurene Roy, 85, Minot died on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 in a Minot hospital.

Dorothy was born on October 20, 1921 in Clyde, ND, to William and Pearl (Nelson) Rardon. She was raised and educated in the Rolla, ND area.

Dorothy married John Roy on September 17, 1939 in Rolla. They made...

Sep 26, 2007

Caden James Roth, son of Kevin and Beth Roth of Minot was stillborn on Wednesday September 26, 2007 in a Minot hospital.

Caden is survived by his parents; brothers: Christopher, Nathan and Jacob all at home; grandparents: Judy and John Stasenko, Earl Roth Jr., Kelly and Tim Smith, Gordon and Manuela Stephens; also many Aunts,...

Sep 24, 2007

Vane W. Thomas , 87, Minot, formerly of rural Granville, died Monday, September 24, 2007, in a Minot Healthcare Center after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer.

Vane was born September 18, 1920 at Granville, North Dakota, the son of Garth and Pearl (Riley) Thomas. He was raised and educated in Granville, graduating from...

Sep 23, 2007

Alvin G. J. Schmitz, 86, rural Minot, died Sunday, September 23, 2007 in a Minot Hospital.

Alvin was born February 6, 1921, the son of John and Martha (Renz) Schmitz in Afton Township of Ward County, North Dakota. He was raised on the family farm and attended the country Frost School District in Afton Township....

Sep 23, 2007

Ruth Ivagene Heaton, 76, Minot peacefully went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday September 23, 2007 from complications associated with Alzheimers disease.

Ruth was born on November 26, 1930 in Trion, Georgia the tenth child to James and Margaret (Fawcett) Saylors. She was raised and educated in Trion and graduated...

Sep 19, 2007

Sharon DeCent , 66, Minot, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, in a Minot nursing home.

Sharon was born April 6, 1941, in Stanley, ND, the daughter of Norin and Violet (Enger) Rakstad. She was raised and in Parshall, and graduated from Parshall High School.

Sharon was united in marriage to Edward DeCent, in...

Sep 17, 2007

Richard E. "Dick" Luehe, 78, Minot, died Monday, September 17, 2007 in a Minot Hospital.

Dick was born May 12, 1929 at Minot, ND, the son of Arno and Thelma (Burns) Luehe. He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1947. He entered into active duty service with the...

Sep 17, 2007

Marie Francis Kluck, 89, Minot and formerly of the Wahpeton and Breckenridge area died on Monday September 17, 2007 in a Minot hospital.

Marie was born on September 8, 1918, near Wahpeton, ND to Francis and Elsie (Formanek) Schmidt. She was raised on a farm near Wahpeton and graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1936....

Sep 16, 2007

Alvin Henry Wirtzfeld , 82, Minot, died Sunday, September 16, 2007, in a Minot hospital.

Alvin was born March 2, 1925, in Cold Spring, MN, to Lawrence Sr. and Catherine (Faber) Wirtzfeld. Alvin was raised and educated at St. Boniface School in Cold Spring, MN. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 until he...

Sep 14, 2007

Sheila Boehm, 49, Minot and formerly of Hebron, died Friday, September 14, 2007, in a Minot hospital.

Sheila was born May 22, 1958, in Richardton, ND, to Bernard and Arlene (Riedlinger) Pfenning. She was raised and educated in Hebron. Sheila was united in marriage to Gerald Boehm on June 4, 1976 in St. Joseph's Catholic...

Sep 12, 2007

Marjorie Agnes Fisher , loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother, born February 25, 1919, died September 12, 2007, at 88.

Marjorie was born Marjorie Agnes Norgaard to Jens and Margaret (Lynch) Norgaard, on the family farm five miles north of Bowbells, ND. Marjorie, our mother, was the youngest of six children. Her older...

Sep 7, 2007

Maureen Gwen 'Mo' Parrish, 65, rural Surrey, and formerly of Minot, died Friday, September 7, 2007 in a Fargo Hospital.

Maureen was born February 20, 1942 at Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Charles and Gwendolyn (Harger) Matthews. She was raised and educated at Omaha and graduated from High School there in 1960 and received her...

Sep 1, 2007

Leona Helen "Lee" Damm Burns, 66, Minot died on Saturday, September 1, 2007 in a Minot hospital.

Lee was born on May 25, 1941 in Minot, ND to Joseph and Emelia (Thomas) Bertsch. She was raised in Minot and graduated from Bishop Ryan High School in 1959. As a young adult she was employed at...

Aug 31, 2007

Edith Viola Dokken, 86, Minot and formerly of Antler and Ryder, died on Friday, August 31, 2007, in a Minot healthcare center.

Edith was born on August 28, 1921, on the family farm in Antler Township of Bottineau County near Antler, ND, to Oscar and Christina (Larson) Hallof. She was raised on the family farm,...