Obituary Listing

Mar 13, 2007

Leola Hystad , 74, Velva, died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, in a Minot hospital with her loving family by her side.

Leola Jean was born the second of five children on a farm located north of Towner, ND on September 22, 1932, to Lloyd and Alva (Bell) Knutson. She grew up on a farm south...

Mar 12, 2007

Edna Marie Tofstad, 90, Minot formerly of Gasman Township of Ward County, died on Monday, March 12, 2007 in a Minot nursing home.

Edna was born on September 30, 1916 in Newman Township of Ward County near Sawyer, North Dakota, to Herman and Minnie (Seney) Newman. She was raised on the family farm and attended...

Mar 12, 2007

Emil Schock, 87, Velva formerly of Turtle Lake died Monday, March 12, 2007, in his home.

Emil was born September 5, 1919 to John and Christina (Ehni) Schock on the family farm northeast of Turtle Lake, ND. He was baptized and confirmed at the Peace Lutheran Church, in Turtle Lake. He attended rural school, graduated...

Mar 12, 2007

Michael Marlon Wallace , 52, Minot, formerly of Salisbury, MD, died Monday, March 12, 2007, in a Minot hospital.

Michael was born July 25, 1954, in Salisbury, MD, the son of Franklin and Joanne (Handy) Wallace. He was raised and educated in Salisbury, graduating in 1972. Michael enlisted the U.S. Air Force on January 30,...

Mar 12, 2007

Lydia Bechtold , 98, Minot, died Monday, March 12, 2007 in a Minot Healthcare Center.

Lydia was born November 10, 1908 in Maryland Township of Ward County, 5 miles north of Surrey, ND, the daughter of Lawrence and Millie (Soper) Wallace. She was raised and educated at Surrey. Lydia was united in marriage to Theodore...

Mar 9, 2007

Morris John Lawrence , 88, Minot died on Friday March 9, 2007 in a Minot healthcare center.

Morris was born on May 8, 1918 in Crosby, North Dakota to Wendell and Bessie (Morrison) Lawrence. He was raised in Crosby and graduated from Crosby High School. He attended a Minot business college where he received specialized...

Mar 5, 2007

Eric M. Reeve , 89, 1630 Elmwood Drive, Minot, and former longtime Minot Police Officer, died Monday, March 5, 2007 in a Minot Nursing Home.

Eric was born July 9, 1917 at Worchester, Massachusetts, the son of Howard T and Violet Reeve. He was raised at Millburn, New Jersey. He graduated from the Admiral Farragut...

Mar 3, 2007

Allen Parker , 90, Minot, died Saturday, March 3, 2007, in a Minot nursing home.

Allen was born on August 15, 1916, to John and Mary Jane (Allen) Parker, in Georgia. He was raised in New Bern, North Carolina. He served in the United States Army from June 8, 1942 to November 3, 1945, as...

Mar 2, 2007

Edith Colton, 77, 819 3rd Street SE, Minot, died Friday, March 2, 2007 in a Minot hospital.

Edith Colton was born September 22, 1929, in Minot, ND, the daughter of John and Marguerite (Young) Colton. She was raised and educated in Minot, where she graduated from Minot High School in 1947. She graduated...

Mar 1, 2007

Peter T. Hanson , 61, 604 10th St. NE, Minot, and formerly of Bottineau, died Thursday, March 1, 2007, in his home.

Peter was born December 6, 1945, in Bottineau, the son of Harald and Luella (Kirkeby) Hanson. He was raised on the family farm, located north of Bottineau and graduated from Bottineau High School...

Feb 24, 2007

Leslie Cecil "Les" Morgan , 63, 811 Hiawatha St., Minot, died Saturday, February 24, 2007 in a Minot hospital.

Les was born October 15, 1943, in Montrose, CO to Glen and Thelma (Pollard) Morgan. He was raised and educated in Kansas and Missouri before moving to Iowa in 1959. Les earned his GED while serving...

Feb 20, 2007

Walter C. Nicolaison, 93, Minot and formerly of the Max area, died Tuesday, February 20, 2007 in a Minot Nursing Home.

Walter was born May 9, 1913 in Gasman Township of Ward County, North Dakota the son of Carl and Valborg (Anderson) Nicolaison. He attended country schools near Max and assisted with the operation of...

Feb 16, 2007

Veronica Lois "Verna" Borud , 91, Minot and formerly of Williston died on Friday February 16, 2007 in a Minot healthcare center.

Verna was born on September 23, 1915, in Des Lacs Township of Ward County to Elmer and Geneva (Forbragd) Griffin. She was raised in that area and educated in Des Lacs Public School...

Feb 16, 2007

Robert E. Gross, 76, Max, died Friday, February 16, 2007, near Max.

Robert was born September 24, 1930, in Atlantic City, NJ, the son of Master Sergeant (USMC) Forst and Alva (Kleinbeck) Gross. He was raised in Bear Mountain, NY.

Robert enlisted in the US Navy August 22, 1951, in Jacksonville, FL. During...

Feb 14, 2007

Thomas "Tom" E. Johnson, 69, 625 15th Street S.E #91, Minot, died Wednesday, February 14, 2007, in a Minot nursing home.

Tom was born in Minot, on May 10th, 1937, the first of three children born to John Edward and Agnes Luella (Mulvihill) Johnson. He attended St. Leo's school for the twelve years, graduating from...

Feb 14, 2007

Ardis Mae Lesteberg, 91, Velva, formerly of the Sawyer area, died Wednesday, February 14, 2007 in a Velva Nursing Care Center.

Ardis was born December 1, 1915 at Sawyer, North Dakota the daughter of Fred and Mabel (Nephew) Fullmer. She was raised and educated at Sawyer and graduated from Sawyer High School in 1933. During...

Feb 12, 2007

Kathleen "Kay" Erickson, 88, Fargo and formerly of Minot, Mohall and Columbus, died Monday, February 12, 2007, in Elim Care Center, Fargo.

Kay was born on March 8, 1918, on the family farm near Donnybrook, ND, the daughter of Lloyd and Marie (Olson) Spencer. She was raised and educated in the Columbus area, where she...

Feb 10, 2007

Roger Ralph Odell, 80, Minot, founder of Odell and Associates and IMM, co-founder of IRET and generous Minot philanthropist died on Saturday, February 10, 2007, in a Minot hospital.

Roger was born on a farm near Ruso, ND, to Ralph and Dora (Bronsak) Odell on May 12, 1926. He graduated from Velva High School in...

Feb 10, 2007

Kelsey Lynn Shorb-Gillespie, one month old daughter of Katie Shorb and Brandon Gillespie, Minot died Saturday, February 10, 2007, in a Minneapolis Children's Hospital, due to a congenital heart defect.

Kelsey was born January 10, 2007, the daughter of Brandon Gillespie and Katie Shorb, in Minot. She will be dearly missed by all who shared...

Feb 9, 2007

Cleo Rose Hewett, 70, Minot, died Friday, February 09, 2007, in a Minot hospital.

Cleo Wheeler was born November 8, 1936, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd and Kathleen (Sherod) Wheeler. She was united in marriage to Robert Hewett.

Her loving family includes: Daughter: Robbin (Russell) Gardner, Minot Air Force Base,...