Obituary Listing

Nov 7, 2006

Russell Burgess, 102, Velva, ND, died Tuesday, November 7, 2006, in a Minot hospital.

Russell was born on April 26, 1904, in to William and Gertrude (Smithers) Burgess in Enderlin, ND. At an early age, he moved with his family to Ruso, ND and would attend school in Ruso and Velva, ND. In his early...

Nov 6, 2006

Iris May (Neville) Pratt , 85, formerly of Minot, passed away November 6, 2006 at St. Anne Care Facility in Winona, Minnesota.

Iris was born on July 25, 1921 in St. Albans, England, to Reginald Thomas James and Beatrice Mary (Wade) Neville. During World War II, Iris worked at a GE plant and served her...

Nov 3, 2006

Peggy Joyce Rylander, 70, 308 28th St. N.W. - Minot and former co-owner of Motor Service Company died on Friday, November 3, 2006 in a Minot hospital.

Peggy was born on November 25, 1935, in Forest Lake, MN, to Howard and Anna (Grubbs) Reed. She was raised and educated in Wyoming MN and in Chisago...

Nov 3, 2006

Ilze Renee Sando, 63, 7 Irma Court, Minot, and formerly of Grafton, died Friday, November 3, 2006, in her home.

Ilze was born on January 6, 1943, to Dr. Arvid and Erika (Ketners) Vitums in Sauka, Latvia. Because of the war and the spread of communism, her family fled their homeland and traveled through various...

Oct 30, 2006

John K. Anderson, 68, Westhope and formerly of Carpio, died Monday, October 30, 2006, in a Westhope Nursing Care Center.

John was born April 7, 1938, the son of Burton and Helen (Helseth) Anderson on the family farm, north of Carpio in Renville County, North Dakota. He moved with his family to a farm S.W....

Oct 29, 2006

Richard P. Brey, 78, 1523 12th Ave. NW, Minot, died Sunday, October 29, 2006, in a Minot nursing Home.

Richard was born November 8, 1927, in Minot, ND, to Fred and Sarah (Perry) Brey. He was raised and educated in Minot, where he graduated from Minot High School in 1945. Richard attended North Dakota State...

Oct 27, 2006

Emma I. Schnase , 83, 900 33rd Ave S.W. Minot, and formerly of the Plaza area, died Friday, October 27, 2006 in her home.

Emma was born February 6, 1923 on the family farm near Plaza, North Dakota, the daughter of John and Emma (Mueller) Schnase. She was raised and educated near Plaza and after...

Oct 25, 2006

Mary Margaret Louise "Dude" Herman , 75, 900 33rd Ave. S.W. #24 - Minot and formerly of Kenmare, Berthold and Newburg died on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 in a Minot hospital.

Mary was born on December 7, 1930 in Kenmare, North Dakota to Raymond and Pearl (Modin) Cain. She was raised and educated in Newburg,...

Oct 25, 2006

Steve Kermit Bernsdorf, 53, 404 32nd SW, Minot, and formerly of Sawyer, died Wednesday, October 25, 2006, in a Stanley nursing home.

Steve Kermit Bernsdorf was born June 4, 1953, at St. Aloisius Hospital, Harvey, ND.

He resided at Sawyer, ND, August, 1953 through May 1998, with his parents, moving into Minot with...

Oct 24, 2006

Mary Ann Yecoshenko, 57, Butte, ND, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006, in her home.

Mary Bain was born October 15, 1949, in Los Angeles, CA, to Robert and Jimmie (Moss) Bain. She was raised and educated in Whittier, CA and later graduated from Cal High School in 1967.

Following her formal education, Mary...

Oct 24, 2006

Douglas Arthur Kvamme, 64, 622 1st Street N.W. Minot, and formerly of the Gilby, ND area, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006, in a Minot Hospital.

Doug was born October 4, 1942, at Grand Forks, ND, the son of Joseph and Irene (Visness) Kvamme. He was raised at Gilby, ND and graduated from High School there...

Oct 19, 2006

Marjorie Ruth Hemmesch, 77, 200 10th St. N.W. - Minot and former parish secretary at Little Flower Catholic Church - Minot died on Thursday, October 19, 2006, in a Minot nursing home.

Marge was born on February 1, 1929, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Phillip and Emily (Popp) Weiss. She was raised and educated in...

Oct 18, 2006

David H. Hamilton, 69, 414 16th Ave S.W. Minot, died Wednesday, October 18, 2006, on arrival at a Crosby Hospital.

David was born January 29, 1937, in Maryland Township of Ward County, North Dakota, the son of Henry R. and Eunice (Lund) Hamilton. He was raised on the family farm in McKinley Township and educated...

Oct 14, 2006

Rex T. Sullivan, 45, Glenburn, died Saturday, October 14, 2006, in a Minot hospital.

Rex was born November 16, 1960, in Indianapolis, IN. He was raised and educated in the Bargersville area.

Rex was united in marriage to Kimberly Bryson on October 22, 1983 in the Assembly of God Church in Franklin, IN....

Oct 14, 2006

Darlene Harr , 54, Minot, died Saturday, October 14, 2006, in a Minot hospital.

Darlene was born on April 15, 1952 to Oliver and Vida (Yonaka) Harr in Minot. She lived with her parents and also with her step-mother for several years prior to entering a group home in Tioga, North Dakota in 1993. She...

Oct 14, 2006

Ruth E. Miller Smith , 86, Burlington, formerly of Alexandria, VA and Minot, died Saturday, October 14, 2006, in a Burlington Adult Foster Care Home.

Ruth Miller was born September 12, 1920, in Wysox Township, PA, to Perl and Susan (King) Miller. She was born and raised in Wysox and Towanda, PA and graduated from...

Oct 9, 2006

Leona Saugstad, 87, 9601 84th Ave. SE, Minot, died Monday, October 9, 2006, in her home.

Leona Friesen was born December 9, 1918, near Wolf Point, Montana, to Diedrick and Sarah (Ratzlaff) Friesen. She moved with her family to Minot in 1923, where she was raised and educated. Leona graduated from Minot High School in...

Oct 8, 2006

Neil Herman Pietsch, 54, 14600 30th St. S.W. - Minot died on Sunday, October 8, 2006, in a Minot hospital.

Neil was born on August 25, 1952, in Minot, to Herman and Marvel (Jylen) Pietsch. He was raised in Minot until 1964; then, on the family farm in the South Prairie area of Ward County...

Oct 8, 2006

Keith L. Timmreck, 79, 1437 1st St. SE, Minot, died Sunday, October 8, 2006, in a Minot hospital.

Keith was born May 31, 1927, in Williston, ND, to Marion and Laura (Trowbridge) Timmreck. He was raised and educated in Williston, where he would graduate from high school in 1945. He enlisted into the US Army...

Oct 7, 2006

Alma Eleanor Lierbo , 94, Minot, died Saturday, October 7, 2006, in a Minot nursing home.

Alma was born on December 13, 1911, East Fork Township of Williams County near Spring Brook, ND, to Knut and Sophie (Herreid) Knutson. She graduated Epping High School in 1929 and earned a standard teaching certificate from Minot State...