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Donna Gail Stevick
Feb 21, 2020
Donna Gail Stevick , age 83, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at her home in Minot.
Donna was born at home, in what was known as the Aune House, in Sundry Township, to Ingvald and Bertha (Appel) Gjerde on July 30, 1936. She attended rural schools in the township and attended and graduated from...
Lois Jean Olson
Feb 20, 2020
Lois Jean Olson, 84, lifelong Minot resident, died Thursday, February 20, 2020 in the Garrison Benedictine Living Center.
Lois was born December 21, 1935 in Minot, North Dakota, the daughter of Earl and Fern (Nowlan) Fossum.  She was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1954. During her younger years,...
Yvonne Falstad Hoover
Feb 19, 2020
A livestream of the graveside service is available at https://www.mtmsales.net/thomas
Yvonne Lorraine (Falstad) Hoover , 90, Minot, died Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in her home.
Yvonne Lorraine was born November 28, 1929 to Eugene and Ella (Westberg) Falstad in Garrison, ND. She was raised and educated in Garrison, graduating from Garrison...
Clarice Minerva Brey
Feb 18, 2020
Clarice Minerva Brey, 89, Minot, died February 18, 2020, in a Minot nursing home.
Clarice was born July 9, 1930 to Nicholas and Nettie (Thorson) Brodis in Minot, ND. She was raised and educated in Minot, graduating from Minot High School in 1948. She graduated from Trinity School of Nursing in 1951 and was employed as a...
Susan Lydia Hager
Feb 10, 2020
Susan Hager, 74, Minot died on Monday, February 10, 2020 in a Velva care center following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's Disease. Susan Lydia Hager was born on March 26, 1945 in Minot to Vernon and Maren (Anderson) White. She was raised and educated in Minot, graduated from Minot High School in 1963 and attended Minot State College for...
Jerome 'Joe' Edward Schmaltz
Feb 8, 2020
Jerome 'Joe' Schmaltz , 66, Minot, died Saturday, February 8, 2020 in a Minot hospital in the care of his family.
Jerome Edward Schmaltz was born August 7, 1953 in Minot, ND, the son of Edward and Norma (Holte) Schmaltz. He was raised and educated in Bergen, ND and graduated from Velva High School in...
Annabelle Bleich
Feb 8, 2020
Annabelle Bleich, 98, Minot, ND and formerly of St. Paul, MN died Saturday, February 8, 2020 in a Minot nursing home.
Annabelle May "Ann" Bleich was born on February 15, 1921 in Mora, MN to Amond and Ruth (Hillard) Peterson. She was raised and educated in Mora, MN, graduated from Mora High School in 1938 and attended...
Allen D. Polsfut
Feb 7, 2020
Allen D. Polsfut , 74, Minot, formerly of Max, ND died Friday, February 7, 2020 in a Minot hospital.
Allen was born April 13, 1945 in Minot, ND to Leo and Gerda (Krueger) Polsfut. He grew up on the farm located 6 miles SE of Max. He graduated from Max High School in 1963.
...Clarabelle Katherine Ortmann
Feb 4, 2020
Clarabelle Ortmann, 86, Minot, died Tuesday, February 4, 2020 in her home. Clarabelle was born February 24, 1933 near Bowdon, ND to Ernest and Lydia (Heinle) Baltrusch. She grew up in rural ND attending country schools until entering a supervised study program in Fargo, ND, where she completed her high school education. Clarabelle attended Valley City State University and...
Ronald Fred Alderman
Feb 3, 2020
Ronald Alderman, 74, Minot, died on Monday, February 3, 2020 in his home surrounded by his loving family and under the care of hospice.
Ronald Fred Alderman was born on March 13, 1945 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Fred and Myrtle (Pearson) Alderman. He was the third of four children born into a loving and caring family. As...
Ruth Marie Stenson Ronningen
Feb 2, 2020
Ruth Marie (Stenson) Ronningen, 88, formerly of Minot and Carpio died February 2, 2020 at Miller Pointe Assisted Living, Mandan, North Dakota. She was born January 5, 1932 to Ernest and Olive (Nygaard) Stenson in Valley City, North Dakota.
As a daughter of two educators, she lived and was schooled in various locations throughout North Dakota. Graduating...
Kyle Jean Rittgers Hauge
Feb 1, 2020
Kyle Rittgers Hauge, 56, Minot died on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in her home following a 17-month battle with Breast and Bone Cancer. Her family was at her side and Trinity Hospice assisted them.
Kyle Jean Rittgers was born on August 6, 1963 in Minot to Lyle Golly and Verna Rittgers. She was raised in Minot, attended...
Eugene 'Gene' James Field
Jan 30, 2020
Eugene Field, 83, longtime Douglas area resident died on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at his winter home in Minot, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice.
Eugene James "Gene" Field was born on April 14, 1936 at Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND to Carl and Margaret (Wolf) Field. He was raised on a farm south...
Dorothy Johnson
Jan 29, 2020
Dorothy Witmer Johnson, age 93, of Minot, North Dakota, passed away on January 29, 2020, at the Benedictine Living Center in Garrison, North Dakota, surrounded by her husband, Weyburn and son, Wayne, as the BLC's nurse and spiritual director provided compassionate guidance and care.
Dorothy was born April 24, 1926, along with her twin sister, Doris, to...
Mona Mae Skar
Jan 27, 2020
Mona Skar, 88, Minot, formerly of McGregor and Velva, died on Monday, January 27, 2020 in a Minot nursing home from heart failure.
Mona Mae Skar was born on February 2, 1931 to Oscar and Mena (Oslie) Thompson in Velva, ND. She was raised on a farm three miles north of Velva, educated in Velva, graduated from...
Myron T. Dammen
Jan 22, 2020
Myron T. Dammen, 90, longtime Minot resident, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in a Minot Hospital. Myron was born January 25, 1929 in Edmore, ND, the son of Clarence and Oline (Sorenson) Dammen. He spent his youth on the family farm near Fairdale and was educated in the communities of Fairdale and Edmore and later earned his GED from...
Delphine Delores Meier
Jan 22, 2020
Delphine Delores Meier, 89, longtime Minot resident, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in a Minot hospital.
Delphine was born July 25, 1930 at Barton, North Dakota, the daughter of Oscar and Mathilda (Aamodt) Thornby. She was raised and educated at Barton and moved with her family to Minot during the 1940's. She graduated from Minot High School...
Pauline Carol Schweitzer
Jan 21, 2020
Pauline Schweitzer, 86, Minot, formerly of Berthold, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 in a Garrison nursing home.
Pauline Jones was born December 10, 1933 in Sherwood, ND the daughter of Paul and Goldie (Martin) Jones. She would call Sherwood home during her childhood. Pauline graduated with the Sherwood High School Class of 1951.
Pauline was...
Christopher Sean Simon
Jan 20, 2020
Christopher Sean Simon, 55, Williston, died Monday, January 20, 2020, at Trinity Hospital in Minot, North Dakota, after a brief illness.
Chris Simon was born March 27, 1964 to James Simon and Eve Gallardo-Simon. The two things Chris loved most were being a father and covering the news.
Chris' father, James, was a broadcaster and...
Rev. Joel Nathanael Brown
Jan 15, 2020
Reverend Joel Nathanael Brown, 54, Minot, died Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Mayo Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN.
Joel was born April 29, 1965 in Hayward, Wisconsin, to Rev. Roy and Vernis Brown. He was raised with his 3 sisters and 6 brothers in Edgemont, SD. He graduated from Edgemont High School in 1983, where he played...
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