Obituary Listing

Aug 29, 2026

MOHALL - Gloria Beverly Hanson, formerly Elven, 103, of Mohall, died Saturday, August 29, 2026, at a Minot nursing home. She was born on February 14, 1923, in Coteau, ND, to Ingel and Mildred (Hagen) Elven.  She was raised in Columbus, ND, where she completed her schooling.  On April 26, 1943, Gloria married Lloyd Hanson in Coeur d’Alene, ID, while Lloyd...

Aug 10, 2026

TOLLEY – LaVonne Osterberg, 76, Tolley, died Monday, August 10, 2026, at a Kenmare hospital. She was born October 1, 1949, in Winnemucca, NV, to James and Eva (Bianchi) Bruce.  She was raised in Austin, NV, and later Battle Mountain, NV, where she graduated from high school.  She worked at a fast-food restaurant, then worked many years as a butcher at...

Aug 9, 2026

Luilla Annette Lusty, 95, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 9, 2026, with family by her side at Edgewood Vista Assisted Living Center in Minot, ND. 

Luilla (Lu) was born in Hoople, ND, to Lucy (Swanberg) and Malcolm McLennan on December 31, 1930.  Lu was raised in Hoople and graduated from Hoople High School.  While in high school she enjoyed basketball,...

Aug 4, 2026

Irene Carlson, 103, of Maxbass, entered the presence of Jesus on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at Trinity Nursing Home, Minot. Irene Esther Carlson was born September 19, 1922, to Gustav and Louise (Kraus) Pankow near Butte.  She attended rural school at Byersville School No. 2, then spent three years at Butte High before graduating from Velva Agricultural High School.  She later...

Aug 3, 2026

MOHALL – Deanna Faye Olson, 62, Mohall, died Monday, August 3, 2026, at her home.  She was born November 3, 1963, in Cando, to Harley and Judith (Bjornson) Reed.  She was raised in Edgeley, and in 1980, moved to Maddock.  She graduated from Maddock High School in 1982.  She attended Minot State University majoring in nursing, then transferred to Jamestown...

Jun 16, 2026

LANSFORD – Eileen Schuppan, 84, Bottineau, formerly of Newburg and Westhope, died Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at a Bottineau nursing home. 

Eileen Schuppan was born on March 10, 1942, to Melvin and Lila (Blowers) Helgeson on the homestead of John Lee, in Lansford.  At age one, Eileen and family moved to the Helgeson family homestead northeast of Lansford.  Eileen attended Montrose...

May 5, 2026

MOHALL – Barbara “Barb” Jane Glessing, 77, Mohall, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at a Minot hospital. 

She was born April 6, 1949, in Minot, to Palmer “Speed” and Hazel (Eldred) Asheim.  She was raised in Mohall and graduated from Mohall High School in 1968.  She attended Beauty School in Minot before moving to Minneapolis where she worked at Dayton’s...

May 3, 2026

SHERWOOD – Todd Erick Johnson, 64, Sherwood, died Sunday, May 3, 2026, in Sherwood.He was born June 30, 1961, in Mohall to Erick and Evelyn (Neubauer) Johnson.  He was raised on the family farm southeast of Sherwood and graduated from Sherwood High School in 1980.  He farmed and ranched with his father in Eden Valley Township of Renville County.  He...

Apr 28, 2026

MANFRED - Margaret “Peggy” Sprague, 96, formerly of Manfred, died Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at a Velva care center. Margaret Ellanora Renden was born February 7, 1930, in Manfred, to Jens and Marie (nee Hedahl) Renden.  Peggy attended school through the 8th grade in Manfred and 9th grade in Fessenden.  She was unwell due to toxic goiter and spent several weeks...

Apr 26, 2026

MOHALL – Allen Lee Dissette departed this world on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at the age of 64, at his home in Mohall. He was born (or according to him, was found on a hay pile) on June 29, 1961, in Rugby, to Eugene and Maxine (Anklam) Dissette.  He grew up on the family farm and nicknamed the cows after characters...

Apr 2, 2026

LANSFORD – Arlan Clifford Wenstad, 79, Lansford, died Thursday, April 2, 2026, at a Bottineau nursing home. He was born October 4, 1946, in Bottineau County, to Oscar and Elberta (Andersen) Wenstad, and was raised in the Turtle Mountains.  He was the oldest of eight children.  He was educated in a small country school in Willow Lake, and later in Dunseith....

Mar 31, 2026

MOHALL - Holly Lynne Peterson, 43, Mohall, died Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at her childhood home in Minot under the care of her family and friends. 

Holly was born on a frosty morning, December 11, 1982, in Minot, to Jim and Bonnie (Nelson) Ripplinger.  From a young age, she was known for her kind and caring spirit, her love of animals,...

Mar 26, 2026

SHERWOOD – Carol Joanne Clark, 86, Sherwood, died Thursday, March 26, 2026, at her home. She was born December 29, 1939, on the family farm near Westhope, to George and Ruth (Talcott) Sandy. She attended country school through seventh grade and graduated from Westhope High School in 1958.  The family owned a restaurant and hotel in Westhope where she worked...

Mar 22, 2026

BURLINGTON – Rodney Dean “Rocky” Yale, 77, Burlington, died Sunday, March 22, 2026, at a Rochester, MN, hospital. Rocky was born March 14, 1949, in Minot, to Harold “Sonny” and Clarice “Tess” (Hedberg) Yale.  He was raised on the family farm in Grassland Township, Renville County, just north of Greene.  He attended Grassland Township School through the fourth grade, then attended...

Mar 11, 2026

MOHALL – Genevieve Olive “Jenny” Gates, 97, Minot, formerly of Mohall, was unexpectedly hospitalized and died on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at a Minot hospital. She was born June 17, 1928, near Norma, ND, to Norwegian parents Keith and Gunda (Johnson) Knutson.  She was the seventh of nine children born on the original homestead in Rockford Township, Renville County. Jenny attended...

Mar 2, 2026

LANSFORD – Lynnette Rae Cunningham, 76, Lansford, died Monday, March 2, 2026, at a Minot assisted living facility. She was born July 29, 1949, in Minot to Clarence and Anita (Engelhard) Bloms. She was raised on a farm near Lansford and graduated as valedictorian of the Lansford High School Class of 1967. She attended the University of North Dakota for...

Feb 9, 2026

TOLLEY - Kathleen Loretta (Peterson) Raap, 76, Tolley, passed away Monday, February 9, 2026, at Trinity Health Hospital in Minot, following complications from a stroke. Lovingly known as “Kathy,” she was born May 13, 1949, in Kenmare, to Donald and Geraldine (Keith) Peterson. She was raised in rural Tolley and attended school in Tolley, graduating in 1967. Kathy furthered her...

Feb 6, 2026

Russell Lee Bott, 81, rural Donnybrook, died Friday, February 6, 2026, at a Minot hospital. He was born January 8, 1945, in Minot, to Arthur and Edna (Grabow) Bott. He was raised on the original family homestead until the age of four. At that time, the family moved to the Grabow farm in Carbondale Township, Ward County, near Aurelia, where Russell...

Jan 22, 2026

LANSFORD – Mildred Arlene (Convis) Abernathey, 93, Minot, formerly of Lansford, died Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Bottineau Good Samaritan Society. Mildred was born August 8, 1932, in Hurd Township (Lansford), Bottineau County, to Bessie (Zietz) and Lester Convis. In 1933, the family moved to Missouri. Mildred attended schools in LaMonte, Neosho and Springfield, Missouri; West Burlington, Iowa; and LaPorte,...

Jan 17, 2026

To view the prayer service and sharing time, click here: https://youtu.be/sR4By0lygEM?si=qSLX166qLo0fGDbF

To view the Funeral Mass, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URfTA5RpkcQ

Gary Eugene DesLauriers, 92, Minot, formerly of Sherwood, died Saturday, January 17, 2026, at a Minot hospital. He was born June 29, 1933, on the family farm near Sherwood, to Henry and Ida (Littlejohn) DesLauriers.  He...