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John Hovey New Rockford, N.D. John Donald Hovey, 86, of New Rockford, N.D., died on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford. A visitation was held on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 from 10-11 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m., all at the First Lutheran Church in New Rockford. John's burial took place at the Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford with a fellowship gathering following at the New Rockford Golf Course. Rev. Amy Kippen officiated the service... Full story
Vera Risovi Harvey, N.D. Vera Myron Risovi, 98, of Harvey, N.D. passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 at her home under the care of hospice. Funeral service was held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 at Harvey Faith Lutheran Church with Pastor Shirley Teske officiating. Visitation was held from 6-7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 at the Nelson Funeral Home in Fessenden. Burial was at 1 p.m. following the service at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, N.D. Vera was born April 18, 1926 to... Full story
Lawrence Arendt New Rockford, N.D. Lawrence "Larry" Frank Arendt, 75, of New Rockford, N.D., passed away peacefully in his home in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 after a yearlong battle with cancer. Larry's visitation was held Friday, Nov. 8 from 5-6 p.m. with a Rosary at 5:30 p.m. and a prayer service at 6 p.m., all at St. John's Catholic Church, New Rockford, N.D. A funeral service was held Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at 1 p.m. at St. John's Catholic Church, New Rockford, N.D.... Full story
Myron Jury, Jr. Minnewaukan, N.D. Myron Allen "Mick" Jury, Jr., 85, of Minnewaukan, N.D. passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 at CHI St. Alexius Health in Devils Lake after a brief battle with cancer. A celebration of his life was held on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Devils Lake with Pastor Dayne Zachrison officiating. Burial will follow at a later time in Ellendale, N.D. Visitation and lunch followed the service. The... Full story
Scott Turcotte Lakeville, Minn. Scott David Turcotte, age 60, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at his home in Lakeville, Minn. A burial for Scott will be officiated by Father Reese Weber on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 at 10 a.m. at the Prairie Home Cemetery, followed by a fellowship at the New Rockford Golf Course. All are welcome to attend. Songs "You Are Not Alone" and "I Can Only Imagine" will be sung by Annette Hovey. Honorary bearers will be Nathan Turcotte, Kelsey Weisenburger,... Full story
Mark Edinger Bismarck, N.D. Mark David Edinger of Bismarck, formerly of Carrington and Cathay, N.D., passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 21 at home after a 9-year cancer journey. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, at Evangel Church, 3225 N 14th St., Bismarck. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck. A prayer service began at 7 p.m. Visitation continued one hour prior to the service. Burial was held... Full story
Russell Sherman Carrington, N.D. Russell "Rusty" Duane Sherman, Jr., age 70, passed away at home on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. A celebration of life was held Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 at 2 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home in Carrington, N.D. Pastor Rick Loewen officiated. Special music was "Everything I Own" by Bread, "Keep Me In Your Heart" by Warren Zevon and "Hear You Me (Acoustic)" by Alex Goot. Pallbearers were Jay Linderman, Todd Ingebretson, Duane Kliem, Jerome Zink, Rich Myers, Clinton Sherman,... Full story
Shirley Gillig Jamestown, N.D. Shirley Ann (Larson) Gillig passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, N.D., at the age of 83. Shirley's visitation was held on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 from 10-11 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. all at Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford. Pastor Jeff Halvorson officiated the service with special recorded music, "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Precious Memories." Honorary bearers were all of Shirley's family and friends. Shirley... Full story
LaMon Bollingberg Cathay, N.D. LaMon J. Bollingberg, 89, of rural Cathay, N.D. passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, N.D. A private family service will be held at a later date. In honor of her wishes, no funeral will be held. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Wells County Historical Society: P.O. Box 261 Fessenden, N.D. 58348. LaMon J. Bollingberg was born April 30, 1935 in Martell, Wisc. to Manley and Myrtle (Zentis) Griffey. After the death of her mother in 1944, she along with her siblings,... Full story
Lorraine LeBlanc Grand Forks, N.D. Lorraine LeBlanc, 64, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley and her loving husband after a long battle with cancer. Lorraine Denise (Backman) LeBlanc was born in New Rockford, N.D. to Donald and Gerda (Gedrose) Backman on June 9, 1960. She grew up on a farm east of New Rockford in Tiffany Township and graduated from New Rockford High School in 1978. She attended the University of North Dakota after enjoying... Full story
James Hope Dickinson, N.D. James "Jim" Hope passed away suddenly and all too soon at his home on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. There was a celebration of life service for Jim at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at First Congregational-UCC, Dickinson with Rev. Janel Kolar as officiant. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment took place at Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford. There was a gathering of family and friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at Lad... Full story
Constance Williams Minot, N.D. Constance "Connie" Williams, 93, Minot, formerly of Towner, New Rockford and Scottsdale, Ariz., died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in a Fargo hospital. Family was by her side in her final hours. Connie was born Sept. 25, 1930, in Minot, N.D. to Lloyd and Sophia Anna (Severson) Joyer. She attended Minot High School and graduated with the Class of 1948. She continued her secondary education at Minot Normal College. She met her future husband while attending college. She... Full story
Pearl Eldridge New Rockford, N.D. Pearl Eldridge, age 84, of New Rockford, N.D., died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at her home. Pearl's visitation was held on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024 from 1-2 p.m., followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m., all at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Her burial followed at the Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford, N.D. Rev. Amy Kippen officiated the service with special music by Kerstin Allmaras, pianist. Congregational hymns were "Amazing Grace," "How Great Thou Art"... Full story
Ovedia Burton Fargo, N.D. Ovedia "Vidi" Marie (Haakenson) Burton, 95, died peacefully on August 19, 2024, in Fargo, N.D. Vidi was born in McHenry, N.D., on December 21, 1928, and then moved to New Rockford, N.D. She married Myron Burton in 1945 and had seven children. While raising their family, they also lived in Kansas City, Kan., Breckenridge, Minn., Wahpeton, N.D., and Fargo. Vidi divorced Myron in 1975. In 1977, she married Buck Lampman and divorced him in 1994. Her career took her from St.... Full story
Florence Brownlee Fargo, N.D. Florence Christine Brownlee of Fargo went home to heaven, surrounded by family on Aug. 31, 2024. She was born in Beulah, N.D., on Nov. 4, 1925, to Daniel and Elizabeth Pfennig. Florence impacted everyone who knew her. She loved to have fun and be teased by her grandkids, and never considered herself too old to do anything! She had great faith in God, and that carried her throughout life's ups and downs. Florence, "Gram," was loved and will be missed by many.... Full story
Marlene Scott Maddock, N.D. Marlene Kay Scott, 68, of Maddock, N.D., passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, at her home under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 at the North Viking Lutheran Church in Maddock with Pastor Cassie Borges officiating. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. followed by 7 p.m. prayer service on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at the Nelson Funeral Home in Maddock. Burial was held at Greenwood Cemetery in rural... Full story
Gladys Carlson New Rockford, N.D. Gladys LaVonne Carlson, age 88, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, N.D. Gladys' visitation was held Friday, Aug. 9 from 1-4 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford and from 5-6 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 6 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Her funeral service was held Saturday, Aug. 10 at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Her... Full story
Donna Weber Sheyenne, N.D. Donna Mae Weber, age 91, went home into the arms of Jesus, on Sunday morning, July 28, 2024, at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Donna's graveside service was held on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 at 2 p.m. at Nystrom Cemetery, rural Sheyenne, N.D. followed by a celebration of life that was held at Evangelical Free Church at 3 p.m. Pastor Joe Greiner officiated with special music by Delaine Rademacher. Pallbearers were Curt Meehan, Dustin Weber, Devin Weber, Aaron Weber,...
Linnea Carlson Sheyenne, N.D. Emily Linnea Carlson, age 92, of Sheyenne, N.D., died Monday, July 22, 2024, at her home. A graveside service was held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery, Sheyenne, N.D. Special music played was "How Great Thou Art" by George Beverly Shea and "Mockingbird Hill" by Patti Page. Emily Linnea Carlson was born Feb. 26, 1932, to Wilgoth Sr and Jennie (Anderson) Carlson at the home of her grandfather, John Anderson, in Gates Township, Eddy... Full story
Jolsey Pierce New Rockford, N.D. Jolsey Marie Pierce, age 34, was born to Corrina Pierce and Darin Laber on March 16, 1990, at the Carrington Hospital in Carrington, N.D. Jolsey was baptized as an infant at the Nazarene Church in New Rockford, N.D. Jolsey's journey on this earth came to an abrupt halt and she died on July 11, 2024, at Sanford Health in Fargo, surrounded by family and friends. She leaves behind a legacy of kindness, creativity and profound love for animals and people alike. Jolse... Full story
Helen Soroka Los Angeles, Calif. Helen Louise (Hitz) Soroka, 94, passed away on July 12, 2024, at Sanford Hospice in Fargo, N.D. She was born on October 25, 1929 in New Rockford, N.D. to George and Anna Hitz. Helen spent most of her life in Los Angeles, where she worked for the State of California. She is survived by a sister, Barbara Ann Lies, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Soroka; parents, George and Anna Hitz; and a brother, Louis... Full story
Dennis Lange Dennis Lange, age 74, of Carrington, N.D., died on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Golden Acres Manor, Carrington. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington, with Pastor Ritchie Cole officiating. Music will be "How Great Thou Art" and "The Old Rugged Cross." Honorary pallbearers will be David Lutman, Lyle Lutman, John Hollingsworth, Dustin Garber, Nate Davis and Mike Larson. Dennis Edward Lange was born in... Full story
Tonya Urban Watertown, S.D. Tonya Rae Urban, age 47, of Watertown, S.D., passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at her home in Watertown. Visitation will be at Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer in Watertown on Thursday, July 11, 2024, from 6-7 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Sigdal Lutheran Church in rural Tolna, N.D. Burial will be at the Sigdal Cemetery. Tonya was born on Oct. 22, 1976 to Franklin and Virginia (Olson)... Full story
Dale Settelmeyer New Rockford, N.D. Dale "Duff" Settelmeyer, aged 81, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. He was a husband, father, grandpa and all around grumpy old man. Duff lived in New Rockford for most of his 81 years. Duff's visitation will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2024 from 6-7 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at St. John's Catholic Church, New Rockford. His Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, July 26, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at... Full story
Allen Messner Lakeway, Texas On June 19, 2024, Allen Messner, 91, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family in Lakeway, Texas. His life was a testament to his legacy of hard work, love and unwavering dedication to his family and friends. Allen's visitation was held on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 from 1-5 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford. A visitation was also held on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 from 1-2 p.m., followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m., all at Evans Funeral Home, New... Full story