Obituaries

Judith "Judy" Kirsch

Judith "Judy" Kirsch

May 19, 2020

Judith Ann Kirsch, 72, Bismarck, passed away on May 19, 2020 at CHI St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, ND. A celebration of life gathering will be held at a later date this summer.

Born May 1, 1948, Judy was raised on a farm southeast of Gladstone, North Dakota. She graduated from Gladstone High School and received a Bachelor’s of Science degree...

Audrey Spitzer

Audrey Spitzer

May 18, 2020

Audrey R. Spitzer, 86, Bismarck and formerly of Wilton, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 with her best friend and husband of 65 years by her side.

Due to COVID-19, a private family service will be held. You can view a recording of the private service below. A public Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Audrey...

Lynn Swenson

Lynn Swenson

May 17, 2020

Lynn Swenson, 94, Bismarck, passed away on May 17, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Lynn was born on December 29, 1925 to Ted and Minnie Swenson on a farm south of Charlson, North Dakota. He attended John Olson School and Sanish High School.

He met Pearl Sondrol, the love of his life, at a...

Mary Pedersen

Mary Pedersen

May 16, 2020

Mary Louise Pedersen, 92, Bismarck, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center due to complications of a stroke. For the last eighteen months she had been a resident of Primrose Retirement Community in Bismarck.

Due to CDC regulations, a private family service will take place at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 21 at Good Shepherd Lutheran...

Bryan Senger

Bryan Senger

May 15, 2020

Bryan Lee Senger, 61, Bismarck, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long-fought battle with a rare mycobacterial infection.

Due to CDC regulations, a family service will be livestreamed, at www.parkwayfuneral.com on Bryan's obituary page, on Tuesday, May 19 at 10:30 AM at House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Bismarck, ND....

Crystal Wrightnour

Crystal Wrightnour

May 14, 2020

Crystal Wrightnour, 30, Bismarck passed away on May 14, 2020. Cremation has taken place. Services will be held at a later date.

Elmer Eiseman

Elmer Eiseman

May 14, 2020

Elmer Eiseman, 85, Bismarck, unexpectedly passed away on May 14, 2020 at Augusta Place, Bismarck after a very short stay.  Funeral service will be held on Monday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Chruch, 413 E Ave D, Bismarck ND.  Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330...

Valdine Schneider

Valdine Schneider

May 14, 2020

Valdine Schneider, 82, passed away on May 14, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center.

Val was born on February 15, 1938, in Wilton, ND, daughter of Harvey and Gertrude Fitzgerald. She graduated from Regan Public School as valedictorian. During high school, she worked as a switchboard operator at the Regan Telephone Company. Val attended college at Valley City and earned her...

Evelyn Schroeder

Evelyn Schroeder

May 14, 2020

Evelyn Schroeder, 81, Steele formerly of Grand Forks, died May 14, 2020 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. A private family memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Steele.

Evelyn was born on April 22, 1939 to Andrew and Margaret (Denelson) Avron in Manvel, ND, the youngest of eleven children. She was raised and educated in the...

Florence Fischer

Florence Fischer

May 12, 2020

Florence Fischer, 100, Bismarck formerly of Steele, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at the Baptist Health Care Center, Bismarck. Due to CDC recommendations, a private family service will be held at Parkway Funeral Service.

Florence was born on January 15, 1920 to William and Matilda (Seher) Remmich. She was raised and educated in a country school north of...

Ronald "Ron" Eugene Martin Dressler

Ronald "Ron" Eugene Martin Dressler

May 12, 2020

Ronald Eugene Martin Dressler, 76, Bismarck formerly of Raleigh, passed away on May 12, 2020 surrounded by his family after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Due to CDC regulations, a private family service will be held and the service will be livestreamed from Corpus Christi Catholic Church’s website: https://corpuschristibismarck.com/ at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 15. A public visitation will...

James Wynn

James Wynn

May 12, 2020

James “Jim” Wynn, 76, Stanton passed away May 12, 2020 at Knife River Care Facility, Beulah.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 22, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.

Jim was born May 5, 1944 to Ed and Doris (Miller) Wynn in Minneapolis, MN.

Jim entered the Navy in 1962 and was honorably discharged...

Dean Rahn

Dean Rahn

May 12, 2020

Dean C. Rahn, 61, Bismarck, died May 12, 2020 at a Bismarck hospital.

A private family service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 18. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. There will be no service livestream; however, a recorded version of the funeral service will be up momentarily. 

Dean was born on November 8, 1958,...

Michael Croteau

Michael Croteau

May 11, 2020

Michael “Croto” Croteau, 34, Bismarck, passed away on May 11, 2020. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be livestreamed at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 16, and can be viewed from either of these links: https://www.facebook.com/CathedralParishBismarck, or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OmMlWFjC8U. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 15, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy. Due to...

Lyle Oliver Schultz

Lyle Oliver Schultz

May 11, 2020

On May 11, 2020, our father, Lyle Oliver Schultz, entered the kingdom of heaven. His tired heart had given everything it had into serving others, and the Lord said it was time for a well-deserved rest.

Dad was born on May 24, 1929 to Earl and Pearl (Otteson) Schultz. He was raised in Bismarck with two older sisters, Agnes and...

Shirley Sailer

Shirley Sailer

May 9, 2020

Shirley Sailer, 77, of Bismarck, passed away on May 9, 2020 due to complications from strokes she sustained in January. 

Shirley was born in Washburn, ND on September 28, 1942 to Fred and Elizabeth Schuler.  She was the second oldest of 6 girls.  She later moved to Bismarck where she graduated from Bismarck High School in 1960. 

Shirley married Alvin...

Eugene Carl Horn

Eugene Carl Horn

May 7, 2020

Eugene Carl Horn, 89, Steele ND, passed away on May 7, 2020, at the Napoleon Care Center. Due to safety precautions concerning COVID-19, a private family service will be held.

Eugene was born November 8, 1930, the first of 6 children born to Gottfried and Lena Horn.  In his early years, Eugene was active in 4H and loved Black Angus...

Esther Colebank

Esther Colebank

May 3, 2020

Esther Colebank, 86, Bismarck, passed away on May 3, 2020 at Augusta Place, Bismarck. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck, where a prayer service will begin at 7:00...

Donald Almer

Donald Almer

May 2, 2020

Donald Almer, 76, Bismarck, passed away on May 2, 2020. A private family service will be held.

Donald Almer was born in Harvey, ND, on May 19, 1943 to Edwin and Irene (Faul) Almer. He was raised on a farm in the McClusky area. In 1962, he moved to Bismarck and worked for IGO Construction, followed by Harley Miller Construction....

Albert Imhoff

Albert Imhoff

May 2, 2020

Albert Imhoff, 92, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 2, 2020, at his home in Bismarck, ND.

Albert was born April 2, 1928, to Jacob and Christiana (Iszler) Imhoff.  He was raised on a farm northeast of Burt, ND with his nine siblings. Albert attended rural schools in Solen Township through the 8th grade. At age...

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