Obituaries
Margaret Halloran Kelly
May 1, 2020
Margaret Halloran Kelly (93) entered heaven on May 1, 2020 at St. Gabriel’s Community in Bismarck, ND.
She was born June 11, 1926 in Bismarck, ND to Francis Halloran and Ada Mauer who came from two early Bismarck Irish pioneer families. She attended Catholic School at St. Mary’s and graduated in 1944.
Margaret pursued college to become an elementary teacher. ...
Norma Holwegner
May 1, 2020
Norma Holwegner, 97, Bismarck, passed away on May 1, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Faith Lutheran Church, Bismarck.
My mom, Norma Evelyn Holwegner, was born to parents Halvor and Martha (Rogness) Olsen on February 7, 1923. She was 100 percent Norwegian American. She was baptized at Vang Lutheran and confirmed there...
RoDell "Rod" Kramer
Apr 29, 2020
As of April 29, 2020, RoDell “Rod” Dean Kramer, 49, Bismarck, ND, is now resting peacefully in heaven. A private family service will be held on Wednesday, May 6.
Rod, the son of Klinton and Ida Kramer, was born on September 30, 1970 in Bismarck. He graduated from Century High School in May of 1988. He enjoyed working for Marv’s...
John Sherek
Apr 29, 2020
John Douglas Sherek, 73, Bismarck, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Baptist Home, Bismarck. There will be no services. Cremation has taken place.
John was born to Wilfred and Ione (Arneson) Sherek in Grand Forks on September 6, 1946. Following graduation from Lankin Public in 1965, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in the fall....
Mavis Loeppke
Apr 29, 2020
Mavis Loeppke, 89, Bismarck, passed away on April 29, 2020 at St. Alexius in Bismarck. A private family memorial service will be held. Burial will be held at the ND Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.
Mavis Lorraine (Flaugher) Loeppke was born July 11, 1930, the only child to Leroy and Mary (McArthur) Flaugher. She grew up on a farm west of Heaton,...
Loretta Quanbeck
Apr 28, 2020
Loretta W. Quanbeck, 84, Mandan, passed away peacefully due to natural causes early Tuesday morning, April 28, 2020, surrounded by family.
Loretta Wilhelmina (Wegner) Quanbeck was born on her family’s farm near Elgin, North Dakota, February 23, 1936, to Emanuel and Pauline (Blumhardt) Wegner. She graduated from Elgin High School in 1953 and attended Dickinson and Concordia colleges.
She was...
Colleen Connelly
Apr 27, 2020
Margaret Colleen (Tobin) Connelly, 93, Bismarck, passed away at her home in the care of her family. We are happy that she will spend her 73rd anniversary on April 28 with Dad in heaven.
Colleen was born in 1927 in Mandan, to Ed and Peg (Gasper) Tobin. When she was a small child, the family moved to Dickinson where she...
Verla DeKrey
Apr 27, 2020
Verla DeKrey, 90, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020. A private family service will be held.
Verla Mae Smith entered the world on December 26, 1929, the sixth of seven children born to Clarence Mathias Smith and Sigrid Helene Smith of Steele. Verla attended Steele Public School and graduated in 1948 from Steele High School. Following high school, Verla...
Caryn Jorgensen
Apr 26, 2020
Caryn Jorgensen, 68, McClusky, passed away under hospice care on April 26, 2020, CHI Community Memorial Hospital, Turtle Lake. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of Caryn’s life will be held at a later date due recent CDC regulation.
Caryn Gail was born October 20, 1951, to E. Duane and Clarice (Sundbakken) Nelson, the sixth of ten children. She...
Nancy Thompson
Apr 25, 2020
On Saturday, April 25, 2020 Nancy Lee Thompson, 61, from Wisconsin, passed away surrounded by her children. A private immediate family memorial service will be held at a later date.
Nancy was born February 7, 1959 in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. She grew up in Illinois and later moved to Prescott, Wisconsin. Nancy was one of six siblings and graduated from...
Maurice Ternes
Apr 25, 2020
Maurice Gerard Ternes, 56, Bismarck, died on April 25, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Maurice was born on December 12, 1963. With a degree in Power Plant Technology, he worked for Basin Electric for 36 years at Antelope Valley Station. On March 8, 2005 Maurice and Agnes Glass were united in marriage.
He had a very...
Gordon Kucera
Apr 24, 2020
Gordon Jacy Kucera passed away peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2020.
Gordon was born in Hamberg, ND on March 27, 1923 to William and Emma (Sielig) Kucera. He grew up on the farm with his parents and 7 siblings. He went to Hamberg Grade School through the 8th grade. He was the oldest son in the family and needed...
Robert "Bob" Hintz
Apr 24, 2020
Robert "Bob" Hintz passed away peacefully from natural causes on April 24, 2020 at The Community Living Center next to the VA Hospital in Fort Meade, SD, where he resided for the past year and six months.
Bob was always proud to have been born in the Grandparent's home in Selz, ND, on July 22, 1931 to Fredrick Hintz and...
Patricia Burgess
Apr 24, 2020
Patricia Ann Burgess, 92, died on April 24, 2020, at St. Gabriel’s Community in Bismarck. A private family service will be held at Eastgate Funeral Service on Wednesday, April 29. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck.
Patricia Ann (Pulver) Burgess, the daughter of LeRoy G. and Marion C. Pulver, was born on June 16, 1927, in Cedar Rapids,...
Wendal Dawson
Apr 23, 2020
Wendal Dawson, 88, of Almont, ND, passed away April 23, 2020, at the Mandan Hospital. He was born in Rolette, ND, on June 14, 1931, to Ralph and Ora Dawson. Wendal married Naomi Cusic in 1953. They began their family farm near Almont in 1957, where they had their two sons, Kelly and Jody. They farmed, ranched and raised their...
Manley Hillesland
Apr 22, 2020
Orville Manley Hillesland, 91, Bismarck formerly of Aneta, took the next chapter of his life adventure. He died peacefully in his sleep at Missouri Slope on April 22, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Manley, as he liked to be called, was born to Mabel (Hovde) and Ed Hillesland on October 26, 1928 on their...
Dolores Rosin
Apr 21, 2020
Dolores (Bruschwein) Rosin, 96, passed away on April 21, 2020 at Sanford, Bismarck.
Dolores was born on December 13, 1923 in Driscoll to August and Sarah Bruschwein. She graduated from Driscoll High School in 1941. Following graduation, she attended NDSU in Fargo and graduated in 1945 with a degree in Home Economics. She taught in Elgin from 1945 until 1947....
Willard Keller
Apr 21, 2020
Willard "Charlie" Keller, 93, Bismarck, died April 21, 2020 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 17, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.
Willard was born on July 18, 1926 in Beulah to Edward and Edna (Heihn) Keller. From ages one to 13, the family lived north of Killdeer before the family...
Irving Duane Cook
Apr 21, 2020
Irving Duane Cook, 80, Bismarck, passed away under hospice care on April 21, 2020, of natural causes. Duane and his beloved wife Rose Mary (Schaner) Cook will be buried together at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 23, at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Bismarck. Please join the family in honoring Duane’s life while watching the livestream at the bottom of Duane's...
Terry R. Willson
Apr 21, 2020
Terry Willson, 69, of Bismarck, passed away at home with his family by his side as the sun was setting on April 21, 2020. Enduring an 18-month fight against cancer, Terry never lost hope, and he fought with a strong spirit until the end.
He was born in Valley City, North Dakota on September 24, 1950. Terry grew up in...
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