Obituaries
Todd Lasky
Nov 18, 2018
Todd James Lasky, 48, passed away November 18, 2018, as the result of an air ambulance crash. A joint celebration honoring all who perished will be held at 10:00 am Monday, November 26, 2018 at the Bismarck Event Center 315 S 5th St, Bismarck. Family will greet visitors from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm on Sunday, November 25,...
Sinsere Smith
Nov 18, 2018
Sinsere “ Batcoon” Smith went to go be with his hero Uncle Bud in heaven on November 18, 2018.There will be a time of sharing at 11:30 am Friday, November 23, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Friday at Parkway Funeral Service. Sin was born on September 26,...
Mary Kunz
Nov 17, 2018
Mary Kunz passed away at the Baptist Health Care Center, Bismarck, on November 17, 2018, at the age of 94 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, November 26, at Zion Lutheran Church, 413 Avenue D East, Bismarck, with Rev. Thomas R. Marcis Jr., officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens,...
Edwin "Ed" Blumhagen
Nov 14, 2018
Edwin (Ed) Blumhagen passed away peacefully at home on November 14, 2018, in the arms of family. We will be remembering his life on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, 11:00 AM, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3rd St. and Avenue A., Bismarck, with Rev. Paul Schick officiating. Cremation has taken place, and there will be a visitation Tuesday, November 20, 2018, from...
Glen W Hansen
Nov 13, 2018
Glen W. Hansen, 90, Mandan, passed away on November 13, 2018, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck. There will be no visitation, as cremation has taken place. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 21, 2018, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Glen was born March 23, 1928, in Glendive, MT, to Martin and Dorothy (Young)...
Sally Bitz
Nov 12, 2018
Sally Jean Bitz, 74 Bismarck, died on Nov. 12th, 2018, at Rochester, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am Monday, November 19, at Church of the Ascension, 1825 S 3rd St., Bismarck, with Rev. Msgr. James Braaten as celebrant and Rev. Marvin Klemmer concelebrant. Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Sunday, November...
Gaylan Arden Staael
Nov 11, 2018
Gaylan Arden Staael, 67, passed away November 11, 2018, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck, after a long illness with congestive heart failure. Services will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, November 17, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Visitation will be held 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Friday, November 16, at Parkway Funeral Service, where a sharing...
Thomas "Tom" McGurren
Nov 10, 2018
Thomas “Tom” McGurren, 84, Bismarck, died November 10, 2018 at a Mandan care center. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, November 15 at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Thomas Drayton “Tom” McGurren, 84, Bismarck, passed away on November 10, 2018 at Dakota Alpha, where he resided since October 1, 2018. Tom was born...
Danny G. Weigand
Nov 8, 2018
Danny Gene Weigand, 69, passed away on November, 8th 2018, at Sanford Health, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday November 12 at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where family will greet people from 10:00 – 11:00 am. Danny was born and raised in Oklahoma where he lived...
Carol Jean Johnson
Nov 7, 2018
Carol Johnson, 63, Bismarck, died November 7, 2018. Services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, November 17, at All Nations Assembly of God, 121 48th Ave SE, Bismarck, with Pastor Gordon Williams officiating. There will be no visitation, cremation has taken place. Carol Jean Johnson was born July 29, 1955, one of four children born to Wilbur and Irene...
Margaret Keily
Nov 7, 2018
On November 7, 2018, Margaret Keily, 90, daughter of Dan and Mary (Noonan) Keily, died while a resident at Missouri Slope Nursing Home in Bismarck. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 12, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Tappen, with Rev. Jerome Hunkler officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:30 pm -3 p.m. Sunday,...
Laura L. Teunissen
Nov 7, 2018
Laura L. Teunissen, 77, Bismarck, died November 7, 2018, at home surrounded by her family. Services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, November 10, at House of Prayer Lutheran Church, 1470 S. Washington St., Bismarck, with Rev. David Swonger officiating. Burial will be at Mandan Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Friday, November...
Harold "Harry" William Baier
Nov 5, 2018
Harold “Harry” William Baier, 70, Bismarck, went to be with the Lord on November 5, 2018. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 am Friday, November 9, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. There will be no visitation, cremation has taken place. Burial will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, November 9, at the North...
Anita Eileen Kirschmann
Nov 4, 2018
Anita Eileen Keller Kirschmann, 86, Bismarck, crossed over November 4, 2018, after a brief stay at Elm Crest Manor in New Salem. Anita was born tenth to the late John and Rosa Keller, immigrants from Odessa, Russia. She married Bernard Kirschmann at the Bethel Baptist Church in Missoula, Feb. 11, 1948. “Calla lilies, snapdragons, tulips and acacia formed a spring-like...
Melinda "Mindy" Schmidt
Nov 4, 2018
Melinda “Mindy” Schmidt, 54, Driscoll, passed away November 4, 2018, surrounded by her daughter, Kandy, granddaughter, Briar, special friend, Bruce, childhood best friend, LeAnn Sabinash, and cousin Judy, at St. Alexius Health, Bismarck, after a short, fast, battle with cancer. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Thursday, November 8, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E. Divide...
Cleo Mae Mantz
Nov 3, 2018
Cleo Mae (Bailey) Chapman Mantz, 87, Bismarck, passed away the morning of November 3, 2018. Services will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, November 11, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1109 N 26th St., Bismarck, with Pastor Charles O’Hare officiating. Burial will be held at the McClusky Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at...
Wendell Edward Albert
Nov 1, 2018
Wendell Edward Albert died November 1, 2018 at Sunset Drive in Mandan, ND. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, November 7, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Cremation has taken place; therefore, no visitation will be held. Wendell was born on March 27, 1925 in Quincy, Massachusetts, the son of Alfred and Stella (Hansen...
Patricia "Pat" Friez
Oct 31, 2018
Patricia “Pat” Friez, 86, Bismarck, died October 31, 2018. Services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, November 5, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with Pastor Sylvia Bull officiating. Family will be greeting visitors one hour prior to the service at Parkway Funeral Service. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Patricia Grace Mary Hendershott...
Dennis N. Foss
Oct 31, 2018
Dennis N. Foss, 66, Bismarck, died October 31, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 Noon Thursday, November 8, at Church of St. Mary, 806 E. Broadway Ave., Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Wednesday, November 7, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a prayer service will begin at...
Jill Flynn Smyth
Oct 30, 2018
Jill Flynn Smyth, 74, Bismarck, ND, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2018. The family will be receiving guests from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Sunday, November 4, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with a time for sharing beginning at 4:00. A celebration of Jill’s life will be held at 11:00 am Monday, November 5, at First...