Obituaries
Howard J Piehl
Jan 8, 2017
Howard J. Piehl, 99, Bismarck, died January 8, 2017, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck. Services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, January 13, at McCabe United Methodist Church, 1030 N 6th St., Bismarck, with Rev. Mark Ehrmantraut officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Thursday, January 12, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway,...
Kevin P Ferderer
Jan 8, 2017
Kevin P. Ferderer, 53, Bismarck, went to meet his Father on Sunday, January 8, 2017, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, January 17, at Church of the Ascension, 1825 S 3rd St., Bismarck, with Rev. Msgr. James Braaten officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm...
Terry L. Vaughan
Jan 6, 2017
Terry Vaughan, 67, Bismarck, ND, passed away unexpectedly on January 6, 2017, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck, surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 am, Friday, January 13, 2017, at House of Prayer Lutheran Church, 1470 S. Washington St., Bismarck, with Pastor Joel Samuelson officiating. There will be visitation from 5:00 pm – 8:00...
Theodore A. Ryberg
Jan 6, 2017
Theodore “Ted” A. Ryberg, 84, Wing, ND, died January 6, 2017, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 pm Wednesday, January 18, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Wing, with Rev. Trisha DeBoer officiating. Burial will be held in the spring at Ahola Cemetery, rural Wing. The family will greet visitors starting at 6:00 pm Tuesday, January...
Herman Clifford Preszler
Jan 3, 2017
Herman Clifford Preszler, 88, Bismarck, ND, (formerly of Braddock, ND), passed away on January 3, 2017, after a long, full-filled and richly blessed life. Services will be held at 10:00 am Monday, January 9, at Faith Lutheran Church, 1402 East Avenue C, Bismarck, with Rev. Marv Mutzenberger officiating. Burial will be held at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation...
Loren E Schwalbe
Jan 2, 2017
Loren E. Schwalbe, 74, Bismarck, died under hospice care in Bismarck on January 2, 2017. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 7, at Faith Lutheran Church, 1402 East Avenue C, Bismarck, with Rev. Jon Splichal Larson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, January 6, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway,...
Edwin Lacher
Jan 2, 2017
Edwin Lacher, 88, Bismarck, passed away on January 2, 2017, at Wishek Living Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday at 10:00 AM at Church of Corpus Christi, 1919 N. 2nd Street, Bismarck, with Rev. Paul Becker officiating. Burial will be at the ND Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at...
Dorothy Wald
Jan 2, 2017
Dorothy Wald, 81, Bismarck, died January 2, 2017, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 Noon Friday, January 6, 2017, at Church of St. Mary, 806 E. Broadway Ave., Bismarck, with Msgr. Gene Lindemann officiating. Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm...
Ardelle Girard
Jan 2, 2017
Ardelle Lorraine Girard, 70, of Bismarck, died January 2, 2017, at CHI St. Alexius hospital in Bismarck, after a long, strenuous battle with cancer. The funeral service will be 2:00 pm on Friday, January 6, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with Father Paul Becker officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm on Thursday, January 5,...
Raymond A. Markel
Dec 31, 2016
Raymond A. Markel, 95, Bismarck, died December 31, 2016, at the Baptist Health Care Center, Bismarck. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at the Baptist Health Care Center, 3400 Nebraska Dr., Bismarck, with Deacon Terry Glatt officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the Baptist Health Care Center. Burial will...
Edward J. Dosch
Dec 27, 2016
Edward Joseph Dosch, 90, died December 27, 2016 in Bismarck. A private family funeral service will be held. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Friday, December 30, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a vigil/rosary service will begin at 6:00 pm. Edward was born on January 17, 1926, to Sebastian and Veronica (Schumacher)...
Clyde Nassif
Dec 27, 2016
Clyde Tom Nassif, 58, of Houston, Texas, passed away unexpectedly, Dec. 27, 2016, most likely due to heart complications and was pronounced deceased at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston after attempts to resuscitate him failed. A celebration of Clyde’s life will also be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, May 27, 2017, at St. George’s Episcopal Church, Bismarck, ND. Burial will...
Terry Scott Strand
Dec 26, 2016
Terry Scott Strand, 58, Steele, died December 26, 2016. Services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, December 30, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Steele, ND, with Rev. Jerome Hunkler officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Thursday, December 29, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, where an evening prayer service will begin...
Pearl McDowall
Dec 25, 2016
It is with great sadness, but yet with joy as we know mom will experience the resurrection of our Lord, our family imparts the news that Pearl McDowall died Christmas morning, December 25, 2016, two months short of her 100th birthday. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, December 30, at House of Prayer Lutheran Church, 1470 S...
William "Bill" Smith
Dec 22, 2016
William “Bill” Smith passed away at CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck on December 22, 2016. He was born in Landstuhl, Germany on June 18, 1970. He was a natural athlete in all sports, but he had an incredible passion for hockey. His dry, quick-witted sense of humor was very infectious. He was very quiet and private, but would talk...
Donna M. Smith
Dec 20, 2016
Donna Smith, 71, Bismarck, died December 20, 2016, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 19, at 11:00 AM at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with Rev. Brandon Vetter officiating. A second memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 20, at 11:00 AM at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Esmond with...
Claudia Russell
Dec 20, 2016
Claudia Rae Russell, 67, Bismarck, died on December 20, 2016, from cancer at Sanford Health in Bismarck. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 29, at 1:00 PM at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with Rev. Bryan Hochhalter officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be held in the spring at...
Anna Vollmer
Dec 17, 2016
Anna H. Vollmer, 90, passed away peacefully at St. Vincent’s Nursing Home on December 17, 2016, one day short of her 91st birthday. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 19th at St. Vincent’s from 1:30 to 2:30 and Eastgate Funeral Service from 4:00 to 6:00. She will be laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Gardens. A memorial service and...
Bernice Wetzel-Grosz
Dec 16, 2016
Bernice Wetzel-Grosz, 85, Bismarck, passed away on December 16, 2016, at Baptist Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 28, at 11:00 AM at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Spring burial will be held at the Friendship Community Cemetery, east of Glen Ullin, ND. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 27, from 5:00 – 7:00...
Lawrence Reiswig
Dec 16, 2016
Lawrence Reiswig, 98, Bismarck, died December 16, 2016, at St. Vincent’s Care Center, Bismarck. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, December 20, at the United Methodist Church in McClusky, ND. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Monday, December 19, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to...