Obituaries

Michael Haas

Michael Haas

Sep 22, 2024

Michael was born in Portland, Oregon to Reuben and Margaret Haas, both deceased. He spent most of his childhood years in Mandan, and graduated from St. Mary's High School, before enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corp. After three years in the Marines, including a tour in Vietnam, he returned to school to become a graphic artist. He returned to school...

Lucas Schmidt

Lucas Schmidt

Sep 22, 2024

Lucas “Luke” “Lukey” Schmidt, 75, Bismarck, passed away on September 22, 2024, surrounded by his family.

A funeral service will be held 10:00 AM, Monday, September 30, at The Sanctuary, 2630 E Ave A, Bismarck.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 PM, with sharing of memories starting at 7:00 PM, Sunday, September 29, at The Sanctuary, 2630 E Ave A,...

Harry Darling

Harry Darling

Sep 22, 2024

Harry Darling, 83, of Bismarck, North Dakota, passed away on September 22, 2024. 

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, September 26, at Faith Lutheran Church, 1402 E Ave C, Bismarck.

Harry Morris Darling was born on November 16, 1940, to Richard "Dick" and Edna Darling in Lake Ibsen township, North Dakota. He was raised in a household of...

Rose Westby

Rose Westby

Sep 21, 2024

Rose Westby, 82, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away in the early morning hours on September 21, 2024, after a battle with cancer. 

A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, Oct. 5, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck. Family will greet visitors one hour prior to the service. 

Born on August 11, 1942, to...

Ruth Stark

Ruth Stark

Sep 20, 2024

Ruth Stark, 100, Bismarck, passed away on September 20, 2024.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM, Wednesday, September 25, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway Bismarck. 

Visitation will begin an hour prior to the service.

Interment in Tuttle, North Dakota.

Ruth Stark was born on September 4th 1924 to Ada and Edwin Newton on the Family Farm eight miles northeast of...

Vernon LeBlanc

Vernon LeBlanc

Sep 18, 2024

Vernon “Vern” Paul LeBlanc, 82, of Bismarck, ND, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving wife and family on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Sanford Medical Center.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00AM, Monday, September 23 at Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary, 806 E Broadway Ave, Bismarck.

Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00PM with a rosary/vigil service...

Donna L. Stair

Donna L. Stair

Sep 18, 2024

Donna Lee Stair, 81, Bismarck, passed away on September 18, 2024. 

Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, Sept. 23, at Corpus Christi Church, 1919 N 2nd St, Bismarck. 

Burial will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. 

Donna was born February 13, 1943 to Joseph & Ann (Stark) Emter. She attended Glen...

Erma E. Neuberger

Erma E. Neuberger

Sep 17, 2024

Erma Neuberger, 98, Bismarck, died September 17, 2024, at Sunset Drive Good Samaritan Society, Mandan, ND. 

A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM, Monday, September 23 at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.

Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck.

Erma was born in Beulah, North Dakota to John and Kathrine Krausz. She...

Marlene Knodel

Marlene Knodel

Sep 15, 2024

Marlene Jane Knodel passed away peacefully on September 15, 2024, at the age of 88, while residing at Edgewood Village Assisted Living in Bismarck ND, formerly of Minot ND. She was born on May 2, 1936, in Butte ND to Dan and Bertha (Heim) Fiedler, and also attended school in Butte. She married Elmer Knodel and resided and farmed in...

Van L. Sauter

Van L. Sauter

Sep 14, 2024

Evangeline "Van" Sauter, 91, Bismarck, passed away on September 14, 2024.

Private services will be held at Eastgate Funeral Service.

Van was born on October 14,1932 in Goodrich, ND, the daughter of August "Shorty" and Mary Biech (Krein). She graduated from Tuttle High School, then went on to College in Jamestown, earning a teaching certificate. 

Van married Duane Sauter on November 11 ,1952...

Arleth Mann

Arleth Mann

Sep 13, 2024

Arleth Ann Mann went to be home with Jesus on September 13, 2024, at CHI St. Alexius Health.

Visitation and gathering will be held from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Tuesday, September 17, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with a prayer service and sharing of memories beginning at 7:00 PM.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM,...

Loretta Koch

Loretta Koch

Sep 13, 2024

Loretta Mae Koch, 80, Mandan, ND, passed away peacefully on September 13, 2024 after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her family.

A memorial service will be 10:30 AM Saturday, September 21 at Parkway Funeral Service 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Family will greet visitors one hour prior to the service. 

Loretta was born on October 23, 1943 to Anton and Katherine...

David A. Barbere

David A. Barbere

Sep 13, 2024

David Barbere, 90, Bismarck, passed away on September 13, 2024.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 9:30AM, Tuesday September 17 at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 519 Raymond St, Bismarck. Visitation will begin at 9:00AM.

Interment at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan at 11AM.

David Anthony Barbere was born on October 19, 1933, in Santa Barbara, CA, to Francis...

Elaine Buresh

Elaine Buresh

Sep 10, 2024

Elaine Doris (Schmalz) Buresh, age 91, concluded her journey on Earth to enter heaven on September 10. She passed away in peace at St. Gabriel’s Benedictine Living Community with family by her side. 

Elaine was born in the Fayette Hills of Dunn County, North Dakota on February 4, 1933, in her parents’ sod home which was the converted, former St. Peter’s...

Amy McNalley

Amy McNalley

Sep 10, 2024

Amy L. (Chunn) Stuart McNalley, 95, passed away on September 10, 2024.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, September 17, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E Divide Ave, Bismarck. Burial will be at 1:00 PM at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.

Amy was born in Hettinger, ND September 14, 1928, to William Bean and Ethel (Reed) Chunn...

Ardella Schmitz

Ardella Schmitz

Sep 9, 2024

Loving daughter, sister, cousin, wife, mother, grandmother, friend and neighbor, Ardella Ruth (Stone) Schmitz, passed away September 9, 2024, in Owens Cross Roads, AL, at the age of 91.

Ardella, an enrolled member of Three Affiliated Tribes/MHA Nation (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara) a child of the Prairie Chicken Clan, was raised in the Twin Buttes area on Fort Berthold Indian Reservation...

Robert R. Kessel

Robert R. Kessel

Sep 9, 2024

Robert R. Kessel, 87, Bismarck, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2024.

Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 AM on Monday, September 16, 2024, at Catholic Church of the Ascension, 1905 S Third St., Bismarck. Burial will be at the ND Veterans Cemetery at 2:00 PM. There will be a time of fellowship and lunch between Mass and the burial at...

Edwin Landeis

Edwin Landeis

Sep 7, 2024

Edwin Landeis passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Mass of Christian burial will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13 at Christ the King, 505 10th Ave NW, Mandan.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E Divide Ave, Bismarck. A rosary/vigil service will begin at 7 p.m.

Burial will be held...

Bernie Fischer

Bernie Fischer

Sep 7, 2024

Burnell “Bernie” Fischer, 68 passed away quietly September 7, 2024 at home following a courageous eight-month battle with pancreatic cancer. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 106 Osage Ave, Bismarck. A service livestream will be available on the church's YouTube, listed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCigniVHcO26MNkLk4KvcNyw

Family will greet guests from 5 to 6:30...

Mary Richter

Mary Richter

Sep 7, 2024

Mary Rose Richter passed away on September 7, 2024. She was 87.

Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Thursday, Sept. 12, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 519 Raymond St, Bismarck.

Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM, Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck. A rosary followed by a vigil service will begin at...

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