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IN LOVING MEMORY OF James "Jim" DeForest
James "Jim"
DeForest
February 13, 1943 – May 20, 2026
Funeral Services for James "Jim" DeForest
Visitation
Parkway Funeral Service
5:00 - 7:00 pm (Central time)
Mass
Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
10:30 - 11:30 am (Central time)
James "Jim" DeForest's Obituary
James “Jim” DeForest, 83, of Bismarck passed away on May 20, 2026.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, June 5, at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 520 Raymond St, Bismarck.
Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm, Thursday, June 4, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck, with a rosary and vigil service beginning at 7:00 pm.
Burial will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
A full obituary is pending.
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