Obituaries

Marie Newcomb

Marie Newcomb

Sep 3, 2020

Marie (Volk) Newcomb, 80, Bismarck, formerly of Mandan, passed away on Sept. 3, 2020 with family by her side. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, at Parkway Funeral Service. Visitation will continue one hour prior...

Joseph "Joe" Volk

Joseph "Joe" Volk

Sep 2, 2020

Joseph Volk, 59, passed peacefully Sept. 2, 2020 at his home in Bismarck surrounded by his family and friends. 

Joe was a fun loving person who had a passion for music.  Music transported Joe to his happy place.  He loved going to concerts, sharing his music with others and playing his tunes at various events. His passion was fulfilled as...

Michael Ray Barrett

Michael Ray Barrett

Sep 1, 2020

Michael Ray “Dudeman” Barrett, 40, passed away on September 1, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. To view the service livestream, go to the funeral home’s website.

Burial will be held at a later date...

Victor Arnold Lemke

Victor Arnold Lemke

Sep 1, 2020

Victor Arnold Lemke, 95, died peacefully on Sept. 1, 2020 at St. Alexis Medical Center in Bismarck. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E Divide Ave, Bismarck. A service livestream will be available on the funeral home’s website.

Burial will be held at 3 p.m. at the North Dakota Veterans...

Edward Charles Aloysius Behrendt

Edward Charles Aloysius Behrendt

Aug 31, 2020

Edward Charles Aloysius Behrendt (aka ACE), 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Nursing Home, Bismarck. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Church of St. Mary, 806 E Broadway Ave, Bismarck. Guests are asked to follow social distancing guidelines.

Visitation will be held from 5 to...

Lillian Sturn

Lillian Sturn

Aug 31, 2020

Lillian (Haider) Sturn, 83, Bismarck, passed away peacefully on Aug. 31, 2020 at Missouri Slope, Bismarck. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at Church of Corpus Christi, 1919 N 2nd St, Bismarck.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck....

Eunice Darlene Neuharth

Eunice Darlene Neuharth

Aug 31, 2020

Eunice Darlene Neuharth, 84, passed away on Aug. 31, 2020, at Sanford Hospital, Bismarck, North Dakota. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at Century Baptist Church, 205 Colt Ave, Bismarck. A service livestream will be available on the church’s website.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Eastgate Funeral...

Ralph Henry Leet

Ralph Henry Leet

Aug 30, 2020

Ralph Henry Leet passed away peacefully on Aug. 30, 2020 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center surrounded by his loving family.

Rolf (baptismal name) was born on a farmstead near Starkweather, on Aug. 11, 1930 to Henry and Emma (Sollom) Leet. Ralph was the younger brother to Richard. He lived and worked on the same farm throughout his youth. He...

Margaret Jones

Margaret Jones

Aug 28, 2020

Margaret F. (Ditterick) Jones, 93,  has joined our heavenly father.  A private memorial service will be held.

She was born on July 5, 1927 to Frank and Helen (Dietlein) Ditterick and was raised in Perham, Minne.  Margaret married Bernard “Beanie” Jones on April 24, 1946 and through this union had five beautiful children, Richard (who passed away at only 13...

Sister Claire Schmitt

Sister Claire Schmitt

Aug 28, 2020

Sister Claire Schmitt, 97, a member of Annunciation Monastery, Bismarck, entered eternal life Friday, August 28, 2020, following a cardiac arrest.

The Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 2 in the Chapel of Annunciation Monastery.  Visitation is 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, September 1, and the vigil service with Evening Prayer at 7 p.m. in the...

Ryan C. Tesky

Ryan C. Tesky

Aug 27, 2020

Ryan C. Tesky, age 42, of Bismarck, ND died peacefully on August 27, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center. Due to Covid 19, a private family celebration of Ryan's life will be held on Tuesday, September 1st, 2020. There will be no visitation, cremation has taken place. Ryan was born to Dennis Tesky and Sharon (Renner) Klein on September 7, 1977....

Lloyd Fischer

Lloyd Fischer

Aug 26, 2020

Lloyd G. Fischer, 76, Bismarck, went to be with his heavenly Father on Aug. 26, 2020 at Sanford Health. A private graveside service was held at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Due to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date yet to be determined.

Lloyd Fischer was born on April 17,...

Leona Silcott

Leona Silcott

Aug 26, 2020

Leona Silcott, 79, New Salem, passed away from this life to the next on Aug. 26, 2020, at Sanford Health, Bismarck. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Mandan.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E Divide...

Antoinette "Toni" Staudinger

Antoinette "Toni" Staudinger

Aug 26, 2020

Antoinette M. Staudinger, 90, passed away from this life on August 26, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Care Center, Bismarck.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, September 1, at Church of Corpus Christi,  1919 N 2nd St, Bismarck.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm on Monday, August 31 at Parkway...

Thomas John Rothschiller

Thomas John Rothschiller

Aug 26, 2020

Thomas John Rothschiller, 84, will be laid to rest with full military honors at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. He will be joining brothers, Francis and Bud; brother-in-law, Leonard Schmidt and sister Betty. Following the military ceremony family and friends will gather at Fort Lincoln State Park and release the remainder of his ashes...

Robert Friesz

Robert Friesz

Aug 25, 2020

Robert R. Friesz, 90, Bismarck, passed from this life to the next on Aug. 25, 2020, at Benedictine Living Center, Garrison. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31, at the Church of Corpus Christi, 1919 N 2nd St, Bismarck. A rosary will begin at 9 a.m. A service livestream will be available on...

Arvid Backman

Arvid Backman

Aug 25, 2020

Arvid George Backman, 83, of Wilton ND, passed into the loving arms of his Savior, on August 25, 2020 at Sanford Health in Bismarck, ND.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, August 31, at Mission Evangelical Free Church, 701 7th St N, Wilton.  Burial immediately following at the Mission Cemetery east of Wilton. For those unable...

Jo Ellen Bugge

Jo Ellen Bugge

Aug 25, 2020

A service livestream will be available below starting at the time of the service. When the service becomes live, a play button will appear in the center of the black box, click the play button to view the service. With any issues, please refresh your page and/or turn up your volume. If issues persist, please contact the funeral home.

Jo...

Debra Ann Quinata Meno

Debra Ann Quinata Meno

Aug 22, 2020

Our beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Debra Ann Quinata Meno, passed away at her home in Bismarck. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck. A service livestream will be available for viewing.

Debra was born on November 22, 1968 in Malesso, Guam, the daughter of Pedro Meno...

Elijah Henry James Skeen

Elijah Henry James Skeen

Aug 19, 2020

Elijah's service livestream will be available at 10:00 Monday, Aug. 24 at https://www.facebook.com/goodshepherdbismarck/

Elijah Henry James Skeen, four-month-old son of Sarah (Wolfer) and DJ Skeen, died unexpectedly on Aug. 19, 2020 while on vacation with his family in Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 106 Osage Ave, Bismarck.

...