Obituaries
Lynn Swenson
May 17, 2020
Lynn Swenson, 94, Bismarck, passed away on May 17, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Lynn was born on December 29, 1925 to Ted and Minnie Swenson on a farm south of Charlson, North Dakota. He attended John Olson School and Sanish High School.
He met Pearl Sondrol, the love of his life, at a...
Mary Pedersen
May 16, 2020
Mary Louise Pedersen, 92, Bismarck, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center due to complications of a stroke. For the last eighteen months she had been a resident of Primrose Retirement Community in Bismarck.
Due to CDC regulations, a private family service will take place at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 21 at Good Shepherd Lutheran...
Bryan Senger
May 15, 2020
Bryan Lee Senger, 61, Bismarck, passed away Friday, May 15, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long-fought battle with a rare mycobacterial infection.
Due to CDC regulations, a family service will be livestreamed, at www.parkwayfuneral.com on Bryan's obituary page, on Tuesday, May 19 at 10:30 AM at House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Bismarck, ND....
Crystal Wrightnour
May 14, 2020
Crystal Wrightnour, 30, Bismarck passed away on May 14, 2020. Cremation has taken place. Services will be held at a later date.
Elmer Eiseman
May 14, 2020
Elmer Eiseman, 85, Bismarck, unexpectedly passed away on May 14, 2020 at Augusta Place, Bismarck after a very short stay. Funeral service will be held on Monday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Chruch, 413 E Ave D, Bismarck ND. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 17, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330...
Valdine Schneider
May 14, 2020
Valdine Schneider, 82, passed away on May 14, 2020 at Sanford Medical Center.
Val was born on February 15, 1938, in Wilton, ND, daughter of Harvey and Gertrude Fitzgerald. She graduated from Regan Public School as valedictorian. During high school, she worked as a switchboard operator at the Regan Telephone Company. Val attended college at Valley City and earned her...
Evelyn Schroeder
May 14, 2020
Evelyn Schroeder, 81, Steele formerly of Grand Forks, died May 14, 2020 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. A private family memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Steele.
Evelyn was born on April 22, 1939 to Andrew and Margaret (Denelson) Avron in Manvel, ND, the youngest of eleven children. She was raised and educated in the...
Florence Fischer
May 12, 2020
Florence Fischer, 100, Bismarck formerly of Steele, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at the Baptist Health Care Center, Bismarck. Due to CDC recommendations, a private family service will be held at Parkway Funeral Service.
Florence was born on January 15, 1920 to William and Matilda (Seher) Remmich. She was raised and educated in a country school north of...
Ronald "Ron" Eugene Martin Dressler
May 12, 2020
Ronald Eugene Martin Dressler, 76, Bismarck formerly of Raleigh, passed away on May 12, 2020 surrounded by his family after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Due to CDC regulations, a private family service will be held and the service will be livestreamed from Corpus Christi Catholic Church’s website: https://corpuschristibismarck.com/ at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 15. A public visitation will...
James Wynn
May 12, 2020
James “Jim” Wynn, 76, Stanton passed away May 12, 2020 at Knife River Care Facility, Beulah.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 22, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.
Jim was born May 5, 1944 to Ed and Doris (Miller) Wynn in Minneapolis, MN.
Jim entered the Navy in 1962 and was honorably discharged...
Dean Rahn
May 12, 2020
Dean C. Rahn, 61, Bismarck, died May 12, 2020 at a Bismarck hospital.
A private family service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 18. Burial will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. There will be no service livestream; however, a recorded version of the funeral service will be up momentarily.
Dean was born on November 8, 1958,...
Michael Croteau
May 11, 2020
Michael “Croto” Croteau, 34, Bismarck, passed away on May 11, 2020. A private Mass of Christian Burial will be livestreamed at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 16, and can be viewed from either of these links: https://www.facebook.com/CathedralParishBismarck, or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OmMlWFjC8U. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 15, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy. Due to...
Lyle Oliver Schultz
May 11, 2020
On May 11, 2020, our father, Lyle Oliver Schultz, entered the kingdom of heaven. His tired heart had given everything it had into serving others, and the Lord said it was time for a well-deserved rest.
Dad was born on May 24, 1929 to Earl and Pearl (Otteson) Schultz. He was raised in Bismarck with two older sisters, Agnes and...
Shirley Sailer
May 9, 2020
Shirley Sailer, 77, of Bismarck, passed away on May 9, 2020 due to complications from strokes she sustained in January.
Shirley was born in Washburn, ND on September 28, 1942 to Fred and Elizabeth Schuler. She was the second oldest of 6 girls. She later moved to Bismarck where she graduated from Bismarck High School in 1960.
Shirley married Alvin...
Eugene Carl Horn
May 7, 2020
Eugene Carl Horn, 89, Steele ND, passed away on May 7, 2020, at the Napoleon Care Center. Due to safety precautions concerning COVID-19, a private family service will be held.
Eugene was born November 8, 1930, the first of 6 children born to Gottfried and Lena Horn. In his early years, Eugene was active in 4H and loved Black Angus...
Esther Colebank
May 3, 2020
Esther Colebank, 86, Bismarck, passed away on May 3, 2020 at Augusta Place, Bismarck. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck, where a prayer service will begin at 7:00...
Donald Almer
May 2, 2020
Donald Almer, 76, Bismarck, passed away on May 2, 2020. A private family service will be held.
Donald Almer was born in Harvey, ND, on May 19, 1943 to Edwin and Irene (Faul) Almer. He was raised on a farm in the McClusky area. In 1962, he moved to Bismarck and worked for IGO Construction, followed by Harley Miller Construction....
Albert Imhoff
May 2, 2020
Albert Imhoff, 92, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 2, 2020, at his home in Bismarck, ND.
Albert was born April 2, 1928, to Jacob and Christiana (Iszler) Imhoff. He was raised on a farm northeast of Burt, ND with his nine siblings. Albert attended rural schools in Solen Township through the 8th grade. At age...
Margaret Halloran Kelly
May 1, 2020
Margaret Halloran Kelly (93) entered heaven on May 1, 2020 at St. Gabriel’s Community in Bismarck, ND.
She was born June 11, 1926 in Bismarck, ND to Francis Halloran and Ada Mauer who came from two early Bismarck Irish pioneer families. She attended Catholic School at St. Mary’s and graduated in 1944.
Margaret pursued college to become an elementary teacher. ...
Norma Holwegner
May 1, 2020
Norma Holwegner, 97, Bismarck, passed away on May 1, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Faith Lutheran Church, Bismarck.
My mom, Norma Evelyn Holwegner, was born to parents Halvor and Martha (Rogness) Olsen on February 7, 1923. She was 100 percent Norwegian American. She was baptized at Vang Lutheran and confirmed there...