Obituaries

Lyle Oliver Schultz

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

RoDell "Rod" Kramer

RoDell "Rod" Kramer

Apr 29, 2020

As of April 29, 2020, RoDell “Rod” Dean Kramer, 49, Bismarck, ND, is now resting peacefully in heaven. A private family service will be held on Wednesday, May 6.

Rod, the son of Klinton and Ida Kramer, was born on September 30, 1970 in Bismarck. He graduated from Century High School in May of 1988. He enjoyed working for Marv’s...

John Sherek

John Sherek

Apr 29, 2020

John Douglas Sherek, 73, Bismarck, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Baptist Home, Bismarck. There will be no services. Cremation has taken place.

John was born to Wilfred and Ione (Arneson) Sherek in Grand Forks on September 6, 1946. Following graduation from Lankin Public in 1965, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in the fall....

Mavis Loeppke

Mavis Loeppke

Apr 29, 2020

Mavis Loeppke, 89, Bismarck, passed away on April 29, 2020 at St. Alexius in Bismarck.  A private family memorial service will be held. Burial will be held at the ND Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.

Mavis Lorraine (Flaugher) Loeppke  was born July 11, 1930, the only child to Leroy and Mary (McArthur) Flaugher. She grew up on a farm west of Heaton,...

Loretta Quanbeck

Loretta Quanbeck

Apr 28, 2020

Loretta W. Quanbeck, 84, Mandan, passed away peacefully due to natural causes early Tuesday morning, April 28, 2020, surrounded by family.

Loretta Wilhelmina (Wegner) Quanbeck was born on her family’s farm near Elgin, North Dakota, February 23, 1936, to Emanuel and Pauline (Blumhardt) Wegner. She graduated from Elgin High School in 1953 and attended Dickinson and Concordia colleges.

She was...

Colleen Connelly

Colleen Connelly

Apr 27, 2020

Margaret Colleen (Tobin) Connelly, 93, Bismarck, passed away at her home in the care of her family. We are happy that she will spend her 73rd anniversary on April 28 with Dad in heaven.

Colleen was born in 1927 in Mandan, to Ed and Peg (Gasper) Tobin. When she was a small child, the family moved to Dickinson where she...

Verla DeKrey

Verla DeKrey

Apr 27, 2020

Verla DeKrey, 90, passed away on Monday, April 27, 2020. A private family service will be held.

Verla Mae Smith entered the world on December 26, 1929, the sixth of seven children born to Clarence Mathias Smith and Sigrid Helene Smith of Steele. Verla attended Steele Public School and graduated in 1948 from Steele High School. Following high school, Verla...

Caryn Jorgensen

Caryn Jorgensen

Apr 26, 2020

Caryn Jorgensen, 68, McClusky, passed away under hospice care on April 26, 2020, CHI Community Memorial Hospital, Turtle Lake. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of Caryn’s life will be held at a later date due recent CDC regulation.

Caryn Gail was born October 20, 1951, to E. Duane and Clarice (Sundbakken) Nelson, the sixth of ten children. She...

Nancy Thompson

Nancy Thompson

Apr 25, 2020

On Saturday, April 25, 2020 Nancy Lee Thompson, 61, from Wisconsin, passed away surrounded by her children.  A private immediate family memorial service will be held at a later date.

Nancy was born February 7, 1959 in Clarendon Hills, Illinois.  She grew up in Illinois and later moved to Prescott, Wisconsin.  Nancy was one of six siblings and graduated from...

Maurice Ternes

Maurice Ternes

Apr 25, 2020

Maurice Gerard Ternes, 56, Bismarck, died on April 25, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Maurice was born on December 12, 1963. With a degree in Power Plant Technology, he worked for Basin Electric for 36 years at Antelope Valley Station. On March 8, 2005 Maurice and Agnes Glass were united in marriage.

He had a very...

Gordon Kucera

Gordon Kucera

Apr 24, 2020

Gordon Jacy Kucera passed away peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2020.  

Gordon was born in Hamberg, ND on March 27, 1923 to William and Emma (Sielig) Kucera. He grew up on the farm with his parents and 7 siblings.  He went to Hamberg Grade School through the 8th grade. He was the oldest son in the family and needed...

Robert "Bob" Hintz

Robert "Bob" Hintz

Apr 24, 2020

Robert "Bob" Hintz passed away peacefully from natural causes on April 24, 2020 at The Community Living Center next to the VA Hospital in Fort Meade, SD, where he resided for the past year and six months.

Bob was always proud to have been born in the Grandparent's home in Selz, ND, on July 22, 1931 to Fredrick Hintz and...

Patricia Burgess

Patricia Burgess

Apr 24, 2020

Patricia Ann Burgess, 92, died on April 24, 2020, at St. Gabriel’s Community in Bismarck. A private family service will be held at Eastgate Funeral Service on Wednesday, April 29. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck.

Patricia Ann (Pulver) Burgess, the daughter of LeRoy G. and Marion C. Pulver, was born on June 16, 1927, in Cedar Rapids,...