Obituaries
Shirley LuAnn Schwartz
Aug 20, 2016
Shirley LuAnn Schwartz, 65, Bismarck, died August 20, 2016, at a Mandan care center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 1:00 PM at McCabe United Methodist Church in Bismarck with Pastor Jenny Hallenbeck officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5:00 – 7:00 PM at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Shirley was born on May 15,...
Daphne Ghorbani
Aug 19, 2016
Dr. Daphne Schaal Ghorbani died August 19, 2016, in Bismarck North Dakota of pancreatic cancer. Daphne was born to Allen Theodore Taft Schaal and Mary Ellen Doerner Schaal on the open and expansive prairie of western North Dakota on July 10, 1948. Daphne graduated from Beach High School in 1966, and completed her bachelor’s degree of English education from the...
Bertha Louise Von Eschen
Aug 17, 2016
Bertha Louise Von Eschen, 100, Mandan, died August 17, 2016, at Sanford Health Continuing Care Center, Mandan. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 22, at Parkway Funeral Service Chapel, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with the Rev. Larry Giese officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service...
Marilyn J. Pahl
Aug 16, 2016
Marilyn J. Pahl, 84, Bismarck, died August 16, 2016, at Baptist Health Care Center. A memorial service will be held on Friday at 1:00 PM at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Marilyn was born on May 29, 1932, in New Rockford, ND, the daughter of Melvin and Marion (Larson) Barr. She was raised and attended school in New...
Elaine Berry Stern
Aug 15, 2016
Elaine Berry Stern, 89, Bismarck, died August 15, 2016, at CHI St. Alexius Health in Bismarck. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 12:00 Noon at Charity Lutheran Church in Bismarck with Rev. Randy Upgren officiating. Born on August 11, 1927, in Sarles, ND, to Wilbur and Sydna Berry, Elaine lived on the family farm and attended school...
Allen Almer
Aug 13, 2016
Allen Almer, 63, lived life with a smile on his face and a joke to tell. His happy disposition made the world a better place in which to live. Allen was born January 2, 1953, in Harvey, North Dakota, the son of Marlys (Thompson) and Alvin Almer. On August 13, 2016, he died peacefully at his home north of Tuttle,...
James F. Fleck
Aug 12, 2016
James F. Fleck, 83, Mandan, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2016, at Sanford Health in Bismarck. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 19, at 1:00 PM at Church of St. Joseph in Mandan with Fr. Shane Campbell officiating. Burial will be at Mandan Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 18, from...
John A. Wetsch
Aug 11, 2016
John A. Wetsch, 93, died August 11, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, August 20, at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 519 Raymond St., Bismarck, with Rev. Jared Johnson officiating. Pie and coffee will follow the funeral for friends hoping to share their memories; pie will be provided by Fried's Restaurant, which served...
Leslie G Fowler Jr
Aug 10, 2016
Leslie G. Fowler, Jr., 87, AZ, formerly of Harvey, ND, went home to be with the Lord Aug. 10, 2016. Services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at 10:00 am, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck, ND, with Pastor Gordon Williams officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Parkway Funeral Service. Burial...
Justice H.F. Sparky Gierke
Aug 7, 2016
Justice H.F. Sparky Gierke III, 73, Bismarck, died August 7, 2016, at CHI St. Alexius Health, Bismarck. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 am Friday, August 12, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with Rev. Darrel Aleson officiating. Burial will be at 1:00 pm Friday at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be held...
Clarence E. Tietz
Aug 6, 2016
Clarence E. Tietz, 83, Bismarck, died August 6, 2016, at Baptist Health Care Center in Bismarck. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 10, at 9:30 AM at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with Deacon Kevin Tietz officiating. Burial will be on Wednesday at 11:00 AM at the ND Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday...
Corry Taylor
Aug 5, 2016
Corry Taylor, 45, Billings, MT, formerly of Mandan, ND, died August 5, 2016, in a motorcycle accident. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, August 18, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with Pastor Morris Conklin officiating. Family will be greeting guests starting at 12:00 noon Thursday at Parkway Funeral Service. Corry was born March...
Jerri Davison
Aug 3, 2016
Jerri Davison, 47, Bismarck, died August 3, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, August 8, at Zion Lutheran Church, 413 Avenue D East, Bismarck, with Rev. Thomas R. Marcis, Jr. officiating. There will be no visitation, cremation has taken place. Jerri was born June 30, 1969, in San Diego, CA, to Patty Kouchekpour. She was raised...
Nick A Schirado
Aug 2, 2016
Nick A. Schirado, 86, Bismarck, died August 2, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, August 6, at Church of St. Anne, 1321 Braman Avenue, Bismarck, with Rev. Corey Nelson officiating. Burial will be at 11:00 am Monday, August 8, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation is from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm...
Alvina Jungling
Jul 28, 2016
Alvina Jungling, 105, Bismarck, passed away July 28, 2016. Services will be held at 10:00 am Monday, August 1, at McCabe United Methodist Church, 1030 N 6th St., Bismarck, with Rev. Darrel Aleson officiating. Burial will be held at Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Sunday, July 31, at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck....
Carol L Ankenbauer
Jul 27, 2016
Carol LaVonne Ankenbauer, 86, Bismarck, died July 27, 2016, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, July 29, 2016, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Carol was born on March 9, 1930, in Norma, ND, the daughter of C.D. “Dick” and Laura Marie (Lund) Dickerson. She was raised in Norma...
Esther Graff
Jul 27, 2016
Esther Haas Graff, 97, Bismarck, passed away peacefully on July 27, 2016, at Mount Olivet Careview Home in Minneapolis, MN. Services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, August 3, at Bismarck Baptist Church, 2211 Laforest Ave., Bismarck, with Rev. Allen Finger officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tuesday, August 2, at Eastgate Funeral Service,...
Linda Lennie
Jul 26, 2016
Linda Lennie, 73, Bismarck, died of natural causes on July 26, 2016, doing one of the many things she loved, gardening in her own back yard. Funeral services will be on Monday, August 1, 2016, at 11:00 am at Faith Lutheran Church, 1402 E Avenue C., Bismarck, with Rev. Marv Mutzenberger officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to...
Father Eugene Bova
Jul 26, 2016
The Reverend Eugene R. Bova, 84, passed away on July 26, 2016, in Aurora, Colorado. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 10, at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck, with the Most Reverend David D. Kagan, Bishop of Bismarck, officiating. The priests of the Diocese of Bismarck will concelebrate. Burial will...
Oakley Lee
Jul 25, 2016
Oakley Robert Lee, 82, passed away Monday, July 25, 2016, at Sanford Health St. Vincent’s Continuing Care Center, Bismarck. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, July 29, at Our Savior’s Free Lutheran Church, 602 8th Ave SE #927, Stanley, ND. Oakley was born May 5, 1934, in Powers Lake, ND, grew up in the White Earth...


