Obituaries
Sara Hilden
Oct 11, 2026
Sara Lynn Hilden, 50, Bismarck, passed away on the morning of Sunday, October 11, 2026, with her sons and parents by her side.
Sara was born at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, North Dakota, on July 9, 1976, to Terry and Janice Daffinrud. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1994 and received her Montessori certification from Clay-Platte Montessori School...
Robert "Bob" O'Shaughnessy
Oct 8, 2026
Robert W. O’Shaughnessy 87, of Bismarck, ND passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at Edgewood Lakewood Memory Care, under the care of CaringEdge Hospice, surrounded by his loving family.
A Funeral Service will be held 10:00am on Friday, October 16, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 3117 E Century Ave, Bismarck ND. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service....
Darin Schadler
Oct 10, 2026
God in His great mercy called Darin Andrew Schadler of Bismarck home to Heaven on the morning of Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Baptist Health and Rehab. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 56. His battle with Behavioral Variant Frontal Temporal Dementia is over, and he is no longer suffering.
Darin was born on May 28,...
Jed Gilbertson
Oct 9, 2026
Jed Olaf Gilbertson, an adored husband, father, PaPa, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.
To celebrate Jed's life, there will be a visitation beginning at 5:00 PM with a prayer service and time for sharing at 7:00 PM on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 3117 E Century...
Rev. Daryl Pennington
Oct 14, 2026
Daryl L. Pennington, 87, of Bismarck, ND, passed away on October 14, 2026, at St. Vincent’s Nursing Home in Bismarck.
A Funeral Service will start at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, October 20, at Capital Church, 3838 Jericho Rd, with a visitation being held one hour prior to the service.
Daryl was born on June 16, 1939, on the family farm in Richmond...
Victoria Roise
Oct 13, 2026
Victoria Roise, 44, of Bismarck, North Dakota, passed away on October 13, 2026.
A funeral service will be held at 10AM on Saturday, October 17, at First Baptist Church, 1100 Collins Ave, Mandan, ND. To view the church livestream, click the link provided~ Victoria.
Visitation will be held from 6-8PM on Friday, October 16, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 3117 E Century Ave.,...
Estelle Kirchoffner
Oct 12, 2026
Estelle T. Kirchoffner, 71, of Bismarck, North Dakota, passed away Monday, October 12, 2026, at Brookings Health System in Brookings, SD.
Visitation with family present and a prayer service to follow will be held Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Eastgate Funeral Service, 3117 E Century Ave., Bismarck. A memorial Mass will be held Friday, October 23,...
Joseph Dilger
Oct 12, 2026
Joseph D. Dilger, 78, Bismarck, passed away on October 12, 2026.
A Memorial service will be held at 10 AM on Wednesday, November 25, at Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary, 825 E Broadway Ave., Bismarck, ND.
Visitation will be held from 6-7 PM on Tuesday, November 24, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck. A Rosary service will begin at 7 PM.
Burial...
Kermit Bauer
Oct 12, 2026
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Kermit Kenneth Bauer, 76, of Tappen, who passed away peacefully on October 12, 2026, surrounded by family. He will be remembered for his love for his family, his quick wit, his passion for music, and the countless memories he created with those who knew and loved him. He was a man of...
Erin Martin
Oct 11, 2026
Erin Kate Martin, born December 30, 1994, passed away on October 11, 2026, at the age of 31.
A celebration of Erin’s life will be held at Eastgate Funeral Service, 3117 East Century Avenue, on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. The family will greet visitors one hour preceding the service.
Erin was full of life, quick with a joke, and...
David Rask
Oct 8, 2026
David Rask, 92, passed away peacefully on October 8, 2026.
David was born on December 11, 1933, in Rochester, Minnesota. He graduated from Rochester High School and went on to earn his degree from the University of Minnesota. A dedicated civil engineer, David spent 32 years working for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before retiring.
David married the love of his life,...
Caroline Kuntz
Oct 8, 2026
Caroline Kuntz, 100 of Bismarck, passed away at her home on Monday, October 12, 2026.
Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 520 Raymond St., Bismarck. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church. To view the mass, please click on the link...
Janice M Beasley
Oct 8, 2026
Janice Beasley, 87, Bismarck, formerly of Goldsboro, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at her daughter’s home.
A celebration of life will be held at 4:00 PM on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at the Bismarck Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1109 N. 26th St., Bismarck.
Burial will take place in the spring of 2027 at Wayne Memorial Park in Goldsboro, North...
Mary Buchholz
Oct 8, 2026
Mary Buchholz, 82, Tuttle, passed away October 8, 2026. Funeral services will be held 10:30 Thursday, October 15 at English Lutheran Church, Tuttle.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck. A prayer service with a time for sharing memories will begin at 7 p.m.
Burial will be held at Zion Langedahl...
Dr. Thomas H. Christianson
Oct 8, 2026
Dr. Thomas H. Christianson, age 93, of Bismarck, ND, passed away on October 8, 2026. He was born in Portal, ND, in 1933. The family moved to Forest River, ND, where his father farmed and was a school principal. Thomas attended elementary school near Forest River, and High School in Grand Forks. He graduated from premedical and medical school at...
Patrick "Pat" Conmy
Oct 7, 2026
Patrick (Pat) Conmy passed away on October 7, 2026 after 92 years of laughter, music, family, friends, and a life well lived. He was born on January 5, 1934, in Fargo, North Dakota, the third son of J.F.X. and Marcella Conmy. He graduated from Shanley High School, Class of 1951; Harvard College, Class of 1955; and Georgetown University Law Center...
Duane Holtan
Oct 6, 2026
Duane Richard Holtan passed away on October 6, 2026, surrounded by his children following a brief illness.
Duane was born to Lois (Padgett) and Richard Barnby on April 7, 1943. He was later adopted by Howard Holtan when Lois married Howard in Plentywood, MT.
After graduating from Plentywood High School in 1961, Duane joined the United States Marine Corps and was based...
Lugard Leier
Oct 6, 2026
Lugard Sally (Jacob) Leier
May 1,1932 – October 6, 2026
Lugard was born May 1, 1932, to Valentine and Veronica (Haegele) Jacob on their farm in rural Napoleon, North Dakota. Lugard was the youngest of 8 children and the first generation born in the United States. Lugard grew up on the farmstead and attended a rural public school. She met Joe A...
Alex Moch
Oct 5, 2026
Alex Anthony Moch was born into this world on February 8, 2001. It was a cold and snowy day, the type of day that he liked. Alex had a big round head, a sweet smile, yet was born finicky. As a youngster, the trips home after his mom was done teaching always began with “What’s for supper?” These were carefully...
Gaylen Dewing
Oct 5, 2026
Gaylen Kenneth Dewing, 80, of Bismarck, North Dakota passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on October 5, 2026 at home with loving family by his side.
Funeral Services will start at 10AM, on Tuesday, October 13, at First Lutheran Church, 800 N 7th St, Bismarck.
Visitation will be held from 5-7PM, on Monday, October 12, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 3117...


