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Gary Rice

March 28, 1946-Nov. 2, 2023 Towner Gary Rice, 77 of Towner died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 at Trinity Homes in Minot. He was born on March 28, 1946 to Frank and Esther (Leckron) Rice in Rugby, North Dakota. He is survived by his children, Gary Jr of Willow City and Brenda Rice of Minot and brother, David of Towner. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 7 at the Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Towner with burial in the Union Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home in Towner. To read the full obituary and sign the online ...

Leslie “Bummer” Bomstad

July 20, 1954-Nov.1, 2023 Minot On November 1, 2023, Leslie Ernest Bomstad died in Minot, ND after a short battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. Les was born on July 20, 1954 to Ernest and Mavis (Hanson) Bomstad in Kenmare, ND. He was raised on the family farm in Palermo, ND with ...

Edith Marsh

July 26, 1927-Oct. 27, 2023 Tucson, Ariz. Edith Marsh died peacefully on Friday, October 27, 2023, in Tucson, Arizona. Edith Marsh was born July 26, 1927, in Minot, North Dakota, to Ed and Martha Tuftedal. She grew up in Wild Rose, North Dakota, and Crosby, North Dakota, graduating from ...

Roland Modin

Oct. 5, 1953-Oct. 21, 2023 Minot Roland Modin (70) passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2023 in his home in Minot, ND. He was born October 5, 1953 in Kenmare, ND to Glen and Ruth Modin. His early years were spent in Kenmare until 1965 when he moved with his family to Minot, ND. He lived in ...

James “Jim” Simonson

Nov. 25, 1970-Oct. 31, 2023 Minot James “Jim” Simonson, 52, Minot, died Tuesday, October 31, 2023 in a Minot hospital. Jim was born November 25, 1970, in Minot, North Dakota to Charles and Jeannette (Dunn) Simonson. He was raised and educated in Minot and graduated from Minot High ...

Jeanna Benson

Feb. 25, 1944-Oct. 31, 2023 Minot Jeanne Benson---79, Minot, died Tuesday, October 31, 2023 in a Minot nursing home. Jeanne Usselman was born on February 25, 1944, a daughter of Pius J. and Laurel M. (Sherlock) Usselman in Minot, ND. She was raised and educated in Balfour, and was ...