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Ruth Wurtz

Dec. 24, 1926 - Jan. 8, 2025 Minot Ruth Wurtz, 98, Minot and formerly of rural Ryder, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 in a Minot hospital from a stroke sustained on December 27, 2024. Ruth Corrine (Arneson) Wurtz was born on Christmas Eve of 1926 near Ryder, N.D. to Edwin ...

Betty Frey

Oct. 10, 1941 – May 18, 2025 Minot Betty Marie Frey, 83, Minot, formerly of Lansford, died Sunday, May 18, 2025, at a Minot nursing home. She was born Oct. 10, 1941, in Turtle Lake, Wisc., to Theodore and Marie (Homann) Jarchow. As a young girl, she moved to Lansford with her mother and ...

Lorraine Forsman

Jan. 26, 1937 - May 17, 2025 Ryder Lorraine Forsman, 88, of Ryder, passed away on May 17, 2025, in Minot, N.D. Funeral Services will be held at 11a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Roseglen, N.D. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison, N.D. Funeral arrangements are being made by Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison, N.D. Published by The Minot Daily News, May 20, 2025.

Gordon “Red” Opstad

April 12, 1944 - May 18, 2025 Grand Forks Gordon Dennis “Red Fox” Opstad, 81, Grand Forks and Minot, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 18, 2025, in Grand Forks. Red was born on April 12, 1944, in Minot, the son of Bjorgo and Clara (Berg) Opstad. He graduated from Minot Model High ...

Ella Pederson

Feb. 22, 2007 – May 17, 2025 Minot Ella Suzanne Pederson was born in Fargo, North Dakota, on February 22, 2007, to her loving parents and big brother. She passed away unexpectedly on May 17, 2025, at the Tioga Medical Center due to natural causes, most likely related to a seizure she ...

Dorothy Rogers

June 25, 1948 - May 11, 2025 Sidney, Mont. Memorial services will be Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 1 p.m., at the Ebenezer Congregational Church in Sidney, Mont. with Pastor David Meehan officiating. She will be laid to rest at a later date in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Minot, N.D. In lieu ...