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Arthur Strietzel

Jan. 4, 1951-Oct. 5, 2024 Minot Arthur Strietzel, 73, Minot, died Saturday, October 5, 2024, in a Minot hospital. Arthur Lynn Strietzel was born on January 4, 1951, a son of Clinton and Wanda (Beachler) Strietzel in Rolla, ND. He was raised along with his seven siblings in the St. John ...

Anita Groce

Oct. 29, 1957-Oct. 4, 2024 Minot Anita Groce, 66, Minot, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024, in her home, after a courageous battle with cancer. Anita Carol was born October 29, 1957, to Herman and Alma (Knorr) Marten in Minot, North Dakota. She was raised in Minot and graduated from Minot High School in 1975 and traveled to Germany with the German Club. At age 19, Anita married her first husband, and they moved to Havre, Montana. They welcomed their first daughter in 1980. Soon after they moved to Bowman, North Dakota where their second daughter was born in 1982. She spent many ...

Elliot Braaflat

Oct. 24, 1976 – Oct. 1, 2024 Plaza Elliot DuWayne Braaflat was born on October 24, 1976, in Minot to Curt and Tammy (Tvedt) Braaflat. Elliot was raised on the family farm and attended school in Plaza. He was an honor student and enjoyed playing football, basketball, and baseball. But his heart was always in farming and ranching; even from a young age, he would try to get out of homework to handle his farm chores. After graduating from high school in 1995, he continued his education and received certification in HVAC. He worked at Ron’s Heating & Cooling in Minot for almost ten ...

Julie Ann Reimann

March 14, 1947 — September 30, 2024 Bismarck Julie Ann Reimann, 77, Bismarck, passed away on September 30, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 11:00AM, Wednesday, October 9 at Bethel Lutheran Church, 615 E. Turnpike Ave, Bismarck. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Interment at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. To share memories of Julie Ann, view her full obituary and sign the online guestbook, visit www.eastgatefuneral.com. Published by The Minot Daily News, October, 7, 2024.

Mary Jo Harmel

May 18, 1939-Oct. 3, 2024 Rugby Mary Jo Harmel, 85, Rugby, died on October 3, 2024 in Rugby, was born May 18, 1939, at Leeds to Harold E. and Winifred (Sosalla) Blegen. She was raised on the family farm south of York, and attended Twin Lake School #3 and York Grade School. She graduated from Leeds High School in 1957 and continued her education at Mayville State Teacher’s College and Minot State College, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She also attended McConnell Airline School in Minneapolis and worked for Northwest Airlines in New York ...

Leonard Parizek

July 4, 1943-Dec. 18, 2023 Deering Leonard George Parizek, 80, died on a bright winter night December 18th, 2023. The night he left this earth, the sky was lit up with stars and the Aurora borealis. Leonard George Parizek was born on July 4th, 1943, (a firecracker baby) a son of George ...