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Obituaries

Pamela DeMakis Barsness

July 17, 1946-July 12, 2025 Tucson, Ariz. Pamela DeMakis Barsness, 78, Tucson, AZ and formerly of Minot and Bismarck and whose parents were the founders of Charlie’s Café in Downtown Minot died on Saturday, July 12, 2025 in a Phoenix, AZ hospital following complications related to heart ...

Gaila Willenbring

Nov 3, 1942-July 15, 2025 Minot Gaila was born on November 3, 1942, to Carroll and Alice (Groninger) Williams. She was reared and educated in Des Lacs and graduated from high school in 1960. She attended Minot Business College for one year. After college, Gaila worked at the old Speedway ...

Ronald Hansen

June 7, 1943-July 15, 2025 Minot Ronald J. Hansen, 82, Minot, died Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Trinity Hospital in Minot. Ronald Joseph “Ron” Hansen was born June 7, 1943, the son of Raymond and Phyllis (Wald) Hansen in Minot. He attended grade school in Norma, before attending Tolley ...

Dale M. Ellingson

Jan. 5, 1957-June 28, 2025 Culver City, Calif. Dale M. Ellingson, 68, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2025, at his home in Culver City, California. Born and raised in Minot, North Dakota, Dale was the son of Mervin and Pauline Ellingson and one of nine siblings. He graduated from Minot ...

Audrey Lakoduk

Dec. 1, 1940-July 15, 2025 Minot Audrey Lakoduk, 84, Minot, ND, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Souris Valley Care Center in Velva. Funeral: Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Savior Lutheran Church, Minot. Interment: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, ND. Visitation: ...

Joanne Kvale

Dec 3, 1958-July 14, 2025 Minot Joanne Kvale, 66, longtime Minot resident and accountant at Reiten Broadcasting Group died peacefully on Monday in a Minot assisted living facility following a long and courageous battle with kidney disease. Joanne Kvale was born on Dec 3, 1958 in Minot to ...