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Obituaries

Joyce Oium

June 29, 1940-July 17, 2025 Rugby Joyce Esther Oium, 85, passed away at the Heart of America Living Center, Rugby on Thursday, July 17, 2025. She was born at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Rugby on June 29, 1940, the daughter of Richard and Esther (Moen) Oium. Services will be held on ...

James May

April 10, 1955-July 20, 2025 Berthold James “Jim” May, 70, Berthold, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Trinity Hospital in Minot. Memorial Service: Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Berthold. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at ...

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 ...