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Bergljot Olson

Dec. 13, 1934-Jan. 7, 2024 Minot Bergljot Olson, 89, Minot, ND, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2024, at Trinity Homes. Bergljot was born December 13, 1934, the daughter of Nils and Bergljot (Henrikson) Olson, in Minot. She was raised and educated in Minot graduating in 1953 from Minot High School. She worked at Sears in the Town & Country Shopping Center, White Drug, and Kresge in Downtown Minot. Bergljot was a caregiver for family members. Her loving family includes: sister, Margaret (Melvin) Schmidt; special nieces, Caroline and Connie; special nephew, Warren and numerous ...

Joann Jensen

Jan. 22, 1934-Jan. 4, 2024 Kenmare Joann Jensen, 89, Kenmare, ND, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024, at Kenmare Community Hospital. Joann Edythe Brekhus was born January 22, 1934, the daughter of Julius and Edith (Stangeland) Brekhus, in Tolley, ND. She was raised in Renville County on the family farm and graduated from Dakota Lutheran in Minot. She married Eugene “Ducky” Jensen on March 5, 1954, in Sherwood. They made their home on the family farm in Denmark Township where she worked alongside her husband. They raised their family on the farm until they moved to Kenmare ...

Melvin Grilley

Nov. 22, 1934-Jan. 4, 2024 Deering Melvin Grilley, 89, formerly of Deering, died on Thursday, January 4, 2024 in a Minot assisted living facility. Melvin Ladd Grilley was born on November 22, 1934 in Minot, ND to Norris and Lillian (Ladd) Grilley. He was raised and educated near Wolseth, ...

Michelle Knutson

Feb. 7, 1964-Jan. 4, 2024 Minot Michelle Marie Knutson of Minot, ND passed away peacefully at Trinity Hospital on January 4, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was blessed with wings at the age of 59. Michelle was born on February 7, 1964 in Williston, ND by now deceased parents ...

Pauline Lindquist

July 7, 1931-Dec. 29, 2023 Minot Pauline Lindquist, 92, died peacefully in her sleep at Trinity Nursing Home in Minot, ND. Pauline was born on July 7, 1931, to Herman and Bertha Jones on a farm near Denbigh, ND and grew up in Granville, ND. On October 25, 1950, she married Walter ...

Leona (Rau) Thon

Sept. 15, 1932-Jan. 4, 2024 Harvey Leona (Rau) Thon, age 91, of Harvey, ND passed away surrounded by her family on January 4, 2024 in a Warren, MN hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, at Faith Lutheran Church in Harvey, ND. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery, Harvey. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10 with a prayer service following at 7 p.m. at Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey, ND. Leona is survived by her two daughters, Sandra (Mark) Tungseth of rural Drayton, ND and Sally (Mark) Wagner of rural ...