Sept. 9, 1938-Jan. 24, 2026 Velva Loren Hammer, 87, Velva, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at a Velva nursing home. Loren was born on September 9, 1938 in Minot to George and Anna (Erickson) Hammer. He was raised and educated in Velva, graduating from Velva High School in 1956. ...

March 18, 1946-Jan. 27, 2026 Minot Larrel Dean Berg, 79, Minot, founder of Bechtold Paving died January 27, 2026 at Trinity Hospital. Larrel was born March 18, 1946 in Bismarck, North Dakota to Samuel (Harry) and Alice (Babnick) Berg. He spent the years of his youth between Wilton and ...

Nov. 30, 1962-Jan. 26, 2026 Willow City Sonja Wynn Anderson was born November 30th 1962 to Myra and Charlie Anderson in Denver, Colorado. She died at her Willow City home on Saturday, January 26, 2026. She was the second of three girls and in her younger years loved hanging out in Northglenn ...

May 6, 1939-Jan. 26, 2026 Minot Ronnie Pretzer, 86, Minot, formerly of Granville, ND, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026, at his residence. Ronnie Lane Pretzer was born on May 6, 1939, on a farm north of Velva, ND, a son of Frank and Adeline (Markle) In 1957, Ronnie graduated from ...

Dec. 2, 1943-Jan. 25, 2026 Powers Lake Darrell Carlson, 82, of Powers Lake, ND, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026, at his home in Powers Lake, ND. He was born December 2, 1943 to Clarence & Gladys (Holte) Carlson. He graduated from Columbus High School in 1962 and then went to ...

April 17, 1945-Jan. 26, 2026 Minot Steve Sidener, 80, Minot died Monday, January 26 in his home after recently being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. Steven Craig "Reno" Sidener was born at St. Joseph's Hospital in Minot on April 17, 1945, to R.T. and Helen (Baggenstoss) Sidener, Jr. of ...