All Obituaries

Iris V. Hintz, 77, of Stanton, ND passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Knife River Care Center, Beulah.  A visitation will be held from 12:00 to 1:00 PM CDT on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at Knife River Care Center Chapel, 118 22nd St. NW, Beulah with burial to follow at Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery, north of Stanton. Iris was born on November 13, 1941 to Edmund and Esther (Bossen) Bentz. She was raised and educated in Hazen. Iris married Ervin Hintz in Montana. Together, they...

  Michael Alex Bovkoon was born July 15th, 2019.  The Lord saw fit to have our precious baby join Him in Heaven prior to his birth.  As much as we were looking forward to having Michael Alex grow up in our family, we know that God's ultimate plans are higher than our plans. Michael is survived by his parents; Bret and Keri Bovkoon, sister; McKinley, brothers; Weston and Aaron, grandparents; Gary and Kristie Bovkoon, C. Michael and Teri Hance, great-grandparents; Naomi...

Arthur “Art” Reynold Ziemann, 95, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Sanford Health in Bismarck, ND.  Following his short battle with cancer, his final days were spent surrounded by family and friends.  Services will be held at 10:00 AM CDT, Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Hazen, with Pastor Kirk Peters officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Monday, at Barbot Funeral Home,...

Darold Benz, 80, Beulah ND, died Monday July 8, 2019 at Sakakawea Medical Center.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM CDT on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church, Beulah, with Pastor Mary Lou Aune officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church. Darold was born January 7, 1939 at Hazen, ND to Friedebert and Emma (Zeller) Benz and was baptized Feb 11, 1939 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church.  He attended Mercer...

Beatrice Beverly (Pitts) (Keller) Neuberger, 95, of Dodge, ND passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Sakakawea Medical Center, Hazen, ND. Services will be held at 11:00 AM CDT on Monday, July 8, 2019 at Golgotha Lutheran Church, Golden Valley with Pastor Tom Olson and Pastor Kevin Hall officiating. Burial will be held at Spring Creek Cemetery, Dodge. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM CDT on Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Barbot Funeral Home, Beulah. Beatrice (Beaty or Bea) was born...

Robert Earl Sisler, 51, of Beulah ND, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on June 28, 2019 at Sakakawea Medical Center, Hazen, North Dakota surrounded by his family. Services will be held at Barbot Funeral Home, Beulah, ND at 10:00 AM CST, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Burial will follow at a later date in Mt. Carroll, IL. Rob was born on December 27, 1967 at Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Mississippi. He graduated from Westby High School, Westby, MT in 1986 and then joined the Navy and served...

Leona Schields, 88, of Dodge, North Dakota passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019. Services will be held at 2:00 PM CDT on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Dodge. Burial will follow at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, north of Dodge. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Leona was born on July 2, 1930 in Tuttle, ND to Johann and Rosina (Heitz) Wetzel. She was raised on a farm south of Tuttle and graduated with the class of 1948. Leona chose to...

Loren L. Kilber, 86, of Hazen, ND passed away with his family by his side on June 17, 2019 at Sakakawea Medical Center, Hazen. Services will be held at 11:00 AM CDT on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Hazen with Pastor Kirk Peters officiating. Burial will follow at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hazen. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Loren was born on April 1, 1933 to Martin and Amalie (Lauf) Kilber, northeast of Hazen where he...

Melvin Milton (Mel) Gutknecht, 87, of Hazen, ND, died May 25, 2019 at home.  Services will be held at 10:00 AM CDT on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Salem United Methodist Church with Pastor Corey Thrall and Pastor Walter Wolff officiating. Burial will follow at Hazen City Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Melvin was born July 24, 1931, the son of August/Matilda (Reich) Gutknecht. He attended Red Butte Country School.  As a youth, he learned...

Levi Sailer, 83, of Hazen, ND passed away Friday, May 24, 2019 at Sakakawea Medical Center, Hazen. Services will be held at 10:00 AM CDT on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Hazen with Rev. Toby Heller officiating. Burial will take place at 11:00 AM CDT, Thursday, May 30 at the North Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Levi was born on July 17, 1935 in Stanton, ND to Emma (Maas) and Fred Sailer....