All Obituaries

David Lyle Wolf, 64, of Beulah, ND passed onto his next journey on May 21, 2020. A private celebration of life will be held. Dave was born on March 24, 1956 to Michael and Rosalia (Bauer) Wolf in Beulah, ND. He graduated from Beulah High School in 1974 and married Lynne Albert Wolf on August 31, 1979. They had two children that Dave was very proud of, and four grandchildren whom he loved very much. Dave retired from DGC in 2017 after working in the warehouse for over 30 years. In his free...

Michael Willmus, 71, of Beulah, ND passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at his home. Private family services will be held at the North Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Mike was born on February 13, 1949 in St. Paul, MN to William and Virginia (Busse) Willmus. He married Donna Salo on April 22, 1978 in International Falls, MN. Mike is survived by his wife, Donna and his mother, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his father, William and his brother,...

Bernard Nistler, 79, of Beach, ND, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Knife River Care Center, Beulah, ND. Bernie loved his family, life and old cars. We will miss his sense of humor, his smile and competitive spirit. Road trips always took a long time because he always wanted to stop by an old house or check out an old car. Bernie never met a stranger. He is survived by his children and their spouses, Troy and Christi Nistler, Fred and Tammy Palmer, Kandi Keefer, and Tim and Kathryn...

Margie (Berger) Olander, 79, of Center, ND passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at CHI St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, private family services will be held at St. Martin Catholic Church, Center with Fr. John Guthrie officiating. Burial will be at Deapolis Cemetery, rural Center following the service. Margie was born on July 6, 1940 to Michael and Katherine (Schwartz) Berger in Hazen, ND. She was raised in Center and attended school at Deapolis. Margie...

BARBARA ANN OESTREICH, 96, of Hazen, died Thursday, April 30, 2020, at Elm Crest Manor, New Salem.  A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, May 4, 2020, at St. Martin’s Catholic Cemetery, Hazen, with Fr. Tom Grafsgaard officiating.  Barbara was born on May 8, 1923, near Pleasant Valley, ND to Bernard and Florentina (Heinz) Pfliger.  She was raised and educated near there.  On July 11, 1949, she married Arvid Oestreich.  Together they started...

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”   Matthews 11.28      In the evening of April 27th, 2020, Marlon Dean Bell, at the age of 58 years young, from Twin Buttes, N.D., left this earth to embark on his next journey to the spirit world. Over the years, he fought in many varied health battles, surviving against all odds in many of those events. In the midst of those battles, he would...

LaVerna Katherina Unruh, 91, died peacefully on April 22, 2020 in Beulah, ND. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a private memorial service was held on Friday, April 24, 2020 at Barbot Funeral Chapel.  LaVerna was born to Ed and Katherine (Reb) Adolf in Zap, ND. She married Reuben “Chip” Unruh on Easter Sunday, March 28, 1948.  They were married for 65 years until Chip’s death in 2013. Before graduating from Zap High School in 1947, she sold tickets at the Zap movie...

Ervin Frederick Lorenz, 84, of Dodge passed away on Monday, April 20, 2020, from Parkinson’s Disease at the Knife River Care Center of Beulah, surrounded by his family. A private family service will be held, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Dodge, April 2020, with Pastor Kent Sperry officiating. Burial will follow at the Spring Creek Cemetery. Ervin, son of Fred and Magdalena (Fischer) Lorenz was born August 26, 1935 on the homestead south of Dodge, ND. He...

VERNICE WEIDNER, 87, of Zap, died Friday, April 10, 2020, at the Knife River Care Center, Beulah.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a private family service was held at Barbot Funeral Home, Beulah on Monday April 13, 2020 at 10:00 AM CDT, with Pastor Duane Sayler officiating.  Burial followed at Hope Congregational Cemetery, Golden Valley. Vernice Caroline Bauer was born on September 29, 1932, to Clarence and Ida (Jose) Bauer.  She married Melvin Weidner on June 1, 1952. ...

Carolina Ann Gerving, 52, of Bismarck, ND passed away peacefully of natural causes at the family farm on April 5, 2020. Private family services will be held. Carolina was born on November 29, 1967 to Henry and Betty (Fischer) Gerving at Bismarck. She was the third of five children. Carolina was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and graduated from New Salem High School in 1986. Carolina had numerous jobs caring for the elderly, working in a variety of retirement homes and care...