All Obituaries

Joanne K. Mindt, 65, of Zap, ND died peacefully on Sunday January 10, 2021, at the Knife River Care Center, Beulah after a long battle with MS and a short-term battle with Dementia related illnesses. Services will be held at 10:00 AM CST on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Dennis Ristvedt officiating. Burial will be at the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Zap. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 PM CT on Friday, January 15 at Barbot Funeral Home, Beulah. Joanne was...

Edna S. Neuberger, 84, of Hazen, ND passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at Sanford Health, Bismarck. Services will be held at 10:00 AM CST on Friday, January 8, 2021 at Peace Lutheran Church, Hazen with Pastor Mark Martin officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 PM CST on Thursday at Peace Lutheran Church and will continue one hour prior to the service. Edna was born on January 18, 1936 in Zap, ND. She was the tenth of 11 children...

ELAINE M. SCHUMAIER, 88, of Beulah, ND, passed away on January 3, 2021 with her son by her side at the Knife River Care Center, Beulah, ND.  A public visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM CDT, Thursday, January 7, 2021, at Barbot Funeral Home, Beulah.  Private services will be held at a later date. Elaine was born on May 8, 1932, in Coleharbor, ND to Albert and Rose (Kempf) Stark.  Her family moved to Garrison in 1939, where she attended school and graduated from...

Judy Jane Erker, 75, of Beulah, ND passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Private family services will be held. A reception will be held at 12:00 PM CST on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Zap City Hall, Zap, ND. Judy was born on November 11, 1945 to Albert and Linda (Weidner) Keller in Hazen, ND. She was raised on the family farm north of Dodge with her brothers and sisters, Alberta (Klein), Linda “Tootsie” (Walsh), Larry, Ralph, David, Rachel...

Betty Kuhn, 81, of Beulah, ND passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Sanford Health, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 PM CST on Friday, January 1, 2021 at Barbot Funeral Home, Beulah. Due to Covid-19, masking will be required. A private family funeral service will be held. Burial will take place at Beulah City Cemetery, Beulah. Betty was born on March 2, 1939 to Ernest and Ella (Krieger) Riedemann south of Hazen on the family farm. She attended school in New Salem,...

Kenneth D. Foss, 78, of Hazen, ND passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at his winter home in Mesa, AZ. A celebration of his life and burial at the Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, ND are will be held at a later date. Kenneth Duane Foss was born in Hazen on May 5, 1942 to Gordon and Edna (Sorensen) Foss. He grew up and graduated in Hazen, ND. After graduating he enlisted in the US Army and served his country for 23 years retiring as a CW3 and was the recipient of the Good Conduct Award,...

Gertrude (Gertie) Carolina Schaper-Retzer, 93, of Beulah, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at the Hilltop Home of Comfort, Killdeer, ND.  No services are planned at this time. Gertie was born on October 11, 1927, on the family farm eight miles north of Halliday to Henry and Katherine (Stohler) Schaper.  She was baptized on November 20, 1927 at St. John’s Lutheran Church.  Her Godparents were Fred and Caroline Gegelman.  She was confirmed on July 26, 1940, by...

Alan Lee Abbey, 79, of Beulah, ND left this world to be in a better place on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck, ND. Services will be held at 10:30 AM CDT on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Fr. Tom Grafsgaard officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 6:00 PM on Tuesday, December 22 at Barbot Funeral Home, Beulah with a vigil service to follow at 6:00 PM. Masks are...

Paige Cassidy Chase, 16, passed away on December 14, 2020, in Minot, ND.  There will be no wake due to Covid 19 and the well-being of others.  Services will be held at 10:00 AM CST on Friday, December 18, 2020, at Barbot Funeral Home, Beulah.  Burial will follow at the Chase Cemetery, rural Twin Buttes.  She was born on August 10, 2004, in Shakopee, MN, to Dana M. Chase and Sean Norgren.  She grew up in Red Wing, MN, and Wabasha, MN.  Paige was so full of life...

Lee Arling “Wally” Walleen, 58, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Prince of Peace Nursing Home in Ellendale. Private family services will be held.  Lee was born March 1, 1962 in Bismarck, North Dakota to Joseph and Helen (Hellwig) Walleen. He married Olena G. LaRoque on May 26, 1989 in Pick City, North Dakota. He graduated from Dickinson College, and obtained his CDL. Lee worked as a heavy equipment operator for many years. Lee was a devoted husband and father. He...