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Gary Tietz, age 82, of New Leipzig, ND, passed away at Miller Pointe in Mandan, ND, on Sunday, April 13, 2025. Funeral services for Gary will be held at 10:30 a.m. MT on Monday, April 21, 2025 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leizpig, ND, with Pastor John Amundson officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at 12:00 p.m. noon CT on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery south of Mandan, ND. Condolences may be sent and the livestream viewed at www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com.

Verna Mae Thomas, age 92 of Spearfish, South Dakota passed away on December 20, 2024. She was born in Lupker, Mt. on August 14, 1932. She attended grade school and high school in Montana until her sophomore year. She graduated from high school in Faith, South Dakota in 1950. Verna Mae loved her years in Faith, and enjoyed all of the wonderful people that lived there. She was united in marriage to Gerald Thomas in 1952. They had 2 children; Twylia and Barry. Verna Mae and Sonny owned and operated "Sonny's West Side Service" Mobile station for 221/2 years. Verna Mae also worked at several local businesses. In 1979, Verna Mae and Sonny moved to Columbus, Mt. where they owned a Creamery and...

Darrel Arnold Remington, aged 86, passed away July 7, 2024, in Hettinger, ND. A memorial service to celebrate Darrel's life will be held 10am MST on July 26, 2024, at the Enchanted Castle in Regent, ND. Following internment at the Regent Cemetery a lunch will be held at the Regent American Legion. Darrel was born on a farm south of Mott on March 25, 1938, to Keith and Carrie Remington. He was the youngest of 8 children. Darrel began his educational journey in Mott, graduating in 1956 from Mott Lincoln High School, where he excelled in football and basketball. From 1956 to 1960, Darrel served honorably in the Air Force, a period during which he developed a lifelong appreciation for...

Darrel Arnold Remington, aged 86, passed away July 7, 2024, in Hettinger, ND. A memorial service to celebrate Darrel's life will be held 10am MST on July 26, 2024, at the Enchanted Castle in Regent, ND. Following internment at the Regent Cemetery a lunch will be held at the Regent American Legion. Darrel was born on a farm south of Mott on March 25, 1938, to Keith and Carrie Remington. He was the youngest of 8 children. Darrel began his educational journey in Mott, graduating in 1956 from Mott Lincoln High School, where he excelled in football and basketball. From 1956 to 1960, Darrel served honorably in the Air Force, a period during which he developed a lifelong appreciation for...

Theodore Robert Hardmeyer, 68, of Mott, died Sunday, May 5, at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin. A wake will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 31, at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Mott, where a funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1. He has been cremated and his ashes will be placed later that day in the Mott cemetery near a plot honoring his parents, Ted and Loraine Hardmeyer, and siblings who have passed before him. He left the world on the same date as two of the most meaningful men in his life _ his father, and his father-in-law, Marvin Daggett, who died unexpectedly in 1993. Known always as Teddy, he was renowned for his love of and loyalty to his hometown...

Janice "Jan" Ingles, age 84, of Shadehill, SD, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND. Funeral services for Jan will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the New Hope Worship Center in Lemmon, SD. Pastor Rand Bentley will officiate with burial to be held at a later date. Closed casket visitation for Jan will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon, SD. Jan is survived by her husband, Dallas Ingles, Shadehill, SD; children, Jim (Mary) Dahl, Milbank, SD, Roxie (Ken Hedges) Dahl, Aberdeen, SD, Mark (Cheryl) Dahl, Denver, CO, Susan (Shawn) Buer and...

Jennifer Friedt, age 39, of Rapid City, SD, formerly of Mott, ND, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024 in Rapid City, SD. Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Mott, ND. Fr. Chris Kadrmas will officiate with burial to follow in the Sunnyslope Cemetery at Mott. She will be deeply missed by her children: Kaden Holmberg, Amberlee (Hunter) Wieting, and Whitnie Wood, and 3 grandchildren: Kaylan'i Wood, Ezra, and Anavrin Wieting. Her parents Larry and Brenda Friedt of New Leipzig, ND and Debbie and Glenn Lepp of Rapid City, SD. Brothers: Neil Friedt of New Underwood, SD; Casey and Cornelia Friedt of New Leipzig,...

Raymond "Lynn" Jackson, age 91, of rural Lemmon, SD, passed away on December 20, 2023 at CHI St. Alexius Hospital in Dickinson, ND, with his wife of 70 years by his side. Funeral services for Lynn will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 29, 2023 at the Spencer Memorial Presbyterian Church in Lemmon, SD. Rev. Ed Zimmerman will officiate with burial to follow in the Greenhill Cemetery. Military Honors will be afforded by the Brattvet-Green American Legion Post #66. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon, SD. Lynn is survived by his wife of 70 years, Mary Ann; sons, Steve (Eleanor) Jackson and...

Victor H. Sprecher, age 93, of Bismarck, formerly of Mott, North Dakota, returned to his heavenly home on Monday, September 18, 2023, surrounded by family. Funeral services for Victor will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig, ND. Pastor Corey Warner will officiate with burial to follow in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery at New Leipzig. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2023 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig. Victor is survived by his wife of 67 years, Betty; his sister ViAnn (Larry) Becker, Garden City, Kansas; his children Sherry (Virgil) Meier, Mott, North Dakota; Sheila...

Colby Kilzer, age 30, of Mott, ND, passed away in Minneapolis, MN, on Monday, August 28, 2023. Funeral services for Colby will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at the Mott Evangelical Community Church in Mott, ND. Pastor Steven Meckle will officiate with burial to follow in the Sunnyslope Cemetery at Mott. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15, 2023 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Mott, ND. Colby is survived by his father, Ray Kilzer, Mott, ND; maternal grandmother, Mavis (Harold) Hoffman, Mandan, ND; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother, Vicki Kilzer; paternal grandparent, Werner and...

Rose Regina Scherr Cornella, long-time resident of Hettinger, North Dakota, passed away ten days before her 98th birthday on May 11, 2023, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Rose is survived by her son Alton (Mariette), daughter Brenda Wolf, and youngest son Jeffrey (Kathryn) and grandchildren: Nathanael Wolf, Scott Cornella (Danielle), Terry Cornella (Rachel), Allison Hanson (Dan) and Johnathan, Krystiana, Julia, Joseph, and Kiara Cornella. Rose is survived by eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. The Mass of Christian Burial for Rose will be held at the Holy Catholic Trinity Church in Hettinger, North Dakota on Wednesday May 24, 2023, at 11:00 am with Father Raphael...

Mary Niederman, age 92 of Rapid City, formerly of Morristown, SD; passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Fountain Springs Healthcare in Rapid City, SD. Visitation for Mary will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2023 at the West River Funeral Directors Funeral Home 420 East Saint Patrick Street. Suite 107 in Rapid City, SD. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Cooper, Rapid City, SD.

Ray Walter Becker, 87 died on April 10, 2023 at St. Luke's Home in Dickinson, ND. The Memorial Service for Ray will be held at 11:00am MT, on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at the Bethesda United Methodist Church in Elgin. Ray is survived by Joyce, his loving wife of almost 65 years; His children Tammy and Larry Theurer, Traci and Claude Wagner, Tim and Robin Becker, and Tiffany and Jacob Freshwater; his grandchildren Adam and Kim Becker; Jacob and Katie Becker; Meghann and Jeff Chamberlain; Sara and Tyler Halter; Emily Theurer; Lauren and Kade Paulson; Matthew Becker; Olivia Wagner; Grace Wagner; Abigail Freshwater and Benjamin Freshwater; and his great grandchildren Reinhart, Hewitt and...

Bonnie Mitchell, age 86 of Dupree, SD; passed away on Friday evening, February 24, 2023 at Ava's House in Sioux Falls, SD. The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00am MT, Monday, March 6, 2023 at the United Church of Christ in Dupree. Pastor Pauline Webb will officiate with burial in the Dupree Cemetery. The Service will be livestreamed on the website www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com and can be viewed by going to Bonnie's obituary and clicking on "View Funeral Service Here". Cards can be mailed to Pam Henderson, PO Box 399, Dupree, SD 57623.

Rosemary (Dillman) Wingerter, age 68 of Fairbanks, AK; formerly of Bismarck and Selfridge, ND; passed away February 18, 2023 in Fairbanks, AK. Surviving family members include her husband Tim, son Joe and his wife Lindsay, son Jimmy and his wife Rachel, her brother Dale Dillman and his wife Teresa and their children and grandchildren, mother-in-law Agnes Wingerter, and her five grandchildren: Gavin, Ruby, Max, Jack and newborn baby Leo. Rosemary was preceded in death by her parents Edward and Mary Ann Dillman and two brothers who died in infancy. A visitation will be held at Saint Philomena Catholic Church, Selfridge, North Dakota, March 24 from 10:30 AM CT - 11:30 AM CT. Praying of...

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Laura E. Ketterling, age 98. Laura passed peacefully on December 25, 20222 at the Jacobson Memorial Care Center in Elgin, ND. Laura was born March 14, 1924, in Heil, ND, the daughter of Hayden and Ella (Schultz) Sebastian. She grew up in Heil and attended Heil School through her freshman year. A weekly train ticket carried her daily to Carson, ND, where she graduated from Carson High School in May, 1942. She completed her education at Dickinson Normal School in the fall of 1942. Laura married Elmer Ketterling on November 27, 1944, in Wibaux, MT. They made their home on the Ketterling family farm, three miles south of Heil. In...

Irene Honeyman passed away peacefully at the Eventide Sheyenne Crossing in West Fargo, ND on November 28, 2022. Irene Agatha Amann was the youngest of nine children born to Christ and Rose (Zent) Amann on July 8th,1936 in Bentley, ND. She graduated from Mott High School. On January 12th,1959, she married Alan Honeyman of Regent, ND. They had five children including their daughter Marla and four sons: Gary, Ron, Russ, and Joel. Starting from an empty field, Alan and Irene built their home and ranch known as "Stoney Butte Ranch", located 8 miles north of Regent. It was there that Irene started her professional occupation as Farm and Ranch wife, a way of life that she loved for more than 60...

Wilda Claire Schlenvogt, of Rolla, North Dakota and formerly of Regent, North Dakota, entered the gates of heaven at the age of 96 on Tuesday, November 1, 2022. The Funeral Service was held at 10:00am MT on Friday, November 11, 2022 at Faith Lutheran Church in Regent with Reverend Beth Parks officiating with burial in Sunnsylope Cemetery at Mott. The Funeral Service was live streamed on the website www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com and can be viewed by going to Wilda's obituary and clicking on "view funeral service here" She is survived by her children Allen (Janice), Mark (Carolyn) and James (Jean), 10 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

Raymond Hintz, 83, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2022, at his home with family by his side. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 AM MT Friday, October 14 at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Carson, ND with Father Biju Antony as celebrant. Burial will follow in the Carson Community Cemetery. The Mass will be live streamed on the website www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com and can be viewed by going to Raymond's obituary and clicking on "view funeral service here". Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM Thursday at Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin, ND. A prayer service will follow, beginning at 6:30 PM at St. Theresa Church. Raymond was born September 11,...

Gertrude Mae (Bentz) Ottmar passed from this life on September 22, 2022 at the Jacobson Memorial Care Center in Elgin. Funeral services for Gertrude M. Ottmar of Elgin will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 30, 2022 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin with burial at the Zion Cemetery. The Funeral Service will be live streamed on the website www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com and can be viewed by going to Gertie's obituary and clicking on "view funeral service here". Cards may be sent to Connie Hehn, 8075 62nd Ave. SW, Leith, ND 58529.

William P. Oberlander, age 71 of Mott, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin, ND. William (Bill) was born April 9th, 1951 to Edward and Mary (Haugen) Oberlander, the oldest of five siblings. The manner in which Bill carried himself was marked by an admirable work ethic, a friendly demeanor, sharp wit and taking pride and care in all that he endeavored to learn and work on throughout his life. He gained extensive experience in many trades, starting when he graduated in 1969 working construction until he became an over the road truck driver from 1977-1991. He was known to take very meticulous care of his truck, and was capable of repairing...