Obituaries

May 23, 2023

Devils Lake – Arne M. Tollefson, 89, of Devils Lake formerly of Maddock, ND area passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at CHI St. Alexius Health.

Funeral Services for Arne will be held on Monday, May 29, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake with Donna Gutschmidt officiating.  Burial will be in the South Viking...

May 23, 2023

Irene A. Krebsbach, 96 of Cando formerly of Starkweather and Devils Lake ND passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in the loving care of her family at the Towner County Living Center in Cando. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary...

May 12, 2023

May 10, 2023

Funeral Services for Carl will be on Monday, May 15, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake with burial in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, rural Doyon, ND. 

Carl John Rasmussen, 40 of Grand Forks, ND died Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND.

Carl John Rasmussen was born August 10, 1982, the...

May 10, 2023

Earl M. Olson was born in Devils Lake ND on June 20th, 1939, to Alfton and Luella (Johnson) Olson. He passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND surrounded by his family.

A Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Tuesday, May 16th,...

May 9, 2023

Regina Victoria (McCallister) Messmer of Devils Lake, ND, and long-time resident of Bordulac, ND, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at the Bordulac Bar & Grill, 207 Spruce St, Bordulac, ND, starting at 2:00 p.m. Please stop by and...

May 9, 2023

Nancy Lyn (Bush) Berube, 68, went home to be with the Lord, peacefully in her home in Valley City, ND on May 9, 2023.  She was with her family including her loving husband and sons who were right by her side. She bravely battled pancreatic cancer for almost two years.

Nancy was born on December 24, 1954, in Rolla,...

May 6, 2023

Julie WalterFebruary 28, 1972 — May 6, 2023Julie Walter, 51, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at CHI St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, North Dakota. She was surrounded by her immediate family: her father, Ray, and sisters, Cassie and Abbie. She had been in the hospital for 14 days battling health issues related to congestive heart failure.

Julie...

May 5, 2023

There will be a gathering of friends and family and time of sharing on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 beginning at 6:00 p.m. with the service at 7:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Rolla ND. Funeral Services will be at the church on Wednesday, May 10th at 11:00 a.m. with burial in the Rolla Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to...

Apr 27, 2023

Joyce M. (Hastings) Nelson-Mikkelsen, 89 of Devils Lake formerly of Edmore and Larimore, ND passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at her home in the loving care of her family.

Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Monday, May 1, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and continue at the church one hour...

Apr 24, 2023

Greg J. Close was born on February 13, 1953 in Langdon ND to Harold and Margaret (LePire) Close, the third of five children. Greg passed away April 24, 2023 following a brief battle with cancer.

After high school, Greg found his calling working in road construction. In 1980 Greg went on to build Close Construction Company, which he operated out...

Apr 23, 2023

Kenneth Wayne Nelson, 73 of Brooklyn Park, MN entered his heavenly home with Jesus on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale, MN.

Ken was born May 21, 1949, and grew up in Devils Lake, North Dakota. He is a 1967 graduate of Devils Lake High School.

His working career in Minneapolis was with Piper, Jaffrey, and...

Apr 21, 2023

Justin M. Azure

Justin M. Azure, 37 of Rolette ND passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 21, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV while on vacation with family. 

Born to Stewart and Kim Azure on July 26,1985 in Belcourt, ND, He grew up in the Rolette area where he received his education. At the age of 18 he enlisted in...

Apr 21, 2023

LeRoy F. Lunde, 86 of Devils Lake ND passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks ND.

Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Thursday, April 27, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The funeral service for LeRoy will be on Friday, April 28, 2023 at St. Olaf Lutheran...

Apr 17, 2023

There will be a visitation on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00p.m. and at the church on Monday one hour prior to the funeral service at 11:00 a.m.

Sharlene "Shar" Anderson, 69, of Devils Lake, North Dakota, passed away on April 17, 2023, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota,...

Apr 17, 2023

Michael A. Grant, 62 of Wahpeton formerly of Devils Lake ND passed away on Monday, April 17, 2023 at Essentia Medical Center in Fargo.

Michael Alan Grant was born 9/21/1960 in Belcourt, ND to William Vincent Grant and Elsie Grant. Mike was a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa and was proud of his native heritage. He attended...

Apr 13, 2023

Glenn A. Wallace, 76 of Warwick, ND passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake, ND with his loving wife at his side.

Glenn Alvin Wallace, son of George and Evelyn (Hadselford) Wallace was born on December 20, 1946. He grew up in Tokio, ND, attended school there and graduated from Warwick High School in...

Apr 12, 2023

Yvonne Thompson, Takoja HoWaste Win “Granddaughter With A Good Voice” was born on June 1, 1952 at Fort Totten, ND and passed from this earthly life on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at her home surrounded by loving and precious family and friends.

Yvonne was a classy simple woman who was proud of being a grandma. She had many hobbies, she...

Apr 10, 2023

Ernest “Clayton”  Erickstad, 87 of Devils Lake formerly of Starkweather ND passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023 at St. Catherine’s Care Center in Fargo.

Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. with the funeral service at 3:00 p.m. with Reverend Lori Pankratz officiating. Military...

Mar 30, 2023

June S. Mongeon, 89 of Rolette ND passed away on March 30, 20223 at her home in Rolette.

Visitation will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rolette on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary and Scripture Service at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, April 5th at 11:00...