North High Minnesota Alumni Obituaries

At 89 years old, Joan Groth Tryhus passed away peacefully on February 3rd, 2026.Preceded in death by her beloved husband of 62 years, Trueman E. Tryhus Jr, and her eldest daughter, Greta Tryhus, her parents: Sam Groth, Dorothy Elken and step-father Orrie Larson, and sister, Sandra (Karl) Bloomquist....

William Bill Duane Rosenwinkle age 93 of Waukee Iowa formerly of Clarksville Iowa was born the son of Frederick D. and Grace Janice Mennenga Rosenwinkle on June 3 1932 in Clarksville Iowa. Bill received his education and graduated from Clarksville High School in 1950. He was drafted into the United ...

David M. Block 69 of Parish New York passed away at home on January 28 2026. He was a 1974 graduate of Paul V. Moore High in Central Square New York attended SUNY Brockport and served in the United States Navy. David was happiest during baseball season faithfully watching the Oakland As and during f...

Nola Annette Moen was born May 24th 1955 in Lemmon SD the second daughter of Earl and Lillian Moen. She grew up on the family farm with her parents and three sisters. Nola attended Beisigl School in Adams County ND and graduated from Lemmon High School in 1973. She studied social work graduating fro...

Jan Sailer age 87 of Hettinger ND passed away on Wednesday morning October 22 2025 at the Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon SD. Memorial service will be at 1100 a.m. on Saturday November 1 2025 at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger ND. Barb West and Karen Nelson will officiate. Janis Arte...

Janet "Jan" was born to Howard Rector Brush and Adelaide May Jorgensen Brush on July 5 1946 in St. Paul MN. She was raised alongside her beloved younger sister Judith Brush Krupich in various communities in Minnesota South Dakota Vancouver British Columbia and Fargo ND as her father worked for the A...

Gary Jay Laudenslager 67 of Catasauqua passed away peacefully on Thursday January 29 2026 in Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice 17th Street in Allentown. Born in Allentown he was a son of the late Donald James and Hallie Kay Kutzler Laudenslager. Gary was a 1976 graduate of Catasauqua High School. He ...

Thomas Lyman Walsh 84 passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday January 24 2026. Born in Providence in 1941 Tom was most recently a resident of Warwick and grew up on Seaview Avenue in Edgewood. He attended Cranston High School East and later joined The United States Marine ...

Audrey Jean Parr was born on her grandparents farm in Tamarack Township Marshall County MN on December 30 1928 to Frank Agnes Parr. She grew up on her parents farm between Stephen and Argyle Minnesota. She attended a one room schoolhouse and later attended high school in Stephen graduating in 1946....

Darlene Luverne Keizer was born on April 21 1935 in Prinsburg Minnesota a small farming community a little more than 100 miles west of Minneapolis where she spent her first seven years. She was the only daughter and eldest child of Marvin Devries and Naomi Vanden Hoek Devries. Later after the family...

Vyonne Vy Jones age 91 of Dell Rapids and formerly of Sioux Falls passed away on Monday February 2 2026 at Dells Nursing and Rehab Center of Dell Rapids South Dakota. Her family will be present to greet friends for a Visitation on Thursday February 5 2026 at George Boom Funeral Home OnSite Cremator...

It is with a sad heart that I share the passing of my father Randall John Obieglo age 65. He passed away Thursday January 29 2026 at Emplify Health in Whitehall with family in attendance. Born on May 5 1960 in Durand Wisconsin he was known to others as OB during high school RJ and Prune to family Ra...

Kathleen (Kathy) Bekkum, age 83, of Cumberland, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2026, surrounded by those who loved her.She was born Kathleen Carol Ganje on December 21, 1942, in St. Paul, Minnesota. She graduated from North St. Paul High School in June 1960. On September 1st, 1962,...

Nancy R. Thompson died on January 12, 2026 at Cumberland Healthcare. She was born in Cumberland, WI to Dr. Robert C. and Alberta S. Thompson. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Robert.Following her graduation from Cumberland High School, she obtained a diploma in nursing. She ...

Daniel Gerald Tupper, 84 years old, 19 days short of his 85th birthday, formerly of North Branch, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with his wife at his side January 20, 2026 in Lindstrom, Minnesota at Parmly On The Lake nursing facility.Dan married Connie Rambow on February 2, 1980 in Brooklyn Park...

Naomi Moody Widell age 79, passed away peacefully Monday morning January 12th surrounded by family. Naomi was born in Stillwater, Minnesota and raised on the family dairy farm with her 3 sisters and 3 brothers in Scandia, Minnesota. She graduated from Forest Lake High School and then graduated with ...

Born just months before the stock market crash precipitated the Great Depression Roy was the fifth and final child of Julia and Martin Schonberg in Minneapolis Minnesota. His father immigrated from Estonia and became an electrician while his mother was born and raised in a Swedish family in the Twin...

James "Jim" Leo Mitchell passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Boerne, Texas, on the morning of Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Jim lived life to the fullest, something immediately clear to anyone who saw his smile or his collection ofHawaiian shirts. An eternal optimist, he loved his fami...

Donna Eileen Meyer White of Osceola Wisconsin passed away peacefully and gracefully from an unknown heart condition while wintering along the Gulf Coast in Biloxi Mississippi. She was 66. Donna was born April 24 1959 in St. Paul Minnesota to Lois and Richard Meyer. During high school her family move...

ObituaryKent Melvin HodgesMay 30, 1958 – January 26, 2026Kent Melvin Hodges, 67, passed away at the Wyoming Retirement Center on January 26, 2026. Kent was born on May 30, 1958 in Ripon, Wisconsin, the third child born to Wesley Curtis and Donna Joan (Armstrong) Hodges. He spent his early years in ...

Karen Kay Krein Jassman age 72 passed away at Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper on Friday January 30 2026. Karen was born on July 29 1953 in Bismarck North Dakota to Gust and Alma Krein. The ninth of twelve children she lived on the family farm in Tuttle North Dakota until May 1962 when the fa...

Dan J. Rabbitt 77 of West Lafayette Indiana passed away on Friday January 30 2026 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. Dan was born on February 10 1948 in Waukegan Illinois. He graduated from LincolnWay High School in New Lenox IL and spent more than 30 years as a machine operator for Robert Williams ...

James John Stroumbos Papou of Old Orchard Beach Maine was born March 4 1958 and passed on April 1 2015. He was born to James T. and Rita E. Duffy Stroumbos in Tripoli Libya while his father was on active duty. James attended school in Chicopee Massachusetts where his family still lives. James gradua...

James Flannery 74 of Arrowsic Maine died unexpectedly on Feb. 26 2023.Born Jan 29 1949 in Queens NY to Mary and Lloyd Flannery Jim spent most of his childhood on Long Island where he enjoyed swimming sailing and ocean fishing with his dad. After earning a BA in History and Psychology from Miami Univ...

WEST BATH Robert Bob W. Deans age 75 of Quaker Point Road in West Bath Maine passed away on December 27 2018. He passed away at his home with his family after a fiveyear battle with prostate cancer. He was born in Biddeford Maine on May 30 1943 the son of William and Pauline Walker Deans. He graduat...

Mari Baker died on December 5 2010 after gracefully fighting colon cancer for three and a half years. Mari was born on October 4 1960 in St. Paul Minnesota. She attended Convent of the Visitation Schools and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1982 with a degree in social work. In 1981 Mar...

Mary Irene Vinson Van Fossen transitioned to her heavenly home to join her husband on November 1 2022 at Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria IL. Irene was born on May 9 1933 in Denton Hollow Alabama the second of five children to Johnny C. and Grace Frost Vinson. She married Roy Van Fossen on Augu...

Keith Hadsall passed from this life on September 1 2021 after a year long struggle with his health. He was born in Grand Forks North Dakota on November 20 1965 the second son of John and Phyllis Hadsall. He grew up in Ipava and graduated from VIT High School in 1984. While in High School Keith enj...

Sister M. Leonida Schmidts Mass of Christian burial will be live streamed. It is located at the bottom of her obituary. Dear Sisters Family Members and Friends at 420 this morning following a courageous acceptance of declining health our dear Sister M. Leonida Schmidt O.S.F. quietly stepped into the...

Norman Seil age 72 of Sykeston North Dakota passed away on Sunday January 18 2026 at his home following a long battle with cancer. Norman Neil Seil was born on April 19 1953 in Carrington North Dakota to Victor and Margaret Grant Seil. Norman or Goat as most friends and family knew him was the fifth...