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Francis Joseph LaForte

Name: Visitation
Start: 10/02/2025 05:00 PM
End: 10/02/2025 07:00 PM
Location: Gilbertson Funeral Home

October 1, 1932 — September 28, 2025

St. Michael

Visitation

Gilbertson Funeral Home

Thursday, October 2, 2025

5:00 - 7:00 pm (Central time)

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Rosary and Scripture Service

Gilbertson Funeral Home

Thursday, October 2, 2025

7:00 - 8:15 pm (Central time)

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Mass of Christian Burial

St. Michael's Catholic Church

Friday, October 3, 2025

Starts at 10:00 am (Central time)

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Burial

St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery

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Francis Joseph LaForte

Francis J. LaForte, 92 of St. Michael, ND passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND.

Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Thursday, October 2, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary, Scripture Service and Time of Remembrance at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Michael's Catholic Church, St. Michael, ND on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. with Reverend Paul Schuster celebrating the Mass. Burial with Military Honors will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Devils Lake following the funeral Mass.

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