Obituaries

Arlowene O. Halldorson

Arlowene O. Halldorson

Jan 3, 2026

Arlowene (Arlie) Olivia Halldorson quietly passed from this earth on 1/3/2026 with family members by her side.

Service will be held on January 24th, 2026 at the Gilbertson Funeral Home in Devils Lake, North Dakota. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Celebration of life will start at 4:00 PM. Interment service will be held immediately after the service...

KassaLee Jo Redroad

KassaLee Jo Redroad

Jan 18, 2026

KassaLee Jo Redroad, 21 of Tokio, ND began her journey to the Spirit World on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Sanford Medical Center, Bismarck, ND

Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m with a Prayer Service and Time of Sharing at 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of...

Wayne P. Haugland

Wayne P. Haugland

Jan 10, 2026

Wayne P. Haugland, 80 of Hampden, ND passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2026 in Mesa, Arizona.

Arrangements are pending for January 31, 2026 for services for Wayne.

Wayne is in the care of the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake

Michael Elwood Thomason

Michael Elwood Thomason

Jan 23, 2026

Michael E. Thomason, of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Friday, January 23, 2026 at CHI, St. Alexius Health, Devils Lake Hospital at the age of 78 years. 

Funeral Services for Mike will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. at the Gilbertson Funeral Home Chapel, Devils Lake with Reverend Dayne Zachrison officiating. Burial with Military Honors will...

Sonja A. Clemenson

Sonja A. Clemenson

Jan 20, 2026

Sonja (Byberg) Clemenson

Sonja Ann Clemenson, 90 of Devils Lake, N.D., passed away on Tuesday January 20, 2026 at Eventide in Fargo, N.D. surrounded by her loving family.

Funeral services for Sonja will be held Thursday, February 5th, 2026 at 11 a.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church. Rev. Lori Pankratz will officiate and burial will be in the Devils Lake Cemetery. Visitation...

Richard William Kunkel

Richard William Kunkel

Jan 13, 2026

Funeral will be live streamed on Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Devils Lake Facebook page.

Richard Kunkel, PhD of Education, of Grand Forks, formerly of Devils Lake ND passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Valley Living Center in Grand Forks, at the age of 91.

Funeral Services for Dr. Kunkel will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:30...

Jesse Clark Davis

Jesse Clark Davis

Jan 11, 2026

Jesse Clark Davis“InYan Wikan Wicasa”(Holy Stone Man)Jesse Clark “JC” Davis of the Spirit Lake Nation began his journey to the Spirit World on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at the age of 31 years. He died a warrior.

Jesse Clark Davis, son of Jesse M. Davis and Viola “Lola” Waanatan was born on October 24, 1994, in Breckenridge, Minnesota. He spent his...

Roudie IronHawk

Roudie IronHawk

Jan 11, 2026

Robert “Roudie" Wayne IronHawk Sr.“Rockin Roudie”9-02-1965 - 1-11-2026Robert “Roudie" Wayne IronHawk Sr. “Rockin Roudie” 9-02-1965 - 1-11-2026 Roudie Wayne IronHawk Sr. of Fort Totten ND began his final journey to the Spirit World on January 11, 2026 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND with his brother and sisters by his side. Roudie is the son of Elizabeth Lawrence and...

Michael Francis Lee Bellile

Michael Francis Lee Bellile

Jan 6, 2026

Michael Francis Lee Bellile, of Grand Forks, ND passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, at the age of 40 years.

The Wake for Michael will be on Monday, January 12, 2026 at St. Michael's Wellness Center beginning at 4:00 p.m. with a time of Prayer and Remembrance at 7:00 p.m. The procession to St....

Douglas E. Alfstad

Douglas E. Alfstad

Jan 2, 2026

Douglas E. Alfstad of Devils Lake ND passed away peacefully at HIA Heather's House Hospice in Fargo, ND on Friday, January 2, 2026 at the age of 56 years.

There will be an open house gathering of family and friends on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon with burial in...

Rosella Mae Aronson

Rosella Mae Aronson

Jan 1, 2026

Rosella Mae (Ginther) Aronson, 81 of life-long resident of the Southam/Crary/Doyon, North Dakota area, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at CHI, St. Alexius Health, Devils Lake.

There will be visitation at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Doyon, ND on Sunday, January 4, 2026 from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM with a Prayer Service at 4:00 PM. The Funeral Service for...

Calvin Peter Smith Sr.

Calvin Peter Smith Sr.

Dec 27, 2025

Calvin P. Smith Sr., of the Spirit Lake Nation, began his journey to the Spirit World on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the Towner County Living Center in Cando. ND.

The Wake for Calvin will be on Thursday, January 8, 2026 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Bdecan Presbyterian Church, rural Tokio ND with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. The...

Stacy Ann Azure Green

Stacy Ann Azure Green

Dec 26, 2025

Stacy Ann Azure Green, 64, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Friday, December 26, 2025 at CHI Hospital in Devils Lake.

Stacy was born on February 16, 1961 to Morris and Dorothy (Baker) Azure in Devils Lake, ND and attended Fort Totten and Warwick School. She later entered the workforce where she worked various jobs throughout her younger...

Phyllis Ann Eback

Phyllis Ann Eback

Dec 24, 2025

Phyllis Ann Eback, 86 of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at CHI, St. Alexius Health, Devils Lake Hospital.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, ND 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...

Karen L. Beauchamp

Karen L. Beauchamp

Dec 23, 2025

Karen L. Beauchamp, 78, of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at CHI, St. Alexius Health, Devils Lake Hospital.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake beginning at 11:00 a.m. with a Funeral Service at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Devils Lake Cemetery in the spring.

Karen...

Janice D. Breakey

Janice D. Breakey

Dec 22, 2025

Janice D. Breakey, 86, of Webster and Devils Lake, ND, passed away on Monday, December 22, 2025. With her living children (Jim of Naples, Florida, and Sharlene of New York City) there to ease her journey, Janice made her way to her cherished daughter Kim and husband Roger, and to the Lord who was ever present in her big and...

Julianne P. "Julie" King

Julianne P. "Julie" King

Dec 11, 2025

Julianne P. “Julie” King, 81 of St. Michael, ND passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

There will be a prayer service and visitation at St. Michael’s Catholic Church on Sunday, December 28, 2025 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. followed by the Rosary and Scripture at 7:00 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will...

Drayven Darcy Alberts

Drayven Darcy Alberts

Dec 7, 2025

Drayven Darcy, precious son of Jeremy Alberts and Taryn White was born on Monday, December 1, 2025 in Grand Forks, ND.

Drayven began his Spiritual Journey, Sunday, December 7, 2025 in the NICU of Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND surrounded by his loving parents and the special NICU nurses who cared for him.

At just 24 weeks baby Drayven began his life...

Anthony V. McDonald

Anthony V. McDonald

Dec 7, 2025

Anthony "Tony" McDonald "Sungwa Togada Wicasa" (Wild Horse Man)

Deacon Tony McDonald, our beloved father, brother, grandfather, uncle, great grandfather, and relative was called to his heavenly rest on Sunday, December 7, 2025. He was in the care of HIA Hospice and family members at his home in Fort Totten.

A Wake Vigil will be held Thursday, December 11 at Crow Hill...

Carol Jean Weed

Carol Jean Weed

Dec 2, 2025

Carol Jean Weed, of Devils Lake, formerly of Minnewaukan ND, passed away in the loving care of her family at Eventide Heartland Care Center, Devils Lake at the age of 86 years.

There will be a visitation at Eventide Heartland Care Center, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Visitation will continue at the Gilbertson Funeral Home,...