Obituaries

Richard N. Ritter

Richard N. Ritter

Richard N. Ritter

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Mass of Christian Burial took place in Devils Lake on May 2, 2024, for Richard N. Ritter, 85, of Devils Lake, formerly of Munich, N.D., who passed away April 28, 2024, at CHI, St. Alexius Health, Devils Lake. Burial with military honors will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Munich on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.
Sharon Chaput

Sharon Chaput

Sharon Chaput

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A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at Brooks Funeral Home in Langdon, N.D., for Sharon Chaput, 74, of Bismarck, N.D., and formerly of Langdon, who passed away January 18, 2024, in Bismarck. Burial will be at Loma Cemetery near Loma, ND.
Mary L. Wild

Mary L. Wild

Mary L. Wild

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Mass of Christian Burial and a Celebration of Life were held April 25, 2024,at 2:30 P.M. in Grafton, N.D., for Mary L. Wild, 71, of Grafton, who passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Unity Medical Center of Grafton surrounded by loved ones. Inurnment will be at the Fargo National Cemetery.
Gail Marie Kartes

Gail Marie Kartes

Gail Marie Kartes

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A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Walhalla Lutheran Church in Walhalla, N.D., with a visitation on Friday, April 12, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Askew Funeral Home in Cavalier, N.D., for Gail Marie Kartes, 66, of Edinburg, N.D., who passed away peacefully on April 4, 2024, at First Care Health Center in Park River, N.D. Gail was born in Langdon, N.D., on June 6,1957 to Carl and Ivy Kartes. She grew up on the farm loving what the country life has to offer. Gail's hands were rarely still unless holding one of her precious grandchildren. Some things she enjoyed staying busy with were spending time with loved ones, gardening, baking, canning, and quilting. Gail loved going to birthday parties, school events, and sporting events to support her grandchildren. She poured her heart into everything she did, and you could taste it in every pie and feel it in every embrace. She worked at the Park River Vet Clinic for a number of years. Following that, she worked at the First Care Health Clinic in Park River, N.D., for over 20 years. It suited her servant's heart. At the clinic and within the community, she gained many friends and touched the lives of many people. There wasn't a place she could go to without running into 'an old friend'.
Richard Cosley

Richard Cosley

Richard Cosley

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Funeral services were held April 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in Pembina, N.D.,for Richard Cosley, 82, a lifelong Pembina/ St. Vincent, Minn. area farmer, who passed away at Woodside Village in Grand Forks, N.D., on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Interment will be in the St. Vincent Cemetery, St Vincent, Minn. Rev. Jeff Bridell and Rev. Mason Peters presided with special music provided by Karin Ohmann, pianist, and LeAnn Gatheridge, soloist. Casket bearers were his grandsons: Jake, Logan, Austin, Tucker, Tyler, Trenton, Grant, and Weston. The honorary casket bearer was Richard's only granddaughter, Lisa Tostenson.