May 24, 2023
Allan Aho, 87, Stanley, died Monday, May 15, 2023 in a Minot hospital. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Minot. A livestream of the service will be available by using the link in the website obituary. Interment will be in the Belden Finnish Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 24 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.thomasfamilyfuneralhome.com.
Betty Joanne Haskins, 86, Bismarck, formerly of Sherwood, Kenmare and Minot, passed away on May 10 at St. Gabriel Community surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, May 26, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. in St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Minot. Interment will be held at Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. with a Vigil Prayer service to follow at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday all in Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
Johnnie Arthur Locken, a true Cowboy at heart, passed away at the age of 91. Johnnie’s memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023 at the Springan Stevenson Funeral Home Chapel in Stanley, North Dakota. Pastor Ty Mitchell will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Medford, Oregon. There will be a luncheon held at The Pine’s in Stanley, North Dakota following the memorial service.
Karen Helen Eliason, 81, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on May 10, 2023, at the Mountrail Bethel Home in Stanley, North Dakota. There will be a public visitation from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 29, 2023 at the Springan Stevenson Funeral Home in Stanley, North Dakota. Karen’s funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at the American Lutheran Church in Stanley, North Dakota. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in Stanley, North Dakota.
Stanley J. Vachal, a long-time resident of Stanley, ND, and recently Watertown, SD, passed away on March 20, 2023 after a short illness. He was 101 years old. Stanley’s memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 27, 2023 at the American Lutheran Church in Stanley, North Dakota. Pastor Rebecca Mangelsdorf will officiate. Inurement will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Stanley, North Dakota. There will be a luncheon held at the church following the Memorial Service.