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Obituaries

Ellen Kay Ellis

Ellen Kay Ellis, the daughter of Arthur “Art” and Lois (Mackey) Engeland was born on December 16, 1942 in Rugby, North Dakota. She died at the age of 83 years on Thursday, July 30, 2026 at the Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby, North Dakota. Ellen was raised in Rugby and graduated ...

Michael John Jelsing

Michael John Jelsing was born on April 25, 1970 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at the Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby, North Dakota. Michael was raised in the home of his parents, Marvin and Gail in Rugby. At a young age, he was eager to ...

Michael Jelsing

Michael John Jelsing, the son of Marvin and Gail (Ekren) Jelsing was born on April 25, 1970 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He died unexpectedly early Sunday morning, July 26, 2026 at the Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby, North Dakota. He graduated from Rugby High School in 1988. He is ...

John Voeller

John Anton Voeller, the son of Anton and Anastasia (Wentz) Voeller was born on June 16, 1940 in Rugby, North Dakota. He died at the age of 86 years on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at the Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby, North Dakota. John was raised in Knox, where he attended school before ...

Christine (Senger) Axtmann

Christine (Senger) Axtmann, 94, passed away in her sleep on July 14, 2026 due to congestive heart failure that she had been battling for several years. She never lost her spirit for life and still enjoyed playing cards, especially pinochle, doing puzzles, reading, crocheting, and cross ...

Gina Kreklau

Gina Rae Kreklau, 55, of Forest Lake, Minn., died June 27, 2026. She is survived by parents Alan and Harriet Kreklau, Rugby; sister Terri Lynn Tompkins (Bryan), AZ; brother Kirk Alan Kreklau (Kristi), Bismarck. A family service will be held at a later date. Published by The Pierce County ...

Edward Kuntz

Edward John Kuntz, 88, of Georgetown, Texas, passed away on June 19, surrounded by his family. Born on January 14, 1938 in Tunbridge, North Dakota, to Margaret and Bruno Kuntz, Ed (Eddie to his family) grew up a quiet and shy sibling of 6 in a small rural farming community. He joined the Navy ...

Christine Axtmann

Christine Axtmann, 94 of Rugby died Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at the Haaland Home under the care of her family and hospice. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 22 at Little Flower Catholic Church in Rugby with lunch and fellowship to follow in the church basement. ...

John “Jack” Woodman

John “Jack” Harry Woodman was born on March 12, 1942 in Scranton, PA to the late Verna Iona Marcy. When Jack was young, they moved to Torrington, CT, where Verna met and married Ronald Woodman, who adopted Jack. He remained an only child, but he had close cousins growing up. After ...

Marjorie S. Beck

Marjorie S. Beck, 95, of Wolford, ND passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2026 at the Towner County Living Center, Cando, ND. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Friday, July 17, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cando, ND. Visitation was held at the Sacred Heart Catholic ...