Thomas Mann, 94, of Langdon, ND, passed away May 11, 2022, in Wabasha, MN. 
 
Thomas Mann was born to Philip and Mary (Deck) Mann April 22, 1928, in Perry Township, Cavalier County, the youngest of 17 children. He had 11 years of schooling in Loma Special School District and graduated from high school from St. Alphonsus in Langdon in 1945. After helping his parents on the farm until 1949, he married Mary Ester Machacek in the Holy Family Trinity Catholic Church in Dresden, ND, on June 15, 1949. They purchased a farm in Gordon Township and farmed for 40 years. They raised six loving children, a basketball team and a cheerleader – five boys and one girl. Tom and Mary retired from farming in 1989. They moved into their new home in Langdon in 1977 and were active in the community throughout their later years. 
 
Tom was an outstanding center, left, and rover fielder playing softball and baseball with the Loma and Alsen baseball teams. Tom and Mary both loved music and dancing. They square danced for about 30 years. They had gone many times to Branson, MO; Nashville, TN; Minot Hostfest; Medora musical; Frost Fire and many local musicals. Later in life “Tom and His Sidekicks” Olin Olson, George Schmiess, Bob Tapson, Don Klein and Pastor Michael Jarrett entertained at nursing homes (and sometimes other occasions) with Tom playing the harmonica and the sidekicks with guitar or other string instruments. 
 
Tom also had a lot of pride for lighting and decorating their house and yard for the Christmas season. He spent many years serving on public boards – Gordon Township School Board and election board, Alsen School Board, Region III, North Central Planning Council, Solid Waste board, Citizens Advisory board for State Water Commission, and citizen’s delegate for Cavalier County, Sr. Meals on Wheels, President of Langdon Sr. Citizens Club, Caviler County Museum in Dresden, president of Cavalier County crop improvement, Cavalier County JDA, Cavalier County Farm Service, Grain Loan Inspector, Langdon City Election board and Cavalier County Commissioner. He was a 3rd degree Grand Knight and a 4th degree Faithful Navigator for the Knights of Columbus and a member of Langdon Eagles Club Aerie #3454. 
 
Tom is survived by his sons: Duane (Sherry), James (Brenda), Philip (Colleen), Michael (Terrie); daughter Mary Jane (Dan) Moravec,; daughter-in-law Monica (DeeDee) Mann; sister-in-law Betsy Machacek; brother-in-law Jim (Marsha) Machacek; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grand child and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary; his son, Charles; his parents; ten brothers and six sisters.
 
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon, ND. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. prayer service on Monday, May 16, 2022, at Brooks Funeral Home in Langdon, ND. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Langdon, ND.
 

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​Funeral Services for CLAUDIA LEE STOE who passed away on January 3, 2022 will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. with burial in the Devils Lake Cemetery. Gathering of family and friends on Friday beginning at 9:00 a.m. until time of service. A time of fellowship at the ELKS Lodge following burial.  
March 24, 1938 - January 3, 2022
Claudie Lee Watterson was born on March 24, 1938 in Berkeley, CA the daughter of Gertrude (Young) Watterson and Claude Watterson. Claudia spent the first few years of her childhood in California before relocating to ND in 1947. Claudia attended school at St. Mary's Academy in Devils Lake.
Claudia was united in marriage to Roger (Bud) Stoe on May 27, 1955. They established their family home south of Penn near many members of the Stoe family. Claudia earned her GED from NDSU and AA degree from Lake Region Community College. She enjoyed sewing and was active in the local homemakers club. Claudia was the family coordinator for many years before entering the work force. She worked at Coast to Coast, Klemetsrud Plumbing and Devils Lake Public Schools. Together, Claudia and Bud enjoyed square dancing, snowmobiling, golfing and UND hockey games.
After retirement, Claudia and Bud lived in their RV (referred to as the "rig") and traveled the US. They would eventually return to Apache Junction, AZ year after year. Claudia enjoyed playing cards - particularly hand & foot, water aerobics, hiking and searching for bargains at yard sales. Claudia and Roger were able to take a once in a lifetime trip to Norway in 2015 to tour the country and research the lineage of the Stoe (Sto) family name. Claudia's wit, sense of humor, ability to banter and most of all, her smile, will be missed by many.
Claudia is survived by her sons, Tom (Dawn) Stoe and Robert Stoe (both of Devils Lake), daughters Dawn Hebert and Lynn (Doug) Synhorst (both of Fargo), grandchildren Michelle (Matt) Sagedahl, Dain (Abby) Synhorst, Doug (Mandy) Iverson, Beka (Bridger) Urban, Riley Stoe and Dillon(Kelly Moeller) Hebert, as well as two great granddaughters, Havin and Saylor Sagedahl, sister Karen (Cliff) Ludwig (Devils Lake) and several nieces, nephews and their families.
Claudia was preceded in death by her husband, Roger (Bud), son, James Stoe, her parents Gertrude Watterson and Claude Watterson, in-laws, Helmer and Amanda Stoe, sisters-in-law, MaryAnn Steinke and Evonne Bryl.
A Celebration of Life to honor the life of Claudia will be held in the summer when family and friends can gather in Devils Lake. 

Charles Vieles Small, 44 began his earthly journey on May 9, 1977 in Culbertson, Montana, the son of Margaret (Green) and Ronald Small and began his journey to the Spirit World on May 7, 2022 at Minot, North Dakota. 
Wake Services will be held at Dakotah Oyate Lutheran Church, rural Tokio ND on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 beginning at 5:00 p.m. with a time of Prayer at 7:00 p.m.  The procession to Tokio will leave at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday from City Plaza, Devils Lake.  Funeral Services will be at the church on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. with burial in the Bdecan Presbyterian Cemetery. Reverend Larry Thiele will officiate and music will be provided by Milton Green Sr. and all Drum Groups are welcome to share their songs in memory of Charles.
Active Pallbearers will be Douglas Belle, Derick Jackson, Anthony Guy, John Tollefson Jr., Eric Joramo, Jayden Albertson, Blaine Leftbear and Elijah Feather.  Honorary Pallbearers will be John Tollefson and family, Myrtle Olson and family, Esther Davis Hapa and family, Phyllis Prairie Chief and family, Lewis BuckElk and family Marva and John Tollefson, Teresa BuckElk and family, Tamara Davis and family, Winona Ross and family, Joel Redfox and family, Blaine Leftbear and family, Elijah Feather and family.
Charles attended the Warwick Public School where he had joined the basketball team and went to State Class B Tournament for Warwick.  After his high school years, he then moved to Minot ND and methis wife Rachelle Albertson Small and they started a family.  While living in Minot, Charles worked at Cloverdale and most recently had worked for many years at the Minot YMCA.
Charles had a strong love for his children and treasured his family.  He loved the company of family and friends. His favorite professional basketball team were the Boston Celtics and NFL team were the Denver Bronco’s. 
Charles will be greatly missed by his family, relatives and his many dear friends.
Charles is survived by his 4 sons Jayden Albertson (fiancé Dominique Alfaro) and Charles’s  grandsons Sebastian and Asher all of Fargo, Isaiah Small, Jeremiah Small and Keiran Small all of Minot; daughter Tehya Small also of Minot; his companion of 7 years, Bernadette Ehlers, Minot; sister Joleen Small of Spirit Lake Nation; brothers Elliot Small of Utah and Joel Small of Devils Lake; aunts Myrtle Olson, Esther Davis Hapa, Phyllis Prairie Chief, Charlene Green and Marveen Eliserio; uncles Lewis BuckElk, Lawrence Green Jr., George Green, Milton Green Sr., Robert Green, Richard Green and Ross Green; special cousins Felicia Demarce and Elwayne Green; many cousins, nieces, nephews too numerous to mention from Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota and Texas.  He loved you all. 
He was welcomed home to Heaven by his Lord, his parents Ronald Small and Margaret Small, grandparents Nancy BuckElk, Eunice and Lawrence Green Sr., brother Milton Green Jr., aunt Dorothy SpottedBird, uncle Dalton Green and cousin Macelwayne Bear. 

Jaymes (Jim) Almond passed away on Monday, May 9th, peacefully at his home in Grafton, ND, surrounded by his family. Jaymes was 45 years old.  

He was born Jaymes Charles Almond in Grafton North Dakota on July 13, 1976, the son of Audrey Kliniske and Charles Almond.

Jaymes grew up and attended school in Grafton. His longest years of employment were as a custodian at North Valley Career & Technology and then Grafton Central School. He also held many other job positions in Grafton such as a cook at Granny's, team-shift leader at Pamida, the Insulation Place, Wally's and Hugo's, Associated Potatoes, among others.

Jaymes' greatest love and joy was raising his daughter Madison.  He loved the outdoors; especially fishing, grilling and camping with his daughter in his "pavilion."  His enormous heart and compassion for others showed through with his many years of charity involvement to St. Jude's Hospital, the Wounded Warriors Project, the Smile Train, and the Christian Relief.  Jim was a member of the St. John's Catholic Church and he served as a volunteer lay minister for the Walsh County Law Enforcement Center.

He is survived by his beloved daughter Madison Brott, Grand Forks ND, mother Audrey Almond and father Charles Almond, Grafton ND, sisters Angela Almond, Grand Forks ND, Cathy (and Bill) Jacobsen, Harrisburg SD, nieces Tawny (and Austen) Gillis, Sioux Falls SD, Tory Jacobsen, Harrisburg SD, and nephew Dane Jacobsen, Harrisburg SD.

A private family mass will be held at a future date. Inurnment will be at the St. John's Catholic Cemetery following the mass.

Ardis “Ardy” Roed, 94, formerly of Devils Lake, passed peacefully on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at Eventide Senior Community, Fargo, ND.
Ardy was born February 11, 1928 in rural Churchs Ferry, ND to Albert and Mildred (Nestegard) Bye.  She attended a country school for 8 years, high school in Leeds, ND and graduated from Devils Lake Central High School with the Class of 1946.
Ardy attended E.R.T.I. Business School in Minneapolis and worked at Northwestern National Life Insurance Company.  On June 17, 1950, she was united in marriage to Don Roed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Devils Lake.
Ardy worked at a number of jobs during the 50’s in both Devils Lake and also Long Beach, CA.  In the 60’s she worked at Devils Lake Central High School as the Senior High Principal’s (Mr. Lester Nyhus) secretary for almost 18 years. After working at Central High School, Ardy began working at the Dakota Boys Ranch and worked there for 17 years before retiring in 2008.  Ardy was very proud of her work and enjoyed each and every position and job that she had.
Ardy was a member of St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Pioneer Daughters, the VFW Auxiliary and the Town and Country Club.  She enjoyed golf, bowling and playing bridge with her lifelong friends from Devils Lake.  She and Don enjoyed traveling to the Southwest in the 90’s and her lifelong dream was realized in 1999 when she traveled to Europe with her daughters and niece, Linda Johnson.
Ardy was a very loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.  She enjoyed following the activities they were all in with pride and joy.  She moved to Burnsville, MN in 2008 and then back to her beloved North Dakota in 2017 to an assisted living community in Fargo.  She had a long, almost fairy tale life that she would live all over again if she could.  Her family will all miss her so very much.
Ardy is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Shelley and Larry Palmer, Otsego, MN and Camie and Martin Pfeifer, Moorhead, MN; grandchildren Chad (Wendy) Palmer, Darcy (Fred) Van Bergen, Cory (Sarah) Schmidt, Kelly (Katie) Schmidt, Jason (Jessica) Palmer; 13 great grandchildren; brother Cord (Jean) Bye, Okatie, SC and many nieces, nephews and their families.
She was preceded in death by her husband Don; sister Ardel Tweten; brother and sister-in-law Darrel and June Bye; and her parents.
We will celebrate her life on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 11:00 am at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Reverend Trudy Dumont officiating.  Burial will be at the Devils Lake Cemetery, immediately following the funeral service.
Pallbearers for Ardy will be her grandchildren Chad Palmer, Darcy Van Bergen, Jason Palmer, Cord Schmidt and Kelly Schmidt and great grandson Madden Palmer.  Honorary Bearers will be her great grandchildren Alexandria, Max, Mason, Isla, Brenna, Lucia, Easton, Solveigh, Greta, Eli, Bria and Bode.  Music will be provided by Alexandra Palmer, Rick Senger and Barbie Shipley, and reading Scripture will be Isla Van Bergen.

Curtis L. Nelson, 70 of Devils Lake formerly of Manfred ND passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at his home. 
Funeral Services for Curtis will be held on Friday, May 13, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at the Gilbertson Funeral Home Chapel with the Very Reverend C.F. Wilhelm officiating.  Military Honors will be accorded by the Neathery-Simensen Post #756, Devils Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars and the North Dakota Military Funeral Honors Team. Interment will take place at a later date. 
Curtis LeRoy Nelson was born at Harvey, ND on May 26, 1951 to Vern and Bernice Nelson of Manfred, ND. He was raised on the family farm north of Manfred. He attended grade school at Manfred and high school at Fessenden.
He farmed with his father until enlisting in 1970 in the United States Marine Corp. He completed his basic training at Camp Pendleton, California then served his country with tours of duty in Japan and Cambodia.  He was honorably discharged in 1973 and returned Manfred and continued farming.
Curtis was united in marriage to Rita Eback on October 15, 1988.  They lived at the farm for a short time then established their home in Devils Lake.  Curtis was a hard-working, dedicated, loyal employee at Lakeview Dairy for many years until the milk cows were sold.  He then worked at Noodles by Leonardo at the Devils Lake plant until their closing, Felix’s Restaurant until it closed. He thought about retirement for a short time, then began employment at the Cedar Inn Restaurant. He was only retired for about a month prior to his passing. 
Free time was at a minimum, but whenever he could he enjoyed camping, fishing and gardening, spending time in the great outdoors.  He was an avid reader and Westerns and Mystery novels were among his favorites.  He treasured family get-togethers, knowing both sides of the family would bring large group of siblings, nieces, nephews and in-laws to any event. 
Curtis served his country with honor, provided and cared for his family with a loving heart.  Curtis will be deeply missed by his family and many friends.
Those who survive Curtis are his wife Rita; daughter Brittany Lynn Nelson, Devils Lake; brothers Vernon (Rita) Nelson, Madras, Oregon, Warren (Darlene) Nelson, Snyder, Texas, Robert (Ardy) Nelson, Mesa, Arizona and George Nelson, Chandler, Arizona; sister Pam Norstedt, Harvey ND; mother-in-law Phyllis Eback, Devils Lake; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Debbie (Roger) Lindenberg, Crary, ND, Lynn (Brian) Hoffmeyer, Wayne (Tammy) Eback, Gary (Karen) Eback, Brenda Dick all of Devils Lake, Daniel (Tricia) Eback, Fargo, ND, Michelle Eback also of Devils Lake; many nieces, nephews and their families. 
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Owen Nelson, father-in-law Anton Eback, sister-in-law Laurie Nelson and brother-in-law Steven Eback.
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Funeral service will be held at 2:00PM on Friday May 13, 2022 at Westside Community Church with interment at Chapel Cemetery. Viewing will be from 7PM-9PM on Thursday at Wiebe Funeral Chapel, Morden and at the church prior to the service. Donations may be made in Henry's memory to Tabor Home or the Morden Community Handivan. ​