Jennie Huovinen, age . 85, of
Rolla, ND passed away on Wednes-
day, January 27, 2021, at Presenta-
tion Medical Center, Rolla, ND.
Jennie Cleo Huovinen was born
on December 9, 1935, in St. John,
ND, to Warren and Gladys (Haas)
Cain. She was raised in St. John and
completed her education there as
well. Jennie was united in marriage
to Richard “Dick” Huovinen on Feb-
ruary 20, 1954, at the farm in Rock
Lake, ND. Together they raised six
children, John, Charles, Curtis,
Robert “Jeff,” Tina, and Tami.
Jennie worked in the produce de~
partment at Leevers Grocery Store in
Rolla. She was a memberof Im—
manuel Lutheran Church in Rolla
and also the American Legion Auxil-
iary. Jennie enjoyed the outdoors gar-
dening, reading, word searches,
painting ceramics, and decorating for
Christmas. She loved time spent with
family and friends visiting. Jennie
will be lovingly remembered and
greatly missed. '
Jennie is survived by her husband,
Richard “Dick” Huovinen of Rolla;
children, Charles Huovinen of Rock
Lake, Robert “Jeff” Huovinen of
Rolla, Tina (David) Walock of
Lakeville, MN, and Tami Huovinen
of Rolla:-.,_ three grandchildren,
Meghan (Bryan) Huovinen-Zuefelt,
AJ Walock, and Andrew Walock;
great-grandchild, Sylas Huovinen-
Zuefelt; and sister, Erma Mickelson.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, Warren and Gladys Cain,
sons, John and Curtis Huovinen, and
brothers and sisters.
Casket Bearers are Rusty Cain,
Rick Hendrickson, Chris Cain, Doug
Stewart, Jim Seghers and Mark Matt-
son. Honorary Bearers are all family
and friends. Music will be provided
by by Doris Kaleva. '
A FuneralService will be held on
Monday, February 1, 2021- at 2 pm.
in Immanuel Lutheran Church,
Rolla, with visitation one hour prior
to services in the church. Pastor Scott
Ramey is officiating. Burial Will take
place in the spring at Perth Cemetery,
Perth, ND.
Elick Funeral Home, Rolla, is in
charge of arrangements. '
Roger Selmer Phelps
Roger Selmer Phelps, age 62, of
St. John, ND, passed away January 4,
2021, at Fredericksburg, VA.
Roger was born on February 11,
1958, to Gerald Sr. and Oviala (Ped—
erson) Phelps. He lived in the St.
John and Rolla area for most of his
life.
Roger was united in marriage to
Mary Dawn Drewry. From this union
they had five wonderful children,
Dawn, Matthew, Alyce, Amanda and
Mark. They later divorced.
Roger worked numerous jobs
throughout his life. Westside, Hudson
Farmsrhe oilfieluilarry Hangar- . '
pentry and also Was'a sglerniployed
carpenter.
nger He‘en— 1 "
joyed hunting, fishing, horseback fid—
ing, mowing his lawn, working on
vehicles with his son, Mark, and
cousin, Troy. He also loved watching
westerns on TV, cutting .WOOd, visit-
ing With friends and family and going
on hunting trips with his good
friends, LeRoy, Fred and Leonard
Gustafson.
He is survived by his former wife,
Mary Dawn Phelps of Duluth, Min—
nesota; daughters, Dawn Dobler
(Tim) of Ciilpepper, VA; Alyce
Parker (Andrew) of Anchorage, AK;
and Amanda Falcon (Darren) of San
Diego, CA; son, Matthew Phelps
(Susie) of Fredericksburg, VA; and
his beloved grandchildren.
Roger also leaves behind siblings,
Audrey Edwards (Raymond), twin
brother, Rodney Phelps (Debbie),
Duane Phelps,
(William), all of St. John, and Celeste
Phelps of Bismarck; numerous aunts,
uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
His is'preceded in death by his
son, Mark Phelps; his parents, Ger—
ald Sr. and Oviala (Pederson) Phelps;
brothers, Earl Phelps and Gerald
Phelps Jr.; paternal grandparents,
Selmar and Alice Phelps and mater-
nal grandparents, Peder and Louis
Pederson.
There will be a funeral service
later this year in St. John.
Bernard Andre Vandal
Bernard Andre Vandal, son of Bill
and Marie, husband of Julie, and fa-
ther of Greg, Brenda, and Brian, died
at Bismarck’s CHI St. Alexius Hos-
pital at age 87 on January 27, 2021
following a struggle with cancer.
A private Mass of Christian burial
will be on Monday, February 1,
2021, at 10 am. For those who can-
not attend, the service will be
streamed live on the Corpus Christi
website. t
A child of dust bowl era crop
farmers, Bernard was raised in R0-
lette County where he lived and
worked for much of his life.
Bernard was a talented craftsman
who both earned his living with these
skills and built the first family home
in Rolla. He was employed by the
William Langer JeWel Bearing Plant
where he rose from a laborer who
helped set up the equipment as the
factory was established to Chief En—
gineer and Quality Assurance Man—
ager at his retirement. His innate
abilities to fabricate most anything
from wood and metal, coupled with
his engineer’s mind for design and
detail, contributed to his professional
work as well as many life-long hob-
bies and a side enterprise in precision
manufacturing. I
He and Julie travelled thousands
of miles on motorcycle and in the RV
over the years. Their many adven—
tures included a gemstone dig in
Montana; he dutifully polished and
gifted the gems.
Bernard is survived by wife Julie
with whom he shared 67 wonderful
years as well as his grown children
Greg (Jan), Brenda (Barry Mc-
Cleary), and Brian (Rochelle). He
was proud of his nine grandchildren
and 15 great grandchildren. The old-
est of nine, his siblings include Andy
(Grace), Jim (Sara Sue), Yvonne
Morman, Bonnie Moquin (Doug),
Beverly Cote (Dennis), Bob, David
(Alice), and Perry (Laura).
He was preceded in death by his
beloved parents and many very spe-
cial brothers-in—law and sisters-in—law.
Memorials can be directed to the
Bismarck Cancer Center.
Those wishing to sign the online
register book or leave a message of
condolence please go to www.bis—
marckfuneralhomecom
Conrad Desjarlais
Conrad Desjarlais, age 86, of R0-
lette, ND, passed away on Thursday,
January 28, 2021, at the Rolette
Community Care Center, Rolette.
Funeral services will take place in
the summer of 2021.
Elick Funeral Home, Rolla, ND,
is in charge of arrangements.
Deanna Lenoir ‘
Verlyn DuBois, age 63, of Dun-
seith, ND, passed away on Friday,
January 22, 2021, in Belcourt, ND.
Verlyn James DuBois, Wabishka
Makwa (White Bear), was born on
June 28,. 1957, in Belcourt, to Robert
E. and Elizabeth, (Kakenowash)
DuBois. He attended Greatwalker El-
ementary School, completing High
School in Flandreau, SD, and then
furthering his education at college in
Bismarck, ND. He worked in Sidney,
MT, was a parent aid at Belcourt
Schools, a police officer, and was
currently working as a security guard
for Turtle Mountain Housing Au-
thority.
He was once married to Flora Be-
:ston and together they had three chil—
dren, Rhonda, Jennifer, and Amy,
they‘later divorced. ,
He then married the love of his
life, Doris “Pebbles” Belgarde on
December 28, 1993, in Bottineau and
together they had three children,
Derek, Evan, and Sheyenne. They
were raising three grandchildren as
well, Evan Jr., Braylie, and Michael.
Verlyn enjoyed the, outdoors, fish—
ing and hunting, going to the casino,
and cooking. He valued his tradi-
tional ways, was pipe carrier, tradi-
tional dancer, and a spiritual leader.
He traveled throughout the United
States and Canada going to Pow-
wows, Sundances, and was keeper of
the Sweat Lodge. He enjoyed load
ing up the kids and going to Minot to
McDonalds or KFC. He loved his
grandchildren unconditionally but
Michael held a special place in his
Papa’s heart. .
He was part of many drum
groups, especially "‘Northern
Straight” drum group and officiated
many funeral services. He was a soft—
ball champion and won numerous
trophies all over North Dakota and
Minnesota.
Verlyn loved to visit with people
and had a wonderful and inviting per-
sonality. Verlyn will be lovingly re-
Verlyn ‘Dubois
membered and greatly missed.
Verlyn is survived by his wife,
Doris “Pebbles” DuBois of Dunseith;
children, Ronda DuBois, Jennifer
DuBois, Amy DuBois, Derek
DuBois, Evan DuBois, and Sheyanne
DuBois, all of Dunsieth; grandchil-
dren, Teyha, Koby, Adam, Anna,
Mila, Malach, Justice, Evan Jr.,
Sayvan, Rayland, and
Michael; siblings, Dennie, Ronald,
Tommy, and Bradley; sisters,Marla
Norquay, Sandra DuBois, Peggy
(David) Belgarde, and Brenda (John)
Poitra; and numerous nieces,
nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, Robert and Elizabeth
DuBois, brother, Clarence DuBois,
sisters, Vivian Delorme and Gerrie
DuBois, numerous nieces and
nephews, and best friends, Dennis
Desjarlais and Burt Meecus.
A visitation was held Thursday,
January 28', 2021, at‘Fiddler’s Hall,
Belcourt. A meal was held on Friday,
January 29, 2021, followed by a Fu—
neral Service, all at Fiddler’s Hall,
Belcourt.
Burial followed funeral services at
White Stone Cemetery, Belcourt.
Elick Funeral Home, Rolla, ND,
was in charge of arrangements.
Braylie,
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beginning of a relationship that has
now lasted more than a century.
Bruce Theel, the father of Loie
Tupa, came into Rolla"s crowdedgigg.
dealership community in late 1 f, 6,
selling the Kaiser Frasier automo-
biles. A year later, it became Theel
Chevrolet Company, after acquiring
the Chevrolet franchise from the .
Munro brothers. ,
Lowell and Loie moved back to
Rolla in the 1970s and later pur—
chased the business in 1980. Thirty-
four years later, Josh joined the
company as a partner and general
manager, completing a circle 105
years in the making.
Josh isn’t the first Munro to find
himself carrying on the tradition of
family business. On the other end of
town, his older brother, Paul, is the
owner of Munro Builders Supply and
Ace Hardware. Their great-grandfa-
ther John was also the founder of the
area’s first hardware store when he
partnered with Hillis Kyle in 1888.
While John left the partnership
two years later, his son Albert, got
father, Tom, took over that establish—
ment and Paul returned to Rolla in the
early 1980s and joined the company.
Josh expressed a great deal of
pride in all the connections, family
and otherwise.
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“All these generations have al—
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munity. They have all invested in this
community, care about‘the people ’
here and have a great love of the “en- ,
tire area,” Josh said. “That was
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Rose Marie Keplin, age 75, of
Belcourt, ND, made her spirit jour—
ney on Wednesday, January 20, 2021
at Trinity Hospital, Minot, ND, sur—
rounded by family.
Rose Marie Keplin was born on
V February 25, 1945, in Belcourt, to
Fred and Liza (Allery) Keplin. She
was raised in Belcourt and attended
school at St. Ann’s Mission, the Tur-
tle Mountain Community School,
and graduated high school in Flan-
dreau, SD. She furthered her educa-
tion at The Denver Business College
in Colorado and also graduated from
the University of North Dakota with
her BSW in social work.
Throughout her life, Rose lived
many places, Los Angeles, CA, Den-
ver, CO, Minneapolis, MN, finally
settling in Belcourt, with her spouse
Vincent DeCoteau.
Rose worked as a‘Dental Assistant
at the HIS, and later as a social
worker for the Turtle Mountain Child
Welfare, fostering many children.
Rose also worked at Rolette
County Social Services until retire-
ment. She loved time spent With fana-
ily members and friends, her sisters
“the old dolls,” her best friend
Shirley, and especially her grandchil—
dren (whom she lovingly referred to
as her Babooshes).
Rose loved gardening, canning,
and especially enjoyed listening to
her , favorite comedian “Kat
Williams.” Rose will be lovingly re-
membered and greatly missed. '
Rose is survived by her daughter,
Vinessa (Tim) Keplin-Houle of Bel-
court; two grandchildren, Tinessa
and Jamason; Godchild, Billie Jo
Gladue; siblings, Linus (Connie
Counts) Keplin,, Richard (Shirley St.
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amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in
silence.”The term
“desiderata” is Latin for “desired things” and Ehrmann's poem
is a compendium of sage
advice for a well-lived life. Focusing only on the first line of the poem;
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to remember that the hustle and bustle of our modern world is fast, noisy,
and devoid of
a sense of calmness and serenity that is important to our well—being.
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times when we crave speed and excitement, a well-balanced life also needs a
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doing something. Sometimes just being is enough. Try to carry your newfound
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