Marilyn Y. Schnaidt, 91 of New Rockford, ND, formerly of Devils Lake ND passed away on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.
Visitation will be on Saturday, Nov. 22 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Devils Lake with a Funeral Service at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Lori Pankratz officiating. Burial will be in the Devils Lake Cemetery with a time of fellowship to follow in the church dining hall.
Marilyn Yvonne, daughter of George and Irene (Tschakofske) Bentz, was born on Nov. 21, 1933, in Hazen, ND, where she was raised and educated. She graduated from Golden Valley High School in North Dakota. She received a Two-Year Teaching Certificate from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. She taught elementary school while living in Saskatchewan, Canada. She went on

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