Our Staff

Staff members of Thompson-Larson Funeral Home are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique and has personal requests and traditions. These requests and traditions are of utmost importance to our staff of licensed funeral directors. Below is a listing of our full-time and part-time staff. To find out more about our licensed directors, click on their names listed below.


Owners & Licensed Staff Members

Engen Eckmann- Owner/Licensed Funeral Director
Wes Burkart - Owner/Licensed Funeral Director
Bruce Kramer - Owner/Business Manager
Grace Fisher- Owner
Casey Sidener- Licensed Funeral Director
Kelly Sorensen - Licensed Funeral Director
Ben Slind- Licensed Funeral Director


Supporting Staff

Rhonda Lambert - Secretary
Wally Kline - Funeral Service Assistant - Minot
Dave Brenno- Funeral Service Assistant - Minot
Wayne Kemble- Funeral Service Assistant - Minot
David Zaback- Funeral Service Assistant - Minot
John Leddon- Funeral Service Assistant - Minot
Eli Mihalick - Funeral Service Assistant - Minot
Braden Bierman - Funeral Service Assistant -Minot
Jim Schoemer - Funeral Service Assistant - Kenmare
Judy Weber - Visitation Assistant - Minot
Leslie Coughlin - Visitation Assistant - Minot
Vera Emmel - Visitation Assistant - Minot
Sally Butgereit - Visitation Assistant - Minot