Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota

Nov 17, 2014

Anna Gywnn, 79, of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, November 17, 2014 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

Anna Mary Schumacher was born on October 9, 1935 in Glen Ullin, ND, the daughter of Frank and Katherine (Horner) Schumacher. She and Robert Widmer were married on November 23, 1954. Anna loved to cook, go to the casino,...

Nov 15, 2014

Florence Ethel Betsch, 96, life-long resident of Jamestown, was born May 28th, 1918 to Guy and Martha McCommon in Ypsilanti, North Dakota. Loving Wife, Mom, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Aunt, passed away on November 15, 2014 at Eventide at High-Acres Manor. She enjoyed a very long and wonderful life and was a strong yet loving, inspirational example to her...

Nov 10, 2014

Jane Marie Pecka, 76, Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, November 10, 2014 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Jane was born on September 21, 1938 in Grand Forks, ND to Lowell and Mary (Rose) Stevens. She graduated from Central High School. Shortly after graduation she married Larry Pecka Sr., her high school sweetheart. Together they had eight children, Larry Pecka...

Nov 9, 2014

Richard Fletcher, 85, Courtenay, North Dakota died Sunday, November 9, 2014 at his home. Richard Fletcher was born July 20, 1929, in Jamestown, North Dakota to Youart and Erma Fletcher. He attended Corinne Township School. On February 28, 1959, he married Vera Fletcher. Richard and Vera resided and farmed in Corinne Township all of their lives. He served in...

Nov 7, 2014

Perry Blaisdell Johnson was born on April 23, 1926 in Jamestown, ND, the son of Perry V. and Alice (Pearson) Johnson. He graduated from Jamestown High School and then enlisted in the US Marine Corp. on April 1, 1944. Blaise served with the Fleet Marine Force in the South Pacific during WWII and was discharged in July...

Nov 6, 2014

The Reverend Eustis Barber Cowardin, 79, of Jamestown, ND died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND surrounded by her family. She was born January 3, 1935 in Philadelphia, PA. Her parents were the late William Wyatt Barber Jr. and Margaret Hazelhurst Patton. Eustis grew up in Southborough, MA and attended Miss Porter’s...

Nov 6, 2014

Taylor Chester Cofell, 20, LaMoure, North Dakota died Thursday, November 6, 2014 in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Taylor Cofell was born October 19, 1994, at his home in Edgeley, North Dakota. He was the son of the late Donald Cofell and Mary (Schlecht) Cofell. Taylor lived in Edgeley until moving to Berlin in 1998, then later moved to LaMoure in...

Nov 3, 2014

Helen Mae (Goodin) Young, 91, Jamestown, ND died Monday, November 3, 2014 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Helen was born in St. Joseph, MO, on May 10, 1923, the daughter of Lucille (Tripp) and William Goodin. She grew up and attended elementary school and high school there. On October 17, 1942, she and Drexel "Rex" Young eloped and...

Oct 31, 2014

Frank Hoffmann, 80, died October 31, 2014 at his home in Apache Junction, AZ. Mr. Hoffmann was born in Glen Ullin, ND on March 30, 1934, the son of Nick and Jennie Hoffmann. He attended school in Glen Ullin, ND and joined the Air Force in August 1952. He was honorably discharged in 1957 at a Staff Sergeant in...

Oct 28, 2014

Marian Elizabeth Klose, 91, passed away Tuesday Oct 28, 2014, at Ava Maria Village, Jamestown ND. Marian Elizabeth Reimers was born December 31, 1922 to Adolph and Lora (Walton) Reimers, in Emmett Idaho. Marian graduated from Eagle High School. She worked as a secretary and in industry during WWII. Marian met her husband, Clemens A. Klose while he was...

Oct 28, 2014

Alma White passed away October 28, 2014 at Hi-Acres Care Center in Jamestown, ND. She was born May 17, 1919 on the family farm near Watford City ND to Ole and Janna (Karlstad) Johnsrud, the youngest of their eight children. Alma loved music. She was pianist for Garden Lutheran Church in her early years. She and her father often...

Oct 24, 2014

Philip Craig Runck, age 65, Jamestown, ND, passed away on October 24, 2014 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND, after a courageous, seven-year cancer journey. Craig was born on April 29, 1949, the son of Phillip and Lottie Mae (Lewis) Runck of Wimbledon, ND. He grew up there and graduated from Wimbledon High School. Following his graduation from Bismarck Junior...

Oct 20, 2014

Laurence Reimers, 91, Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, October 20, 2014 at his home. Laurence Wilbert Reimers, 91, was born at home at Dry Lake, ND near Bordulac on Oct. 7, 1923, the eldest child of Ella Emily Augusta Fredericka (Scharf) and William Martin Reimers. He attended rural schools and graduated from Wimbledon School in 1941. When a hail...

Oct 17, 2014

Margaret Rose Marie Ripley passed away surrounded by loved ones on October 17, 2014 after a brief battle with lung cancer. Margaret was born February 14, 1934 in her grandmothers farm home to Bertha (Davidson) and Samuel Stewart in Grenfell Saskatchewan Canada. She attended county school grades 1-4, Grenfell school grades 5-8, and high school in Whitewood Saskatchewan. She...

Oct 15, 2014

Arlene Ebel, 75, Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Arlene Hiller was born July 12, 1939 in Bernstead, North Dakota to Alvin and Lydia (Lippert) Hiller. She attended and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1957. On December 20, 1963, she married Lawrence Ebel in Jamestown. Arlene worked for National Food...

Oct 14, 2014

Verna Thompson, 83, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Ave Maria Village Nursing Home, Jamestown. Verna Ernst was born August 13, 1931 in Venturia, North Dakota to Heinrich and Magdalena (Dockter) Ernst. Verna was a graduate of Woodworth High School. She worked for many years as the manager of the S&H Green Stamp store in Jamestown,...

Oct 12, 2014

Glenda Kaye Wentz, 59, Jamestown, North Dakota died Sunday, October 12, 2014 at her home. Glenda Wentz was born February 2, 1955 in Jamestown, North Dakota to Vernon and Adeline (Gienger) Wentz. She attended and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1973. Glenda graduated from University of Mary in Bismarck, ND. She was employed as a social worker at...

Oct 9, 2014

Amanda Gomke, 88, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the Palliative Care Unit, Sanford Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Amanda Mueller was born June 1, 1926 in Rosebud, North Dakota to Rudolph and Martha (Hoesel) Mueller. She attended rural country school in Midway Township and graduated from Eldridge High School. Amanda attended Valley City State College for...

Oct 8, 2014

Harold Francis Beckman (HB), 90, of Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown. Harold was born on April 6, 1924 in Corwin Township, Ypsilanti, ND, the son of Herman and Clara (Domek) Beckman. He attended country school in Ypsilanti and Montpelier High School. Harold married Sophia Schuler on July 1, 1945 in Jamestown, ND....

Oct 8, 2014

LaVonne Magstadt, 77, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2014 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND.

LaVonne Moan was born on June 2, 1937, on the family farm near New England, ND, the daughter of Joe and Gena (Olson) Moan. She grew up on the family farm and attended school in New England. She...