Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota

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...

Oct 8, 2014

Kimberly Weatherly, 54, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at home surrounded by her family. Kimberly Dawn Magstadt was born on September 18, 1960, in Sidney Montana, the daughter of Marvin and LaVonne (Moan) Magstadt. She lived with her family in Savage, MT until they moved to Wimbledon, ND when she was 5 years old. They...

Oct 6, 2014

Elton Mittleider, 79, of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, October 6, 2014 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

Elton was born on March 29, 1935 near Tappen, ND the son of Fred and Bertha Mittleider. He attended country school and worked on the family farm. Elton enlisted with the US Army on December 4, 1957 and served...

Oct 6, 2014

Arlan Ammon, age 79, passed away on the morning of October 6th, 2014, at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND. Arlan Ammon was born on February 23, 1935 to Albert and Lenora (Kohlman) Ammon. Arlan attended and graduated from school in Martin, ND. He was married to Geraldine Eckart in 1952 and they had two children, Sandy and Lane....

Oct 5, 2014

Mike Tarpinian, 86, passed away at home on October 5 under the care of hospice following a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife and children. Mike was born to Garabed and Aghavnie Tarpinian on November 11, 1927 at Trinity Hospital in Jamestown. He was baptized at age two at the Armenian Orthodox Church, Chicago, IL....

Oct 2, 2014

Douglas Ross Daugherty, 73, Jamestown, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014. Doug was born July 10, 1941 in Rapid City, SD to Roscoe and Grace (Johnson) Daugherty. He was a longtime resident of LaMoure, ND, and graduated from LaMoure High School in 1959. He attended college in Valley City, and was enlisted in the United States Air Force. In...

Oct 1, 2014

Rose Kay Schweitzer, 92, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown. Rose was born February 24, 1922 near Gackle, ND the daughter of John and Othilda (Domdie) Presler. She received her early education in Logan County schools. She married Robert Schweitzer, December 29, 1941 in Gackle, ND. They moved to Montpelier where they farmed...

Sep 28, 2014

Charlotte H. Hansen, long time resident of Jamestown, ND and Sun Lakes, AZ, passed away peacefully on September 28th at her home in St Anthony, MN. Charlotte was born on June 1, 1922 in Jamestown. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon H. Hansen. Her mother and stepfather were Ida E. (Clough) and Daniel MacDavid. Her father...

Sep 27, 2014

Donald H. Greenlund, 75, Reno, Nevada, formerly of Jamestown, North Dakota died Saturday, September 27, 2014 at his home. Donald Greenlund was born December 20, 1938 in Jamestown, ND to Lee and Elsie Greenlund. He attended and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1957. Don married LuAnne Anderson, in 1957. Don moved his family to Reno, NV in 1962...

Sep 26, 2014

Lillian (Sjolund) Wood, 96, died on Friday September 26, 2014 in a Jamestown ND nursing home. Lillian May (Sjolund) Wood was born on May 25, 1918 to Edna Vivian (Rice) and Carl Johann Sjolund in Devils Lake N D. She lived with her parents and two sisters in Grand Forks ND where she graduated from Grand Forks Central High...

Sep 25, 2014

Linus Hoffart, 86, of Bismarck, ND, formerly of Jamestown, ND, passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2014 surrounded by his loving family and wife of 61 years.

Linus was born on September 2, 1928, near Eckelson, ND to Joseph and Ida (Nelson) Hoffart. He was raised on the farm where he developed a love for...

Sep 23, 2014

Leah Hins, 85, of Jamestown, ND died on September 23, 2014 at Sanford Palliative Care in Fargo, ND, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Leah Christina (Hofmann) Hins was born September 7, 1929 to Lidia (Stohr) and Peter Hofmann, Sr., in Medina, ND. She grew up in Medina and received her education in a rural one-room country school?She...

Sep 23, 2014

Tom Radtke, 62, of Jamestown, ND, died at his home on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. Tom Radtke was born on March 31, 1952 in Jamestown, ND, the son of Vernon and Esther (Entzminger) Radtke. He attended grade school in Ypsilanti, ND and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1970. Tom worked at Haybusters in Jamestown, then for a construction...

Sep 22, 2014

Marjorie Mott Nerison passed away on September 22, 2014, in Jamestown, North Dakota where she lived for 61 years. Marge was born March 25, 1925 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the first child of James and Amanda Mott. James was a newspaper reporter for the GR Rapids Herald. His profession brought him to Rolla, ND, where he became owner and...

Sep 20, 2014

Clarence Spitzer, 86, Jamestown, ND died Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Golden Acres Manor Nursing Home, Carrington, ND. Clarence Eugene Spitzer was born November 3, 1927, in rural Kensal, ND, the son of Adolph and Evelyn (Bower) Spitzer. He graduated high school in Kensal. After graduating he served for two years in the Korean Conflict stateside as a firearms...

Sep 20, 2014

W Harold Braniff, 92, died on September 20, 2014, at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown ND. (Willis) Harold Braniff was born February 12, 1922, at Doyon, North Dakota, to William and Julia (Berg) Braniff. He attended school in Doyon and graduated from Doyon High School in 1941. On May 26, 1944, Harold married Margaret Kragtorp at Zion Lutheran Church...

Sep 18, 2014

Marian Cebula Wilma was born on January 11, 1924 to Polish parents Boleslaw and Leokadia Cebula in Fried, North Dakota. She was the third youngest of 12 children. Marian passed away into her eternal reward surrounded by her loving family on September 18, 2014. Marian was born and raised on the family farm. She milked the cows,...