Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Laverne Kapp
Jan 17, 2014
LaVerne Kapp, 84, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. LaVerne (Bosche) Kapp was born May 21, 1929, to Adolph and Freda (Hofmann) Bosche, in Medina, ND. She attended Medina Public School, graduating in 1948 and then taught country school 6-7 miles south of Medina. LaVerne married Edward Kapp on September 8,...
Lenus L Berge
Jan 16, 2014
Lenus L. Berge, 57, of Ypsilanti, ND, died on January 16, 2014 at his home. Lenus Lee Berge was born on December 7, 1956 in Jamestown, ND, the son of Earl and Agnes (Janz) Berge. He was baptized and confirmed in the Ypsilanti Lutheran Church. Lenus was active in high school sports at Montpelier High School, graduating in 1975....
Daniel J Artis
Jan 16, 2014
Daniel Artis, 67, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 at his home after a short battle with cancer. Daniel James Artis was born on February 15, 1946, in Valley City, ND, the son of James and Rose (Blumler) Artis. The family farmed south of Sanborn and in Green Township south of Valley City. He graduated from...
Emil T. Nelson
Jan 13, 2014
Emil Nelson, 98, of Edgeley, ND, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at Jamestown, ND. Emil Tolstrup Nelson was born on January 2, 1916, in Willowbank Township, LaMoure County, North Dakota to Laurtis "L.L.C." Nelson and Magdalena K. (Jessen) Nelson. He attended country schools and graduated from Edgeley Public School in 1934. Emil attended North Dakota Agricultural College and was...
Shirley Peterson
Jan 9, 2014
Shirley Peterson, 86, of Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 at her home in Jamestown. Shirley was born on November 5, 1927, in Wilkin County, MN, the daughter of Kenneth and Rose (Barsgaard) Peake. The family moved to Fargo, ND in 1929 and Shirley graduated from high school in 1945. On December 27, 1946, she married Marvin Peterson...
Annie Jean Kollman
Jan 7, 2014
Annie Jean Kollman, 90, Jamestown, ND died Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Annie Jean Bennett was born October 11, 1923 at the family home near Edmunds, ND, the daughter of Alden I. And Annie Y. (Thomson) Bennett. She attended rural school at Vashti, ND and high school at Carrington, ND. Following two years at...
Esther Fuchs
Jan 6, 2014
Esther Fuchs, 87, long-time resident of Jamestown, ND died Monday, January 6, 2014 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Esther was born August 4, 1926 near Fredonia, in Logan County, ND, the daughter of Edward and Emma (Ketterling) Entzi. She grew up and received her education in that area. She married Edwin Fuchs May 22, 1944 at Ashley, ND....
Willis Wooddell
Jan 1, 2014
Willis Wooddell, 90, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Willis was born April 21, 1923 in Windsor township, ND, the son of Roy and CeCelia (Daugherty) Wooddell. He attended school in Moon Lake township, Eldridge High School and completed his GED in Jamestown. On April 8, 1944 Willis married Harriet Baenen in...
Viola Himmelspach
Dec 31, 2013
Viola Himmelspach, 84, of Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Viola Hoffman was born on December 16, 1929, in Oliver County, ND, the daughter of John and Eleanor (Scheetz) Hoffman. She grew up in Oliver County and graduated from Center High School, Center, ND. Viola married Michael Himmelspach on June 26, 1950 at...
Kenneth George Hess
Dec 30, 2013
Kenneth Hess, 87, of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, December 30, 2013 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown. Kenneth George Hess was born on April 9, 1926, in Hope, ND, the son of William and Isabelle (Neva) Hess. He grew up in the Kensal and Jamestown areas before entering the US Navy on May 29, 1944. Kenneth served in the Seabees...
Berthold Fried
Dec 30, 2013
Berthold Fried, 94, Jamestown, ND died Monday, December 30, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Berthold "Bert" Fried was born June 28, 1919 in Anamoose, ND, the son of Jacob and Christina (Solz) Fried. The family moved to New Rockford in 1921 and then to Windsor in 1925. He attended school in New Rockford and Windsor. On April...
Mary Jean Kartes
Dec 29, 2013
Mary Jean Kartes (Rudnick), 66 of Jamestown, ND died on Sunday December 29th, 2013 at home. Mary Jean was born on August 23, 1947 in Jamestown, ND the daughter of Max and Margaret (Powell) Rudnick. She loved working in her garden, creating arts and crafts projects, spending time outdoors hunting and fishing, and visiting with family and friends. Mary...
Vernon A. Henne
Dec 29, 2013
Vernon Henne, 78, of Jamestown, ND died Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the Veteran's Health Center, Fargo, ND due to complications from cancer. Vernon A. Henne was born on December 26, 1935, the son of Nathaniel and Frieda (Schulz) Henne. He graduated from Nortonville High School, and then entered the US Army in 1958. After he was discharged in...
Tom Docktor
Dec 27, 2013
Thomas "Tom" Docktor, 53, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown, after a year long battle with cancer. Thomas Docktor was born September 11, 1960 in to Francis and Alvina (Burkle) Docktor. He grew up working on the family farm with his brothers Idele, Jim and Len. Tom started working at...
Leona Rempfer
Dec 27, 2013
Leona Elsa Rempfer, age 95, of Hot Springs, SD, passed away December 27, 2013, at the Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs.
Leona was born January 3, 1918, in Monango, ND, to Gothieb and Magdalene (Frigen) Dockter.
Leona received a Lifetime Teaching Certificate from North Dakota. She taught for three years in...
Gary L Dame
Dec 25, 2013
Gary L. Dame, 72, of Jamestown, ND, formerly of Fargo, ND, died on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Gary Lawrence Dame was born on April 30, 1941, in Langdon, ND, the son of Bert and Vivian (Hendricksen) Dame. He grew up near McVille, ND and graduated from high school. Gary was inducted into the US Marines...
Violet M Colberg
Dec 16, 2013
Violet Colberg, 100, Jamestown, ND, died Monday, December 16, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown. Violet Mae Hollingsworth was born November 27, 1913 at Nortonville, ND, the daughter of James Richard and Mary Jane (Glover) Hollingsworth, the first child born in the town site of Nortonville. She was raised and attended school in Nortonville, graduating from Nortonville High School....
Gary Andersen
Dec 16, 2013
Gary Alan Andersen, 68, Lakewood, CO, formerly of Jamestown, ND passed away December 16, 2013, after a 13-year battle with colon cancer. Gary was born January 26, 1945 in Jamestown, the son of Gilbert and Ruth (Disney) Andersen. Gary entered the US Air Force and served his country as a pilot in Vietnam from 1967-1970 and in England 1970-1972....
Priscilla Ann Hamilton
Dec 16, 2013
Priscilla A. Hamilton, 72, of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, December 16, 2013 at her daughter's home in Jamestown. Priscilla Ann Kennard was born on December 7, 1941, in Ohio, the daughter of Paul and Waneta (Hartman) Kennard. She lived in Tampa, FL and worked as a house cleaner. She is survived by three daughters, Kathy Long, Bobbie Long, and...
Herbert J. Kitzman
Dec 13, 2013
Herbert J. Kitzman, 93, Jamestown, ND died Friday, December 13, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Herbert John Kitzman was born May 17, 1920, south of Manfred, ND, on the John Olschlager farm known as the Neuman Estates, the son of John and Adolfine (Ziebart) Kitzman. At the age of six, the family moved to Addison, IL where...
