Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota

May 15, 2014

Wilfred "Sonny" Loyd Johnson, 81, Montpelier, North Dakota died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at his home under hospice care. Wilfred Johnson was born August 11, 1932 near Nortonville, North Dakota to Walter and Alice (Barnick) Johnson. Sonny graduated from Nortonville High School and attended NDSSS, Wahpeton, North Dakota. He married Mary Sellers on September 25, 1951. Sonny married Peggy...

May 13, 2014

Mary Ellen Brown, 81, of Jamestown, passed away May 13, 2014 at St. Rose Care Center, LaMoure ND. Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 17 at United Presbyterian Church, Jamestown. Burial will be at the ND Veterans Cemetary at a later date. Mary Ellen Klose was born January 21, 1933 to Reinhold and Eleanor (Pendray) Klose in...

May 12, 2014

Leo D. Stoppleworth, 63, of Fargo, ND, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at his home in Fargo. Leo Daniel Stoppleworth was born on September 4, 1950, the son of Theodore and Laura (Hanson) Stoppleworth. Leo grew up in Woodworth, ND and was raised on the family farm. He was employed for over 30 years with Molstad Excavating. He...

May 12, 2014

Luzerne Arvid "Butch" Brignall, 78, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home special care unit, under hospice. Arvid was born August 6, 1935, in Sarles, North Dakota to Howard and Olga (Sand) Brignall. He lived in Hannah, ND till age 6. The family then moved to LaMoure, ND where he...

May 11, 2014

Frieda Pauline Eissinger, 99, of Medina ND, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 in Scottsdale, AZ. Frieda Martel was born May 27, 1914 in Medina ND to Christ and Elizabeth (Klein) Martel. She attended St. Paul Township Country School. Frieda married Gust Bitterman in 1938. She worked at JC Penney?s for ten years until becoming a mother. In 1977,...

May 10, 2014

Lloyd D. Kollman, 57, Kensal, North Dakota, died Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Palliative Care Unit, Sanford Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota under the angelic and heavenly care of all the nurses and doctors. Lloyd was born December 3, 1956 in Kensal, North Dakota to LaDell and Gloria (Baltrusch) Kollman. He attended and graduated from Kensal High School in 1975....

May 6, 2014

Jerry Richter, 67, of Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Sanford Health, Fargo. Jerome M. Richter was born on March 22, 1947, in New Rockford, ND, the son of Joseph and Margaret (Lesmeister) Richter. He graduated from New Rockford High School and attended Dakota Business College in Fargo. He married Karen Harshman on October 16, 1976 at...

May 5, 2014

Marvin Thorp, 84, Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, May 5, 2014 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown, ND. Marvin Thorp was born June 18, 1929 in Jamestown, North Dakota to John and Margaret (Grasto) Thorp. He attended and graduated from Jamestown High School in1948. On September 11, 1948, he married Jacqueline McDonald in Jamestown. Marvin was a bricklayer for...

May 4, 2014

Leona Meisch, 91, Jamestown, North Dakota peacefully moved to heaven on May 4, 2014. Leona was born on a farm near Streeter on June 29, 1922. When Leona was a toddler, her mother went to town with a wagon and a team of horses. Leona attempted to follow, and soon was lost. A search party was formed. She was...

May 4, 2014

Magdalene K. Bartkowski, 99, of Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, May 4th, 2014 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown.

Magdalene was born on April 28, 1915, on the family farm near Goldwin, ND, the daughter of Peter and Anna (Liegman) Koushkouski. She attended country schools and graduated from Pingree High School in 1936. Magdalene married Tony...

May 4, 2014

Elizabeth “Betty” Schwehr, 90, Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown .

Elizabeth Mary Gurske was born January 18, 1924 at Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Paul and Anna (Bode) Gurske. When she was 2 years old, she moved with her family to a farm southwest...

May 4, 2014

Allen Schlenker, 76, Montpelier, ND, died Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Essentia Hospital, Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 9, at 3 p.m. at the Church of God Seventh Day, Alfred, ND with Pastor Stephen Kyner, officiating. Visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 8 at Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown, followed by a prayer...

May 2, 2014

Ronald Kenneth Carlson, 80, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2014, at Banner Garden Hospice Center in Mesa, AZ surrounded by his wife, family and friends. Ron was born July 13, 1933, in Stutsman County, North Dakota, to Roy and Lydia (Pfaff) Carlson. He graduated in 1951 from Sheyenne River Academy which was in Harvey, ND, and is now...

Apr 27, 2014

Lydia Thiesen, 94, died Sunday, April 27, 2014, at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND. She was born on March 17, 1920, on a farm near Cathay, ND, to Jacob and Christine (Hodel) Jeske. She began school in Cathay, ND and moved to Carrington, ND with her family when she was eight and finished her education there.

Apr 27, 2014

David Merkle, 61, Jamestown, ND died Sunday, April 27, 2014 at St. Vincent's Care Center, Bismarck, ND. David was born October 6, 1952 in Carrington, ND, the son of Orville and Lillian (Argue) Merkle. He attended school in Carrington and Melville, ND. He served in the North Dakota National Guard for four years. David worked for Clark Truck Line,...

Apr 25, 2014

Donald Boyle, 90, Jamestown, ND, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at his home under hospice care .

Donald James Boyle was born April 1, 1924 on the family farm in Sheldon, ND, the son of Henry and Rose (Law) Boyle. He was raised near Sheldon, ND where he began school. He moved with his family...

Apr 24, 2014

Pamela L. Knopp, 58, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Thursday, April 24, 2014, in Jamestown. Pamela was born on May 14, 1955 in Harvey, North Dakota, the daughter of Harold and Eleanor (Dahl) Knopp. She attended and graduated from Fessenden High School in 1973. After high school she moved to Jamestown where she worked for White Drug and the North...

Apr 21, 2014

Wilfred “Willie” L. Fercho, 81, of Jamestown (formerly of Valley City) died Monday April 21, 2014 at home surrounded by his loving family.

Willie was born on July 9, 1932, in Napoleon, ND, the son of Edward and Maggie (Schumacher) Fercho. He was the second oldest of eight children and was raised on a farm...

Apr 18, 2014

Carol M. Gabrielson, 80, Jamestown, ND died Friday, April 18, 2014 at Sanford Health in Bismarck, ND. Carol Marie Jacobs was born July 2, 1933 in Jamestown, the daughter of Hayden and Gladyce (Harrington) Jacobs. She grew and attended school in Jamestown, graduating from Jamestown High School in 1951. She moved to Spokane, WA where she worked for NW...

Apr 17, 2014

Carol Gilbertson, 76, Jamestown, ND died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD. Carol Elizabeth Baker was born April 24, 1937 in Sarles, ND, the youngest of eight children to William and Elenore (May) Baker. Carol was married in 1962 in California to Earl B. Maine and they later divorced. They had two children together,...