Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

Dec 12, 2013

Donna Mae Ginsbach, 94, of Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown.

Donna Mae Campbell was born on July 6, 1919, at Buchanan, ND, the daughter of Isaac and Alice (Wheeler) Campbell. She graduated from Buchanan High School. On August 2, 1937, Donna married Arnold Ginsbach. They lived in the...

Dec 11, 2013

Henry H. Reimers, 87, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Henry was born April 16, 1926 in Bordulac, ND the son of William M. and Ella (Scharf) Reimers. He received his education in a rural country school near Bordulac. On October 1, 1950 Henry enlisted in the US Army and served in Germany....

Dec 10, 2013

Floreana Nicoletti, 103, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown. Floreana Patzer was born August 31, 1910 in Polar Wisconsin, to William and Martha (Kieper) Patzer. Floreana moved with her mother and grandparents to Fessenden, ND where she was raised by her grandparents and helped in a cook car for...

Dec 6, 2013

Elbie Kylmanen, 89, Twin Valley, MN formerly of, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away Friday, December 6, 2013 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Elbie C. Janko was born January 22, 1924 in Iowa to Wesley and Blanche (Ludorchek) Janko. She married Wesley Kylmanen on April 15, 1941. They made their home on a farm near Kintyre, ND. In 1954,...

Nov 30, 2013

After a short battle with cancer, Ronald Edward Wenzel, Sauk Rapids, MN, passed away November 30, 2013 at the Veterans Medical Center, St. Cloud, MN. Ronald was born at Jamestown, North Dakota to Molly (Nelson) and Joseph Wenzel. He attended rural Cusator township schools until Jamestown High School where he graduated in 1965. Ronald served in the military from...