Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Audrey Wegenast
Sep 9, 2013
Audrey Wegenast, 85, of Edgeley, ND, died Monday, September 9, 2013 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
Audrey was born on September 10, 1927 on the family farm northeast of Nortonville, ND, the daughter of LaRell and Merle (Sheets) Smith. She attended country school and graduated from Nortonville High School. Audrey earned...
Donald Mcgruder
Sep 8, 2013
Donald James McGruder, Jamestown, ND passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the age of 89. Donald was born April 27, 1924 in Medina, ND, the son of Edward and Matilda (Meade) McGruder. Don grew up in the Medina area attending both rural and Medina Public Schools. On May 28, 1954 Donald married Velma Beck in Jamestown where...
Lorene E. Paasch
Sep 8, 2013
Lorene E. Paasch, 80, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Wimbledon, ND died Sunday, September 8, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Lorene Evelyn Walker was born September 24, 1932 in Courtenay, ND, the daughter of George F. and Alpha (Miller) Walker. She grew and was educated in the Courtenay, Jamestown and Wimbledon schools, graduating from Wimbledon High School in...
Elmer Retzer
Sep 1, 2013
Elmer Retzer, 82, Bismarck, ND, formerly of Cleveland, ND went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at St. Gabriel's Community Nursing Home in Bismarck, surrounded by his loving family. Elmer was born February 5, 1931 to Carl and Lydia (Geigle) Retzer on the family farm south of Cleveland. He attended rural Cleveland school. Elmer...
Hazel Fisher
Aug 30, 2013
Hazel A. Fisher, 85, Jamestown, ND died Friday, August 30, 2013 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Hazel Olson was born May 20, 1928 to Martin and Hanna (Johnson) Olson in Estherville, Iowa. At the age of 3 months, she was taken to Omaha, Nebraska to live with her aunt and uncle, Thea and William Summers. When she was 4...
Lester Hoggarth
Aug 30, 2013
Lester L. Hoggarth, 64, Jamestown, ND, died Friday, August 30, 2013 at Essentia Health, Fargo, ND. Lester Hoggarth was born April 12, 1949 in Jamestown, ND the youngest of Pearl and Mathilda (Stark) Hoggarth's three children. He was raised in Kensal, ND. Lester married Rose Giroux, they had three children, and was remarried to Verna Moe in Jamestown, ND...
Robert F. Grabinger
Aug 28, 2013
Robert F. Grabinger, 83, of Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
Robert F. Grabinger was born on December 18, 1929, at Turtle Lake, ND, the son of Norbert and Inez (Cooper) Grabinger. He grew up in the Windsor and Cleveland, ND area and graduated from Cleveland High School in...
James Lacina
Aug 25, 2013
James (Jim) Edward Lacina, 63 of Jamestown, North Dakota, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2013 surrounded by his loving family, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota.
James Edward Lacina was born to Alvin and Florence (Sommers) Lacina on March 10, 1950 in LaMoure, North Dakota. He grew up south of Berlin & attended...
Terrence Albrecht
Aug 23, 2013
Terrence Lee Albrecht, 63, Jamestown, ND passed away Friday, August 23, 2013 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center under hospice care and surrounded by his family. Terry was born April 20, 1950 in Jamestown, the son of Papa Joe and Grace Albrecht. He grew up in Jamestown. Terry married Nancy Hendrickson on November 13, 1968. They moved to Monterey, CA...
Rena Grothman
Aug 21, 2013
Rena Grothman, 50, Fargo, ND, formerly of Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Rena Redinger was born March 1, 1963 in Jamestown, ND. She attended Jamestown schools, graduating from Jamestown High School in 1981. Rena married John Grothman on November 6, 1982 in Jamestown. She worked as a Pharmacy Tech at the Medicine Shoppe in Jamestown until 2007,...
Carolyn A. Kapp
Aug 21, 2013
Carolyn A. Kapp, 67, of Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown.
Carolyn was born on March 30, 1946, in Pettibone, ND, the daughter of Arthur and Geneva (Peterson) Witt. She grew up in Steele, ND attended Steele High School. Carolyn married Daniel Kapp in Steele in 1966. They...
A.A. Gray
Aug 21, 2013
A.A. "Bert" Gray, 69, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Bert was born December 25, 1943 in Jamestown, the son of Howard and Leona (Thoms) Gray. His family farmed in Fried Township. They moved to Jamestown in 1955 and due to both of his parents having to work nights he stayed with...
Fredrick Beach
Aug 17, 2013
Fredrick "Fred" Ernest Beach, 59, Ypsilanti, ND went to the Lord peacefully at his home on Saturday, August 17, 2013, surrounded with family and friends and under hospice care. Fred was born August 8, 1954 in Missoula, MT, the son of Ralph and Margaret (Cotten) Beach. He spent his childhood in Oakes, ND, moving to Jamestown in 1962. He...
Vance Goodmanson
Aug 16, 2013
Vance Lee Goodmanson, 66, Wimbledon, ND passed away peacefully in his home on August 16, 2013, surrounded by his family. He will be dearly missed. Vance Goodmanson was born June 6, 1947, in Lemmon, SD to George "Art" and Mary (Rotter) Goodmanson. He graduated from Lemmon High School in 1965 and later that year married Suzanne Manning. Vance joined...
Neal Thomas Wilhelm
Aug 15, 2013
Neal Wilhelm, 56, of Edgeley, ND, died August 15, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, SD.
Neal Thomas Wilhelm was born on October 6, 1956, in Jamestown, ND, the son of Anton "Tony" and Kathryn (Krumm) Wilhelm. He graduated from Edgeley High School and attended Wahpeton State School...
Ray W. Baker
Aug 11, 2013
Ray Webster Baker, 87, Jamestown, ND died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at his home. Ray was born March 3, 1926 in Milwaukee, OR, the son of Bryant and Hazel (Purintun) Baker. He received his elementary education in Emmons City, ND and attended Braddock High School. The family lived in Milwaukee, OR, Hazelton, ND, Kintyre, ND and settled in the...
Keith Schlager
Aug 9, 2013
Keith Schlager, 63, Jamestown, North Dakota died Friday, August 9, 2013 surrounded by the love of his family at his home on Hospice. Keith was born in Jamestown October 19, 1949, the son of Edward and Evelyn (Madson) Schlager. He grew up and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1967. Keith was the captain on the wrestling team, and...
Wilma Larson
Aug 8, 2013
Wilma Larson, 83, Jamestown, ND passed away peacefully Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown. Wilma Christianson was born October 25, 1929 to Willie and Lena (Fosse) Christianson at their farm home near Enderlin, ND. She was baptized and confirmed at West St. Olaf Lutheran Church near their farm. She attended country school and graduated from...
Jim Hinger
Aug 7, 2013
Jim Hinger, 58, of Jamestown, ND, passed on to eternal life Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Sanford Health, Bismarck, ND, with his family at his side.
James Richard Hinger was born on January 5, 1955, in Valley City, ND, the son of William Roger and Jessie Claire...
Doris L. Erickson
Aug 6, 2013
Doris L. Erickson, 90, Jamestown, ND died Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Doris Loretta Hawkes was born August 5, 1923 on a farm near Sutton, ND, the 4th of 5 children born to Bernard and Adeline (Koch) Hawkes. She graduated from Glenfield High School. She spent summers and several years after graduating high school...



