Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota

Mar 4, 2013

Robert B. Clinton, 86, Jamestown, ND, died Monday, March 4, 2013 at his home in Jamestown. Robert Benton Clinton was born June 6, 1926 in Roundup, Montana. He was the youngest of five children. During World War II he enlisted in the US Navy at age 17. Serving as Motor Machinist First Class from 1943- 46, he saw action...

Mar 4, 2013

Nancy Kay Schulz of Jamestown, ND passed away Monday, March 4, 2013. Nancy was born the February 1, 1953 in Jamestown, the daughter of Alfred and Evelyn (Ames) Williams. She attended and graduated from Wimbledon Public School and was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from NDSU. Nancy worked at Alpha Opportunities and currently for the State of North...

Mar 3, 2013

Richard "Short" Reidburn, 53, of Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Jamestown.

Richard was born on September 18, 1959, in Lisbon, ND, the son of James and Phyllis (Anderson) Reidburn. He attended school in Lisbon and trade school in Devils Lake, ND to learn the profession of floor installation. Short married Eileen Dosch...

Mar 2, 2013

Janine Huebner, 61, of Jamestown, ND, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at her home after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, which was fought with an amazingly positive attitude.

Janine was born May 1, 1951, in Bottineau, ND, the daughter of Leland and Laura (Tohm) Waters. She attended and graduated from Kramer High School, Kramer,...

Feb 26, 2013

Raymond T. Game, 89, of Jamestown, ND, died February 26, 2013 at his home. He was born in Jamestown to George James Game and Lois Pearl Reed Game on July 27, 1923. He was a 1941 graduate of Jamestown High School, and shortly after graduation enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps which became the Air...

Feb 23, 2013

Harriet Backer, 92, Jamestown, ND, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown. Harriet was born March 30, 1920 in Jamestown, the daughter of Herbert and Augusta (Jeske) Backer. She grew up and attended school in Bloom Township, northeast of Jamestown. She worked for Jamestown Hospital in housekeeping for 17 years. Harriet enjoyed baking and was a...

Feb 18, 2013

Roger S. Smith, 86, Jamestown, ND died Monday, February 18, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Roger was born April 18, 1926 near Buchanan, ND, the son of Carl and Stella (Porter) Smith. He graduated from Glenwood High School, Glenwood City, WI. After high school he entered the US Navy (1943-1947), where he served in the Pacific Theatre...

Feb 18, 2013

Milton Scott, 80, of Edgeley, ND, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at Manor St. Joseph, Edgeley.

Milton G. Scott was born on May 14th, 1932 in LaMoure County, ND to Walter and Rose (Pope) Scott. He grew up and completed elementary school in Merricourt, ND and graduated from High School in Edgeley, ND in 1952....

Feb 17, 2013

Jan Torgerson, 87, Bismarck, ND, formerly of Pettibone, ND died Sunday, February 17, 2013 at St. Gabriel's Community Nursing Home in Bismarck. Janice Elaine Kaczmarski was born July 20, 1925 in Postville, Iowa, the eldest child of Zana (Gordon) and Joseph Kaczmarski. In 1926 the family moved back to Pettibone, ND where Jan lived most of her life, graduating...

Feb 15, 2013

Clarence Lewis Oak, 82, Jamestown, ND, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2013, at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Clarence was born on March 6, 1930, in Jamestown, to John and Pauline Oak, the sixth of their eight children. He attended Franklin School and Jamestown High School. He acquired his GED after enlisting in military service. He was a...

Feb 14, 2013

Anna M. Fredricks, 95, of Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Golden Acres Manor, Carrington, ND.

Anna was born July 28, 1917, on the family farm in Durham Township, near Courtenay, ND, the daughter of Peter and Anna (Sazama) Falk. She attended country school in Durham Township and worked for various farm families...

Feb 11, 2013

Alban M. Braun "Big Al", 78, Jamestown, died Monday, February 11, 2013 at his home. Al was born February 24, 1934 in Strasburg, ND, the son of Ben and Maggie (Gardner) Braun. He received his education in Cogswell, ND, then moved to Jud, ND. He married Eileen Elhard on July 28, 1954. They lived in Minnesota and later moved...

Feb 5, 2013

Charles Elden Brady, 89, Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Elden was born January 5, 1924 in Vashti, ND, the son of Charles Edgar and Merle Idane (Youngs) Brady. He attended and graduated from Pingree High School. He entered the US Navy on May 18, 1945 in Jamestown and was honorably discharged...

Feb 4, 2013

Leonhard Gerhard Morlock, 90, Jamestown, ND, died Monday, February 4, 2013 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Leonhard was born on the family farm, September 24, 1922, Lake Williams, ND, the son of August and Christina (Landenberger) Morlock. He attended Lake Williams Public School through the eighth grade and graduated from Pettibone High School, Pettibone, ND in 1940. Leonhard...

Feb 2, 2013

Donald M. Schwind, 62, Jamestown, ND died Saturday, February 2, 2013 in Cottage Grove, MN, under hospice care. Donald was born to Melvin and Erna (Reich) Schwind at Eureka, SD on June 6, 1950. He was baptized at New Kessel Reformed Church, Zeeland, ND and confirmed at Grace Reformed Church in Wishek, ND. He attended and graduated from Jamestown...

Feb 2, 2013

Rodney J. Wolf, Fargo, ND, died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Villa Maria in Fargo, under hospice care. Rodney was born September 17, 1940, the son of Jacob F. and Magdalena (Fey) Wolf. He was raised in Kulm, ND and received his education at the Kulm Public School. After graduation, he attended Dakota Business College until his induction into...

Jan 28, 2013

Iola Lucille Buckingham Scherbenske, 88, Jamestown, ND, left this world on January 28, 2013. She had resided at Ava Maria Village since November 25, 2003. Iola was born August 15, 1924 in Crawford, Nebraska, the daughter of Ross and Nancy Buckingham and was the oldest of seven children, Iola, Bill, Dean, Irma, Jack, Bruce and Harriet. Iola grew up...

Jan 28, 2013

Ludwig "Louie" Guthmiller, 84, Pettibone, ND, died Monday, January 28, 2013, surrounded by his family, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck, ND. Ludwig was born September 25, 1928 in Petersville Township, North Dakota, the son of Ludwig and Barbara (Moser) Guthmiller. He attended school in Petersville Township. Ludwig entered the US Army on November 14, 1951 in...

Jan 26, 2013

LuElla Ost, 87, of Jud, ND, died on Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown.

LuElla was born on October 13, 1925, near Kulm, ND, the daughter of Martin and Lydia (Rath) Kinzler. LuElla received her elementary education in the Kulm area. She worked in Jamestown until she married Clarence Ost on December...

Jan 26, 2013

Patrick D. Wald, 67, of Edgeley, ND, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Oakes Community Hospital.

Patrick Dennis Wald, son of Sebastian and Luzia (Moch) Wald, was born on June 7, 1946 in Edgeley. Pat attended Edgeley Public School and graduated in 1963, then graduated from Dakota Business College in Fargo, ND. After his schooling,...