Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Leonard Rude
Nov 29, 2012
Leonard Walter Rude, 94, Jamestown, ND died Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Leonard was born May 25, 1918 in Ludlow, South Dakota, the son of Esten K. and Inga (Johnson) Rude. When he was four years old the family moved to Pingree, ND, and then to Buchanan where they farmed. He was educated in...
Ronald J. Frydenlund
Nov 26, 2012
Ronald J. Frydenlund, 80, Jamestown, ND died Monday, November 26, 2012 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, under the care of hospice. Ronald was born July 1, 1932 to Hjalmer and Lola (Swenson) Frydenlund in Mayville, ND. Ronald lived between North Dakota and Wisconsin until he moved to Hatton, ND to live with his uncle and aunt, Conrad and Tola...
Delores Spitzer
Nov 26, 2012
Delores Spitzer, 82, Carrington, ND, formerly of Jamestown, ND died Monday, November 26, 2012. Delores Schlaht was born December 8, 1929 in Cleveland, ND, the daughter of Christ and Pauline (Lautt) Schlaht. She grew up and attended school in Cleveland, in her early years. They moved to Jamestown where she attended school and graduated from Jamestown High School in...
Patricia Bracken
Nov 25, 2012
Patricia Bracken passed away peacefully at her home in Jamestown on Sunday, November 25, 2012. Patricia was born on March 17, 1934 in North Dakota. Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Williams-Lisko Funeral Chapel, Jamestown. Interment: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown, N.D.
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Darrel W. Fairfield
Nov 24, 2012
Darrel Wayne Fairfield, Jr., 72, of Jamestown, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012.
Darrel "Darry" was born June 27, 1940, the son of Darrel, Sr. "Jake" and Lorraine (Kennison) Fairfield at Jamestown Hospital.
He was baptized and confirmed in St. John's Lutheran Church. He grew up in Eldridge, ND and completed his elementary...
Alvina M. Klose
Nov 22, 2012
Alvina M. Klose, 94, Jamestown, N.D., died Thursday, November 22, 2012, at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown. Alvina Mary Kaiser was born December 7, 1917, in rural Stutsman County, North Dakota, the daughter of Joseph P. and Sophia (Bautch) Kaiser. She attended school in Ashland Township and then at St. John's Academy in Jamestown. In the 1980s, she...
Larry Ford
Nov 22, 2012
Larry Vern Ford, 75, Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, November 22, 2012 at his home. Larry was born December 11, 1936 at Trinity Hospital in Jamestown, the son of Harold and Selma (Odegaard) Ford. He attended grade school and graduated from Medina High School in 1955. Larry married Betty Hagen on December 11, 1957 and they had four children together,...
Luella Gushwa
Nov 21, 2012
LuElla Gushwa, 93, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at her home. LuElla Esther Perleberg was born February 13, 1919 at Buchanan, ND, the daughter of Herman and Elvina (Buetow) Perleberg. She was baptized in the Frontier Village Church and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church. In 1938 she moved to to Maynard, MN for two years where...
Reed J. Spitzer
Nov 21, 2012
Reed James Spitzer, 51, Kensal, ND, died November 21, 2012 at his home. Reed was born December 5, 1960 in Kensal, the son of Lester and Delores (Kramer) Spitzer. He was raised on the family farmstead south of Kensal and graduated from Kensal High School. After school Reed became a trucker hauling everything from toxic chemicals to Sara Lee...
Inez Jensen
Nov 21, 2012
Inez R.M. Jensen, age 93, formerly of Edgeley, ND, passed away Wednesday, November 21, 2012, in Auburn, AL, where she resided the past three years.
Inez Ruth Marie Fevold was born on December 3, 1918, on a farm outside Edgeley in LaMoure County, ND, the second child and only daughter of Martin and Bertha (Olson)...
Margie Kulla
Nov 21, 2012
Margie Kulla, 84, formerly of Kensal, ND, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in Minnetonka, MN, with her family by her side.
Margie attended Valley City State College and went on to teach in a rural one room schoolhouse in the Edmunds and Kensal community for 6 years. After raising her children she worked...
Colleen Mastel
Nov 20, 2012
Colleen Mastel passed away peacefully at age 85 on November 20, 2012 at the Hospice of the Valley's Eckstein Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Colleen was the second of 8 children and treasured her large family above all things. She lived over 60 years in Jamestown, N.D. and later moved...
Melinda Goodknight
Nov 20, 2012
Melinda Goodknight, 98, Jamestown, ND died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown. Melinda Sperling was born February 21, 1914, the daughter of Henry and Emma (Hagel) Sperling and grew up on their grain and cattle farm south of Sykeston. She attended country school in Lowery Township and graduated from Sykeston High School in 1933. She worked...
Dolly Folk
Nov 17, 2012
Thresse F. "Dolly" Folk, 83, of Jamestown, ND, died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown.
Dolly was born on October 26, 1929, in Jamestown the daughter of Joseph and Christe Walsh. The family moved to Seattle, WA for a short time, then returned to Jamestown where Dolly graduated from St. John's Academy....
Ann Schempp
Nov 16, 2012
Ann Schempp, 92, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Montpelier, ND died Friday, November 16, 2012 at Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City, ND. Ann Guthmiller was born August 20, 1920 in Pettibone, ND, the daughter of Ludwig and Caroline Guthmiller. She was raised on the family farm and attended school in Pettibone. Ann worked in housekeeping at Jamestown Hospital. On...
Fleance R. Michaelson
Nov 10, 2012
Fleance was born on March 5, 1915, in Columbus, ND, the daughter of Rev. Samuel and Jennie (Russell) Umphrey. She married Emerald Olafson and to that union they had three children, Joann, Jimmy, and Janet. After Emerald died, she married John Michaelson.
Fleance took great pride in being a...
William E. Singer
Nov 8, 2012
William "Bill" E. Singer, 83, Jamestown, formerly of Port Ludlow, WA, died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown. Bill was born January 11, 1929 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island to Austrian immigrants, Fritz and Sophie (Schreiber) Singer. He graduated from LaSalle Academy in Providence, RI in 1946 and Tri-State University, Angola, IN with a degree in...
Richard D. Halvorson
Nov 6, 2012
Richard D. Halvorson, 80, Jamestown, ND passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown. Richard was born August 23, 1932 in Devils Lake, ND, the son of Helmer and Audrey Halvorson. He grew up and received his education in Devils Lake, graduating from Devils Lake High School. He married his high school...
Marvin Borchert
Oct 30, 2012
Marvin Max Borchert, 94, of Jamestown, ND died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Marvin was born June 3, 1918 in Cooperstown, ND, the son of Frank and Elsie (Tetzloff) Borchert. He grew up on the family farm near Cooperstown and graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1936. While helping on the family farm, Marvin...
Mary Marks
Oct 29, 2012
Mary Marks, 89, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Ypsilanti, ND, died Monday, October 29, 2012 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Mary Docktor was born March 20, 1923 on the homestead of her Grandpa Haskel in Winfield Township, the daughter of Charles and Minnie (Haskel) Docktor. She grew up in the Ypsilanti area and attended country schools. Mary attended high...
