Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Leah Ernst
Apr 26, 2012
Leah Ernst, 91, of Merricourt, ND, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at her home.
Leah Bollinger was born on the family farm in Potsdam Township, near Merricourt, ND, the daughter of Gottlieb and Johanna (Biederstedt) Bollinger. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school in the area. Leah married John Ernst in...
Dorothy Widener
Apr 25, 2012
Dorothy Widener, Jamestown, ND, passed away at Jamestown Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the age of 92. Dorothy Nelson was born November 30, 1919 in Pettibone, ND, the daughter of Elmer and Ruby (Bellows) Nelson. She moved to Jamestown as a child, attended school in Jamestown, and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1937. She...
Leonard Dodgson
Apr 22, 2012
Leonard S. Dodgson, 85, Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Leonard was born June 16, 1926 in Bartlett, ND, the son of William and Mary (Kratochvil) Dodgson. He attended school in Crary, ND and graduated from Crary High School. He entered the US Navy on August 6, 1943 in Devils Lake, ND....
Duane Thoreson
Apr 19, 2012
Duane Thoreson, 86, of New Effington, SD, died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, JoElle & Rick Thomas, Buchanan, ND, under Jamestown Hospice care.
Duane Jerome Thoreson was born February 23, 1926 on the family farm at Lein Township, Roberts County, South Dakota and continued to live and farm...
Laverne M Bzdok
Apr 19, 2012
LaVerne Marie Bzdok passed away peacefully on April 19, 2013 in Jamestown, North Dakota at the age of 83. She was born to Frank and Bertha Stumpf on June 14, 1929 in Pierz, Minnesota. LaVerne married Ralph Bzdok on February 14, 1949.
Survived by 4 sons, Robert, Ronald, Raymond and Roger, a daughter Roxann; 8...
Russel O. Bieri
Apr 19, 2012
Russel O. Bieri, 78, of Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, April 19, 2012 in the comfort of his own home.
Russel was born May 11, 1933 in Benson County, the son of Oral and Florence (Hansen) Bieri of Oberon. Russel grew up and received an education in Oberon, ND. He would go on to attend North...
Carol Manning
Apr 18, 2012
Carol Manning, 64, Jamestown, ND, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in Grand Forks, ND, under hospice care. Carol Havelick was born March 12, 1948 to Beulah (Sullivan) and Robert Havelick. She attended Jamestown Public School graduating in 1966. After graduating from high school Carol attended NDSU and graduated from MSU with honors....
Thelma Aarestad
Apr 18, 2012
Thelma Aarestad, 86, Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown. Thelma Iola Haugen was born June 27, 1925 to Gust and Petra (Overby) Haugen on the family farm near Lonsdale, MN. She attended rural school and graduated from Northfield High School in 1942. She worked at Minneapolis Moline for 2...
Joseph Bebo
Apr 17, 2012
Vertis Joseph Bebo, 86, of Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown.
Vertis Joseph Bebo was born June 26, 1925, in Flandreau, South Dakota. He grew up and attended school in Dolliver, Iowa. Joe entered the US Army Medical Corps. in 1943 and served during WWII. In 1947, Joe...
William H. Clark
Apr 17, 2012
William H. "Bill" Clark, 97, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Woodworth, ND, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Bill was born February 10, 1915 in Jamestown, the son of Harry L. and Magdalena (Gehrig) Clark. He received his education in rural Woodworth schools and attended Dakota Business College in Fargo, ND. On October 2, 1938...
Elizabeth Rudy
Apr 16, 2012
Elizabeth Rudy, 90, of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, April 16, 2012 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown. Elizabeth Culbert was born on March 16, 1922, in Jamestown, the daughter of Milo and Voletta (Cors) Culbert. She received her education in Courtenay, ND graduating in 1940 and attended Valley City State College. Elizabeth married Clarence Rudy on September 28, 1947...
Lyle D. Whitney
Apr 14, 2012
Lyle D. Whitney, 68, Jamestown, ND, died at his home on Saturday, April 14, 2012, under hospice care. Lyle, also known as "Butch", was born June 27, 1943 at Trinity Hospital in Jamestown, the son of Vernon "Bud" and Marjorie (Kramp) Whitney of Ypsilanti, ND. He grew up in Ypsilanti and was baptized and confirmed in the Ypsilanti Lutheran...
Alvina Hystad
Apr 14, 2012
Alvina (Letvin) Hystad, 80, formerly of Jamestown, ND, passed away Saturday, April 14th at the Milbank Area Hospital, Milbank, SD. The past 2 years she had resided at the Park Place Assisted Living Center of Milbank. Funeral services will be at Oak Valley Lutheran Church on Wednesday, April 18th at 2:00...
Keith J. Schultz
Apr 13, 2012
Keith J. Schultz, 53, Jamestown, ND died Friday, April 13, 2012 at his home in Jamestown, due to an extended illness. Keith was born September 19, 1958 in Rapid City, SD, the son of Jerry and Bernie (Schauer) Schultz. He received his GED and graduated from Seattle Pacific University in 1988. On April 25, 1981 Keith married Mindy Gilbertson....
Darlene Hogan
Apr 8, 2012
Darlene Mae McCommon Hogan, 75, passed away peacefully at her home in Jamestown, ND, Easter morning, April 8, 2012. Dar was born in Jamestown, October 2, 1936, the daughter of Guy C. and Martha (Schultz) McCommon. She graduated from Jamestown High School in 1954 and married Michael ?Mick? McKay Hogan July 18, 1956. They raised a family of six...
Gordon Hansen
Apr 5, 2012
Gordon H. Hansen, of Jamestown, ND and Sun Lakes, AZ, passed away peacefully on April 5th in St Paul, MN. Gordon was born on July 5, 1922 in Jamestown. His parents, who preceded him in death, were Eda E. (Dahl) and Byron G. Hansen. He also was preceded in death by his aunt, Clara A. Dahl. He graduated from...
Clark Fisher
Apr 1, 2012
Clark W. Fisher, 78, Jamestown, ND died Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Clark was born February 11, 1934 in Pingree, ND, the son of Albert, Sr. and Anna (Hockstetter) Fisher. He received his education in rural Pingree schools. He entered the US Army on November 29, 1955 and served in Germany. He was discharged on...
Mary Ruth Wannamaker
Mar 30, 2012
Mary Ruth Wannamaker passed away March 30, 2012 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown, ND, under the care of Red River Hospice. Mary Ruth Lyman was born July 29, 1922 in Fort Collins, Colorado, the daughter of Jerre Albert Lyman and Daisy Belle Burrington. Mary received her BA in Music Phi Beta Kappa from Colorado State University and...
Frieda Schrade
Mar 30, 2012
Frieda Schrade, 86, Jamestown, ND, died Friday, March 30, 2012 at Elim Care Center in Fargo, ND. Frieda Peplinski was born September 1, 1925 near Buchanan, ND, the daughter of Alexander F. and Olga M. (Lund) Peplinski. She was raised on a farm in Deerlake Township, Stutsman County, ND and educated in Buchanan rural schools. Frieda married Glen Schrade....
Marvis Mae Mccleary
Mar 30, 2012
Marvis Mae Kutz was born in North Dakota on April 15, 1944, the daughter of Richard and Opal Kutz. She graduated from Woodworth High School in Woodworth, ND. She attended nursing college and was a nurse at the Veterans' Administration Hospital in Fargo for many years. Marvis married Harold McCleary on...
