Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
George Cromwell
May 15, 2010
George Cromwell, 62, of Kensal, ND died Saturday, May 15, 2010, surrounded by his family in Jamestown, ND. George was born on June 2, 1947 on the family farm in Hurdsfield, ND, the son of Alexander and Marion (Newsom) Cromwell. He was raised and attended school in Hurdsfield, graduating from Hursdfield Public School. He later moved to...
Jerry Dunn
May 15, 2010
Jerry L. Dunn, 87, of Jamestown, ND, died Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND.
Jerry L. Dunn was born on March 17, 1923, in Jamestown, the son of William and Emma (Wiese) Dunn. Jerry was raised in Jamestown, attended Franklin Elementary, and graduated from Jamestown High School. He worked in the Forts...
Laverne Wahl
May 14, 2010
LaVerne Evelyn Wahl, 82, of Jamestown, ND, passed away at her home in Arizona on May 14, 2010. LaVerne Williams was born on May 14, 1928 in Jamestown, the daughter of Harvey and Celia (Coil) Williams. She grew up and attended school in Jamestown, where she graduated from Jamestown High School. LaVerne was united in marriage to...
Delores Dee Noecker
May 13, 2010
Delores "Dee" Donegan Noecker, 89, Jamestown, ND, died on the Feast of the Ascension, Thursday, May 13, 2010, at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND. This was 5 months to the day after her husband Bud died.
Delores Kokott was born November 5, 1921 at Trinity Hospital, Jamestown, ND, the daughter of C.W. and Clara (Wojick)...
George C. Johnson
May 13, 2010
George C. Johnson, 85, Jamestown, North Dakota, beloved father, grandfather, uncle and friend, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, May 13, 2010 at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, ND. George was born April 22, 1925 at Cleveland, ND, the son of Arthur C. and Rebecca I. (Morcum) Johnson. He attended rural Cleveland schools. On January 13,...
Nyra Hofmann
May 9, 2010
Nyra Hofmann, 76, Medina, North Dakota, died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, ND. Nyra Jean Johnson was born November 14, 1933 at Pettibone, ND, the daughter of Harry and Thilda (Warberg) Johnson. She attended Pettibone Public School and graduated from Valley City State College in 1953. On October 4, 1953 Nyra married Wilbert...
Gerald Fredrickson
May 9, 2010
Gerald Allen Fredrickson, 69, Fargo, North Dakota, formerly of Jamestown and Kensal, died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Manor Care in Fargo. Gerald \""Jerry\"" was born June 13, 1940, the son of Clarence and June (Koves) Fredrickson. He was born and raised on the family farm outside of Kensal, ND. His sister, Carol, taught Jerry to ride...
Doris Radtke
May 4, 2010
Doris Radtke, 89, of Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown.
Doris Frey was born March 23, 1921, in Jamestown, ND, the daughter of Edwin H. and Clara A. (Koehn) Frey. She was raised on the family farm in Bloom Township, east of Jamestown. She attended the Homer Township School and...
Margaret Wentland
May 3, 2010
Margaret Wentland, 98, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Monday, May 3, 2010 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Margaret Magdalena Burkhardt was born April 12, 1912 southwest of Medina, ND, the daughter of Fred and Eva (Brost) Burkhardt. She attended country school, worked on the family farm and helped her folks raise nine of the thirteen children. On...
Frank Swart
Apr 29, 2010
Frank Swart, 72, Cleveland, North Dakota, died Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Jamestown Hospital. Frank was born August 21, 1937 in Heaton, ND, the son of Ralph and Dorothy (Myers) Swart. He grew up and attended rural school in the Heaton area. Frank farmed with his parents until he moved to Jamestown in 1973. On September 12,...
Louis Bower
Apr 27, 2010
Louis John Bower, 93, Jamestown, formerly of Kensal, North Dakota, died Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at the Heritage Centre, Jamestown. Louis \""Lou\"" was born April 17, 1917 in rural Kensal, the son of Goodhart and Anna (Faehnrick) Bower. In 1962, Louis married Mae Ross. Louis farmed near Kensal all his life, retiring in 1979. They spent their...
Esther Groettum
Apr 25, 2010
Esther Groettum, 89, of Jamestown, North Dakota, died Sunday, April 25, 2010 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown. Esther Essig was born on July 23, 1920 two miles south of Medina, ND, the daughter of Christian G. and Nettie (Schneider) Essig. She grew up and received her education in Medina. On August 14, 1942 Esther married Leonard Groettum in...
Otto Kanewischer
Apr 24, 2010
Otto Kanewischer, 92, of Jamestown, North Dakota died April 24, 2010 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown. Otto was born on February 10, 1918 in Lehr, North Dakota, the son of William and Emma (Dallman). He was raised and received his education there. On June 25, 1943 he married Mabel Gutschmidt in Lehr. The two made their home...
Michael Kapfer
Apr 22, 2010
Michael Elroy Kapfer, 60, Riceville, Tennessee died on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at the VA hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Michael Kapfer was born in Jamestown, ND on May 28, 1949, the son of Elroy and Lois (Loose) Kapfer. He grew up in Jamestown. In his teen years he moved to Goodridge, ND. He enjoyed hunting and fishing....
Betty Ann Davis
Apr 20, 2010
Betty Ann Davis, 69, Medina, North Dakota, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck, ND. Betty Ann Ottem was born June 26, 1940 in Minot, ND, the daughter of Ibsen and Audrey (Molden) Ottem. She attended elementary school at Norwich, north of Minot, and attended Williston High School, Williston, ND. She...
Marguerite J. Liechty
Apr 19, 2010
Marguerite J. Liechty, 88, Jamestown, North Dakota, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 19, 2010. Marguerite was born February 2, 1922, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Syvert and Margaret ( ) Edlund. She grew up there, the youngest and last surviving of nine children. She met her sweetheart, who...
Olaf A. Berge
Apr 11, 2010
Olaf A. Berge, 95, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Olaf A. Berge was born in Sanborn, North Dakota March 11, 1915 to Ellen (Axelson) Berge and Andreas Berge. He graduated from elementary and secondary school at Svea Consolidated School near Litchville, ND and was on the all-North...
Linda Elizabeth Whipple
Apr 8, 2010
Linda Whipple, 99, Jamestown, ND died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Ave Maria Village.
Linda Elizabeth Whipple was born July 19, 1910 on the family farm near Adrian, ND the daughter of Clinton F. and Edith Isabelle (Knutson) Whipple. She attended country school near Adrian and worked with her parents on the family farm. Linda...
Irene Patzner
Apr 7, 2010
Irene Patzner, 83, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010 at Jamestown Hospital. Irene Schumacher was born October 17, 1926 on a farm in Kidder County, ND, the daughter of Jacob and Mary (Aichele) Schumacher. On November 17, 1946 Irene married Elvin Patzner and they lived on the family farm near Robinson. Irene was a hard-working...
Rolland Greeno
Apr 6, 2010
Rolland ""Rollie"" N. Greeno, 83, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at MeritCare Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND. Rolland Neale Greeno was born on July 8, 1926 to Milton and Blanche Greeno in Amherst, South Dakota. He attended Weston Consolidated Schools in Amherst for ten years and Langford, SD for two, graduating in 1944...
