Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 5, 2010

Francis \""Frankie\"" Docktor, 84, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at the St. Rose Care Center in LaMoure, ND. Frankie was born July 23, 1925 in Jamestown, the son of Frank J. and Mary (Gottsman) Docktor. He received his education in Homer township. On March 12, 1953, Frankie entered the US Army and served in...

Apr 1, 2010

Donald Luverne Gusaas, 81,Fargo, ND, formerly Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Fargo, ND. Donald Luverne Gusaas was born on November 7, 1928 in Svea township, Barnes County, North Dakota, the son of Johnny and Alma (Salthammer) Gusaas. He served in the US Army during the Korean conflict from 1951 until 1953. Don was stationed in Ft....

Mar 31, 2010

Lillian Keller, 91, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Lillian Knox was born September 17, 1918 in Tioga, ND, the daughter of Freeman and Lena (Wagner) Knox. After first grade, the family moved to Monango, ND, where Lillian received her education. On August 26, 1938 Lillian married Fred C....

Mar 31, 2010

Randal Lee Johnson, 20, Jamestown, North Dakota, formerly of Bismarck, ND, died Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at Fort George G Meade, Maryland. Randal was born June 6, 1989 in Jamestown, ND, the son of Douglas and Cari (Musgrave) Johnson. He lived with his family in Pingree, ND until 2001 when the family moved to Bismarck, ND. Randal...

Mar 27, 2010

Fern Schmitt Aipperspach

Fern Aipperspach, 93, Jamestown, ND died at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND on Saturday, March 27, 2010.

Fern Isabelle Peterson was born on February 28, 1917 at Jamestown, ND the daughter of Peter A. and Isabelle (Swann) Peterson. She was raised and attended school in Jamestown. Fern married James Schmitt...

Mar 25, 2010

Joanne G. Pederson, 71, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Thursday, March 25, 2010 at her home under the care of hospice. Joanne G. Erb was born April 17, 1938 in Ryder, North Dakota, the daughter of Wayne L. and Lenora (Peterson) Erb. She grew up in the Ryder area and attended Minot High School. On April 1, 1955...

Mar 24, 2010

Calvin \""Kelly\"" L. Braaten, 84, Jamestown, North Dakota, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at MeritCare Palliative Unit, Fargo, North Dakota. Mr. Braaten was born October 29, 1925 in Wyndmere, North Dakota, the son of Lewis and Anna (Brekke) Braaten. He grew up and attended school in the Wyndmere area. On January 12, 1944 Kelly entered the...