Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota

Jul 3, 2009

Ancel Marsh, 88, of Jamestown, ND, died Friday, July 3, 2009, at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Ancel Marsh was born April 12, 1921 in Shevlin, MN, the son of Nicholas and Pearl (Willard) Marsh. The family moved to Scobey, MT, then to Barton, ND where Ancel received his education. Ancel married Priscilla Solberg on November 1, 1940 in Rugby,...

Jul 3, 2009

Dick D. Keyes, 74, Jamestown, North Dakota died Friday, July 3, 2009 at his home. Dick Duane Keyes was born April 26, 1935 to Thomas and Iona (Oliver) Keyes in Jamestown, ND. He was raised in Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1953. He joined the National Guard in 1953, in which time he helped in Operations...

Jun 30, 2009

Esther S. Young Esther Madeline Sorensen was born in a sod house in Bison, South Dakota on December 26, 1912. Her parents were Salina Olson of Norway and Carl Sorensen of Denmark. Her family then settled in Clementsville, ND, near Spiritwood. Her dad was a blacksmith. She had an older brother, Alex, a younger sister, Ruth, and a little...

Jun 26, 2009

Drougott Ross, 93, of Wishek, ND, formerly of Medina, ND, died Friday, June 26, 2009 at Wishek Home for the Aged in Wishek, ND. Drougott Ross was born in Stutsman County, ND, the son of Gottlieb and Elizabeth (Joachim) Ross. He was a long-time resident of Medina, ND and a veteran of WWII, serving in the United States Army...

Jun 25, 2009

Faye Lucille Poland, 82, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, June 25, 2009 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Faye Andersen was born December 2, 1926 on a farm in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, the daughter of Andrew C. and Anna Marie (Kallesen) Andersen. She attended school at Lake Norden, South Dakota graduating in 1944. She married Levern ""Bud""...

Jun 21, 2009

Ruth Linstaedt, 93, Cleveland, North Dakota died Sunday, June 21, 2009 at her home. Ruth Bietz was born June 28, 1915 in Iosco township, near Medina, North Dakota, the daughter of Gottlieb and Anna Maria (Montz) Bietz. She attended rural school in Iosco township and helped on the family farm. On June 23, 1938 Ruth married George Linstaedt in...

Jun 18, 2009

Arthur Rudolph, 90, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Thursday, June 18, 2009 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Art was born at his parent?s farm near Napoleon to Matt and Sophia (Kost) Rudolph on September 17, 1918 as a first generation Rudolph. He was drafted into the Army on March 18, 1942 and was part of D-Day when the 347th...

Jun 16, 2009

Daniel Kornovich, 77, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Jamestown Hospital. Dan was born January 2, 1932 at Trinity Hospital, in Jamestown, the son of Edmund and Florence (Beaumaster) Kornovich. He was raised just south of Jamestown, in Homer Township. He attended St. John's Academy, graduating in 1950. He then attended a year of college at...

Jun 15, 2009

Viola "Sis" Toay, 96, Edgeley, ND, died Monday, June 15, 2009 at Hi-Acre Manor, Jamestown, ND.

Viola LaVerna Nicolai was born December 10, 1912 on the family farm in Bluebird Township, LaMoure County, ND, the daughter of Edward and Ida (Wilson) Nicolai. She attended a one room school in Bluebird Township until eighth grade and...

Jun 14, 2009

Reuben Schlecht, 81, of Medina, ND, died Sunday, June 14, 2009 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown, ND. Reuben Schlecht was born on September 8, 1927 near Fredonia, ND, the son of Rudolph and Magdalena (Gunsch) Schlecht. In 1929, his family moved to the Cleveland, ND area and in 1934 moved five miles southeast of Medina, ND where Reuben...

Jun 13, 2009

Rosanne Albrecht, 86, Jamestown, ND, died Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Meritcare Hospital, Fargo, ND.

Rosanne Elizabeth Palmer was born January 21, 1923 in McKinley Township near Kensal, ND, the daughter of William F. and Mary (Lentz) Palmer. She moved with her parents to a farm north of Courtenay, ND where she was raised and...

Jun 8, 2009

Mark Benjamin Hofmann, 54, Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Medina, North Dakota died June 8, 2009 in Las Vegas. Mark was born April 4, 1955 at Camp Seward, Georgia, the son of Benjamin and Janice (Krieger) Hofmann. He grew up in Medina, ND and graduated from Medina High School in 1974. He moved to Alaska and then to Nevada....

Jun 5, 2009

Geraldine Kaseman, 58, Woodworth, North Dakota died Friday, June 5, 2009 at her farm home. Geraldine Marie (Weber) Kaseman, daughter of Clarence and Leona (Klein) Weber, was born April 28, 1951 in Eureka, South Dakota. She was raised on the family farm northeast of Ashley, ND. She attended country school for one year, then attended grade school and high...

Jun 4, 2009

Alicia C. Stratford, 29, Gwinner, North Dakota, formerly of Jamestown, North Dakota died June 4, 2009 at her home. Alicia Stratford was born March 4, 1980 in Bellevue, Washington, the daughter of Chris and Jacquelyn (Brown) Stratford. She graduated from Jamestown High School and attended Jamestown College and later North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton, ND. She...

Jun 3, 2009

Edwin Nagel, 95, Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Edwin was born February 17, 1914 in Lehr, North Dakota, the son of Jacob and Caroline (Bittner) Nagel. He grew up in Lehr and attended school there. On November 14, 1935 Edwin married Amelia Boschee in Lehr. They farmed in the Lehr...

Jun 2, 2009

Allan Joos, 83, of Wimbledon, ND, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2009 in Bismarck, ND. His loving and devoted children survive him: daughters Alana Joos and Janna Joos of Palm Springs, CA and his son Robert and (Daly) Joos of Wimbledon, ND. He was preceded in death by his mother Lottie L (Tigh) Joos, father Robert H. Joos,...

May 31, 2009

Helen Fischer, 82, Edgeley, ND, died at MedCenter One, Bismarck, ND on Sunday, May 31, 2009.

Helen Elizabeth Baumgartner was born September 16, 1926 at Strasburg, ND the daughter of Damian and Katherine (Scherr) Baumgartner. She was raised on the family farm and educated in the Strasburg school. Helen worked on the farm...

May 29, 2009

Florence Dahle, 100, Montpelier, ND, died Friday, May 29, 2009 in Mesa, AZ.

Florence Laura Dahle was born December 15, 1908 near Marion, ND. Her father was Rayner Van Oosting, a farmer, known to everyone as "Mike". Her mother was Grace Bleeker. The two met when Grace was working in the cook car on Mike's...

May 25, 2009

Ruth Christine (Ritter) Kraft, 69, Jamestown, ND died Monday, May 25, 2009, in her home, surrounded by her loving family with the support of Jamestown Hospice.

A prayer service will be held at Lisko Funeral Chapel, Jamestown, at 7:00pm on Wednesday, June 17th. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 18th at 10am in St....

May 21, 2009

Violet A. Sissell, 88, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Thursday, May 21, 2009 at her home under the care of hospice. Violet Alice Van Winkle was born June 18, 1920 at Ypsilanti, ND, the daugher of Opha and Alice (Schulz) Van Winkle. She grew up in the Ypsilanti area and graduated from Ypsilanti High School. She moved to Abilene, Texas...