Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Eva Dora Berndt
Aug 1, 2007
Eva Dora Berndt, 79, Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Eva McMaster was born September 14, 1927 in St. John, ND, the son of George and Bertha (Schneider) McMaster. She attended school in St. John. Eva and her father traveled to Portland, Oregon where she worked in the ship yards....

Gotthielf Bitz
Jul 31, 2007
Gotthielf Bitz, 84, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown. Gotthielf was born March 30, 1923 in Kulm, ND, the son of William and Dorothy (Gahner) Bitz. He attended school in the Kulm area. On December 30, 1945, Gotthielf married Violet Anna Aus in Midway township, near Jamestown. Gotthielf worked at West...
Earl S. Johnson
Jul 31, 2007
Earl S. Johnson, 82, Jamestown, North Dakota, formerly of Ypsilanti, ND, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at Jamestown Hospital. Earl was born July 21, 1925 at Marion, North Dakota, to Elliot and Sena (Lura) Johnson. He received his education at the Greenland Consolidated School near Marion. He moved with his parents to a farm near Ypsilanti in 1938 and...
Joel Holzer
Jul 27, 2007
Joel Holzer, 52, Mapleton, ND died Friday, July 27, 2007 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND from natural causes. Joel Benedict Holzer was born on August 14, 1954 at Williston, ND the son of Benedict and Jerri (Gordon) Holzer. He moved with his parents to Jamestown, ND and attended school in Jamestown graduating from Jamestown High School in 1972. He...
Erma Sodawasser
Jul 24, 2007
Erma Sodawasser, 85, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at Jamestown Hospital. Erma Rolfson was born October 21, 1921 in Fargo, North Dakota the daughter of Engebret and Hilda (Lund) Rolfson. Erma was raised and attended school at Windsor, ND where her dad owned a business. She graduated from Jamestown High School. On July 9, 1940 she...
Jack Kreil
Jul 24, 2007
Jack Kreil Sr., 87, Jamestown, ND died at Med Center One Hospital, Bismarck, ND on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Jack Reinhold Kreil Sr. was born October 31, 1919 on the family farm near Gackle, ND. He attended country school near Gackle, ND and worked on the family farm. Jack joined the U. S. Army during WW2. He participated in...
Almon Alexander Williams
Jul 20, 2007
Almon A. Williams, 82, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Friday, July 20, 2007 at his home in Jamestown. Almon Alexander Williams was born October 13, 1924, at Trinity Hospital in Jamestown, the son of George A. and Helen (DeNault-Robertson) Williams. He grew up on the family farm in Sinclair township, Stutsman County, ND, and attended country schools in the area....
Gladys Elizabeth Headland
Jul 19, 2007
Gladys Elizabeth Headland, 94, Bismarck, North Dakota, formerly of Jamestown, died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck. Gladys Mickelson was born January 30, 1913 in Jud, ND the daughter of Morris and Hilda (Lee) Mickelson. She grew up on the family farm and received her education in country schools in the area. On...
Eldon Walters
Jul 18, 2007
Eldon Walters, 65, Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Jamestown Hospital. Eldon was born December 19, 1941 in Jamestown, ND to Harold and Ruby (Burleson) Walters. He was employed for a number of years at Baker Boy Bakery. Eldon entered the Central Dakota Nursing Home in 2005. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed the outdoors....
Esther Casey Barr
Jul 18, 2007
Esther Casey Barr, 94, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown, ND. Esther Marie Gross was born November 11, 1912 on the family farm near Cleveland, ND, the daughter of John and Lydia (Wahl) Gross, Sr., the 3rd of 11 children. She was raised and attended school in Cleveland and then worked on the...
Agnes Skroch
Jul 16, 2007
Agnes Skroch, 92, Jamestown, ND, died Monday, July 16, 2007 at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown, ND. Agnes Helen Kilsdonk was born April 20, 1915 Kaukauna, WI, the daughter of Martin and Elizabeth (Williamsen) Kilsdonk. She moved with her family to New Rockford, ND in 1917 and in 1920, after her father died, they moved to Jamestown, ND. Her mother...
Elaine Grahn
Jul 15, 2007
Elaine Mabel Grahn, 64, Carrington, North Dakota died Sunday, July 15, 2007 at the Carrington Health Center. Elaine Walker was born August 5, 1942 in Corrine township, near Courtenay, ND, the daughter of Joe and Gladys (Backer) Walker. She grew up on the family farm with her two brothers and one sister. She attended Corrine and Courtenay schools, graduating...
Irene Geisler
Jul 11, 2007
Irene Geisler Irene Geisler, 71, Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown, ND. Irene Viola Geisler was born December 8, 1935 on the family farm south of Kulm, ND, the daughter of Jacob and Christina (Heil) Schrum. She was raised on the family farm and attended the rural school. In 1953, she moved to...
Clayton Humes
Jul 11, 2007
Clayton E. Humes, 81, Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Clayton was born May 17, 1926 in Alveston, Illinois, the son of Harold and Elna (Backer) Humes. Clayton's family moved to North Dakota when he was a young boy and Clayton attended school at Courtenay, ND. He served in the US...
Reuben Kramlich
Jul 10, 2007
Reuben Kramlich, 78, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at Jamestown Hospital. Reuben was born October 8, 1928 in Logan County, North Dakota, the son of Samuel and Magdalena (Jundt) Kramlich. He grew up and attended rural Logan County Schools. On October 9, 1955 Reuben married Arlene Frey in Lehr, ND. Reuben and Arlene began farming in...
Bertha Belz
Jul 9, 2007
Bertha Belz, 95, Jamestown, ND, formerly Edgeley, ND died Monday, July 9, 2007 at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown, ND. Bertha Anna Belz was born November 17, 1911 on a farm near Diesem, ND the daughter of Fred and Emma (Belz) Schardin. She attended school for 2 years at Diesem, then the Ray Township School and later Bluebird Township School....
Simon Aberle Jr.
Jul 6, 2007
Simon Aberle Jr., 66, Edgeley, ND died Friday, July 6, 2007 at his home in Edgeley. Simon Aberle, Jr. was born on August 5, 1940 at Edgeley, ND the son of Simon Sr. and Mary (Meier) Aberle. He attended the Willowbank Township School and attended St. Francis Academy in Hankinson, ND where he graduated from high school in 1958....
Mildred Schrade
Jul 4, 2007
Mildred Schrade, 78, Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Mildred Mary Nogosek was born November 20, 1928 in Kensal, ND, the daughter of Louis and Theresa (Neva) Nogosek. She was raised and attended school in Kensal, graduating from Kensal High School in 1946. After graduating, she attended Valley City State Teacher's College and...
Louann Tompkins
Jul 3, 2007
LouAnn Tompkins, 53, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at MeritCare Hosptial Palliative Care Unit in Fargo, ND. Lou was born December 16, 1953 in Jamestown, the daughter of Darrel and Evelyn (Wooddell) Tompkins. She graduated from Jamestown High School and attended Jamestown College. She worked for Don Wilhelm, Inc. and in 1977, Lou began working for...
Lester Pauling
Jul 3, 2007
Lester Pauling, 69, Edgeley, ND, died Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Lester Warne Pauling was born March 24, 1938 on a farm in Berlin, ND, the son of Harold and Lucille (Cofell) Pauling. At age 6, he moved with his family to a farm in Edgeley, ND where he attended school, graduating from Edgeley High...