Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Jan Mckay
Jan 20, 2006
Jan McKay, 49, Jamestown, ND died Friday, January 20, 2006 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Jan Johnson was born October 16, 1956 in Valley City, ND the daughter of Warren and Esther (Scheafer) Johnson. She moved with her parents to Jamestown and received her education there, graduating from Jamestown High School in 1974. Jan worked for Scherbenske & Son...
C. Duane Kiefel
Jan 17, 2006
C. Duane Kiefel, age 71 of Jamestown, ND died on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo. Duane was born on October 14, 1934, son of Casper and Alma (Wentzel) Kiefel of Devils Lake, ND. In 1953, Duane married Luann Johnson and worked as a telegrapher for the Great Northern Railway in McVille, ND. The family moved to...
Dorothy Koenig
Jan 17, 2006
Dorothy ""Dora"" Fischer Koenig, 93, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Dorothy ""Dora"" Jung was born August 25, 1912 in Hosmer, South Dakota, the daughter of Jacob and Katherine (Bieber) Jung. She attended Jamestown schools until the 8th grade, and at the age of 68 she received her G.E.D. Dorothy...
Duane Kurtz Sr.
Jan 17, 2006
Duane C. ""Pops"" Kurtz, Sr., 70, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown. Mr. Kurtz was born April 8, 1935 in Jamestown, the son of Carl and Katherine (Taylor) Kurtz. He attended school in Eldridge, ND. He farmed with his parents north of Eldridge and later south of Windsor. Duane was employed...
Marvin Thoms
Jan 16, 2006
Marvin A. Thoms, 83, Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, January 16, 2006 in his home. Marvin was born January 22, 1922 in Clementsville, North Dakota, the son of Frederick and Anna (von Stamm) Bradley. Upon the death of his mother, when he was 3 weeks old, Marvin went to live with Fred and Elsie (Rick) Thoms and was raised...
Edna Anderson
Jan 14, 2006
Edna Anderson, 77, Jamestown, ND died Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown, ND. Edna Fandrich was born February 24, 1928, in Hazen, ND to William and Edna (Mettler) Fandrich. Edna was raised in Hazen, ND. On May 12, 1961, she married Leonard Anderson. Edna worked for the State Hospital as an aide and then was employed...
Kiya Lee Roorda
Jan 13, 2006
Kiya Lee Roorda, 3, Jamestown, North Dakota went home to be with the Lord after a courgeous battle with leukemia on Friday, January 13, 2006. Kiya Lee was born May 2, 2002 in Jamestown the daughter of Daron G. and Katrina D. (Pfaff) Roorda. She loved playing with dolls, riding bike and four-wheeler, swimming, and her puppy. Kiya is...
Frances Heimann
Jan 9, 2006
Frances Heimann, 94, Jamestown, ND died at her home on Monday, January 9, 2005. Frances Pauline Wojciechowski was born October 17, 1910 on the family farm near Fried, ND, the daughter of Dominic and Joanna (Sabinash) Wojciechowski. She attended Ashland Township School near Fried and then worked as a housekeeper for several people near Fried. Frances married Irvin Heimann...
Dwane D. Chura
Jan 7, 2006
Dwane D. Chura, 79, of Jamestown, ND died Saturday, January 7, 2006 at Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City, ND. Dwane D. Chura was born July 21, 1926 in Marblehead, OH to George and Mary (Neva) Chura. He entered the US Army during World War II and served in Okinawa, Japan. He was discharged on September 9, 1947 as a...
Eddie Martwick
Jan 6, 2006
Eddie Martwick, 80, Edgeley, ND, died Friday, January 6, 2006 at St. Rose Care Center, LaMoure, ND. Eddie Loren Martwick was born January 3, 1926 on the family farm in McHenry County near Balfour, ND. He was raised on the family farm and attended school in Balfour. After his schooling he worked on the family farm until joining the...
Beatrice Schelling
Jan 2, 2006
Beatrice M. Schelling, 82, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Monday, January 2, 2006 in Henderson, Nevada. Beatrice Schelling was born April 25, 1923 at Sykeston, ND to Frank and Magdalena (Nolz) Laber. At the age of three she lived with her paternal grandparents when her mother died. She returned back to her father and siblings before she started school. She...
Benny G. Braasch
Dec 31, 2005
Benny Gene Braasch, 63, of Gilbert, Arizona, died on December 31, 2005 at Banner Baywood Hospital in Mesa, AZ. Benny is survived by his sons, Jeff and Jody, his daughters, Niki Rogers and Robyn Braasch, his brother, Gary Braasch, his grandchildren, Dylan, Tristan, Kynzlie, Karli, Kaycie, Chantelle and Layni. Benny is preceded in death by his parents, Harry and...
Raymond Nelson
Dec 28, 2005
Raymond Nelson, 89, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown. Raymond Nelson was born the son of August and Effie (Schoeler) Nelson on October 3, 1916. Raymond attended Corrinne rural school and Courtenay High School, Courtenay, ND. He worked in Courtenay Ford Garage. Raymond joined the U. S. Army in 1942 and was...
Dr. Gerald Harbaugh
Dec 27, 2005
Dr. Gerald ""Jerry"" Jerome Harbaugh, 64, Jamestown, North Dakota went home to be with his Lord on December 27, 2005 after a hard fought battle with cancer. Jerry was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin on March 11, 1941, the son of Gerald ""Jim"" and Madge (Heacox) Harbaugh. He was raised in Barron, Wisconsin and an avid Green Bay Packers...
Elaine Hendrix
Dec 27, 2005
Elaine Hendrix, 83, Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Hastings, NE. Elaine Stoner was born February 10, 1922 in Lead, SD, the daughter of Herman and Ella (Sterner) Stoner. She was raised and attended schools in Detroit, MI and Lead, SD, where she graduated in 1940. Following...
Beryl Striefel
Dec 27, 2005
Beryl Striefel, 79, Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, December 27, 2005 at Meritcare Hospital, Fargo, ND Beryl Jean Townley was born March 14, 1926 in Sydney, Australia, the daughter of Martin and Johanna (Nelms) Townley. She was raised and attended school in Sydney and then work for a Jewelry Store in Sydney. On October 19, 1944, she married Pius Striefel...
Wilhelm Peda
Dec 23, 2005
Wilhelm ""Bill"" Peda, 74, Woodworth, North Dakota went home to be with the Lord on December 23, 2005. Bill was born on October 9, 1931 in Woodworth to Gustav and Wilhelmina (Ferl) Peda. He was the youngest of nine children. He attended school in Woodworth and Jamestown before moving to St. Paul, Minnesota to work. In 1952 he was...
Esther Gilbert
Dec 23, 2005
Esther Gilbert, 101, Jud, ND, died Friday, December 23, 2005 at the Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home, Ashley, ND. Esther Clara Podoll was born November 21, 1904 on a farm 5 miles southwest of Jud, ND, the daughter of Herman and Adeline (Abraham) Podoll. She was raised and attended school near Jud, ND. After her schooling, she worked as...
Harrison L. Clark
Dec 21, 2005
Harrison L. Clark, 84, Woodworth, North Dakota, died Wednesday, December 21, 2005 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center in Jamestown, ND after a long battle with Alzheimers. Harrison was born on February 25, 1921 in his parents' farm home near Woodworth, to Harry and Maggie (Gehrig) Clark. Harrison was raised on the farm and attended country school. He graduated from...
Delores Deery
Dec 18, 2005
Delores Deery, 75, Apple Valley, Minnesota, formerly of Jamestown, North Dakota, died Sunday, December 18, 2005 in Apple Valley. Delores was born January 9, 1930 in Jamestown, the daughter of Thomas Glass and Nina Bohn. She was raised and educated in Jamestown, graduating from high school in 1948. On January 17, 1949 she married LeRoy Deery in Jamestown. Delores...
