Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Irene Westley
Oct 15, 2004
Irene S. Westley, 97, Bismarck, North Dakota, formerly of Jamestown died Friday, October 15, 2004 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck. Irene was born March 19, 1907 in Jamestown to Eddie M. and Floy A. (Rathman) Seiler, pioneers in the Jamestown Community. Mr. Seiler died in 1912 and Irene's mother later married her beloved stepfather, Edward B....
Ella Jensen
Oct 14, 2004
Ella Jensen, 94, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away on Thursday, October 14, 2004, at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Ella was born in Greenlund Township near Marion, North Dakota, on May 3, 1910, to Esten K. and Ingeborg (Johanssen) Rude, immigrants from Norway. The family moved to Ludlow, South Dakota, that same year. In 1922, after suffering droughts...
Rueben Scherbenske
Oct 12, 2004
Rueben W. Scherbenske, 81, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown. Rueben was born March 7, 1923 in Bowdle, South Dakota the son of John and Lydia (Hoffman) Scherbenske. He moved with his family to Jamestown in 1927. He attended school in Jamestown, graduating from Jamestown High School in 1941. Rueben enlisted...
Helen Miller
Oct 6, 2004
Helen S. Miller, 91, Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown. Helen S. Johnson was born November 11, 1912 in Jud, North Dakota, the daughter of Michael and Cecelia (Hanson) Johnson. She received her education in rural schools near Jud. Helen married Chris H. Miller on April 4, 1937 in Edgeley, ND....
Ilo Mostoller
Oct 3, 2004
Ilo Mostoller, 87, of Jamestown, ND died Sunday, October 3, 2004 at Jamestown Hospital. Ilo Mostoller was born September 11, 1917 in Afton, Union County, Iowa, the son of Bert and Ada (Longmore) Mostoller. He was baptized in the EUB Church. He received his elementary and high school education in Afton, graduating in 1934. After high school, he spent...
Art Reile
Oct 2, 2004
Arthur Alvin Reile, 86, of Jamestown, ND died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at Jamestown Hospital after a couragous battle with cancer. Arthur Reile was born March 26, 1918 in Cleveland, ND, the son of Jacob and Dorothy (Lautt) Reile. Art grew up on a Cleveland farm and attended rural schools, one year at Sheyenne River Academy. In 1935 he...
Sharon Babe Hulm
Oct 1, 2004
Sharon (Babe) Hulm, 65, of Fargo, ND died Friday, October 1, 2004 at her home in Fargo after a long battle with emphysema. Sharon Smith was born April 6, 1939 in Carrington, ND, the daughter of Earl and Maxine (Carter) Smith. She grew up in Carrington and received her education there. Sharon married Milton Snow on October 9, 1955...
Richard Wilson
Sep 30, 2004
Richard ""Dick"" Wilson, 73, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, September 30, 2004 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown. Dick was born March 7, 1931 in Coshocton, OH the son of Leo E. and Pauline (Spillman Headley) Wilson. He married Alice Nelson on April 17, 1955 in Westby, Montana. Dick started work with MDU in 1956 as a lineman in Wolfpoint, MT....
Agnes Domek
Sep 30, 2004
Agnes Hansted Domek, 97, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, September 30, 2004 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Agnes Holstad was born September 22, 1907 in Montpelier, North Dakota the daughter of John and Anna (Skogen) Holstad. She grew up in the Montpelier area and graduated from Montpelier High School in 1926. She attended Valley City State Teachers...
Sandra K. Balster
Sep 29, 2004
Sandra K. Balster, 62, West Fargo, North Dakota, formerly of Aberdeen, SD and Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at her home in West Fargo. Sandra Kay Ginsbach was born September 23, 1942 in Jamestown the daughter of Arnold and Donna Mae (Campbell) Ginsbach. She attended elementary school in Edmunds, ND and graduated from Jamestown High School in...
Reuben R. Weil
Sep 27, 2004
Reuben R. Weil, 82, Ypsilanti, North Dakota died Monday, September 27, 2004 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, North Dakota. Reuben was born April 29, 1922 in Beulah, North Dakota the son of Gottlieb and Julia (Medche) Weil. He grew up nine miles south of Beulah and went to a country school. Reuben worked in the coal mine in Beulah and...
John Lange
Sep 25, 2004
John L. Lange, 50, Jamestown, North Dakota died Saturday, September 25, 2004 at his home in Jamestown after a valiant battle with cancer. John was born March 4, 1954 in Jamestown, the son of Leslie and Dorothy (Thompson) Lange. He was raised in Jamestown and attended school here. He worked for his father's laundry business during high school and...
Caroline Steckler
Sep 25, 2004
Caroline L. Steckler, 76, Jamestown, North Dakota died Saturday, September 25, 2004 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Caroline Lucille Peters was born July 23, 1928 in Jamestown, the daughter of Frank and Alice (Pendray) Peters. She spent her entire life in Jamestown and attended Jamestown Schools for 12 years. She worked briefly at Montgomery Ward in Jamestown. Caroline married...
Eva Becker
Sep 25, 2004
Eva R. Becker, 83, Jamestown, North Dakota died Saturday, September 25, 2004 at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Eva Ruth (Trautmann) Becker was born June 2, 1921 at Valley Spring Township, near Cleveland, North Dakota, the daughter of the late Peter and Christina Trautmann. She grew up and received her education in rural Cleveland Schools. She lived on...
Sandra Bolster
Sep 24, 2004
Sandra K. Balster, 62, West Fargo, North Dakota, formerly of Aberdeen, SD and Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at her home in West Fargo. Sandra Kay Ginsbach was born September 23, 1942 in Jamestown the daughter of Arnold and Donna Mae (Campbell) Ginsbach. She attended elementary school in Edmunds, ND and graduated from Jamestown High School in...
Harold Hetland
Sep 21, 2004
Harold Selmer Hetland, 87, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown. Harold was born October 31, 1916 in Edmore, North Dakota the son of Charles and Annie (Seyelstat) Hetland. He attended school in Edmore and worked on the family farm. Harold moved to Cleveland, ND and married Esther Gaier. With this union three daughters...
Eva H. Matzek
Sep 21, 2004
EVA H. MATZEK age 92 a resident of the Colorado Springs since 1999 passed away on Tuesday September 21, 2004 at the Pikes Peak Hospice Residence. She was a homemaker. Eva Harriet Meikle was born on December 29, 1911 in Nevis, Minnesota to the late Henry and Eva (Howard) Meikle. She attended school and graduated from Spiritwood High School...
Pearl Elizabeth Johnson
Sep 21, 2004
Pearl E. Johnson, 68, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown. Pearl Bergstrand was born April 23, 1936 in Moorhead, MN the daughter of Henry and Lillian (Becker) Bergstrand. She grew up and attended school in Valley City, ND. On June 25, 1957 she married Harold Johnson in Valley City. They moved...
Adeline Johnson
Sep 17, 2004
Adeline Johnson, 67, of Jamestown, ND died Friday, September 17, 2004 at Meritcare Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Adeline Schielke was born October 13, 1936 in Lincoln Valley, ND the daughter of Daniel and Christina (Eckman) Schielke. She attended schools in McClusky, ND and Denhoff, ND. Adeline graduated from Jamestown High School in 1954. She married Duane O. Johnson on...
Olive M. Geier
Sep 13, 2004
Olive M. Geier, 96, Wimbledon, North Dakota died Monday, September 13, 2004 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND. Olive May Newcomb was born April 30, 1908 in Sumpter Township, McLeod County, Minnesota the daughter of Roy and Alice May Newcomb. She graduated from Brownton High School in Brownton, MN. She married Helmuth C. Geier on November 7, 1929 in...
