Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Arthur Job
May 28, 2004
Arthur Job, 86, Medina, North Dakota, died Friday, May 28, 2004 at MedCenter One Hospital, Bismarck, North Dakota. Arthur Job was born July 27, 1917 in Streeter, ND to Frederick and Magdalena (Steib) Job. He attended Medina school and a rural school north of Medina. After working at several jobs on the west coast, he came back home and...
Louis Timm
May 27, 2004
Louis Timm, 80, Kensal, North Dakota died Thursday, May 27, 2004 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown. Louis was born February 26, 1924 on a farm south of Kensal, North Dakota the son of Leo and Anna (Forsberg) Timm. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Kensal, ND. Louis attended a country school south of...
Helen Mahlke
May 26, 2004
Helen Mahlke, 82, Valley City, North Dakota, formerly of Wimbledon, ND, died Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City. Helen Brady was born February 7, 1922 in Pottsville, PA the daughter of John and Anna (Helwig) Brady. She grew up and attended school in Pottsville. On February 10, 1946 Helen married Arthur Mahlke in Pottsville. They...
Jeannie Marie Gray
May 26, 2004
Jeannie M. Gray, 42, Mandan, North Dakota, formerly of Jamestown, died Thursday, May 26, 2004 in Danville, New Jersey, unexpectedly. Jeannie Mielke was born September 22, 1961 in Jamestown, North Dakota the daughter of Edward E. and Jean S. (Woods) Mielke. She grew up in Jamestown and attended Jamestown High School. Jeannie married Michael Cox on October 6, 1979...
Emil Geisler
May 25, 2004
Emil Geisler, 84, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown. Emil was born September 26, 1919 in Kulm, North Dakota the son of John and Fredaricka (Walz) Geiszler. Emil grew and attended school in the Kulm area and helped his father on the farm until 1939 when he went into the CCC for six...
Alvin Wibstad
May 22, 2004
Alvin Wibstad, of Jamestown, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 22, at the age of 91. Alvin was born March 29, 1913 in Ypsilanti, ND to Albert and Thea Wibstad. Growing up, he worked on the family farm until venturing into Jamestown to go to work at Anderson Motors. In 1932, Alvin joined the Conservation Corps, known...
Gerald Leroy Hoggarth
May 22, 2004
Gerald L. Hoggarth, 65, of Jamestown, ND died Saturday, May 22, 2004 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown. Gerald LeRoy Hoggarth was born October 8, 1938 in Corinne township, near Courtenay, ND, the son of Ben J. and Rebecca Elizabeth (Nihill) Hoggarth. He graduated from Courtenay High School and attended Jamestown College. Gerald enlisted with the US Army on October 10,...
Eileen Braun
May 17, 2004
Eileen Braun, 66, Jamestown, North Dakota, formerly of Jud, ND, died Monday, May 17, 2004 at her home in Jamestown. Eileen Darlene Elhard was born June 16, 1937 in Raney Township, LaMoure County, North Dakota the daughter of Otto and Bertha (Bossard) Elhard. She attended school in Jud, ND. She later received her GED from James Valley Vocational School....
Philip Dorman Brown
May 8, 2004
Specialist Philip Dorman Brown, 21, Jamestown, North Dakota died Saturday, May 8, 2004 serving his country overseas in Iraq. Philip ""Phil"" Brown was born December 20, 1982 in Jamestown, North Dakota the son of Richard Dorman and Deidra (Steller) Brown. He was a 2001 graduate of Jamestown High School and was pursuing a fine arts and business degree at...
Leon Olson
May 5, 2004
Leon E. Olson, 78, Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown with his family at his side under the care of hospice. Leon was born January 29, 1926 in Streeter, North Dakota, the son of John and Caroline (Rue) Olson. He grew up and attended country school in Streeter. Leon served with...
Lydia Sukut
May 1, 2004
Lydia Sukut, 95, of Jamestown, ND died Saturday, May 1, 2004 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown. Lydia Lautt was born February 28, 1909 in McIntosh County, near Fredonia, ND the daughter of George and Carolina (Roesler) Lautt. She attended rural McIntosh Co. schools and helped on the family farm. Lydia was baptized and confirmed at the Martin Luther...
Lila Docktor
Apr 30, 2004
Lila Docktor, 81, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Jamestown, ND died Friday, April 30, 2004 in Fargo. Lila Miller was born May 25, 1922 in Jamestown, ND the daughter of Albert and Mabel (Riley) Miller. She was raised in Jamestown and helped her family operate the Miller Grocery Store. Lila graduated from Jamestown High School in 1940. She married...
Irene Erickson
Apr 29, 2004
Irene Erickson, 88, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown. Irene Brooks was born July 16, 1915 at Edgeley, North Dakota the daughter of Louis C. and Laura (Dorwin) Brooks. She grew up at Nortonville, ND graduating from high school there. Irene married Louis J. Erickson on May 28, 1932 at LaMoure, ND....
Colleen M. Flemmer
Apr 29, 2004
Colleen M. Flemmer, 76, Grand Island, Nebraska, formerly of Kensal, ND, died Saturday, April 24, 2004 at the Hamilton Manor in Aurora, NE. Colleen was born on September 21, 1927 in Kensal, ND, the daughter of John E. and Bertha (Guenther) Schlosser. She grew up and attended school in Kensal, ND. Following graduation from Kensal High School, she attended...
Rueben Schlaht
Apr 26, 2004
Rueben Schlaht, 79, Cleveland, North Dakota, died Monday, April 26, 2004 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown, ND. Rueben was born September 1, 1924 on a farm south of Cleveland, North Dakota the son of George F. and Rosie (Burkhardt) Schlaht. He attended country school in Stirton Township south of Cleveland. As a young boy he worked on the...
Jeanette Ebertz
Apr 23, 2004
Jeanette Ebertz, 85, Jamestown, North Dakota died Friday, April 23, 2004 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown. Jeanette D. Ebertz was born March 10, 1919 in Jamestown, North Dakota the daughter of Joseph and Angela Maria (Catallo) Ranallo. Jean grew up in the Eldridge, ND area and received her high school diploma from Eldridge High School where she was...
Darrell Retzlaff
Apr 22, 2004
Darrell Gene Retzlaff, 54, of Jamestown, ND died Thursday, April 22, 2004 at his home in Jamestown, North Dakota. Darrell was born May 4, 1949 in Kulm, North Dakota, the son of Emil & Dorothy (Massee) Retzlaff. He grew up and attended schools in Monango, ND. Darrell worked as an assembler for DuraTech Industries in Jamestown. He enjoyed antiquing...
Daniel Schorsch
Apr 22, 2004
Daniel Schorsch, 71, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, April 22, 2004 at his home in Jamestown. Daniel Peter Schorsch was born August 9, 1932 in Mott, North Dakota, the son of John and Helen (Benoit) Schorsch. He grew up in the Mott area and graduated from Mott High School in 1950. In 1951 he entered the U.S. Army and...
Warren Larson
Apr 20, 2004
Warren Larson, 80, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown. Warren Robert Larson was born October 19, 1923 in Mandan, North Dakota the son of Agaton and Anna Marie (Isakson) Larson. Warren grew up in Mandan and graduated from Mandan High School. He joined the U.S. Navy on September 6, 1943 and served his...
Henry Van Beek
Apr 20, 2004
Henry E. ""Bud"" Van Beek, 97, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown. Henry was born in Westfield, ND on June 12, 1906 as the oldest child of Edward H. and Dena (Compaan) Van Beek. He was a self taught high school graduate and went on to complete Business College...



