Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Clifford Arthur Otto
Jun 24, 2003
Clifford Arthur Otto, Sr., 81, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, June 24, 2003 at the SCCI Hospital in Fargo, ND. Clifford was born April 5, 1922, the son of Henry and Odelia (Stern) Otto in Robinson, North Dakota. He attended country schools near Robinson and helped on the family farm. Clifford worked with the Civil Conservation Corp. He married...
Pauline Chaney
Jun 19, 2003
Pauline Chaney, 90, New Rockford, North Dakota, formerly of Jamestown, died Thursday, June 19, 2003 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford. Pauline Bollinger was born November 10, 1912 in Linton, ND, to Konrad and Rosina (Wohl) Bollinger. She was raised and educated at rural Linton. Pauline ""Polly"" married W.T. ""Bill"" Chaney on October 22,...

Richard P. Brehm Jr.
Jun 18, 2003
Richard P. Brehm, Jr., 67, rural Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown. Richard was born February 24, 1936 in Buchanan, ND the son of Richard, Sr. and Garnetta (Smiley Oberg) Brehm. He was raised south of Jamestown and attended country schools and Jamestown High School. He raised and broke horses in the early...
Ralph G. Hill
Jun 11, 2003
Ralph G. Hill, 89, Bismarck, North Dakota died Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at the Benedictine Living Center of Garrison, North Dakota. Ralph was born on November 3, 1913 the son of Albert and Francis (Monilaws) Hill. He was raised and educated in Absaraka, ND. Ralph married Margit (Marge) Elliott on May 5, 1939 in Fargo, ND. Ralph graduated from...

Carol Lochow
Jun 10, 2003
Carol Lochow, 74, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown. Carol Jean Otto was born October 15, 1928 in Juanita, North Dakota the daughter of John and Ella (Hurlbert) Otto. She attended school in Juanita until her senior year when she moved to Rogers, ND and Carol graduated from Rogers High School....
Emil H. Trautman
Jun 10, 2003
Emil H. Trautman, 89, Jamestown, North Dakota, formerly of Cleveland, died Tuesday, June 10, 2003 in his home. Emil was born January 23, 1914 on the family homestead north of Cleveland, North Dakota the son of Henry and Wilhemina (Lutz) Trautman. He attended school at the Valley Springs School. He was raised on the family homestead where Emil and...
Janice Rosemore
Jun 6, 2003
Janice Rosemore, 66, of Jamestown died Friday, June 6, 2003 at Medcenter One in Bismarck, ND. Janice Davis was born April 5, 1937 in Carrington, ND the second of thirteen children to Leslie and Lillian (Friezen) Davis. The family moved to a farm east of Carrington in 1945 and Janice received her education in Carrington High School, graduating in...

Kenneth Bredeson
May 29, 2003
Kenneth Ardell Bredeson, 81, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, May 29, 2003 at the North Dakota Veteran's Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Kenneth was born April 19, 1922 in Maddock, North Dakota the son of William Maurice and Emma (Hagen) Bredeson. He lived in Maddock and Hambers, ND until age seven when the family moved to Wellsburg, ND where...

Lorraine Klundt
May 28, 2003
Lorraine G. Klundt, 79, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo. Lorraine was born November 9, 1923 the daughter of John and Bertha (Herrmann) Klundt at Alfred, North Dakota. She was an accountant for the Internal Revenue Service for many years. She never married. She is survived by a nephew, James Klundt of...
Georgetta G. Rumer
May 27, 2003
Georgetta G. Rumer, 87, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown. Georgetta Wellman was born March 23, 1916 in Griggs County, near Wimbledon, North Dakota the daughter of George Albert and Etta Mae (Miller) Wellman. She attended schools in Fargo, Jamestown and graduated from Wimbledon High School in 1934. Georgetta married Carl Rumer...

Mildred Wallace
May 25, 2003
Mildred Wallace, 97, of Jamestown, ND died Sunday, May 25, 2003 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown. Mildred Thom was born July 3, 1905 in Eldridge, ND the daughter of Edward and Martha (Elske) Thom. She grew up in Eldridge and received her education at St. John's Academy in Jamestown. Mildred married W.J. Wallace on February 4, 1938. She...
Margaret Ann Hayes
May 23, 2003
Margaret Ann Hayes, 85, of Annandale, VA, formerly of Jamestown, ND died May 23, 2003 at Shady Grove Hospital in Rockville, MD. Margaret Ann Schmitt was born April 16, 1918 in Jamestown the daughter of John and Rosamond (Haskin) Schmitt. She grew up in Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown High School. Margaret worked in the Stutsman County offices in...
Elsie Junkert
May 19, 2003
Elsie Junkert, 92, Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, May 19, 2003 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown. Elsie Kungel was born January 11, 1911 in Bessarabia, South Russia the daughter of Andreas and Katie (Bohnet) Kungel. She came to the United States in 1911 with her parents. Elsie received her education in Kulm, North Dakota. She married Gottlob Junkert...
Willard Foster Purcell
May 16, 2003
Bill (Willard Foster) Purcell, 82, Wimbledon, North Dakota died Friday, May 16, 2003 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, North Dakota. Bill Purcell was born August 20, 1920 in Benton, Illinois the son of Willard and Kate (Henry) Purcell. His parents passed away when he was 2 years old. He was raised in the Carmi Baptist Orphanage in Carmi, Illinois until...

Frances Jaskier
May 13, 2003
Frances Jaskier, 84, Valley City, North Dakota died Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at the Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City. Frances Zuber was born February, 6, 1919 in Vashti, near Woodworth, North Dakota, the daughter of Joseph and Frances (Wojcek) Zuber. She attended rural schools near there. Frances lived in Chicago working for Western Electric. She returned to North Dakota...
John Hanson
May 10, 2003
John M. Hanson, 86, Arthur, North Dakota died May 10, 2003 in a Grand Forks Hospital, Grand Forks, ND. John was born January 25, 1917 in Minot, North Dakota the son of Hans and Julia (Gilbertson) Hanson. He lived with his mother until going to Good Samaritan Home at Arthur, ND in 1948. He worked on farms and did...
David E. Young
May 10, 2003
David Ernest Young, 54 of Jamestown, North Dakota, died Saturday, May 10, 2003 at Innovis Health Center, Fargo, North Dakota. David was born January 24, 1949 at Trinity Hospital in Jamestown, the son of Ernest and Mary Faith (Olson) Young. He was baptized at the Basilica of St. James where he later served as an altar boy. He attended...
Florence Charlotte Christine Krause
May 9, 2003
Florence Krause, 74, Jamestown, died Friday, May 9, 2003 from an automobile accident near Austin, Nevada. Florence Charlotte Christine Essig was born July 18, 1928 near Lehr, North Dakota the daughter of Walter and Ida (Widmer) Essig. Florence was baptized August 19, 1928 at King Community Church, rural Lehr, ND. She attended rural schools near there and was confirmed...
Marvin Krause
May 9, 2003
Marvin Krause, 79, Jamestown, died Friday, May 9, 2003 from an automobile accident near Austin, Nevada. Marvin Krause was born at Lehr, North Dakota on November 19, 1923 the son of Oscar and Lydia (Koepplin) Krause. He attended local schools. Marvin was baptized May 1, 1927 at the family home. In 1941, Marvin went to St. Paul to work...
Alfred Williams
May 9, 2003
Alfred Williams, 87, Jamestown, North Dakota died Friday, May 9, 2003. Alfred was born July 13, 1915 near Leal, North Dakota to Dan and Lillian (Haskins) Williams. He received his education in rural Barnes County schools near Wimbledon, ND. He graduated from Wahpeton State School of Science in 1937. Alfred married Evelyn Ames in 1937 and they farmed for...