Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Beatrice June Bader
Apr 28, 2003
Beatrice June Bader, 74, Jamestown, North Dakota went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 28, 2003. Beatrice June Schelske was born on June 5, 1928 to Ted and Jennie (Eissinger) Schelske. She attended the Medina School through the 6th grade when her parents moved to a farm 12 miles northeast of Medina. There she attended a local...
Alvina Baker
Apr 25, 2003
Alvina Baker, 86, of Jamestown, ND died Friday, April 25, 2003 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown. Alvina Wall was born April 30, 1916 in Mercer County, North Dakota the daughter of John and Adeline (Schwarz) Wall. She grew up on the family farm and received her education in a country school. Alvina married Harold Taylor on July 5,...
Donald Rosemore
Apr 22, 2003
Donald ""Swede"" Rosemore, 81, Eldridge, North Dakota died Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at Jamestown Hospital. Donald was born December 31, 1921 on the family farm north of Windsor to George and Mary (Komoraski) Rosemore. He attended country school northeast of the farm until 8th grade. He joined the National Guard in 1940 and went to New York in 1942,...
Joyce Sheets
Apr 20, 2003
Joyce Sheets, 76, Jamestown, North Dakota died Sunday, April 20, 2003 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Joyce was born August 30, 1926 to Clarence and Vesta (Bruce) Gray. She grew up and attended school in Buchanan. Joyce married Orville Clarence Sheets in September of 1944. They lived in Buchanan and Glover until finally moving to Goodrich in...
James Vagneur
Apr 14, 2003
Dr. James Vagneur, 85 of Jamestown died Monday, April 14, 2003 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jim was born July 4, 1917 in Aspen, Colorado the son of Louis and Mary (McMurdo) Vagneur. He attended veterinary school at Colorado State and graduated with his veterinary degree in 1941. Jim married Marjorie Qual on Thanksgiving Day 1943 in Lisbon....
Fern Tucker
Apr 13, 2003
Fern Tucker, 97, West Fargo, North Dakota, formerly of Courtenay, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at her grandson's home in West Fargo. Fern was born December 29, 1905 to Stephen and Millie (Cupps) Hamilton in Foster County, North Dakota. She attended school in Corinne Township through two years of high school and graduated in 1923 from Courtenay High School....
Minnie Eissinger
Apr 11, 2003
Minnie Eissinger, 99, of Jamestown, ND died Friday, April 11, 2003 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Wilhelmina (Minnie) Ebel was born November 23, 1903 in the Medina, ND area the daughter of Ludwig and Christina (Pfaff) Ebel. She was raised on the family farm and educated in a country school near Medina. Minnie was confirmed by Pastor...
Richard Gay Depuy
Apr 10, 2003
Richard Gay DePuy, 79, Ah Gwah Ching, Minnesota, formerly of Jamestown, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at the Ah Gwah Ching Center in Ah Gwah Ching, Minnesota. Gay was born February 28, 1924 in Jamestown, the son of Dr. Thomas and Dorothy (Snedecor) DePuy. He was raised in Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown High School. He entered the U.S....
Donna Elaine Bauer
Apr 6, 2003
Donna Elaine Bauer, 68, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Sunday, April 6, 2003 at Hi-Acres Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown, where she had been a resident for a short time. Donna was born in Dunseith, North Dakota on September 23, 1934. She attended school and graduated from Wahpeton High School, Wahpeton, ND in May 1952. She was married in 1952...
Pearl M. Yunck
Apr 3, 2003
Pearl M. Yunck, 91, died Thursday, April 3, 2003 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, North Dakota. She was born in the Wimbledon/Courtenay area on May 10, 1911, the daughter of Fred and Anna (Kuhlmann) Dingfelder. Pearl attended and graduated from Wimbledon High School. After graduation she worked at the Equity Store in Jamestown. She married Leo O'Neil and they made...
Alexander Nitschke
Apr 3, 2003
Alexander ""Alex"" Nitschke, 90, Jud, North Dakota died Thursday, April 3, 2003 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, North Dakota. Alexander was born December 18, 1912 near Jud, North Dakota, the son of Gotlieb and Christine (Fregien) Nitschke. He farmed with his brother until his marriage to Helen Gerdes on November 23, 1947. They bought a farm southwest of Jud where...
Grace Laurel Leclaire Lund
Mar 29, 2003
Grace Laurel LeClaire Lund, infant daughter of Daron & Michelle (Miller) Lund was born and died on Saturday, March 29, 2003 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Although she was only here for a short time she touched the lives of her family and friends and will be with them forever. Grace is survived by her parents, Daron &...
James G. Golseth
Mar 29, 2003
James G. Golseth, M.D., 90, Pasadena, California died Saturday, March 29, 2003 at Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, CA. Dr. Golseth was born on September 16, 1912 in Jamestown, the son of Dr. Gustave & Mrs. Florence (Pugh) Golseth. After the death of his father (an ophthalmologist) in 1924 he moved with his mother and older brother, Ralph, to Valley...
Alice Ackerman
Mar 27, 2003
Alice Ackerman, 95, Elk River, Minnesota, formerly of Jamestown, died Thursday, March 27, 2003 at the Guardian Angel's Care Center in Elk River. Alice Bertha Eastman was born November 21, 1907 to Charles & Ida Eastman at their farm home in Winfield Township. She grew up and was educated in the local one room country school. In 1921, the...
Gordon Lee Christensen
Mar 27, 2003
Gordon Lee Christensen was born on June 21, 1924, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the son of Guy A.and Cora M. (Bergerud) Christensen. He was baptized at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, MN, and was confirmed at the Sverdrup Lutheran Church in Underwood, MN. In 1942 he served his country in the Military Police with the United State...
William P. Schock
Mar 25, 2003
William P. ""Bill"" Schock, 87, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, March 25, 2003 at the Jamestown Hospital. Bill was born June 21, 1915 on the family farm, located 9 miles northeast of Lehr, North Dakota, to Phillip and Katherina (Obenauer) Schock. He attended school at the Lautt School District. He married Rachel Metzger on December 10, 1950 in Jamestown....
Deena Vaughn Clemans
Mar 24, 2003
Deena Vaughn Clemans, 92, of Black Canyon City, Arizona died on March 24, 2003. Vaughn was born August 21, 1910 near Adrian, North Dakota to Samuel and Edna (Benson) Clemans. Vaughn never married. She devoted her life to teaching and guiding the lives of many, many students throughout her career. Vaughn retired as a school teacher in California and...
Edmund Anselm Fettig
Mar 20, 2003
Edmund Anselm Fettig, 74, died Thursday, March 20, 2003 at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown, North Dakota. Ed was born on April 19, 1928 in Selz, ND, the son of Emmanuel & Rose (Kraft) Fettig. He grew up in Selz and attended country school there. Ed married Elizabeth Marion Eisenzimmer on November 6, 1947 in Balta, ND. They were married...
Michael J. Wagner
Mar 19, 2003
Michael J. Wagner, 29 of Fargo, North Dakota died in his home on Wednesday, March 19, 2003. Mike was born June 14, 1973, in Jamestown, North Dakota, the son of John Wagner and Joan (Goffe) Wagner. He attended school in Jamestown, graduating from Jamestown High School in 1991. He continued his education by attending and graduating from Jamestown College....
John Wehler
Mar 18, 2003
John Wehler, 92, of Jamestown, North Dakota died in his home on Tuesday, March 18, 2003. John was born on January 11, 1911, the son of Jorgen and Ella Wehler in Grassy Lake, Alberta, Canada. When he was 18 months old, the family moved to the United States. He was educated in Minnesota and Wisconsin schools. John moved to...
