Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Laura Hall
Nov 13, 2019
Laura B. Dunwoody Hall passed away November 13th, 2019 at Eventide Care Center in Jamestown, North Dakota. She was born in Carrington, North Dakota on April 1st, 1928 to Alden and Annie Y. (Thomson) Bennett. Laura attended elementary school in Vashti, North Dakota and graduated from Carrington High School in 1946. Employed at the Famers Union State Office from...

Larry Dallmann, Sr.
Nov 13, 2019
Larry Dennis Dallmann, Sr., 71, of Edgeley, North Dakota, passed away November 13, 2019 in the St. Rose Care Center in LaMoure, ND, surrounded by family. He was born to parents Otto and Mary Dallmann on December 30, 1947, on the family farm northwest of Edgeley. Larry graduated from Edgeley High School, class of 1966. He served in the...
Jarvis Kramer
Nov 10, 2019
Jarvis Kramer, 31, of Menoken, ND passed away Sunday, November 10th in Bismarck, following a courageous battle with a sudden illness.
He was born June 1, 1988 to Randy and Patsy Kramer in Jamestown. He attended Pingree-Buchanan High School where he was a successful athlete in football, basketball and track; centering the 2006 basketball State Tournament team....
Leah Grenz
Nov 10, 2019
Leah Grenz, 85, of Carrington, ND, formerly of Gackle, ND, passed away early Sunday morning, November 10, 2019 at Golden Acres Manor, Carrington.
Leah Moser was born on September 2, 1934 in Medina, ND, the daughter of Carl P. and Lydia (Hoffman) Moser. She grew up in Medina and attended school there. At a young age, Leah...
Orville Dale Repko
Nov 8, 2019
Orville “Dale” Repko, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away November 8, 2019 at Ave Maria Village.
Dale was born on June 26, 1928 in Jamestown, ND, son of John and Thelma (DuVall) Repko. Immediately upon graduation from Jamestown High School in 1944, he enrolled in the US Navy. He served 2 years as a Navy Radioman during WWII...
Gary A Arneson
Nov 4, 2019
Gary Ames Arneson, 76, Jamestown, ND passed away peacefully on Monday, November 4, 2019 at Ave Maria Village.
Gary Arneson was born August 30, 1943 in Valley City, ND to Ernest and Amy (Borgeson) Arneson. Gary loved the outdoors and spending time with his wife Rose. He spent several hours working on his garden and doing woodworking...
John R Grim
Nov 3, 2019
John Grim, 92, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 3, 2019 at Eventide, Jamestown.
John R. Grim was born March 12, 1927, the son of Merrel Delano and Alice Jean (O’Brien) Grim in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from high school and enlisted in the US Navy on January 27, 1950. After being released from active...
Gordon Etter
Oct 27, 2019
Gordon Ervin Etter, 80, passed away Sunday evening, October 27, 2019, at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND.
Gordon was the son of William and Fern (Law) Etter, was born November 10, 1938, in Trinity Hospital, Jamestown, ND. He grew up on the family farm at Wimbledon, ND. He was quite proud of the fact that other than...
Calvin Schlenker
Oct 27, 2019
Calvin Schlenker, 78, of Gackle, ND, passed away early Sunday morning, October 27, 2019 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown.
Calvin Schlenker was born October 9, 1941 at Gackle, the son of Ted and Flora (Morlock) Schlenker. He retired from farming but still enjoyed fixing things, gardening, and mowing lawn. Calvin loved to hunt deer, fish, and going...
Richard George Tollefson
Oct 24, 2019
Richard George Tollefson, 59, passed away in his home last week.
Rick was born in Fargo on December 2, 1959 to Richard and Helene (Pfeifer) Tollefson, the second of five children. He and his family moved to Jamestown when he was four years old, and he lived in Jamestown for the rest of his life.
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Jean Brown
Oct 24, 2019
Jean Brown, 89, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019 at Ave Maria Village Nursing Home, Jamestown, ND.
Jean was born to Herbert and Jewell Malkmus in Dayton, Ohio on April 15, 1930. They moved to Cambridge City, Indiana where she grew up and graduated from high school. She moved with her family to Fargo, ND where she...
Myron Tarno
Oct 23, 2019
Myron Tarno, 80, of Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday morning, October 23, 2019 at Eventide, Jamestown.
Myron was born October 25, 1938, in Jamestown, ND, the son of Harry and Irene (Stine) Tarno. He started farming as a teenager in the Windsor area. Myron and LaDona Berreth were married on November 15, 1963 in St. John’s Lutheran Church,...
Roger Block
Oct 22, 2019
Roger Lowell Block, 62, passed away peacefully at home on October22, 2019.
On March 5, 1957, Roger was born in Jamestown, ND to Norbert and Elinore (Edwardson) Block. He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1975. He went into business with his Dad and founded R.B. Tree Transport Service. Their trees are all over Jamestown and the...
Martha Schlafman
Oct 17, 2019
Martha Schlafman, 88, of Jamestown, ND, passed away early Thursday morning, October 17, 2019 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown.
Martha (Neumiller) Schlafman was born on May 15, 1931, in McLean County, North Dakota, the daughter of Christ and Katherine Neumiller. She grew up on the family farm south of Mercer, North Dakota. After finding the love of...
Judith Perry
Oct 15, 2019
Judith Perry, 79, of Jamestown, ND, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, October 15, 2019 at home surrounded by her family after a brief illness.
Judith was born August 6, 1940 in Valley City, ND to Ole and Cecelia (Hass) Berg. She grew up in Jamestown and attended Jamestown public schools. She was a devoted...
Ralph Rudolph
Oct 11, 2019
Ralph Vernon Rudolph, 76, of Wimbledon died on Friday, October 11, 2019 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown. Ralph was born in Jamestown on May 16, 1943 to Russell and Eileen (Kuhlmann) Rudolph. He graduated from Wimbledon High School in 1961.
After high school he trained as a depot agent for the Burlington Northern & Soo Line Railroad....

Gloria Bitz
Oct 8, 2019
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Margaret Kuske
Oct 8, 2019
Margaret Irene (Gross) Kuske, 93, died peacefully on October 8, 2019 after suffering a stroke on September 30.
She was born on August 31, 1926 to Adolph & Christine (Rudel) Gross in Cassils, Alberta, Canada. They moved to North Dakota when Margaret was three years old. She attended rural school in the Manfred area through the eighth...
Berdean Thorsness
Oct 6, 2019
Berdean “Turtle” Thorsness, 73, Tappen, ND passed away at his family farm on October 6, 2019.
The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at St. James Basilica in Jamestown with family receiving friends from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Berdean Dennis Thorsness was born on June 14, 1946...
Martin Suko
Oct 1, 2019
Martin Suko was born January 25, 1916 in Alfred, ND the son of Reinhold and Christina (Obenauer) Suko. He grew up on the family farm and attended school in nearby Alfred. He helped on the family farm from a very early age.
On February 8, 1940 he married Helen Verna Fisher, the daughter of Albert Sr. and...