Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
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...
Nels Albin
Sep 30, 2019
Nels Albin, 83 of Jamestown, ND, passed away peacefully on September 30th, 2019 in Jamestown, ND after a 2-year battle with cancer.
A Visitation will be held from 3:00-7:00pm on Thursday, Oct 3rd at the Eddy Funeral Home in Jamestown. This will be followed by a prayer service at 7:00pm at the same location. Funeral services will...
Shirley Jeanne Miller
Sep 27, 2019
Shirley Jeanne (Stenson) Miller, 91, of Jamestown, ND, passed away with family by her side on Friday, September 27, 2019.
Shirley Jeanne was born on November 3, 1927 in Bellingham, WA to Joseph and Kalma (Thompson) Stenson. The family moved to Grand Forks, ND where Jeanne grew up attending elementary school, high school and the University of...
Evelyn Reardon
Sep 26, 2019
Evelyn Reardon, 103, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Thursday evening, September 26, 2019 at Ave Maria Village, surrounded by her family.
Evelyn Staloch was born May 12, 1916 in Wells, MN, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Schultz) Staloch. As a small child, she moved with her family to Windsor, ND where she attended country school. Evelyn...
Verle Alonzo Mcdaniel
Sep 26, 2019
Verle Alonzo McDaniel, Jr., age 77, passed away on Sept 26, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on April 11, 1942 in Jamestown, ND to Verle and Mary (Dindwoodie) McDaniel. He touched many lives and left the world a better place than he found it.
Verle attended school in Jamestown. He began to...
Charles Manns
Sep 23, 2019
Charles Gilbert Manns, 92, of Ramsey, MN passed away peacefully on September 23, 2019.
He was born December 8, 1926, near Montpelier, ND to Charles and Clara Manns, the youngest of six children. Charles attended the old Manns Township school, where Manns decedents have been enrolled for more than 60 years. He served one enlistment in the...
Ellis Engel
Sep 22, 2019
Ellis Engel, 85, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Sunday evening, September 22, 2019 at Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City, ND.
Ellis Clair Engel was born February 11, 1934, in Aberdeen, SD, the son of Clarence and Evelyne (Dot) Engel. He was educated in Aberdeen schools where he was active in high school band, graduating in 1953. At...
Ernest "Ernie" Nitschke
Sep 21, 2019
Ernest “Ernie” Nitschke, 77, Jamestown, ND passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at his home.
Ernie was born August 15, 1942 near Ashley, ND to Enoch and Sophie (Quaschnick) Nitschke. He worked on the family farm until 1961 when he married Francis Cox. They had their own farm until moving to Jamestown when he started working for...
Archie Zimmerman
Sep 21, 2019
Archie Robert Zimmerman, Jr., Buzzy, 83, beloved Husband, Father, and Poppa passed away peacefully of natural causes in his home on September 21, 2019.
Buzzy was born April 17th 1936, son of Archie and Virgie (Ganser) Zimmerman. He grew up north of Cleveland ND on the family farm and attended 12 years of school in Cleveland. After...
Wilfred Aarestad
Sep 20, 2019
Wilfred “WC/Bill” C. Aarestad, 94, of Jamestown passed away Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.
Wilfred was born on February 16, 1925 to Torkel and Serina (Tengesdal) Aarestad at Juanita, ND. He was raised in the McHenry area on the family farm. He chose to serve God at...
Henry Ludwig Behle
Sep 17, 2019
Henry Behle born April 8th 1943 of Adrian, ND passed away Sept 17, 2019. He was born at the Marion, ND Hospital to Fred and Taletta Behle (DeBoer) . Baptized and confirmed at the Adrian Trinity Lutheran Church. He attended Banner Country School in Adrian ND Graduated from Dickey High School Class of 61. Henry lived a life of...
Janice Delaine Larson
Sep 16, 2019
Janice Delaine Larson, 90, of Jamestown, formerly of Billings, MT, died on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Eventide Assisted Living in Jamestown.
Janice was born in Woodworth, ND to Elmer and Esther (Rice) Larson on August 15, 1929. She graduated from Woodworth high school and went on to work as a bookkeeper in Billings for over 30...
Deloris Walsh
Sep 13, 2019
Deloris Irene Walsh, age 93, of Jamestown, ND passed away Friday, September 13, 2019.
Deloris was raised on a farm in Alfred, ND. After chores and supper, her and her sister, Sally would stay up late in their bedroom and teach themselves to play the guitar by listening to the radio. They started playing Christian music on...
Marvin Kuntz
Sep 11, 2019
Marvin E. Kuntz, 71, Jamestown, ND passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at his home.
Marvin Kuntz was born September 22, 1947 in Elgin, ND, the son of Peter and Proxseda (Nagel) Kuntz. He attended school in Mott, ND.
Marvin was in the Navy from 1965 until 1971, as a Communications Technician. On...
David T. Moser
Sep 11, 2019
David “Whitey” Theodore Moser, 77, of West Fargo, North Dakota, lost his battle with Dementia and Primary Progressive Aphasia on Wednesday September 11, 2019, at Bethany Retirement Living surrounded by family.
Whitey was born on May 27, 1942 in Jamestown, ND to Theodore and Esther Moser. He grew up on a farm in Medina, ND and moved...