Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Wendell M. Simonsen
May 11, 2017
Wendell M. Simonsen, 93, Jamestown, ND passed away on May 11, 2017 at Ave Maria Village Nursing Home, Jamestown, ND. Wendell was born on September 23, 1923 at Kensal, ND to Carl and Marie (Christensen) Simonsen.
Wendell was mayor of Kensal, a farmer, businessman, long-time member of the South Central Regional Council, Stutsman County Farm...
Lila Erickson
May 10, 2017
Lila Erickson, 91, passed away May 10, 2017, at Jamestown, ND. She was born on March 6, 1926, to William and Mathilda Seibold near Sykeston, North Dakota. Lila graduated from Valley City State Teacher’s College and taught in country schools before her marriage to Charles Erickson on June 23, 1948. Charles and Lila farmed near Cleveland, North...
Timothy Graven
May 10, 2017
Timothy M. Graven, 67, Santa Ana, CA, passed away May 10, 2017 at his home of natural causes. Tim was born January 5, 1950 to Thomas and Donelle (Hubbard) Graven in Jamestown. He attended grade school at St. John’s Academy and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1968. Tim went on to obtain his bachelor’s degree in Business...
Delores Wanzek
May 10, 2017
Dolores M. “Lory” Wanzek, 86, of rural Courtenay, ND, passed away Wednesday afternoon, May 10, 2017 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND.
Dolores was born November 19, 1930, in Corrine Township, near Courtenay, the daughter of Albert and Pauline (Stampka) Siebert. She graduated from Courtenay High School in 1948. Dolores worked at the Anne Carlsen...
Irene Wacker
May 9, 2017
Irene Wacker, Pettibone, ND passed away May 9, 2017 in Jamestown, ND. Irene was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Carry Wacker, brother John and sister Alma Lemberg. Survived by nephew Stanley (Luanne) Lemberg and their children Leslie, Alison, Leanne, and Joel (Cheri). Also survived by her niece Marlene Norris (Roger) of Wilton, ND. Irene was a...
Katherine Walz
May 9, 2017
Katherine Walz, 102, Grand Forks, ND, formerly of Jamestown and Pettibone, died Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Woodside Village in Grand Forks.
Katherine Martin was born to Jacob and Carolina (Albrecht) Martin on February 16, 1915, in Petersville Township, North of Pettibone, ND. She was baptized on April 2, 1915, at Zion Lutheran Church, Petersville,...
Robert Enger
May 7, 2017
Robert L. Enger, 73, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Gackle, ND, passed away Sunday morning, May 7, 2017 at Villa Maria, Fargo.
Robert L. Enger was born on January 21, 1944, in Great Falls, Montana, the son of Sigard and Laura (Wangen) Enger. He graduated from high school and worked until suffering a head injury...
Elaine Elizabeth Gusaas
May 4, 2017
Elaine Gusaas, 86, of Jamestown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at the Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City, ND. Elaine Elizabeth Gusaas was born on March 11, 1931 in Towner County, near Rolla, ND, the daughter of Allen and Margaret (Mehr) Randa. She attended school in Rolla, ND and later moved to Valley City and lived with...
Jackie Purvis
May 2, 2017
Jackie Purvis, 52, Jamestown, ND passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her home.
Jackie Wolford was born January 19, 1965 in Fall River, Massachusetts to Joseph and Kathleen (Therrien) Wolford. She lived in CA, OR, KY before moving to Jamestown, ND. Jackie resided in Jamestown off and on for about 12 years. She was...
Margaret E. Patterson
May 2, 2017
Margaret E. Patterson, 78, Jamestown, died Tuesday, May 2, in Ave Maria Village.
Margaret Elaine Rudnick was born in Jamestown, ND, on May 28, 1938. The daughter of Max and Margaret (Powell) Rudnick of rural Jamestown.
She was raised on the family farm in rural Jamestown. She attended Buchanan Public School and Jamestown...
Delphine Prodzinski
Apr 28, 2017
Delphine Prodzinski, 88, of Jamestown, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at Eventide, Jamestown.
Delphine Rose Kulas was born March 31, 1929 in Winona, MN to Vincent and Agnes (Stampka) Kulas.
During the summers, Delphine visited her maternal grandmother Stampka in Jamestown. While visiting her, she met Leo Prodzinski of Ashland Township and both...
John A. Schoeler
Apr 28, 2017
John A Schoeler was born May 19, 1932 at Courtenay, ND, the son of Albert and Helen (Grinager) Schoeler. He attended Durham and Corinne Township schools and graduated from Courtenay High School.
He married Maurine Anderson June 20, 1954 at First United Methodist Church of Jamestown, ND. They lived on a farm near Courtenay, ND...
Vivian R Comeau
Apr 27, 2017
Vivian R. Comeau, 83, Jamestown, ND passed away on Thursday, April 27 at home peacefully surrounded by her family.
Vivian Harr was born February 8, 1934 in Woodworth, ND to Samuel and Bertha Harr. She graduated from Buchanan High School and moved to San Francisco where she worked for Bell Telephone Co. After returning to...
Daniel W. Jeske
Apr 23, 2017
Pastor Daniel W. Jeske, 71, of Jamestown, ND, died Sunday afternoon, April 23, 2017 at Sanford Health, Fargo, ND.
Daniel was born on January 20, 1946, in Jamestown, the son of Mars and Evelyn (Telken) Jeske. He grew up in Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1964. Daniel entered the US Navy on...
Leah J. Mitchell
Apr 23, 2017
Leah J. Mitchell, 86, Jamestown, ND passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017. She was born to Mathilda and Albert Elhard in Jud, ND. Leah graduated from Jamestown High School in 1949. She married Ernest L. Mitchell on June 10, 1950. They had five children together. Ernest worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company and Leah was a stay-at-home mother. After...
Orpha Bertsch
Apr 21, 2017
Orpha Amelia Bertsch, 93, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Friday, April 21, 2017 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown.
Orpha A. Wahl was born to John and Emilie (Rothfusz) Wahl on May 7, 1923, at Ashely, ND. Orpha graduated from Ashely High School in 1942. She graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor...
Marie M Bohn
Apr 19, 2017
Marie Mae Bohn, 98, of Medina, North Dakota, died on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Bethany on 42nd St. in Fargo, North Dakota. Marie Mae Andres was born on April 30, 1918 in Medina, North Dakota. She was the seventh child of ten children born to Albert Julius Carl and Theresa Augusta (Hartzfeldt) Andres. She attended the local country...
Viola Constance Vigen
Apr 17, 2017
Viola Constance (Olson) Vigen, 89, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND. Vi was born on January 28, 1928 to Harry and Annie (Kyllo) Olson in Greenfield Township. She was raised on the family farm and attended rural school. In 1950 she married Wayne Vigen and they made their homes in Mayville, Walhalla,...
Wesley J. Olson
Apr 17, 2017
Wesley J. Olson, 74, Jamestown, ND passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at his home under hospice care.
Wesley was born July 5, 1942 in Maddock, ND to Lloyd and Ardis (Nelson) Olson. He attended school in Maddock, ND. Wesley entered the U.S. Army on October 26, 1959 and was honorably discharged on October 5,...
Kathryn Richards
Apr 16, 2017
Kathryn E. Richards, 94, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Eventide Nursing Home, Jamestown.
Mass of Christian Burial : 9:45 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at Good Shepherd Chapel, Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, with Father Robert Keller officiating.
Visitation: 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday,...
