Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota

Feb 23, 2016

Raymond (Ray) Morris Spravzoff, age 83, passed away on Tuesday February 23, 2016 in the presence of his loving wife of 62 years, Lillian. Ray, son of Stephen and Marian (Dulski) Spravzoff was born in Moorhead, Minnesota on July 28, 1932. Ray's father died in an accident at a West Fargo packing plant when he was 2 years old....

Feb 18, 2016

Elmer Pfaff, 83 of Tappen, ND died Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Sanford Hospital in Bismarck, ND. Elmer was born on May 7, 1932 at Tappen, ND the son of Simon and Kathrina (Mittleider) Pfaff. He grew up on a farm south of Tappen, attended a country school and Tappen Public School. He married Betty Lou Andres on January...

Feb 17, 2016

Bernice Fousek, 93, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Wednesday evening, February 17, 2016 at Sanford Palliative Care, Fargo, ND.

Bernice Prodzinski was born August 24, 1922, on the family farm near Courtenay, ND, the daughter of John and Rose (Janikowski) Prodzinski. She was raised on the family farm near Courtenay and attended Durham Township School....

Feb 16, 2016

Georgia Jean Harr, 59, of Apache Junction, Arizona, passed away on February 16, 2016 at Hospice of the Valley, Gilbert, AZ, after a battle with cancer and complications from COPD. Georgia was born on January 14, 1957 in Jamestown, ND, the daughter of Larry and Jean Harr. She grew up in Jamestown and later in West Fargo, ND. Georgia...

Feb 15, 2016

Alvin Schlecht, 84, of Jamestown North Dakota, passed away on Monday, February 15, at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Alvin Schlecht was born to Rudolph and Magdalena (Gunsch) Schlecht on June 25, 1931. He graduated from Medina Public High School. In 1953 Alvin was drafted into the Army and served as a Military Policeman at Fort Hood, Texas. Alvin...

Feb 14, 2016

Garry Block, 76, of Montpelier, ND, passed away Sunday morning, February 14, 2016 at his home.

Garry was born March 31, 1939, the son of William and Laura (Klebe) Block. He attended school in Willow City and later enlisted with the National Guard stationed in Fort Lewis, WA. Garry married Karen Kerstein in 1961 and...

Feb 11, 2016

Gary Alan Hanson passed away on Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 at the age of 69 at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, ND with his wife and family at his side.

Gary was born at home in Adrian, ND on March 21, 1946. He was the seventh son of Charley and Inez (Kleinheksel) Hanson. With two older sisters...

Feb 11, 2016

Marcus Schumacher, 49, of Fargo, ND, died Thursday, February 11, 2016 at his home in Fargo.

Marcus was born September 12, 1966, in Bismarck, ND, the son of Markus and Marcella (Brown) Schumacher. He grew up in Devils Lake, ND and graduated from Devils Lake High School. Marcus married Michelle Hegle on March 6, 1987...

Feb 8, 2016

Ross DeKrey, 56, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away on Monday, February 8, 2016 at Eventide Jamestown. Ross DeKrey was born May 14, 1959, in Fargo, North Dakota to Fred and Faye (Whitman) DeKrey. He lived at Bowman, North Dakota until he was 3 years old. There he was baptized at the First United Methodist Church. Ross moved with his...

Feb 8, 2016

Helen Mae Nitschke, 90, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away Monday, February 8, 2016 at Eventide Jamestown. Helen Mae Gerdes was born September 15, 1925, in rural Jud, North Dakota to Carl and Lydia (Jahn) Gerdes. Helen attended school in Jud Public School through the 12th grade. On November 23, 1947, she married Alexander Nitschke in Jamestown. Helen enjoyed playing...

Feb 5, 2016

Fergus L. McCleary, 78, of Dickey, ND, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2016 at Scottsdale Nursing & Rehab, Scottsdale, AZ.

Fergus Lowell McCleary was born on September 9, 1937, in Marion, ND, the son of Ferd and Pearl Marie McCleary. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Dickey High School in...

Feb 5, 2016

James K. Harty, 84 died Friday, February 5, 2016 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND. James Kenneth Harty was born March 3, 1931 at Trinity Hospital in Jamestown, ND, the son of John J. and Irma (Peggy) Case Harty. Jim was raised in Jamestown, attended St. John's Academy before graduating from Jamestown High School in 1949. During his high...

Feb 4, 2016

Rose Marie (Wanzek) Gonser, was born in Jamestown, ND on May 11, 1931 to Peter and Martha Wanzek. She died peacefully, after a brief illness on February 4, 2016 in California. Rosie graduated from high school at St. John's Academy in Jamestown and moved to California in the late fifties. While Rosie worked as a secretary at Rockwell International,...

Feb 3, 2016

Eve Schonauer, 92, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Wednesday morning, February 3, 2016 at home in Jamestown.

Eve was born on January 23, 1924, in Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of Joseph and Pauline (Lalie) Rerich. She graduated from Devils Lake High School in 1942. Eve went to work for the Northwestern Telephone Co. in...

Feb 1, 2016

Ruth Leona Allen, 88, Pingree, North Dakota, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck, N. Dak. Ruth was born October 29, 1927 near Woodworth, N.Dak., the daughter of Andrew and Mary (Paluh) Kania. She attended country school near Woodworth and grew up as a "tomboy" riding horses on a farm near Sykeston, where she...

Jan 30, 2016

Randy Allen Wilson, at the age of 61, passed away on January 30th, 2016 at Ave Maria Village.

Randy was born a twin on October 31, 1954 in Jamestown, ND to W.C. (Bill) & Ruth Wilson. Randy grew up on the Wilson Family Farm, in Woodbury Township with 3 brothers and 3 sisters. He attended...

Jan 26, 2016

Robert "Bob" John Ault, 89, Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Bob was born October 28, 1926 in Pembina County, ND, the son of Nick and Violet Ault. He graduated from Cavalier High School. Bob then joined the United States Army, reporting for duty at Ft. Snelling, MN on March 24, 1945....

Jan 24, 2016

James E. Ratts, 71, of Jamestown, ND, passed away on Sunday morning, January 24, 2016 in Jamestown.

James E. Ratts was born August 20, 1944. He lived in Fargo until June 1946 when he went to Nortonville to make his home with Virgil and Violet Colberg. When Mr. Colberg passed away in January 1987, James...

Jan 23, 2016

Alice Cueva, 89, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 in the Palliative Care Unit, Sanford Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Alice Mooney was born March 25, 1926, in Jamestown, North Dakota to Floyd and Elizabeth (Parkinson) Mooney. Family will be receiving friends from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Wednesday, January 27 at Eddy Funeral Chapel. No other...

Jan 21, 2016

Donna Heer, at the age of 86, passed away on January 21, 2016 at Ave Marie Village, in Jamestown, ND.

Donna Wiese was born February 12, 1929 in Jamestown, ND, the daughter of Gus and Angela (Brophy) Wiese. She was born at the home of her paternal grandmother, Emma Lippert; the day after her parents...