Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
John A. Smith
May 16, 2012
John "Jack" Alan Smith, 72, Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at MedCenter One in Bismarck after a long battle with heart disease. John was born in Jamestown on October 15, 1939 to Ward and Bessie Smith. He was the youngest of 9 children. He attended Jamestown High School and graduated in 1957. He joined the US Navy...
Ruth Hegg
May 15, 2012
Ruth Hegg, 88, Jamestown, ND, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. She was currently a resident of Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Ruth Margarete Martinson Hegg was born January 13, 1924 on the family farm in Kulm, ND to Kasper and Agnes Christopherson Martinson. She was educated at Pomona View No. 2 School in...
Winifred Townsend
May 14, 2012
Winifred Hoff was born May 20, 1923 to Hugo and Edith (Carlson) Hoff, in Minneapolis, MN. She was baptized, confirmed and married at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. On June 12, 1945 she married Emerson N. Townsend and in 1956 moved with her husband and children to Jamestown, ND.
In her early years in Jamestown,...
William Lange
May 13, 2012
William "Billy" Lange, 79, of Jamestown and formerly of Eldridge, died Sunday at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. William Arthur Lange was born May 30, 1932 in Jamestown to William C. and Ella (Preuss) Lange. He was baptized at the Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eldridge. The church is now located at the Frontier Village. He was confirmed at...
Wilma Dally
May 9, 2012
Wilma Dally, 94, Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Wilma was the 3rd oldest of 9 children born to William and Oline (Olson) Erickson, on December 31, 1917, in Marion, ND. She married Lyle W. Dally on November 9, 1943 in Jamestown, ND by Reverend McCoy. He preceded her in death on...
Dorothy Ness
May 5, 2012
Dorothy Ness, 76, of Jamestown, ND, passed away from natural causes on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at her home. Dorothy Esther Kocher, was born November 19, 1935 in Velva, ND, the daughter of Chester and Hazel (Marquardt) Kocher. She was raised in Velva where she graduated from Velva High School. On September 7, 1953, Dorothy married Leo Ness. They...
Delores J. Webber
May 5, 2012
Delores Webber, 76, of Cleveland, ND, died Saturday, May 5, 2012 at her home.
Delores Jean Walle was born January 24, 1936, in Berlin, ND, the daughter of John C. and Loena (Miller) Walle. She grew up on the family farm near Berlin and graduated from Berlin High School. Delores worked at the LaMoure Hospital....
Sister Madeleine O'Sullivan
May 2, 2012
Sister Mary Madeleine O'Sullivan, 79, of Edgeley, ND, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Manor St. Joseph, Edgeley.
Eileen Philomena O'Sullivan was born on the family farm September 29, 1932, in Bonane, Kenmare County, Kerry, Ireland, the daughter of Michael and Julia O'Sullivan. She was one of 12 siblings: 8 sisters, and 3 brothers. Sr....
Paul Heasley Sr.
Apr 27, 2012
Paul Thomas Heasley, Sr., 84, of Jud, ND, died peacefully Friday, April 27, 2012, at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown, ND, due to health complications four months after heart surgery. Paul was born March 9, 1928, on the farmstead occupied at that time by his parents Fay and Selma (Viergutz ) Heasley, in Lenton township, Stutsman County of North...
Leah Ernst
Apr 26, 2012
Leah Ernst, 91, of Merricourt, ND, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at her home.
Leah Bollinger was born on the family farm in Potsdam Township, near Merricourt, ND, the daughter of Gottlieb and Johanna (Biederstedt) Bollinger. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school in the area. Leah married John Ernst in...
Dorothy Widener
Apr 25, 2012
Dorothy Widener, Jamestown, ND, passed away at Jamestown Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at the age of 92. Dorothy Nelson was born November 30, 1919 in Pettibone, ND, the daughter of Elmer and Ruby (Bellows) Nelson. She moved to Jamestown as a child, attended school in Jamestown, and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1937. She...
Leonard Dodgson
Apr 22, 2012
Leonard S. Dodgson, 85, Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Leonard was born June 16, 1926 in Bartlett, ND, the son of William and Mary (Kratochvil) Dodgson. He attended school in Crary, ND and graduated from Crary High School. He entered the US Navy on August 6, 1943 in Devils Lake, ND....
Duane Thoreson
Apr 19, 2012
Duane Thoreson, 86, of New Effington, SD, died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, JoElle & Rick Thomas, Buchanan, ND, under Jamestown Hospice care.
Duane Jerome Thoreson was born February 23, 1926 on the family farm at Lein Township, Roberts County, South Dakota and continued to live and farm...
Laverne M Bzdok
Apr 19, 2012
LaVerne Marie Bzdok passed away peacefully on April 19, 2013 in Jamestown, North Dakota at the age of 83. She was born to Frank and Bertha Stumpf on June 14, 1929 in Pierz, Minnesota. LaVerne married Ralph Bzdok on February 14, 1949.
Survived by 4 sons, Robert, Ronald, Raymond and Roger, a daughter Roxann; 8...
Russel O. Bieri
Apr 19, 2012
Russel O. Bieri, 78, of Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, April 19, 2012 in the comfort of his own home.
Russel was born May 11, 1933 in Benson County, the son of Oral and Florence (Hansen) Bieri of Oberon. Russel grew up and received an education in Oberon, ND. He would go on to attend North...
Carol Manning
Apr 18, 2012
Carol Manning, 64, Jamestown, ND, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in Grand Forks, ND, under hospice care. Carol Havelick was born March 12, 1948 to Beulah (Sullivan) and Robert Havelick. She attended Jamestown Public School graduating in 1966. After graduating from high school Carol attended NDSU and graduated from MSU with honors....
Thelma Aarestad
Apr 18, 2012
Thelma Aarestad, 86, Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown. Thelma Iola Haugen was born June 27, 1925 to Gust and Petra (Overby) Haugen on the family farm near Lonsdale, MN. She attended rural school and graduated from Northfield High School in 1942. She worked at Minneapolis Moline for 2...
Joseph Bebo
Apr 17, 2012
Vertis Joseph Bebo, 86, of Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown.
Vertis Joseph Bebo was born June 26, 1925, in Flandreau, South Dakota. He grew up and attended school in Dolliver, Iowa. Joe entered the US Army Medical Corps. in 1943 and served during WWII. In 1947, Joe...
William H. Clark
Apr 17, 2012
William H. "Bill" Clark, 97, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Woodworth, ND, died Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Bill was born February 10, 1915 in Jamestown, the son of Harry L. and Magdalena (Gehrig) Clark. He received his education in rural Woodworth schools and attended Dakota Business College in Fargo, ND. On October 2, 1938...
Elizabeth Rudy
Apr 16, 2012
Elizabeth Rudy, 90, of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, April 16, 2012 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown. Elizabeth Culbert was born on March 16, 1922, in Jamestown, the daughter of Milo and Voletta (Cors) Culbert. She received her education in Courtenay, ND graduating in 1940 and attended Valley City State College. Elizabeth married Clarence Rudy on September 28, 1947...
