Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Celine Leyendecker
Feb 26, 2012
Celine Leyendecker, 88, of Jamestown, ND, formerly of Marion, ND, died Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown. Celine Brisse was born on April 9, 1923, in Richmond, MN, the daughter of John and Mary (Meyer) Brisse. She attended St. Peter and Paul Catholic School and Eden Valley High School, graduating in 1941. Celine worked in...
Lawrence W. Loose
Feb 23, 2012
Lawrence Walter Loose, 82, died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND. He had been in the nursing home for three months since starting to lose the battle with Parkinson's disease. Lawrence was born on July 24, 1929 at Woodworth, North Dakota where he lived for the next seventy-five years. He was the...
Eileen W. Gusaas
Feb 20, 2012
Eileen Gusaas, 88, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Marion, ND, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Eileen Foy was born August 29, 1923 at Nortonville, ND, to Homer and Clara (Green) Foy. She graduated from Nortonville High School in 1944. On October 3, 1948 Eileen married Harry Gusaas. The couple moved to their farm northwest...
Marie Hess
Feb 19, 2012
Marie Hess, 90, of Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Ave Marie Village, Jamestown. Laverne Marie Folk was born January 23, 1922, in Jamestown, the daughter of Frank and Mary Ann (Downey) Folk. She attended St. John's Academy through the sixth grade, then attended Jamestown High School and was active in athletics and graduated in 1942. Marie...
Jean Janell Kalmbach
Feb 17, 2012
Jean Janell Kalmbach, 67, of Edgeley, North Dakota entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 17, 2012 at Essentia Hospital in Fargo surrounded by her family. Jean was born on March 16, 1944 in Edgeley to Jacob and Martha (Wegenast) Moench. She grew up on the family farm outside of town until moving into Edgeley where she received her...
Casimer Schlosser
Feb 9, 2012
Casimer Schlosser, 92, of Edgeley, ND, died Thursday, February 9, 2012 at Good Samaritan Center, Oakes, ND.
Casimer Schlosser was born October 25, 1919, in Kintyre, ND, the eighth son of nineteen to Frank and Magdalena (Feist) Schlosser, self-proclaimed "the eight ball." He was raised on the family farm and began school in Kintyre. Casimer...
Laudie J. Cherney
Feb 8, 2012
Laudie Cherney, 85, of Jamestown, ND, formerly of Courtenay, ND, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown.
Laudie Joseph Cherney was born September 12, 1926, on the family farm near South Heart, ND, the son of Philip and Mary (Mihalenko) Cherney. He received his education in Dickinson, ND and worked for Dickinson...
Harriet Wooddell
Feb 6, 2012
Harriet Wooddell, 89, Jamestown, ND, died Monday, February 6, 2012 at her home under hospice care. Harriet Baenen was born March 31, 1922 in Sydney township, North Dakota, the daughter of Bernard J. and Mathilda (Neidecken) Baenen. She attended rural school in Sydney township and graduated from St. John's Academy. On April 8, 1944 Harriet married Willis Wooddell in...
Ida Rott
Feb 6, 2012
Ida Rott, 91, went to be with her loving Savior, Monday, February 6, 2012 at Eventide Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Ida was born August 25, 1920 in Tuttle, ND to John and Rosenna Wetzel. She grew up in Tuttle and attended and graduated from Tuttle School. She moved to Jamestown and worked at the Jamestown Café where she met Walter...
Esther W. Hockert
Feb 5, 2012
Esther W. Hockert, 95, Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, February 5, 2012 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown. Esther Backer was born October 24, 1916 near Courtenay, ND, the daughter of Henry and Emma (Moeller) Backer. She grew up around the Courtenay area and attended Corinne School. On September 26, 1936 Esther married Joseph Hockert at St. John's Catholic Church...
Raymond Kuntz
Feb 3, 2012
Raymond Kuntz, 71, of Valley City, ND, died Friday, February 3, 2012 at Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City.
Raymond Kuntz was born May 5, 1940, in Dickinson, ND, the son of Clemens and Rose (Nadvornick) Kuntz. He grew up in Dickinson and attended school there. Ray worked with construction crews and was particularly proud of...
Katherine Petersen
Feb 2, 2012
Katherine M. Petersen, 85, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at her home. Katherine Theisen was born August 19, 1926 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Frank and Helen (Stone) Theisen. She attended her first twelve years of school in Sioux Falls. Katherine then attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, graduating with a Social Work degree...
Kristle Mae Remillong
Jan 31, 2012
Kristle Mae Remillong, 43, Jamestown, ND, died peacefully at her home January 31, 2012. Kristle was born January 11, 1969 in Fargo, ND, several minutes after her twin brother, Garreth. They were adopted at two weeks of age by Clint and Joann (Jurgens) Pfennig. She graduated from Jamestown High School in 1987. Kristle met the love of her life,...
Jax Philip Eckroth
Jan 29, 2012
Jax will always be cherished and loved by his parents, Chessa & Bronson Eckroth; maternal grandparents, Tina & Tim Sumrall; maternal grandfather, Jeff Zuck; paternal grandparents, Steve & Kathy Eckroth; maternal great grandparents, Roger & Sharon Greenstein and Joe & Jeanie Schmidt; paternal great grandmother, Irene Eckroth, all of Jamestown; maternal great grandparents,...
Otto Schultz
Jan 29, 2012
Otto P. Schultz, 88, formerly of Woodworth, ND, and Jamestown, died from complications of a stroke at his daughter's home in Grand Junction, CO on January 29, 2012. Otto Paul Schultz was born August 16, 1923, at the family farm home north of Woodworth, the son of Ernest and Bertha (Petzke) Schultz. He was baptized at the New Home...
Alvina Kracht
Jan 26, 2012
Alvina Kracht, 83, Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, January 26, 2012 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Alvina Job was born September 30, 1928 at Cleveland, ND, the daughter of John and Barbara (Perman) Job. She grew up in Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown High School. On July 22, 1949 she was united in marriage with Otto Kracht in Moorhead, MN....
Chase Bliss Riley
Jan 24, 2012
Chase Bliss Riley went to be with his Lord prematurely on January 24, 2012.
Chase will always be cherished and loved by his parents, David & Patricia Riley, Jamestown; brother, Cruze Riley, Jamestown; paternal grandparents, Lori and Danny Riley, Jamestown; maternal grandmother, Patricia Medley, TN; maternal great grandmother, Charlene Brehm, Jamestown; uncles, Dustin Joslin, Jamestown...
Geraldine I. Bernabucci
Jan 24, 2012
Geraldine I. Bernabucci was born November 14, 1930 in St. Johns Hospital in Fargo, ND. The daughter of Ozias J. and Luella (Hill) Des Jardins.She attended a one room school near Downer, MN for her first grade, and then attended elementary and high school in Barnesville, MN. She then entered the Nursing Program at St. John's Hospital in Fargo...
Rose Somsen
Jan 23, 2012
Rose Bertha Somsen, 86, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Kensal, ND, died peacefully at her home in Jamestown on January 23, 2012. Rose Bertha Bata was born on the family farm on May 28, 1925 to Charley and Alvina (Pitra) Bata. She attended Bucephalia Country School and graduated from Kensal High School in 1945. Rose married David Somsen on September...
John Soma
Jan 17, 2012
John Henry Soma (known as "Big John"), 61, Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. John was born July 25, 1950 at Trinity Hospital, Jamestown, the son of Edward and Ruth (Van Winkle) Soma. He grew up in Glenfield and attended Glenfield-Sutton school. He entered the US Army on March 5, 1970 and was...
