Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Ruth H. Evert
Dec 4, 2010
Ruth H. Evert, 96, of Edgeley, ND, died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at St. Rose Care Center, LaMoure, ND.
Ruth H. Evert was born July 31, 1914, in Edgeley, ND, the daughter of Ralph and Sibyl (Covington) Hall. She graduated from Edgeley High School and attended Jamestown College and Southern Teachers Normal, Springfield, SD. Ruth...
Dagney Murray
Dec 4, 2010
Dagney Elizabeth Murray, 92, of Wimbledon, ND went home to be with the Lord on December 4, 2010. She was born on September 21, 1918 in Arnegard, ND and was the sixth of the seven children born to Knute and Bertha Stamnes. Dagney was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She graduated from the Arnegard High...
Agnes Ermatinger
Dec 1, 2010
Agnes Ermatinger, 95, Jamestown, North Dakota, formerly of Wimbledon ND, died Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown. Agnes Caroline Pearson was born October 19, 1915 in Wimbledon, the daughter of Edgar and Hilda (Nilsen) Pearson. She received her education from the Clementsville and Wimbledon schools. Agnes was 16 when her mother died...
Elizabeth Guthmiller
Dec 1, 2010
Elizabeth ""Lizzie"" Guthmiller, 89, Carrington, North Dakota, formerly of Pettibone, North Dakota died Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington. Elizabeth ""Lizzie"" Schmidt was born January 9, 1921 in Frettim township, northwest of Pettibone, ND, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Kassman) Schmidt. She attended rural country schools. On June 6, 1940 Lizzie married...
Ruth Dally
Nov 29, 2010
Ruth Dally, 95, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Montpelier, ND, died Monday, November 29, 2010 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown, ND.
Ruth Witzig was born September 13, 1915 at home west of Adrian, ND, the daughter of Joseph and Cora (Scheel) Witzig. She was raised near Adrian and attended the rural school. She later attended...
Ronald Wanzek, Sr.
Nov 29, 2010
Ronald Henry Wanzek, Sr., 84, passed away November 29, 2010 at Sanford Palliative Care Unit, Fargo, ND. Ronald was born November 23, 1926 in Windsor Township, the son of Vincent and Agnes (Kerber) Wanzek Sr. He attended St. John's Academy and later farmed with his father. On October 7, 1950 he married Lorene Wegner, the daughter of Gottfried and...
Fred Bartle
Nov 27, 2010
Fred Bartle, 88, Edgeley, ND, died Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor. Lloyd Fred Bartle was born April 16, 1922 on the family farm in Wano Township near Edgeley, ND, the son of Ben and Ella (Hird) Bartle. He was raised on the farm near Edgeley and attended the Wano Township School #3. After his schooling,...
Victor W. Legler
Nov 27, 2010
Victor \""Vic\"" Wilbert Legler, 84, Jamestown, North Dakota died Saturday, November 27, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, of complications from cancer and heart disease. Vic was born November 6, 1926 in Jamestown, the son of Wilbert and Kate (Mulnow) Legler. He grew up on the family farm northeast of Jamestown. After graduating from...
Nellie Klose
Nov 22, 2010
Nellie Klose, 87, Jamestown, ND, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown, ND.
Nellie Juanita Wolf was born July 19, 1923 in Sharlow Township near Millarton, ND, the daughter of George and Anna (Novak) Wolf. She was raised on the family farm in Sharlow Township and attended the Sharlow Township School. She later...
Martha Haas
Nov 20, 2010
Martha M. (Schroeder) Haas, 95, passed away on November 20, 2010 at Ebenezzer Ridges Nursing Home in Burnsville, Minnesota due to a fall followed by a difficult surgery. Martha was born on June 20, 1915 to John and Katherine Schroeder. The Schroeder family homesteaded south of Cleveland and later on the family moved to a farm west...
Brian Leslie Mckay
Nov 18, 2010
Brian McKay, 36, of Havertown, PA, died Thursday, November 18, 2010, in Havertown, PA. Brian Leslie McKay was born on November 30, 1973 at Bloomfield, IA, the son of Leslie and Ruth (Bartkowski) McKay. Brian moved to Jamestown with his parents in 1986 and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1992. Following his graduation he moved to Havertown, PA...
Gene Rude
Nov 18, 2010
Gene N. Rude, 60, Ypsilanti, North Dakota died Thursday, November 18, 2010 at his home under the care of hospice. Gene Norman Rude was born November 10, 1950 in Riverdale, North Dakota, the son of Calmar and Mayme (Enger) Rude. He enlisted in the US Army on December 20, 1967 and was honorably discharged on January 21,...
Palmer J. Lunde
Nov 18, 2010
Palmer J. Lunde, 88, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Jamestown Hospital. Palmer James Lunde, the son of Jens and Elizabeth (Bakken) Lunde, was born August 7, 1922 at Rochert, MN. He attended grade school at Rochert and high school in Detroit Lakes, MN, then Frazee where he graduated in 1940. He was employed...

Devern Hess
Nov 15, 2010
DeVern L. Hess, 84, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Monday, November 15, 2010 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. DeVern L. Hess was born June 6, 1926, at Kensal, ND the son of Robert and Rose (Schmidt) Hess. He was married to Patricia Boyer from Brantford, ND. De was employed by the Grain Terminal Association (GTA) and managed...
Josie Strankowski
Nov 14, 2010
Jozefa "Josie" Strankowski, 85, of Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, November 14, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family.
Jozefa Jaszczur was born January 10, 1925, in Borowa, Distr. Brzeska, Poland, the daughter of Michal and Justyna (Kasprzyk) Jaszczur. She was educated in Borowa. At age 14, Josie was forced to leave her home and...
Erma Gienger
Nov 11, 2010
Erma Gienger, 80, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Jamestown Hospital. Erma Spitzer was born January 28, 1930 on the family farm NW of Streeter, ND, the daughter of Philip and Lydia (Graf) Spitzer. Erma attended a one room country school and graduated from Streeter High School. Erma attended the Hope United Church of...
Frieda Stroh
Nov 11, 2010
Frieda Stroh, 90, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown. Frieda Rohrbach was born November 24, 1919 in Streeter, North Dakota, the daughter of Johan and Katherine (Hauck) Rohrbach. She attended school in rural Ashley, ND. Frieda married Jacob Lippert on October 3, 1937. They farmed in the Ashley...
Mark Renner
Nov 11, 2010
Mark Renner, 51, Edgeley, ND, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at his home in Edgeley. Mark David Renner was born May 17, 1959 at Glenco, MN, the son of Jerome and Viola (Rettman) Renner. He attended school in Stewart, MN, graduating from Stewart High School in 1978. On July 3, 1991, he married Cyd Smith Augeson at Watertown, SD...

Ida Bolinske
Nov 8, 2010
Ida Bolinske, 102, LaMoure, North Dakota, formerly of Jamestown, North Dakota, died Monday, November 8, 2010 at the St. Rose Care Center in LaMoure. Ida Rongstad was born September 8, 1908 in Ruso, North Dakota, the daughter of Peder and Hannah (Newman) Rongstad. Ida married James Bolinske and they lived in Ward County, North Dakota. James died...
Norma Borchardt
Nov 7, 2010
Norma Borchardt, 85, of Gackle, ND, died Sunday, November 7, 2010 at The Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, ND.
Norma Borchardt was born October 3, 1925, near Kief, ND, the daughter of Henry and Louise (Mueller) Borchardt. She was the third born of two boys and three girls. Norma grew up on...