Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota

Aug 10, 2010

Charles Hanson, 42, Eagan, MN died Tuesday, August 10, 2010.

Charles Hanson was born March 25, 1968, the son of Gary and Sandra Hanson. He was a 1986 graduate of Jamestown, ND High School, received his B.S. from North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND and completed his PhD program in neuroscience from the University...

Aug 7, 2010

Esther Amelia (Murch) Dean died Saturday, August 7, 2010, at Oak Crossing Nursing Home, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Esther was born to Alice (Keller) and Sidney Murch, Sr., near Arthur, ND, on October 1, 1928, and grew up in Jamestown, ND, where she married and had a family. She worked as a nurse’s aide at the Jamestown Hospital,...

Aug 4, 2010

Janet Matchie, 66, Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, ND.

Janet Sandra Manning was born March 3, 1944 in Saranac Lake, New York, the daughter of George and Thelma (Brewster) Manning. She was raised and attended school in Saranac Lake.

In 1986, she married Michael Matchie in West...

Aug 3, 2010

Walter W Trautman, 89, Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Nursing Center in Jamestown. Mr. Trautman was born at home south of Cleveland, ND, on June 2, 1921, to William and Margaret (Gemar) Trautman. He grew up and attended country school south of Cleveland through the 8th grade after which the family...

Aug 2, 2010

Jack Fenno, 77, Edgeley, ND, died Monday, August 2, 2010 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND.

John Clarence Fenno, Jr. was born August 20, 1932 in Edgeley, ND the son of John and Roberta (Oakley) Fenno. He was raised and attended school in Edgeley, ND. He worked on his father's farm and in 1950 entered the...

Jul 27, 2010

John Coles, 93, of Jamestown, ND, died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown.

John Coles was born September 25, 1916, in Kenmare, ND, the son of Henry Simpson and Minnie (Kabella) Coles. He started his college education at the School of Forestry in Bottineau, North Dakota and he graduated from NDSU (including...

Jul 27, 2010

Paula (Harr) Barrows, 59, of Merritt Island Florida; formerly of Hope Valley Rhode Island, and Jamestown North Dakota, passed away suddenly Tuesday, July 27,2010 at Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge, Florida. She is survived by her beloved husband Gary, mother Eugenia Soulis Harr of Jamestown, North Dakota, her three children Kary Sinkule and husband Robert, Nicole Crandall and...

Jul 22, 2010

Martha Augspurger, 92, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown, North Dakota. Martha Geigle was born November 14, 1917 in Stutsman County, North Dakota to Philip and Lydia (Kuck) Geigle. She attended school in Medina and graduated from Gackle High School. She moved to Jamestown and worked at...

Jul 21, 2010

Barbara R. Grim, 78, Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND.

Barbara Rae Paulson was born August 29, 1931 in Valley City, ND, the daughter of Marcus Fredrick and Minnie E. (Norgaard) Paulson. She moved to Jamestown, ND with her parents where she attended school, graduating from Jamestown High School...

Jul 19, 2010

Keith M. Peterson, 49, of Jamestown, ND, died Monday, July 19, 2010 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown. Keith Morgan Peterson was born September 19, 1960, in Jamestown, ND, the son of Marvin L. and Shirley (Peake) Peterson. He graduated from Jamestown High School. Keith worked as a cook for a short time, then for the North Dakota State Hospital for...

Jul 17, 2010

Doreen Eversole, 54, of Jamestown, ND, died Saturday, July 17, 2010 after a long illness at her home in Jamestown with her sisters, Charmaine and Beth, by her side.

Doreen Pollard was born December 15, 1955, in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Ira Cecil and Carol Marie (Tennessen) Pollard. She attended school in Dundee, Ill....

Jul 14, 2010

Stuart Leroy Clark, 76, Pingree, North Dakota died Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, ND. Mr. Clark was born April 18, 1934 near Edmunds, North Dakota, the son of Stuart and Alice (Wescom) Clark. He attended country school until the 6th grade, then went to school in Edmunds, where he graduated from the 8th...

Jul 13, 2010

Doris Martin, 92, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Dickey, ND, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND.

Doris Evelyn Meiklejohn was born March 19, 1918 on the family farm in Dickey, ND, the daughter of Harry and Elsie (Maisel) Meiklejohn. She was raised and attended school in Dickey, graduating from Dickey High...

Jul 12, 2010

Dennis Kane, 66, Jamestown, ND, went to be with Jesus, his Savior and Lord, Monday, July 12, 2010.

Dennis was born April 10, 1944 in Deadwood, SD, the son of Arthur Sheridan and Grace (Goodrich) Kane. He attended elementary school in Beulah and Bismarck. He graduated from Bismarck High School in 1962. He attended the...

Jul 11, 2010

Louis Joseph Keller, 87, of Edgeley, ND died Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo. The family is very grateful for the excellent care given to Louis by Rosewood on Broadway and Hospice of the Red River Valley during this difficult time.

Louis Joseph Keller was born on May 9, 1923, Tenny, MN...

Jul 6, 2010

Raymond Schwehr

Raymond Schwehr, 59, Erskine, MN, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the Pioneer Memorial Care Center, Erskine, MN.

Raymond Schwehr was born August 13, 1950 in Jamestown, ND, the son of George and Elizabeth (Gurski) Schwehr. He attended St. Catherine's School in Valley City, ND, graduating in 1969. He then attended...

Jul 6, 2010

Evelyn Oberlander, 85, Jamestown, North Dakota, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown. Evelyn Kurtz was born on July 8, 1924 in Spiritwood, ND, the daughter of Edward and Louise (Lanska) Kurtz. She grew up on a farm, and received her education in Winfield Township near Ypsilanti, ND. On October 26, 1952,...

Jun 19, 2010

Esther Johanna Koehn Sturgeon was born April 1, 1913 and died June 19, 2010. She joins her beloved husband George Charles Sturgeon who died in August, 2001. Esther was born and raised in Jamestown, North Dakota, youngest of six children of her German Immigrant parents Ferdinand and Augusta Ell Koehn. Other immigrant family members and the families...

Jun 17, 2010

Andrew Bailey

Andrew Bailey, 48, Spiritwood, ND died at his home in Spiritwood on Thursday, June 17, 2010.

Andrew Franklin Bailey was born December 4, 1961 at Gary, Indiana, the son of Franklin and Mildred (Rape) Bailey. He was educated in Hanover school, Cedar Lake, IN and then established a house painting business....

Jun 14, 2010

Lorine Schlecht, 83, of Medina, North Dakota, died Monday, June 14, 2010 at Wishek Home for the Aged, Wishek, ND. Lorine Mayer was born April 8, 1927, to Robert and Lydia (Moser) Mayer on the family farm South of Medina. She attended rural school south of Medina and graduated from the eighth grade. On November 25, 1945,...