Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota

Sep 13, 2008

Dorothy Ordal, 75, Jamestown, North Dakota died Saturday, September 13, 2008 at her home. Dorothy Matchinsky was born May 22, 1933 in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Richard ""Dick"" and Anna (Johnson) Matchinsky. She grew up and attended school in Fergus Falls, graduating in 1951. Dorothy married Loren Ordal on December 10, 1955 in Fergus Falls. They moved...

Sep 11, 2008

Michael Lauber, 57, Horace, ND, formerly of Jamestown, ND died suddenly on Thursday, September 11, 2008 in Fargo, ND. Michael Lauber was born October 15, 1950 in Jamestown, ND, the son of William and Dorothy (Hoffmann) Lauber. He was raised and attended school in Jamestown, ND, graduating from Jamestown High School in 1968. He then attended Wahpeton State School...

Sep 10, 2008

Bruce Thiesen, 53, Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at his home in Jamestown, ND. Bruce Allen Thiesen was born July 10, 1955 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND, the son of Daniel and Lydia (Jeske) Thiesen. He lived with his family in Sykeston, ND until 1960, when they moved to Jamestown, ND. He attended school in Jamestown, ND....

Sep 9, 2008

On September 9, 2008, Marlyn Gene Wick, 57, of Woodworth, ND, passed peacefully in his sleep from his earthly home to his eternal home. Marlyn was born May 18, 1951 in Jamestown, ND, to Clarence ""Hoppy"" and Luella (Hetletved) Wick. The family lived in Carrington the first years of Marlyn's life and then moved to Woodworth where Marlyn continued...

Sep 9, 2008

Cathryn Anne Mickelson, 83, Jamestown, North Dakota, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Mrs. Mickelson was born June 20, 1925 at Fargo, North Dakota the daughter of Youart and Erma (Sherman) Fletcher. She grew up at Courtenay, ND and attended the Corinne and Courtenay schools. Cathryn married LeRoy...

Sep 8, 2008

E. Paul Haglund, 72, Las Vegas, Nevada, died September 8, 2008 in Las Vegas. Paul was born December 18, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of A. Philip and Lily (Morten) Haglund. He grew up and received his education in Medina, ND schools, graduating in 1954. He attended Jamestown College and North Dakota State University before enlisting in the...

Sep 8, 2008

Martin J. Drost, 86, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Monday, September 8, 2008 at his home in Jamestown. Martin was born December 18, 1921 in Highspire, Pennsylvania, the son of Mike and Mary Drost. He served in the US Army from September 1942 to November 1945 when he was discharged with the rank of Staff Sargeant. He was awarded the...

Sep 6, 2008

Elizabeth McBeain

Elizabeth McBeain, 89, Jamestown, ND, died Saturday, September 6, 2008 at Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown, ND.

Elizabeth Ann Siegel was born January 31, 1919 at Price, ND, the daughter of John and Pauline (Matz) Siegel. She was raised near Price, ND and attended the rural school. In May of 1938, she married Clifford Nelson...

Sep 4, 2008

Leonard Wanzek, 79, Courtenay, ND died Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Ave Marie Village, Jamestown, ND. Leonard F. Wanzek was born on the Wanzek family farm near Windsor, ND on October 4, 1928 the son of Paul and Veronica (Prodzinski) Wanzek. He graduated from St. John's Academy, Jamestown, ND in 1947 and then worked as an auto mechanic and...

Sep 4, 2008

Roy L. Hall, Jr., 88, Jamestown, North Dakota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 4, 2008 after a long illness. Roy was born at Vashti, ND on March 16, 1920 to Roy and Emma (Norby) Hall. He grew up on the family farm and entered the US Army in April 1942 to serve his country during WWII. He was...

Sep 4, 2008

Betty Sand, 71, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Jamestown Hospital. Betty J. Alveshere was born May 30, 1937 in Hurdsfield, North Dakota to John and Bernice (Eckman) Alveshere. She was baptized in July 1937 in the Lutheran church and confirmed in 1951. Betty was raised in Harvey, ND until moving to Jamestown in 1954. She...

Sep 3, 2008

Rodney Fields, 96, Jamestown, ND died at Manor Care, Minot, ND on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. Rodney Harlan Fields was born March 17, 1912 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was the son of H. E. and Lyda (Rownd) Fields. He grew up and attended school in Cedar Falls, Iowa and later lived on the family farm near Marion, ND....

Aug 31, 2008

Terry Ann Perleberg, 45, of Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL, as a result of a swimming accident. Terry Ann Grenz was born September 17, 1962 in Wishek, ND, the daughter of Eugene and Ruby (Bender) Grenz. She grew up on the family farm south of Fredonia, ND. The family moved to Jamestown in 1969...

Aug 31, 2008

Bradley Dean Perleberg, 41, of Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, FL, as a result of a swimming accident. Bradley was born March 4, 1967, in Jamestown, ND, the son of Herman and Linda (Taylor) Perleberg. He graduated from Pingree-Buchanan High School in 1985 and attended college in Bismarck, ND. Brad married Terry Ann (Grenz) Schlecht...

Aug 31, 2008

Irene Stoddart, 89, of Bismarck, ND, formerly of Jamestown, ND, died peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck, ND. Irene Sophie Harr was born April 16, 1919, near Cleveland, ND, the daughter of Carl and Johanna (Bitz) Harr. Carl died five months before her birth of the Spanish flu in...

Aug 29, 2008

Arlys Carlson, 81, Jamestown, ND, died Friday, August 29, 2008 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND. Arlys Eleanor Juliette Hanson was born May 7, 1927 in Valley City, ND, the daughter of Arthur C. and Palma J. (Hendrickson) Hanson. She was raised on a farm in Nelson Township, Barnes County and attended the neighborhood schools through 8th grade. She...

Aug 27, 2008

Floy McMillan, 88, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Grafton, ND, died on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND. Floy Eleanor Stough was born February 9, 1920 at Beach, ND, the daughter of Dr. Raymond and Floy (St. John) Stough. Dr. Stough died in the same year and she moved with her mother and siblings to Jamestown,...

Aug 22, 2008

Jack Stroh, 93, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Friday, August 22, 2008 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Jack Stroh was born near McClusky, North Dakota on October 19, 1914 to Peter and Katrena (Derheim) Stroh. Jack moved to Jamestown in 1919 and attended Jamestown Public Schools. He then worked as a truck driver and baker at Flannery Bakery....

Aug 21, 2008

Richard Brandt, 66, Port Angeles, WA, died August 21, 2008 at Port Angeles of respiratory failure. Richard Edgar Brandt was born September 10, 1941 in Edgeley, ND, the son of Spencer and Mattie (Foy) Brandt. He married Lavonne Carlson in Detroit Lakes, MN on June 19, 1958. Richard worked in the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska and the...

Aug 21, 2008

Marvin E. Franz, 87, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, August 21, 2008 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Marvin Ervin Franz was born July 8, 1921 on the family farm near Gackle, North Dakota, the son of Jacob and Fredricka (Rau) Franz. He was raised on the farm and attended the rural school at Cleveland, ND. He married...