Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Bernett Entzminger
Aug 20, 2008
Bernett Entzminger, 69, Ypsilanti, North Dakota died Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at his home. Bernett was born March 16, 1939 in Alfred, ND, the son of Lawrence and Frances (Wolf) Entzminger. He was raised on the family farm near Ypsilanti, ND. He married Agnes Vokenroth on October 14, 1966. He farmed with his brothers, Eugene and Lawrence. Bernett was...
Audrey Kirkeby
Aug 19, 2008
Audrey M. Kirkeby, 69, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Jamestown Hospital. Audrey McKay was born November 26, 1938 in Ft. Totten, ND, the daughter of Michael and Mary (Lohnes) McKay. She attended school in St. Michael, ND, near Ft. Totten. Audrey married Wayne Kirkeby on November 27, 1956 in Devils Lake, ND. They lived in...
Louie A. Thomas
Aug 17, 2008
Louie A. Thomas, 93, of Pingree, ND, died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown. Louie A. Thomas was born July 20, 1915, in Selz, ND, the son of Andrew and Apolonia (Haberlack) Thomas. He received his education, then worked for the railroad as a section man for 18years. Louie later worked for Midwest Motors, Jamestown...
Gloria Buskness
Aug 14, 2008
Gloria Buskness, 68, Mandan, North Dakota, formerly of Woodworth, ND, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at SCCI Hospital in Mandan, ND. Gloria was born June 25, 1940, the daughter of John and Mary (Bohl) Buskness at Woodworth, North Dakota. She grew up on a farm in the Sykeston area, lived in Illinois for two years, and then returned to...
Elmer Krein
Aug 14, 2008
Elmer Krein, 69, Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND following a long battle with cancer.
Elmer Krein was born June 13, 1939 on the family farm in LaMoure County, ND the son of Theodore and Rosie (Bollinger) Krein. He was raised on the family farm in both LaMoure and in...
Jerry "G.I.Joe" Reger
Aug 13, 2008
Jerry "G.I. Joe" Reger, 79, Moorhead, MN, formerly of Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Golden Living Nursing Center, Moorhead, MN. Jerome Nicolas Reger was born September 10, 1928 at Casselton, ND, the son of Joseph and Susan (Schmit) Reger. He attended school at Menahga, MN. On July 28, 1953, he entered the United States Army and...
Gertrude Helen Mckenzie-Lind
Aug 13, 2008
Gertrude McKenzie-Lind, 98, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Jamestown Hospital. Gertrude was born on May 20, 1910 at LaMoure, ND, to Robert and Margaret (Sinnott) White. She grew up with her parents and siblings in the Whitehall, Montana area. She moved back to North Dakota when she was 20 years old to care for her...
Judy Greene
Aug 13, 2008
Judy Greene, 86, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, ND. Judy Kaiser was born October 20, 1921 near Woodworth, ND, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Geiser) Kaiser. She was raised on the family farm and attended school in Woodworth, ND. She attended her senior year of high school at Mayville, ND, graduating from...
Melita Fossum
Aug 9, 2008
Melita Fossum, 92, Jamestown, North Dakota died Saturday, August 9, 2008 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown, North Dakota. Melita A. Merkel was born March 24, 1916, the daughter of Christof and Magdelena (Wolff) Merkel, in Lamoure, ND. She was raised and attended school at Jamestown, ND. After completing school she worked in Jamestown at a local creamery. On...
Daniel E. Kapp Sr.
Aug 5, 2008
Daniel E. Kapp, Sr., 72, Medina, North Dakota died Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at his home in Medina. Dan was born May 4, 1936 in Tappen, ND, the son of Jacob and Mary (Garner) Kapp. He grew up in the Tappen and Crystal Springs, ND areas. In September 1966 Dan married Carolyn Witt in Steele, ND. He worked for...
Ronald B. Erickson
Aug 5, 2008
Ronald B. Erickson, 73, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at Jamestown Hospital. Ronald was born July 10, 1935 to Bernard and Marjorie (Stowe) Erickson in Jamestown. He attended school and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1954. He enlisted in the US Army on March 31, 1955 in Fargo, ND and was a wheel vehicle mechanic....
Michael Niess
Jul 31, 2008
Michael Niess, 41, of Frederick, Colorado passed away Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born August 2, 1966 in Jamestown, ND. He graduated from Jamestown High School in 1985. Michael attended The First Baptist Church in Lafayette, Colorado. He enjoyed model railroading and reading. Michael was kind, loving, generous, a blessing to all and...
Emma Hillius
Jul 31, 2008
Emma L. Hillius, 87, Medina, North Dakota died Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Emma Schatz was born October 28, 1920 in Medina, North Dakota, the daughter of Christ and Rose (Reister) Schatz. She grew up in the Medina area and attended rural schools. On October 2, 1938 Emma married Theodore Hillius, Jr. in...
Jacob Remmick
Jul 30, 2008
Jacob Remmick, age 91, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, July 30, 2008, with the presence of his niece, Janet Wanzek, at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown, ND. Jacob was born November 8, 1916 in Streeter, North Dakota, to Jacob and Paulina (Pfaff) Remmick. Jacob grew up in Streeter, ND, as a young boy and farmed on the family farm. During...
Jeffrey Lange
Jul 30, 2008
Jeffrey Lange, 22, Pingree, North Dakota died Wednesday, July 30, 2008. Jeff was born August 30, 1985 in Winfield, Illinois, the son of Scott Lange and Ann Wobbema. He grew up in the Warrenville, Illinois and Pingree, North Dakota areas. In 2003 Jeff graduated from Wheaton/Warrenville South High School in Illinois. He was employed as a carpenter and in...
Crystal Lee Olson
Jul 29, 2008
Crystal Olson Crystal Olson, 67, Bremerton, WA, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at her home in Bremerton. Crystal Lee Thompson was born April 23, 1941 in Jamestown, ND the daughter of William Dewey and Hazel Johanna (Cody) Thompson. She was raised and attended school in Jamestown. She worked as a waitress in Jamestown and also at King Photography Studio....
Carol Olson
Jul 28, 2008
Carol Olson, 79, Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, July 28, 2008 at Ave Marie Village in Jamestown. Carol Svegaarden was born on October 25, 1928, the daughter of Ludvig and Christine (Rygg) Svegaarden, in Clifford, ND. She was baptized on November 18, 1928 at Norman Lutheran Church, Clifford, and confirmed on June 13, 1943 at Mayville Lutheran Church, Mayville,...
John Kroff
Jul 25, 2008
John Kroff, 82, Jamestown, ND, died Friday, July 25, 2008 at his home in Jamestown. John Kroff was born June 1, 1926 in Banya Luka, Yugoslavia, the son of John and Christina (Ebertz) Kroff. He attended school in Banya Luka and was then sent to Germany for Machinist Training and Certification. He came to the United States in 1950...
Jackson & Trey Neumiller
Jul 25, 2008
Jackson Alan and Trey Robert Neumiller, Jamestown, North Dakota, twin sons of Michael and Michelle (Foster) Neumiller, were born and died Friday, July 25, 2008 at Jamestown Hospital. Jackson and Trey are survived by their parents; maternal grandparents, Curtis and Janice Foster, Britton, SD and paternal grandparents, Daryl and Jeanie Neumiller, Jamestown. A private family service will be held...
Walter Kirchofner
Jul 23, 2008
Walter Kirchofner, 85, Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, July 24, 2008 at Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown, ND. Walter Kirchofner was born December 25, 1922 in Devils Lake, ND, the son of John Sr. and Annie (Miller) Kirchofner. He attended school at Rugby, ND. Following his schooling, he enlisted in the United States Navy in November of 1942. He served in the...
