Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Elizabeth Aberle
Nov 22, 2006
Elizabeth Aberle, 98, Edgeley, ND died at Wishek Home For The Aged, Wishek, ND on Wednesday, November 22, 2006. Elizabeth Gross was born on the family farm in Logan County near Napoleon, ND on June 1, 1908, the daughter of Mathias and Barbara (Schweitzer) Gross. She attended country school and was raised on the farm. She married Mike Aberle...
Evelyn Susan Devore
Nov 21, 2006
Evelyn Susan DeVore, 100, Steele, North Dakota died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at MedCenter One Golden Manor in Steele. Evelyn Susan, second daughter of Charles E. and Eleanor Jane (Hopkins) Hoover, was born December 6, 1905, 2 1/2 miles northeast of Dawson, with Grandma Coulter attending. She graduated from Dawson High School in 1923. She attended one quarter in...
Oliver Solheim
Nov 21, 2006
Bjorn Oliver Solheim, 94, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown. Mr. Solheim was born November 7, 1912 in Girard Lake Township, near Orrin, North Dakota. Oliver was the eldest son of Endre and Anna (Nessa) Solheim. He was born to Norwegian immigrants on the land his father homesteaded in 1900. He...
Allen D. Graves
Nov 21, 2006
Allen D. Graves, 65, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, North Dakota. Mr. Graves was born September 10, 1941 in Woodworth, North Dakota the son of Clarence and Selma (Thompson) Graves. He lived and attended school in Woodworth until he was 10 years old when the family moved to Jamestown. On December...
Mildred Rova
Nov 20, 2006
Mildred Rova, 88, Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, November 20, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Mildred Edna Josephson was born September 15, 1918 in Wing, North Dakota, the daughter of Charles E. and Wendla G. (Hemmi) Josephson. She grew up on the family farm and attended school at Wing. On October 30, 1940 Mildred married Arne...
Marge Thorsness
Nov 17, 2006
Marge Thorsness, 72, Jamestown, ND died Friday, November 17, 2006 at her home. Marge Koestler was born July 11, 1934 on a farm north of Tappen, North Dakota to Adam and Margaret (Craft) Koestler. The family moved into Tappen when a storm went through the area taking most of the farm buildings. Marge received her education in Tappen, graduating...
Arthur Schaffer
Nov 16, 2006
Arthur Schaffer died Thursday, November 16, 2006 in Jamestown surrounded by his family. Arthur Schaffer was born June 15, 1918 in Wishek, North Dakota, the son of John and Margaret (Nies) Schaffer. He grew up on the family farm near Wishek, where he farmed for five years after marrying Katie Schock from Lehr, North Dakota on October 10, 1940....
Glenn Berndt
Nov 16, 2006
Glenn Donald Berndt, 57, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, November 16, 2006 at his home. Mr. Berndt was born March 5, 1949 in Rugby, North Dakota to Bernard and Eva (McMaster) Berndt. He attended elementary school in Towner and graduated from Jamestown High School. He entered the US Navy in May of 1968 and served until December of 1969....
Harriet Schick
Nov 16, 2006
Harriet (Ginsbach) Schick, 90, Jamestown, ND, died Thursday, November 16, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown. Harriet Ann Blanchar was born June 26, 1916 in Getchel Township, near Valley City, ND, the daughter of Burt and Margaret (Henrichs) Blanchar. She attended school in Edmunds, ND. Harriet married Pete Ginsbach on September 24, 1936. They lived in Pingree, ND where Pete...
Priscilla Marsh
Nov 15, 2006
Priscilla Marsh, 84, Jamestown, North Dakota passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown. Priscilla Solberg was born November 23, 1921 in Jamestown; she was raised by foster parents, John and Emilia Stiener at Willow City, ND. She attended elementary school and graduated from Willow City High School in 1939. She married Ancel Marsh...
Vern A. Wahl
Nov 14, 2006
Vern Arthur Wahl, 83, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at his home. Mr. Wahl was born July 3, 1923 near Eldridge, North Dakota the son of Jake and Viola (Perleberg) Wahl. He attended rural school near Eldridge. Vern married Harriet Schuff on January 11, 1945. On November 23, 1945 Vern entered the US Army in Ft....
Wilfred Hahne
Nov 14, 2006
Wilfred Hahne, 61, Fredonia, ND, died Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, ND. Wilfred Frank Hahne was born October 23, 1945 at Eureka, SD, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Bauer) Hahne. He was raised on a farm near Herreid, SD, attended country school and graduated from Herreid High School in 1964. He worked in construction...
Elmer Joseph Heim
Nov 10, 2006
Elmer Heim, 93, Edgeley, ND died at Jamestown Hospital on Friday, November 10, 2006. Elmer Joseph Heim was born August 4, 1913 on the Heim family farm located in Pomona View Township near Edgeley, ND the son of Michael and Helen (Berger) Heim. He was raised on the farm and educated in the Pomona View Township school and graduated...
Cora Dreher
Nov 7, 2006
Cora Dreher, 89, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Cora Stedman was born May 13, 1917 near Grace City, North Dakota, the daughter of George and Lura (Whitman) Stedman. She was raised on the family farm south of Grace City and received her education at a rural school near there....
Philip Edward Kohlhase
Nov 5, 2006
Philip Kohlhase, 86, Jamestown, ND died on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at Jamestown Hospital. Philip Edward Kohlhase was born on May 14, 1920 at Bertha, MN the son of Rudolph and Lillian (Kruetzer) Kohlhase. He graduated from Bertha High School in 1938 and then attended the University of Minnesota, graduating with a Bachelors Of Science Degree in Forestry. Philip...
Wayne Gee
Nov 5, 2006
Wayne Gee, 66, Jamestown, North Dakota died Sunday, November 5, 2006 at his home. Wayne Gee was born March 9, 1940 in Himrod, New York to Menzo and Laura (Cook) Gee. He attended Addison Central School in Osceola, PA. Wayne entered the US Marine Corps in 1957, serving during the Korean Conflict, where he attained the rank of Lance...
Leah Roush
Nov 4, 2006
Leah Roush, 86, Jamestown, North Dakota died Saturday, November 4, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown. Leah Netzer was born March 19, 1920 in rural Gackle, North Dakota to Daniel and Barbara (Schlaht) Netzer. Leah grew up near Gackle and attended school in Griffen Township Country School. She lived and worked on the family farm until 1942. Leah...
Mary Jean Lidstrand
Nov 4, 2006
Mary Jean Lidstrand, age 84, lifetime resident of Jamestown, North Dakota, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2006 at Bethany Good Samaritan Village in Brainerd, Minnesota where she had resided since 2003. She was born on All Saints Day, November 1, 1921 in Jamestown to Frank and Helen (Jaskowski) Wiehoff, who were of German/Polish descent. She grew up in Jamestown...
Dena C. Wedman
Nov 3, 2006
Dena C. Wedman, 93, Jamestown, North Dakota died Friday, November 3, 2006 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown. Dena was born April 4, 1913 near Goodrich, North Dakota the daughter of August A. and Rosalie (Senf) Wedman. She grew up and attended elementary school in rural Goodrich and attended high school in Jamestown. Dena worked as a secretary for...
Florence Otto
Nov 3, 2006
Florence Otto, 85, Jamestown, North Dakota died Friday, November 3, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Florence Lillian Siebert was born December 14, 1920 in Durham Township, Courtenay, North Dakota, the daughter of George and Martha (Braasch) Siebert. She attended school in Goldwin Township and Jamestown High School. On July 23, 1942, Florence married Clifford Otto and...
