Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Virginia Ann Fanta
Jul 1, 2006
Virginia A. Fanta, 72, of Jamestown, ND, died Saturday, July 1, 2006 at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown. Virginia Ann Newbury was born July 20, 1933 south of Crystal Springs, ND, the daughter of John Oscar and Anna Theresa (Oberlander) Newbury. She attended rural schools near Crystal Springs and granduated from Tappen High School. Virginia was employed by J.C. Penny...
Steven Cumber
Jul 1, 2006
Steven Scott Cumber, 49, Montpelier, North Dakota died Saturday, July 1, 2006 near his home. Steven was born January 28, 1957 in Jamestown the son of Harold and Betty (Kipp) Cumber. He was baptized at the Montpelier Lutheran Church on March 17, 1957, godparents were Leonard and Myra Spilde. He was a member of the Montpelier Cub Scouts with...
Merritt (Swede) Ogren
Jun 30, 2006
Merritt (Swede) Ogren Merritt (Swede) Ogren, age 88 of Edgeley, ND, died Friday, June 30 at Meritcare hospital, Fargo, ND. Merritt O. Ogren the son of Hugo A. and Katherine E. (Davidson) Ogren was born April 24, 1918 in Swede Township near Kulm, N.D. He grew up and attended school in Swede Township. He attended Edgeley High School where...
David D. Hottman
Jun 29, 2006
David Hottman, 63, Minneapolis, MN, Formerly Edgeley, ND died at Fairview Southdale Hospital, Minneapolis, MN on Thursday, June 29, 2006. David Dale Hottman was born March 28, 1943 at Napoleon, ND the son of David Sr. and Maria (Kapp) Hottman. He moved to Edgeley, ND with his parents when he was 2 and attended the LaMoure Township school near...
Bud Pitra
Jun 24, 2006
Francis "Bud" Pitra, 83, Kensal, ND, died Saturday, June 24, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown, ND. Francis Eugene "Bud" Pitra was born October 6, 1922 on the family farm north of Kensal, ND, the son of Louis and Frances (Tanner) Pitra. He was raised on the family farm and attended the rural Bucephalia Township School and later Kensal High...
Paul Anthony Beyer
Jun 23, 2006
Specialist Paul Beyer, 21, Jamestown, ND, died Friday, June 23, 2006 at Baghdad, Iraq. Paul Anthony Beyer was born March 8, 1985 at St. Paul, MN, the son of Scott and Jillene (Seibert) Beyer. He moved, at age 4, with his family to Jamestown, ND, where he attended Gussner Elementary School and Jamestown High School, graduating in 2003. On...
Mary Lehe Lorenz
Jun 22, 2006
Mary Lehe Lorenz, 71, Jamestown, ND died on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at Hi Acres Manor, Jamestown, ND. Mary Lehe Brady was born December 24, 1934 at Dickey, ND, the daughter of Leo and Alice (Dunn) Brady. As a child, she moved with her family to Edgeley, ND, where she was raised and attended school. The family moved to...
Christopher Fox Miller
Jun 22, 2006
Christopher Fox Miller, Jr., 91, retired United Methodist Minister, died June 22, 2006 at the Hospice Care Center in Lexington, KY. Born December 1, 1914 in Mt. Pleasant, PA. He was the son of the late Christopher Fox and Laverna Mullen Miller. A graduate of Bob Jones University, the University of Pittsburgh and Westminster (Wesley) Seminary, he served pastorates...
Thomas Anton Massine
Jun 22, 2006
Thomas Anton Massine, 72, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, June 22, 2006 at Innovis Hospital in Fargo, ND. Thomas was born March 20, 1934 in Rugby, North Dakota the son of Michael and Elizabeth (Gerger) Massine. He grew up on the farm and went to school through the 8th grade at Balta, ND. Later, he received his GED in...
Bertha Schmidt
Jun 20, 2006
Bertha Schmidt, 91, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, June 20, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Bertha Unruh was born March 18, 1915, on a farm south of Beulah, ND, the daughter of John and Katherine (Voegele) Unruh. She received her education in a rural school near Beulah in Mercer County, ND. Bertha worked on her grandparents'...
Dale Lien
Jun 19, 2006
Dale ""Gopher"" Lien, 56, Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, June 19, 2006 in Jamestown. Dale was born July 26, 1949 in Bismarck, ND, the son of Marlyn and Helen (Schneider) Lien. He attended Jamestown High School. Gopher was an avid bowler. He was manager for the Merchant and Amateur Baseball teams. He was a loyal friend to everyone he...
Arlene Ost
Jun 17, 2006
Arlene Ost, 66, Jamestown, ND, died Saturday, June 17, at her home in Jamestown. Arlene Florence Cox was born July 18, 1939 at Park Rapids, MN, the daughter of Earl and Clara (Hanson) Cox. She was raised and attended school in Park Rapids, graduating from Park Rapids High School in 1957. In 1960, she moved to Jamestown, ND where...
J.P. Munsch
Jun 15, 2006
John ""J.P."" Munsch, 84, Pettibone, North Dakota died Thursday, June 15, 2006 at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, North Dakota. John Munsch was born May 8, 1922 in Medina, North Dakota the son of George and Lydia (Lang) Munsch. He graduated from Tuttle High School in 1940. Following graduation he joined the Civil Conservation Corps for one year, after...
Raymond Kvislen
Jun 14, 2006
Raymond Alton Kvislen, 87, Jamestown, North Dakota died Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at Jamestown Hospital in Jamestown. Mr. Kvislen was born January 7, 1919 in Sanborn, North Dakota the son of Adolph and Edna (Ammundson) Kvislen. He grew up and attended school in Sanborn and graduated from Sanborn High School. Raymond moved to California where he lived and worked...
Bertha Limesand
Jun 12, 2006
Bertha Limesand, 86, Fargo, North Dakota, formerly of Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, June 12, 2006 at Villa Maria Nursing Center in Fargo. Bertha Hust was born July 7, 1919 in Streeter, North Dakota the daughter of Henry and Katie (Enzminger) Hust. Bertha attended rural farm school through the 7th grade. When she was 18 years of age, she...
Milton Genzel
Jun 12, 2006
Milton Genzel, 83, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Monday, June 12, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center in Jamestown. Mr. Genzel was born November 19, 1922 in the rural Wimbledon, North Dakota area, the son of Butlin W. and Gail (Wright) Genzel. He grew up on the family farm near Wimbledon and attended school in Gray Township and Wimbledon. He...
Raymond Rosenau
Jun 10, 2006
Raymond Rosenau, 85, Jamestown, died Saturday, June 10, 2006 at MeritCare Hospital Fargo. Mr. Rosenau was born May 7, 1921 in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, the son of Edward and Rose (Wahl) Rosenau. His family moved to Eldridge, ND where he grew up and attended school. He served in the Signal Core in Sacramento, California. He married Doris Johnson on...
Sally Fosse-Morikawa
Jun 9, 2006
Sally Fosse-Morikawa, 97, Jamestown, ND, died Friday, June 9, 2006 at Hi-Acre Manor, Jamestown, ND. Sally Mae Burton was born April 14, 1909 at Crystal Springs, ND, the daughter of Frank and Pauline (Todd) Burton. Following graduation from local elementary schools and Madison Central High School (Madison, WI), she attended Jamestown College, receiving teaching credentials in 1927. During the...
Elmer Morris
Jun 8, 2006
Elmer Morris, 94, Jamestown, North Dakota died Thursday, June 8, 2006 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Mr. Morris was born on April 30, 1912 in Crosby, North Dakota, the son of Zacharias and Anna (Oaland) Morris. He grew up on the family farm near Pettibone, North Dakota and received his education in Pettibone. He married Alice Mae...
Robert O'Brien
Jun 5, 2006
Robert J. O'Brien, 77, Jamestown, ND, died Monday June 5, 2006 at his home in Jamestown, ND. Robert James O'Brien was born September 18, 1928 at Wahpeton, ND, the son of Patrick James and Esther (Henjum) O'Brien. He attended public schools in Minnesota and North Dakota and received diplomas from Fargo Public Schools and Wahpeton College of Science. He...
