Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Charles Koenig
Sep 26, 2005
Charles H. Koenig, 79, Pingree, North Dakota died Monday, September 26, 2005 at Jamestown Hospital in Jamestown. Mr. Koenig was born March 24, 1926 in Cleveland, North Dakota the son of John Henry and Wilhelmina (Braasch) Koenig. He received his education in country schools in the Jamestown area. Charles entered the US Army on February 16, 1945 and served...
Donald Talley
Sep 26, 2005
Donald Talley, 87, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Monday, September 26, 2005 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown. Mr. Talley was born July 28, 1918 in Jamestown, the son of Joseph and Mathilda (Kron) Talley. He received his education in Sydney township schools. He joined the US Army on February 21, 1942 and served his country during World War II....
Harley Reich
Sep 26, 2005
Harley Reich, 71, Cleveland, North Dakota died Monday, September 26, 2005 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown, ND. Mr. Reich was born April 17, 1934 in Fargo, ND the son of Jacob and Marie (Ruff) Reich. He grew up in the Medina area where he received his grade school education. In 1990 he completed his GED and received his...
Michael Koehnen
Sep 23, 2005
Michael Koehnen, 53, Jamestown, North Dakota died Friday, September 23, 2005 at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota. Michael Koehnen was born March 13, 1952 in Jamestown to Aloyis and Jeanette (Balken) Koehnen. He grew up in Jamestown and attended St. John's Academy and Jamestown High School. He married Sharon Lien of Jamestown on June 21, 1973. A Vietnam Veteran;...
Frieda Ziegler
Sep 21, 2005
Jacob Wipf, 7, of Willow Bank Colony near Edgeley, ND, died Friday, October 21, 2005 at the Oakes Hospital, Oakes, ND, as the result of a farm accident. Jacob Peter Wipf was born April 23, 1998 at Valley City, ND, the son of Peter and Marlene (Waldner) Wipf. He was raised and attended school at the Willow Bank Colony,...
R. M. Stoudt
Sep 18, 2005
Richard Mayo ""Dick"" Stoudt, 76, Jamestown, North Dakota died Sunday, September 18, 2005 in Jamestown. Dick Stoudt was born June 30, 1929 in Fargo, ND the son of Richard and Marlys (Carl) Stoudt. He moved with his family to Jamestown in 1940, graduating from Jamestown High School and Jamestown College. He married Honey Bee Ogilvie. They made their home...

Sandy Schuchard
Sep 13, 2005
Sandra J. Schuchard, 48, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at her home after a long, courageous battle with cancer under hospice care. Sandra Joan Somsen was born December 29, 1956 at Trinity Hospital in Jamestown, the daughter of Obert and JoAnn (Bata) Somsen. She grew up and received her education in Courtenay, North Dakota graduating in...
John Van Dyke
Sep 12, 2005
John Van Dyke, 85, Jamestown, North Dakota, formerly of Ypsilanti, ND, died Monday, September 12, 2005 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center in Jamestown. John Van Dyke was born June 13, 1920, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Miedema) Van Dyke at the family farm in Meadow Lake Township, near Ypsilanti. He attended Plano rural school, near Marion, ND. John married...
George Swanson
Sep 12, 2005
George A. Swanson, 75, Jamestown, North Dakota died Monday, September 12, 2005 at his home under hospice care. George Albert Swanson was born December 5, 1929 at Mounds Park Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of George Alexander and Alice Standish (Chandler) Swanson. He graduated from St. Paul Johnson High School in the spring of 1948. George attended...

June Heim
Sep 11, 2005
June Heim, 86, Edgeley, ND and Palm Springs, California, died at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown, ND on Sunday, September 11, 2005. June Francis Butler was born June 16, 1919 at Fort Columbia, Washington the daughter of Col. W. D. and Katie (Wienert) Butler. June was educated in many different military schools. She graduated from Stanford University in 1941. During...
Vicky Ann Sand
Sep 9, 2005
Victoria Ann ""Vicky"" Sand, 44, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Friday, September 9, 2005 in her home after a courageous battle with cancer and under the care of hospice. Victoria Ann Bertsch was born February 24, 1961 in Ellendale, ND the daughter of Delbert and Judy (Bietz) Bertsch. Her family lived in Gackle, Ipswich, Bowdon, then returned to Ellendale where...

Bertha Schick
Sep 6, 2005
Bertha Schick, 89, Jamestown, North Dakota died Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home in Jamestown. Bertha Guthmiller was born October 14, 1915 in Pettibone, North Dakota the daughter of Ludwig and Barbara (Moser) Guthmiller. She received her education in Pettibone. Bertha married Jacob Schick on April 6, 1937 in Petersville Township. They lived and farmed their...
Eileen Guthmiller
Sep 4, 2005
Eileen Guthmiller, 79, Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, September 4, 2005 at SCCI Hospital, Fargo, ND, surrounded by her daughters. Eileen Jeanette Hogue was born January 14, 1926 in Butte, MT, the daughter of George and Ruby (Lindquist) Hogue. She moved to St. Paul, MN where she attended a Catholic Elementary School for grades K-8 and St. Joseph's Academy for...
Gilbert W. Sodawasser
Sep 2, 2005
Gilbert W. Sodawasser, Sr., 78, Jamestown, North Dakota died Friday, September 2, 2005 at Jamestown Hospital in Jamestown. Gilbert was born March 4, 1927 near Courtenay, North Dakota, the son of Louis and Julia (Braasch) Sodawasser. He received his education in rural Courtenay schools. Gilbert entered the US Navy and served in the South Pacific during WWII. He married...
Arlen Richards
Sep 1, 2005
Arlen Richards, 60, Edgewood, NM, formerly of Jamestown, died in a tragic car accident on Thursday afternoon, September 1, 2005 in South Dakota while returning from a business trip. Arlen is survived by his wife, Barbara, a son, little Joshua Reed, and a teenage step-son, Church Watkins IV. Arlen is also survived by his dad and mom-in law, Ezra...
Elizabeth Wegenast
Aug 28, 2005
Elizabeth Wegenast, 96, Jamestown, ND, formerly of Edgeley, ND, died Sunday, August 28, 2005, at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown, ND. Elizabeth Taszarek was born July 19, 1909 at Ray Township, near Edgeley, ND, the daughter of Ignacy and Marianna (Procknaik) Taszarek. She was raised on the family farm in Ray Township and attended the township school. She helped out...
Irvin Tuffy Torgerson
Aug 26, 2005
Irvin ""Tuffy"" Torgerson, 79, Pettibone, North Dakota died Friday, August 26, 2005 at MedCenter One Hospital in Bismarck, North Dakota. Irvin Gunder Torgerson was born November 13, 1925 in Pettibone, the son of Martin and Clara (Anderson) Torgerson. He attended grade school and high school in Pettibone graduating in 1943. Upon graduation he started farming with his step-father, John...
Mabel Wilson
Aug 23, 2005
Mabel Wilson, 91, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown. Mabel Ruddy was born December 24, 1913 in Mobridge, South Dakota the daughter of Joseph and Ida (Hansen) Ruddy. Mabel spent most of her adult life in Jamestown and graduated from St. John's Academy. She married Floyd Wilson on May 25, 1935....
Wayne Dluzen
Aug 20, 2005
Wayne Dluzen, 63, of Jamestown, ND died Saturday, August 20, 2005 at Jamestown Hospital. Wayne Dluzen was born February 3, 1942 in Evergreen Park, Il, the son of Bruno and Elizabeth (Stark) Dluzen. He received his education in the Roseland, Il area and graduated from Blue Island High School, Blue Island, Il. Wayne entered the US Air force and...
Frances Oleson
Aug 19, 2005
Lucille Lonski, 89, Kensal, ND, died Friday, August 19, 2005 at Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown, ND. Lucille Marie Foster was born May 21, 1916 at Monticello, MN, the daughter of John Thomas and Henrietta (Dudley) Foster. She moved with her family to North Dakota where they settled in Roundtop Township, near Pingree, ND. She attended grades 1 though 8 at...