Local Obituaries for Families in Jamestown, North Dakota
Olga Rueb
Nov 24, 2021
Olga Irene Rueb, age 92, entered her eternal home with the Lord on November 24, 2021.
She was born April 20, 1929, to August Vilhauer and Anna Mary (Jundt) in Hosmer, South Dakota. She attended rural McPherson County School and went on to attend North Central Bible Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for one and...
Ronald Parfit
Nov 21, 2021
Ronald Parfit, 74, of Bowman, ND, was born August 21, 1947, the son of Harry and Loretta Parfit in Jamestown, ND. He attended grade school in a rural one-room school house near his parents’ farm at Ypsilanti and graduated from the Montpelier High School in 1965. He then attended Valley City State University earning his teaching degree in mathematics. ...
Ernest A Mohaupt
Nov 21, 2021
Ernest A. Mohaupt, 97, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Sunday afternoon, November 21, 2021 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Jamestown.
Ernest Andrew Mohaupt was born January 16, 1924 in Grand Rapids, MN, the son of Henry and Helma (Jerney) Mohaupt. He attended school in Grand Rapids and Bemidji, MN. Ernie entered the US Army in May 1943...
Melvin Wall
Nov 19, 2021
Melvin Wall, 73, of Tappen ND passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021 at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
Melvin was born on June 24, 1948 to Lenhart and Eva (Deichert) Wall in Billings, Montana. The family also lived in Bismarck for a short time, then on a farm by Robinson where he...
Beth A Dahl
Nov 18, 2021
Beth A. Dahl, 59 of Jamestown, North Dakota died on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, North Dakota.
Beth was born on June 19, 1962 in Oakes, North Dakota, the daughter of Donald and Marcella Dahl. She worked at Walmart for several years in Jamestown and enjoyed spending time...
Randall David Miller
Nov 18, 2021
Randall David Miller, 66, of Jamestown, ND, was called home by his Heavenly Father on Thursday, November 18th, 2021.
Randy served as an Elder for the Presbyterian Churches in Sheboygan, WI and Jamestown. He was a proud brother of the UW-Whitewater chapter off the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity and served as a member...
Delbert "Del" J. Laffen
Nov 16, 2021
Delbert “Del” James Laffen, 86, of Jamestown, ND passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at his home in Jamestown.
Del was born on a farm in rural Edgeley, ND to Fred and Mary Alice Laffen. He attended Edgeley Public School, graduating in 1953. Upon graduation he worked for Standard Oil agent, Bus Pruett.
He...
Margaret Mae (Guthmiller) Johnson
Nov 15, 2021
Margaret Mae Guthmiller (87) passed away on 11/15/2021 at Ave Maria Village, Jamestown ND, surrounded by her family, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born on July 10, 1934, in Sidney township, the daughter of Fred and Katie (Koenig) Guthmiller Sr. She was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Jamestown,...
Deloris Mae (Thorson) Nelson
Nov 13, 2021
Deloris Mae Nelson, 71, of Jamestown, North Dakota died on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at her home.
Deloris was born on May 6, 1950, the daughter of Ruth Thorson in Wadena, Minnesota. She worked as a housekeeper for many years and enjoyed spending time with her son, Gordy and her precious dog, Gizmo....
Laverne I Fredenburg
Nov 11, 2021
LaVerne Fredenburg, 99, of Edgeley, ND, passed away on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Ave Maria, Jamestown surrounded by her family.
LaVerne was born November 28, 1921 in Swede Township, 10 mile north of Kulm, ND, the daughter of Hugo and Katherine (Davidson) Ogren. She attended country school in the area and Edgeley High School. ...
Robbin R Jorgenson
Nov 8, 2021
Robbin Ross Jorgenson was born on March 4, 1961 in Fargo, ND to Lawrence and Verney Jorgenson. Robbin grew up in Jamestown, ND and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1979. Robbin studied Mechanical Engineering at NDSU in Fargo and was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He later graduated from Bismarck State College with a degree in...
June Wanda Morlock
Nov 8, 2021
June Wanda Johnson, daughter of Harry and Thilda C. (Warberg) Johnson was born December 25, 1928, at Maddock, ND. She was baptized at North Viking Lutheran Church, Maddock.
The family moved to Pettibone where they were active at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. June was confirmed by Rev. Thomas Gabrielson on Aug. 3, 1941. She...
Kent Meidinger
Oct 31, 2021
Kent J. Meidinger, 55, of Edgeley ND passed away on Oct 31, 2021 in his home surrounded by his family.
Kent was born December 05, 1965 in Jamestown, ND to Adeline (Nordahl) & Clarence Meidinger. Kent attended NDSCS in Wahpeton, ND earning an associate’s degree in Auto Body Repair – following in his...
Marvin L Zinke
Oct 24, 2021
Marvin Lars Zinke went to be with loved ones in heaven on October 24, 2021 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, North Dakota. He was born on May 21, 1931 near Woodworth, ND to Frederick W. and Sarah (Hill) Zinke. Marvin worked hard at a young age, driving a team of horses at harvest at age nine,...
Fred Grabinger
Oct 17, 2021
Fred Grabinger, 83, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Sunday morning, October 17, 2021 at Ave Maria, Jamestown.
Fred was born June 15, 1938, the son of Norbert and Inez (Cooper) Grabinger. He attended school in Windsor, ND and Cleveland, ND graduating from Cleveland High School. Fred married Karen Baumgartner on June 18, 1959 at Windsor. Fred worked...
Irene Vogel
Oct 16, 2021
Irene Agnes Vogel (Guthmiller), 87 of Jamestown, ND went to be with her Heavenly Father while surrounded by her loving family on October 16th, 2021.
Irene was born on March 10th, 1934, in Pettibone, ND and was the oldest daughter of 4 children born to Philip and Pauline (Schick) Guthmiller. She married Arthur Vogel on August 23rd,...
Clayton Meadows
Oct 11, 2021
Clayton “Clay” Jay Meadows, age 64, of Medina passed away Monday, October 11th with family by his side.
Clay was born October 26th, 1956 to Glen & Vera (Hust) Meadows. He attended Medina Public School and went on to work for Cass Clay Creameries and Calkins Trucking for a number of years and...
Bryan Helder
Oct 7, 2021
Bryan Edward Helder passed away October 7th, 2021, from a vehicle accident near Bismarck ND. He was living in Pettibone, ND at the time of his death. Bryan was born January 31st, 1963 in Portland OR. The family moved several times over the years, but always close to the same area, Portland, Gresham, Tigard, Orient and Fairview. Bryan enjoyed...

Elizabeth B Tanata
Oct 6, 2021
Elizabeth Tanata, 82, of Jamestown, ND, passed away Wednesday evening, October 6, 2021 at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.
Elizabeth Barbara LiBrande was born in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, December 6, 1938. She was the 11th child of 13; a family of 8 boys and 5 girls to Nick and Catherine LiBrande. As a young girl, her family moved...