Obituaries

Mar 19, 2019

Gayle Ann Chapin, 65, Jamestown, ND died Tuesday March 19, 2019 at her home.

Gayle Schaffer was born May 7, 1953 at Fargo, ND the daughter of Emil and Lillian (Krapu) Schaffer. She attended and graduated from Gackle Public School in 1971. She attended Capital Community College in Bismarck graduating in 1972.  She continued to reside in Bismarck until returning...

Mar 12, 2019

Luella Meidinger, 92, Wishek, ND died early Tuesday morning March 12, 2019 in the Wishek Living Center.

Funeral Service will be at 3:00 PM Saturday March 16, 2019 in St. Luke Lutheran Church in Wishek, ND with Rev. Kristen Schwan officiating.

Vistation - 1-4 Friday at the Funeral Home

Luella Hochhalter was born January 29, 1927 four miles west of...

Mar 11, 2019

Mar 10, 2019

Marlys J. Kalmbach, 83, Jamestown, ND died Sunday morning March 10, 2019 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND.

Marlys Ruddy was born January 5, 1936 at Jamestown, ND the daughter of Harold J. Ruddy and Della (Harr) Ruddy.  She attended Franklin Elementary and Jamestown High School.

She and Les Kalmbach were married October 26, 1957 at Webster, SD.  They...

Mar 9, 2019

John H. Knoblauch, 92, Napoleon, ND, died Saturday March 9, 2019 at the Napoleon Care Center.

John was born April 19, 1926 at San Francisco, CA, the son of Herman and Minnie (Ronayne) Knoblauch. He attended grade school at Most Holy Redeemer Elementary School and St. Philip School in San Francisco. He graduated from San Francisco Polytechnic High School.

John...

Mar 6, 2019

Lorraine M. Kramer, 86, Jamestown, ND, died Wednesday March 6, 2019 in Eventide at Hi-Acres.

Lorraine 'Chicken' Clark was born March 31, 1932 at Edmunds, ND, the daughter of Stewart and Alice (Wescom) Clark. She attended the local school where she received her elementary education and grew to womanhood in the area. She later received her GED.

She and Orville Haugen...

Mar 5, 2019

Melvin Peterson, 87, Jamestown, ND died Tuesday afternoon March 5, 2019 at Eventide in Jamestown, ND.

Melvin Peterson was born April 17, 1931 at Crystal Springs, ND in Kidder County the son of Axel Peterson and Anna (Hanson) Peterson.   He received his elementary education in the local rural school and grew to manhood in the vicinity where he helped on...

Mar 3, 2019

Bertha Dewald, 99, Jamestown, ND, died Sunday, March 3, 2019 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown.

Bertha Kirschenman was born May 14, 1919 west of Streeter, ND the daughter of John and Magdalena (Graf) Kirschenman.  She attended the local elementary school and grew to womanhood on the family farm; in 1939 went to work in Streeter at the grocery and...

Feb 16, 2019

Jean Carpenter, 96, Jamestown, ND died early Saturday morning February 16, 2019 in Ave Maria Village.

Jean A. Kirkhoff was born February 17, 1922 at Oriska, ND, the daughter of Warren Kirkhoff and Josephine (Schlagel) Kirkhoff. She started grade school in Oriska and after moving to Fingal, ND with her parents she graduated from the Fingal High School. She attended...

Feb 16, 2019

Rosemary Louise Eckelberg, 87, Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, ND died early Saturday, morning February 16, 2019 at Ave Maria.

Rosemary McConnell was born April 7, 1931 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dickinson, ND the daughter of Annie (Sheperd) and Robert Sherman McConnell.

They lived near Emerson, ND. When Rosemary was one, the family moved to Bovey, MN and when she...

Feb 14, 2019

Luella “Lucy” Schatz, 88, Jamestown, ND died Thursday, February 14, 2019 at her home in Jamestown.

Luella Orsund was born November 28, 1930 to Peder and Anna (Iverson) Orsund at Grafton, ND. Luella attended the local rural school near Nash, ND through the eighth grade and then went on to graduate from Grafton High School. Throughout high school and after...

Feb 11, 2019

Mavis Weispfenning, Bismarck, ND died February 11, 2019 at Sanford Medical Center at the age of 89.

Mavis Phyllis Eisenbeis was born March 13, 1929 on a farm northwest of Fredonia to Reinhold and Hulda (Krueger) Eisenbeis, the second oldest of six daughters, and baptized Lutheran. She attended elementary school through the eighth grade, first at Nathan School District #1...

Feb 9, 2019

Captain Steve Vivian, 77, Jamestown, ND passed away Saturday February 9, 2019 at his home in Jamestown, ND.

Stephen Ellis Vivian was born March 28, 1941 in Modesto, CA to Steve & Dorothy (Ustick) Vivian. Upon his high school graduation in 1959 his mother gave him 0 to learn to fly, which set the course for the rest of his...

Feb 8, 2019

Emilie Erbele, 96, Wishek, ND formerly of Lehr, ND died late Friday evening February 8, 2019 at the Wishek Living Center in Wishek, ND.

Emilie Presler was born December 7, 1922 at Fredonia, ND the daughter of John Presler, Jr. and Katie (Entzi) Presler. She received her elementary education in the local rural school and grew to womanhood in the...

Feb 1, 2019

Magdalena Maria Lautt, 90, Fredonia, ND died early Friday, morning February 1, 2019 at the Wishek Living Center in Wishek, ND.

Maggie Lux was born July 26, 1928, 4 miles SW of Fredonia, ND the daughter of John Lux and Maria (Heller) Lux. She was baptized at home and confirmed at Martin Luther Lutheran Church by Rev. John Bunge. She...

Jan 31, 2019

James Paul Staloch, 97, Jamestown, ND died Thursday, January 31, 2019 at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, ND.

James was born October 25, 1921 at Jamestown, ND, the son of Frank Staloch and Mary (Schultz) Staloch. He received his elementary education in the local school and graduated from the Windsor School. In 1939 he went to work as...

Jan 29, 2019

Esther Kirvida, 92, Streeter, ND died Tuesday evening January 29, 2019 at Sanford Health in Bismarck, ND.

Esther Meisch was born October 7, 1926 at Streeter, ND, the daughter of Matthew Meisch and Lousia (Moos) Meisch. She attended the local school in Streeter where she received her elementary education.

She and Joe Kirvida were married November 18, 1945 at Streeter,...

Jan 24, 2019

Richard “Dick” Christensen, 68, Jamestown, ND died Thursday January 24, 2019 at Sanford Health in Bismarck, ND.

Dick was born September 11, 1950 in Morris, MN, the son of Glenn and Yuvonne (Lake) Christensen. He attended school at Chokio, MN, and graduated from Chokio-Alberta High School in 1968. He worked at the Equity Elevator in Chokio until 1974 when he...

Jan 20, 2019

Crystal Church, 55, Jamestown, ND, passed away, peacefully in her sleep, on January 20th, 2019, at Manor Care in Fargo, ND after a long battle with diabetes and cancer.

Crystal was born in Fort Leonard Wood, MO on March 4th, 1963 to Lois Church. In her early years she spent time in Germany, from the age of 9 months until she...

Jan 16, 2019

Arthur Dewald, 94, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday January 16, 2019 at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

Art was born February 29, 1924 Southwest of Streeter, ND, the son Jacob and Rosina (Rau) Dewald. He attended the local rural school

He and Tillie Mertz were married June 28, 1945 at Napoleon, ND. They made their home west of Streeter on the...