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LeRoy Oelke

LeRoy Oelke

Sep 14, 2011

LeRoy Oelke, 81, Fredonia, ND died Wednesday September 14, 2011 at the Edgewood Vista in Fargo, ND.LeRoy Oelke was born October 7, 1929 at Fredonia, ND, the son of Fred Oelke and Lydia (Scherbenske) Oelke. He attended the Fredonia Public School and Graduated from Kulm High School in 1948.He and Jeanette Nitschke were married October 24, 1954 at Fredonia, ND....

Jacob Schopp

Jacob Schopp

Sep 11, 2011

Jacob Schopp, 96, Jamestown, ND died Sunday September 11, 2011 at the Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND.Jacob Schopp was born March 16, 1915 at Lehr, ND, the son of Jacob Schopp and Christina (Weisenburger) Schopp. He received his elementary education at the local school and worked on the family farm.He and Clara Kessler were married September 30, 1937 at...

Opal Zundel

Opal Zundel

Sep 2, 2011

Opal Zundel, 92, Jamestown, ND, died Friday Morning September 2, 2011 at the Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck, ND.Opal Schober was born September 17, 1918 at the family farm home 6 miles west of Jud, ND, the daughter of William Schober and Vera (Simons) Schober. She received her elementary education at the local rural school and helped on...

Lorraine Kleingartner

Lorraine Kleingartner

Aug 31, 2011

Lorraine Kleingartner, 89, Gackle, ND died Wednesday morning August 31, 2011 at the Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND.Lorraine Mueller was born November 30, 1921 at Kulm, ND, the daughter of John J. Mueller and Louise (Doering) Mueller. She received her education in the Kulm schools and graduated from Kulm High School in 1939. She took a written test and...

Linda  L. Bjone

Linda L. Bjone

Aug 24, 2011

Linda L. Bjone, 57, Jamestown, ND died peacefully on Wednesday August 24, 2011 at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND.Linda Podoll was born March 18, 1954 at Jamestown, ND. She attended schools in the Alfred, Jud and Gackle area.Linda married Russ Bjone September 3, 1989 in Jamestown where they made their home. She worked for the North Dakota State Hospital for...

Lawrence H. "Larry" Nitschke

Lawrence H. "Larry" Nitschke

Aug 23, 2011

Lawrence Nitschke, 79, Jamestown, ND died early Tuesday morning, August 23, 2011 at his home in Jamestown, ND.Larry was born February 24, 1932 in Alfred, ND, the son of Otto Nitschke and Emma (Klundt) Nitschke. He received his elementary education in the Alexander Township and grew to manhood and helped on the family farm. He worked for various farmers in...

Ruth Schauer

Ruth Schauer

Aug 23, 2011

Ruth Schauer, 92, life-long resident of the Wishek, ND community died Tuesday morning August 23, 2011 at Sanford Health Center in Mayville, ND, where she lived in the Luther Memorial Nursing Home for the past 2 years.Ruth Heiser was born October 3, 1918 at Wishek, ND, the daughter of Emanuel Heiser and Katherine (Fischer) Heiser. She received her elementary education...

Wayne  Robert Looysen

Wayne Robert Looysen

Aug 13, 2011

Wayne Robert Looysen, 85, of Jamestown, ND, died peacefully of natural causes on August 13, 2011. He lived a life shaped by God's grace. Wayne was born on February 8, 1926, in Drake, North Dakota, the son of Ronald H. and Anna (Carlson) Stenseth Looysen.Wayne graduated from Plaza High School in 1944. In July of 1944,Wayne enlisted in the US...

Charles  Christian Bettenhausen

Charles Christian Bettenhausen

Aug 12, 2011

Charles Christian Bettenhausen, 87, Wishek, ND died Friday August 12, 2011 at the Prince of Peace Care Center in Ellendale, ND.Charles was born July 7, 1924, on the family homestead 11 miles SW of Wishek in McIntosh County. He was the son of Oliver and Emma (Kramer) Bettenhausen. The 5th of 17 children, he was raised on the family homestead...

Justin Nogosek

Justin Nogosek

Aug 8, 2011

Justin Nogosek, 43, Fargo, ND died Monday, August 8, 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.Justin was born July 24, 1968 in Rolla, ND, the son of Loyal Tompkins and Gayle (Havelick) Tompkins. He was baptized at Grace Episcopal Church in Jamestown, ND on October 13, 1968. He graduated from High School in Sauk Center, MN.He entered the US Navy in 1987. He...

Katherine  'Katie' Roehr

Katherine 'Katie' Roehr

Jul 29, 2011

Katherine ‘Katie' Roehr, 92, Jamestown, ND died July 29, 2011 in Eventide at Hi-Acres, Jamestown, ND.Katie was born December 28, 1918 at Pettibone, ND the daughter of John Reuther and Caroline (Bollinger) Reuther. She received her elementary education in Pettibone.She and Carl (Ole) Roehr were married June 17, 1944 at Kulm, ND. They made their home on a farm SE...

Alvina Scheid

Alvina Scheid

Jul 29, 2011

Alvina Scheid, 96, Jamestown, ND died Friday July 29, 2011 in Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown, NDAlvina Scheid was born October 20, 1914 at Fredonia, ND, the daughter of Nathaniel (Dan) Suko and Fredericka (Entzminger) Suko. In 1916 the family moved to Montana until 1921 when they returned to ND and settled on a farm NE of Alfred, ND....

Mildred  'Polly' Schmuhl

Mildred 'Polly' Schmuhl

Jul 24, 2011

Mildred Pauline Schmuhl, age 72, of Grantsburg, WI died July 24, 2011, peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Polly was born on February 21, 1939 in Jamestown, ND, the daughter of Sebastian and Helen (Somsen) Bear. She attended school at Buchanan, graduated from Buchanan High School and later from the Wahpeton School of Nursing. She married Edwin Schmuhl on...

Alice  V. Nitschke

Alice V. Nitschke

Jul 18, 2011

Alice Nitschke, 97, Rose Hill, KS died Monday night July 18, 2011 at the Lake Point Nursing Home in Rose Hill.Alice Zimmerman was born June 21, 1914 at the family farm NE of Gackle, ND, the daughter of Gottlieb and Jacobina (Kerner) Zimmerman. She attended the local rural school where she received her elementary education and grew to womanhood in...

Ronald Glodrey

Ronald Glodrey

Jul 7, 2011

Ronald Glodrey, 59 Gackle, ND died Thursday morning July 7, 2011 at the Med Center One Hospital in Bismarck, ND.Ron Glodrey was born September 18, 1951 at Jamestown, ND the son of Ray Glodrey and Donna (Messenberg) Glodrey. Received his elementary education and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1969. He worked for Curtis Electric in Jamestown in 1970.He and...

Christ Jerke

Christ Jerke

Jun 26, 2011

Christ Jerke, 101, Gackle, ND died Sunday morning June 26, 2011 at the Wishek Home for the Aged in Wishek, ND.Christ Jerke was born May 17, 1910 on the family homestead 5 miles northwest of Gackle, ND, the son of John Jerke and Maria (Seitz) Jerke. He attended a 1 room school in Griffin Township and the Gackle Public School...

Emelia Schlittenhard

Emelia Schlittenhard

Jun 22, 2011

Emelia Schlittenhard, 97, Bismarck, ND died Wednesday June 22, 2011 at the Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center at Bismarck, ND.Emelia Schlittenhard was born November 8, 1913 and raised near Gackle, ND the daughter of David Schlittenhard and Rosina (Bechdold) Schlittenhard. She received her elementary education in the local rural school north of Gackle, and helped on the family farm.She moved...

John  "Byron" Gallagher

John "Byron" Gallagher

Jun 15, 2011

John ‘Byron' Gallagher, 94, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday June 15, 2011 at the Eventide at Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown, ND.Byron was born May 18, 1917 at Jamestown, ND, the son of Charles Gallagher and Mabel (Brooks) Gallagher. He attended the Cleveland Public School where he received his elementary education and later attended the Valley City Public School.In 1935 he entered...

Alma Wegner

Alma Wegner

Jun 11, 2011

Alma Wegner, 95, Jamestown, ND died late Saturday night June 11, 2011 at Eventide in Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown, ND.Alma Krause was born May 16, 1916 on the family farm near Alfred, ND, the daughter of Jacob Krause and Elizabeth (Koenig) Krause. She received her elementary education in the local rural school and grew to womanhood in the vicinity where...

Frieda Schmierer

Frieda Schmierer

May 28, 2011

Frieda Schmierer, 99, Jamestown, ND died Saturday May 28, 2011 at the Ave Marie Nursing Home in Jamestown, ND.Frieda Horn was born May 15, 1912 at Robinson, ND, the daughter of Karl Horn and Maria (Needens) Horn. She received her elementary education in the Robinson area and helped on the family farm. She and Gust Schmierer were married October 15,...

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