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Kenneth Anderson

Kenneth Anderson

Apr 21, 2023

Kenneth LeRoy Anderson was born on June 29, 1948 to Ora and Mary Anderson of Ypsilanti, ND. He passed away unexpectedly on April 21, 2023.

Ken began his education at Winfield Township School before attending Ypsilanti School and Montpelier High School. After his 1966 high school graduation, he attended NDSU and studied agriculture before joining his father to work on...

Darlene Elsner

Darlene Elsner

Apr 19, 2023

 

Darlene Elsner, 84, Gackle, ND died Wednesday April 19, 2023 at her home in Gackle

Darlene was born November 25, 1938 at Gackle, ND, the daughter of William and Ottilia (Morlock) Bier. After the death of her parents, she was raised by Ludwig and Alvina Mayer. She attended school at Gackle and graduated from Gackle High School in 1956.

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Clint Grommish

Clint Grommish

Apr 17, 2023

 

Clint D. Grommish, 22, Jamestown, ND died Monday April 17, 2023 at his home in Jamestown.

Clint was born October 23, 2000 at Jamestown, ND, the son of Loren Orke and Rebeckah Grommish. He attended Jamestown High School. He worked for Ozzie’s Deer Processing. He loved to fish and hunt and spend time with his family. He really enjoyed...

Perry Finck

Perry Finck

Apr 17, 2023

 

Perry Finck, 65, Jamestown, ND passed away at his home on April 17, 2023.

He was born in Bismarck ND the 4th of 5 boys to Edgar and Irene (Rath) Finck. He was 3 years old when they moved to Jamestown and he continued to reside here until his death.

He was employed at the North Dakota State Hospital...

Craig Kemmet

Craig Kemmet

Apr 15, 2023

 

Craig Gerald Kemmet, 63, Fargo, ND died Saturday April 15, 2023 at Fargo.

Craig was born February 18, 1960 at Jamestown, ND the son of Gerald and Martha (Hruby) Kemmet. He attended school at Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1978. He worked for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad.

He and Melody BiIoff were married January...

Viola Nitschke

Viola Nitschke

Apr 11, 2023

Viola Freida Nitschke, loving mother of two children, and grandmother of three grandchildren, passed away on April 11, 2023, at age 94.

Viola was born on September 30, 1928 in Gackle, North Dakota. Viola is the oldest of five children born to Simon and Bertha Koenig who lived on a farm near Alfred, North Dakota. Viola attended grade school in...

Phyllis Wentz

Phyllis Wentz

Apr 10, 2023

Phyllis (Johnson) Wentz, 95, of Streeter, ND passed away peacefully on Monday April 10, 2023 at the Gackle Care Center, Gackle, ND.

Phyllis was born on October 8, 1927, to Albert G and Amanda (Walters) Johnson in Pettibone, ND. She moved with her family to Dawson, ND where she attended elementary school and later moved with her mother and 6...

Violet Entzi

Violet Entzi

Apr 7, 2023

Violet Entzi, 98, Lehr, ND died Friday April 7, 2023 at the Gackle Care Center in Gackle, ND.

Violet was born April 2, 1925 at Oakes, ND, the daughter of Herman and Bertha (Hill) Huse. In 1926 they moved to a farm south of Berlin, ND where she went to school in the Rosenthal District. She then went to school...

Rick Alfstad

Rick Alfstad

Mar 31, 2023

Ricky Lynn Alfstad, Rick, 63, Jamestown, ND died Friday, March 31,2023 at his home in Jamestown.

Rick was born April 12,1959 in Kensal, ND the son of Bruce and Helen (Smith) Alfstad. He grew up in Grace City, ND; where he attended school.  After high school, he enlisted in the National Guard where he served 6 years before being honorably...

Elna Mackenzie

Elna Mackenzie

Mar 31, 2023

Elna Mackenzie, 87, of Jamestown, ND died Friday, March 31, 2023, in Eventide at Hi-Acres.

Elna was born on February 29, 1936, in Halliday, ND, the daughter of Jacob and Magdalena Weisenberger. Elna attended school in Halliday where she participated in basketball, track and field, and cheerleading. After graduating from high school, she attended Dickinson State Teacher’s College where she...

David Janke

David Janke

Mar 29, 2023

David Janke, 89, died peacefully on March 29, 2023 at SMP Health- Ava Maria in Jamestown, ND, under the care of JRMC Hospice.

David Janke was born on May 28, 1933 on the family farm south of Gackle, ND to Christina and Gottfried Janke.  He married LaVerne Bier on October 17, 1953 at the First Congregational Church in Gackle.  Together...

Florence Dockter

Florence Dockter

Mar 29, 2023

Florence Dockter, 72, Dickinson, ND died Wednesday March 29, 2023 at St. Benedict Health Center.

Florence Schatz was born September 7, 1950 at Medina, ND, the daughter of John and Emma (Bender) Schatz. She attended school at Medina, graduating from Medina High School.

She and Kenneth Robert Dockter were married October 5, 1975 at Medina, ND. They made their home...

Janice Steinmetz

Janice Steinmetz

Mar 28, 2023

Janice Steinmetz passed away March 28th, 2023 at the age of 80.  She was born May 31, 1942 with her twin sister to Gotthilf Dalke and Emma Marzolf on a farm near Lehr, North Dakota.  She attended a country school near there. 

Janice married Lee Steinmetz in 1970.  They moved to the Garden City, Kansas area.  They welcomed their daughter...

Lois Church

Lois Church

Mar 28, 2023

Lois Church, 82, Jamestown, ND died Tuesday morning March 28, 2023 at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loved ones.

Lois Trenary was born May 13, 1940 on the family farm near Berlin, ND the daughter of Richard and Rosella (Hansen) Trenary. She attended the local elementary school and later moved to Marshall, MN where she graduated from...

Mac McPherson

Mac McPherson

Mar 25, 2023

Marion ‘Mac’ McPherson, 86, Jamestown, ND died Saturday, March 25, 2023 at SMP Health- Ave Maria in Jamestown, North Dakota.

Mac was born May 6, 1936 at Woodworth, ND, the son of Eugene and Edna (Graves) McPherson.  He attended school in Jamestown graduating in 1954 from Jamestown High School, while receiving many awards in football and baseball.

He and Betty...

Arlene Rudolph

Arlene Rudolph

Mar 22, 2023

Arlene Jean Rudolph, 89, formerly of Gackle, ND, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. She was surrounded by her children, at her son’s home, in Bismarck, ND where she was under Hospice care.

Arlene was born to Emil and Hulda (Fey) Meidinger on their family farm southwest of Fredonia, ND in McIntosh County, on February 12, 1934. She...

Shirley Nitschke

Shirley Nitschke

Mar 15, 2023

Shirley Mae (Wegner) Nitschke, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2023 in Fargo, North Dakota, at Eventide Care Center.

Born on June 29th, 1936 to Ted and Martha (Elhard) Wegner of Alfred, North Dakota, Shirley attended a farm school for one year and then completed her elementary years at the Alfred School. Shirley...

Cheryl Leean

Cheryl Leean

Mar 15, 2023

Cheryl Lee Leean, 67, Jamestown, ND passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Sanford Health in Bismarck. 

Cheryl Neva was born September 1, 1955 at Kensal, ND the daughter of George B. and Hilda (Diederichs) Neva.  She grew up in rural Kensal, graduating from Kensal Public School in 1973.  She babysat for close neighbors and friends including Duane and Cheryl...

Arthur Henke

Arthur Henke

Mar 11, 2023

Arthur Henke, 93, Jamestown, died Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City, ND.

“Art” Arthur Lawrence Henke was born August 12, 1929 at a farm between Fredonia and Kulm in McIntosh County to Fred and Hannah (Schneider) Henke.  He was the first baby baptized at the new Zion II Lutheran Rural Church near Ashley where he...

Darlene Heintz

Darlene Heintz

Mar 3, 2023

 

Darlene Heintz, 84, Jamestown, ND died Friday March 3, 2023 at Edgewood in Jamestown, ND.

Darlene was born February 19, 1939 at Sykeston, ND, the daughter of Edward and Loretta (Schaack) Sondag. She attended Sykeston public school and graduated from Sykeston High School in 1957. She attended Interstate Business College and graduated in 1958. Darlene worked at Gate City...

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