All Obituaries

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 Wishek, the daughter of Emanuel Hochhalter and Maria Magdalena (Ketterling) Hochhalter.  She received her elementary education in the...

Inez Ruff, 85, Streeter, ND died Monday March 11, 2019 at Eventide at Hi-Acres in Jamestown, ND. Inez Ruth Reich was born February 3, 1934, south of Medina, ND, the daughter of August and Katie (Lang) Reich. She attended rural school in the Medina area and later attended Jamestown High School for 1 year. She went to work at Pred’s Clothing Store. She and Harry Ruff were married September 14, 1952 at Medina, ND. they made their home in MN where she worked for several years. They...

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 made their home in Jamestown where she worked as a cashier for Red Owl Grocery and later for the Gibson Store.  Following...

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 entered the US Navy June 24, 1944 at San Francisco, trained at Farragut, ID and served in the US Naval Construction Battalion. He...

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 were married in 1949 at Lemmon, SD. After the death of her husband in 1954 she moved to Jamestown. Lorraine and...

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 many family farms in the Crystal Springs/ Medina area.  The Frank Simmon’s and William ‘Billy’ Schimdt...

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 clothing store until 1946. She and Philip Dewald were married June 7, 1946 at Medina, ND.  They made their home on the farm NW of...

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 the ND Ag College (NDSU) and graduated from Valley City State Teachers College (Valley City State University). She and George M....

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 was 3 they moved to Michigan. They lived in the cities of Webberville, Clawson and Birmingham. In February of 1947 the...

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 she worked at the Nash General Store, the Nash Café, a family grocery store, and was Deputy Treasurer at the Walsh...