All Obituaries

Esther Graf, 91, Streeter, ND died early Thursday morning July 11, 2019 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. Esther Roesler was born April 7, 1928 at Lehr, ND, the daughter of Fred Roesler and Amelia (Kanawischer) Roesler.  She attended the local rural school and grew to womanhood in the Lehr, ND area. She and Emil Graf were married October 6, 1944 at Streeter, ND.   They made their home on a farm Southwest of Streeter where they farmed until 1956 when they moved into...

Michael Joseph Westerfield, Aka “Doc” 61 of Ypsilanti ND passed away on July 6th 2019 peaceful in his home. He was born April 4th 1958 in Beech Grove Indiana and was a 1976 graduate of Taylor High school. Michael attended pre-med at Indiana university Bloomington and graduated from Dr. Scholl’s Podiatry school in Chicago in 1988. He is survived by his daughter Kami Wunderlich (Nick), siblings Mark Westerfield, Matt Westerfield, MD, Jill Schildt (Brian), Kris Irving...

Marvel Dorothy Hust Schmidt was born July 10, 1923 in Streeter, North Dakota to Jacob and Wilhelmina Hust. She had five brothers: Harvey, Arnold, Jim, Jerome, and Donald. She attended grades 1-8 at Country School but was needed at home to help cook and keep house, as well as being a little “Shepherdess” in the fields. She met and married Arthur Schmidt of Streeter, ND on June 9, 1943. They lived and worked in Jamestown, N. Dakota and had one son, Jerry, and two grandsons, Cory...

Janice Jaeger, 77, Gackle, ND, passed away Thursday, June 27th, 2019, in her home after a brief battle with cancer.  Janice was born October 9, 1941, in Rugby, ND to Matt and Barbara (Heilman) Hilzendager. She was raised on the family farm in Pierce County and graduated high school in Berwick, ND. She married Jack L. Jaeger on  February 29th, 1960 and settled on a farm southwest of Rugby, ND, where they raised their five children.  Janice was quiet, hardworking, and was...

Janice Jaeger, 77, Gackle, ND died Thursday, June 27, 2019 at her home in Gackle, ND. A graveside service will be held at a later date.

Hilma E. Schweigert, 91, Lehr, ND, died Tuesday June 25, 2019 at the Ashley Medical Center in Ashley, ND. Hilma Kanewischer was born May 12, 1928 on the family farm North of Lehr in Logan County, the daughter of William Kanewischer and Emma (Dallman) Kanewischer.  She received her elementary in the local rural school and helped on the family farm. She and Albert Schweigert were married May 26, 1947 at Napoleon, ND.  They made their home on his parents farm Northeast of Lehr where...

Jessie Schwartz, 85, Jamestown, ND died late Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Eventide Nursing Home in Jamestown. Jessie Mae Triepke, daughter of Henry Emil and Alma (Lee) Triepke was born on January 21, 1934 in Nortonville, ND; where she attended school until the eighth grade. Jessie was united in marriage to Harold Milton Schwartz on June 3, 1956 at Griswold Trinity Church and together they worked the homestead until both retired in 1981. In 1989 they moved to LaMoure, North...

David Earl Stiefel, 67, Jamestown, ND died Thursday June 13, 2019 at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center. David was born June 12, 1952 at Hazen, ND, the son of Albin John Stiefel and Frieda Martha (Ziemann) Stiefel. They moved to Jamestown where he attended school and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1970. He and Lori Bentz were married July 17, 1986 at Jamestown, ND. They made their home in Jamestown where he worked at Newman Signs and later at Agri-Cover. David is survived...

Raymond ‘Greasy’ Eberhardt, 87, Jamestown, ND died Tuesday June 11, 2019 at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, ND. Ray was born October 25, 1931 at Alfred, ND, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Stiehr) Eberhardt. He attended the local rural school in Deer Lake Township where he received his elementary education and grew to manhood in the area.  He entered the United States Army Dec. 3, 1952 at Fargo, ND.   He was discharged March 31, 1953 at Fort...

Joan Flaig, 83, Jud, ND, died Monday June 10, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Society at Oakes, ND. Joan Bender was born May 11, 1936 at Hitchcock, SD, the daughter of Rudolph and Lucile (Rodman) Bender. She attended school at Gackle and graduated from Gackle High School in 1954. She and Marvin Flaig were married August 1, 1954 at Gackle, ND. They made their home on a farm NE of Alfred where farmed for many years. Following the death of her husband January 14, 1996, she continued to live on the...