Obituaries

Irvin Kleingartner

Irvin Kleingartner

Oct 3, 2018

Irvin Kleingartner, 91, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday October 3, 2018 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND

Irvin was born on December 8, 1926 to Balzer and Olga (Schlenker) Kleingartner, on the family farm 10 miles south and 1 mile west of Gackle, ND. He received his elementary education in the local school in Gutschmidt Township and grew to manhood...

Alvin  L Kessel

Alvin L Kessel

Sep 29, 2018

Alvin L. Kessel, 81, Jamestown, ND died Saturday September 29, 2018 at Eventide in Jamestown, ND.

Alvin Kessel was born December 22, 1936 in McIntosh County, Ashley, ND the son of Gottfried Kessel and Emma (Pahl) Kessel. He attended the local rural school and then attended Ashley High School graduating in 1954.

Following his graduation he worked for area...

Shawn Eberl

Shawn Eberl

Sep 25, 2018

Shawn Ray Eberl, 35, Valley City, ND passed away early Tuesday morning, September 25th, 2018 at his home after a short but courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family, friends, and under the care of hospice.

Shawn was born July 6th, 1983 in Jamestown, ND to Clint and Robin (Hochhalter) Eberl. He had a younger brother Owen Eberl....

Lucille Butrick

Lucille Butrick

Sep 19, 2018

Lucille Marie Schlenker Butrick, 92, passed away peacefully on September 19, 2018, in her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Lucille was born October 18, 1925, on the family farm 7 miles west of Jud, North Dakota, in Raney Township the daughter of John R. and Maria (Nitschke) Schlenker. She attended a rural one-room school in Mikkelson Township #3 in...

Jerome Reule

Jerome Reule

Sep 15, 2018

Jerome Reule, 83, Medina, ND died early Saturday morning September 15, 2018 at Eventide in Jamestown, ND.

Jerome Reule was born July 22, 1935 at Medina, ND, the son of John Reule and Rachel (Schauer) Reule. He attended the local school in Medina graduating in 1953. He worked in the

Oilfields in Montana and North Dakota.

He and Lila Wolfe...

Christine Ottmar

Christine Ottmar

Aug 26, 2018

Christine (Schilling) Ottmar, 95, died on August 26, 2018, at Maranatha Village in Springfield, Missouri.

Christine was born October 29, 1922, on the family farm, near Venturia, North Dakota. She was the youngest child of George and Katharina Woehl Schilling, immigrants of German ancestry who came to the United States from South Russia (now Ukraine) around the turn of...

Sharla  K. Matteson

Sharla K. Matteson

Aug 21, 2018

Sharla K. Matteson, 72, Jamestown, ND died early Tuesday morning, August 21, 2018 at her home near Jamestown.

Sharla Hopland was born March 9, 1946 at Jamestown, ND the daughter of Emil Hopland and Ruth Emma (Burleson) Hopland. She received her elementary education in the local school and graduated from the Jamestown High School in 1964.

She and Danny Matteson...

Viola Horst

Viola Horst

Aug 20, 2018

Viola Horst, 91, Jamestown, ND died Monday August 20, 2018 in Eventide at Hi-Acres.

Viola was born September 22, 1926 at Java, SD, the daughter of Adolph and Bertha (Schaffer) Horst. She attended the local elementary school where she received her education and grew to womanhood.

She worked as a dish washer at various restaurants and later did day care...

Stanley Spitzer

Stanley Spitzer

Aug 20, 2018

Stanley Wayne Spitzer, 68, Streeter, ND died on August 20, 2018 at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by his family. He died as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

Stanley Spitzer was born on October 24, 1949 to Alvin and Olga (Schumaker) Spitzer of Streeter, ND. He attended country school before graduating from Streeter High School...

Kenneth  Robert Dockter

Kenneth Robert Dockter

Aug 13, 2018

Kenneth Robert Dockter, 68, Mandan, ND passed away Monday afternoon August 13, 2018 at Sanford in Bismarck, ND, on his granddaughter Eliahna’s 2nd birthday.

Bobby was born January 26, 1950 at the family farm home NW of Streeter, ND, the son of Rudolph and Esther Dockter. He attended Streeter Public School where he received his elementary education and grew to...

William 'Bill' Fetzer

William 'Bill' Fetzer

Jul 31, 2018

William ‘Bill’ Fetzer, 84, Jamestown, ND passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon at his home surrounded by his family.

William Lewis Fetzer was born on January 18, 1934 in Anamoose, ND to Wilhelm and Karolina (Sonnenberg) Fetzer.

He married the love of his life, Regina (Fettig) on March 30, 1959 in Harvey, ND. They made their home in Jamestown, ND...

Lisa Ronngren

Lisa Ronngren

Jul 30, 2018

Lisa Ronngren, 49, Fargo, ND, died Monday July 30, 2018 at her home in Fargo, ND.

Lisa was born January 2, 1969 at Jamestown, ND, the daughter of Arlen and Charlotte Rae (Koch) Ronngren. She attended school in Jamestown and later received her GED.

Lisa worked as a sales person for her mom at the Watkins Craft Store in Jamestown,...

Justin Diede

Justin Diede

Jul 28, 2018

Justin Curtis Diede, 39, Jamestown, ND, died peacefully Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Sanford Hospital in Bismarck, ND after a brave fight from heart complications.

Justin was born March 6, 1979 the loving son of Curtis and Juli Diede at Jamestown, ND. He attended school in Jamestown, receiving his GED from Jamestown High School. He was a man of all...

Donald  G. Eckstein

Donald G. Eckstein

Jul 25, 2018

Donald G. Eckstein, 61, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday July 25, 2018 at Eventide at Hi-Acres.

Don was born July 6, 1957 at Morrison, IL, the son of Earl C. Eckstein and Viola V. (Green) Eckstein. He attended school at Albany Grade School in Illinois and graduated from Manzano High School, Albuquerque, NM.

Don lived in Los Lunas, NM where he...

Rhonda Tompkins

Rhonda Tompkins

Jul 4, 2018

Rhonda Tompkins, 57, Jamestown, ND died Wednesday July 4, 2018 at Eventide in Jamestown, ND. Rhonda Koenig was born May 7, 1961 at Gackle, ND the daughter of Archie and Sylvia (Spitzer) Koenig. She received her elementary education in Gackle graduating from the Gackle High School. She then attended college in Rapid City, SD for 2 years.

She and Loyal...

Wilbert Schweigert

Wilbert Schweigert

Jul 2, 2018

Wilbert Schweigert, 94, Lehr, ND died Monday July 2, 2018 at his home North of Lehr, ND.

Wilbert was born March 3, 1924 on the family farm Northeast of Lehr, ND the son of Andrew and Justina (Gill) Schweigert. He attended the local country school and helped on the farm.

He and Martha Kanewischer were married November 2, 1944 at...

Sylvia Koenig

Sylvia Koenig

Jul 2, 2018

Sylvia Koenig, 75, Gackle, ND died Monday July 2, 2018 at Eventide in Jamestown, ND.

Sylvia Spitzer was born July 16, 1942 at Forbes, ND, the daughter of Harold Spitzer and Lucille D. (Merkel) Spitzer . She received her elementary education in the local school graduating from the Forbes High School.

She and Archie Koenig were married July 24, 1960...

Harold Giesbrecht

Harold Giesbrecht

Jun 24, 2018

Harold Giesbrecht, 81, Jamestown, ND died Sunday June 24, 2018 at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.

Harold was born March 27, 1937 at St. Johns, ND, the son of Isaac and Eva (Langan) Giesbrecht. He attended school and grew to manhood in the area.

He worked various jobs around the United States and Canada until moving to Jamestown.

He and...

Blanche  J. Ferderer

Blanche J. Ferderer

Jun 22, 2018

Blanche J. Ferderer, 87, Jamestown, ND died early Friday morning June 22, 2018 at Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND.Blanche Richardson was born January 2, 1931 at Perry, KS the daughter of John Henry Richardson and Marguerite Olga (Kelch) Richardson. Following the death of her parents in the 30’s, she and her 2 older sisters went to live in New...

CinChona  "Connie" Schulz

CinChona "Connie" Schulz

Jun 19, 2018

CinChona “Connie” Schulz, 92, Moorhead, MN formerly of the Streeter, ND community died Tuesday June 19, 2018 at Ecumens Evergreens of Moorhead.

Connie Reich was born February 7, 1926 on the family farm in Burnstad, ND, the daughter of John Reich and Katherine (Bertsch) Reich. She attended elementary school in Burnstad and graduated from the Streeter High School.

She and...