Obituaries

Robert  'Bob' Grohnke

Robert 'Bob' Grohnke

Oct 5, 2011

Robert "Bob" Grohnke, 77, Wimbledon, ND died Wednesday October 5, 2011 at the Sanford Health in Fargo, ND.Bob was born July 2, 1934 at Lidgerwood, ND, the son of Albert and Anna (Trittin) Grohnke. He attended the local elementary school and graduated from Lidgerwood High School in 1952. He attended Wahpeton State College for 2 years. He then went to...

Mytra  Walker-Mueller) Bond

Mytra Walker-Mueller) Bond

Oct 1, 2011

Mytra (Lois Walker) Bond, 79, died Saturday October 1, 2011 at the Scottsdale Health Care Center in Scottsdale, AZ.Lois was born November 18, 1931 in Nogosek Township near Courtenay, ND, the daughter of Floyd Walker and Leiva (Bond) Walker. She attended school at Courtenay and grew to womanhood in the vicinity.She worked as an alternative energy consultant for 30 years....

Edwin Elhard

Edwin Elhard

Sep 29, 2011

Edwin Elhard, 96, Jamestown, ND died Thursday afternoon September 29. 2011 at the Ave Maria Village in Jamestown, ND.Edwin Elhard was born on November 27, 1914 SW of Jud, ND the son of John G. and Magdalena (Kuhn) Elhard. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Jud, ND and received his elementary education in Raney Township. He and...

Roger Tanaka

Roger Tanaka

Sep 22, 2011

Roger Tanaka, 67, Streeter, ND died Early Thursday Morning September 22, 2011 at the St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, ND.Roger Tanaka was born July 20, 1944 at Chicago, IL, the son of John Tanaka and Miyoko Tanaka. He moved with his family to Japan when he was young, and moved to Seattle, WA. He received his education in Japan and...

Leah Jerke

Leah Jerke

Sep 19, 2011

Leah Jerke, 92, Jud, ND died Monday evening September 19, 2011 at the Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City, ND.Leah Lang was born May 10, 1918 at Gackle, ND, the daughter of Gottleib Lang and Christine (Martel) Lang. She received her education at the Gackle Pubic Schools and graduated from Gackle High School in 1936. She went on to College...

Ruth Gahner

Ruth Gahner

Sep 17, 2011

Ruth Gahner, 88, Beulah, ND died peacefully, on Saturday September 17, 2011 at the Knife River Care Center in Beulah, ND.Ruth Entzminger was born May 29, 1923 on the home place near Kulm, ND, the 4th of 7 children of Jacob Entzminger and Katherina (Reich) Entzminger. She attended Kulm Baptist Church. She attended Swede Township School through 8th grade and...

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...