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The Jamestown Sun
June 30 1979

The funeral for Maggie Aanerud, 64, Ellendale, will be there at 11 a.m. Monday in Christ the King Lutheran Church. She died Thursday.

Maggie Zimmerman was born Nov. 15, 1914 at Ashley and she married Jacob Moser there in July 1936. He died in 1946. She married Julius Gurebele in July 1949 at Ashley and he died in 1964. She married Darrel Aanerud Sept. 15, 1966 at Ellendale.

Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Mrs Leonard (Esther) Bucholz, Ellendale, Mrs. Darvin (Elizabeth) Goebel, Lehr, Mrs. Elroy (Margaret) Scherbenske, Roscoe, S.D., Mrs. Danny (Mary) Wick, Plains, Mont.; two brothers, Jacob, Ashley, Phillip, Jamestown; 15 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Holte Funeral Home, Fargo is in charge of arrangements.


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The Forum, Fargo, ND
04/01/2001
LaMoure, N.D.

Faith N. Aberle, infant daughter of Ronald and Melissa Aberle, LaMoure, died Thursday, March 29, 2001, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo.

Faith M. Aberle was born July 16, 2000, in Oakes, N.D.

She is survived by her parents; grandparents, Scott and Cheryl Ellis, LaMoure, Angie (Brian) Monsebrotten, Grand Forks, N.D., John (Ardis) Aberle Jr., LaMoure; great-grandparents, Norman and Virginia Ellis, LaMoure, Arnold and Opel Nelson, Lisbon, N.D., Ann Zimmerman, Gackle, N.D., Ed Holmstrom, LaMoure; and her great-great-grandmother, Saddie Holmstrom, Gackle.

Visitation: Today from 2-8, with a prayer service at 7:30, in Dahlstrom Funeral Home, LaMoure.
Funeral: Monday at 1 in Zoar Lutheran Church, LaMoure.
Burial: Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery, LaMoure.


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The Jamestown Sun
Monday, March 3, 2003

Albert Ackerman, 57, Cozad, Neb., formerly Streeter, N.D., died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, at Lincoln (Neb.) Memorial Hospital due to heart complications.

Mr. Ackerman was born Sept. 7, 1945, in Streeter, the son of George and Helen (Ehresman) Ackerman. He grew up and attended school in Streeter. He married Cindy Roe on Dec. 21, 1974.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Troy (Jean); a daughter, Lacy; and a brother, Ray.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Leroy.

Services: held Feb. 28, American Lutheran Church, Cozad.
Arrangements by Berryman Funeral Home.
Burial: Hillside Cemetery, Cozad.
Memorials: to charity of choice.


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The Jamestown Sun
Wednesday, March 03, 2004

Alma Ackerman, 75, Gackle, N.D., died Monday, March 1, 2004, at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown.

Alma Krieger was born March 19, 1928, on the family farm northwest of Gackle, the daughter of Reinhold and Lydia (Rath) Krieger. She received her elementary education at the local rural school, attended Gackle High School for a year and grew up in the area. She married Reuben Ackerman on April 12, 1951, in Gackle. They lived on a farm 10 miles northwest of Gackle until 1966, when they moved to a farm eight miles northwest of Gackle. She was a member of St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Streeter, N.D., and WELCA.

She is survived by her husband; a son, Glenn R. (Elaine), Fargo, N.D.; two daughters, Gloria (Jerry) Lauf, LaMoure, N.D., and Linda (David) Kienzle, Gackle; two sisters, Loretta (Edwin) Suko, Jamestown, and Delores (Melvin) Muller, Gackle; six grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Streeter, with the Rev. Robert Pestal officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Thursday, Haut Funeral Homes, Gackle.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial: Lutheran Cemetery, Streeter.


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The Jamestown Sun
Saturday, May 20, 2006

Gale Ackerman, 86, Jamestown, North Dakota died Friday, May 19, 2006 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown.

Gale Leroy Ackerman was born November 22, 1919 in Jamestown, the son of Myron, Jr. and Alice (Rick) Ackerman. He received his education in Clementsville, ND, northeast of Jamestown. Gale joined the US Army on February 6, 1942 at Fort Snelling, MN. He was a Heavy Artillery Section Chief with Company A, 409th Infantry. Gale served in the battles and campaigns of Normandy, northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and central Europe. He was honorably discharged on September 30, 1945 at Camp McCoy, WI.

Gale married Delphine Fode on June 9, 1946 in Jamestown, where they made their home. He worked as a sheet metal fabricator and furnace repairman for Milke Heating & Sheet Metal, and later for Greenwood Plumbing and Heating. Delphine died on September 15, 1987. He married Pearl Hendrix on November 22, 1989 in Jamestown.

He was a member of the American Legion and V.F.W., Jamestown.

Gale is survived by Pearl Hendrix, Jamestown; one daughter, Lynn (Terry) Nieland, Pingree; one son, Dave (Michelle) Ackerman, Jamestown; six grandchildren, T.J. Carr, Carrington, ND, Missy (Keith) Schroeder, Carrington, ND, Matt Nieland, Pingree, ND, Adam (Chandra) Ackerman, Jamestown, Cristal Ackerman, Jamestown, and Alicia Ackerman, Jamestown; six great grandchildren, Hope Carr, Brooke Carr, Bryce Carr, MaKayla Schroeder, Drew Schroeder, and Mya Schroeder, all of Carrington, ND; and one brother, Don (Lucille) Ackerman, Jamestown.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Delphine; parents; and one brother, Keith.

Funeral Service: 1:30PM, Monday, May 22, 2006 at the Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown with Pastor Dennis Ellingsen officiating.
Visitation: 1:00PM to 8:00PM, Sunday, May 21, 2006 at the Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.


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The Jamestown Sun
Thursday, January 11, 2007

Hubert Ackerman, 74, Yelm, Wash., formerly of Streeter, N.D., died Dec. 4, 2006, at Olympia, Wash.

Mr. Ackerman was born Nov. 8, 1932, on the family farm three and a half miles southeast of Streeter, the son of Jacob and Katherina (Stroh) Ackerman. He grew up and received his elementary education in the local rural school. He served in the U.S. Army from September 1953 to July 1955. He married Eileen Hanson on May 29, 1956. They lived in Virginia, Minn., until September 1958. They then moved to Brooklyn Center, Minn. In 1968, they moved to Federal Way, Wash. In 1995, he retired from the Carpenters Union following 40 years in the trade. They built a house at Lake Lawrence, Wash., southeast of Yelm.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Scott (Laurie), Lake Tapps, Wash., and Ken (Kristi), Des Moines, Wash.; three brothers, Edwin (Veronica) Wishek, N.D., Reuben, Gackle, N.D., and Elmer (Dena) Litchfield, Minn.; five sisters, Helen Fischer, Sacramento, Calif., Lydia Reich, Minot, N.D., Frieda Wittmier, Steele, N.D., Emma Hins, Jamestown, and Edna (Norman) Niskanen, Mount Iron, Minn.; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.

Services: held Dec. 11, in Summer, Wash.


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The Forum, Fargo, ND
05/18/2001
Carrington, N.D.

Edwin J. Aipperspach, 71, Carrington, died Tuesday, May 15, 2001, near Harvey, N.D.

Mr. Aipperspach was born Aug. 25, 1929, in Tappen, N.D. He grew up and attended school near Gackle, N.D., and later lived in Fessenden, N.D. In 1960 he moved to Carrington, where he operated a filling station with his brother. He later worked as a shuttle driver for Bessette Motors, Carrington.

He is survived by two brothers, Walter (Gerri), Carrington, Elroy (Judy), Langdon, N.D.; and four sisters, Darlene (George) Remillard, Loveland, Colo., Elenora (Wilbert) Weippert, Hendrum, Minn., LaVonna (Robert) Weymouth, Auburn, Wash., Connie (Rodney) Bort, Carrington.

Visitation: Today from 11-8:30, with a prayer service at 8, and Saturday from 9 to noon in Evans Funeral Home, Carrington.
Funeral: Saturday at 2 in Calvary Baptist Church, Carrington.
Burial: Carrington Cemetery.


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The Jamestown Sun
October 17, 2002

J. Gretchen (Getty) Albert, 95, LaMoure, N.D., died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002, at St. Rose Care Center, LaMoure.

Gretchen Christensen was born July 24, 1907, at Deisem, N.D., the daughter of Magnus and Bertha (Bauske) Christensen. She lived with her parents on a farm northwest of Edgeley, N.D., and later moved to a farm southeast of Gackle, N.D. In 1923 they moved to a farm southwest of Jud, N.D. She attended elementary school at Feske School, south of Gackle. She married Ralph Albert on Aug. 24, 1930, in Edgeley. They lived in Jud, where she taught piano, worked as a news correspondent for area newspapers and later worked at the Edgeley Mail Office for seven years. She worked at North Dakota Dairy Products Promotion Commission, Edgeley, as a secretary for 14 years until she retired. Following his death in 1966, she continued to reside in Edgeley until entering St. Rose Care Center.

She is survived by her son, Robert (Linda), White Bear Lake, Minn.; two sisters-in-law, Elizabeth (Mickey) Albert, Wishek, N.D., and Marie Nielson, Carrington, N.D.; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a brother, Lawrence.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Haut Funeral Chapel, Jamestown, with the Rev. Bryce Tahran officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and one hour before the service both at the funeral chapel.
Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery, Edgeley.


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The Jamestown Sun
Monday, August 11, 2003

Harry Lester Aman, age 84, Wishek, N.D., died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, at Wishek Community Hospital, Wishek.

Mr. Aman was born Feb. 14, 1919, at Lehr, the son of Gottlieb and Mary (Lehr) Aman. He grew up and attended school in Lehr. After graduating from Lehr High School, he served with the Civilian Conservation Corps in California and Washington. He returned to the Lehr area, where he taught rural school. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during World War II. After his discharge, he began working in the administrative offices for the Union Pacific railroad and later for Burlington Northern railroad of Great Falls, Mont., and in Whitefish, Mont. He married Joette Kovach in 1952. He retired from the railroad in 1976 and continued living in the Whitefish area until he moved to an assisted living center in Missoula, Mont. In December 1998, he moved to the Gackle (N.D.) Care Center and in October 1999 moved to the Wishek Nursing Home.

He is survived by a son, Randall, Ogden, Utah; a brother, Eugene (Connie), Wishek; two sisters, Gladys Vogel, San Diego, Calif., and Vivian (Richard), Fiechtner, Mesa, Ariz.; a brother-in-law, John Meier, Alta Loma, Calif. and a sister-in-law, Gladys Aman, Big Sandy, Mont.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and four sisters.

Services: 11 a.m. today, Dahlstrom Funeral Home Chapel, Wishek, with the Rev. Marty Toepke-Floyd officiating.
Visitation: one hour before the service, Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Wishek.
Burial: Lehr City Cemetery, Lehr


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Alvina W. Ammon, 83, Jamestown, N.D., died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997, in Hi Acres Manor, Jamestown.

Alvina Geiszler was born June 5, 1914, in Gackle, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. She married Arthur Ammon May 8, 1938, in Gackle. They farmed near Gackle and in 1945 moved to Dawson, N.D. In 1950, they moved to Jamestown where she worked for the Singer Sewing Co. for 15 years. He preceded her in death.

She is survived by two daughters, Evangeline Ronstad, Pittsburgh, Bernetta Guilhot, in Germany; a brother, Wilhelm, Oakes, N.D.; a sister, Anetta Rasch, Ashley, N.D.; and one grandchild. .....

Date: Fri - November 14, 1997
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a8


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The Billings Gazette, MT
Monday, February 27, 1939

DEATH CLAIMS BILLINGS MAN
Theodore Ammon, 33, Resided in City for Two Years

Theodore Ammon, 33, of 1011 South Thirtieth street, died at 7:30 a.m. Sunday at a local hospital.  Death was caused by a heart ailment.

He had resided in Billings for the last two years, coming here from Jamestown, N.D.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Pauline Ammon, who he married Nov. 21, 1929; three children, Leona, Elroy and Della May Ammon; his mother, Mrs. Theodore Ammon of Gackle, N.D.; three brothers, Otto and Arthur Ammon of Gackle, and John Ammon of Sidney, N.D.; four sisters, Mrs. John [Emma] Fode of Alfred, N.D.; Mrs. Christ [Christina] Zeebe of Medina, N.D., Mrs. John [Anna] and Miss Pauline Ammon of Gackle.

The body is at the Settergren funeral home.


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Columbia Missourian [MO]
May 7, 2002

No matter where Ilene Janice Anderson traveled, whether it was Germany or Holland, she always made sure family members received cards on their birthdays. And if family members had a dispute, she would intervene.

"If two of her siblings were spatting, she would call them both and get them to make up," said her daughter, Corrine McCune.

Ilene Janice Anderson, of Hallsville, died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at Boone Hospital Center. She was 62.

For anniversaries, Mrs. Anderson would always buy the right traditional gift. For McCune's first anniversary, Mrs. Anderson gave her lots of paper products.

"She bought me tons of paper towels and toilet paper," McCune said. "I said, 'thank you, mom.' I really needed this."

Mrs. Anderson was born July 26, 1939, in Alfred, N.D. to Henry and Ardina Radach Presler. On Sept. 30, 1962, she married Maynard Anderson in Alfred. Mrs. Anderson was a cook for Hallsville schools for 20 years.

Visitation for Mrs. Anderson will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W. Services, conducted by the Rev. Dave Benson, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Campus Lutheran Church, 304 S. College Ave.

She is survived by her husband; two sons, Brian L. Anderson of Columbia and Rodney L. Anderson of El Paso, Texas; a daughter, Corrine L. McCune of Hallsville; four brothers, Vernon Presler and Allan Presler, both of Kulm, N.D., Wallace Presler of East Wenatchee, Wash., and Elmer Presler of Dryden, Wash; two sisters, Lintena Fauth of Wapato, Wash., and Deanna Zenker of Gackle, N.D.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Memorials may be sent to Woodhaven Learning Center, 1405 Hathman Place, Columbia, MO 65201.


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The Jamestown Sun
Monday, June 21, 2004

Lilly M. Anderson, 88, Valley City, N.D., died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at the Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City.

Lilly Marie Beglau was born Sept. 9, 1915, in LaMoure County, near Alfred, N.D., the daughter of Emanuel E. and Olga (Ehman) Beglau. She attended school near Alfred for eight years and College High School in Valley City for two years. She married Dean Anderson on Jan. 25, 1945, in Belleville, Kan. They lived in Valley City, where she worked as a clerk at Ward’s and Pamida. He died Nov. 15, 1979. She was a member of the Congregational United Church of Christ, Valley City.

She is survived by a brother, Wallace, Richmond, Va.; and a sister, Harriet Erickson, Cheyenne, Wyo.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Edwin and Ervin; and four sisters, Violet, Leona, Clara and infant Alvina.

Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sheyenne Care Center Chapel, Valley City, with the Rev. Pamela Moeller, Ph.D., officiating.
Visitation: one hour before the service at the Sheyenne Care Center Chapel. Arrangements by Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City.
Burial: Woodbine Cemetery, Valley City.


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Rick James Anderson, 42, Eugene, Ore., formerly Carrington, N.D., died Fargo. At the age of 7, he moved with his mother to Gackle, N.D., where he attended school. In 1968 he moved to Carrington, where he finished school and worked various jobs until the age of 21. He moved to Oregon, where he had been employed in the recycling business. He is survived by a son, Stardust, Fargo; his mother, Hilda Lange, Carrington; and two sisters, Kathy Anderson, Jamestown, N.D., Vickie Lange Blotter, Velva, N.D. Memorial service: Monday at 2 in Church of the Nazarene, Carrington. ...

Date: Fri - September 10, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2
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CORRECTION 9/11 (sat c2) In the obituary for Rick James Anderson, 42, Eugene, Ore., formerly Carrington, N.D., in Friday's Forum, his mother's last name and a sister's maiden name were incorrect. His mother is Hilda Lang, Carrington, and his sister is Vickie Lang Blotter, Velva, N.D. ...

Date: Sat - September 11, 1999
Author: Correction
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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The Jamestown Sun
Monday, January 17, 2005

Robert H. Anderson, 68, Streeter, N.D., died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2005, at his home.

Mr. Anderson was born June 23, 1936, in Fargo, N.D., the son of Edward and Ellen (Campbell) Anderson. They lived in Embden, N.D., until 1949 when they moved to Streeter. He graduated from Streeter High School in 1954. He entered the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 24, 1954, at Jamestown. He served in England for three years until being discharged March, 12, 1958, at Manhattan Beach Air Force Station at Brooklyn, N.Y. He graduated from Valley City (N.D.) State University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. After graduating, he worked in Glasgow Public School system for six years, two years in Streeter Public School system and 32 years in Border Central School system, where he taught science. He retired in May 2002. He then moved to Streeter into his parents’ home. He was a member of the United Church of Christ, Streeter, Masons, Scottish Rite and Shrine, the American Legion Brumwell-Gray Post #276, Streeter American Legion, Elks, Eagles and Streeter Lions.

He is survived by two sisters, Doris (Irvin) Stockburger, West Fargo, N.D., Lois (Bernard) Fuchs, Downer, Minn; and a brother, Keith (Ann), College Park, Ga.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Haut Funeral Chapel, Jamestown, with the Rev. Barbara Murray officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial: Casselton Cemetery, Casselton, N.D.


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Napoleon Homestead, ND
June 7, 2006

Ella Ruth (Spitzer) Asplund, 86, Bismarck, died June 1, 2006 at her home.

Ella was born Feb. 10, 1920 in Streeter, the daughter of John and Magdalena (Graf) Spitzer. She was raised and attended school in the Streeter area. Ella then moved to Bismarck and was employed at the Capitol Lunch Room. She later managed Nicola Café, the Midway Lanes Café and the Capitol Lunch Room for many years. On Nov. 20, 1956 she married Paul Asplund.


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Albert Babitzke, 84, Gackle, N.D., died Saturday, July 29, 2000, in Moorhead Health Care Center.

Mr. Babitzke was born Aug. 27, 1915, in Ashley, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. On Nov. 1, 1940, he married Clara Hoffman in Eureka, N.D. They farmed near Ashley and Fredonia, N.D. They lived near Gackle for a year be...

Fargo Forum, ND
Tuesday, August 1, 2000


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The Jamestown Sun
January 30, 2002

Leah M. Barthel, 69, Jud, N.D., died Monday, Jan. 28, 2002, at her home near Jud.

Leah Marie Gohner was born Oct. 29, 1932, at the family farm near Jud, the daughter of John and Amelia (Suko) Gohner. She attended school in the Jud area. She married Myron Lucas Moldenhauer March 21, 1954. They farmed near the Alfred, N.D., area for a few years until they purchased her parents' farmstead near Jud. She lived part of each year on the farm. He died March 12, 1992. She continued to farm with her son, Michael, until fall 2001. She married Robert L. Barthel Nov. 25, 1999, at her home near Jud. They divided their time between their homes in Jud, and Muskogee, Okla. She enjoyed farm life, camping, fishing, and hosting family and church dinners.

She is survived by her husband; a son, Michael (Laura) Moldenhauer, Jud; a daughter, Kimberly (Tim) Keyes, Jud; four grandchildren; three stepsons, Robert (Nanci) Barthel, Shawnee, Okla., Randall (Audri) Barthel, Tulsa, Okla., and Roger (Nina) Barthel, New Boston, Texas; three stepgrandchildren; three brothers, Paul (Audrey), Montpelier, N.D., Joe (Phyllis), Alfred, and Jim (Mavis), Jud; five sisters, Laverne Yetterboe, Gackle, N.D., Deloris (Lloyd) Schroeder, Alfred, Mary Ann (Charles) Strobel, Napoleon, N.D., Sharon (Gordan) Schlenker, Jud, and Judy (David) Mickelson, Jamestown.

She was preceded in death by her first husband; her parents; a brother, Henry; and a sister, Irene Moldenhauer.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Church of God - Seventh Day, Alfred, with the Revs. Wayne Renyk and Jerry Morgan officiating.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Church of God Cemetery, Alfred.


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ROCHESTER -- The funeral for Tiffany Nicole Basol will be 1 p.m. Friday at Zumbro Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

Miss Basol, 21, of 2215 22nd St. N.W., a 1997 graduate of John Marshall High School, died of complications of cystic fibrosis on Tuesday (Feb. 15, 2000) at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison.

She was born Feb. 4, 1979, in Mayville, N.D., and moved to Rochester in 1986. She was a member of Zumbro Lutheran Church and the local Cystic Fibrosis chapter.

Survivors include her parents, John and Donna Basol of Rochester; paternal grandmother, Dorothy (Basol) Fogel of Mayville, N.D., and maternal grandparents, Andrew and Viola Iszler of Gackle, N.D. Her paternal grandfather preceded her in death.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ranfranz Funeral Home and an hour before the service Friday at the church.

Memorials are suggested to the Tiffany N. Basol Memorial Fund.

Date: 02/16/2000
Publication: Post Bulletin, Rochester MN


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Bertha Batsch, 93, Jamestown, formerly Gackle, N.D., died Thursday, Oct. 24, 1996, in Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Bertha Gumke was born June 1, 1903, near Gackle, where she grew up and attended school. She married Edward Batsch Oct. 21, 1921, in Jud, N.D. They farmed near Gackle until 1957 when they retired and moved into Gackle. He died in 1979. She entered the Gackle Care Center in 1991 and in 1995 she moved to Central Dakota Village.

She is survived by seven sons, Raymond (June), Jacob (Lorretta), both Jamestown, Norbert (Opal), Sioux Falls, S.D., Elmer (Doris), Gackle, Marvin, Harvey, N.D., Leonard (Charlotte), Valley City, N.D., Eugene, Minot, N.D.; ...

Date: Sat - October 26, 1996
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a14


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The Jamestown Sun
July 25, 2002

Edwin Bauer, 81, Wishek, N.D., died Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at his home.

Mr. Bauer was born Oct. 19, 1920, southwest of Wishek in McIntosh County, the son of Henry and Katherine (Oster) Bauer. He grew up and attended elementary school in the local rural school and then helped on the family farm. He married Ella Ottmar on Oct. 26, 1943, on her parents' farm near Wishek. They lived on his parents' farm and farmed until the fall of 1979 when they moved to Wishek. He was a member of Zion United Methodist Church, Wishek.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Linda (James) Pritzkau, Sidney, Mont., and Shirley (John) Anderson, Belgrade, Minn.; two sisters, Martha (Elmer) Pfeifle, Lodi, Calif., and Lea Friemarck, San Jose, Calif.; a brother, Harold, Los Angeles, Calif.; four grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and two brothers.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Zion United Methodist Church, Wishek, with the Rev. Marty Toepke-Floyd officiating.
Visitation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Haut Funeral Homes, Wishek, and one hour before services at the church.
Burial: Wishek City Cemetery, Wishek.


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The Jamestown Sun
Wishek, N.D.
Friday, May 23, 2003

Ella Bauer, 83, Wishek, N.D., died Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at Wishek Community Hospital, Wishek.

Ella Ottmar was born Feb. 11, 1920, in McIntosh County, N.D., the daughter of William Ottmar and Martha (Bader) Ottmar. She grew up in McIntosh County and received her elementary education in the local rural school. She helped on the family farm. She married Edwin Bauer on Oct. 26, 1943, on her parents farm near Wishek. They farmed and lived on his parents farm until the fall of 1979, when they moved to Wishek. She worked at Wishek Retirement Home for about three years. He died on July 24, 2002. She was a member of the Zion United Methodist Church, Wishek. She enjoyed quilting, gardening, crocheting and being a homemaker.

She is survived by two daughters, Linda (James) Pritzkau, Sidney, Mont., and Shirley (John) Anderson, Belgrade, Minn.; two brothers, Karl (Dorothy), Bismarck, N.D., and Chris (Shirley), Osceola, Wis.; a sister, Emma (Chuck) Hulteen, Sun City, Ariz.; four grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a sister and two brothers.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Zion United Methodist Church, Wishek, with the Rev. Marty Toepke-Floyd officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Sunday, Haut Funeral Homes, Wishek.
Visitation: 1 to 8 Sunday at the funeral home and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: Wishek City Cemetery, Wishek.


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The Jamestown Sun
Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Emelia Bauer, 93, Wishek, N.D., died Sunday, April 30, 2006, in Wishek.

Emelia Rath was born Nov. 4, 1912, in Kidder County, North Dakota, four miles east of Tuttle, N.D., the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Spah) Rath. She grew up in the area and received her elementary education in the local rural school and helped on the family farm. She married Christ Bauer on Nov. 4, 1934, at Tuttle. They lived on a farm southwest of Wishek and in 1942 moved to a farm nine miles southeast of Wishek. In 1974 they moved into Wishek where he worked for Raile Implement Co. He died Dec. 16, 1990. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Wishek.

She is survived by three daughters, Evelyn (Wilbur) Elhard, Jud, N.D., Janice (Alvin) Dockter, Great Falls, Mont., and Marvalene (James) Miller, Phoenix; two brothers, Sam (Edna), Tuttle, and Rueben, Minot, N.D.; two sisters, Rose Scherbenske, Tuttle, and Erna Weisenburger, Alexandria, Minn.; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, United Methodist Church, Wishek, with the Rev. Marty Toepke-Floyd officiating.
Visitation: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Haut Funeral Homes, Wishek, and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: Wishek City Cemetery, Wishek.


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Napoleon Homestead, ND
November 24, 2004

Arthur H. Becker, 89, Fargo, died Sunday, Nov. 21 at Manor Care in Fargo after a short battle of cancer.

Arthur was born Sept. 20, 1915, the son of Henry H. and Katherina (Kogler) Becker. He was raised on his father's homestead and attended rural schools. Arthur married Lillian Zimmerman May 19, 1940 at Streeter. They farmed south of his father's farm for 25 years. In 1965 they moved to Fargo where he worked for Gold Label Seeds and for Feder Janitorial.


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The Jamestown Sun
November 30, 2001

Esther Becker, 81, Napoleon, N.D., died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at Wishek Nursing Home, Wishek, N.D.

Esther J. Buck was born Oct. 6, 1920, at the family farm home southwest of Streeter, N.D., the daughter of John and Magdalena (Kaul) Buck. At the age of 6 her mother died and her father married Lydia Remboldt. She attended the local rural school, where she received her elementary education and grew up in the vicinity. She married Edward Becker Nov. 28, 1943, at Streeter. They lived on a farm east of Napoleon. In 1962 they moved to a farm southwest of Streeter, where they farmed. In 1979 they retired and moved into Napoleon. In 2001 she entered Napoleon Care Center, Napoleon, and later Wishek Nursing Home, Wishek. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Streeter. She enjoyed gardening, traveling, playing piano, crocheting and knitting.

She is survived by her husband; four sons, Dr. Garry (Rita McConnell), Gillette, Wyo., Gaylynn (Linda), Bismarck, N.D., Arlynn (Bethany), Napoleon, and AlLynn, Minneapolis, Minn.; three daughters, JoAnne Ringrose (Neal Reid), Toronto, Canada, Elayne (ElRoy) Patzner, Jamestown, and Jacqueline (Joseph) Becker, Bismarck; a brother, LeRoy (Alice), Wishek; six sisters, Edna Dockter, Wishek, Laverne (Raymond) Rueb, Grand Forks, N.D., Cincinette (Oscar) Rueb, Bismarck, Odella (Reinhold) Hauff, Golden Valley, N.D., Vivian (Vernon) Hansen, Kintyre, N.D., and Marlys (John) Grasl, Stevenville, Mich.; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother and a sister.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, United Methodist Church, Streeter, with the Rev. Grant Piehl officiating.
Prayer service: 8 p.m. Sunday, Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the funeral home.
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Bismarck Tribune, ND
December 1, 2001

NAPOLEON -- Esther J. Becker, 81, Napoleon, died Nov. 28, 2001, in the Wishek Nursing Home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Streeter, with the Rev. Grant Piehl officiating. 

Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Sunday at Haut Funeral Home, Gackle, with a family service beginning at 8 p.m. Sunday. 

Esther was born Oct. 6, 1920, to John Buck and Magdalena (Kaul) Buck near Streeter. Esther's mother died when Esther was six years old. Her father married Lydia Remboldt, who was a loving instant mother to three little children. Lydia and John Buck had seven more children together. Esther was raised on her parents' farm and was educated in a one-roomed rural school. Esther married Edward H. Becker on Nov. 28, 1943, in Streeter. Esther was an active member in the United Methodist Churches in both Napoleon and Streeter. 

Esther enjoyed gardening, traveling, playing piano, crocheting, knitting and spending time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 

In addition to working on the family farm, Esther wrote a Streeter column for the Napoleon Homestead, baked wedding cakes and was a Tupperware dealer. Throughout the years, Esther was an avid volunteer, especially to church and the American Cancer Society. 

Esther is survived by her husband, Edward. Esther was a loving mother to three daughters and sons-in-law, Joanna Ringrose and Neal Reid, Toronto, Canada, Elayne (Elroy) Patzner, Jamestown, and Jacqueline (Joseph) Becker, Bismarck; four sons and two daughters-in-law, Dr. Garry Becker and Rita McConnell, Gillette, Wyo., Gaylynn (Linda) Becker, Bismarck, Arlynn (Bethany) Becker, Napoleon, and AlLynn Becker, Minneapolis; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six sisters and brothers-in-law, Edna Dockter, Wishek, Laverne (Raymond) Rueb, Grand Forks, Cincinette (Oscar) Rueb, Odella (Reinhold) Hauff, Golden Valley, Vivian (Vernon) Hanson, Kintyre, Marlys (John) Grasl, Stevenville, Mich., and Ervin Schauer, Jamestown; and one brother and two sisters-in-law, LeRoy (Alice) Buck and Alida Buck, all of Wishek. 

Esther was preceded in death by parents; two siblings, Alvin Buck and Virginia Schauer; and three brothers-in-law, Fred Fandrich, Aaron Rueb and Richard Dockter. 

In keeping with her wishes, Esther's body is being donated to science for the furtherment of science at the University of North Dakota School of Science. 


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Gertrude Becker, 83, Jamestown, N.D., died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, near Churchs Ferry, N.D., from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Gertrude Hoffman was born June 12, 1916, near Streeter, N.D., where she grew up and attended school, graduating in 1939 from Streeter High School. She received a teaching certificate from Ellendale (N.D.) College in 1943. She married Roland Becker Aug. 6, 1943, in Streeter. They farmed near Streeter. She also taught in area schools and in Lehr, N.D., and Napoleon, N.D., for 23 years. In 1984 they retired and moved to Jamestown. He died in 1996. She is survived by four daughters, Kathleen (Duane) Enzminger, JoDell (Jerome) Veil, Jeannette (Frank) Redlin, all Jamestown, Ronalda (Greg) Sletto, Willow ...

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The Jamestown Sun
June 24, 2002

Joseph "Joe" Becker, 75, Napoleon, N.D., died Friday, June 21, 2002, at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, N.D.

Mr. Becker, was born Oct. 19, 1926, on the family farm in rural Logan County near Burnstad, N.D., the son of Anton Sr. and Alisia (Bitz) Becker. He grew up and attended rural school in Starkey Township near Burnstad. After receiving his education, he continued farming with his father near Burnstad until September 1950, when he entered the U.S. Army and served in Korea. After his discharge in September 1952, he farmed in the Burnstad area. He married Frances Kuntz on Oct. 14, 1952, at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Napoleon. They farmed and lived near Burnstad until 1979 when they moved into Napoleon. He remained very active with his farming operation. He was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the Bismarck VFW Post #1326. He served on the township board, City Council and the Napoleon Care Center Board. He was a former commander and was gaming chairman for the Napoleon American Legion at the time of his death.

He is survived by his wife; three sons, Gerald (Barb) and Joseph (Jackie) Jr., both Bismarck, and Thomas (Carrie), Napoleon; three daughters, Jolene (Marc) Patchen and Jacqueline (Robert) Fettig, both Bismarck, and Sharlene (Terry) Porter, Devils Lake, N.D.; six brothers, Peter (Helen), Napoleon, and Leo (Frances), George (Tillie), Anton (Marvie), Paul (Lavata), and Leonard (Carol), all Bismarck; three sisters, Helen (Anton) Schumacher and Betty (Kenny) Schumacher, both Bismarck, and Alice (Jerry) Regner, Burnstad; a brother-in-law, Leo Ibach, Burnstad; 13 grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren, a great-grandson and a stepgreat-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Ann Marie Ibach.

Services: 10:30 a.m. today, St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Napoleon, with the Rev. David Syverson officiating.
Visitation: one hour before the service at Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Napoleon.
Burial: North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, N.D.


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The Jamestown Sun
Friday, October 7, 2005

Melvin Stanley Bedker, 92, Edgeley, N.D., died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005, at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown.

Mr. Bedker was born Nov. 12, 1912, on his parent’s farm in Blue Bird Township near Jud, N.D., the son of John and Margaret (Kustenborder) Bedker.  He attended the township school and worked with his father on the farm. He married Hada Derry on June 18, 1940, at Edgeley. They lived on a farm south of Jud.  In 1945, they purchased a farm west of Edgeley. They retired in 1980 and moved into Edgeley. In 2003, he entered St. Rose Care Center, LaMoure, N.D. He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Edgeley.

He is survived by his wife; three sons, Stanley (Donna), Mt. Vernon, Iowa, Gary (Diana), Sacramento, Calif., and David (Donna), Edgeley; three daughters, Eunice (John) Thorenson, Jamestown, Kandas (Darryl) Edwards, Edgeley, and Melody (William) Gewecke, Fredericksburg, Va.; a sister, Mildred Wert, Grand Forks, N.D.; 20 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, four sisters and two grandchildren.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Wesley United Methodist Church, Edgeley.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. today, Lisko Funeral Chapel, Edgeley.
Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral chapel and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Edgeley.


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The Jamestown Sun
April 22, 2002

Ervin E. Beglau, 83, Jamestown, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at St. Rose Care Center, LaMoure, N.D.

Mr. Beglau was born Dec. 8, 1918, in Alfred, N.D., the son of Emanuel and Olga (Ehman) Beglau. He grew up and attended school at Alfred. In 1937 he entered the Civil Conservation Corp and reenlisted in 1939. He entered the U.S. Army on Aug. 19, 1942, at Fort Snelling, Minn. He served in the European African Middle Eastern Theatre and was discharged on Nov. 4, 1945, at Camp Grant, Ill. Following the service, he returned to Jamestown, where he worked for the Jamestown Grocery for 2 1/2 years. He married Elizabeth Bates on June 20, 1946, in Fargo, N.D. They lived in Jamestown. In 1949 he started working for Dan Dugan Transport retiring on Dec. 31, 1980, after 31 year of service. She died on May 25, 1984. He married Ella Ketterling Erbele on Oct. 18, 1986, at Zoar Lutheran Church, LaMoure. He was a member of the Jamestown V.F.W. Post #760, American Legion and the Jamestown Eagles. He enjoyed woodworking, fishing, hunting, and building his own home.

He is survived by his wife, Ella Beglau; four sons, Richard, Castle Point, N.Y., Gary (Laurie), Lexington, Ky., Michael (Michele), Rio Rancho, N.M., and Daniel, Lexington; a daughter, Donna (James) LeQuire, of Moorhead, Minn.; three stepsons, Bruce (Linda) Erbele, Houston, Texas, Richard (Germaine) Erbele, LaMoure, and Ronald (Ann) Erbele, Hayden, Idaho; two sisters, Harriet Erickson, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Lilly Anderson, Valley City, N.D.; a brother, L. Wallace (Iylne), Chesterfield, Va.; 13 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, nine stepgrandchildren, and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Elizabeth; a brother, Edwin; three sisters, Clara, Leona and Violet; and a grandson.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Monday, Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.
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The Forum, Fargo, ND
04/20/2002
Jamestown, N.D.

Ervin E. Beglau, 83, Jamestown, died Friday, April 19, 2002, in St. Rose Care Center, LaMoure, N.D.

Mr. Beglau was born Dec. 8, 1918, in Alfred, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. He entered the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 and re-enlisted in 1939. He entered the U.S. Army in 1942 and served in the European, African and Middle Eastern theaters. He was discharged in 1945 and returned to Jamestown, where he worked for Jamestown Grocery. He married Elizabeth Bates June 20, 1946, in Fargo and they lived in Jamestown. In 1949 he began working for Dan Dugan Transport until retiring in 1980. His wife, Elizabeth. died in 1984.

He married Ella Ketterling Erbele Oct. 18, 1986, in LaMoure.

He is survived by his wife; four sons, Richard, Castle Point, N.Y., Gary (Laurie), Daniel, both Lexington, Ky., Michael (Michele), Rio Rancho, N.M., a daughter, Donna (James) LeQuire, Moorhead; three stepsons, Bruce (Linda) Erbele, Houston, Richard (Germaine) Erbele, LaMoure, Ronald (Ann) Erbele, Hayden, Idaho; a brother, L. Wallace (Iylne), Chesterfield, Va.; two sisters, Harriet Erickson, Cheyenne, Wyo., Lilly Anderson, Valley City, N.D.; 13 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, nine stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren.

Visitation: Monday from 1-9, with a prayer service at 7, in Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Funeral: Tuesday at 2 in the funeral home.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.


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Kitsap Sun
Bremerton, WA
September 28, 2001

Fannie Deloris Eva Beglau, 73, of Bremerton died Sept. 16, 2001, at Forest Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born May 24, 1928, in Ashley, N.D., to Frederick and Eva (Reuther) Beglau. She graduated in 1946 from Ashley High School and in 1949 from North Central Bible Institute & Theological Seminary in Minneapolis.  She worked in Bremerton for the Arnold Wang Real Estate Company and later for civil service. She retired in 1971.  She was a member of The World Wildlife Fund, Bremerton Republican Women and Hillcrest Assembly of God.

She is survived by a brother, Otto of El Paso, Texas.

A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Lewis Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ashley.

Memorial donations may be made to Hillcrest Assembly, 6750 Highway 303 NE, Bremerton, WA 98311.

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The Jamestown Sun
Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Lena Beglau, 92, Valley City, N.D., died Sunday, March 13, 2005, at Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City.

Lena Klundt was born Oct. 1, 1912, at Alfred, N.D., the daughter of John and Bertha (Hermann) Klundt.  She attended grade school in Alfred and graduated from Edgeley (N.D.) High School in 1930. She graduated from Valley City State College.  She taught school for 32 years in Alfred, Dickey, N.D., and Jud, N.D., and in a rural school near Alfred for four years.  She married Edwin E. Beglau on Sept. 12, 1943, at Alfred.  In 1945, they purchased a farm near Alfred where they lived until 1970. They then moved to Jamestown.  He died in 1990.  In 2002, she moved to Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City.  She held offices on the school board, Homemakers Club, Alfred American Legion Auxiliary and Retired Teachers Association.

She is survived by a son, Stephen (Patricia), Billings, Mont.; and a brother, Harry, Oakes, N.D.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers and three sisters.

Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Haut Funeral Chapel, Jamestown, with the Rev. Bryce Tahran officiating.
Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral chapel.
Arrangements by Haut Funeral Homes, Jamestown.
Burial: Alfred Cemetery, Alfred.


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The funeral for Natalia Beglau, 85, Gackle, N.D., will be at 11 Friday in First United Church of Christ, Gackle, with burial in Alfred, N.D. Visitation will be from 9 to 9 today in Haut Chapel, Gackle, and before services in the church. She died Monday, Feb. 5, 1996.

Natalia Koenig was born Oct. 3, 1910, in Alfred, where she grew up and attended school. She married Adolph Beglau Oct. 27, 1934, in LaMoure, N.D. They farmed near Gackle. In 1978 they retired and moved into Gackle. He died in 1981. She moved to Gackle Care Center in 1990. In 1994 she entered Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center in Jamestown, N.D.

She is survived by two sons, Delmar, Gackle, Dwight (Karen), Fridley, Minn.; ...

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The Jamestown Sun
Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Pauline Beglau, 98, Jamestown, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Pauline Remboldt was born Aug. 28, 1906, 3 1/2 miles northeast of Gackle, N.D., the daughter of John and Justine (Lang) Remboldt.  She received her elementary education in the local rural school and later attended Sheyenne River Academy, Harvey, N.D. She grew up in the area and helped on the family farm.  She married Gotthilf “Slim” Beglau on Nov. 5, 1928, in Jamestown. They lived on a farm north of Alfred, N.D., for several years before moving into Alfred. In 1940, they moved back to the farm where they farmed.  In 1977, they built a house in Gackle. They enjoyed traveling.  He died in 1989.  She later moved to Jamestown, before moving to Rock of Ages and Roseadele. She moved to Central Dakota Village in January 2005.  She was a member of Seventh-day Adventist Church, Gackle, and later, Jamestown.  She was a Sabbath school teacher and enjoyed playing piano, quilting and entertaining.

She is survived by five sisters-in-law, Alma Remboldt, Lodi, Calif., Tillie Remboldt and Florence Beglau, both Jamestown, Donna Remboldt, Granite Falls, Wash., and Rebecca Beglau, Bismarck, N.D.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; three brothers, Emil, Aaron, and Art; a stepmother; and a half brother, Erwin.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Haut Funeral Chapel, Gackle, with Pastor Dave Stuart officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Haut Funeral Homes, Jamestown, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Haut Funeral Homes, Gackle.
Burial: Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery, rural Gackle.


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Jacob Bellikka, Gackle Pioneer, Dies Friday

Jacob Bellikka, 84, pioneer resident of the Gackle-Fredonia community died at Trinity Hospital, Jamestown.

Funeral services were held Monday in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church 10 miles south of Gackle, and burial was in the Homola cemetery. The Haut Funeral Home of Gackle was in charge.

Mr. Bellikka was born Nov. 25, 1978 [1878] in Oululand, Finland, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bellikka. He came to the United States in 1886 with his parent who settled near Frederick, S.D. His marriage to Lizzie Lipp [Lippo?] took place Oct 23, 1902, at Frederick, and they homesteaded 20 miles southwest of Gackle in Logan County. They farmed there until 1945 when they moved into Gackle where the home has been since.

He is survived by his wife; eight children, John Bellikka, Minneapolis; Mrs. Esther Homola and Paul Bellikka, Gackle; Mrs. William Lunzman and Arvo Bellikka, Aberdeen; Edwin Bellikka and Mrs. Elmer Kauppila, Brush Prairie, Wash., and Mrs. Harold Lunzman, Fredonia; 49 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Hilda, in 1962; a son, Arne killed in action in World War II, and three children in infancy.

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Wednesday, October 9, 1963
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The Jamestown Sun
August 23, 2002

Edna Bender, 78, Jamestown, died Aug. 21, 2002, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, N.D.

Edna Lachenmeier was born April 6, 1924, on a farm in Cokato Township. 14 miles east of Napoleon, N.D., the daughter of August and Christina (Becker) Lachenmeier. She grew up in Cokato Township where she helped with cooking, cleaning and washing clothes after her mother was ill, and cared for her brothers and sisters after her mother died in 1935. She married Alvin Bender on Feb. 28, 1943. They lived in Maryland and Virginia while he was in the service and was stationed there. After the service, they returned to the Bender home near Streeter, N.D., where they farmed until retiring in 1966. They moved to Jamestown, where she was held various jobs. She was a member of the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Jamestown. She enjoyed her flowers and reading cookbooks.

She is survived by two daughters, Diane (Dennis) Morlock, Streeter, and Darlene (Leon) Dewald, Jamestown; a sister, Ella (Al) Guthmiller, Jamestown; three brothers, Johnny (Edna), Cleveland, N.D., Art (Denelda), Tappen, N.D., and August (Lorraine), Hardin, Mont.; a sister-in-law, Helen Lachenmeier, Napoleon; a brother-in-law, Christ Schatz, Jamestown; three half brothers, Herbert, Charles and Gerald; five half sisters, Leona, Marjorie, Ruby, Kathy and Caroline; and three grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Alma; three brothers, Albert, Gideon and Willie; four sisters, Christina, Amelia, Lillian and Helen; a half sister, Lucille; and three half brothers, Arnold James, Gary and Walter in infancy.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Jamestown, with the Rev. Terri Akkerman officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Friday at the church.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.


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Mrs. Gottlieb Bender passed away Friday of this week after a short illness at her home northeast of town.

The Gackle Republican, ND
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Napoleon Homestead, ND
March 14, 2001

Lucille Bender, 87, Gackle, died Saturday, March 10, 2001 in the Gackle Care Center.

The funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. Wed., March 14 in the Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Lucille Rodman was born October 11, 1913 at Hitchcock, SD the daughter of Joseph Wright and Ada (Wetter) Rodman. She attended the local school where she received her elementary education. She and Rudolph R. Bender were married Sept. 16, 1931 at Aberdeen, SD. They made their home in Hitchcock, where he worked for the bank. In 1938 they moved to Gackle where she worked at A.F. Lehr Co. and 1st State Bank for several years. She was also editor at Tri-County News in 1952.
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The Forum, Fargo, ND
03/13/2001

Lucille Bender, 87, Gackle, died Saturday, March 10, 2001, in Gackle Care Center.

Lucille Rodman was born Oct. 11, 1913, in Hitchcock, S.D., where she grew up and attended school. She married Rudolph Bender Sept. 16, 1931, in Aberdeen, S.D. They lived in Hitchcock. In 1938, they moved to Gackle, where she worked for A.F. Lehr Co. and 1st State Bank for several years. She also worked as editor for Tri News Co. in 1952. He died in 1974. She entered the nursing home in 1999.

She is survived by a son, Dr. Joel (Lynn), Toledo, Ohio; two daughters, Donna (Hank) Darmstandler, San Diego, Joan Flaig, Alfred, N.D.; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and five stepgreat-grandchildren.

Visitation: Today from 9-9, with a prayer service at 7:30, in Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.
Funeral: Wednesday at 11 in Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle City Cemetery.


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The Forum, Fargo, ND
03/08/2001
Woodworth, N.D.

Albert Benson, 84, Woodworth, died Tuesday, March 6, 2001, in Golden Acres Manor, Carrington, N.D.

Mr. Benson was born July 3, 1916, near Woodworth, where he grew up and attended school. As a young man he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps for six months. He then returned to Woodworth, where he farmed. On Oct. 14, 1949, he married Ida Morlock in Jamestown, N.D.

He is survived by his wife; and a sister, Elsie Benson, Minneapolis.

Visitation: Today from 3-5 and Friday from 9-8:30, in Evans Funeral Home, Carrington.
Funeral: Saturday at 11 in the funeral home.
Burial: Carrington Cemetery.


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Fred Bentz, 84, Ellendale, died Saturday, Aug. 3, 1996, in Ellendale Nursing Center.

Mr. Bentz was born Oct. 28, 1911, near Gackle, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. He worked for local farmers and at various jobs in Gackle. He entered the Good Samaritan Center, Arthur, N.D., and later the Ashley (N.D.) Medical Center. In 1985, he entered the Ellendale Nursing Center.

He is survived by two sisters, Rebecca Bentz, Jamestown, N.D., and Julia (George) Jansen, Steele, N.D. Visitation: Today from 1 to 9 and Tuesday from 9 to 9 in Haut Funeral Chapel, ...

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Lydia Bentz, 88, Jamestown, N.D., died Thursday, March 5, 1998, in Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Lydia Siegle was born June 23, 1909, in Russia. In 1913 she moved with her family to the U.S., where they settled near Medina, N.D. She grew up and attended school near Medina. On Jan. 12, 1933, she married Peter Bentz near Medina. They lived near Gackle, N.D. In 1936 they moved near Streeter, N.D. They returned to near Medina in 1944. In 1970 they retired and moved to Gackle. He died in 1982 and she moved to Jamestown in 1988. She entered Central Dakota Village in August.

She is survived by a son, Elmo (Ardina), Jamestown; a brother, Adolph (Alice), ...

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The Forum; Fargo, ND
1/18/2001
Gackle, N.D.

Rebecca Bentz, 91, Gackle, N.D., died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, in Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown, N.D.

Rebecca Bentz was born Nov. 9, 1909, in Gackle, where she grew up and attended school. She moved into Gackle in 1944 and, since 1945, worked as a housekeeper and babysitter. She entered the nursing home in 1995.

She is survived by a sister, Julia Jansen, Steele, N.D.

Visitation: Today from 5 to 9, and Friday from 9 to 9, both in Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.
Funeral: Saturday at 1 in Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery.
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The Jamestown Sun (online)
Week of Jan. 15-20, 2001

Rebecca Bentz, 91, Gackle, N.D., died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown.

Rebecca Bentz was born Nov. 9, 1909, at Gackle, N.D., the daughter of George and Carolina (Mayer) Bentz. She received her elementary education in the rural school in Neudorf Township, four miles west of Gackle. She grew up in the vicinity, where she helped on the family farm. In 1944 she moved into Gackle, where she worked as a housekeeper and a baby sitter since 1945. In 1995 she entered Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church and Ruth Circle.

She is survived by a sister, Julia Jansen, Steele, N.D.

She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters.

Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, with the Rev. David Winterfeldt officiating. Arrangements by Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery, Gackle.


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The Jamestown Sun
Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Loretta Berg, 89, Crystal, Minn., died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, at Crystal.

Loretta Marie Klinkner was born June 6, 1916, at Viroqua, Wis., the daughter of George and Leona (Schmitz) Klinkner.  She received her elementary education in the local school. She married John Berg on Feb. 13, 1943, at Ping Hollow, Wis. They lived in LaCrosse, Wis., where she was a homemaker.  In 1959, they moved to a farm southeast of Gackle, N.D., where they farmed.  He died Dec. 23, 1974. She moved into Gackle in 1975.  In 2002, she moved to Crystal.  She was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, Gackle.

She is survived by three sons, Ronald, Riverton, Wyo., George, Dickinson, N.D., and John, Gackle; five daughters, Mary Berg, Rita (Jerry) Schmidt, and Lori Berg, all Coon Rapids; Karen Berg, Minneapolis, Minn., and Charlotte Kuechle, Crystal; four sisters, Edith Chapiewsky, Sparta, Wis., Virginia (Herbert) Leisa, Cashton, Wis., Catherine Anselmino, Joliet, Ill., and Dorothy (Florian) Stremcha, Madison, Wis.; a brother, Leonard (Bernadine), Cashton; 21 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three sons, a brother and a sister.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, the Basilica of St. James, Jamestown, with the Rev. Al Bitz officiating.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Haut Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel. 
Arrangements by Haut Funeral Homes, Jamestown.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery, Gackle.


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Lyle W. "Bud" Bethke, 84, Kulm, N.D., died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, in Wishek (N.D.) Community Hospital.

Mr. Bethke was born May 31, 1916, in Winifred, Mont. He moved with his family near Edgeley, N.D., where he grew up and attended high school......

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The Fayetteville Observer; NC
December 22, 2006

WILMINGTON — Edgar George Bettenhausen, of Wilmington, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, at the age of 70, after a long battle with cancer.

Ed was born in 1936 in Wishek, N.D., to Oliver and Emma Bettenhausen. He was one of 17 children.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Letha Grace Bettenhausen; and sons, Douglas Kent Bettenhausen and his wife, Sandra, of Raleigh, and Kevin Scott Bettenhausen and his wife, Leigh, of Wilmington. He is also survived by three precious grandchildren, Jonathan, Morgan and Allie.

Ed, a graduate of Lafayette College, joined the Army where he was a medic in the 82nd Airborne Division and served for 11 years.

After his military service, he joined the U.S. Postal Service in Fayetteville, working in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility, including branch manager. After 25 years in the postal service in Fayetteville, he moved to Southport to assume the assistant postmaster role.

Following retirement from the post office, he went into the building business as a licensed contractor. He was also a licensed real estate broker. Following a short stint of building vacation homes in Long Beach, he moved to Wilmington to help start K&L Service Co.

He was an active member and deacon at Scotts Hill Baptist Church in Wilmington.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, in Scotts Hill Baptist Church. The Revs. Phil Ortego and Jimmie Suggs will officiate the service.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 tonight at Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to The Great Adventure of Scotts Hill Baptist Church, 185 Scotts Hill Loop Rd, Wilmington, NC 28411; or Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center of Wilmington, 725 Wellington Ave. No. A, Wilmington, NC 28401.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com

Services entrusted to Andrews Mortuary of Wilmington.


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The Leaf-Chronicle; Clarksville, TN
April 30, 2006

Howard E. Bettenhausen, 86, Clarksville, died Thursday, April 27, 2006, at in Clarksville.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at McReynolds-Nave and Larson Chapel with Rev. James Shepherd officiating.

Burial will be in Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West, Hopkinsville, Ky., with full military honors. Visitation will be from 3-6 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until hour of service Monday at the funeral home. McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

He was born Jan. 22, 1920, in Wishek, N.D., son of Oliver Wesley Bettenhausen and Emma Grace Kramer Bettenhausen.

Howard enlisted in the regular Army in May 1939 at Fort Snelling, Minn. His overseas service included Greenland 1942-1944; Europe 1944-1946; Korea 1950-1951. He graduated from parachute school in 1944 at Fort Benning, Ga. He served in the following Airborne Units: 101st A/B, 82nd A/B, 187th Regimental Combat Team, and the 11th A/B. He received several military medals and ribbons including The Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge with Star, Battle Stars For the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns, and Five Battle Stars for his service in Korea. In 1964, Howard was recognized as 101st Airborne Division Soldier of the Year.

He retired from active duty on August 1, 1969. In his retirement, Howard enjoyed deer hunting, fishing and golfing. He was a Baptist.

He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Corrine Albrecht, grandson, Benjamin Bettenhausen.

Survivors include his wife, Erma Brady Bettenhausen, Clarksville; sons, Wendall Bettenhausen, Indiana, Victor Bettenhausen, Florida; daughter, Sharon Patterson, Mississippi; brothers, Charles Bettenhausen, Warren Bettenhausen, Neil Bettenhausen, Edgar Bettenhausen, Oliver Bettenhausen, Larry Bettenhausen, Richard Bettenhausen; sisters, Pearl Wahl, Mabel Larson, Blanche Wetzel, Shirley Kaseman, Gladys Zimmerman, Ella Burr, Muriel Schilling, LaVera Ottmar; grandchildren, Lee Anne Bettenhausen, Lauren Bettenhausen, Dana Jacob, Elizabeth Briggs, Matthew Briggs, Valerie Trommater, Crystal Wolthuis, Caleb Bettenhausen; great-grandchildren, Autumn Wolthuis and Aiden Wolthuis.

Military will serve as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Fort Campbell Historical Foundation, Attn: Wings of Liberty, P.O. Box 2133, Fort Campbell, KY 42223.


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The Jamestown Sun
November 20, 2001

DeLila E. Beyer, 71, Milbank, S.D., died Saturday, Nov. 17, 2001, at St. Bernard's Providence Hospital, Milbank.

DeLila Kurtz was born Aug. 8, 1930, at Alfred, N.D., the daughter of Gottlf and Margaretha (Henne) Kurtz. She graduated from Jamestown High School in 1948. She married Robert E. Beyer on Jan. 8, 1955, at St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown. The couple lived in Jamestown until they moved to Milbank in 1973. She worked for 14 years as a deputy in the Grant County register of deeds office in Milbank. She enjoyed reading, cross-stitch, crocheting, quilting, gardening, leather tooling, and her bulldog, Zeus.

She is survived by her husband; three daughters, Brenda (Alan) Gengler, Big Stone City, S.D., Sheryl (Mike) Scholten, Valley Springs, S.D., and Kathleen (Mike) Weber, Lawrence, Kan.; three sons, Robert D. (Kerry), Hermosa, S.D., David (Laurie), Revillo, S.D., and James, Milbank; a sister, Vernita Nickell, Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Edwin, St. Rose Nursing Home, LaMoure, N.D.; and 11 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and several brothers and sisters.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, American Lutheran Church, Milbank, with the Rev. Janine Rew-Werling officiating.
Arrangements by Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home, Milbank.
Burial: Milbank City Cemetery, Milbank.


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The funeral for Lydia Bier, 88, Jamestown, N.D.; will be at 10:30 Saturday in First Congregational United Church of Christ, Jamestown, with burial in Medina, N.D. Visitation will be from 9 to 9 today in Haut Funeral Home, Jamestown, and one hour before services in the church. She died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 1995.

Lydia Kammerer was born June 21, 1907, in Russia. She came with her parents to the United States in 1911. They lived near Gackle, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. On Nov. 19, 1931, she married Jacob Bier near Gackle. They lived on a farm near Medina. In 1979, they moved to Jamestown. He died in 1986. She continued to live in Jamestown until she moved to Gackle in 1987. She moved back to Jamestown in 1988, and entered Central Dakota Village, Jamestown, in 1993. ...

Date: Fri - September 08, 1995
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c4


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The News Tribune
Tacoma, WA
March 31, 1999

Violet (Vi) Schadler Bischoff, 74, born Nov. 26, 1924 in Gackle, ND, died Friday, March 26, 1999 of cancer at home in Everett, WA.

Vi was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She worked as a secretary for many years in Tacoma. Survivors: loving husband Dr. Robert Bischoff; son Bruce (Susan) of Ogden, UT; daughter Joan Scott (Jim) of Helena, MT; son Donald (Kathryn) of Helena, MT; 8 beautiful grandchildren.

Memorial services were held Monday in Everett, WA.


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