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Stutsman County Record
Jamestown, ND
September 29, 1938, Page 4

GACKLE RESIDENT DIES

Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church in Gackle Monday for Chris Janke, 72, of that town, who died at Jamestown hospital Friday.  Burial was in the Gackle cemetery.


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Dale Henry Janke, 65, Perham, Minn., died Sunday, April 4, 1999, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo.

Mr. Janke was born July 12, 1933, in Perham, where he graduated from high school in 1951. He served with the U.S. Army in Korea from 1955 to 1956. On June 6, 1959, he married Gayle Derke near Perham. They had farmed for the past 40 years near Perham and New York Mills, Minn.

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Barbara Janke, Fargo, Brenda (Tim) Wilschewski, Perham, Amy (John David) Sobieski, St. Paul; his mother, Edna Janke, New York Mills; a sister, Delaine (William) Meyer, Perham; and two grandchildren. ...

Date: Thu - April 08, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c3


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The funeral for Delores Janke, 76, 818 2nd St. W., West Fargo, formerly Pekin, N.D., will be at 2 Thursday in Stanley-Iverson Funeral Home, McVille, N.D. Visitation will be in the funeral home from 4 to 8 today and one hour before services.

She died Saturday, May 18, 1996. Delores Morken as born June 15, 1919, in Pekin, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. She married Art Gunderson in 1939 in Grand Forks, N.D. She married Arthur Janke Aug. 15, 1959, in Watertown, S.D. They lived in West Fargo. She worked for many years as a nurses aide at St. Luke's Hospital in Fargo.

She is survived by a son, Douglas Janke, West Fargo; a daughter, Sandra ...

Date: Wed - May 22, 1996
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
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Gottlieb Janke, 89, Minneapolis, Minn., died Thursday, Nov. 19, 1998, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Minneapolis.

Mr. Janke was born Dec. 16, 1908, near Venturia, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. He worked for farmers in the Venturia area and later moved to California, where he worked for C&H Sugar factory, as well as picking fruit and working for S&J Winery for several years. In 1942, he entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II. Following his military discharge in 1944, he moved to the Garrison, N.D., area where he worked on construction of the Garrison Dam. He also worked at Minot (N.D.) Air Force Base and did road construction for many years throughout ...

Date: Sat - November 21, 1998
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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The Jamestown Sun
November 12, 2001

Ida Janke, 82, Gackle, N.D., died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, N.D.

Ida Buerkle was born Jan. 25, 1919, at Fredonia, N.D., the daughter of John H. and Christina (Hehr) Buerkle. She grew up there received her elementary education at the local rural school. She married Edmund Janke on Nov. 7, 1943, at a small country church near Fredonia. They lived on a farm 12.5 miles southeast of Gackle. In 1988 they moved into Gackle and retired. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle. She enjoyed playing cards and gardening.

She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Sharon Jenke, Moorhead, Minn.; a son, Curtis (Jan), Jamestown; a sister, Esther Buerkle, Edgeley, N.D.; and a granddaughter.

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

Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, with the Rev. David Winterfeldt officiating.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Haut Funeral Homes, Gackle.
Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home.
Burial: St. James Lutheran Cemetery, southwest of Gackle.
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The Forum, Fargo, ND
11/12/2001
Gackle, N.D.

Ida Janke, 82, Gackle, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, in St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, N.D.

Ida Buerkle was born Jan. 25, 1919, in Fredonia, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. On Nov. 7, 1943, she married Edmund Janke near Fredonia. They farmed near Gackle. In 1988, they moved into Gackle.

She is survived by her husband; a son, Curtis (Jan), Jamestown; a daughter, Sharon Janke, Moorhead; a sister, Esther Buerkle, Edgeley, N.D.; and one grandchild.

Visitation: Today from 1-5 and Tuesday from 9-9, with a prayer service at 7:30, in Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.
Funeral: Wednesday at 2 in Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle.
Burial: St. James Lutheran Cemetery near Gackle.


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LaVerne June Janke, 62, Jamestown, N.D., died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, in her home.

LaVerne Bier was born March 13, 1935, near Medina, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. She graduated from Streeter (N.D.) High School, then attended business college in Jamestown. On Oct. 17, 1954, she married David Janke in Gackle, N.D. They lived on his parents' farm near Gackle. In 1962, then moved to Jamestown where she worked at Hi-Acres Manor and later as a nurses aide at Jamestown Hospital. In 1968, she began working for the North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown as an administrative secretary. She retired in 1991.

She is survived by her husband; a son, Randolph, Farmington, Minn.; two ...

Date: Fri - January 09, 1998
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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The Seattle Times, WA

Leroy Marvin JANKE Born June 25, 1927 in Gackle, ND., died March 26, 2001 in Renton at age 73. 

He is survived by his wife Jeannette Janke, Renton. 

Memorial Services Saturday, 3 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church, Shoreline. 
Inurnment will be at Tahoma National Cemetery. 
Memorials may be made to the Building Fund at Bethel Lutheran Church, Shoreline.
FAULL-STOKES MORTUARY, RENTON
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Napoleon Homestead, ND
April 25, 2001

LeRoy Marvin Janke, 73, died March 26, 2001 in Shoreline, WA, following a massive coronary.

LeRoy was born June 25, 1927 in Gackle, the son of Robert and Hertha Radke Janke. He attended public schools in Fredonia and Kulm. LeRoy served in the U.S. Navy until 1946. On Nov. 23, 1947 he married Jeannette Rodolf of Wishek.
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South County Journal
Kent WA
March 30, 2001

Leroy Marvin Janke of Renton died March 26, 2001, in Renton. He was 73.

Born June 25, 1927, in Gackle, N.D., Mr. Janke served in the Navy at the end of World War II. He married Jeanette Rudolf on Nov. 23, 1947, in Kulm, N.D. He was a resident of Renton 13 years.

Mr. Janke worked as a bus driver for A.T.C. Van. Co., retiring in January. He was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church of Shoreline and was a former member of the American Legion on Whidbey Island. He enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, boating, water and snow skiing and traveling.

Mr. Janke is survived by his wife, Jeannette Janke of Renton; son Rod Janke of Shoreline; daughters Judy Cifuni of Alpha, Ore., and Susan Mattson of Des Moines; brother Wilbert Janke, in Missouri; sister Idella Antle of Seattle; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Shoreline. Inurnment will be at Tahoma National Cemetery in Maple Valley.

Memorials may be made to the Bethel Lutheran Church of Shoreline Building Fund.
Arrangements are by Faull-Stokes Mortuary in Renton.


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The Jamestown Sun
Friday, August 01, 2003

Lloyd Janke, 70, Gackle, N.D., died Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at his home.

Mr. Janke was born June 6, 1933, near Fredonia, N.D., the son of Jacob E. and Katharina (Schlecht) Janke. They lived in Enderlin, N.D., for a short time before moving to Gackle, N.D. He attended Gackle Public School and helped on the family farm. He married Aleaine Remboldt on Sept. 26, 1954, in Gackle. They lived in Gackle until moving to St. Paul, Minn., in 1959. They returned to Gackle in 1964, when they became interested in farming and bought his parents’ farm. She died in 1988. He married Elsie Dewald Klund [Klundt] on March 26, 1991, in Jamestown. They lived in Gackle. He was a member of the Grace Baptist Church, Gackle; an active member of the Lions Club; a fireman in Gackle; a City Council member; and an honorary member of the F.F.A.

He is survived by his wife, Elsie; two sons, Wendell (Dixie), Jamestown, and Rick, Bismarck, N.D.; a daughter, Bonnie (Everett) Wieland, Streeter, N.D.; two stepdaughters, Tamara (Doug) Schrupp, Vergas, Minn., and Beverly (Myles) Flateland, Vergas, Minn.; a stepson, Shannon (Cathy) Klundt, St. Cloud, Minn.; two sisters, Hilma (Edward D.) Jackson and Adeline Muller, both Lodi, Calif.; three grandchildren and a stepgrandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Aleaine; two children in infancy; and a brother.

Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Grace Baptist Church, Gackle, with the Rev. Gordon Moen officiating.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. today, Haut Funeral Homes, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle City Cemetery, Gackle.


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The Jamestown Sun
Friday, August 11, 2006

Ruth Janke, 89, Kulm, N.D., died Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006, at Innovis Hospital, Fargo, N.D.

Ruth Nill was born Oct. 29, 1916, on a farm southeast of Kulm, the daughter of Christian and Mary (Herrmann) Nill. She grew up and attended school in the Kulm area. She married Emil Janke on Oct. 10, 1937, in New Beresina Congregational Church, rural Kulm. They farmed southeast of Kulm for 10 years and then farmed on the east edge of Kulm. They moved into Kulm in 1976. He died March 21, 1992. She began spending the winters in Barnesville, Minn., in 1994. She moved to Barnesville in 2000. In the summer of 2005, she moved to Golden Manor, Barnesville. She was a member of First Congregational Church, Kulm, the Dorcas Society and Harmony Homemakers Club.

She is survived by a daughter, Bonnie (Roger) Herman, Barnesville; a brother, Roy, Kulm; a sister; Ione Schafer, Tripp, S.D.; two grandsons; and a great-granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; a brother, Edgar; and a sister, Ann Anderson.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, First Congregational Church, Kulm.
Visitation: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Arrangements by Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Kulm.
Burial: New Beresina Cemetery, Kulm.


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The Jamestown Sun
Monday, October 17, 2005

Roland Jans, 86, Kulm, N.D., died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005, at Wishek Community Hospital, Wishek, N.D.  

Roland Jans was born April 16, 1919, in Fredonia, N.D., the son of William and Olga (Hiller) Jans.  He grew up in Fredonia and went to school at Fredonia Public School.   He was confirmed at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in 1934.  He moved with his family to Kulm in 1938. He graduated from Kulm High School 1940.  He worked as a clerk in a grocery and general merchandise store in Fredonia from 1933 to 1938 and as a teller in the Kulm State Bank from 1940 to 1942. In 1942 he entered the Armed Services. While in the service, he went overseas in the European theater. In October 1945 he was given an honorable discharge at Camp McCoy, Wisc.  He returned to work at the Kulm State Bank in October 1945.  He married Marion Gackle on July 25, 1943.  They had two sons and a daughter.  In 1949 he became cashier at the Kulm State Bank and in 1958 he became director.  In January 1968 he purchased the bank and continued to work there until January 1984 when he retired.  After retiring, he spent the winters at his home in Yuma, Ariz.  He was a member of the Kulm American Legion, Kulm Volunteer Fire Department, Elks, Eagles, Kulm Lions Club, Kulm Country Club and Kulm Congregational Church.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, cards, driving, wildlife and cafes. 

He is survived by a son, Bill (Diane), Camas, Wash.; a daughter, Rita (Viv) Humann, Kingman, Ariz.; a daughter-in-law, Penny (Jason) Jans McClean; a brother, Bill (Lorraine), Fargo, N.D.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; and a son, Paul.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Kulm Congregational Church. Arrangements with Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Kulm.
Burial: Kulm Congregational Cemetery.


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The Jamestown Sun
Valley City, N.D.
Thursday, May 15, 2003

Frances Jaskier, 84, Valley City, N.D., died Tuesday, May 13, 2003, at the Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City.

Frances Zuber was born Feb. 6, 1919, in Vashti, near Woodworth, N.D., the daughter of Jospeh and Frances (Wojcek) Zuber.  She attended rural schools near there. She lived in Chicago, Ill., working for Western Electric.  She returned to North Dakota in 1948 and worked for a seed company in Bismarck.  She married Stanley Jaskier on Sept. 24, 1956, in Jamestown. He died June 5, 1977.  She lived at Gackle (N.D.) Care Center and Bethel Four Acres, Jamestown.  She later became a resident of Sheyenne Care Center.

She is survived by a brother, Antone, Maryland; a sister, Sophia Marchi, Chicago; and a sister-in-law, Lorraine Zuber, Jamestown.

She was preceded in death by her husband; three brothers, John, Walter and Frank; and two sisters, Mildred Gallagher and Marie Ranos.

Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown, with the Rev. Steven Reiske officiating.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. today, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Jamestown.


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The Jamestown Sun
Saturday, October 29, 2005

Donna Mae Jenner, 74, Osnabrock, N.D., formerly of Kulm, N.D., died Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005, at Good Samaritan Center, Osnabrock, after a long illness.

Donna Mae Jenner was born Nov. 27, 1930, at Kulm, the daughter of Edmund and Julia (Fedje) Jenner.  She was baptized and confirmed in Zion Lutheran Church, Kulm.  She was educated in the rural and Kulm school system and graduated from Kulm High School in 1949.  She attended Valley City (N.D.) State College and received a degree in education.  She taught in several schools in  North Dakota, including LaMoure, Beulah and Strausburg, and in Browning, Mont. In 1972, she returned to the family farm to care for her mother and uncle.  She was an agent for Stanley Products and Avon Cosmetics.  She later moved to the Gackle (N.D.) Care Center.  In 2002, she moved to the Good Samaritan Center.  She enjoyed helping her neighbors.

She is survived by a sister, Geraldine Slocomb, Tulalip, Wash.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Zion Lutheran Church, Kulm.
Visitation: one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: Kulm Congregational Cemetery, Kulm.


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Alvina Jerke, 88, Wishek, N.D., died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1997, in Wishek Nursing Home.

Alvina Suess was born Jan. 15, 1909, in Cleveland, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. She married Chris Jerke Nov. 6, 1932, in Medina, N.D. They lived in the Gackle, N.D., and Cleveland area. She entered the nursing home in 1987.

She is survived by her husband, Jud, N.D.; a son, Donald (Ann), Jud, N.D.; a daughter, Arlene Clifton, Owings Mills, Md.; a brother, Ted, Hemet, Calif.; and two grandchildren. ...

Date: Thu - December 04, 1997
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Monday, May 05, 2003

Donald Jerke, 67, Gackle, N.D., died Saturday, May 3, 2003, at his home.

Mr. Jerke was born Nov. 6, 1935, in Jamestown, the son of Christ and Alvina (Suess) Jerke. He lived on a farm near Cleveland, N.D., until he was five years old, when the family moved to a farm near Gackle. He attended Gackle School and graduated from Gackle High School. He attended a business college in Fargo, N.D. He enjoyed driving school bus, tour buses and appointment driving for Gackle Care Center. He owned and operated a trucking business and farmed with his father. He married Ann Henke on Jan. 8, 1996, at Aberdeen, S.D. They lived on the farm north of Gackle. He was a member of Gackle United Church of Christ and served on the church board. He also served on the township board. He enjoyed reading, gardening, music and roundtable coffee time.

He is survived by his wife; father, Gackle; a sister, Arlene Clifton, Ownings Mills, Md.; three stepdaughters, Leslie Dockter, New Rockford, N.D., Camille Weixel, Eau Claire, Wis., and Amy (Shaun) Duffield, Lutz, Fla.; two grandchildren; and special friends Chance and Harlie Wilson.

He was preceded in death by his mother; a brother, Lloyd; and a brother-in-law, Ray Clifton.

Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, First United Church of Christ, Gackle, with the Rev. Gordon Moen officiating.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. today, Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, Haut Funeral Home, Jamestown, and 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home in Gackle.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.


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The Forum, Fargo, ND
07/06/2001

Magdalina Jerke, 86, Jamestown, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, in Bismarck, N.D.

Magdalina Sukut was born Sept. 7, 1914, near Wishek, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. On Nov. 12, 1944, she married August Jerke. They lived in California where they worked in the shipyards during World War II. They then returned to Wishek where they farmed. In 1950 they moved to a farm near Tappen, N.D. They retired in 1968 and moved to Jamestown in 1976. He died in 1978. In 1994 she entered the Post House in Jamestown.

She is survived by a son, Bob (Kathy), Mandan, N.D., a daughter, Vangie (Jay) Olson, Devils Lake, N.D.; three brothers, Andy (Eileen) Sukut, the Rev. Walter (Barbara) Sukut, both Brandenton, Fla., Morris (Freida) Sukut, Billings, Mont.; two sisters, Viola Koenig, Bakersfield, Calif., Martha (Otto) Neumiller, Olympia, Wash.; and four grandchildren.

Visitation: Today 9-9, with a prayer service at 7:30, in Lisko Funeral Chapel, Jamestown, and one hour before the funeral in the church.
Funeral: Saturday at 11 in St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Jamestown.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.


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Hulda Jesser, 84, Moorhead, Minn., died Thursday, April 3, 1997, in Eventide Nursing Home, Moorhead. Hulda Brenneise was born June 24, 1912, near Streeter, N.D., where she grew up. She attended school near Streeter and in Napoleon, N.D. On October 6, 1929, she married Henry Jesser in Streeter. They farmed in Underwood, N.D., and Turtle Lake, N.D. In 1959 they moved to Bismarck, N.D. In 1973 they moved to Streeter. He died in 1973. She moved to Medina, N.D. in 1983. In 1990 she moved to Moorhead. She entered Eventide Nursing Home in 1995. She is survived by two sons, Delton, Moorhead, Clinton, DeKalb, Ill.; two sisters, Martha Grenz, Bismarck, Freda Dockter, MeQuon, Wis.; six ...

Date: Sat - April 05, 1997
Author: Obituary
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a14


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Napoleon Homestead, ND
June 2, 2004

Arthur Job, 86, Medina, died Friday, May 28, 2004, at Medcenter One in Bismarck.

Mr. Job was born July 27, 1917, in Streeter, the son of Frederick and Magdalena (Steib) Job. After working at several jobs on the West Coast, he returned home and attended a technical mechanic school in Chicago. He then entered the U.S. Army at Fort Snelling, MN, on his birthday in 1942.


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The Jamestown Sun
June 27, 2002

Ludwig L. Job, 87, Nortonville, N.D., died Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, N.D.

Mr. Job was born Dec. 11, 1914, near Streeter, N.D., the son of Jacob L. and Eva (Mayer) Job. He grew up and attended school near Jud, N.D. He married Magda Egerdahl on Oct. 2, 1940, at Edgeley, N.D. They lived on a farm near Nortonville until 1947, when they moved to their present home east of Nortonville. He retired in 1976. He enjoyed woodworking, making lawn ornaments, reading the Bible, fishing, traveling and visiting.

He is survived by his wife; four sons, LeRoy, Montpelier, N.D., Roger, Nortonville, John (Jacque), Holt, Mo., and Noel, Kansas City, Kan.; six daughters, Darlene (Haze) Wolfe, Leesburg, Fla., Shirley (Craig) Leonard, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Della Job and Karen (Jerry) Cichos, both Bismarck, N.D., Geraldine Job, Stuart, Fla., and Donna (Gary) Rothwell, Jamestown; a daughter-in-law, Sue Job, Fargo; two sisters, Katherine Hollingsworth, Virginia, and Eva Mueller, Gackle, N.D.; four half sisters, Betty Ost, Bismarck, Elsie (Walter) Dallman and Edna (Ronald) Smith, both Portland, Ore., Lillian Skattum, Montpelier; two half brothers, Walter "Buddy" Job, Windsor, N.D., and Donald Job, Portland; 20 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Clayton; a daughter, LeVerne; a sister, Ida Oberlander; a half sister, Viola; and four half brothers, Elmer, Harold, Ernest and Art.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, First Assembly of God, Jamestown, with the Rev. Darrell Losing officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Friday, Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Friday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.


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The Jamestown Sun (online)
Week of Jan. 15-20, 2001

Floyd Johnston, 93, Jamestown, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown.

Mr. Johnston was born Jan. 2, 1908, in Derby, Iowa, the son of Joseph and Elsie (Boylan) Johnston. He attended rural schools and helped on the family farm. He married Ada Fode on Oct. 17, 1929, in Fredonia, N.D. They farmed for a short time in the Jud and Alfred, N.D., areas. In 1957 they moved to Montevideo, Minn., and lived there for 30 years. He worked for Lutheran Haven Nursing Home and MTI Technologies in Montevideo. In 1987 they moved to Jamestown. She died March 13, 1990.

He is survived by four daughters, June (Henry) Fietzek, Montpelier, N.D., Janice Fietzek, Jamestown, Joyce Ditto, Pensacola, Fla., and Jeanne (Jack) Eckert, Maple Grove, Minn.; a son, Jerald, Houma, La.; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; two sons, Jerome and James "Jim"; a grandson, Jimmy J.; a son-in-law, Dan Ditto; three sisters and three brothers.

Services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Doug Opp officiating. 
Arrangements by Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.


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The Jamestown Sun
Thursday, January 13, 2005

Andrew Johs, 95, Napoleon, N.D., died Tuesday Jan. 11, 2005, in Napoleon.

Mr. Johs was born Dec. 10, 1909, on his parents’ farm in Shell Butte Township, Logan County, North Dakota, the son of Johann and Johanna (Schwartzenberger) Johs. He started school in 1920.  When he was 16 his father died, and he assumed much of the responsibility in assisting his mother in the farm’s operation.  He married Mary Ann Schmidt on Oct. 25, 1932, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Napoleon.  They moved to a farm southwest of Napoleon.  He later moved to Napoleon and for the past year was a resident of Napoleon Care Center.  He was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and a 45-year member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, serving 10 years in the church choir, as a trustee, on the Fargo Diocesan Development Program and various church committees.  He was also a member of Napoleon Golden Age Club, Logan County Farmers Union, Logan County Area Soil Conservation Committee, Weigel School Board, Red Cross Fund Drive, Logan Home for the Aged and Logan Historical Society.  He joined the Jamestown Knights of Columbus, later belonging to the Napoleon Council, where he was a member for 36 years.  He was an honorary life member of the Knights of Columbus and a third-degree knight.  He enjoyed playing cards.

He is survived by six sons, Hilbert (Kathleen), Wayne, Neb., Perry (Carol), Blaine, Minn., Joe (Judy) and Albert (Mary), both Bismarck, N.D., Myron, Lisbon, N.D., and Marty, Gackle, N.D.; two daughters, Viola (Chris) Leier, Linton, N.D., and Sally (Jerry) Feist, Big Lake, Minn.; a brother, Adam (Sally), Napoleon; two sisters, Mary Ann Weigel and Johanna Horner, both Napoleon; 23 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a son, Leo; a grandson; three brothers; and two sisters.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Napoleon.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. Friday, following a 7 p.m. KC rosary service, Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Napoleon.
Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial: Boniface Catholic Cemetery, Napoleon.


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The Jamestown Sun
April 24, 2002

Freda Jones, 90, Jamestown, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Freda L. Heiser was born Nov. 8, 1911, at Streeter, N.D., the daughter of Jacob and Fredrika (Furst) Heiser. She grew up and attended school in Streeter. She attended Capital Commercial College, Bismarck, N.D. She worked at the North Dakota State Capitol. She married John J. Jones on Nov. 7, 1931, in Bismarck. They lived in Anchorage, Alaska, and Missoula, Mont. In 1942 they moved to Seattle, Wash., where she worked for Boeing Manufacturing until 1945. He died on Nov. 1, 1957. In 1959 she returned to Jamestown, and was employed by the North State Hospital from 1960 until retiring in 1977. She was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ, active in the V.F.W., and volunteered at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown. She enjoyed gardening and helping others.

She is survived by a sister, Martha Reglin, Aberdeen, Wash.; a sister-in-law, Lydia Heiser, Worland, Wyo.

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

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Jamestown, with the Rev. Terri Akkerman officiating.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Ft. George Wright Cemetery, Spokane, Wash.

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The Forum, Fargo, ND
04/24/2002
Jamestown, N.D.

Freda L. Jones, 90, Jamestown, died Sunday, April 21, 2002, in Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Freda L. Heiser was born Nov. 8, 1911, in Streeter, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. She attended Capital Commercial College, Bismarck, N.D., then worked at the North Dakota State Capitol. She married John J. Jones Nov. 7, 1931, in Bismarck. They lived in Anchorage, Alaska, and Missoula, Mont. In 1942, they moved to Seattle where she worked for Boeing Manufacturing until 1945. Her husband died in 1957. She returned to Jamestown in 1959 and worked at the State Hospital from 1960 until retiring in 1977.

She is survived by a sister, Martha Reglin, Aberdeen, Wash.

Visitation: Thursday from 1-9, with a prayer service at 7:30, in Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Funeral: Friday at 2 in First Congregational United Church of Christ, Jamestown.
Burial: Fort George Wright Cemetery, Spokane, Wash.


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Gackle Tri-County News, ND
October 13, 1966

Harry Kalmbach Services Held At Jud

Harry Kalmbach, 45, lifelong resident and farmer of the Jud Community died early Friday morning, October 7, 1966 at the family farm home in Raney Township six miles west of Jud in LaMoure County. His death was attributed to a heart attack.

He was born March 11, 1921 at the family farm home northwest of Jud in LaMoure County, the son of Emanuel Kalmbach and Katie Fode Kalmbach. He attended the local rural school and grew to manhood on his parents farm.

On April 9, 1948, he and Annie Moos were married in Gackle, North Dakota. They farmed seven miles west of Jud until 1949 when they built a new farm six miles west of Jud, where the family now lives.

He is survived by his wife, a son Wayne age 9, a daughter Lori age 6, his mother Mrs. Katie Kalmbach, Gackle, N.D., one sister, Delores (Mrs. Albert Netzer), Alfred, N.D.

He was preceded in death by his father in 1950 and an infant son. Funeral arrangements are pending. The body is at the Haut Funeral Home in Gackle.

The funeral service was held Tuesday, October 11, 1966 at 2:00 p.m. at the Jud Congregational United Church of Christ in Jud with Rev. Edward Dahmer, Wishek, North Dakota, officiating. Burial was in the Jud Cemetery.


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John Kammerer, 81, Jamestown, N.D., died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1996, in Jamestown Hospital.

Mr. Kammerer was born Nov. 28, 1915, near Streeter, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. On Oct. 26, 1939, he married Alida Veil in Gackle, N.D. They farmed near Streeter. In 1963 they moved to Jamestown, where he worked at North Dakota State Hospital. He retired 1980. She died in 1993.

He is survived by a son, Reuben, Oakes, N.D.; three sisters, Theresa (Ed) Emigh, Lockford, Calif., Anna Hoersch, Sacramento, Calif., Pauline (Ross) Peterson, Citrus Heights, Calif.; and three grandchildren. ...

Date: Fri - December 13, 1996
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
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John Kammerer Sr., Streeter Resident, Dies at Jamestown

John Kammerer Sr., 83, of Streeter, died Jan. 25 at the Central Dakota Nursing home, Jamestown, where he had been a patient for the past three and one-half years.

Final rites were Friday in St. Luke's Lutheran Church at Streeter with Rev. Walter Borchardt officiation. Burial was in the Streeter Lutheran cemetery.

Pallbearers were Donald Bier, Daniel Dockter, Norman Miller, Reuben Kammerer, Lyle Meeker and Wilbur Buck.

Born Jan. 23, 1883, at Klein-bergdorf, South Russia, Mr. Kammerer was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kammerer. He grew up in his native country and served in the Russian Army.

His marriage to Carolina Rickert took place in South Russia in 1903 and she died there on April 16, 1909. He married Christina Gienger on June 26, 1909, also in South Russia and they came to the Untied States in 1911, locating in Gackle.

They farmed southwest of Gackle until 1942 when they moved into Streeter to reside. Mrs. Kammerer died Aug. 5, 1954. Mr. Kammerer went to Jamestown in 1959 to make his home. He was a member of the American Lutheran Church of Street.

Surviving are nine children, Mrs. Fred Guthmiller (Carolina), Mrs. Louis Dockter (Emma), Mrs. Pauline Dockter, and John Kammerer Jr., all of Jamestown; Mrs. Jacob Bier (Lydia), Medina; Mrs. Joe Miller (Christine) and Gottlieb Kammerer, Streeter; Mrs. John Kassman (Theresa) and Mrs. Rudolph Hoersch (Anna), Sacramento, Calif.; 21 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two wives, and three children. (Eddy Funeral Home)

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Pauline Kammerer, 89, Jamestown, N.D., died Wednesday, June 16, 1999, in her home.

Pauline Weisser was born April 16, 1910, in Burnstad, N.D., where she grew up, attended school and farmed with her family. On Dec. 21, 1929, she married Gottlieb Kammerer in Logan (N.D.) County. They farmed near Streeter, N.D., until 1969, when they sold their farm and moved to Jamestown. He died in 1985.

She is survived by a daughter, Arlis (Wilbert) Buck, West Fargo; two brothers, John, Mandan, N.D., August, Wishek, N.D.; a sister, Emma Eiseman, Wishek; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. ...

Date: Sat - June 19, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
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Carla Maureen Kangas, 49, 2720 4th Ave. N., Moorhead, Minn., died Friday, Aug. 6, 1999, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo.

Miss Kangas was born July 1, 1950, in Detroit Lakes, Minn. she grew up in Wolf Lake, Minn., and graduated from Menahga (Minn.) High School. She worked for Bell Telephone, Detroit Lakes. She also worked for Gibb & Sons, Cass County Abstract Co. and Red River Title Services, all Fargo.

She is survived by her mother, Stella Dormanen, Moorhead; a brother, Brent (Grace), Dilworth; two sisters, Jolene (Jerry) Anderson, Detroit Lakes, Gayla (Mitchell) Aho, Frazee, Minn.; two stepbrothers, Gordy Dormanen, Phillip Dormanen, both Chisholm, Minn.; and two stepsisters, Elaine Lehto, ...

Date: Mon - August 09, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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Adolph Bruno Karjalainen, 83, Fargo died Wednesday, August 12, 1998 in ManorCare Nursing Home, Fargo. A memorial service was held August 17 at the Church of God with Pastor Stephan Avants officiating and William Crone, eulogist.

Adolph Bruno Karjalainen was born April 5, 1915 in Gackle, N.D., to Andrew and Greta Karjalainen. He moved with his family to Frederick, in 1929 where he grew up and worked in farming until joining the Army in 1941. After he was discharged in 1943, he moved to Fargo where he attended Hanson Auto School to be a machinist. In 1944 he joined Nelson Optical Co. He trained as an optician at Sheron Optical Company in Geneva, N.Y. There he learned lens theory and mechanical optics. He worked for Nelson Optical for 18 years, joining Bausch and Lomb in Fargo in 1979 and worked there until retirement.

He married Evelyn Cheadle June 16, 1946. She preceded him in death in 1975.

Religion was important in his life and he was very active in his church. His hobbies were playing accordion, drawing and photography. He will be remembered for his sense of humor, kindness, gentleness, and generous ways.

He is survived by his daughter, Clydeen Johnson, Gilbert, Ariz.; a grandson, Christopher Formanek, Gilbert, Ariz., granddaughter, Anne Formanek, Mesa, Ariz.; his sister, Lillian Hunter, and her two grandchildren.

He was a brother to Arjile and Leonard Karjalainen of Frederick.


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Bowdle Pioneer, SD
June 24, 1993

Christina Kaseman, age 89 of Wishek, ND, died June 17, 1993 at the Wishek Retirement and Nursing Home.

Her funeral was June 19 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Wishek, ND, with the Rev. Richard Spiedel officiating. Burial was in St. Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery at Wishek, ND with Nickisch Funeral Home of Wishek, ND in charge of arrangements.

Christina Schilling was born May 2, 1904 to John and Rose (Kessler) Schilling at Bowdle. She grew up on a farm near Hosmer. She married Edward Kaseman Oct. 24, 1922, at the home of her parents. After their marriage the couple farmed 16 miles southwest of Wishek, ND, until 1060 when they moved into Wishek. She was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Wishek. She enjoyed quilting and crocheting. About four years ago she became a resident of the Wishek Retirement and Nursing Home.

Survivors include her husband of Wishek, ND; six sons: Arthur Kaseman, Clifton Kaseman and Howard Kaseman, all of Wishek, ND; Adam Kaseman of Gackle, ND; Marvin Kaseman of Fargo, ND and Edward Kaseman of Bismarck, ND; two daughters: Leona Kaseman of Stockton, CA; and Mrs. Lyle (Erna) Tallman of Bothell, WA; one sister: Maggie Sulzle of Gettysburg; one brother, Jacob Schilling of Bowdle; 26 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren.

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

Casketbearers were her six sons.

Bowdle Pioneer Copyright 1995, JH - 13218 331st Avenue, Bowdle, South Dakota 57428-5902, (605) 285-6337 - prepared by Judy Huber on September 24, 1995 and are issued with her permission. This work may be freely copied for nonprofit purposes.


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MR. AND MRS. EDWARD KASEMAN, SR. - Wishek 1973 Jubilee Book

Edward Kaseman was born on September 4, 1900. He was the son of Bernard and Paulina, nee Hepper, Kaseman. He grew up on his parents' farm, sixteen miles southwest of Wishek. On October 24, 1922, he married Christina Schilling. She was born on May 2, 1904, the daughter of John and Rosina, nee Kessler,. Schilling, who lived on a farm 10 miles west of Hosmer, South Dakota.

After their marriage, they moved to the farm of Edward's parents, where they lived for five years. In the year 1927 they started to build a farm of their own. The location was one mile southwest of his father's farm. They built a house and barn at an estimated cost of $2,200. Livestock consisted of a few horses and cows.

When the drought came in the 1930's, things were not easy for the young family. By the grace of God they managed to get through those hard times. Being the parents of six sons was not to be taken lightly, when war came. All six passed their physicals for military duty, and four served overseas. One served in the national guard. All returned safe and sound.

To this marriage, six sons and two daughters were born: Arthur, a farmer, at Wishek; Adam, a trucker, at Gackle, North Dakota; Leona, a housekeeper, living at Stockton, California; Erna Tallman, a nurse, at Bothell Washington; Clifton and Howard, who farm near Wishek; and Marvin and Edward Jr., co-owners of Kaseman Electric, at Linton, North Dakota.

Mr. and Mrs. Kaseman retired in 1965 and are living in Wishek at the present time. The nine and one-half quarters of land acquired in their years of farming now belong to the children. The Kasemans celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1972.

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The Jamestown Sun
March 12, 2002

Rick A. Kaseman, 52, Lakota, N.D., died Friday, March 8, 2002, at his home.

Mr. Kaseman was born Dec. 1, 1949, at Bismarck, N.D., the son of Adam and Lorraine (Meidinger) Kaseman. He attended school in Kulm, N.D., graduating from Kulm High School in 1967. He attended North Dakota State University for electrical engineering and was active in ROTC. He entered the U.S. Air Force on April 1, 1972, and served until March 31, 1992. He was discharged with the rank of major. He married Venetia Rickard on May 5, 1988, at Svendborg, Denmark. They lived in Germany, Oklahoma and Lakota. He received his masters degree for systems management in California. He worked as a flight simulator instructor at the Grand Forks (N.D.) Air Force base. He also flew for Trans Merridian Airline and in 1999 started flying for Northwest Airlines. He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Gackle, N.D., and the Lakota Fire Department.

He is survived by his parents; wife; a daughter, Ysella Kaseman, Houston, Texas; two sons, Tremayne and Quillan, both Lakota; two sisters, Sue Bartholomew, Mandan, N.D., and Christina (Dave) Bhend, Chippewa Falls, Wis.; two brothers, Corey, Bismarck, and Curt (Kim), Jamestown.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, with the Rev. David Winterfeldt officiating.
Arrangements by Haut Funeral Homes, Gackle. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Lakota Lutheran Church, Lakota. 
Arrangements by Aaker Funeral Home, Lakota.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, and an hour before services at the churches.
Burial: Lakota Cemetery, Lakota.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, to charity of choice.


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The Jamestown Sun
December 9, 2002

Delmar E. Kassman, 73, Fargo, N.D., died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at his home.

Mr. Kassman was born April 28, 1929, in Streeter, N.D., the son of Adolph and Bertha (Hermann) Kassman. They moved to a farm north of Robinson, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. He helped on the farm for a short time before moving to Jamestown, where he worked at M & H gas station. He joined the U.S. Army on July 23, 1952, in Steele, N.D., and was an infantry instructor. He was discharged on June 21, 1954, at Fort Bliss, Texas. He married Marcella Fercho on June 6, 1952, in Streeter. They returned to Jamestown and he continued to work at M & H. They moved to Grand Forks, N.D., and six years later they moved to Fargo, where he continued to work for M & H until he retired in 1995.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Tom (Nancy), West Fargo, N.D.; two daughters, Bonnie (Russ) Docken, Owatonna, Minn., and Laura (Jon) Brahos, Fargo; two sisters, Gladys (Harold) Weers, Seattle, Wash., and Betty (Fred) Stewart, Moses Lake, Wash., and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Eugene and LeRoy.

Services: 1 p.m. Sunday, First United Methodist Church, Fargo.
Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. today, Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo.
Burial: North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.


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Eugene Marlin Kassman, 57, Robinson, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 1996, at his home.

Mr. Kassman was born May 21, 1939, in Robinson, where he grew up and attended school. He farmed near Robinson for many years.

He is survived by two brothers, LeRoy, Robinson, Delmar (Marcella), Fargo; and two sisters, Gladys (Harold) Weers and Betty (Fred) Stewart, both Seattle.

Funeral: Today at 1 in United Methodist Church, Robinson. Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown, N.D. .....    [Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown]

Date: Wed - August 28, 1996
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
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Leroy Kassman, 70, Jamestown, N.D., formerly Robinson, N.D., died Monday, Dec. 21, 1998, in Jamestown Hospital.

Mr. Kassman was born May 17, 1928, in Robinson, where he grew up and attended school. He farmed the family farm near Robinson until 1997 when he moved to Jamestown.

He is survived by a brother, Delmar (Marcella), Fargo; and two sisters, Gladys (Harold) Weers, Betty (Fred) Stewart, both Seattle.

Visitation: Friday from 5 to 9 in Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown. ...

Date: Wed - December 23, 1998
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
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The funeral for Christine Kauk, 83, Jamestown, N.D., will be at 10:30 Wednesday in St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Jamestown. Visitation will be from 9 to 9 today, with a prayer service at 7, in Haut Funeral Home, Jamestown, and one hour before services in the church. She died Sunday, Nov. 19, 1995.

Christine Veil was born Dec. 9, 1911, in Streeter, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. She married Christ Kauk on Oct. 24, 1936, in Streeter. They farmed in the Gackle, N.D., and Kulm, N.D., area until 1959 when they moved to Jamestown. She worked as a housekeeper at the Jamestown Hospital for 14 years until retiring. Her husband died in 1979. She moved to Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown in 1994....

Date: Tue - November 21, 1995
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
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The Jamestown Sun 
Oct 2000 online

Christina Keim, 88, Jamestown, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Christina Lessle was born Aug. 15, 1912, at the family farm home southwest of Napoleon, N.D., the daughter of Fredrick and Christina (Flemmer) Lessle. She grew up in the Napoleon area, receiving her elementary education in a local rural school. She married Benjamin Keim Nov. 19, 1931, at her parents' farm southwest of Napoleon. They lived on a farm near Turtle Lake, N.D., where they farmed until 1946. In 1946 they moved to Lehr, N.D., where she was a homemaker and cared for her aging father for many years. She also assisted her husband with the janitorial work at the school. She retired in 1974. He died July 29, 1982. Following his death, she continued to reside in Napoleon. In 1995 she entered the Gackle Care Center. In 1996 she moved to Jamestown, where she entered the Central Dakota Village. She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Lehr, Dorcas Secretary, Children's Division Sabbath School Teacher and Vacation Bible School Teacher. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, embroidery and studying the Bible.

She is survived by her daughter, Linda Keim, Bismarck; a sister, Emma Hauck, Bismarck; and a sister-in-law, Hulda (Keim) Sillippi, Topeka, Kan.

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

Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Lehr, with Pastor Ray Kelsh officiating.
Arrangements by Haut Funeral Homes, Jamestown.
Burial: Lehr Cemetery, Lehr.


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The Fargo Forum, ND
June 01, 1999

Leona Marie Keim, 83, Devils Lake, ND, formerly of Rock Lake, ND, died Friday, May 28, 1999 at Mercy Hospital in Devils Lake.

Funeral services were held this morning at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Devils Lake with Fr. Jeffrey Wald and Fr. Robert Smith officiating. Interment was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cando, ND.

Casketbearers were Richard Lang, Duane Lang, Eugene Lang, Jerome Uhlenkamp, Ralph Gangl, Alfred Gangl and Ed Miller. Honorary bearers were Gary Heller, George Heller, Darrel Lagein and Cary Eriksson.

Leona Lang was born Aug. 14, 1915 at Starkweather, ND the daughter of Michael and Anna (Gangl) Lang. She was raised and attended school and church there.

She was united in marriage to Paul Keim on Sept. 30, 1941. They farmed in the Rock Lake area until retiring in 1983 when they moved to Devils Lake. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and St. Jude’s Altar Society.

She is survived by her children, Carol (James) Schuler of Devils Lake, Charles Keim of Rock Lake and Colleen (Michael) Mattson of Fargo, ND; grandchildren, Ardell, Tami and Aaron Schuler, Tiffany (Schuler) Schultz, Sarena (Mattson) Selbo, Amber Mattson and Claudio and Ricardo Keim; and siblings, Donna Laturnus of Cando and Roman Lang of Devils Lake. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul; sister, Regina Neussendorfer; and brothers, Alvin, William and John Lang.

Aaker, Dunnigan & Brooks Funeral Home, Devils Lake is in charge of arrangements.


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The Jamestown Sun
Feb. 19-24, 2001 (online)

Renee Lu Keller, 48, Fredonia, N.D., died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, at MedCenter One, Bismarck, N.D.

Renee Lu Lang was born July 23, 1952, at Jamestown, the daughter of Otto H. and Lydia (Bollinger) Lang. She grew up on the family farm northeast of Ashley, N.D. She attended country school there and graduated from Ashley High School in 1970. She attended Northern State College, Aberdeen, S.D., for two years and worked at Mother Joseph Manor, Aberdeen, for two years. She began working at First Federal Savings and Loan, Ashley, in 1975 and later at Metropolitan Federal Bank. She married Donald Keller March 5, 1977, in the Baptist parsonage at Fredonia. She became branch manager of Hometown Credit Union in Ashley in 1988. She was a member of Ashley Baptist Church, the Ashley Jobs Development Authority and the Ashley Chamber of Commerce, and was a former member of the Ashley Medical Center Board. She enjoyed playing piano, singing, crocheting, cooking, baking and cats.

She is survived by her husband; a son, Shawn (Bobbie Jo), Fredonia; a daughter, Crystal Keller, Fargo, N.D.; and three sisters, Marlies Beal, St. Louis Park, Minn., Myrtle (Dennis) Quaschnick, Aberdeen, and Rhonda Bader, Bismarck.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, Ashley Baptist Church, Ashley, with the Rev. Darwin Stahl officiating.
Arrangements by Carlsen Funeral Home, Ashley.
Burial: Ashley City Cemetery, Ashley.


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Emil E. Kelly, 82, 2601 36th Ave. S.W., Fargo, N.D., died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999, in his home.

Mr. Kelly was born Jan. 4, 1917, in Gackle, N.D. He lived in LaMoure, N.D., before moving in 1942 to Fargo. On May 22, 1943, he married Edna Luoto in Moorhead. He worked in Fargo for Reinhard Bros. He drove bus for the city of Fargo for 17 years and later worked in security with the North Dakota State University Campus Police for 17 years, retiring in 1981.

He is survived by a son, Monte (Karen), Fargo; a daughter, Chloe (Lee) Johnson, Marion, Iowa; a brother, Clifford, Fullerton, Calif.; a sister, Dorothy (John) Rusten, Aloha, Ore.; six grandchildren and one ...

Date: Tue - September 21, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
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Daniel F. Kern, 54, Gackle, N.D., died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999, in his home.

Mr. Kern was born May 16, 1945, near Gackle, where he grew up and attended school. He lived on the family farm near Gackle all of his life.

He is survived by three brothers, Julius, Minneapolis, Gust (Betty), Dutton, Mont., Melvin (Nancy), Coon Rapids, Minn.; and a sister, Frieda (Wilbur) Larson, Jamestown, N.D.Funeral: Today at 10:30 in First United Church of Christ, Gackle. Burial: Gackle Cemetery. ...

Date: Tue - October 19, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
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The Jamestown Sun
February 1, 2002

Lorraine Kerner, 75, Jamestown, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at Central Dakota Nursing Home, Jamestown.

Lorraine Moser was born March 18, 1926, in Medina, N.D., the daughter of William and Mary Magdalena (Wahl) Moser. She attended school in Medina, graduating from Medina High School. Following graduation, she attended Valley City (N.D.) Teachers College, and taught school at Valley Spring Township. She married Harold Kerner Dec. 23, 1945, at First Congregational Church, Jamestown. She worked for B & O Drug and White Drug in Jamestown, for more than 20 years. He died Dec. 26, 1989. She was a member of the First Congregational Church, Jamestown.

She is survived by two daughters, Julie (Mike) Schensted, Houston, Texas, and Deborah (Vernon) Guthmiller, Omaha, Neb.; four sisters, Doretta (Vic) Carrion, Haywood, Calif., Marilyn (Archie) Zimmerman, Cleveland, N.D., and Martha (Emil H.) Trautman and Jan (Arlen) Haas, both Jamestown; two brothers, Adolph (Rita), Medina, and Harold (Norma), Titusville, Fla.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two sisters, a brother, and a grandson,

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Jamestown, with the Rev. Terri Akkerman officiating.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.
Memorials: to Jamestown Hospital Hospice.


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The Jamestown Sun
Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Harry Ketterling, 86, LaMoure, N.D., died Monday, July 4, 2005, at his home under hospice care.

Mr. Ketterling was born June 8, 1919, on a farm near Fredonia, N.D., the son of Deboldt and Elizabeth (Gall) Ketterling.  He served in the Civilian Conservation Corps during 1940 in Custer, S.D. He entered the U.S. Army in July 1941, serving overseas during World War II.  After being honorably discharged in October 1945, he returned home and began farming.  He married Esther Jawaski on March 20, 1947.  The couple lived and farmed in Monango, N.D. until moving to the family homestead near LaMoure in 1957.  He farmed until he retired in 1982.  In 1986, they moved into LaMoure.  He enjoyed fishing on the James River.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Gene (Becky), Olathe, Kan., and Rob (Zale), Edgeley, N.D.; two daughters, Sharon (Gerry) Burgess, Knoxville, Tenn., and Linda (Neil) Ness, LaMoure; seven brothers, Lawrence and Henry, both LaMoure, Albert (Esther) and Daboldt (Velda), both Jamestown, Louie (Olga), Ellendale, N.D., Palmer, Red Wing, Minn., and Alvin, Mesa, Ariz.; four sisters, Ella Beglow, Jamestown, Deloris Anderson, Marion, N.D., Edna (James) McLeod, Nanjimay, Md., and Marceal Nannenga, Mesa, Ariz.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

He was