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The Jamestown Sun, ND
March 8, 2002

Gustave Lee "Gus" Maas, 80, Moorhead, Minn., died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at ManorCare Health Services, Fargo.

Mr. Maas was born Jan. 4, 1922, at Edgeley, N.D., the son of Gustave and Clara (Moury) Maas. He grew up in Nortonville, N.D., where he graduated from high school in 1940. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the South Pacific as a rifle sharpshooter and Army specialty rifleman. He married Viola Louise Johnson Aug. 2, 1946, at Moorhead, where they lived. He worked for Withnell Oil Co. and W.W. Wallwork before starting his own business, Gus Maas Trucking, hauling grain from elevators at Arthur, Ayr, Erie, and Gackle, N.D. He retired in 1987, after which he worked at the Travel Mart Convenience Store, Moorhead. He was a life member of the VFW, Moorhead, where he enjoyed listening to music and dancing on weekend evenings. He also enjoyed riding motorcycle, taking trips to areas of the Dakotas and Minnesota, and reading.

He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Hazel E. Donahue, Moorhead; two sons, Grant E. (Marsha), Charlotte, N.C., and Raymond A. (Debbie), Moorhead; a sister-in-law, Charlotte Johnson, Brownsville, Texas; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

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

Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, New Hope Evangelical Free Church, Moorhead, with the Rev. Gary Ellingson officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. today, Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Monday, November 19, 2007

Olga Madche, 102, Jamestown, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown.

Olga Nitschke was born Oct. 11, 1905, on the family farm home south of Jud, N.D., the daughter of Jacob and Fredericka (Reinhardt) Nitschke. At an early age they moved to a farm north of Jud, later moving to Alfred, N.D. She attended the local rural school where she received her elementary education and up in the area. She married Jacob Madche on Nov. 28, 1925, at LaMoure, N.D. They lived on a farm south of Alfred. In 1936 they moved into Alfred where she worked at the school. He died in 1970. In 1997 she moved to Jamestown, and in 2005 she entered Hi-Acres Manor. She was a member of the Grace Baptist Church, Gackle, N.D.

She is survived by her a son, Harry (Delight) Madche, Bremerton, Wash.; a daughter, Doris (Glen) Greenstein, Jamestown; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, a daughter, a grandson, her parents, three brothers and four sisters.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Grace Baptist Church, Gackle, with the Rev. Tim Blackman officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Haut Funeral Homes, Jamestown.
Burial: Alfred Cemetery, Alfred.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Monday, March 12, 2007

Betty Madcke, 72, Edgeley, N.D., formerly of Jamestown, died Friday, March 9, 2007, in Innovis Hospital, Fargo, N.D.

Betty Jean Johnson was born July 17, 1934, in Jamestown, the daughter of Dorothea and Henry Johnson. She grew up in Jamestown where she graduated from high school. She married Garth Madcke on Sept. 4, 1953. They lived in various cities in Montana and North Dakota. She was an Avon representative for many years. She enjoyed having coffee and visiting. She donated her body for arthritis research.

She is survived by her husband; two sons, Mark and Kevin (Cal), both Edgeley; two daughters, Julie (Clyde) Staus, Pelican Rapids, Minn., and Debra Grenz (Les Specht), Spiritwood, N.D.; a brother, Gordon (Skip), Jamestown; four sisters, Arlene Trautman, Fergus Falls, Minn., Lorraine Bennett and Dorothy Gums, both Jamestown, and JoAnn (Bruce) Nelson (Bruce), Bismarck, N.D.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and seven brothers, Robert, Johnny, William, James, Eugene, Lyle and Charles.

Memorial service: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Rich Fitzer officiating.
Arrangements by Haut Funeral Homes, Jamestown.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Thursday, January 04, 2007

Helmut Maedche, Bismarck, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on December 31, 2006 at the age of 80.

Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 10:30 A.M. at United Church of Christ, Bismarck with Rev. Jim Moos, officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck.

Visitation will be from 4:30-7:00 P.M. on Friday, January 5, at Bismarck Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.

Helmut was born on December 1, 1926 in Bethune, CO, the son of Christian & Lydia (Trautman) Maedche.  He graduated from high school in Torrington, WY. On October 17, 1952 in Kulm, ND, he married Ida Mae Bollinger.  Helmut was ordained on June 2, 1951 in Merricourt, ND and was called to serve the Hebron 1st Congregational Church and 1st Congregational UCC in Glen Ullin, ND.  He retired to Bismarck in March of 1993. After retiring from the ministry, Helmut enjoyed spending time in his garden and working on his train layout.

Helmut is survived by his daughter, Kathleen (Jeffrey) Bottoms and their two children Christopher & Lyndsay, Phoenix, AZ; 2 sons, Jonathan (Tish), Garland, TX, Timothy (Kristi) and their two children, Kayla & Macy, Bismarck; sister, Oleta Ernst, Lincoln, NE; brother, Ernest, Montrose, CO.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Mae and parents, Christian & Lydia (Trautman) Maedche.


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Gackle Tri-County News, ND
March 17, 1966

Gottheilf Maier Dies at Wishek

Gottheilf G. Maier, 65, longtime resident of the Gackle Community died Saturday evening, March 12, 1966 at Wishek Community Hospital in Wishek, North Dakota where he had been a patient for about three weeks.

He was born November 1, 1900 at the family farm south of Kulm in LaMoure County, North Dakota, the son of John J. Maier and Wilhelmina Knopp Maier. The family came to the Gackle Community in the year 1901 when they homesteaded on a farm six miles northeast of Gackle in Stutsman County. Mr. Maier remained with his parents on the farm until they retired and moved into Gackle in 1946. He continued to live with his parents and worked in the vicinity as a laborer.

In the late fall of 1964 he entered the Wishek Retirement Home at Wishek, North Dakota, where he resided until his hospitalization.

Mr. Maier never married. He is survived by five sisters and one brother, Pauline (Mrs. E. A. Schaak), Billings, Montana; Magdalena (Mrs. Frieboes), Miles City, Mont., Mathilda (Mrs. Marion Moe) Tacoma, Washington; Anna (Mrs. Sam B. Maier), Snohomish, Wash., Hulda (Mrs. Theo Metzger), Hardin, Montana; Sam Maier, Hardin, Montana.

He was preceded in death by his father in 1956, his mother in 1962, and seven brothers and sisters.

The funeral service was a 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, 1966 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Gackle with Rev. Emanuel Gackle, pastor, officiating. Burial was in the Gackle Cemetery. Haut Funeral Home in Gackle was in charge of arrangements


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Thursday, April 27, 2006

Roger Maier, 56, Jamestown, died Monday, April 24, 2006, in a Jamestown care center.

Mr. Maier was born Oct. 1, 1949, at Jamestown, the son of Gottlieb and Edna (Schnaidt) Maier. He grew up at Streeter, N.D., graduating from Streeter High School in 1968. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged on July 1, 1976. He completed a training course in small arms repair in 1987 and was employed with Iron Workers Local 793, Mandan, N.D. He was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bismarck, N.D. He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle.

He is survived by a daughter, Nicole Maier, Bismarck; his mother, Streeter; a brother, Al (Margie), Bismarck; and four sisters, Alice (Clyde) Remboldt, Jamestown, Carolynn (James) Burkle, Eagan, Minn., Beverly (Arnie) Schumaker and Paulette (Steve) Kirschenmann, both Streeter.

He was preceded in death by his father; three sisters, Joan Miller, Caren Hehn and Janice Maier; and a brother, James.

Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Scott Fredrickson officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Harry M. Malm, 91, Wishek, N.D., died Friday, May 26, 2006, at Wishek Home for the Aged, Wishek.

Mr. Malm was born Nov. 25, 1914, at Jud, N.D., the son of Reynold and Ida (Lind) Malm. He grew up and received his elementary education at the local rural school. He entered the Civilian Conservation Corp. in 1937, where he served for 18 months. He farmed near Jud until 1980. He then moved into Jud. In 1997, he moved to Gackle Care Center, Gackle. N.D. In 2003, he moved to Wishek Home for the Aged.

He is survived by several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Alice, Edith and Eleanor; and two brothers, Martin and Clifford.

Services: 11 a.m. today, Haut Funeral Chapel, Jamestown, with the Rev. Darrell Schultz officiating.
Arrangements by Haut Funeral Homes, Jamestown.
Burial: Baptist Cemetery, rural Kulm, N.D.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Friday, December 14, 2007

Elmo Malm, 91, Kulm, N.D., died Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, at Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale, N.D.

Mr. Malm was born Aug. 5, 1916, in Swede Township, north of Kulm, the son of Gust and Alma (Holmquist) Malm. He grew up on the farm and attended Swede School #4. He worked on the farm, raised foxes and played baseball with the Swede Township Team. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 for 38 months. He was stationed in Sicily, Italy and North Africa as a part of the 172nd Chemical Co. during World War II. He returned to Kulm after the war. He married Leona Carlson on July 12, 1946. They lived and farmed on his parents’ farm. They moved into Kulm in 1983 where they lived until 2007. He retired but continued inventing and helping out on the farm. He was one of the first to weld together two tractors to make one four-wheel drive. He lost his leg and was confined to a wheelchair, which led him to sketch new inventions, making prototypes and creating handicap improvements in his home and to his wheelchair. He became a caregiver for his wife. She moved to the Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale, and he joined her on Nov. 12, 2007. He served in the church as an usher and a deacon and helped in many projects. He enjoyed Christian TV and reading the Bible.

He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Marvel (Harv) Lindgren, Kulm; a brother, Denny (LeNore), Kulm; a sister-in-law, Vivian (Melvin) Backstrom; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Edwin and Lewis; and a sister, Julia.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Kulm Assembly of God Church, Kulm.
Visitation: 1 to 7 p.m. today, Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Kulm.
Burial: Swede Township Cemetery, rural Kulm.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
December 26, 2002

Inez Malm, 84, Kulm, N.D., died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, at Medcenter One Medical Center, Bismarck, N.D.

Inez Marion Anderson was born Oct. 24, 1918, on the family farm near Kulm, the daughter of John and Annie (Erickson) Anderson. She grew up and attended rural school near Kulm and graduated from Kulm High School. She then taught school in Swede and Raney townships near Kulm for a time. She married Edwin Malm on Nov. 17, 1943, in Jamestown. They farmed north of Kulm until they moved into Kulm in 1981. He died Feb. 26, 1990.

She is survived by two daughters, Lois (Merle) Bentson, Kulm, and LuAnne (Douglas) Swenson, Marshalltown, Iowa; a son, Jeffrey (Lucinda), Kulm; a sister, Josephine (Arnold) Loven, Bloomington, Minn.; three brothers, Elford (Jeanette), Seattle, Wash., Richard (Darlene), Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Arden (Evelyn), Olympia, Wash.; and four grandchildren.

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

Services: 11 a.m. today, Kulm Baptist Church, Kulm, with the Rev. Paul Johnson officiating. Arrangements by Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Kulm.
Burial: Swede Township Cemetery, rural Kulm.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Friday, July 22, 2005

Katherina Martell, 91, Wishek, N.D., died Thursday, July 21, 200, at the Wishek Home for the Aged, Wishek.

Katherina Reich was born Nov. 7, 1913, at Kassel, South Russia, the daughter of Adam and Katherina (Weber) Reich. In 1914, she came with her parents to the United States where they settled on a farm 13 miles west of Wishek. She grew up and received her elementary education in the local rural school and helped on the family farm. She married August Martell on March 4, 1940, at Danzig, N.D. They lived in Wishek until 1942. They then moved to a farm 4 miles north of Wishek. In 1954, they moved to a farm near Streeter, N.D., and in 1957, moved to Lehr, N.D. He died in 1979 and she moved to Wishek Home for the Aged. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Lehr.

She is survived by a son, Allen, Eldridge, N.D.; two brothers Adam, Aberdeen, S.D., and Edward, Bismarck, N.D.; five sisters, Lydia (Reinhardt) Werre, Marie Martell, and Bertha (Waltmer) Schwind, all Wishek, Erna (Melvin) Schwind, Jamestown, and Alvina Brandner, Bismarck; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

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

Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Grace Lutheran Church, Lehr, with the Rev. Lyle Klemz officiating.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. today, Haut Funeral Homes, Wishek.
Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
April 22, 2002

Eugene Martin, 61, Jamestown, died Friday, April 19, 2002, at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Mr. Martin was born Nov. 15, 1940, in Kidder County, near Streeter, N.D., the son of Gilbert and Caroline (Graf) Martin. He attended the Streeter Public School and graduated in 1957. He entered the Army National Guard in 1962. He served as a fireman in the Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. He served in the Army National Guard, Jamestown, and served 22 years. He retired with the rank of E-6 SSG. He married Janice Ketterling on May 21, 1962, at Fredonia, N.D. They lived in Jamestown. They moved to West Fargo, N.D., where he worked at Fairmont Creamery and later at North Dakota State University and Hall GMC. In 1975 he returned to Jamestown, and worked for Liechty's, NW Budweisser and the City of Jamestown as a heavy equipment operator. He retired in 1992. In January 2002 he entered the Central Dakota Village, Jamestown. He was a member of the Concordia Lutheran Church, Eagles Club, James River Humane Society and the AMVETS.

He is survived by a daughter, Marcia (James) Cofield, Jamestown; a son, Glen (Tina), Jamestown; a sister, Loretta (James) Schwalk; a brother, Ken (Cathy), Columbia, Falls, Mont.; a sister-in-law, Irene Martin, West Fargo; and two grandchildren.

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

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Concordia Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Robert Leiste officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Sunday, Haut Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial: Zion Reform Cemetery, southwest of Streeter.
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The Forum, Fargo, ND
04/20/2002

Eugene Martin, 61, Jamestown, died Friday, April 19, 2002, in Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Mr. Martin was born Nov. 15, 1940, near Streeter, N.D., where he graduated from high school in 1957. He served in the Army National Guard beginning in 1962 and as a fireman for the Air National Guard, Fargo. He later served in the Army National Guard, Jamestown, for 22 years. He married Janice Ketterling on May 21, 1962, in Fredonia, N.D. They lived in Jamestown. They later moved to West Fargo, where he worked for Fairmont Creamery, North Dakota State University and Hall GMC. In 1957, he returned to Jamestown, where he worked for Liechty’s, NW Budweiser and for the City of Jamestown as a heavy equipment operator until retiring in 1992. He entered the nursing home in January 2002.

He is survived by a son, Glen (Tina), Jamestown; a daughter, Marcia (James) Cofield, Jamestown; a brother, Ken (Cathy), Columbia Falls, Mont.; a sister, Loretta (James) Schwalk, Columbia Falls; and two grandchildren.

Visitation: Today from 9-5 and Sunday from 1-9, with a prayer service at 7, in Haut Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Funeral: Monday at 10:30 in Concordia Lutheran Church, Jamestown.
Burial: Zion Reform Cemetery near Streeter.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Saturday, September 01, 2007

Kenneth Martin, 55, passed away August 28, 2007, of natural causes, at the family home in Columbia Falls, MT. He was born October 30, 1951, at home in Streeter, ND, where he was raised and attended high school. He graduated from the State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND, with a degree in diesel mechanics. On July 19, 1974, Kenneth married Catherine Boelke, in Jamestown, ND. From 1980 to 2000, he was employed as an ironworker with Columbia Falls Aluminum Company. After his retirement from CFAC, he worked as a heavy equipment operator for T-Bend Construction. Kenneth enjoyed camping, fishing, and spending time with his grandchildren. His passion was riding his Harleys. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Caroline (Graf) Martin; and his brothers, Eugene and Melvin. Kenneth is survived by his former wife of 31 years, Catherine (Boelke) Martin, of Moscow, ID; children, Matthew and Kim Martin of Columbia Falls, Crista Martin of Columbia Falls, and Trisha and James Brower of Marion; a sister, Loretta and James Schwalk; grandchildren, Coby, Malachi, McKayla, Tanner, Dustin, and Sierra; and numerous neices and nephews, cousins, and friends. He also leaves behind his "grandpuppies" JD, Bedoe, Mel, and Panda. Cremation has taken place. A family gathering and barbecue will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Martin residence. All family and friends are welcome.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
July 11, 2002

Travis Wayne Martin, 31, Bismarck, N.D., died July 8, 2002.

Mr. Martin was born Feb. 7, 1971, in Fargo, N.D., the son of Wayne Martin and LaDonna (Gumke) Berg. He grew up and attended school in Bismarck, graduating from Bismarck High School in 1990. He attended the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. While attending high school and college he worked for P.R.I.D.E. Inc. He then worked in sales and delivery for Harker's Food Service. For the past several years he worked in sales for Sysco Sales. He enjoyed hockey, softball, golf, fishing and hunting.

He is survived by his mother and stepfather, LaDonna and Gordon Berg, Bismarck; his father, Lincoln, N.D.; a sister, Renae Martin, Lincoln; three brothers, Mark, (Larissa Breiteman), Bismarck, Nathan Hoger, Mandan, N.D., and Joseph, Lincoln; two stepbrothers, Barrett Berg (Donna Sager), and Brock Berg (Heidi Landerberger), both Bismarck; and his grandmother, Marvelyn Gumke, Jud, N.D.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Johnny and Lydia Martin and Gerhard Gumke; and his step grandfather, Ordean Stamness.

Services: 2 p.m. today, Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Lisa Ahlness officiating. Arrangements by Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck.


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The funeral for Lydia Mattheis, 88, 423 N. 11th St., Moorhead, Minn., will be at 11 Saturday in First Congregational United Church of Christ, Moorhead, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 today in Korsmo Funeral Home, Moorhead, and one hour before services in the church. She died Wednesday, Nov. 8, 1995.

Lydia Brosz was born Feb. 5, 1907, near Gackle, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. She attended Valley City State University for two years, and taught school for two years near Streeter, N.D. On Aug. 23, 1928, she married John Mattheis in Minneapolis. They lived in Mayer, Minn., Cleveland, N.D., Billings, Mont., and Valley City. In 1953, they moved to Moorhead. She worked at Woolworth's, Moorhead, for six years, and at St. Ansgar Hospital, Moorhead, ...

Date: Fri - November 10, 1995
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c6


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Evelyn Matz, 82, Perham, Minn., died Sunday, Dec. 20, 1998, in Perham Memorial Home.

Evelyn Laura Janke was born April 7, 1916, in Perham. She married Bernard Matz June 27, 1938. They farmed near Perham until 1993 when they moved into Perham. She had been a resident of Perham Memorial Home for the past month. Her husband preceded her in death.

She is survived by two sons, Ronald (Rhoda), Albuquerque, N.M., Jerry (Karla), Lees Summit, Mo.; a daughter, Carol Wulf, Coon Rapids, Minn.; two sisters, Ardell Schulz, Fargo, Bernice Crosby, Naperville, Ill.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. ...

Date: Wed - December 23, 1998
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c4


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The Bismarck Tribune, ND
Date Of Death 10/28/2003

GACKLE -- Alvin Mayer, 66, Gackle, died Oct. 28, 2003, at a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday [Nov. 1, 2003] at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, with the Revs. Russell Pollock and Dale Nabben officiating. Burial will be in Gackle City Cemetery, with military rites by Mayer-Morlock Post No. 250 American Legion.

There will be a prayer service held at 7 p.m. Friday at Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.

Alvin Mayer was born May 30, 1937, in Logan County, the son of Leonhardt Mayer and Carolina (Miller) Mayer. He attended the local rural school and grew to manhood in the vicinity, where he helped on the family farm.

He entered the U.S. Army July 10, 1962, and was discharged June 24, 1964, at Fort Benning, Ga., with the rank of private first class. Following his discharge, he farmed with his parents 4 1/2 miles southeast of Streeter. Later, he purchased the farm from his parents and continued farming.

In 1997, he retired and he continued to reside at the farm until June 2002, when he entered Missouri Slope in Bismarck.

He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Gackle. He also was a member of the Mayer-Morlock Post No. 250 American Legion in Gackle. He enjoyed bowling and card playing.

He is survived by one sister, Alice Irion, Jamestown; one brother, Norbert (Sharon) Mayer, Bismarck; one sister-in-law, Mable Mayer, Gackle; seven nieces; and four nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Edwin in 2000.


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Alvina Mayer, 82, Gackle, N.D., died Sunday, Aug. 16, 1998, in her home.

Alvina Morlock was born Sept. 10, 1915, near Gackle, where she grew up and attended school. On April 13, 1938, she married Edwin Miller in Gackle, where they farmed until he died in 1939. On Feb. 26, 1940, she married Ludwig Mayer in Gackle, where they farmed until 1977 when they retired to Gackle. He died in 1983.

She is survived by a son, John, Gackle; a daughter, Darlene (Lloyd) Elsner, Gresham, Ore.; two sisters, Bertha (Reuben) Tarnasky, Gackle, Eva (Harold) Zenker, Streeter, N.D.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. ...

Date: Wed - August 19, 1998
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a11


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Art Mayer, 85, Jamestown, N.D., died Tuesday, May 11, 1999, in Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Mr. Mayer was born Oct. 24, 1913, in Streeter, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. On Dec. 3, 1941, he married Verna Gahner in Gackle, N.D. In 1942 they began farming near Sydney, N.D., and in 1943 they began farming near Millarton, N.D. In 1945 they moved near Montpelier, N.D., where they farmed and raised cattle. They retired in 1976. In 1984 they moved to Jamestown.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Allan, Richfield, Minn.; two daughters, Marilyn (Leroy) Lovato, Colorado Springs, Colo., Carlotta (Carl) Posz, Chanhassen, Minn.; a brother, Theodore (Maggie), Sacramento, Calif.; a sister, ...

Date: Fri - May 14, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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Bertha Mayer, 80, Gackle, N.D., died Saturday, Nov. 8, 1997, in Jamestown (N.D.) Hospital.

Bertha Gienger was born Aug. 23, 1917, near Gackle, where she grew up and attended school. She worked on her family's farm. On Oct. 12, 1939, she married Paul Mayer in Jamestown. They farmed near Gackle until retiring in 1976.

She is survived by her husband; a son, Rueben, Bottineau, N.D.; a daughter, Ardina (Elmo) Bentz, Jamestown; a brother, Paul (Violet), Gackle; four sisters, Maria Miller, Erna Schlenker, Mathilda Miller, Frieda (Eldo) Schmidt, all Gackle; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. ...

Date: Mon - November 10, 1997
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a6


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Christina Mayer, 98, Jamestown, N.D., died Sunday, Nov. 2, 1997, in Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Christina Zenker was born Feb. 24, 1899, in Long Lake, S.D. She moved with her family near Gackle, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. On Nov. 25, 1920, she married Bernhardt Mayer near Gackle, where they farmed until 1944. They also farmed near Alfred, N.D. They returned to Gackle in 1968. He died in 1972. She entered the Central Dakota Village in 1994.

She is survived by three sons, Elroy, William, Bemidji, Minn., Ervin, Gackle; two daughters, Nelda (Marvin) Oberlander, Mount Pleasant, Mich., Annetta Podoll, Jamestown; four sisters, Emilia Veil, Emma Miller, Alida Remboldt, all ...

Date: Thu - November 6, 1997
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Monday, May 03, 2004

Cleo Mayer, 78, Centennial, Colo., formerly Streeter, N.D., died Saturday, April 24, 2004, in Centennial.

Cleo Deutscher was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Streeter, the daughter of Peter Jr. and Rosina Deutscher. She was raised in Streeter. After high school she taught rural school for one year and worked as a clerk in the Streeter Post Office. She then attended Jamestown College, graduating as a registered nurse. She married Herbert Mayer. They farmed one and a half miles south of Streeter, raising cattle and sheep. She drove a school bus for 17 years. In July 1982, she moved to Colorado. She recently retired as a caregiver in the developmentally disabled field.

She is survived by three sons, Lance (Nancy), Wiggins, Colo., Jerrold (Carol), Highlands Ranch, Colo., and Marlin (Linda), Santa Maria, Calif.; and seven grandchildren.

Memorial service: 7 p.m. Friday, St. Peter Lutheran Church, 9300 E. Belleview, Greenwood Village, Colo.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Friday, July 27, 2007

David R. Mayer, 53, Twin Valley, Minn., died Saturday, July 21, 2007, at MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, N.D.

Mr. Mayer was born July 20, 1954, in Gackle, N.D., the son of Wilbert and Erma (Fercho) Mayer. He grew up and attended school in Medina, N.D. He worked with his father on the farm and drove the milk truck. He married Debbie Mittleider on May 10, 1975, in Cleveland, N.D. He worked for his father-in-law after their marriage. They moved to Twin Valley in 1978. They farmed for several years southwest of Twin Valley. He began trucking in 1986 where he pulled flat bed as well as refer and covered wagon, hauling gravel, grain and cattle. He also owned his own trucking business, Coon Creek Transport, since 1996. He was a member of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. He enjoyed the outdoors, riding and fixing snowmobiles, metal work, fixing or making new things, gardening, fishing, animals, tinkering on tractors and repairing and polishing his trucks.

He is survived by his wife; a daughter Kimberly (Bob, III) Lundquist, Park River, N.D.; a son Shawn (Corinne), Fargo; his parents; two sisters Evelyn (Dennis) Hofmann, Grace City, N.D., and Kathy (Wayne) Mittleider, Tappen, N.D.; and two grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. today, Walworth Baptist Church, rural Ulen, Minn., with the Rev. Mike Forsberg officiating.
Arrangements by Anderson Funeral Home, Twin Valley.
Burial: Walworth Baptist Cemetery, rural Ulen.


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The Bismarck Tribune, ND
August 16, 2000

GACKLE -- Edwin L. Mayer, 73, Gackle, died Aug. 14, 2000, in the Jamestown hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First United Church of Christ, Gackle, with burial in Gackle Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Mable; two sons, Dennis, Gackle, and Daniel, Albert Lea, Minn.; three daughters, Virginia Kleingartner, Arthur, Susan Stromberg, Bluffton, Ind., and Julie Entzminger, Grand Forks; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, Alvin, Gackle, and Norbert, Bismarck; and one sister, Alice Irion, Jamestown. (Haut Funeral Home, Gackle)


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Stutsman County Record
Jamestown, ND
August 26, 1937, Page 2

FUNERAL IS HELD AT GACKLE SCHOOL FOR EMIL MAYER [Meyer]

Funeral services were held at the Gackle school house last Wednesday afternoon for Emil Mayer, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mayer of near that town, who was drowned in the pool at the Alexander government dam, 14 miles northeast of Gackle.  Rev. Peter Ruder officiated.  Many relatives and friends attended.  Burial was in the Gackle cemetery.

The young man was born on the farm home on February 18, 1914, and in addition to his parents, is survived by one brother and on sister.

The tragedy occurred Sunday afternoon about a half hour after Mayer and several friends had gone to the dam for a swim.  It is believed that he was stricken with cramps.  One of his friends went to Mayer's rescue on hearing his cries but failed to find him.  His body was recovered by members of the Jamestown fire department later in the evening.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Sept. 25-30, 2000

Erwin Mayer, 76, Oakes, N.D., formerly Gackle, N.D., died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at Oakes Good Samaritan Center, Oakes.

Mr. Mayer was born Sept. 20, 1924, near Gackle, the son of Bernhard and Christina (Zenker) Mayer. He grew up and attended school in the Gackle and Alfred, N.D. areas, graduating from Gackle High School. In 1944 he was inducted in the U.S. Army at Fort Snelling, Minn. He received his basic and advanced training at Fort Lee, Virginia. He was stationed with an infantry unit while being part of the occupation force of Germany, stationed at Frankfort. After World War II he was in the enlisted reserve. In 1950 at the start of the Korean War he was activated and sent to camp McCoy, Wis., where he was retrained in artillery. He was sent to Korea and assigned to the 49th Artillery Brigade as a gunner. While serving in the Korean War he earned the Korean Service Medal, the Bronze Star and the U.N. Service Medal. In April 1952 he was discharged from the service with the rank of E-6 Sergeant. In 1955 he attended the North Dakota State School of Science, Wahpeton, where he received a degree in auto mechanics. He worked construction and farmed in the Alfred area and later operated the Alfred Garage until 1968. He worked as a mechanic for the Chevrolet dealer in Gackle. In 1973 he became the head mechanic for the International Harvester dealership, where he worked until it closed. He also worked as a mechanic for Gackle Co-op Oil until he retired. He was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, and the V.F.W. Post #3364, Jamestown. He was a charter member of Leno-Schlenker American Legion Post #295, Alfred. He enjoyed sports and especially the game of pool.

He is survived by a brother, William (Della), Bemidji, Minn.; two sisters, Nelda (Marvin), Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Annetta Podoll, Fort Ransom, N.D.; and a sister-in-law, Yvonne Mayer, Oakes. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister.

Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, with the Rev. David Winterfeldt officiating. Burial: Alfred Cemetery, Alfred.


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Herbert N. Mayer, 70, Streeter, died Saturday, Sept. 7, 1996, in Veterans Administration Hospital, Fargo.

Mr. Mayer was born Aug. 3, 1926, near Medina, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. He worked in a Portland, Ore., shipyard. He served for two years in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Intrepid aircraft carrier. He then attended the Hanson Mechanical school, Fargo. He married Cleo Deutscher. They lived and farmed near Streeter.

He is survived by three sons, Lance (Nancy), Brighton, Colo., Jerry (Carol), Highlands Ranch, Colo., Marlin (Linda), Los Olivos, Calif.; two brothers, Maurice and Phillip, both Jamestown, N.D.; three sisters, Martha Lowe and .....

Date: Wed - September 11, 1996
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a10


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Lydia Mayer, 89, Villa Maria Healthcare Center, Fargo, N.D., died Monday, March 22, 1999, in the healthcare center.

Lydia Miller was born Oct. 20, 1909, near Gackle, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. On Nov. 15, 1932, she married Gustav Mayer near Gackle. They farmed near Gackle until 1969, when they retired to Gackle. He died in 1982. In 1983 she moved to Fargo. She entered the health-care center in November 1997.

She is survived by two sons, Edmond (Wiltraud), Marvin (Carol), both Fargo; a daughter, Irene Martin, West Fargo; a sister, Barbara (Edwin) Lang, Streeter, N.D.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. ...

Date: Wed - March 24, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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Madeline E. Mayer, 81, Jamestown, N.D., died Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996, in St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, N.D.

Madeline E. Tatarek was born Oct. 20, 1915, in Jamestown, where she grew up and attended school. On Dec. 26, 1935, she married Ted T. Mayer in Jamestown. They lived in Kenmare, N.D., and later in Bismarck. In 1952 they returned to Jamestown. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Ted (Carol), Omaha, Neb., Jerry, Jamestown; five daughters, Delores Johnson, Gackle, N.D., Jeanette (Larry) Kaiser, Tacoma, Wash., Diane Lutman, Elizabeth Mayer and Jacquelyn (Roger) Walters, all Jamestown; five brothers, Arnold (Shirley), Raymond (Donna), and ...

Date: Mon - December 30, 1996
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a6


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The Forum
03/15/2001
Fargo, ND

Marvin Gustav Mayer, 60, Fargo, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001, in Fargo.

Mr. Mayer was born July 18, 1940, in Gackle, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. On Aug. 14, 1965, he married Carol Ruff in Fredonia, N.D. They lived in Fargo, Casselton, N.D., Forman, N.D., Gackle, and Page, N.D., before returning to Fargo in 1989. He worked for North Dakota State University, Fargo, and on a farm near Sabin, Minn.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Blake, Mauldin, S.C., Grant (Diana), Plainfield, Ill.; a daughter, Sarah Mayer, Fargo; a brother, Edmond (Wiltraud), Fargo; a sister, Irene Martin, West Fargo; and one grandchild.

Visitation: Today from 5-8 in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Funeral: Friday at 10:30 in Bethel Evangelical Free Church, Fargo.
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Fargo.
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Napoleon Homestead, ND
March 21, 2001

Marvin G. Mayer, 60, Fargo, died Tuesday, March 13, 2001.

Marvin Gustav Mayer, the son of Gustav and Lydia (Miller) Mayer, was born July 18, 1940 at Gackle where he grew up and received his education. As a young man he farmed with his father near Gackle. On August 14, 1965, Marvin was united in marriage to Carol Ruff at Fredonia. They lived in Fargo, Forman, Gackle, Page and Casselton before returning to Fargo in 1989.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
January 2, 2002

Theodore "Ted" T. Mayer, 86, Jamestown, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Mr. Mayer was born Feb. 18, 1915, at Streeter, N.D., the son of Fred and Minnie (Fischer) Mayer. He was educated in Streeter and Jamestown schools. He married Madeline Tatarek on Dec. 26, 1935, in Jamestown. They lived in Kenmare, N.D., and later in Bismarck, N.D., before returning to Jamestown in 1952. He was employed by Mayer Truck Line from 1952 until he retired in 1985. He enjoyed playing golf, fishing and gardening.

He is survived by five daughters, Delores Johnson, Gackle, N.D., Jeanette (Larry) Kaiser, Puyallup, Wash., Elizabeth Meyer, Bismarck, and Jacquelyn (Roger) Walters and Diane Lutman, both Jamestown; two sons, Ted A. (Carol), Yankton, S.D., and Jerry (Irene), Jamestown; 21 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren and special friend Walter Grommish, Jamestown.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and three brothers, Ben, Art and Rienhart.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, The Basilica of St. James, Jamestown, with the Rev. Bernard Pfau officiating. 
Arrangements by Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.


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The Bismarck Tribune, ND
May 6, 2001

JAMESTOWN -- Violet Mayer, 74, Bismarck, formerly of Jamestown, died May 4, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held 2:30 p.m. Monday at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Jeff Franko and Lisa Ahlness officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Streeter.

Visitation will be from 1-9 p.m. today at Haut Funeral Home, Jamestown, and will continue at the church one hour before services.

Violet Ruff was born Nov. 11, 1926, on the family farm near Fredonia, the daughter of Reinhold R. and Katharine (Gall) Ruff. She attended the local rural school where she received her elementary education and grew to womanhood in the vicinity. Violet and Melvin Mayer were married June 20, 1948, in Gackle. They made their home eight miles west of Gackle. In 1974 they moved to Jamestown and continued to reside there until 1998 when they moved to Bismarck. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Jamestown.

She is survived by her husband, Melvin; three daughters and sons-in-law, Gloria and Dennis Martin, Bismarck, Colette and John Thomack, Schenectady, N.Y., and Rachel and Steve Schmidt, Bismarck; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mable Mayer, Gackle.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers; and one sister.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Tuesday, September 28, 2004

William "Willie" John Mayer, 71, Bemidji, Minn., died Saturday, Sept. 25, 2004, at North Country Regional Hospital, Bemidji.

Mr. Mayer was born Jan. 18, 1933, in Gackle, N.D., the son of Burnhardt and Christina (Zenker) Mayer. He grew up and was educated in Gackle, graduating from Gackle High School in 1952. He attended Jamestown College with a focus in accounting. He was assistant manager of the Jud (N.D.) elevator for three years. He married Della Schlenker on April 26, 1959, in Jud. They moved to Fargo, N.D., where he worked for Bergstrom and Crowe’s Furniture Store for three years. He worked at Muscatell Chevrolet for 27 years as office manager. In 1985, they moved to Bemidji, where he was office manager for Bob Lowth Ford. He retired in 1993. He volunteered for the Beltrami Chapter of the American Red Cross for many years as a bookkeeper. He was a member of Moose Lodge No. 1410, Fargo, serving as governor, as well as being on the ritual team for many years, and as a Fellowship and Pilgrim; and Peace Lutheran Church, Fargo, serving as board member and treasurer. He enjoyed bowling, golfing, dancing and watching the Minnesota Twins.

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Kristie (Rick) Jacobson, Bemidji, Laurie (Glen Vetter) Mayer, Fertile, Minn., and Kathryn Mayer, Minneapolis, Minn.; two sisters, Nelda Oberlander, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Annetta Podoll, Jamestown; and a grandson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Elma; and three brothers, Elroy, Edwin and Erwin.

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Calvary Lutheran Church, Bemidji, with the Rev. Genelle Netland officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Thursday, Cease Family Funeral Home, Bemidji.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Bemidji.
Memorials: Bob Allison Ataxia Foundation.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
October 7, 2002

Lenora McCormack, 84, Bellingham, Wash., died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, at St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham.

Lenora Louise Sommerfeld was born Feb. 23, 1918, at Gackle, N.D., the daughter of Gottfried and Mathilda (Scherbinski) Sommerfeld. She married Rueben Weispfenning on March 11, 1938. They lived for several years in Jamestown. He died Sept. 27, 1974. On March 8, 1984, she married Robert McCormack.

She is survived by a daughter, Verlyle Fischer, Salem, Ore.; a son, Mike (Kathy) Weispfenning; two stepdaughters, Patty (Joe) Beaulaurier, Ferndale, Wash., and Barbara McCormack, Grants Pass, Ore.; two stepsons, William (Stacy), Bellingham, and Richard (Ute), Hopkinsville, Ky.; a sister, Eldina Hehn, Jamestown; a half sister, Hulda (Fred) Schmierer, Jamestown; a granddaughter, six stepgrandchildren, and a stepgreat-grandchild.

Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Church of the Assumption, Bellingham. Arrangements by Westford Funeral Home, Wash.


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ROCHESTER -- The funeral for Sophia McIntire will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rochester, with the Rev. Sherman Coltvet officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester.

Mrs. McIntire, 86, of Elk Grove, Calif., formerly of Rochester, died Thursday (Jan. 20, 2000) at her home.

She was born Sophia Moos on Jan. 20, 1914, in Gackle, N.D. In 1952, she married George McIntire in Hardin, Mont. They moved to Rochester a short time later and lived here for 20 years. She worked in the restaurant at the Carleton Hotel. She also worked for Waters-Conley and, with her husband, owned and operated McIntire's Cue and Cushion. The couple moved to California in 1972.

Survivors include her husband, George McIntire of Elk Grove; a son, Kermitt Bitz of Rochester; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Betty (Mrs. Clyde) Sullivan of Billings, Mont., Luella (Mrs. Donald) Grant of Issaquah, Wash., Emilie Hout of Miles City, Mont., and Marilyn (Mrs. Clarence) Geise of Mesa, Ariz.; and a brother, Clarence Moos of Phoenix. She was preceded in death by a daughter, a son and two sisters.

Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Ranfranz Funeral Home in Rochester. Memorials are preferred to the Alzheimer's Association.

Date: 01/22/2000
Publication: Post Bulletin, Rochester MN


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Virginia F. McLain, 68, Jamestown, N.D., died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, in Cancer Institute of America, Tulsa, Okla.

Virginia Frances Fredrickson was born Nov. 6, 1931, in Havre, Mont. She grew up and attended school in Great Falls, Mont. On Feb. 3, 1955, she married Gerald McLain in Great Falls. They later moved to Jamestown, where she worked at Moline Café, Parkway Café, Mac's Restaurant and later Dakota Brands International. He died in 1990.

She is survived by three sons, Kenneth (Pam) McLain, Jamestown, Norman Nicholson, Gackle, N.D., Thomas (Mickey) McLain, Valley City, N.D.; three daughters, Bonnie (Dennis) Rowell, Valley City, Marianne (James) Murray, ...

Date: Thu - November 11, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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Magdalena R. Mehring, 77, Jamestown, N.D., died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1997, in Central Dakota Nursing Home, Jamestown.

Magdalena Gumke was born Nov. 13, 1919, in Gackle, ND., where she grew up and attended school. She married Herman Mehring Feb. 9, 1945, in Jamestown. They farmed near Edmunds, N.D., before moving to Jamestown in 1959. They returned to Edmunds in 1970 and farmed there until retiring to Jamestown in 1973. He died in 1989, and she entered Central Dakota Nursing Home in 1994.

She is survived by a son, Alvin (Carol), Mandan, N.D.; three daughters, Alice (Willard) Hareland, Albuquerque, N.M., Marjorie (Darrell) Patzer, Jamestown, Linda (Paul) Szarkowski, Fried, N.D.; three brothers, Walter, Jamestown, ...

Date: Thu - January 30, 1997
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
October 12, 2001

Dale Meidinger, 49, Gackle, N.D., died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at Meritcare Hospital, Fargo, N.D.

Mr. Meidinger was born Dec. 7, 1951, in Bismarck, N.D., the son of Paul and Emma (Wolff) Meidinger. He attended school at Wishek, N.D., and graduated from Wishek High School in 1971. He attended Pipestone (Minn.) Technical College, Pipestone, Minn., where he learned meat cutting. He returned home to help on the family farm. He married Stella Schweigert on April 4, 1976, at Alfred, N.D. They lived on the family farm near Zeeland, N.D. They moved to Gackle in 1991 where he worked as a meat cutter for D&L Grocery Store. He was a member of the Lions Club and the American Paint and Quarter Horse Association, a leader of the Prairie Dog 4-H Club, and a volunteer for Gackle Ambulance.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Marsha and Kari, both Gackle; a host daughter, Marina Gebrim, Gackle; a brother, Walter (Loraine), Bismarck; and two sisters, Rachel (Ellon) Meidinger, Zeeland, and Ramona (Harvey) Fiechtner, Gackle.

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

Services: 7 p.m. today, Gackle Legion Hall, Gackle, with the Rev. Wayne Hrenyk officiating.
Family service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, St. Andrews Lutheran Church near Zeeland, with the Rev. Wayne Hrenyk officiating.
Visitation: noon to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home, one hour before the service at Gackle Legion Hall, and one hour before the family service at the church.
Burial: St. Andrews Lutheran Cemetery, near Zeeland.


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Eddy Funeral Home
Jamestown, ND

(March 1, 1945 - July 10, 2002)

Donald D. Meidinger, 57, Jamestown, N.D. died Wednesday, July 10, 2002 at his home in Jamestown, N.D.

Donald Dean Meidinger was born March 1, 1945, in Jamestown, N.D., the son of Leona Meidinger Dahl and Reinhold Meidinger. He grew up in Medina and attended school there. On November 22, 1963, Don married Shirley Wurtele at Streeter, N.D. They lived in Fargo from 1963 to 1966 where Don worked for Berkey and Crary and Overvold Motors. In 1966, they moved to Medina, N.D. where he worked for Medina Cheese Plant and Farmers Union until he began his trucking career with Leonard Wall Trucking Company. In 1972, they chose to make their home in Jamestown, N.D. Don trucked for several companies until he began operating Don Meidinger Enterprises in 1983. Don was a member of the First Assembly of God Church, Jamestown and a volunteer bus driver for the church. He was a member of the Jamestown Eagles Club. Don enjoyed his motorcycle and taking short trips with his wife, Shirley. He looked forward to coffee time with his buddies every morning and Don would be seen driving through the car lots on an almost weekly basis. He cherished the daily time spent with children Lisa, Mark, Stewart, and his grandchildren, Lindsay, Matthew and Morgan. His greatest joy was his relationship with the Lord. After his conversion in 1995, he lived a quiet life of service to the God he loved.

Don is survived by his wife, Shirley, of Jamestown, N.D.; a daughter Lisa (Stewart) Baumgartner, a son Mark Meidinger, both of Jamestown, N.D.; his grandchildren, Lindsay, Matthew, and Morgan, of Jamestown, N.D.; a brother, James (Barbara) Meidinger; of Lodi, CA; and three nieces, Jamie, Nancy, and Shelly.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother Myron, and niece Julie.

Memorial Service: 1:00 P.M. - Saturday, July 13, 2002 at First Assembly of God Church, Jamestown, N.D., with Rev. Darrell Losing officiating.
Prayer Service: 7:00 P.M. - Friday, July 12, 2002 at First Assembly of God Church, Jamestown, N.D.
No Visitation scheduled In Lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to First Assembly of God Church.


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Gackle Tri-County News, ND
December 1, 1966

Lifelong Gackle Resident Dies

John Meidinger, 75, longtime resident of the Gackle community died late Friday afternoon, November 25, 1966, at the Wishek Community Hospital in Wishek, N.D., where he had been hospitalized for about two weeks.

He was born November 23, 1891 in South Russia, the son of Peter Meidinger and Christina Gramm Meidinger. At the age of eleven years, he came with his parents to the United States in the year 1903 where the family homesteaded on a farm six miles south of Streeter in Logan County, where he grew to manhood.

He and Katherine Just were married January 21, 1913 at a rural church north of Zeeland, N.D. They began farming six miles south of Streeter, later moving to various farms in Streeter and Gackle area. In the year 1936, they moved into Gackle where he was engaged in the harness and shoe repair business, which he continued until 1954. Following their retirement they continued to live in Gackle.

After his wife died in December 1964, he resided at the Hi-Acres Manor in Jamestown for a short time, later entering the Wishek Retirement Home at Wishek, in May 1965.

Surviving are three daughters Lydia (Mrs. Walter Maas), Emma (Mrs. Francis Letcher), both of Jamestown, N.D., Bertha (Mrs. Arnold Letcher), Wishek, N.D., two sons, Theodore Meidinger, Jamestown, N.D., Peter Meidinger, Los Angeles, Calif., Twenty-two grandchildren, twenty-nine great grandchildren, one brother, Jacob Meidinger, Streeter, N.D., two sisters, Elizabeth (Mrs. Wm. Stolz), Jamestown, N.D., Lydia (Mrs. Lydia Kolb), Galt, Calif.

Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, twelve sisters and brothers.

The funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 29, 1966 at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Gackle with Rev. John F. Mertz, pastor, officiating. The pallbearers were Duane Maas, Ray Maas, Wayne Tees, Delmer Wegner, Kenneth Klundt, and Earl Letcher. Burial was in the Gackle Cemetery. Haut Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Out of state relatives attending were; Mr. Robert Letcher, Aurora, Colo.; Mr. Bruce Letcher, Aurora, Colo.; Mr. Duane Maas, St. Paul, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Christ Brandner, Eureka, S.D.; Mrs. Alvin Boschee, Eureka, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Woelhoff, Eureka, S.D.


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Napoleon Homestead, ND
December 9, 1964

Mrs. John Meidinger, Gackle Pioneer, Dies

Mrs. John Meidinger, 73, longtime resident of Gackle community, died unexpectedly Friday at Trinity Hospital, Jamestown, where she had been a patient for two days. Death was attributed to a heart condition.

Funeral services were Tuesday in the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Gackle with Rev. John F. Mertz, pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Gackle cemetery.

Mrs. Meidinger, the former Katherina Just was born Feb. 26, 1891, near Zeeland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Just. She attended the local school and resided on the family farm southwest of Wishek until Jan. 21, 1913, when she was married to John Meidinger in a rural church north of Zeeland.

They began farming six miles south of Gackle, later moving to various farms in the Streeter-Gackle community until 1936 when they moved into Gackle where her husband was engaged in the harness and shoe repair business. Following their retirement in 1954 they continued to live in Gackle.

Surviving are her husband, three daughters and two sons, Mrs. Walter Maas, Theodore Meidinger, Mrs. Frances Letcher, Jamestown; Mrs. Arnold Letcher, Wishek; Peter Meidinger, Los Angeles, Calif.; 22 grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lydia Ketterling, LaMoure; two brothers, Fred and August Just, Wishek.

Also nine half-sisters, Mrs. Rueben Brandner, Lehr; Mrs. Alvin Boschee, Mrs. Christ Brandner, Mrs. Aesop Hagle, Eureka, S.D.; Mrs. George Bolan, International Falls, Minn., Mrs. Gust Boschee, Mrs. Philip Gall, Racine, Wis., Mrs. Albert Thurn, Wishek, Mrs. Julius Hagle, Sacramento, Calif.; three half-brothers, Henry Just, Bismarck, Edwin Just, Igloo, S.D., Theobald Just, Racine, Wis., and one step-brother, Jacob Reich, Hamilton, Mont. Also 22 great-grandchildren. (Haut Funeral Home).


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Published Monday, July 16, 2007

Marie Meidinger, 91, Gackle, N.D., died Saturday, July 14, 2007, at Golden Acre Manor, Carrington, N.D.

Marie A. Dorr was born Aug. 7, 1915, at the family farm home southwest of Streeter, N.D., the daughter of Jacob and Christina (Kranzler) Dorr. She attended the local rural school where she received her elementary education and grew up in the area. She married Theodore ‘Ted’ Meidinger on June 26, 1937, at Billings, Mont. They lived east of Gackle where they farmed until 1941 when they moved to Hardin, Mont. In 1956 they moved to Worland, Wyo., and later to Manderson, Wyo., where they worked in the beet fields. In 1958 they moved to Jamestown where they lived for three years and in 1961 they moved to Marion, N.D., where they did custodian work at the school. In 1964 they returned to Jamestown where she did housekeeping work at various places. In 1982 they moved to Gackle where they lived until 1993 when they returned to Jamestown. He died Dec. 21, 1996. She entered Gackle Care Center in 2003 and moved to Golden Acre Manor, Carrington, in 2007. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Gackle, serving as deaconess and a Sunday school teacher, and was a member of the Gleaners and Salvation Army, Jamestown.

She is survived by a son, Donnie (Judy), Bismarck, N.D.; two daughters, Darlene (Ervin) Zimmer, Carrington, and Marlys Klundt, Gackle; a brother, Ray, Worland; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Grace Baptist Church, Gackle, with the Rev. Tim Blackman officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Haut Funeral Homes, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery, Gackle.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Monday, May 29, 2006

Norman A. Meidinger, 79, Ashley, died Thursday, May 25, 2006, at Ashley Medical Center, Ashley.

Mr. Meidinger was born June 29, 1926, at Fredonia, N.D., the son of Emil and Hulda (Fey) Meidinger. He attended country school in Rosenthal District, McIntosh County, North Dakota, and worked on the family farm. He married Caroline Bollinger on Sept. 29, 1946, in Rosenfeldt Baptist Church, rural Lehr, N.D. They lived on a farm 13 miles northeast of Ashley where they raised grain and livestock. In the fall of 1965, they moved to a farm 17 miles northeast of Ashley where they continued farming. In the fall of 1991, they semiretired and moved into Ashley. He was a former member of Lehr Baptist Church. He was a McIntosh County commissioner from 1979 to 1982 and McIntosh County assessor for 14 years. He enjoyed visiting and listening to old-time music.

He is survived by his wife; four sons, Norley (Karen), Strasburg, Colo., Darrell, Ashley, Ronald (Wanda), Fredonia, and Randy (Vickie), Marion, N.D.; three daughters, Jennifer (Mark) Shaul, Moorhead, Minn., Susan (Mike) Larson, Fargo, N.D.; and Sherry Meidinger, Redondo Beach, Calif.; two brothers, Lloyd, Lodi, Calif., and Vernon, Ashley, a sister, Arlene (Darwin) Rudolph, Gackle, N.D.; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Joyce Broeckel; and three brothers, Kenny, Virgil and Jack.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Ashley Baptist Church, Ashley, with the Rev. Darwin Stahl officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. today, Carlsen Funeral Home, Ashley.
Visitation: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: Ashley City Cemetery, Ashley.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Roland E. Meidinger, 93, Jamestown, North Dakota, died Sunday, June 4, 2006 at Central Dakota Village in Jamestown.

Mr. Meidinger was born April 15, 1913, at Fredonia, North Dakota, the son of John J and Ameila (Dobler) Meidinger. He attended grade school at Fredonia, ND; high school at Ellendale, ND; attended North Dakota State University; received the B.S. in Economics and Business Administration from the University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA and an honorary degree from Jamestown College in 1976. His occupations included country school teacher, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, First State Bank of Gackle, Buick-Rambler dealer, and R.E. Meidinger Company (real estate and insurance). He was Republican National Committeeman for North Dakota; served 12 years in the North Dakota Senate; and was President Pro Tem; was President of the Greater North Dakota Association; served as president of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education; was a Jamestown College Trustee for 24 years and is a lifetime Honorary Trustee; and he served on many community and state committees. He was selected "Man of the Year" by the Jamestown Chamber of Commerce in 1968. Roland was president of Stutsman County State Bank. He also established the Roland E. Meidinger Center for Excellence in Business and two scholarships at Jamestown College. He was a member of the Rotary, Elks, Mason, Shriners and the Royal Order of Jesters and a member of the First United Methodist Church, Jamestown.

Roland is survived by his wife, Shirley Rolfs Meidinger of Jamestown; one sister, Evangeline Hensen, St. Paul, MN; a son-in-law, Grant Van Horne, Auburn, IN; three grandchildren, ClaraMary (Denny) Winebrenner, Auburn, IN, John (Pam) Van Horne, South Beloit, IL and Charles Van Horne, Auburn, IN and five great-granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Clara Lehr, daughter, Andrea Van Horne and one sister, Marcella Burrit.

Funeral Service: 10:30 AM, Wednesday, June 7, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church, Jamestown with Rev. Dick Boyd officiating.
Visitation: 3:00 to 8:00 PM, Tuesday, June 6, 2006 at the Eddy Funeral Home in Jamestown.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown, North Dakota In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to the donor's choice of charity.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Saturday, August 04, 2007

Ross Patrick Meidinger, 17, Marion, N.D., died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, near Marion, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Ross was born Feb. 28, 1990, in Valley City, N.D., the son of Randy and Vickie (Smedshammer) Meidinger. He was baptized and confirmed at First Lutheran Church, Litchville, N.D. He attended school at Litchville-Marion. He worked for the LaMoure County Highway Department in the summer of 2007. He was a member of LaMoure State Babe Ruth Team Champion in 2005 and 2006 and received honorable mention to the high school Class B Baseball All Region I Team in 2007. He also participated in the state track meet in 2005. He played on the basketball, football and baseball teams. He also played American Legion baseball in the summer. He was an honor student, a class officer, a member of the student council, the Science Olympiad and the band. He was a member of Farmers Union, Lutheran Youth Organization and the Litchville-Marion Youth Fellowship. He enjoyed playing his Play Station 2, drawing, collecting baseball cards, golfing, fishing and playing cards.

He is survived by his parents, Marion; two sisters, Katherine (Michael) Kalcevic, Baltimore, Md., and Randa Meidinger, Marion; and his grandparents, Curtis and Phyllis Smedshammer, LaMoure, N.D., and Caroline Meidinger, Ashley, N.D.

He was preceded in death by a grandfather, Norman Meidinger, and his great-grandparents, Albert and Edna Pollert, Martin and Esther Smedshammer, Emil and Hulda Meidinger and Fred and Margaret Bollinger.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Marion Public School, Marion, with the Rev. Lucinda Nygard-Lien officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Sunday, First Lutheran Church, Litchville.
Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown, and 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the church


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Theodore Meidinger, 82, Jamestown, N.D., died Saturday, Dec. 21, 1996, in Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown.

Mr. Meidinger was born Sept. 14, 1914, near Streeter, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. He worked on family farms near Streeter, Gackle, N.D., and Sydney, N.D., and moved into Gackle in 1936. On June 26, 1937, he married Marie A. Dorr in Billings, Mont. They farmed near Gackle. In 1941 they moved to Hardin, Mont., where he worked for John Deere Implement. In 1956 they moved to Worland, Wyo., then to Manderson, Wyo., where they worked in beet fields. In 1958 they moved to Jamestown, and three years later they moved to Marion, N.D., where they did custodial work for the school. They returned to Jamestown in 1964, where he worked for John Deere and Farmer's Union until his ...

Date: Sun - December 22, 1996
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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Thursday, May 25, 2006

William J. "Bill" Meisch, 80, Hardin, Mont., died Tuesday, May 16, 2006, at the Billings St. Vincent Hospital, Billings, Mont.

Mr. Meisch was born Dec. 14, 1925, in Streeter, N.D., the son of William and Esther (Weisser) Meisch. He married Annetta Kubler. She died Sept. 23, 1966. He later married Lorraine (Kuck) Kirschenmann, June 27, 1975, in Hardin. He worked at Holly Sugar Factory and the Colstrip mines, as the North Valley ditch rider, assisting in the construction of Interstate 90 between Hardin and Billings. He owned and operated Bill’s Taxidermy. He enjoyed fishing, bowling, coffee, recycling and playing pinochle.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Jeffery and Stanley (Helen); three stepsons, Gordon Kirschenmann, Robert (Sherry) Kirschenmann and Ronald Kirschenmann; two stepdaughters, Jeanine (Richard) Reiss and Marilyn (Bob) Jones; a sister, Deloris Pelz, North Dakota; 21 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and numerous great-great-grandchildren.

Memorial service: held May 22.


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The funeral for Adina H. Menge, 80, Enderlin, N.D., will be at 10 Saturday in Trinity Lutheran Church, Enderlin. Visitation will be from 11 to 9 today in Armstrong Funeral Home, Enderlin. She died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 1995.

Adina H. Zillmer was born Nov. 11, 1914, in Gackle, N.D., where she attended school. She married Fred J. Menge March 1, 1933, in Britton, S.D. They farmed near Enderlin. They retired in 1958, and moved into Enderlin. He died in 1979. She is survived by two sons, Kenneth, Moorhead, Roland (Denice), Enderlin; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. ...

Date: Fri - September 01, 1995
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
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Raymond Merkel, 74, Gackle, N.D., died Monday, March 8, 1999, in MedCenter One, Bismarck, N.D.

Mr. Merkel was born May 6, 1924, near Ashley, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. In July 1949, he married Ann Feichert near Long Lake, S.D. He farmed near Ashley until the late 1960s, then worked at various businesses. In 1988, he retired and lived in the Gackle Care Center.

He is survived by five sons, Leslie (Robin), Wheatridge, Colo., Jamie (Laurie), Dickinson, N.D., Doug (Faith), Olyphant, Pa., Jeff (Shelly), Groton, S.D., Glen (Sandy), Spokane, Wash.; a daughter, Carla (Todd) Gohl, Larimore, N.D.; three brothers, Delbert (Joyce), Billings, Mont., Paul (Joanne), Forbes ...

Date: Fri - March 12, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Thursday, September 09, 2004

Gustave Mertz, 84, Bismarck, N.D., died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2004, at SCCI Hospital, Mandan, N.D.

Mr. Mertz was born Jan. 8, 1920, in rural Tappen, N.D., the son of John and Christina (Reuer) Mertz. He grew up and was educated in Napoleon, N.D. He married Otelia Wolf on July 2, 1944. She died June 7, 1951. He married Neola Mae Zuehlsdorf on Feb. 25, 1960. She died March 12, 1996. He worked for Velva (N.D.) Grain Co. for more than 25 years. He retired in 1987 and moved to Minot, N.D. In 1994, he moved to Bismarck.

He is survived by two daughters, Linda (Charles) Helmstetler, Vicenza, Italy, and Mavis (Roger) Pommerer, New England, N.D.; two sons, Gary, Napoleon, and Curtis, Bismarck; two sisters, Martha Schumacher, Streeter, N.D., and Tillie (Art) Dewald, Jamestown; a brother-in-law, Mike Schumacher, Bismarck; two special friends, Bill Panko and Mel Kundert; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wives; three sisters, Melida Rau, Lydia Rau and Mathilda Schumacher; and four brothers, Reinhold, John, Rudolph and Jake.

Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, Faith Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Wes Aardahl officiating.
Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. Friday, Perry Funeral Home, Mandan, and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: 3 p.m. Saturday, Sunset Memorial Gardens, Minot.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Wednesday, May 14, 1980

The funeral for Leah Mertz , 62, Tappen, will be held at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15 in Trinity Lutheran Church in Napoleon.  She died Tuesday at a Bismarck Hospital.

Born April 13, 1917 in Kidder County, Leah Schumacher grew up on a farm in rural Streeter.  On Oct. 28, 1937 she married Jacob Mertz at Streeter.  They lived on a farm 16 miles south of Tappen and in 1970 moved into Tappen where she was employed as a cook for several years in Tappen Public School.

Survivors include he husband, six children, Marvin Mertz, Napoleon; Archie Mertz, Jacob Mertz, Terry Mertz and Mrs. Fred (Inez) Mertz Ziemann, all of Bismarck; Mrs. Raymond (Irene) Rauscher, Elgin, N.D.; 13 grandchildren; five sisters, Mary Schmidt, Mrs. Arnie (Lydia) Gaasland, both of Bismarck; Mrs. Art (Emma) Werre, Napoleon; Mrs. Emil (Magdalena) Reuer, Dawson; Mrs. Edwin (Rose) Rau, Fargo; four brothers, Christ and Adam Schumacher, both of Streeter; Benjamin Schumacher, Park City, Montana; and Rev. Marvin Schumacher, Ashley.


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The Grand Forks Herald, ND
 July 30, 1989

Rev. Henry A. Meske - Pastor of a Lutheran Parish in Gackle

The Rev. Henry A. Meske, 82, Minot, formerly of Carrington, died Friday, July 28, 1989, in Minot Hospital.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Christ Lutheran Church, Minot. A graveside service will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Lakota (N.D.) Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday in Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, and before services in the church.

Henry A. Meske was born April 16, 1916, in Greenville Township, Oliver County, the son of August and Jacobina Schultz, near Hazen, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. He attended Concordia College, St. Paul; Concordia Seminary Springfield, III,; and Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa. He served North Dakota parishes in Gackle, Carrington, Valley City, Oriska, and Sanborn. He was formerly married to Clara Schultz, and in 1977, he married Edna Swanke Haverluck.

Survivors are his wife, Edna; sons, Mark, Sacramento, Calif., Marvin, Visalia, Calif.; daughters, Phyllis Lang, Vancouver, Wash., Ardith Smith, Spokane, Wash., Marlene Miller, Lake Charles, La.; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and brother, Albert, Bismarck.


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Adam Metzger, 93, Jamestown, N.D., died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 1996, in Hi Acres Manor, Jamestown.

Mr. Metzger was born May 30, 1903, in Gackle, N.D., and grew up and attended school near there. He married Sophie Bitz Oct. 20, 1926, in Streeter, N.D., and they lived in the Gackle and Medina, N.D., area, where they farmed until 1933. They moved to Jamestown and he worked as a switchman for the Northern Pacific Railroad. He moved into High Acres Manor in 1984. She died in 1991.

He is survived by a son, Elroy (Clare), East Grand Forks, Minn.; two daughters, Loverna (Fred) Hofmann, Medina, and Darlene (Elroy) Enzminger, Bismarck, N.D.; a brother, Theodore, Billings, Mont.; a sister, Rachel Schock, ...

Date: Fri - December 06, 1996
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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Elroy "Roy" Metzger, 78, East Grand Forks, Minn., died Saturday, July 21, 2007, at his home.

Mr. Metzger was born Feb. 27, 1929, in Gackle, N.D., the son of Adam and Sophie (Bitz) Metzger. He grew up in Jamestown and graduated from Jamestown High School. He enlisted in the National Guard of North Dakota, Battery C, 188th Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Rucker, Alabama. He served from 1948 to 1952. He married Clare Blondeau on June 1, 1951. They moved to Grand Forks, N.D., where he worked as a salesman for Nash Finch and Grand Forks Grocery. He worked for Lystads for 10 years. He worked for Dacotah Paper Company as a sales rep from 1961 until he retired in 1990. He enjoyed sports and was a Chicago White Sox, Fighting Sioux and Vikings fan.

He is survived by his wife; four daughters, Michelle Rude, Minneapolis, Minn., Jacqueline Greenwood, Grand Forks, N.D., Carol (Wynn) Grothem, Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Ginny (Keith) Millette, Fisher, Minn.; two sons, Gary (Sherry) and Rick (Marcia), both East Grand Forks; two sisters Loverna (Fred) Hofmann, Medina, N.D., and Darlene (Elroy) Enzminger, Bismarck, N.D.; and 10 grandchildren.

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

Memorial services: 2 p.m. Thursday, Stennes Funeral Home, East Grand Forks.
Visitation: one hour before the service, Stennes Funeral Chapel.
Burial: Resurrection Cemetery, East Grand Forks.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Monday, July 14, 2003

Rachel Metzger, 89, Jamestown, died Saturday, July 12, 2003, at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown.

Rachel Christina Hillius was born Nov. 21, 1913, on the family farm south of Medina, N.D., the daughter of Theodore and Christina (Hofmann) Hillius. She grew up and attended school in the Medina area. She married Herbert Metzger on Nov. 1, 1936, in Medina. They lived on a farm near Gackle, N.D., for about two years, then moved to a farm near Medina. In 1944, they moved to Jamestown where she worked at the Palace Cafe and Central Dakota and Bethel 4 Acres nursing homes in Jamestown. He died March 7, 1976. She was a resident of Hi-Acres Manor since March 10, 1998. She was a member of the Ladies Aid Home League and Jamestown Evangelical Church, where she also taught Sunday school. She did many crafts and crochet. She enjoyed flowers and her large garden.

She is survived by five sons, Wilbert (Laura) and Roger (Jean), both Seattle, Wash., Dennis (Kathy), Molalla, Ore., Donald (Donna), Littleton, Colo., and Darrell (Judy), Jamestown; a daughter, Darlene (Lyle "Butch") Whitney, Ypsilanti, N.D.; a sister, Erna (Joe) Gross, Cedar Rapids, Mich.; three sisters-in-law, Helen Hillius and Rachel Schock, both Jamestown, and Emma Hillius, Medina; a brother-in-law, Ted Metzger, Billings, Mont.; 15 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, an infant daughter and two brothers, Raimond and Theodore.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jamestown Evangelical Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. David Fisher officiating.
Prayer service: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hi-Acres Memorial Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.


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Napoleon Homestead, ND
January 23, 1963

MRS. C. MEYER, 74, LONGTIME GACKLE RESIDENT, DIES

Mrs. Christina Meyer, 74, of Medina, longtime resident of the Gackle community, died Jan. 16.

Funeral services were held Monday at the First Congregational Church in Gackle with Rev. Emanuel Gackle officiating. Burial was in the Gackle cemetery.

Mrs. Meyer, the former Christina Lang, was born Jan. 2, 1889, at Kassel, So. Russia the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Lang. She came to the United States in 1903 with her parents who homesteaded nine miles northeast of Gackle. Her marriage to Philip Meyer took place July 11, 1911, in Jamestown and they farmed northeast of Gackle until 1916 when they purchased their own farm nine miles northwest of Gackle. They farmed at this location until 1947 when they moved to Jamestown, residing there until 1959 when they returned to Gackle.

Following the death of her husband in 1956, Mrs. Meyer continued to live in Gackle until 1960 when she made her home with members of her family.

Mrs. Meyer is survived by one son, Edwin Meyer, Onida, S.D.; one daughter, Mrs. Raymond Deutscher (Leah), Pievna, Mont.; seven grandchildren; nine sisters and brothers, Mrs. Emanuel Obenauer and Mrs. August Reich, Medina; Mrs. John Harr, Aberdeen; Mrs Otto Haack, Jamestown; Mrs. John Hammerstrom, Minneapolis; Mrs. Emil Schweigert, Fred S. and Rudolph Lang, Gackle and Gust Lang, Alfred.

The pallbearers were Christ Brosz, Herbert Kinzler, Rudolph Krieger, John K. Klundt, Emil Krieger, and Wm. Schlenker. Burial was in the Gackle cemetery with Haut Funeral Home in charge of arrangements


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Napoleon Homestead, ND
December 18, 2003

Mrs. Olga Meyer, 94, Gackle, died Fri., Dec. 12, 2003 at Jamestown.

Olga Gumke was born December 11, 1909 at Gackle, the daughter of John M. and Caroline (Knodel) Gumke. She received her elementary education in the local rural school and grew to womanhood in the vicinity where she helped on the family farm. She and George Meyer were married March 24, 1928 at Jud.
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The Bismarck Tribune, ND
December 14, 2003

GACKLE -- Olga Meyer, 94, Gackle, died Dec. 12, 2003, in Jamestown. Services will be held 10 a.m. Monday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, south of Gackle.

She is survived by two sons, Harry, Gackle, and Herbert, Jamestown; two daughters, Evelyn Ammon, Lakeville, Minn., and DeLores Holman, St. Louis Park, Minn.; 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; three step-great-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Karl Gumke, Gackle. (Haut Funeral Home, Gackle)


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
November 4, 2002

Dale Michel, 47, Jamestown, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002, at his home after a long battle with cancer.

Mr. Michel was born June 18, 1955, in Jamestown, the son of Gerald Sr. and Lois (Smith) Michel. He worked on the family farm and attended country school. He later attended Jamestown High School. He became an ASE certified mechanic. He married Janet Burkle on June 19, 1982, in Jamestown. He worked at Tahran Manufacturing, Jamestown, until June 1982, and Ken's Auto Wrecking until September 1986. In 1986 he began working at Jamestown Tire, working there until 1988, when he started working at Lloyd's Motors. He worked on and off from August 1993 to 1999, when he had to retire due to cancer. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown. He enjoyed deer hunting, fishing and reading.

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mandy Michel and Katrina Michel, at home, and Angie Michel, Bismarck, N.D.; a son, Travis, Jamestown; his father, Jamestown; four brothers, Jerry Jr. (Darlene), Kenneth (Sharon), Bernard (Donna) and Dennis (Linda), all Jamestown; a sister, Cheryl (Duane) Haskin, Jamestown; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his mother in 1993.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Doug Opp officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Sunday, Haut Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
January 30, 2004

(April 29, 1911 - January 28, 2004)

Douglas Mickelson, 92, Jamestown, North Dakota died at his home Wednesday, January 28, 2004.

Doug was born April 29, 1911 in Jud, North Dakota the son of Morris and Hilda (Lee) Mickelson. He grew and attended school in Jud. He stayed in the Jud area where he did mechanical work and farming. He also started Doug's Orchestra and played at many dances in the area. Doug married Bertha Draeger on June 1, 1934. They lived in Richardton, ND and briefly in Idaho where he continued mechanical repair work. In 1937 they moved to the junction of highways 281 and 46 where they owned and operated a repair shop and service station. In 1946 they moved to Jamestown and Douglas opened an Oldsmobile and Cadillac Dealership which he operated for about 17 years. He continued farming in the Montpelier area while living in Jamestown until he retired. During his retirement he continued to enjoy shop, mechanical hobbies, going to auctions and socializing with friends.

Doug is survived by his two sons, Rodney of Jamestown and Roger (Bev) of West Burlington, IA; a daughter, Gloria Mickelson-Maetzold, Jamestown; four sisters, Delores (Ivan) Carlson, Jamestown, Hazel (Al) Cavasher, Hemet, CA, Bernice (Glen) Spotts, West Plains, MO and Gladys Headland of Bismarck, ND; eight grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and three brothers; Jim, Johnny and Arnold. Funeral

Service: 11:00 AM, Monday, February 2, 2004 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown with Rev. Terry Anderson officiating.
Visitation: 1:00 to 9:00 PM, Sunday, February 1, 2004 at Eddy Funeral Home.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown, North Dakota.

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Johnnie Oscar Mickelson, 79, Edgeley, N.D., died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999, in Jamestown (N.D.) Hospital. Mr. Mickelson was born Dec. 26, 1919, near Jud, N.D., where he grew up and attended school. In the 1930s he worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps in northeastern Minnesota. He later returned to Jud and farmed with his father. On Aug. 23, 1940, he married Anna Pfaff in Edgeley. They farmed near Jud until 1963, when he began working as a salesman for Hird and Sons, Edgeley. He retired in 1978. He also operated a shoe repair service in his home. He is survived by his wife; a brother, Doug, Jamestown, N.D.; four sisters, Gladys Headland, Jamestown, Hazel (Al) Cavasher, Hemet, Calif., Bernice (Glen) ...

Date: Sun - November 21, 1999
Author: Obituary
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The  Jamestown Sun, ND 
Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Harry Miedema, 89, Jamestown, died Monday, May 16, 2005, at Rock of Ages, Jamestown.

Mr. Miedema was born Aug. 13, 1915, at rural Ypsilanti, N.D., the son of Ernest and Allie (VandenBerg) Miedema. He attended rural Barnes County schools. He worked on the family farm, and during the fall he traveled to Iowa to custom harvest. He married Margaret Elliott on Oct. 4, 1939, in Valley City, N.D. They lived on a farm near Ypsilanti for 44 years. They moved to Litchville, N.D., in July 1983. She died Sept. 25, 1986. He continued to farm until 1997. He moved to Rock of Ages in 2001. He enjoyed woodworking, farming, playing cards and bingo, going out to lunch and driving trips in the country.

He is survived by three daughters, Shirley (Bruce) DuVall, St. Joseph, Mo., Carol (Raymond) Erbele, Streeter, N.D., and Charlotte (Allen) Enger, Jamestown; a son, Leroy (Bev), Jamestown; three sisters, Mildred Hanson and Joyce Van Dyke, both Valley City, and Bertha Van Enk, Greenville, S.C.; a sister-in-law, Lorraine Miedema, Edgeley, N.D.; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; daughter and son-in-law, Marlene and Jim Vondergeest; four brothers, Joe, Andrew, Harold and John; three sisters, Marie Boom, Tracy DeVries and Evelyn Siderius; a grandson, Allen DuVall; and a great-grandson, Cassidy Erbele.

Services: 1 p.m. Friday, North Marion Reformed Church, Marion, N.D., with the Revs. Paul M. Peterson and Craig Vondergeest officiating.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: North Marion Reformed Church Cemetery, Marion.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Emma Miller, 97, Gackle, N.D., died Monday, May 30, 2005, at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown.

Emma Zenker was born June 6, 1907, in Logan County, North Dakota, the daughter of William Sr. and Fredricka (Klipfel) Zenker. She attended the local rural school where she received her elementary education, grew up in the area and worked on the family farm. She married Peter Miller Jr. on Dec. 18, 1928, in Neudorf Lutheran Church southwest of Gackle. They lived on a farm one-half mile west of his parents’ farm, where they lived until they retired in 1968. In 1971, they moved to Gackle. He died Nov. 20, 1974. In March 2002, she moved to Gackle Care Center. She entered Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center on Aug. 27, 2004. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle. She enjoyed quilting and gardening.

She is survived by five daughters, Magdelina (LeRoy) Presler, Janet (John) Henke and LorRaine (Ralph) Rivinius, all Gackle, Darlene (Duane) Trautman, Medina, N.D., and Hulda (Daniel) Peterson, Holdrege, Neb.; a son, Marvin (JoAnne), Gackle; a sister, Mathilda (Dave) Huliva, Elk Grove, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.

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

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, with the Rev. Russell Pollock officiating.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. today at the church.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, Haut Funeral Homes, Gackle, and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the church.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery, Gackle.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Friday, October 08, 2004

Helen Miller, 91, Jamestown, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown.

Helen S. Johnson was born Nov. 11, 1912, in Jud, N.D., the daughter of Michael and Cecelia (Hanson) Johnson. She received her education in rural schools near Jud. She married Chris H. Miller on April 4, 1937, in Edgeley, N.D. They lived on farms near the Nortonville, Millarton and Streeter, N.D., areas before moving to Jamestown in 1968. She was employed at the North Dakota State Hospital in housekeeping for nine years. He died April 4, 1980. She was a former clerk of Sharlow School District, a 4-H leader and Sunday school teacher at Streeter. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, Circle No. 5, quilting group, the Garden Club and bowling leagues.

She is survived by a son, Charles (LaVina), Eagan, Minn.; three daughters, Jane (Richard) Kamletz, Jamestown, Dorothy (James) Marier, Wheatland, N.D., and Marilyn (Bruce) Sailer, Boulder City, Nev.; a sister, Edna Kirmis, Montana; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a daughter, Doris Odenbach; a brother, Harry; and a sister, Margaret Bedker.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Terry Anderson officiating.
Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND 
July 10, 2006

Herbert Miller, 87, Ellendale, died July 6, 2006, at Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale.

Mr. Miller was born Jan. 11, 1919, southeast of Kulm, N.D., the son of John and Christina (Esslinger) Miller. He attended country school through the eighth grade and later completed a five-month agriculture course at Normal Industrial College, Ellendale. While there, he was on the college boxing team and had a 7-1 record. He took correspondence courses and graduated in 1964. He married Selma Sally Roloff on Oct. 24, 1943, at Evangelical United Brethren Church, Kulm. They farmed on his father's farm southeast of Kulm. They purchased a farm northwest of Ellendale from the Noess estate on Oct. 6, 1946. They rented out the new farm the first year, and moved there in the fall of 1947. He later started raising registered Angus cattle and did custom silage cutting for many years. In 1977, he formed a farming partnership with his son, Allan, which continued until 2004. She died in 1990, and he entered long-term care in September 2004. He was a member of Church of the Nazarene, where he had served on the church board and had been a Sunday school superintendent, was active for many years with Gideons International; a past member of Albion Township Board; past 30-year member of Dickey County Water Board; and a past 15-year leader for the Prairie Rose 4-H Club.

He is survived by a son, Allan (Kim), Ellendale; two daughters, Judy (Bob) Martinson, Rolette, N.D., and Ann (Bobbie) Loper, Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Esther Schott and Lydia Brosz, both Ellendale; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; a brother, Henry; four sisters, Elsie Nathan, Bertha Brandenburger, Martha Kinzler and Ruth Herman; and a granddaughter, Janice Martinson.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Church of the Nazarene, Ellendale, with the Rev. Danny Winter and Pastor Jeremy Johnston officiating.
Prayer service: 8 p.m. today, Carlsen Funeral Home, Ellendale.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen, S.D.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Irene Miller, 89, Jamestown, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006, at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown.

Irene Julia Tatarek was born March 21, 1917, at Windsor, N.D., the daughter of Joseph and Leona Marie (Thimmesch) Tatarek. She attended school in Windsor and later moved with her family to Jamestown. She attended St. John’s Academy where she played basketball and sang in the choir. She married Arthur C. Miller, Gackle, N.D. They lived in Jamestown. She worked at the North Dakota State Hospital in dietary services for 13 years. She was a member of the Basilica Of St. James, Jamestown. She enjoyed music, singing, dancing, visiting and helping with bingo at Central Dakota Village.

She is survived by five daughters, Barbara Agnew, Bismarck, N.D., Mary (Bill) Jensen, Billings, Mont., Linda (Wendell) Vigen, Killdeer, N.D., Sue (Keith) Beard, Moffit, N.D., and Wendi (Pat) Falter, Jamestown; five sons, Thomas (Laurel), James (Carmen) and Michael (Geri), all Libby, Mont., Marvin (Mary Jo), Billings, and Mark (Kathy), Jamestown; a sister, Catherine (Milton) Netzer, Ely, Minn.; two brothers, George (Janice) and Arnold (Shirley), both Seattle; two sisters-in-law, Donna Tatarek, Seattle, and Tootie Tatarek, Superior, Wis.; 38 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband; an infant son, Martin; her parents; four brothers; a sister; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

Services: 10 a.m. Friday, the Basilica of St. James, Jamestown.
Prayer service: 8 p.m. Thursday, Lisko Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Jamestown.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Friday, April 16, 2004

Maria Miller, 95, Gackle, N.D., died Thursday, April 15, 2004, at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown.

Maria Gienger was born Jan. 22, 1909, in Neudorf, South Russia, the daughter of Jacob and Christina (Lippert) Gienger. She came to the United States at the age of 2 1/2. She was baptized in Russia and confirmed at Neudorf Lutheran Church near Gackle. She attended the local rural school where she received her elementary education while helping on the family farm, and grew up near the area. She married Frederick Miller Jr. on April 1, 1929, at Neudorf Lutheran Church. They lived on a farm nine miles southwest of Gackle until 1947, when they bought a farm on the north edge of Gackle. They farmed until 1959 when they rented the land to a daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Bernette Elhard, and moved into Gackle for their semi-retirement. She continued to work as a cook for seven years at Gackle Hospital, and as a janitor for Emmanuel Lutheran Church for more than 25 years. She also did residential painting and staining. He died June 12, 1991. She entered Gackle Care Center in 2001. In 2002, she entered Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle. She enjoyed traveling, quilting, gardening and mending clothes for people.

She is survived by two daughters, Helen Elhard, Gackle, and Clara (Albin) Schlenker, Alfred; a brother, Paul (Violet), Gackle; three sisters, Erna Schlenker, and Frieda Schmidt, both Jamestown, and Mathilda Miller, Gackle; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a daughter, Frieda Hehn; two sons-in-law, Bernette Elhard and Eddy Hehn; two sisters, Bertha Mayer and Eva Muller, and a grandson, Doug Elhard.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, with the Rev. Russ Pollock officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, Haut Funeral Chapel, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery, Gackle.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Monday, June 25, 2007

Norman J. Miller, 73, Gackle, N.D., died Friday, June 22, 2007, at his home.

Mr. Miller was born Feb. 18, 1934, on the family farm near Gackle, the son of Joseph P. and Christine (Kammerer) Miller. He attended the local rural school in Ketterling Township and grew up on the family farm 13 miles southwest of Gackle. He married Edris DeWitt on June 13, 1954, at Grace Baptist Church, Gackle. They farmed from 1954 to 1991. He then was employed with the Logan County Highway Department until he retired in 1998. After they retired they remained in Gackle. He was a member of the Grace Baptist Church, Gackle, and Gackle Fire Department, serving as fire chief for three years. He was township assessor for 18 years. He enjoyed gardening, playing cards and ice cream treats at the Gackle Tastee Freez.

He is survived by his wife; four daughters, Barbara (Ardell) Schmidt, Gackle, Tracy Miller, Bismarck, N.D., Rosalyn (Bruce) Buck, Fargo, N.D., and Nona (Steven) Blaisdell, Beulah, N.D.; a son, Kyle (Sarah), Bismarck; two sisters, Leona (Reuben) Klundt, Gackle, and Alice (LeRoy) Buck, Streeter, N.D.; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; five stepgreat-grandchildren; and a special friend, Frank Bosch.

He was preceded in death by a grandson, Cole Michael Buck; his parents; three sisters, Pauline, Eileen and Janet; and a brother, Donald.

Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Grace Baptist Church, Gackle, with the Rev. Timothy Blackman officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Haut Funeral Homes, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery, Gackle.


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Napoleon Homestead, ND
January 8, 2003

Anne Minow, 84, of Olive, MT passed away Nov. 17, 2002 at the Deaconess Medical Center in Billings after a brief but brave battle with throat cancer. The funeral was Nov. 22 in Miles City, MT.

Anne was born in Streeter on Sept. 25, 1918, the daughter of Nikolai and Mary (Russiff) Nenow. At the age of 8, her mother died leaving Anne to help raise her brothers. Her step-mother, Pausha, became her new mother three years later. Anne attended country schools in the Streeter area. Anne married Sam Minow in Streeter on June 26, 1938. They moved to the family farm near Olive, MT where they had ranched and farmed ever since.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Thursday, November 04, 2004

Gideon Mittleider, 83, Silt, Colo., formerly of Jamestown, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004.

Mr. Mittleider was born Jan. 1, 1921, in Streeter, N.D., the son of John and Fredricka Mittleider. He married LaVern George on April 23, 1944.

He is survived by three daughters, Gloria Settle, Linda (Ron) Breiting and Colleen Mittleider; a son, Ron (Cindy), Silt; three brothers, John Jr., Harold and Benjamin; a sister, Anna Bosche; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a son, Curtis; a son-in-law, Barry Settle; and a brother, Bernhardt.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jamestown Evangelical Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Clayton Scheaffer officiating.
Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. Friday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.


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Napoleon Homestead, ND
Wednesday, August 12, 1964

P. Mittleider Of Tappen Dies

Philip Mittleider, 79, of Tappen died Sunday. [9 Aug 2001]

The funeral was set for Aug. 12 at EUB Church in Tappen, Rev. Oliver Ketterling officiating.

Born in 1884 in South Russia, he came to the United States in 1906 and settled in Dawson.  He was married in 1908 to Barbara Kapp at Streeter, and they farmed south of Tappen until 1959 when they moved into Tappen.

Surviving are his wife and 12 children: Mrs Adam Geist, Fargo; Fred, Theobald, Philip, Rudolph, Isreal, and Harry of Tappen; Mrs. Otto Wolfe, Medina; Mrs. Arthur Dockter, Jamestown; Mrs Edward Bender and Mrs. Emil Kramlich of Steele; Mrs. R. Kramlich, Crystal Springs.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
January 29, 2002
Galt, CA

Irene Moldenhauer, 75, Galt, Calif., formerly LaMoure and Stutsman counties, North Dakota, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2002, at her home.

Irene Christine Gohner was born June 9, 1926, in LaMoure County, the daughter of John and Amelia Gohner. She married John Moldenhauer and lived on their farm and ranch in Stutsman County. He was a minister with the Church of God Seventh-day, and his ministry took them to Missouri, Kansas, Oregon, Washington and Arizona. They moved to Galt in 1976 after his retirement. She was a member of the Church of God Seventh-day in Lodi, Calif. She enjoyed cooking, music and gardening.

She is survived by a son, Larry (Ginny), Los Molinos, Calif.; a daughter, Sandra (Clay) Sigg, Granite Bay, Calif.; a sister, Lillian Wagner, St. Joseph, Mo.; 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

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

Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Lodi Funeral Home Chapel, Lodi, with the Rev. Loren Stacy officiating.
Visitation: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and two hours before the service at the funeral home.
Burial: Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi.
Memorials: to Spring Vale Academy, 4150 S. M - 52, Owosso, MI 48867.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
August 22, 2001

Carrie A. Molgard, 79, Jamestown, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001, at MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo, N.D.

Carrie Agnes Fagering was born June 30, 1922, on the family farm southeast of Pettibone, N.D., the daughter of Alfred and Karen (Paulsen) Fagering. She received her education at Pettibone, later attending Valley City (N.D.) State College where she received her teaching degree. She married Harold Dean Molgard June 12, 1949. She taught school at several rural districts and also at Lisbon, Gackle, and Jamestown, N.D. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She enjoyed cooking and quilting.

She is survived by a son, Rodney, Jamestown; three sisters, Alvina Schmunk and Mary (Don) Hoyt, both Jamestown, and Leone (Glen) Stenberg, Bismarck, N.D.; and three granddaughters.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two infant brothers; and three sisters, Ingrid Radke, Julia Botnen and Sylvia Botnen.

Services: 1 p.m. Thursday, Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Terry Anderson officiating.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. today, Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. today, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Monday, January 19, 2004

Viola Moltzen, 80, New Salem, N.D., died Friday, Jan. 16, 2004, at Elm Crest Manor, New Salem.

Viola Fregien was born Jan. 23, 1923, in Fredonia, N.D., the daughter of John and Hermina (Netz) Fregien. She was raised and educated in Fredonia and Kulm, N.D., graduating from Kulm High School in 1940. She graduated from Capitol Commercial College, Bismarck, N.D., with a major in accounting. She was employed at Mandan Cloverdale Creamery until she married Alvin Moltzen on Oct. 19, 1947, in Kulm. They lived in New Salem. She was a charter member and secretary of Morton County Library Board, and a member of Morton County Red Cross and Regional Mental Health boards, Governor’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, Eagles Auxiliary, Elkettes, Hi-Lo Bridge Club, Women’s Guild and Peace Church. As a member of American Legion Auxiliary she served on local, state and regional levels, was national president in 1977-78 and traveled to 48 states and nine foreign countries. She was also a staff member of the North Dakota Heart Association and district director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. As a professional fund-raiser, she placed first in the nation per capita several times. She was awarded the International Peace Gardener Award by Gov. Art Link. She enjoyed traveling.

She is survived by two daughters, Rita (Dave) Schlenvogt, Fargo, N.D., and Sherry (Terrance) Doll, New Salem; two brothers-in-law, Gottlieb Hartman, Kulm, and Daniel (Donna) Moltzen, Plymouth, Minn.; a sister-in-law, LaVerne (Gilbert) Holle, Bismarck; and three grandsons.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two sisters, Delores Hartman and Alice Hollan; and a brother-in-law, Lee Hollan.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Peace Church, New Salem, with the Rev. Joshua Eddy officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Sunday, Peace Church, New Salem.
Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. today, Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, and 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday and one hour before the service at the church.
Burial: Peace Church Cemetery, New Salem.


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The funeral for Albert Moos, 86, Gackle, N.D., will be at 1 Tuesday in First United Church of Christ, Gackle. Visitation will be from 9 to 9 today in Haut Funeral Home, Gackle, and one hour before services in the church. He died Saturday, Jan. 6, 1996.

Mr. Moos was born Nov. 28, 1909, near Gackle, where he grew up and attended school. He also worked on the family farm near Gackle. He entered the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936. In 1937, he began working for Saw Mills in Pine Ridge, Ore. He later worked on farms near Hardin, Mont., and for the railroad in Lodi, Calif. He returned to farm near Gackle in 1939. On Aug. 25, 1940, he married Alma Kinzler near Gackle. They farmed near Gackle. They moved in 1971 into Gackle, where he was a farmhand and a city maintenance worker. ...

Date: Mon - January 08, 1996
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: b6


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Alice Moos, 75, New Rockford, N.D., died Friday, Jan. 17, 1997, in Carrington Health Care Center, Carrington, N.D.

Alice Schweitzer was born Sept. 10, 1921, near Fredonia, N.D. At age 5, she moved with her parents to a farm near Alfred, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. On July 2, 1941, she married Alex Moos in Gackle, N.D. They lived on a farm near Gackle until 1969, when they moved into Gackle. He died in 1973. She moved to rural Harvey, N.D. She entered the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, in 1983.

She is survived by a son, Alvin (Darlene), Wellsburg, N.D.; two brothers, Harold, Libertyville, Ill., Walter, Newhall, Calif.; six sisters, Hilma ...

Date: Mon - January 20, 1997
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a10


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The Forum, Fargo, ND
03/06/2001
Gackle, N.D.

Alma Moos, 85, Gackle, died Monday, March 5, 2001, in Baptist Home, Bismarck, N.D.

Alma Kinzler was born June 7, 1915, near Gackle, where she grew up and attended school. She married Albert Moos Aug. 25, 1940, near Gackle, where they farmed. They moved into Gackle in 1971. He died in 1996. She entered Gackle Care Center in 1996 and Baptist Home in 2000.

She is survived by two daughters, Carol (Edmund) Henke, Gackle, Margaret (Ed) Stern, Bismarck; two brothers, Rueben, Clinton, Iowa, Ray, Grand Forks, N.D.; and a sister, Violet Schardin, Jud, N.D.

Visitation: Wednesday from 9-9, with a prayer service at 5:30, in Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.
Funeral: Thursday at 1:30 in United Church of Christ, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery.
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The Jamestown Sun, ND
March 5-10, 2001

Alma Moos, 85, Gackle, N.D., died Monday, March 5, 2001, at Baptist Home, Bismarck.

Alma Kinzler was born June 7, 1915, at the family farm home southwest of Gackle, the daughter of John and Lydia (Kleingartner) Kinzler. She attended the local rural school where she received her elementary education and grew up in the area. She married Albert Moos Aug. 25, 1940, at his parents farm southwest of Gackle. They lived on a farm south of Gackle. In 1971 they moved into Gackle. He died Jan. 6, 1996. In April 1996 she entered Gackle Care Center, Gackle. On Dec. 4, 2000, she entered Baptist Home, Bismarck. She was a member of First United Church of Christ, Gackle, and the Senior Citizen's Group.

She is survived by two daughters, Carol (Edmund) Henke, Gackle, and Margaret (Ed) Stern, Bismarck; two brothers, Rueben, Clinton, Iowa, and Ray, Grand Forks, N.D.; a sister, Violet Schardin, Jud, N.D.; a foster brother, Norman Kleingartner, Gackle; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

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

Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, First United Church of Christ, Gackle, with the Rev. David Winterfeldt officiating.
Arrangements by Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery, Gackle.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
February 13, 2002

Clarence Frederic Moos, 81, Phoenix Ariz., died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at Phoenix Baptist Hospital.

Mr. Moos was born July 9, 1920, in Gackle, N.D., the son of John and Magdalina (Kline) Moos. He moved to rural Medina, N.D., and attended country school and helped his parents on the farm. He married Emma Pauline Moos Dec. 2, 1942. They farmed in rural Medina. They moved to Phoenix, where they owned and operated the Alta Vista Laundromat and Sun Air Refrigeration. He was a realtor for Century 21 for five years. He retired and did painting in his spare time.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Gene (Barbara), Jamestown, and Allen (Carrie), Overgaard, Ariz.; four sisters, Luella (Donald) Grant, Issaquah, Wash., Betty Sullivan, Billlings, Mont., Emilie Hout, Miles City, Mont., and Marilyn (Clarence) Geise, Mesa, Ariz.; three grandchildren, four stepgrandchildren, a great-grandchild and a great-stepgrandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Dale; and three sisters, Sophie, Anna and Emma.

Private family services: Held Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Phoenix, with the Rev. John Nicolai officiating


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Tuesday, May 16, 2007

Darlene Grace Moos, 72, Medina, North Dakota died Saturday, May 12, 2007 at MedCenter One in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Mrs. Moos was born June 13, 1934 on a farm south of Medina, ND, the daughter of Robert and Lydia (Moser) Mayer. She attended rural school in Newbury Township. She married Walter Schlecht on November 22, 1951 in Medina. They lived in Herreid and Stickney, SD before moving to Medina, ND. Walter and Darlene had three children: Warren, Waldo & Gail. They enjoyed spending time with their children and grandchildren and camping and traveling. Walter passed away July 8, 1993. Darlene was a member of Sunshine Homemakers Club of Medina, Crystal Springs Evangelical Church and Women's Fellowship, and a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Jamestown.

Darlene married Elmer Moos on December 5, 1998. They enjoyed working together on home improvement projects and yard work. Elmer passed away on September 4, 2004. Darlene entered Maple View Assisted Living Facility in Bismarck in February of 2007. She enjoyed spending time with her family. Her hobbies included: taking pictures, canning, quilting, making homemade noodles & kuchen, sewing, reading, hiking and camping.

Darlene is survived by her sons, Warren (Michal) Schlecht, Bismarck, ND and Wally (Deme) Schlecht, Ryder, ND; daughter, Gail Deschamp, Bismarck; six grandchildren, Ryan Schlecht, Englewood, CO, Tyler (Jessica ) Schlecht, Medina, Dusty (Jennifer) Schlecht, Minot, ND, Travis Schlecht, Grand Forks, ND, Derrick Deschamps, Grand Forks, ND and Kayle Deschamp, Bismarck; one great-grandchild, Madilyn Kyler Schlecht, Medina; five sisters, Lorine (Clarence ) Schlecht, Medina, Delores Obenanuer, Mandan, ND, Lillian (Reuben) Schlecht, Medina, Marlina (Richard) Spitzer, Bloomington, MN, Rose Marie (Charles) Simmons, Colorado Springs, CO and one brother, Clarence (Lucy) Mayer, Medina.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husbands, Walter and Elmer.

Funeral Service: 2:00 PM, Friday, May 18, 2007 at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Jamestown.
Visitation: 1:00 to 8:00 PM, Thursday, May 17, 2007 at the Eddy Funeral Home in Jamestown.
Prayer Service: 6:30 PM, Thursday, May 17, 2007 at the Eddy Funeral Chapel.
Burial: Medina Cemetery, Medina, North Dakota


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Tuesday, May 17, 2005

DeEtta Moos, 79, Jamestown, died Saturday, May 14, 2005, at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown.

DeEtta K. Brosz was born June 17, 1925, near Gackle, N.D., the daughter of Emmanuel and Ida Brosz. She grew up on the family farm and attended rural schools until the family moved to Jamestown. She graduated from Jamestown High School and moved to Washington, D.C., where she was a civilian employee for the Department of the Navy for four years. She married Gust Moos on Nov. 17, 1946, in Jamestown. They lived on a farm southwest of Gackle until 1954. They then moved to Jamestown and she worked for Jamestown College as a librarian. He died Oct. 1, 1994. She was a member of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Jamestown.

She is survived by two sons, Ralph (Kathy), Aberdeen, S.D., and Curtiss (Patricia), Parrish, Fla.; a sister, Vi Suko, Jamestown; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Ervin and Eddie; and a sister, Leona Selig.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Jamestown, with the Rev. Bryce Tahran officiating.
Prayer service: 7:30 p.m. today, Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. today, Eddy Funeral Home. Jamestown.
Burial: Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.


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The funeral for Elizabeth Moos, 94, Gackle, N.D., will be at 10:30 Saturday in United Church of Christ, Gackle. Visitation will be from 9 to 9 today in Haut Funeral Home, Gackle. She died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1995.

Elizabeth Schott was born Jan. 28, 1901, in Hoffnungsthal, South Russia. In 1903, she came to the United States with her parents. They settled near Gackle, where she grew up and attended school. On Oct. 20, 1921, she married John Moos. They lived near Gackle. After his death in 1955, she moved into Gackle, where she worked as a housekeeper and babysitter. In 1985, she entered Gackle Care Center. In 1993, she entered Wishek (N.D.) Nursing Home.

She is survived by two daughters, Alvina (Richard) Presseler and Annie ...

Date: Fri - December 29, 1995
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: b7


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Monday, September 6, 2004

Elmer E. Moos, 74, Medina, N.D., died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004, at Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Home, Jamestown.

Mr. Moos was born Feb. 11, 1930 in Gackle, N.D., the son of Edward and Lydia (Gunsch) Moos. He grew up on a farm southeast of Gackle in Finn township. The family moved to Dawson, N.D., and in 1950, he moved with his family to Medina and started operating heavy equipment. He married Irene Roemmich. He was self-employed in the heavy construction business building roads and dams, and doing landscaping. He also did rebuilding of old cars, pickups and trucks. He retired in 1995. In 1998, he purchased a home in Medina. He married Darlene G. (Mayer) Schlecht on Dec. 5, 1998, and they worked on home improvement projects and yard work. He was a member of First Congregational Church, Regent, N.D., where he served on various church boards and sang in the church choir. He was also a member of the Lions Club, Commercial Club in Regent, Home Builders Association in Bismarck, N.D., and a current member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Jamestown. He enjoyed fishing, repair work, meeting people and learning new things.

He is survived by his wife, Darlene, Medina; a son, Brian Wade (Maria) Moos, Los Angeles, Calif.; a daughter, Johnna Beth (Steve) Dauthib, Dickinson, N.D.; two stepsons, Warren Schlecht, Bismarck, and Waldo Schlecht, Ryder, N.D.; a stepdaughter, Gail Deschamps, Bismarck; a brother-in-law, Roger Spidahl, Devils Lake, N.D.; three grandchildren; and six stepgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Viola Moos Spidahl.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Gary Ball-Kilbourne officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.


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Grand Forks Herald, ND
Monday, January 15, 2007

Morlock, Edwin, 81, of Jamestown, ND and Carrington, ND died Sunday, January 14, 2007 at SCCI Hospital in Fargo, ND. (Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, ND)
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Minot Daily News
Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Nov. 13, 1925-Jan. 14, 2007

CARRINGTON - Edwin Morlock, 81, of Jamestown and Carrington, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007, in a Fargo hospital.

He was born Nov. 13, 1925, to Amalia and Jacob Morlock Jr. in Pettibone. He married Mathilda Laber Feb. 19, 1946, in Sykeston.

Survivors: son, Myron, Fargo; one stepgranddaughter; two stepgreat-granddaughters; sisters, Agnes Thomas, Milbank, S.D., Elsa Nerby, Sabin, Minn., Hulda Guthmiller, Bismarck; brothers, Armin, Bismarck, Gustav, Beulah.

Funeral: Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington.
Burial: Carrington Cemetery.
Visitation: Today from 2 to 5 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Evans Funeral Home, Carrington.


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Post-Bulletin
Rochester, MN
April 30, 2007

RED WING -- The funeral for Freida Morlock will be at 11 a. m. Monday at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel, in Red Wing. A second funeral service and burial will be in Eureka, S.D.

Mrs. Morlock, 83, of Red Wing, died Friday, April 27, 2007 at Red Wing Health Center.

Freida Jung was born Jan. 2, 1924, in Hosmer, S.D., and attended rural schools near Hosmer. She married Gottleib Morlock on Oct. 22, 1944. The couple lived and farmed in Eureka, S.D., and later moved to California. While her husband served in the Armed Forces overseas, Freida lived in Washington. When he returned, they moved back to Eureka to farm. They later moved to Aberdeen, S.D., where she worked as a waitress, and lived in Mitchell, S.D., and Milwaukee. The couple divorced. She moved to Hager City, Wis., and worked at Riviera Cabinets in Red Wing until her retirement. She enjoyed cooking and baking and sharing the food with friends.

Survivors include three sisters, Adeline (Werner) Maier of Aberdeen, S.D., Emma Loeffler of Shakopee, Minn., and Ardella (Roy) Klien of Eureka; and two brothers, Mervin (Loretta) Jung of Aberdeen, S.D., and Morris (Ruth) Jung of Diamond Bluff, Wis.

She was preceded in death by a sister and three brothers.

Friends may call an hour before the service Monday at the funeral home.


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Jamestown Sun, N.D.
Monday, September, 09, 2002

Leroy Morlock 70 Jamestown died Sunday Sept. 8 2002 near Jamestown. BR Mr. Morlock was born Dec. 18 1931 near Lake Williams N.D. the son of Adolph and Pauline Wagner Morlock. ...He entered the U.S. Army. ...Jamestown and the American Legion of Woodworth N.D. He enjoyed fishing and loved his Fords. BR He is survived by his wife a daughter Tressa Hayden Jamestown his mother Jamestown five brothers Clifford (Viona) and ...  [For the complete Obituary contact the newspaper.]


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Friday, January, 14, 2005

Pauline Morlock 96 Jamestown formerly of Pettibone N.D. died Wednesday Jan. 12 2005 at Central Dakota Village Jamestown. ...She married Adolph Morlock on Nov. 17 1929 in Peterville Township north of Pettibone. ...P P She is survived by five sons Clifford (Viona) and James (Sandy) both Pettibone and Reinhold (Norma), Reuben (Gloria) and Wesley (Jackie) Morlock all Jamestown four daughters Leona Hust Tappen N.D. Eileen Hojian Steele N.D. Joann (Willard) Kemmet Bradshaw ...and Gloria (Gerald) Doerr Jamestown a daughter-in-law Lucille Morlock Jamestown three sisters Freda Kahler and Esther Hertz both Missoula Mont. ...  [For the complete Obituary contact the newspaper.]


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Renatha Morlock, 82, Gackle, died Friday, Sept. 27, 1996, in Jamestown (N.D.) Hospital.

Renatha Rath was born Feb. 28, 1914, near Gackle, where she grew up and attended school. On Feb. 10, 1942, she married Leonard Morlock in Gackle. They lived in Gackle and later farmed near Gackle until 1975, when they moved into Gackle and retired. He died in 1992.

She is survived by a brother, Albert, Fargo; four sisters, Bertha (Jacob) Schmierer, Lodi, Calif., Dora Krieger, Martha (Richard) Burkle and Alice (Art) Kinzle, all Gackle. ...

Date: Mon - September 30, 1996
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a8


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The funeral for Edwin C. Moser, 76, Medina, N.D., will be at 2 Wednesday in Temple Baptist Church, Jamestown, N.D., with burial in Medina. Visitation will be from 3 to 9 today and from 9 to 9 Tuesday, with a prayer service at 8, in Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown, and one hour before services in the church. He died Saturday, May 18, 1996. Mr. Moser was born March 12, 1920, in Cleveland, N.D. He grew up and attended school near Medina. On Dec. 17, 1942, he married Leona Fondrick in Steele, N.D. They lived and farmed near Medina until 1972, when they moved to Jamestown. He worked for the North Dakota State Hospital, Jamestown. They returned to Medina in 1985. ...

Date: Mon - May 20, 1996
Author: Obituary
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: b6


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Ronald A. Moser, 51, Phoenix, formerly Medina, N.D., died Sept. 7, 1996, at his home. Mr. Moser was born Dec. 31, 1944, in Jamestown, N.D. He grew up and attended school in Medina. He served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. In 1976 he moved to Phoenix. He is survived by a son, Bennett, Grand Forks, N.D.; two daughters, Ami (James) Sutton and Ginna Kelly, both Phoenix; his mother, Esther Moser, Jamestown; three brothers, David (Linda), West Fargo, Arve (Carol), Lakeville, Minn., Dale (Pam), Devils Lake, N.D.; a sister, Shirleen (Richard) Pettit, Jamestown; and three grandchildren. ...

Date: Wed - September 18, 1996
Author: Obituary
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a14


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Theodore Moser, 78, Jamestown, formerly Medina, N.D., died Saturday, Aug. 3, 1996, in Hi-Acres Manor, Jamestown.

Mr. Moser was born Oct. 8, 1917, in Cleveland, N.D. At the age of 4, he moved with his family to a farm near Medina, where he grew up and attended school. On Nov. 16, 1941, he married Esther Ruff in Medina. They lived on a farm near Medina. In 1948, they moved into Medina, and he worked for Noel Construction Co. In 1959, they moved to Jamestown. He worked for the North Dakota State Hospital, Jamestown, from 1961 to 1979. They founded the Agape Prison Ministry Inc. He was chaplain for the Salvation Army men's group. He also ministered for many years at the North Dakota State Industrial School, Mandan. He retired from Agape Prison Ministry in 1989. He later entered the Hi-Acres Manor. ...

Date: Mon - August 05, 1996
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a6


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
November 26, 2001

Lenora Moser-Rueb, 84, Ashley, N.D., died Monday, Nov. 19, 2001, at Ashley Hospital, Ashley.

Lenora Deutscher was born Dec. 8, 1916, on the family farm northeast of Streeter, N.D., the daughter of Fred and Elizabeth (Kraft) Deutscher. She grew up and attended school in that area. She worked on the family farm until 1950 when she and her mother and brother moved to Streeter. She worked various jobs in Streeter, including working at the cafe and creamery. She married Carl Moser Feb. 14, 1959, at Jamestown. He died in October 1985. She took care of her stepson, LeRoy "Sonny", until he died. She married the Rev. George Rueb in November 1998 and moved to Ashley. She assisted him in his radio program and other areas of his ministry. She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Streeter. She enjoyed cooking, singing and playing piano, accordion and other instruments.

She is survived by her husband; a brother, Gust (Pauline), Medina; five stepchildren; 11 stepgrandchildren; 21 stepgreat-grandchildren; and a stepgreat-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her first husband; her parents; two brothers, Alfred and Art; and two stepchildren.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Streeter, with the Rev. Grant Piehl officiating.
Arrangements by Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Streeter Cemetery, Streeter.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Friday, April 29, 2005

Walter Morlock, 79, Medina, N.D., died Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, N.D.

Mr. Morlock was born May 13, 1925, in Wells County, North Dakota, the son of Christian and Mathilda (Winter) Morlock. He was baptized Nov. 4, 1937. He grew up and attended school in the Wells County area. He married Leona Kahler on Nov. 14, 1947, in Sykeston, N.D. They farmed in Wells County, south of Heaton, N.D., until 1956, when they moved south of Medina. They farmed until they retired in 2000, when they moved to Medina. He was a member of English Lutheran Church, Medina, where he served on the church council for many years, and the Streeter Oil Co. board. He was the township clerk treasurer. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing cards.

He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Sharlene Blaine, Lincoln, Neb., Sylvia (Ray) Heupel, Cavalier, N.D., and Brenda (Douglas) Theisen, Grand Forks, N.D.; two sons, Myron (Donna), Pierre, S.D., and Jeffrey (Linda), Medina; two sisters, Elsie (Lawrence) Ruetter, Carrington, N.D., and Ellen (Clarence) Neumiller, Vancouver, Wash.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and nine brothers, two in infancy.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, English Lutheran Church, Medina, with the Rev. Robert Pestal officiating.
Prayer service: 7 p.m. Sunday, Eddy Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Medina Cemetery, Medina.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Thursday, April 14, 2005

Alvin Mueller, 81, Napoleon, N.D., formerly of Lodi, Calif., died Tuesday, April 12, 2005, at the Napoleon Care Center, Napoleon.  

Mr. Mueller was born Nov. 27, 1923, in Gackle, N.D., the son of Salomon and Maria (Weispfenning) Mueller. He grew up in Gackle, where he attended school and worked on his father’s drayline delivering freight. In 1942 he moved with his parents to Napoleon. He married Ann Marquart on Feb. 5, 1944, at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Napoleon. They moved to Hazelton, N.D., where he worked for Cack Pfeister as a farm manager and assisted with the operation of his carnival. In 1955, they moved to Lodi where he was employed by General Mills, retiring in the early 1980s. He enjoyed buying and selling antiques and traveling to North Dakota.

He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mary (Mike) Cato, Lockeford, Calif., and Gail Gibson, Napoleon; three sons, Rod, Lodi; Mike, Antelope, Calif., and Pat, Stockton, Calif.; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, John, Evoldt and Norbert; and two sisters, Hulda Ehmann and Helma Hofstad.

Services: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Napoleon.
Visitation: one hour before the service at the church.
Arrangements by Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Napoleon.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery, Gackle.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Edward Mueller, 94, Gackle, N.D., died Sunday, May 21, 2006, at Wishek Home for the Aged, Wishek.

Mr. Mueller was born Aug. 26, 1911, in Logan County, near Gackle, the son of John and Theresia (Baltzer) Mueller. He grew up and received his elementary education in the local rural school. He married Lillian Remboldt on March 19, 1939, at Grace Baptist Church, Gackle. He owned and operated a trucking firm. In 1942, they went into the grocery business with her family and later were sole owners of Mueller Fairway Grocery. They retired in 1974. He moved to Wishek Home for the Aged in February of 2006. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Gackle, where he served as trustee and spent many hours working. He also served as city alderman and mayor of Gackle. He enjoyed working on wood projects and making furniture.

He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Valerie (Al) Scheet, Gackle; a brother, Walter (Hulda), Wishek; a sister, Lorraine Gill, Columbus, Ohio; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and seven stepgreat-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Helmuth; three brothers and eight sisters.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Grace Baptist Church, Gackle, with the Revs. Timothy Blackman and Marty Toepke-Floyd officiating.
Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle City Cemetery, Gackle.


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The Jamestown Sun [online], ND
December 11-16, 2000

Edwin Mueller, 93, Wishek, N.D., died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2000, at Wishek Nursing Home.

Mr. Mueller was born Sept. 23, 1907, in rural Logan County, northeast of Wishek, the son of John and Theresa (Baltzer) Mueller. He grew up on the family farm and received his education in rural Logan County schools. He lived and farmed with his family. He married Esther Finck Sept. 29, 1931, at the Mueller family farm. They farmed 15 miles northeast of Wishek. In 1953 they moved to Bismarck, where he worked as a painter for a year. In 1954 they returned to the farm. He also worked for the local ASCS office for 13 years while on the farm. In 1963 they moved to Wishek, when their son, Gerald took over the family farm. He did carpentry work in Wishek, until he retired. Since 1994 they lived in the Wishek Nursing Home Apartments. He was a member of Zion United Methodist Church. He served on the local ASCS board for several years. He enjoyed fishing.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Gerald (Vangie), Wishek; two brothers, Walter (Hulda), Wishek, and Edward (Lillian), Gackle, N.D.; five sisters, Bertha Solar, Stockton, Calif., Marie Merkel, Lodi, Calif., Edna Pedrucie, Stockton, Calif., Lorraine (Gill), Columbus, Ohio, and Viola (Art) Erbele, Wishek; and nine grandchildren.

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

Services: 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, Zion United Methodist Church, Wishek, with the
Rev. Marty Toepke-Floyd officiating. Arrangements by Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Wishek.
Burial: Wishek City Cemetery, Wishek.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Saturday, November 04, 2006

Hulda Mueller, 90, Wishek, N.D., died Nov. 1, 2006, at Wishek Home for the Aged, Wishek.

Hulda Buchholz was born March 21, 1916, the daughter of Edward and Emilia (Bertsch) Buchholz. She grew up on the family farm northeast of Lehr, N.D. She attended rural elementary school in Lautt, District 1, Logan County. She married Walter Mueller on June 8, 1937. They farmed the Mueller homestead 16 miles northeast of Wishek for 44 years. They retired and moved to Wishek in 1981. She attended rural Hope E.U.B. Church and Wishek United Methodist Church, Wishek.

She is survived by her husband and a daughter-in-law, Donna Mueller, Anoka, Minn.

She was preceded in death by two sons, an infant and John; her parents; and two brothers, Wesley and Luther.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday, Zion United Methodist Church, Wishek.
Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. today and Sunday, Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Wishek.
Burial: Wishek City Cemetery, Wishek.


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Wishek Star, ND
October 7, 2003

Funeral services for John E. Mueller, 63, of Wishek and Anoka, Minn., will be held at 10 a.m, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at First Baptist Church, Wishek, with Pastor Marty Toepke-Floyd officiating. He died accidentally and tragically on Oct. 4 in Fargo.

Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dahlstrom Funeral Home in Wishek, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.

John was born on the family farm, 15 miles northeast of Wishek, to Walter and Hulda (Buchholz) Mueller. He grew up on the farm and received his elementary education in Hollandsworth Township School in rural Logan County. John took his first three years of High School education by correspondence, then went on to graduate from Lehr High School in 1957. He attended Normal Industrial Teacher's College, in Ellendale, graduating in 1961, with a double major in elementary and business education. John furthered his education by going on to receive his masters degrees in business education and media generalist.

John married Donna Miller on Aug.19, 1962 at the Methodist Church in Forbes. John started teaching in the Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota, as a 5th and 6th grade teacher for a short time, before he began teaching computer technology, which he taught for many years. John taught in the Anoka-Hennepin School District from the fall of 1961 until June 1997, when he retired, after teaching there for 36 years. He worked diligently for, and with, the students and community that he served. John represented teachers as well, with many years of service as a building representative to the Anoka Hennepin Education Association, a teacher representative to the Minnesota Legislature, and as a representative to the state and national education associations.

After John retired from teaching, he pursued his love of farming, flying, hunting, fishing, travel, working for various political causes, conservation, promoting North Dakota wildlife, and becoming the host of the weekly Anoka Cable TV talk show in which he interviewed people of note, that might have a story of local interest. He stayed active in teacher associations, appeared in various commercials in both print and video fields, worked at physical fitness, and could often be found driving a tractor or combine across the land that his father and grandfather had worked before him. He was well known in the area as a farmer that managed the land, always replacing what was used. He had planted thousands of trees, dug water holes, raised and released pheasants, and provided shelter and food for wildlife of all kinds over the many years.

Every summer John and Donna would return back to North Dakota, at first living with John's parents, where they helped with the farming, and then, in 1980, they purchased and moved to their own farm, northeast of Wishek. John was a pilot for most of his adult life, he owned a Beechcraft Bonanza, and had spent thousands of hours in the air. He flew between Wishek and Crystal, Minn., so that he could participate in two vastly different worlds. John was a member of the NRA, the Republican Party, various education organizations, and conservation groups. He enjoyed walking the countryside, sitting quietly in the North Dakota twilight, and hearing the many sounds of nature.

Survivors include, his wife and soulmate of 41 years, Donna Mueller, of Wishek and Anoka; his parents, Walter and Hulda Mueller, of Wishek; his mother-in-law, Rosie Miller of Ellendale; and many relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by an infant brother.

Linda Stading will serve as organist for the service. Special music will be duets provided by Violet Buchholz and Vicki Rudolph, and Kay Weber and Mary Ann Weber. Pallbearers will be Richard Mueller, Henry Buchholz, Frank Meuers, Dr. Murray Mylrea, Gary Sellner and Wayne Swedal.

Interment will be in the Wishek City Cemetery. Dahlstrom Funeral Home of Wishek is in charge of arrangements.


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Stutsman County Record
Jamestown, ND
September 17, 1936, Page 6

PAULINE MUELLER, GACKLE, DIES HERE

Miss Pauline Mueller, 24, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Mueller of Gackle, passed away last night at the Jamestown hospital after a lingering illness.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at the farm home and at 2 o'clock at the Newdorf Lutheran church, Gackle, Rev. Johanus Grill officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Miss Mueller was born August 8, 1912 and is survived by her parents, four brothers and four sisters.


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Napoleon Homestead, ND
March 17, 2004

Ronald C. Mueller, 62, of Lodi, CA, died Feb. 22, 2004 in Stockton following a lengthy illness.

He was born Sept. 23, 1941, in Gackle and moved to Lodi with his family in 1952.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
August 15, 2001

Edward "Ed" Muller, 69, Lodi, Calif., died July 31, 2001, in a local hospital of natural causes after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Muller was born May 13, 1932, in Gackle, N.D., where he grew up and graduated from high school. He moved to Lodi in 1952. He was inducted into the U.S. Army. He was discharged in 1954 and returned to Lodi. He married Adeline Janke Aug. 12, 1955. He was employed by Spierkerman's, John's Manville and Mason Packing. He was employed as a utility operator by the City of Lodi for 27 years and retired in 1987. He was a member of Lockeford V.F.W. Post No. 9009, Lodi American Legion Post No. 22, Lodi Order Eagles Lodge No. 848 and Lodi Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 634. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, woodworking, bowling and baseball.

He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Debra Muller, Lodi; a son, Barry (Kimberlee), Lodi; a sister, Emma Kundert, Lodi; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his three brothers, Jake, Adolph and Art.

Services: Held 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, Lodi Funeral Home, Lodi, with the Rev. Dennis Fakes officiating.


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The funeral for Gustav Muller, 91, Gackle, N.D., will be at 2 Saturday in Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle. Visitation will be from 9 to 9 Friday, with a prayer service at 7:30, in Haut Funeral Home, Gackle. He died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1995.

Mr. Muller was born Aug. 20, 1904, near Gackle, where he grew up and attended school. On Nov. 28, 1928, he married Magdalena Adam [see note] in Jamestown, N.D. They lived on a farm near Gackle, and moved into Gackle in 1937. He was a carpenter and lumberman in Gackle, and owned the Chevrolet dealership. He entered Wishek (N.D.) Retirement Home in February.

He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Violet (Edwin) Munsch, Des Moines, ...

Date: Fri - November 03, 1995
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: a13

NOTE: Magdalene's maiden name was Muller. Her mother's maiden name was Adam.


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Mrs. K. Mueller, In County Since '95, Dies

Mrs. Katharina Muller, 89, resident of the Gackle community since 1895, died Oct. 19 at Jamestown Hospital. She had been taken to the hospital in the morning.

Katherina Adam was born Jan. 22, 1874, in South Russia, the daughter of Jacob Adam and Christina Klipfel Adam. At the age of 12 she came with her parents to the United States in 1886 when they settled at Eureka. On Nov. 20, 1894, she and Jacob Muller Sr. were married at Eureka.

In 1895 they settled on a homestead nine miles southwest of Gackle in Logan County. They lived on the farm until 1934 when they moved into Gackle for their retirement. Following her husbands death in 1942, she continued to make her home in Gackle.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. August F. (Pauline) Dockter, Streeter, Mrs. Gustav (Magdalena) Muller and Mrs. Edward (Hulda) Schlenker of Gackle, six grandchildren, sic great grandchildren, two brothers, Gottlieb Adam, Medicine Hat, Canada, and Henry Adam, Big Horn, Mont.

She was preceded in death by a son Jacob in 1962, one sister, two sons in infancy, and three brothers.

Funeral service was held Tuesday at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Gackle. (Haut Funeral Home)

Napoleon Homestead, ND
Wednesday, October 23, 1963
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The Bismarck Tribune, ND
Date Of Death 11/23/1999
Age 61

GACKLE -- LeRoy E. Muller, 61, Gackle, died Nov. 23, 1999, in a Jamestown hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, with burial in Gackle City Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Carol; three sons, Scott and Steve, both of Wishek, and Loren, Gackle; one daughter, Kim Olson, Fargo; five grandchildren; one brother, Melvin, Gackle, and one sister, Esther Maier, Wishek. (Haut Funeral Homes, Jamestown)
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LeRoy E. Muller, 61, Gackle, N.D., died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1999, in Jamestown (N.D.) Hospital.

Mr. Muller was born Oct. 22, 1938, in Logan County, N.D. He graduated from Gackle High School in 1956. He served in the U.S. Army from 1960 to 1966. On Aug. 30, 1964, he married Carol Gumke in Gackle. They farmed near Gackle. In 1997 they semi-retired to Gackle.

He is survived by his wife; three sons, Scott (Kim), Steve, both Wishek, N.D., Loren, Gackle; a daughter, Kim (Jay) Olson, Fargo; a brother, Melvin (Delores), Gackle; a sister, Esther (Roger) Maier, Wishek; and five grandchildren. ...

Date: Fri - November 26, 1999
Publication: "Fargo Final Edition"
Location: c2


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The Forum
Fargo, ND
12/19/2002

Magdalena Muller, 94, Jamestown, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown.

Magdalena Muller was born April 15, 1908, in Gackle, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. On Nov. 28, 1928, she married Gustav Muller in Jamestown. They farmed near Gackle. In 1937, they moved into Gackle. He died in 1995. In 1998 she entered the Gackle Care Center and in 2000 she entered Hi-Acres Manor.

She is survived by a daughter, Violet (Edwin) Munsch, Des Moines, Iowa; five grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

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


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Herman Fred Munsch, 78, Kulm, N.D., died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006, at the Ashley (N.D.) Medical Center.

Mr. Munsch was born Dec. 13, 1927, in Logan County, five miles southwest of Fredonia, N.D, the son of Karl Sr. and Ottilia (Widmer) Munsch. He attended elementary school at Haag School District south of Fredonia. He was baptized and confirmed at Martin Luther Lutheran Church, Fredonia. He married Lucille Grosz on June 27, 1948. They farmed the Karl Munsch Sr. farmstead until they purchased it in 1954. They retired from farming in 1989 and moved to Kulm. He served on the church council, school board, township board and elevator board. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Kulm.

He is survived by his wife; a sister, Hulda Nelson, Barrett, Minn.; a brother-in-law, James (Genevieve) Grosz, Breckenridge, Minn.; and a sister-in-law, Anna Marie Grosz, Kulm.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Karl, Harold, Leonard and Theodore; and seven sisters, Clara, Esther, Ida, Ruth, Lorraine, Anna and Lilia.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Zion Lutheran Church, Kulm.
Visitation: 1 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Kulm.
Burial: Kulm Congregational Cemetery, Kulm.


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The Jamestown Sun, ND
Monday, March 17, 2003

Hulda Munsch, 91, Gackle, N.D., died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown.

Hulda Entzi was born March 5, 1912, at the family farm home seven miles east of Lehr, N.D., the daughter of Jacob and Eva (Miller) Entzi. She grew up in Lehr and attended the local rural school, receiving her elementary education there. She married Harold Munsch on Feb. 5, 1931, at Ashley, N.D. They lived in the Fredonia and Lehr area. In 1941 they moved to a farm six miles south of Gackle. In November 1948 they moved into Gackle, where she worked on various jobs around town and in the kitchen at the Gackle Public Schools for 10 years. He died Oct. 30, 1990. In January 2001 she entered Hi-Acres Manor Nursing Center, Jamestown. She was a member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid since 1950.

She is survived by two sons, Jack (Kaye), West Fargo, N.D., and Edwin (Vi), Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Martha Reuter, Clinton, Iowa, and Rose Veil, Eugene, Ore.; seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, with the Rev. Ray Heidtke officiating.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Haut Funeral Home, Gackle.
Burial: Gackle Cemetery, Gackle.


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Napoleon Homestead, ND
January 12, 1966

Services Friday at Fredonia for Karl Munsch Sr.

Karl Munsch Sr., 81, longtime resident of the Fredonia community died Monday, Jan. 10 at his home in Fredonia. His death was attributed to a heart condition.

He was born August 31, 1884 in Bon Homme County near Scotland, S. D., the son of Jacob Munsch and Christina Mauch Munsch. In September, 1900 at the age of 16 he came with his parents to North Dakota where they settled in McIntosh County near what is now Fredonia.

On January 28, 1909, he and Ottilia Wider were married in the local rural church near Fredonia. Following marriage they homesteaded on a farm five miles southwest of Fredonia, where they lived until their retirement. In 1948 they moved into Fredonia.

Surviving are his wife, four sons, Harold, Gackle; Leonard, Renville, Minn.; Theodore and Herman, Fredonia; seven daughters, Clara (Mrs. Ernest Schmidt) of Medicine Lake, Minn.; Esther (Mrs. Andrew Entzi), Anna (Mrs. John Schlecht), Lilia (Mrs. Gottfried Riebhagen), all of Fredonia; Hulda, (Mrs. Nels Nelson), Barrett, Minn.; Ida (Mrs. Ida Krueger), Wishek; Ruth (Mrs. Reinhold Humann), Minneapolis, Minn.; 29 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren; one brother, Henry Munsch, Fredonia; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Ulmer, Ellendale, and Mrs. Anna Mund, Jamestown.

The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Fredonia with Rev. Russell Hunter, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery north of Fredonia. The body is at the Haut Funeral Home in Gackle until taken to the church on Friday at noon.


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Gackle Tri-County News, ND
January 6, 1966

Son of Former Gackle Residents Dies at Ellendale

Scott Harold Munsch, nine year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Munsch, Monango, former Gackle residents, died early Wednesday at the Ellendale Memorial Hospital. He had been a patient about one week.

Private family funeral services were held December 31^st in the Haut Funeral Chapel in Gackle with John F. Mertz, pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Gackle officiating. Burial will be in the Gackle cemetery.

Scott was born July 14, 1956, at Lodi, Calif. The family returned to Gackle in 1958, later moving to Ellendale, and in 1961 they moved to Monango where Mr. Munsch is superintendent of the Public Schools. Scott was a student in the fourth grade in the Monango school.

Surviving are his parents, one brother Benjamin Munsch; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Munsch, Gackle, and Mrs. B. F. Crabtree, Ellendale, and his great Grandparents, Mr. and Mrs Karl Munsch, Fredonia.

The pallbearers were Gustav Muller, Herbert Muller, Albert Gieszler, and Milton Wentz.


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