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Shirley Wind
Funeral services for Shirley Wind of Savage were 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at the Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney, Pastors Mark and Maryann Morgenstern officiated. Musical selections were provided by Linda Lowry, Sharon Quinnell and Marge Thogersen. Casketbearers were Larry Hanzek, Bryan Carr, Terry Braun, Arnold Conradsen, Harlan Conradsen and Conrad Conradsen. Ushers were Jerry Nypen and Keith Nelson. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery in Savage under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney.
Shirley Margaret (Olesen) Wind was born on Aug. 26, 1928 in Sidney to Nels Samuel and Alice Elizabeth (Hansen) Olesen. Shirley attended school in Sidney and graduated from Sidney High School in 1946. On Dec. 30, 1946, she married Louis Eugene Wind at the Pella Lutheran Church in Sidney. They farmed near Savage until Eugene's retirement in 1989, but remained at the family home in Savage. They had been married for 52 years when Eugene passed away on Sept. 1, 1998.
Shirley was homemaker and mother
to her husband and four children. She found her greatest joy in doing special things for her children and grandchildren throughout her life. She was also known for being generously kind to all of the family pets. She enjoyed caring for a large garden and numerous flowerbeds and she also enjoyed baking and sewing. Her adventurous spirit found its way through numerous games of bridge and pinocle and was also known to accompany Eugene on lengthy motorcycle trips around the state. Later in life, she found time to resume her hobby of oil and watercolor painting.
Shirley passed away on Friday evening, Dec. 28, 2001 at her home north of Savage, following a long battle with cancer.
Shirley is survived by two sons, Gordon Wind of Polson and Lloyd (Susie) Wind of Mountlake Terrace, Wash.; a daughter, Marian (Paul) Engelbrecht of Winchester, Ky.; four sisters, Audrey Sampson and Elsie (Ben) Eschenbacher both of Sidney, Betty (Harold) Propp and Jane (Bob) Doran all of Billings; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Eugene, son, Robert and brother, Robert.
Ella E. Raffaell
Funeral services for Ella E. Raffaell, 79, of Williston, N.D., will be Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002 at 11 a.m. MST at the Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview. Rev. Larry Quanbeck will officiate and burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery.
Ella was born August 17, 1922, at Zap, N.D., the daughter of Friedrich and Amalie (Messmer) Ginther. At an early age, she moved to Fairview with her family. She was educated in a rural setting.
On Nov. 1, 1940, she was married to Albert Saeman at Sidney. They made their home at Dodge, N.D. until they moved back to Fairview in 1947. After she raised her family, she worked at the City Cafˇ in Fairview for a time. Albert died at Sidney on June 21, 1973. Ella later married Ted Raffaell at Fairview in 1974. They farmed near Dore and lived in Fairview. Ted died in Sidney on July 18, 1984. In December of 1999, Ella moved to Williston and has been a resident of Bethel Lutheran Nursing Home for the past two years. She died at the home on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002.
She was a member of the Zion Lutheran church in Fairview. She enjoyed quilting, baking, canning, gardening, sewing, and shopping by mail.
She is survived by two sons, Allen Saeman and his wife, Cheryl of Williston and Wilbert Saeman of Salt Lake City, Utah; one daughter, Janice Dunn and her husband, Jim of Missoula; three brothers, Rienhold Ginther and his wife, Anna of Fairview, Harold Ginther and his wife, Hurleyn of Williston, and Dale Ginther of Columbia Falls; two sisters, Elma Schow and her husband, Virgil of Fairview, and Norma Servo and her husband, Garfield of Columbia Falls; nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents, two husbands and a sister, Louise Usselman.
Friends may call at Fulkerson Funeral Home in Williston on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. and for one hour before service time at the church on Wednesday.
Esther "Pat" Hagen
Funeral services for Pat Hagen, 91, Sidney, formerly of Brockton, were 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2003, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, with Pastor Chansy Charles officiating.
Music was provided by Lois and Del Lonnquist. Casketbearers were Pat's grandsons, Terry Hagen, Duane Hagen, Ty Murphy, Jeff Murphy, Mark Hagen and Jim Carda. Honorary casketbearers were all of Pat's friends and relatives. Ushers were Jim Fisher and Chris Carda. Interment was in the Riverview Cemetery, Brockton, under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney.
Esther "Pat" Hagen was the youngest of nine children born to Charles and Mary (Busse) Schlenz of Brockton. She attended elementary school at Brockton, and the Fisher school at Charley Creek. Pat married Harry Hagen Dec. 23, 1931, in Sidney.
Pat, Harry and family made their home on Charley Creek until 1943, and then moved to a farm south of Poplar. In 1988, they sold the farm and moved to Sidney where Pat lived until her death. Harry died in 1989 and son Jack died in 1995.
Pat enjoyed gardening, cooking, baking and dancing. She especially enjoyed her family.
Pat died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003, at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care facility.
Pat is survived by one son, Jerry "Tom" (Alice) Hagen, Gillette, Wyo.; two daughters, Janet (Joe) Murphy, Eagle, Idaho, and Judith Hartley, St. John, Wash.; and 18 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry, son, Jack Hagen, parents, Charles and Mary Schlenz, five sisters and three brothers.
Nellie May Mesick
Nellie May (Stone) Mesick was born Oct. 24, 1907, in Allegan, Mich. Nellie died June 23, 2003, in Sidney at the age of 95.
Her parents were Anna (Nichols) and Ira Chaffe Stone. She graduated from Allegan High School, then took a teaching course at County Normal Training Center in Allegan and began teaching in 1928. After a year, she attended Western Michigan College in Kalamazoo, Mich., and earned her life certificate in teaching. This was the last year the certificate was offered.
In 1932, she was united in marriage to Marshall Mesick of Allegan. They farmed until 1971, and moved into Allegan due to Marshall's poor health. During these years, she taught in schools in and around Allegan and retired in 1971.
Marshall died in 1973. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother, George, and his wife, Mary Stone; and one nephew, Wayne Mesick.
In 1987, she moved to Glendive to be near her brother and his family. In 2000, they all moved to Sidney.
Nellie is survived by her brother, William Stone, and his wife, Florence; her nephew, Richard Stone, and his wife, Jeri Dee, Sidney, and their family; her nephew, Robert Stone, and his wife, Bonnie, Holland, Mich., and their family; and a niece, Shirley Mesick, Marcellus, Mich.
Cremation has taken place. Burial and grave-side services will be at Mallary Cemetery, Allegan, at a later date under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home, Sidney, and Gordon Funeral Home, Allegan.
Kathryn Allstot
Mass of the Christian burial for Kathryn Allstot, 97, Fairview, will be at 10 a.m. March 18, 2003, at the Fulkerson Memorial Chapel, with Father Francis Schreiber presiding.
Pam Burman, accompanied by Janet Duda, will provide music. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery, under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney.
Kathryn (Helmberger) Allstot was born May 12, 1905, in Petoskey, Mich., to parents Jacob and Ann (Price) Helmberger. At the age of 7, Kathryn moved to Madison, Neb., then on to Castlerock and Lucas, S.D. She attended schools in Lucas, S.D. She worked four years in Burke, S.D., at the Larson Hotel. On Feb. 25, 1925, she was united in marriage to Lee Allstot, in Burke, S.D. They farmed in Burke until they moved to Sentinel Butte, N.D., in 1927 where they lived until 1930 when they moved to Sidney where Kathryn's husband worked for Lalonde Construction Company. In 1931, they moved to Fairview where Kathryn worked as a cook. In 1937, they opened Lee's Caf/ which they operated for 10 years. They then opened up Lee and Kate's Recreation Parlor, which they operated for 25 years. They sold out in 1972, when they retired. Lee died April 5, 1979. Kathyrn remained in Fairview until July 16, 2001, when she became a resident of the Extended Care facility.
Kathryn was a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, the Alter Society and the Senior Citizens. She enjoyed canning, cooking and gardening and was always on hand to help when someone was sick.
Kathryn died Thursday, March 13, 2003, at the Sidney Health Center - Extended Care facility.
She is survived by her grandson Randal Lee Hill, Las Vegas, and all of Kathryn's special friends and neighbors.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Ann Helmberger; husband Lee; daughter, Ila D. Hill and five brothers.
Harry A. Johnson
Memorial services for Harry A. Johnson, 81, of Sidney, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002 at the Sidney Moose Lodge, with Father Ned Shinnick officiating. Musical selection will be provided by Larry Riggs and Marge Thogersen. Honorary casketbearers will be Monty Simonsen, Rudy Dore, D.D. "Mac" McGuire, Monty Merrill, Paul Hammond and Robert Woodfill. Ushers are Pat Corbett, Steve Johnson and Edgar Bazer. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney.
Harry A. Johnson was born to parents, Albert Louis and Anna Marie (Eriksen) Johnson, on Nov. 9, 1920 at Intake, Mont. In 1924, Harry moved with his family to Narum Ranch at Fox Creek west of Sidney, where he was raised and attended Sanders School. He graduated from Sidney High School in 1939. In 1942, Harry entered the Army Air Corps where he served during World War II. He received an honorable discharge in 1946 and returned to Sidney. Harry was the bulk agent for Standard Oil in Richey, where he lived until 1962. He moved back to Sidney and started working for the Standard Oil Chemicals. Harry was united in marriage to Irene Holum on Feb. 14, 1962 in Sidney. They made their home in Sidney and Harry continued to work for Standard Oil Chemicals until 1972. Harry then went to work for Larson Motors, retiring from there on Dec. 31, 1985. His wife, Irene, died in November of 1984 and Harry remained in Sidney.
Harry was a life member of the VFW Post #4099, Sidney Moose Lodge and the Sidney Elks Lodge. He loved people, visiting and playing cards. He also enjoyed fishing at Ennis. Harry also enjoyed going to rodeo's and attended many National Finals Rodeo's.
Harry died Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at the Sidney Health Center.
Harry is survived by his sister-in-law, Isabel Johnson of Sidney; brothers-in-law, Jack Bazer of Arngaard, N.D. and Conrad Pederson of Washington; special friend, Johanna Mann of Sidney and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Margaret Bazer and one as an infant; two brothers, Bert and Ray.
Christopher "Chris" Dietz
Funeral services for Christopher "Chris" Dietz, 16, Sidney, were at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, 2003, at the Pella Lutheran Church, with Pastor George Karres officiating. Musical selections were provided by Jon Getchell and Nancy Dynneson.
Casketbearers were Cody Paulsen, Zach Netz, Shay Stubbs, Delton Dietz, Destinee Dietz and Derrick Dietz. Honorary casketbearers were all of Chris's friends and the Class of 2005. Ushers were Fred Sifuentes Jr., Burdette "Mocky" Dennis, Jerry Wznick and Matt Wznick. Interment will be in the Sidney Cemetery under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney. Memorials may be made to the Foundation for Community Care.
Christopher Devin Dietz knew only Sidney as his home. On Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, his life light was extinguished in a tragic car accident, causing extensive injury.
Chris was born on Nov. 1, 1986, at the Sidney hospital to parents Dennis and Alice (Dahl) Dietz. He attended grade school at Central Elementary, Sidney Middle School and his first two years of high school in Sidney. He was an intelligent child and gifted individual. In his younger years he enjoyed Cub Scouts, baseball, football and wrestling. As a teenager he excelled at being a son, grandson, cousin and friend.
Chris was a member of the Pella Lutheran Church. He had many interests and hobbies. He enjoyed music, video games, playing cards and games with his family. Chris loved his dog, Titus, liked to fish, camp, swim, boat and jet ski. He enjoyed being busy and having activity surrounding him.
Chris had dreams, and the potential to be or do anything. He dreamed of big cities, flying, being in a band. He wanted to be a Formula 44 racer, build performance parts, be a chef, open a restaurant, be an FBI agent and a forensic specialist. His chances here are now gone. He has passed on to bring his joy and enthusiasm to the hallways and highways of heaven.
Chris was taken from us tragically, unexpectedly and much too soon. We will grieve the loss of our loved one, remember and love him always.
He is survived by: his parents, Dennis Dietz and fiancee Stephanie Dennis and Alice and husband, Steve Janes; his brother Terris Dietz and stepbrother Justin Janes, all of Sidney; maternal grandparents, Leon and Ivabelle Dahl, Scranton, N.D.; grandparents, Bob and Martha Janes, Helena; godparent, Donna Mutschelknaus, New Leipzig, N.D.; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins will miss him always.
He was proceeded in death by his paternal grandparents, William and Emma Dietz, New Leipzig, N.D.
William "Bill" Maslowski
1908 - 2004
Funeral services for William "Bill" Maslowski, 95, Sidney, will be 2 p.m., Friday, June 4, 2004, at the Ebenezer Congregational Church with Pastor Charles "Bob" Meehan officiating. Music will be provided by Diana Meehan and Sally Borg.
Casketbearers are Mike Anvik, Terry, Anvik, George Boyce, Dennis Rathbun, David Meehan and Fred Verhasselt. Honorary casketbearers are Math Dasinger, Jason Long, Vic Marker, Snowball, Ray Fettig, all his friends and neighbors and the staff at Sidney Health Center Extended Care facility. Ushers are Greg Mohr and Harold Lorenz. Interment will be in the Richland Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney.
William "Bill" Maslowski, was born on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1908, in Neffs, Ohio, to parents Anton and Elizabeth A. (Korelewski) Maslowski, where they lived until 1911 when Bill, his parents and two brothers moved to the Ingomar-Sumatra area on a boxcar to homestead. In Bill's youth, he was a great help on the family sheep ranch and also enjoyed breaking horses. When he was 16, he found his father murdered on the range where he was tending sheep, it was one of the greatest tragedies of his life.
When he was a little older, he enjoyed jumping railroad boxcars to ride to different states to see other parts of the United States.
When he moved to Sidney, in his 30s, he was an excellent auto mechanic, and then he owned Bill's Blacksmith Shop for many years until retirement. As one of his customers said, "Bill was such a superior welder, he could probably weld water." Bill was also a champion fiddle player, winning many awards and playing TV and radio.
In the fall of 1965, he married the love of his life, Tess Yablonski, in Sidney. She died in 1987. Bill continued to live in Sidney. He became a resident at Sidney Health Center Extended Care facility on Oct. 17, 2003, and remained there until his death.
Bill died Sunday, May 30, 2004, at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care facility.
Bill is survived by his last remaining sibling, sister, Ann S. (Warren) Fisher, Sidney; sister-in-law, Delia P. Maslowski, Sidney; nieces, Melodee A. Fisher and Elizabeth A. Baxter, Sidney, Julie A. Schwin, Elko, Nev., Marla M. Hugh, Las Vegas, Nev., and Margie DeWitt, San Jose, Calif.; nephews, Charles Maslowski Jr., Baker City, Calif., Maurice L. Maslowski, Colstrip, Edwin Maslowski, Great Falls; granddaughters, Gigi Davis and Gayle Muggli, Miles City; and numerous great-nephews and nieces.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, five brothers and two great-nephews.
Dorothy Ahlquist
Funeral services for Dorothy Ahlquist, 92, will be 10 a.m., Saturday, June 5, 2004, at the Pella Lutheran Church, Sidney, with Pastor George Karres officiating. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Fairivew, N.D.,under the direction of Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney.
Dorothy died Monday, May 31, 2004, at the Sidney Health Center.
