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Ila Schimke
Ila Faye Schimke, 65, Hebron, died Tuesday, July 22, 2003 at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck after having fought a battle with cancer for many months.
Her memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 25 at Peace Lutheran Church in Dickinson, ND with the Rev. Steven Schou officiating.
Interment of the ashes will be held at a later date in the North Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery, rural Mandan.
Ila was born at Carrington, ND February 25, 1937, the daughter of Coyle and Edna Vollmer Fornshell. She grew up and was educated in the Carrington School System.
She married Gurmen Schimke August 5, 1956 at Carrington.
She received a one year rural teaching certificate from Valley City State University and later obtained a Life Standard certificate from the same institution.
Ila and Gurmen were educators in several school systems in North Dakota including seven years at Kathryn, ND, 11 years at Wolford, ND
She retired from the Hebron Elementary School system in 2002.
Needless to say, Ila loved every minute of her 40-year career.
For many years Ila and Gurmen spent the summer months working in Medora. In her spare time she enjoyed reading, working in the garden or on her weaving and sitting on the back deck with Gurmen.
Her special friends were held close to her heart and were accepted as family.
She loved the Lord dearly and was a devote member of Peace Lutheran Church in Dickinson. Her caring nature was contagious and her heart was open to all.
She was also an active member of the Hebron Post #100 of the American Legion Auxiliary.
She is survived by her husband, Gurmen, Hebron, ND; daughter and son-in-law, Erika and Jamie Perry, Bismarck, ND; two grandchildren; Grant and Grayson and two step grandchildren Paige and Levi.
She also leaves her mother Edna Fornshell, Missoula, MT; three sisters – Leah Rae (Alva) Daniels, Missoula, MT; Vonda Lee (Jim) Maxwell, Goldmeda, CA and Verna Mae (Adrian) Sandag, Garden Grove, CA and one brother, Daryl (Gwen) Fornshell, Santa Cruz, CA.
She was preceded in death by her father and two brothers, Roger and Lavern.
Spangelo Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Ted Messer
Ted Messer, 64, Warroad, MN and formerly of the Dickinson and Richardton area, passed away Monday, July 21 at his farm near Fosston, MN. A memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 30 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richardton.
Friends may call one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church in Richardton. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Richardton.
Arrangements are with the Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home, Fosston, MN.
Ted Messer was born November 13, 1938 in Richardton, ND to parents Jake and Leakatria (Froehlich) Messer. He grew up on a dairy farm south of Hebron, ND. He attended rural school near his home and graduated from Model High School in Dickinson, ND.
Following high school. He attended North Dakota State University in Fargo.
Ted was united in marriage to Margie Messmer at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richardton. Following their marriage, Ted and Margie lived in Dickinson where Ted was employed at Carlson Construction as an architectural draftsman. They relocated to Oregon and he worked at the Oregon Lumber Mill for the next two years.
For the next 11 years they lived in Arizona where Ted worked at Sperry Flight Systems in Phoeniz. Currently, Ted and Margie reside in Warroad, Minnesota. Ted has been employed at Marvin Windows in Warroad for the past nine years.
He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fosston, St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Warroad and past member of the United States National Guard. Ted loved woodworking and working on his hobby farm in Rosebud Township, near Fosston. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his family.
Ted passed away unexpectedly at his hobby farm near Fosston at the age of 64 years.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Margie of Warroad; one son, Greg (Brenda) of Dickinson, ND; one daughter, Tina (Marik) Kovash of Manning, ND; six grandchildren, Amy Aasen, Amanda Egan, Anthony Kovash, Alyss Kovash, Ashlyn Messer and Ayana Kovash; two brothers, James (MaryAnn) and Marvin (Marlene), all of Arizona and four sisters, Lorretta (David) Hanel of Wisconsin, Kathy (Ron) Schwartz of Colorado, Georgiann (Allen) Schmalenberger of North Dakota and Salome (Oran) Woody of Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Joseph and Edwin.
Rose Born
Rose Born, 94, Richardton, ND died Friday, July 25, 2003 at the Richardton Health Center.
Her funeral mass was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Richardton, with Fr. Brian Wangler, OSB, as the celebrant.
Interment followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Rose Hammerschmidt was born January 4, 1909 at Richardton, ND, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Braulick) Hammerschmidt. She was raised on the family farm north of Richardton where she attended country school and St. Mary’s High School.
Rose married Fred Born, Jr., on November 17, 1931 in Richardton. Fred was owner and operator of Born’s Meat Market until 1977. He died in December of 1985.
Rose’s life revolved around her family and friends. She also participated in many community activities through the years, such as fundraisers, Altar Society, the Hospital Auxiliary, Senior Bridge Club and St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
She enjoyed baking, cooking and especially spending time with her many grandchildren.
Rose is survived by four daughters, Florence "Patty" Kroetch, Spirit Lake, ID, Marilyn (Charles) Wilz, Bismarck, Anita (George) Messer, Richardton and Rose Marie (Charles) Gerhart, Mandan; 19 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren and two sisters – Eleanor Hoff, Richardton and Marie Sickler, Dickinson and one brother, Joe (Mary) Hammerschmidt, Richardton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, five sisters, Genevieve Hammerschmidt, Louise Schmidt, Loretta Hardy, Frieda Kuntz and Florence Hammerschmidt; one brother, Frank Hammerschmidt, one granddaughter, Carol Messer, two great-grandsons, Shane Rebel and Lee James Messer and one son-in-law, Charles Kroetch.
Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson, was in charge of arrangements.
Lloyd A. Maas
A funeral service for Lloyd A. Maas will be held today, Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at 1:30 p.m. at the Crocker Lutheran Church, Crocker, S.D.
Pastor Marion Grimes officiated. Pallbearers were Michael Maas, Tyler Maas, Floyd James Maas, Garrett Maas, John Maas and Chris Holmlund.
Military rites were by Baker American Legion Post #209, Raymond, SD.
Interment was in the St. Thomas Cemetery, Crocker, SD.
Lloyd Arnold Maas, son of John F. and Katherine (Metzger) Maas was born April 14, 197 in Eagles Nest, ND. He attended school in Hebron,ND. Following his education, Lloyd left North Dakota and moved to Mahnomen, MN where he held several different jobs as a farm laborer and construction worker.
He was inducted into the United States Army July 13, 1942 and served his country in several different areas in Europe.
He was discharged October 14, 1945 and returned to Mahnomen, MN.
In 1958, Lloyd moved to Crocker where he spent the rest of his life with the exception of four years when he worked for his cousin Phyllis traveling with the circus.
Lloyd worked for various farmers in the Crocker area and worked at Chef Reddy in the early 1980s.
Lloyd enjoyed working in his workshop making picture frames and other wooden items. He also enjoyed fishing and a good game of pinochle.
He died Sunday, July 20, 2003 in a Watertown hospital at the age of 86.
Lloyd is survived by three brothers, Floyd and Julia Maas of Crocker; Willard and Delores Maas of Spokane, WA; Albert Vastag of Fargo, ND and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Sophie Williamson and two brothers, Art and Chris Maas.
Arne Funeral Home, Clark, SD was in charge of arrangements.
Evelyn Streu Kopp
Evelyn Kopp, 86, Roseburg, OR, formerly of Richardton and Dickinson, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003 in Oregon.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held today, Wednesday, July 9 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Richardton with the Reverend Brian Wangler, OSB, celebrating.
Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Richardton.
Evelyn Streu was born September 10, 1916 to William and Anna (Kasten) Streu in Taylor, ND.
She was raised and educated in Taylor, graduating from Taylor High School in 1934.
On January 9, 1935 she married Raymond Kopp at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Richardton.
Together they farmed south of Richardton until moving into Richardton in 1941.
In 1969 they moved to Dickinson and for 21 years she was employed at St. Luke’s Home, retiring in January 1993.
Raymond died on October 30, 1983.
Evelyn enjoyed crossword puzzles, quilting, sewing, crafts, playing bingo and cards.
She was a past member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Richardton and St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Dickinson.
Grateful for having shared her life, Evelyn is survived by four sons – Kenneth, Denver, CO. and his children Mike, Evelyn, Pat and Kevin;
James (Lois), Mesa, AZ and their children Douglas and Jamie; Robert (Kathy), Surprise, AZ and their children Scott and Shannon;
Ronald (JoAnn), Denver, Co. and their children Kimberly and Bryan; one daughter, Karen (Terry) Sickler, Roseburg, OR and their children Tera and Mandi and the children of Arlene (Bud), Duane, Cynthia and Eileen; ten great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Raymond; two daughters Arlene and Carol and six brothers and four sisters.
Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson.
