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Ella Zepik
Ella L. Zepik, 76, 1101 Porter Ave., Bismarck, died July 8, 1996 in the Baptist Home. Services will be held 10 a.m. Friday at the Baptist Home Chapel. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck.
Visitation will be from noon until 9 p.m. Thursday at Eastgate Funeral Service, and will continue one hour before services at the chapel.
Ella L. Rinas was born April 26, 1920, to Henry and Amelia Rinas of Midland, Mich. She was raised and educated in Beaver Township. Ella was employed as a clerk prior to her marriage on July 26, 1941, to R. Hugo Zepik, an aspiring young minister. For 36 years, Ella was a faithful, capable pastor's wife, serving with her husband in eight churches and the North American Baptist Conference throughout Canada and the United States.
Ella's church activities focused on the women's, teens, and children's ministries. Due to her leadership of the Missionary Echos Club, 10 young women later married ministers and-or served as missionairies. Ella came to know the Lord when she was a young teen. She was nurtured in her faith through the ministry of the Beaver Baptist Church in Auburn, Mich., where she was active in leading the junior church and also served as Sunday school secretary.
In 1977, the Zepiks retired from the full-time ministry and made their home in Bismarck, continuing to do interim ministry. Ella was a ``volunteer visitor" at the Baptist Home.
She is survived by her husband, R. Hugo Zepik, Bismarck; one daughter Lois Ricker, San Antonio Texas; one granddaughter, Renee Ricker, Glasgow, Mont.; two brothers, Reinhold and Paul; and numerous nieces and nephews all living in Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to the Baptist Home.
Irene Wilbourn
Irene Wilbourn, 81, Boise, Idaho, died July 9, 1996, in Bismarck. Services will be held Friday in Boise. Further arrangements are pending at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan.
Clifton Young
DICKINSON -- Clifton Asbury Young, 53, Dickinson, died July 6, 1996. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. CDT Saturday at Unitarian Fellowship Building, Bismarck. (Price-Gaffaney Funeral Home, Dickinson)
Sylvan Yellow Eyes Sr.
FORT YATES -- Sylvan Joseph Yellow Eyes Sr., 52, Fort Yates, died July 4, 1996, in Jamestown. Services were held Tuesday, with burial in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan.
He is survived by two sons, Llewellyn and Sylvan Jr., both of Fort Yates; one daughter, Dawn Yellow Eyes, Mandan; four brothers; and four sisters. (Kesling Funeral Home, Mobridge, S.D.)
Sidney Tibke
NEW SALEM -- Sidney Tibke, 51, Nebraska, formerly of New Salem, died July 6, 1996. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MDT Thursday at Peace Church, New Salem.
Viola Geffre
Viola Emma Geffre, 75, Aberdeen, S.D., formerly of Lehr, died July 7, 1996, in an automobile accident near Aberdeen. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist church, Aberdeen, with burial at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery, Leola, S.D.
She is survived by one son, Ralph Kranzler, Huron, S.D.; three daughters, Faye Montez, St. Paul, Minn., Judy Ricard, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Bonnie Hartz, Sioux Falls; and one brother, Vince Dalke, West Fargo. (Schriver's Memorial Mortuary, Aberdeen)
Andrew Summers
YORK -- Andrew M. Summers, 81, York, died July 6, 1996, in the Rugby hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren, rural York, with burial in the church cemetery. (Nelson Funeral Home, Leeds)
Marie Becker
HETTINGER -- Marie Becker, 80, Hettinger, died July 7, 1996, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m MDT Friday at Hettinger Lutheran Church, with burial in Hettinger Cemetery.
She is survived by two sons, Elmer, Lemmon, S.D., and Donald, San Angelo, Texas; two daughters, Elaine Tomovick, Vallejo, Calif., and Debra Poalucci, Thornton, Colo.; and two sisters, Hilda Sanford, Hettinger, and Dorothy Well, Pacific, Wash. (Walby Chapel, Hettinger)
Leonard Just
Leonard Edward Just, 81, Decatur, died July 2, 1996, in the Decatur hospital. Services were held July 5 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Decatur, with burial in Chillicothe Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Audrey; one daughter, Mary Woolsteen, Chillicothe; one son, Larry, Peoria; and one brother, Andrew, Bismarck.
Norbert Finneman
GOLVA -- Norbert Finneman, 82, Golva, died July, 8, 1996, in Baker, Mont. Services will be held at 3 p.m. MDT Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Golva, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Irene; three sons, Jeffry, Sturgis, S.D., Ronald, Alexander, and Kevin, Golva; one daughter, Sheila Ficek, Bismarck; and two sisters, Eleanor Clarin and Lorene Knudson. (Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home, Beach)
Ken Wehner
NEW ENGLAND -- Ken Wehner, 41, New England, died July 7, 1996, in New England. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, New England, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, New England.
He is survived by four sons, Alan, Eric, Ryan and Justin, all of New England; two daughters, Rachelle and Kathy, both of New England; his wife, Roxie, New England; his parents, Frank and Catherine Wehner, Prescott Valley, Ariz.; five brothers, Robert, Shingle Springs, Calif., Harvey, San Jose, Calif., Arvin, Odessa, Calif., the Rev. Edwin, Bismarck, and the Rev. Eugene, Hubertus, Wis. (Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson)
Margaret Whittaker
WILLISTON -- Margaret Whittaker, 74, Williston, died July 9, 1996, in the Williston hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Light of Christ Lutheran church, with burial in Riverview Cemetery, both of Williston. (Everson Funeral Home, Williston)
Erna Steinwand
ELLENDALE -- Erna V. Steinwand, 71, Ellendale, died July 8, 1996, in a Fargo hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, Ellendale, with burial in Ellendale Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Alex; one son, Tim, Ellendale; and two brothers, Otto Rasch, Ashley, and Roland Rasch, Wishek. (Hoven Funeral Home, Ellendale)
Lawton Osborn
DICKINSON -- Lawton E. Osborn, 94, Dickinson, died July 8, 1996, in a Dickinson nursing home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Wednesday at St. John Episcopal Church, Dickinson, with burial in Dickinson Cemetery.
He is survived by his son, L.E. Osborn Jr., Dickinson. (Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson)
Harold Mathison
SENTINEL BUTTE -- Harold Mathison, 85, Sentinel Butte, died July 8, 1996, at his home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Thursday at Sentinel Butte Community Hall, with burial in Sentinel Butte Cemetery.
He is survived by three brothers, Arthur, Billings, Mont., Walter, Hardin, Mont., and James, Hereford, Texas. (Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home, Beach)
Grace Sabot
Grace Sabot, 83, Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, died July 9, 1996, in the nursing home. Arrangements are pending at Boelter Funeral Home.
Joyce Dalke
WISHEK -- Joyce Dalke, 55, Wishek, died July 7, 1996, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Aberdeen, S.D. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Wishek Public High School Auditorium, with the Revs. Tammy Toepke-Floyd and Marty Toepke-Floyd officiating. Special music will be provided by Wishek Fire Department Men's Quartet and the United Church of Christ Choir, with Mrs. Peggy Martell serving as organist. Burial will be in Wishek Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today at Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Wishek, and 6-9 tonight at United Church of Christ, Wishek. A family service will begin at 8 tonight at the church. Visitation will also be held at the school beginning at noon Thursday.
Joyce was born April 11, 1941, on the family farm near Wishek, the daughter of Arthur and Ottelia (Diede) Heupel. She grew up on the family farm near Wishek and attended Wishek Public Schools, graduating from Wishek High School in 1959. Joyce went on to attend Bismarck Junior College. She moved to West Fargo where she worked at the West Fargo Stockyards. Joyce was married to Larry Dalke, June 11, 1961, at Wishek. They lived in Lehr for a short time. In 1963, they moved to Wishek where they have lived since. Joyce first worked for the Wishek Livestock Auction, and in November 1968, she began her employment with the Wishek Nursing Home, where she has worked for the past 27 years. She was also active in owning and managing the family grocery store, Larry's Meat Market.
Joyce was a member of United Church of Christ in Wishek, the Martha's Aid, a longtime member of the church choir, and the Beaver Valley Golf Club.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Naomi and Keith Klein, Wishek; one son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Melissa Dalke, Philip, S.D.; two grandchildren, Justin and Jessica Klein, both of Wishek; her mother, Ottelia Heupel, Wishek; one brother and sister-in-law, Haven and Audrey Heupel, Oakdale, Minn.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, June and Oliver Schlecht, Gackle, and Jane and Allen Diede, Wishek; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father; and one brother, Keith.
Larry Dalke
Larry L. Dalke, 55, Wishek, died July 7, 1996, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Aberdeen, S.D. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Wishek Public High School Auditorium, with the Revs. Tammy Toepke-Floyd and Marty Toepke-Floyd officiating. Special music will be provided by Wishek Fire Department Men's Quartet and the United Church of Christ Choir, with Mrs. Peggy Martell serving as organist. Burial will be in Wishek Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today at Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Wishek, and 6-9 tonight at United Church of Christ, Wishek. A family service will begin at 8 tonight at the church. Visitation will also be held at the school beginning at noon Thursday.
Larry was born Dec. 28, 1940, at Bismarck, the son of Andreas and Magdalena (Zimmerman) Dalke. Larry grew up in Lehr, and attended Lehr Public Schools, graduating from Lehr High School in 1960. He then started working for Grenz Super Valu, where he worked as a meat cutter. Larry was married to Joyce Heupel, June 11, 1961, at Wishek. Following their marriage they lived in Lehr for a short time. In 1963 they moved to Wishek where they have lived since. Larry then started working for Herr Merchantile where he was employed for 23 years. In October of 1985, Larry opened Larry's Meat Market, a local grocery store, which he owned and operated until the present time.
Larry had long been a member of the Wishek Fire Department, having served as fire chief from 1979 to the present. He also belonged to the United Church of Christ, where he previously served on the church council. He was a member of Wishek Lions Club, Tri-County Fair Board, Wishek Park Board, Wishek Association of Commerce, Wishek Baseball Boosters and Beaver Valley Golf Club.
He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Naomi and Keith Klein, Wishek; one son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Melissa Dalke, Philip, S.D.; two grandchildren, Justin and Jessica Klein, both of Wishek; one brother and sister-in-law, Vincent and Mabel Dalke, West Fargo; and several nieces and nephews.
Larry was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister, Viola Geffre, who also died as a result of the accident.
Bertha Gipp
Bertha (Ptesanotawin) Gipp, 70, 121 E. Arikara Ave., died July 7, 1996, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cannon Ball School Gym, with the Rev. Casimir Paluck officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. Saturday at Assumption Cemetery, Kenel, S.D.
Visitation will be from 1-9 p.m. Friday at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, where a parish vigil will begin at 7 p.m. Friday. Visitation will continue after 9 a.m. Saturday at Cannon Ball School Gym.
Bertha Marshall was born March 23, 1926, in Kenel. She was the daughter of William and Louise (Walking Elk) Marshall. She was raised and educated at Kenel. Bertha attended Presentation School of Nursing in Aberdeen, receiving her nursing diploma in 1947. She moved to Bismarck and attended the University of Mary where she received her bachelor of science in nursing with a minor in social studies in 1978. She worked as a registered nurse in both North Dakota and South Dakota. In 1978 she worked as a project coordinator for the North Dakota State Department of Health and Consolidated Laboratories, Bismarck. Her major role was a coordinator of maternal and child health activities on targeted reservations. From 1971-1978 she worked as a school nurse for United Tribes Training Center, Bismarck, where she provided community health nursing and primary health care services to enrolled students, families and dependents. She provided 24-hour services and helped establish working relationships with Q&R physicians, especially in the pediatric department. From 1967-1971, Bertha worked at Wood Veteran's Administration Center, Milwaukee, Wis. In 1967 she moved to the Indian Health Service Hospital at Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in Belcourt. She also worked many years at the Indian Health Services Hospital, Standing Rock Indian Reservation in Fort Yates. Among her many nursing duties she would also accompany seriously ill patients via chartered planes to regional medical centers in Fargo, Minneapolis and Omaha, Neb..
Bertha was a member of North Dakota Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, a charter member of Kappa Upsilon at University of Mary, Sigma Theta Tau and International Honor Society.
She received many awards and honors during her life, including the Mary Mahoney Award from American Nurses Association, and Ruth Meiers Services to Children Award from the Governor's Council on Human Resources. During the North Dakota Centennial she received an Outstanding Native American Nurse award from the college of nursing, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. She also received state honorary recognition from the North Dakota Nurses Association, District 6 honorary recognition from District Nurses. She was selected North Dakota March of Dimes Nurse of the Year by MCH Division of State Nurses Association and March of Dimes, and a March of Dimes internship to attend maternal nutrition seminar at Montreal Diet Dispensary, Montreal, Canada (one of 25 health professionals chosen out of 250 candidates by March of Dimes Foundation, White Plains, N.Y.). She was selected by Indian Health Services Area Office to attend the first Maternal and Child Health course for IHS nurses, Fitzsimmons Army Hospital, Denver.
Bertha was a member of the following advisory boards: Medical Advisory Board of State Social Services, Advisory Board for Nutrition Education Department, United Tribes Technical Training Center, Advisory Board for Licensed Practical Nursing Program at United Tribes, Advisory Board for Home Economics Teachers in the public school system, board member of Meals on Wheels in Bismarck, committee member for North Dakota Hypertension Advisory Board, American Nurses Association, Cabinet on Human Rights (appointed 1984-1988), committee member for North Dakota School Health Coalition, subcommittee member on Alternate Care for the Governor's Commission on Children and Adolescents at Risk, and coordinator of North Dakota Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. She was presently serving on the advisory board on curriculum for the University of Mary College of Nursing, North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission and the North Dakota Health Task Force.
Bertha was one of 29 invited participants in the Cancer Institute Indian Health Services meeting in cancer prevention and control of Native American Year 2000, Washington, D.C. She was a contract adviser for UND school of nursing rural health nurse program. She provided input into the curriculum on nursing of North Dakota Native American residents. She also participated in Secretary Brant's National Task Force on Women's Health Issues. She presented a paper on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Effects in North Dakota Indian populations. She was active in the Oncology Nursing Society, Cancer Prevention and Early Detection in Native Americans. She served as a panel member at Indian Health Services Evaluation Symposium II and participated in multi-state workshop on infant mortality.
Bertha will be dearly missed by her sister and brother-in-law, Pat and Patrick Kelly, Cannon Ball; six nephews, Ted, Jeff, Marshall Kelly, Warren and Gary Marshall, and Everett J. Fool Bear; six nieces, Dawn, Kerri and Aimee Jo Kelly, Jolene, Maureen and Jean Ann Marshall; 28 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Joseph, Theodore and Victor; and one grandchild, Rae Ann Kelly.
The family prefers memorials be directed to Bertha Marshall Gipp Scholarship Fund.
Patricia Price
Patricia Karen Price, 31, 3011 E. Rosser Ave., died July 10, 1996, at her home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Church of Corpus Christi, Bismarck, with the Rev. Leonard Savelkoul officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck.
Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. today at Boelter Funeral Home, where a vigil will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Patricia was born Aug. 4, 1964, in Garrison. She was raised and educated in Bismarck and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1985. She worked for Pride Industries, where she continued until the time of her death.
She enjoyed music and animals, especially her dog, Angel. Patricia participated in Special Olympics and enjoyed bowling.
She is survived by her foster parents, Philip and Kathleen McCarvel, four foster sisters and three foster brothers-in-law, Patty and Dave Weisz, Carol and Mark Froelich, Debbie and Dan Dehne, and Mary McCarvel, all of Bismarck; three foster brothers and two foster sisters-in-law, Mike and Lori McCarvel, Waterloo, Iowa, Bryan and Toni McCarvel, Springfield, Ill, and Kevin McCarvel, Bismarck; seven foster nieces and nephews; and all her friends and staff with Pride.
The family prefers memorials to Special Olympics.
Grace Sabot
Grace Sabot, 83, Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, died July 9, 1996, in the nursing home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of St. Anne, Bismarck, with the Rev. Leonard Savelkoul officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck.
A rosary will be said at 8 p.m. Friday at Boelter Funeral Home.
Grace was born June 30, 1913, in Bismarck, the daughter of George and Cecelia Gabel. She was raised on a farm northeast of Bismarck, and received her education at Gibbs Consolidated School. Grace married Vincent Sabot, Sept. 24, 1931. They homesteaded northeast of Bismarck until moving to Bismarck in July 1965. While her children were growing up, Grace was very active in 4-H.
She was an active member of Church of St. Mary, and then Church of St. Anne. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Vivian and Nick Schirado, Bismarck, and Dorothy and Richard DeBlanc, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Canada; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Leonard and Doreen, Minneapolis, and Harold and Donna, Madison, Wis., and James, Moorhead, Minn.; 20 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vincent; one son, Robert; one daughter, Evelyn Hochhalter; six brothers; and three sisters.
Brandon Schoenbeck
BELFIELD -- Brandon Lee Meduna Schoenbeck, 13, Belfield, died July 6, 1996, in Minneapolis. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Friday at St. Bernard's Catholic Church, Belfield, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his parents, George and Kathy Schoenbeck, Belfield; two sister, Katie and Shannon, both at home; his grandparents, Betty Schoenbeck, Belfield, Art and Gen Meduna, Belfield; and his great-grandmother, Katie Andreas, Belfield.
