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Richard Bertie
DICKINSON -- Richard C. Bertie, 75, Dickinson, died Nov. 24, 1998, in the Dickinson hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MST Saturday at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Dickinson, with the Rev. Jerry Kautzman officiating.
Richard Bertie was born March 24, 1923, in Minneapolis, to Richard and Emma (Kilen) Bertie. He was educated in Devils Lake and attended University of North Dakota. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942, and attended midshipman's school at the Great Lakes Training Center and Northwestern University. Richard was discharged from the Navy in 1946 as a Lieutenant J.G. He returned to UND and graduated in 1947. Richard married Ann Pierce in Langdon in 1948. He was employed with Northwestern Sheet and Iron Works of Wahpeton for 30 years.
Richard was a member of B.P.O.E. and Dickinson Golf Association. He also volunteered for R.S.V.P. and A.A.R.P.
He is survived by his wife, Ann; one son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Rick and Josie, Coon Rapids, Minn.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Beth and Jim Shearer, Minnetonka, Minn., Kathleen and Don Nordquist, Bismarck, and Suzanne and Dwight Lindquist, New Hope, Minn.; 10 grandchildren; and one sister, Patricia Froehlich, Roseburg, Ore.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother; and one sister.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to the donor's choice.
Reinhart Lange
CARRINGTON -- Reinhart Lange, 77, Carrington, died Nov. 25, 1998, in the Carrington nursing home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington. Further arrangements are pending at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington.
Robert Thompson
WASHBURN -- Robert E. Thompson, 70, Washburn, died Nov. 24, 1998, in Washburn. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Monday at United Methodist Church, Culbertson. Further arrangements are pending at Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston.
Julia Ponga
Julia Ponga, 72, Bismarck, died Nov. 24, 1998, in a Grand Forks hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, at St. James Episcopal Church, Cannon Ball, with the Rev. John Floberg officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1-9 p.m. Sunday, at Eastgate Funeral Service, and from 11 a.m. until service time on Monday, at the church.
Julia was born on Jan. 19, 1920, in Cannon Ball, the daughter of Daniel and Bertha (His Road/Blue Pipe) Ponga.
She is survived in death by nieces and nephews, Freeland Dogskin, Fort Yates, Verna Dogskin, Honolulu, Hawaii, Nathan Dogskin, Cannon Ball, Delmar Ponga, Bismarck, Gene Ponga, Mandan, Shawn Carry Moccasin, Mandan, Mary Jane Kaseman, Bismarck, and Adele Little Dog, Little Eagle, S.D.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters and two brothers. (Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck)
Reinhart Lange
CARRINGTON -- Reinhart A. Lange, 77, Carrington, died Nov. 25, 1998, in a Carrington nursing home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington. Burial will be in Carrington Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Evanda; one son, Alan, Carrington; three daughters, Carol Schlengvogt, Cloquet, Minn., Kay Cossette, Gillette, Wyo., and Sandra Donahue, Spearfish, S.D.; two brothers, Herbert, Montgomery, Ala., and Gustav, Carrington; and three sisters, Luella Miller and Eunice Jensen, both of Carrington, and Louise Carr, Las Vegas, Nev. (Evans Funeral Home, Carrington)
Emil Mischke Jr.
Emil C. Mischke Jr., 91, Watertown, S.D., died Nov. 24, 1998, in a Watertown care center. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Grover, S.D. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He is survived by two sons, Randall, Bismarck, and M. James, Watertown; two daughters, Dorothy Brugman and Ethel Hansen, both of Watertown; two brothers, Arnold, Watertown, and Rev. Carl Mischke, Sun Prairie, Wis.; and two sisters, Leona Kuhlman, Stewartville, Minn., and Elna Klatt, Watertown. (Crawford Funeral Chapel, Watertown)
Lea Kemmet
WISHEK -- Lea Kemmet, 86, Wishek, died Nov. 26, 1998, in the Wishek nursing home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Wishek. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She is survived by one son, Oscar, Wishek; two duaghters, Mavis Dockter, Lodi, Calif., and Gladys Hauck, Fargo; three brothers, Ben Meidinger, Edgeley, Elmer Meidinger, Wishek, and Reinhold Meidinger, Lehr; and two sisters, Erna Kidroski and Martha Lutz, both of Lodi, Calif. (Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Wishek)
Lawrence Flaten
RAY -- Lawrence G. Flaten, 81, Ray, died Nov. 26, 1998, in the Tioga medical center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, at Ray Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Sunset Rest Cemetery, Ray.
He is survived by his wife, Myrtis; two sons, Rickey, Watertown, S.D., and Keith, Roseau, Minn.; three daughters, Claire Flaten, Williston, Kathy Narum, Walhalla, and Sylvia Orluck, Linton; three brothers, Clifford and Ernest, both of Minnesota, and Glenn, Williston; and one sister, Mildred, Scobey, Mont. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga)
Peter Weismann
DICKINSON -- Peter Weismann, 78, Dickinson, died Nov. 26, 1998, at his home. Services will be held at 9 a.m. MST Monday, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson. Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan.
He is survived by his wife, Charlene; two daughters, Rochelle Lefor, Dickinson, and Lynet Steckler, Billings, Mont.; one son, Don, rural Gladstone; and two sisters, Sussan Ruzicka, Minneapolis, and Helen Miller, Billings. (Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson)
Kenneth Jarski
JAMESTOWN -- Kenneth Jarski, 66, Jamestown, died Nov. 26, 1998, in the Jamestown hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Seventh-day Adventist Church, Jamestown. Burial will be in Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.
He is survived by his wife, LuVerne; one son, Paul, Fargo; one daughter, Brenda Jarski, Genoa City, Wis.; and one brother, Dean, Boise, Idaho. (Haut Funeral Home, Jamestown)
Sam Patzer
HARVEY -- Sam Patzer, 95, Harvey, died Nov. 26, 1998, in the Harvey hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, at Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Fessenden.
He is survived by one son, Ronald, Hurdsfield; two daughters, Gwen Snyder, Pueblo, Colo., and Betty Wahl, Harvey; and one sister, Hulda Patzer, Harvey. (Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden)
Shirley Erickson
BOWMAN -- Shirley M. Erickson, 70, Bowman, died Nov. 25, 1998, at her home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST today, at Bowman Lutheran Church. Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, S.D.
She is survived by her husband, Melvin; and one sister, Mary Lambourn, Amidon. (Krebsbach Funeral Service, Bowman)
Otto Grochow
ANAMOOSE -- Otto Grochow, 83, Anamoose, died Nov. 26, 1998, in the Rugby nursing home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at St. Martin Lutheran Church, Anamoose. Further arrangements are pending with Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey.
Lena Velenchenko
KILLDEER -- Lena Velenchenko, 91, Killdeer, died Nov. 27, 1998 in the Killdeer nursing home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. MST Monday, at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Killdeer. Further arrangements are pending with Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson.
Maynard Nelson
MANNING -- Maynard Nelson, 79, Manning, died Nov. 27, 1998, at his home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Tuesday, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Killdeer. Further arrangements are pending with Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson.
Ruth Swenson
KULM -- Ruth Swenson, formerly of Kulm, died Nov. 26, 1998, in the Wishek nursing home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, at Kulm Baptist Church. Further arrangements are pending with Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Kulm.
Leo Frederick
Leo D. Frederick, 72, Mandan, died Nov. 27, 1998, at his daughters home in Mandan after a brief battle with cancer. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, at First Lutheran Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Paul D. Fiske officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, south of Mandan.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday, and after 9 a.m. Monday, until the time of the service, both at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan.
Leo was born on Jan. 12, 1927, in Morton County, the son of Fred J. and Marie A. (Schultz) Frederick. Born and raised on the family homestead. He lived and farmed there until he retired in 1989. He married in 1959 and raised six children. While a resident at Liberty Heights in Mandan, he did volunteer work there as well as for Aid, Inc.
He was a member of the Farmers Union and First Lutheran Church. A very sociable man, Leo made friends everywhere he went and enjoyed a game of cards as well as old time music.
He will be deeply missed by those who survive him, including his four sons and two daughters-in-law, Larry D., Vanceboro, N.C., Norman J. and Sally, Mandan, Jeffrey T., Mandan, and Ted J. and Dorothy, Vanceboro; one daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia M. and David Schoonover, Mandan; six grandchildren, Britney, Kassondra, Kimberly and Cody Schoonover, and Devin and Nigel Frederick; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Erma Walker, Ruth Keller, and Iris and Clarence Ziniel, all of Mandan; and Vernon Wenger, Washington; and special friends, Arnold Landgrebe and Richard Hagestuen.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Paul; and two sisters, Ruby Wenger and Esther Walker. (Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan)
Kenneth Yeiter
Kenneth Yeiter, 77, 1310 Meredith Drive, died Nov. 25, 1998, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at McCabe United Methodist Church, Bismarck, with the Revs. Art Scanson and Rick Fossum officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck, with full military honors provided by VFW Post No. 1326.
Visitation will be from 1-9 p.m. Sunday, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, both at Eastgate Funeral Service, and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Kenneth Yeiter was born on July 31, 1921, in La Crosse, Wis., the son of Reuben and Zelpha (Camp) Yeiter. He was raised and educated in LaCrescent, Minn., graduating from high school in 1939. He entered the United States Army in 1941. He was discharged in 1946, after serving in World War II. He moved to Bismarck and was employed by the North Dakota Highway Department. He entered Federal Civil Service in 1950, at Fort Lincoln during the Korean Conflict. He and Eileen Schmidt were married on Feb. 14, 1951, in Bismarck. In 1958, he transferred to the United States Postal Service and was a letter carrier until he retired in 1979.
He was a member of McCabe United Methodist Church, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, where he was the treasurer of the local chapter, and was very active in the Bismarck area with the local veterans organizations. He was Past Commander of the American Legion Post No. 1326. Ken was very active in the VFW's Funeral Honor Guard, helping to give military honors to many of Bismarck's fallen veterans.
He is survived by his wife, Eileen; one sister, Pearl Swedlund, Mora, Minn.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Irvin "Bud" Yeiter. (Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck)
Sylvia Lennick
MINOT -- Sylvia Lennick, 68, Minot, died Nov. 1, 1998, in a Bismarck hospital. Arrangements are pending with Spangelo Funeral Home, Glen Ullin.
Michael Bickler
SHEYENNE -- Michael Bickler, 69, Sheyenne, died Oct. 28, 1998, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. today at St. John's Catholic Church, New Rockford. Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan, at 3:30 p.m. today.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; one son, Michael, Williston; four daughters, MaryKay Baker, Sulfer, Okla., Susan Sattler and Barbara Johnson, both of Bismarck, and Julianne Sellie, Fessenden; three brothers, Peter, Orrin, Lewis, Balta, and Wendell, Rugby; and five sisters, Sister Bernadine Bicker, Hankinson, Margaret Axtman, Rugby, Magdeline Hager, Great Falls, Mont., Rose Sperry, Coos Bay, Ore., and Amy Ellis, Denver, Colo. (Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford)
Richard Vetter
MINOT -- Richard Vetter, 61, Minot, died Oct. 30, 1998, in a Minot hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Minot. Burial will be in Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.
He is survived by his wife, Delores; one son, Gary, Scottsdale, Ariz.; his daughters, Deanna Haider, Burlington, Cynthia Schoenberg, Minot, and Sheila Olson, Sioux City, Iowa; his brothers, William, Selz, Leonard, Mayville, Casper and Victor, both of Bismarck, Ray, Great Falls, Mont., and Joseph, Minot; and his sisters, Lena Selensky, Harvey, Mary Grossman, Harvey, and Barbara Schneider, Selz. (Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot)
Sharon Kennelly
UNDERWOOD -- Sharon Mae Kennelly, 50, Underwood, died Oct. 31, 1998 at her home after a long battle with cancer. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Goetz Funeral Home Chapel, Turtle Lake. Burial will be in Turtle Lake Cemetery.
She is survived by her parents, Emil and Marcella Korner, Underwood; five sisters, Mary Miller, Citrus Heights, Calif., Joyce McCray, Coleharbor, Nancy Zueger, Birchwood, Wis., Sally Gajdos, Florence, Ken., and Kathleen Poeppel, Bethel, Minn.; and one brother, Myron Korner, Campbell, Calif. (Goetz Funeral Home, Turtle Lake)
Robert Hankison
Robert Lewis Hankison, 82, Castle Rock, Colo., died Oct. 29, 1998, in Castle Rock. Services will be 2 p.m. today at Trinity Lutheran Church, Parker, Colo. Burial will be in Bear Canon Cemetery, Sedalia, Colo.
He is survived by his wife, Darlene; two daughters, Kathy Reynolds, Franktown, Colo., and Emilie Elizabeth Hankison, Fargo; and one son, Thomas Hankison, Baggs, Wyo. (Andrews Caldwell Gibson Funeral Home, Castle Rock)
Kenneth Aasen
Kenneth Aasen, 58, Rapid City, S.D., died Oct. 30, 1998, in a Rapid City hospital. Services will be 9 a.m. MST Tuesday at Bowman Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, S.D.
He is survived by his wife, Linda; one daughter, Karen Engesser, Rapid City; one son, Scott, Rapid City; three sisters, Agnes Rafferty, Bowman, Helen Peters and Maxine Paulson, both of Bowman; and one brother, Roy, Bowman. (Krebsbach Funeral Service, Bowman)
