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Karl Metzger
TURTLE LAKE -- Karl W. Metzger, 72, Turtle Lake, formerly of Bismarck, died Feb. 16, 1998, in the Turtle Lake hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Bismarck Funeral Home with the Rev. Jeanine O'Neal officiating. Burial will be in North Dakota Veteran's Cemetery, rural Mandan, with full military rites provided by VFW Post No. 1326.
Visitation will be from 1-8 p.m. today at Bismarck Funeral Home and for one hour prior to services on Friday.
Karl William Metzger was born May 13, 1925, in Willa, the son of William and Elizabeth (Miller) Metzger. He was educated in Glen Ullin and Hebron.
Karl was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. At the age of 18, he was in the front lines. He received the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star. He was honorably discharged in 1945.
In 1947, he began his employment with MDU in Glendive, Mont. Karl was married to Dorothy Albers in 1951 in Glendive. They moved to Bismarck two years later in 1953, where Karl continued to work with MDU. He retired in 1986 after 39 years of service. Karl and Dorothy moved to Turtle Lake in 1988.
Karl enjoyed auction sales, fishing and enjoyed his time at the cabin at Brush Lake. He was a Life Member of VFW Post 1326 in Bismarck, a member of the American Legion in Turtle Lake and a member of Bismarck Eagles No. 2237.
Karl is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Larry and Sheryl, and Rodney, all of Bismarck; two grandchildren, Lori and David, both of Bismarck; one great-grandchild, Hunter, Bismarck; one brother, Edward, Mesa, Ariz.; and four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Martha Fehr, Billings, Mont., Emma Voegele, Minnesota, Rose and Ishmael Diede, Bismarck, and Verna and Lester Schatz, Glen Ullin.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Lydia Sayler, Hebron. (Bismarck Funeral Home)
Pearl Putney
BOWMAN -- Pearl L. Putney, 88, Bowman, died Feb. 17, 1998, in the Bowman hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. MST Saturday at Bowman Lutheran Church, with burial in Bowman Cemetery.
She is survived by one son, James, Junction City, Kan.; one daughter, Grace Janikowski, Rhame; and two sisters, Adella Faust, Tacoma, Wash., and Marie Horten, Olympia, Wash. (Krebsbach Funeral Service, Bowman)
John Robbins
John E. Robbins, 58, Knox, died Feb. 16, 1998, in the Mandan hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Anderson Funeral Home, Rugby, with burial in Union Cemetery, Knox.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia; one daughter, Karen Arlien, Bismarck; one son, John, Knox; and one brother, Darryl, Rugby.
Morgan Sasse
BEULAH -- Morgan Marie Sasse, 2, Beulah, was called home by God, Feb. 17, 1998. Services will be 10 a.m. MST Saturday at Zion Lutheran Church, Beulah, with the Rev. Kris Nyman officiating. Burial will be in Beulah Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Terry Sailer, Timothy Sailer, Duran Sailer, Troy Sailer, Kevin Sasse and Justin Weidner.
Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. Friday at Seibel Funeral Home, Beulah.
Morgan was born Oct. 28, 1995, in Hazen, a daughter of Steven and Cheree (Sailer) Sasse. She lived at home with her parents, her sister, Randee, and her brother, Jarret.
Morgan was full of life and energy, and her big blue eyes could light up an entire room. She loved people and enjoyed spending time with her grandparents. Playing with her brother, Jarret, who she called her "buddy," and spending quiet time and rocking with her sister, Randee, were times she loved.
She was mommy's special little helper and was her daddy's "little precious." Morgan was always smiling and was ready with a hug. It is with heavy hearts that we give up our precious little girl to be an angel with God.
She is survived by her parents, Steven and Cheree; her sister, Randee and her brother, Jarret, both at home; her grandparents, Hubert and Marilyn Sailer, Stanton, and Glenn and Marlene Sasse, Beulah; her great-grandparents, Edwin and Helen Sailer, Hazen, Emma Sasse and Hilda Boeshans, both of Beulah; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, great aunts and great uncles.
Morgan was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Eugene Sasse, Reinhold and Philpena Wiedrich, and Otto Boeshans; and one cousin, Jackson Weidner.
Adam Schmidt
RICHARDTON -- Adam Schmidt, 69, Richardton, died Feb. 18, 1998, in a Minneapolis hospital. Arrangements are pending at Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson.
Martin Susa
GOLVA -- Martin Anton Susa, 77, Golva, died Feb. 16, 1998, in Dickinson. Services will be 10 a.m. MST Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Golva, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is survived by three daughters, Veronica Susa, Dickinson, Loraine Kaul, LaMoure, and Bernice Parker, Dickinson; two sons, Paul, Naperville, Ill., and Richard, Golva; six sisters, Marie Nistler, Golva, Clara Michels, Beach, Frances Zachmann, Baker, Mont., Dorothy Green, Ashland, Mont., Catherine Barthel, Yakima, Wash., and Theresa Sartz, Greeley, Colo.; and three brothers, Rudolph, Longmont, Colo., John, Bowman, and Benedict, Baker, Mont. (Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home, Beach)
Leonard Thompson
WASHBURN -- Leonard Thompson, 87, Washburn, died Feb. 18, 1998, in the Underwood nursing home. Arrangements are pending at Goetz Funeral Home, Washburn.
Lenard Wahl
Lenard "Sonny" Wahl, 74, Grants Pass, Ore., died Jan. 16, 1998, in a Grants Pass hospital. Family memorial services will be held in Bismarck in the spring.
He was born Oct. 11, 1923, in Lincoln Valley. On Sept. 19, 1942, he married Leta Leona Smith in Great Falls, Mont. He was raised in Lincoln Valley, where he farmed and later owned and operated auto body shops and car lots in Bismarck and Lodi, Calif.
In 1961 he moved to Lodi, and in February 1997, he moved to Grants Pass. He had been an auto mechanic since he was in his early 20s.
Wahl attended Nazarene Church in Lodi. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, flying planes, restoring motorcycles and old cars, especially Mustangs.
He is survived by five daughters, Carol Guthrie and Lois Harris, both of Grants Pass, Arleen Terra, Coos Bay, Ore., Julia Kruenegel, Weimar, Calif., and Lisa Clark, Lodi; five sisters, Betty Wagner, Shirley Zimmerman and Beverly Amelsberg, all of Bismarck, and Violet Barron and Adeline Almer, both of Fargo; three brothers, Robert, Bismarck, Eugene, McClusky, and Jerry, Dickinson; 15 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, Thomas Lenard Wahl, who died Feb. 19, 1990; his parents; one brother, Lawrence; and one sister, Alice Mantz.
Elmer Weiss
BEULAH -- Elmer Weiss, 86, Beulah, died Feb. 17, 1998, in the Hazen hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. MST Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, Beulah, with burial in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m. today at Zion Lutheran Church, Beulah.
He is survived by his wife, Pauline; two daughters, Arlene Molland, Fargo, and Milda Randall, Yakima, Wash.; one brother, Arnold, Bismarck; and one sister, Leona Vanderhoof, Sidney, Mont.
Monica West
BOWMAN -- Monica A. West, 84, Bowman, died Feb. 17, 1998, at the Bowman nursing home. Services will be 10 a.m. MST Friday at Bowman Lutheran Church, with burial in Bowman Cemetery.
She is survived by two sons, Keith Keller, Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Terrance Keller, Scranton; and two daughters, Audrey Fettig and Sharon Timm, both of Bowman. (Krebsbach Funeral Service, Bowman)
Zella West
Zella Marie West, 75, Mandan, died Feb. 18,1998, in a Mandan nursing home. Services and burial will be in Hermiston, Ore.
Zella was born Aug. 13, 1922, in Roswell, S.D. She was the daughter of Emil and Josie (Atkinson) Peterson. She married Earl West in 1941 in Pollock, S.D.
She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Lyle and Donna, Mandan, Robert and Charlotte, Graham, Texas, Les and Jackie, Hermiston, and Randy and Bev, Billings, Mont.; one daughter and son-in-law, Betty and Don Delagrave, Quincy, Wash.; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one sister and brother-in-law, Joy and Gene Sturtevant, Hillsboro, Ore.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earl, who died Jan. 17, 1987; one son, Kenneth; and one granddaughter. (Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan)
Minnie Blickensderfer
MOTT -- Minnie Blickensderfer, 79, Mott, died Jan. 30, 1998, in the Hettinger hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. MST Tuesday at Zoar Congregational Church, Mott, with burial in Regent Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Walter; one daughter, Lucille Kirschemann, Mott; three brothers, Art Huether, Mott, Clavin Huether, Bismarck, and Melvin Huether, Bismarck; and three sisters, Pauline Phillips, Minneapolis, Bertha Wetzstein, Mott, and Anna Aashiem, Enderlin. (Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Mott)
Robert Norman
GRAND FORKS -- Robert M. Norman, 71, Grand Forks, died Jan. 30, 1998, in a Mesa, Ariz. hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, Grand Forks, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane; one son, David, Grand Forks; two daughters, Chris York, Bismarck, and Nan Carlisle, Fargo; and three sisters, Donna McGee, Minot, Mary Fox, Palo Alto, Calif., and Margaret Andrews, Sacramento, Calif. (Norman Funeral Home, Grand Forks)
Glenn Christianson
NEW ENGLAND -- Glenn H. Christianson, 67, New England, died Jan. 31, 1998, in the Dickinson hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. MST Tuesday at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church, New England. Further arrangements are pending at Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson.
Rollin Metz
MINOT -- Rollin J. Metz, 65, Minot, died Jan. 30, 1998, in a Minot hospital of heart failure. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church, Minot, with burial in Garrison Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Ione; one daughter, Leslie Barney, Minot; one son, Rollin, Minot; two sisters, Lorraine Flath, Garrison, and Cleone Roen, Chandler, Ariz.; and one brother, Gerald, Tempe, Ariz. (Thomas Funeral Home, Minot)
Sadie Josephson
Sadie Josephson, 88, Bismarck Baptist Home, died Jan. 31, 1998, in the nursing home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Baptist Home Chapel. Further arrangements are pending at Eastgate Funeral Service.
Larry Gerhardt
Larry David Gerhardt, 50, Bismarck, died Jan. 30, 1998, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evangel Temple, Bismarck, with the Rev. Arland Dwelle officiating. Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, with full military honors.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. Monday at Bismarck Funeral Home, and will continue at the church one hour before services.
Larry David Gerhardt was born Aug. 24, 1957, in Fargo, the son of Philip and Jean (Kuhn) Gerhardt. He was raised in Fort Rice and graduated from Mandan High School. Larry was married to Linda (Erhart) the mother of Lisa and Loren for 24 years. Larry worked for Saks News for 25 years. He was a member of the North Dakota National Guard for 23 years as a cook. Larry married Shelly Brown, Dec. 17, 1993, in Bismarck.
He was a member of the National Rifle Association and a member of the Dakota Territory Gun Collectors Association. He was a dealer and collector of guns. Larry was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was also an avid collector of Coca-Cola memorabilia, "The Cokeman."
He is survived by his wife, Shelly; one daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Kelly Engstrom, Mandan; one son and his special friend, Loren and Dara, Hendersonville, Tenn.; two stepsons, Charlie and Jonathan Brown, both of Bismarck; two granddaughters, Ashley and Alicia Engstrom, Mandan; one brother and sister-in-law, Danny and Sheryl Gerhardt, Williston; three sisters-in-law and two brothers-in-law, Janey and Jim Wiekem, Fairbanks, Alaska, Shawn and Jane Bellows, Mussell Shell, Mont.; mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law, Jim and Kathleen Ruff, Fairbanks, Bill and Loretta Bellows, Roundup, Mont.; grandmothers, Urma Taylor, Pray, Mont., Lucile Bellows, Billings, Mont.; five nephews; seven nieces; one grandnephew; five grandnieces; special friends, the Arnold Docktor family, and the Joe Berger family; and many relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Phil and Jean.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Larry Gerhardt Memorial Fund, c/o Norwest Bank, Mandan.
Jennifer Kraft
Jennifer Lynn Kraft, 48, 515 W. Prairie Lane, Mandan, died Jan. 30, 1998, in a Bismarck hospital as the result of heart failure due to complications of lung cancer she had battled for three years. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Spirit of Life Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Cyprian Meier officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, and will continue at the church one hour before services. A parish vigil will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Jennifer was born April 17, 1949, in Mandan, to George T. and Frances (Wingerter) Barrett. She was raised and educated in Mandan where she graduated from Mandan High School in 1967. While in high school she had a special love for swimming and diving. She became a certified life guard for the Mandan Parks and Recreation. On Nov. 4, 1967, she married Roger Roy Kraft in Selfridge. Roger had recently been honorably discharged from the U.S. Army. Jennifer and Roger lovingly shared and enjoyed a full life of varied work, fun and charitable activities. They were inseparable while in various small business adventures, including their roving chuckwagon cookery, gardening, berry picking, canning, artistic candy making, furniture and home renovation and ice skating.
Jennifer's personal achievements were: paralegal for the elderly, whose worthy causes were closest to her heart; excellent skills as a salesperson, customer service relations and furniture repair-renewal for Furniture First of Mandan; the constant pursuit of gourmet excellence and giving of her cooking, canning and candies to her family and friends. While enduring the after sickness of multiple chemo and radiation therapies, which resulted in numbness to her fingers, hands, feet and legs, she so typically utilized her time and pressured herself to help others, especially children. She used her skills in sewing, crafts and renewing others' unwanted articles to create special teddy bears for children of the Bismarck/Mandan Care and Share Programs. Each teddy bear is unique "Jennifer Krafted" because she believed every child is special. A devout working Catholic and champion of those in need, she always tried to remember everyone who touched her life -- by touching them back in her own special way.
Jennifer is survived by her husband, Roger Roy, Mandan; one son, George Jonathan Kraft, Scottsdale, Ariz.; one daughter, Carla Kay Kraft, Mandan; her mother, Frances W. Barrett, Tucson, Ariz.; three sisters, Susan M. Bevins, Tucson, Philomena C. Long, Mesa, Ariz., and Kay F. Salazar, Redlands, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her son, Jeffrey Allan; her daughter, Laura Lynn Kraft; and her father, George T. Barrett.
Elma Baier
HAZEN -- Elma Baier, 81, Hazen, died Feb. 19, 1998, in a Glen Ullin nursing home. Services will be 10 a.m. MST Monday at Peace Lutheran Church, Hazen. Further arrangements are pending with Seibel Funeral Home, Hazen.
Helen Bench
Helen Bench, 85, Bismarck, died Feb. 19, 1998, in a Bismarck nursing home. A private family service will be held. Arrangements are with Bismarck Funeral Home.
She is survived by daughters, Janice James, Center, Annette Ernst, California; and one son, David Bench, Texas.
