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Wanda H. Roszkowski
Wanda H. Roszkowski, 79, Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck, died Oct. 27, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Church of St. Anne, Bismarck, with the Rev. Ed Wehner officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Eastgate Funeral Service, where a rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Wanda Helen Jankowski was born Sept. 10, 1921, at Oporowko, Poland, the daughter of Albert and Maria (Salinski) Jankowski. She was raised and educated in the village of Oporowko. In 1941, during the war, the Germans took Wanda and her family to a work farm in Germany. Wanda's father was placed in a concentration camp. Wanda met her future husband, Joseph, one day when he was brought to the farm to work before he was taken to Buchenwald concentration camp. They kept in touch by mail, and in 1945, after he was liberated, he came back to find Wanda. They were married on Jan. 27, 1946, in Germany. In 1949, Wanda, Joseph and their two small children, moved to New Salem. Their third child was born in New Salem. In 1953 they moved to Bismarck, where their fourth child was born. Joseph died in Bismarck on Aug. 16, 1961. Wanda was employed with St. Alexius Medical Center, first in the housekeeping department, and then for 25 years, in the lab as a lab aide. Wanda was a member of Church of St. Anne, where she belonged to the guild. She was also an AARP member. She enjoyed knitting, walking, working in her garden, and visiting her neighbors. She took a trip around the United States with a senior citizens group, and went back to visit her family in Poland two times, once in 1975, and later in 1997. Wanda believed in the value of honesty, and this very hard-working lady made many personal sacrifices, so that as she raised her four children by herself, she could give them what they needed. She was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by her family and many good friends. She is survived by three daughters and one son-in-law, Christine Roszkowski, Mary Ann Herman, and Jean and Nick Neumann, all of Bismarck; one son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Juleen Roszkowski, Gladstone; five grandchildren, Steve Herman and his wife, Dawn, Cora and Jesse Herman, and Michelle and Lukas Neumann, all of Bismarck; two great-grandsons, Tyler and Jake Herman; several nieces and nephews in Poland; her very special group of neighbors on North 13th Street, where she lived for 36 years; and a very dear friend, Mrs. Natalie Sprenger. Wanda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joseph; one sister, Maria; and one brother, Albert. The family prefers memorials to American Parkinson's Disease Association, Diabetes Association or the Humane Society.
Marion V. Rova
Marion V. Rova, 83, Bismarck, died Oct. 28, 2000, in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McCabe United Methodist Church, Bismarck. Further arrangements are pending at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan.
Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers, 86, Bismarck, formerly of Grand Forks, died Oct. 26, 2000. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bismarck. Dr. Summers was born June 21, 1914, in Bevier, Mo., to Terence J. and Edith Baldwin Summers. He was brought up and educated in Boone, Iowa, where his father worked as boilermaker for the railroad. There, his lifelong love of learning was nurtured by his mother. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Dr. Summers went to college part-time while he worked to send money to his family, playing in a traveling dance band during the terrible years of the Dust Bowl. Dr. Summers received his bachelor of science degree from Iowa State Unversity at Ames, Iowa, and his master of science in chemistry from Utah State College in Logan, Utah. During World War II, he worked as a research chemist in a munitions plant in Bridgeport, Conn. In 1946, he met and immediately fell in love with Jane Frazer in Barberton, Ohio, and they were married at her home in Barberton on March 16, 1947. Shortly after that they moved to Iowa so he could complete his postgraduate studies. Dr. Summers received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Iowa State University in 1950, and in the fall of that year joined the faculty at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. He studied and taught there for 30 years, retiring in June 1981. Dr. Summers was one of the earliest UND chemists to initiate an active research program supported by external financial grants. His studies led to the development of new types of organic chemical compounds of metals. He reported his research in papers presented to meetings of American and European scientific societies, and published research papers in various chemical periodicals. He was closely involved in the initial development of programs of postgraduate study in chemistry at UND. Not only did he continue active undergraduate teaching in courses in organic and general chemistry, but for several years he taught in and later served as coordinator of the UND Honors Program. Dr. Summers maintained a lifelong interest in the study of biology, particularly in ornithology and natural history. He was one of the earliest serious birdwatchers and recorders of bird sightings in the Red River Valley area. After his retirement he also studied North Dakota wildflowers and created a pictorial archive of great interest and loveliness. He also spoke and especially read, several languages, and became an expert in linguistics during the 1960s. His work with abstracting and translating of chemical publications from Russian, German, French, Norwegian and Danish, led to an appointment in 1960-1961, as research consultant at the Institute of Languages and Linguistics, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Summers also spent the summer of 1960 at the University of California at Los Angeles at a National Science Foundation Institute on computer mathematics, and participated in the early development of computer translation of scientific writings. Dr. Summers held memberships in the American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, the American Ornithologists Union, American Translators Association, American Association of University Professors, and the State Historical Board of North Dakota. He was a longtime member of the Federated Church in Grand Forks, and a lifelong Democrat proud to have been a member of the original North Dakota Non-Partisan League. Throughout his life, he read extensively and of many things, studied and enjoyed opera, theater, art, and classical and folk music; and followed the affairs of humanity with great interest and concern. He will be greatly missed by his family and the many who learned so much from him. He was a quiet man, but when he did speak, those around him would often fall silent to listen to his knowledge and wisdom. He loved learning and natural beauty in all their forms. Above all, his joy was teaching and sharing his liberal and extensive knowledge with others, especially young people. Dr. Summers is survived by his wife, Jane Frazer Summers, Grand Forks; his daughters, Anne Summers, Bismarck, and Edith Summers, Richmond, Calif.; Anne's husband, Edwin W.F. Dyer III and Edith's husband, Christopher Meacham; his granddaughter, Edith Reber, St. Louis Park, Minn.; his step-granddaughter, Saraphina Dyer, Aberdeen, S.D.; his grandson, Frazer Meacham, and granddaughter, Zuriah Meacham, Richmond, Calif.; and his great-grandson, William Reber, St. Louis Park. He is also survived by one brother and sister-in-law, Stanley and Ruth Summers, Arlington, Va., and their family. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Terence.
Romel Theis
CARRINGTON -- Romel Theis, 88, Carrington, died Oct. 28, 2000, in the Carrington care center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Carrington. Further arrangements are pending at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington.
Hazel Hoovestol
ALMONT -- Hazel Hoovestol, 93, Almont, died Oct. 28, 2000, in the New Salem nursing home. Arrangements are pending at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan.
Donald Andersen
BOWMAN -- Donald Andersen, 86, Bowman, died Oct. 29, 2000, in the Bowman care center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Thursday at Bowman Lutheran Church, with burial in Bowman Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle; two sons, Dale, Littleton, Colo., and Gary, Bowman; two daughters, Betty Blackman, Darnestown, Md., and Doris Raber, Scranton; one brother, Alwood, Scranton; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. (Krebsbach Funeral Service, Bowman)
Barbara Berger
RICHARDTON -- Barbara Berger, 88, Richardton, died Oct. 30, 2000, in the Mandan hospital. Arrangements are pending at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson.
Jay Bixby
Jay Bixby, 66, Bismarck, died Oct. 29, 2000, in his home of cancer. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Boelter Funeral Home, Bismarck, with the Rev. Mark Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck. Visitation will be from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. today and after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Jay was born June 17, 1934, at Deer River, Minn., the son of Orville and Lorretta (Tibbitts) Bixby. Jay served in the U.S. Marine Corps, moving to North Dakota in 1957, where he met and married Elaine Walter. He drove truck and worked construction until 1977, when he went to work for the City of Bismarck, working there until his retirement. His greatest enjoyment was his family, traveling and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Elaine; two daughters and sons-in-law, Corrine and Dan Williams, Bismarck, and Lorreen Bixby, North Carolina, and David Krambeck, Wyoming; one son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Caroline, Mandan; three granddaughters; one grandson; one great-grandson; two step-granddaughters; many brothers, sisters and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Tammy Bixby Krambeck; one grandson, Zachary Williams; one brother; and two sisters.
Helen Blom
LIGNITE -- Helen Blom, 84, Bismarck, died Oct. 26, 2000, in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Lignite Church of God, with burial in First Lutheran Cemetery, rural Lignite. She is survived by her husband, Clarence; three daughters, Elvina Brown, Bismarck, Maxine Lane, Minot, and Marilyn Brostrom, Bismarck; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Myrtle Corwin, Minot. (Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot)
Anna Christina Chase
HEBRON -- Anna Christina Chase, 90, Statesboro, Ga., died Oct. 27, 2000, in Statesboro. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Friday at First Baptist Church, Hebron, with burial in Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery, Hebron. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at Spangelo Funeral Home, Hebron, and will continue at the church one hour before services. Anna Christina Schiermeister was born Aug. 21, 1910, in Grant County, the daughter of Carl and Christina (Leno) Schiermeister. She was raised in the Burt area of Grant County, and educated at the Sheyenne River Academy in Harvey. She married Herbert Chase on May 11, 1930, at Burt. They farmed the family homestead and raised their family. Anna also helped with the lumber business that they started in 1953. Anna and Herbert were quick to help out when needed, several children other than their own were raised by them. They retired in 1972 and continued to reside on the family farm. She was an active member of Seventh-day Adventist Church her entire life. Anna kept busy with quilting and crocheting. She also enjoyed reading and playing the piano. She moved to Statesboro in November 1995, where she has resided since. She was active in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Severne and Gordon Caster, Jamestown, N.Y., Dorothy and Tom Massengill, Singapore, Ora Mae and Charles Klein, Denver, and ElDonna and Dick Hilde, Statesboro; two sons and daughters-in-law, Monroe and his fiance, Eleanor Kearns, Mandan, Jerry and Pam, Hebron, and Ruth Chase, Mandan; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, Robert; one granddaughter, Monica Chase; three brothers; and three sisters.
Bertha Fredrickson
MCGREGOR -- Bertha Fredrickson, 83, Kalispell, Mont., died Oct. 28, 2000, in Kalispell. Arrangements are pending at Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga.
Hazel E. Hoovestol
ALMONT -- Hazel E. Hoovestol, 93, Almont, died Oct. 28, 2000, in the New Salem nursing home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. MST Wednesday at Almont Lutheran Church, with burial in Almont Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. today at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, and will continue at the church one hour before services. Hazel Estella Monson was born on Sept. 29, 1907, in rural Glen Ullin, the daughter of George and Nettie (Wilson) Monson. She was raised on the farm and attended school at the Monson School. On Nov. 29, 1926, she married Axel Hoovestol in Mandan. Most of their married life was spent on a farm near Almont. Seven sons and one daughter were born to this marriage. Axel died in 1963, but she continued to live on the farm until 1978 when she moved to Almont. In 1996, Hazel became a resident of Elm Crest Manor in New Salem, where she resided for the remainder of her life. Hazel showed understanding, patience, love, courage and homemaking skills gained partly through her years of community services. She was an active member of the Homemakers Club. She was church council secretary, a leader in the ALCW and Mission Circle, and taught in all capacities in her church. She was vice president of the Almont Historical Society and helped establish a museum. A member of the committee which prepared the booklet for the Almont Golden Jubilee and the booklet for the 75th Anniversary, she was the librarian for the Morton County Bookmobile and also worked at the Almont School Library. She was a member of the Prairie Senior Citizens and managed the nutritional program for senior citizens. In 1982, Hazel was honored by being chosen North Dakota Mother of the Year. She exemplified all that a good Christian mother should be, always stressing the value of education. Her children are living proof of her influence and guidance. Hazel is survived by six sons and seven daughters-in-law, Richard and Rachel, Duluth, Ga., Howard and Karen, Bismarck, Darrell and Pat, Bismarck, Duane and Patty, Almont, Roger and Joan, Mandan, Larry and Jane, Denver, and Carol Hoovestol, Bismarck; one daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Larry Tanner, Gillette, Wyo.; 22 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and her brothers and sisters-in-law, Elmer and Verna, Mandan, and Gail and Leah, St. George, Utah. She was preceded in death by her husband, Axel; her son, Warren; three brothers and three sisters.
Barton Jay Johnson
Barton Jay Johnson, 50, Carrington, died Oct. 28, 2000, in the Carrington health center. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Midkota High School, Glenfield, with burial in Glenfield Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Iris; one daughter, Kayla, at home; three sons, Jay, Kent and Ross, all at home; his parents, LeRoy and June Johnson, Glenfield; three brothers, Robert, New Hope, Minn., Brach, Bismarck, and Jon, Glenfield; and one sister, Julie Haase, Monango. (Quam-Plaisted Funeral Home, Cooperstown)
Mary Elaine Kanenwisher
CARPIO -- Mary Elaine Kanenwisher, 90, formerly of the Carpio and Velva areas, died Oct. 28, 2000, in the Glen Ullin care center. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot. There will be no reviewal, but friends may sign a register on Wednesday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the funeral home. She was born Sept. 7, 1910, on the family farm near Carpio, to Joseph Henry and Marie (Jensen) Boyd. She was raised and attended school in that area. She graduated from Carpio High School in 1928, and attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Mary married Otto Kanenwisher on April 12, 1934, in Minot. They made their home in Velva before moving to a farm south of Velva in Brown Township of McHenry County. She was employed by the Mouse River Oil Company for several years during the 1950s and 1960s. They retired in 1972 and moved to Velva in 1984. Otto died on Dec. 7, 1990. Mrs. Kanenwisher had continued to reside in Velva until 1995 when she moved to the Diane Johnson adult foster care home in Minot. She moved to the Marion Manor Healthcare Center in Glen Ullin in December 1997. Mrs. Kanenwisher's special interests included reading, contests and watching professional football games on television until her vision failed. She is survived by one son, Bernard, Phoenix; one daughter-in-law, Linda (Kobilansky) Kanenwisher, Phoenix, formerly of Glen Ullin; and one grandson, Dennis Kanenwisher, Phoenix.
Jay Kirkeide
RUGBY -- Jay Kirkeide, 80, Rugby, died Oct. 29, 2000, in the Rugby hospital. Arrangements are pending at Nelson Funeral Home, Leeds.
Kenneth Kroh
NEW SALEM -- Kenneth Kroh, 40, New Salem, died Oct. 30, 2000. Arrangements are pending at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan.
George Peterson
MCCLUSKY -- George Peterson, 77, McClusky, died Oct. 30, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church, McClusky. Further arrangements are pending at Hertz Funeral Home, McClusky.
LaNora Mae Steinert
LaNora Mae Steinert, 84, Bismarck Baptist Home, died Oct. 29, 2000, in the home. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Bismarck Baptist Home, with the Rev. Clyde Leimberer officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. LaNora was born April 23, 1916, at Mott, to Adolph P. and Eva A. (Rask) Phillipe. She was raised and educated in Mott and graduated from Mott High School in 1933. She married G. James Steinert at Mott on May 15, 1935. He died March 15, 1965. LaNora lived in Mandan, Bismarck and Huron, S.D., before settling in Bismarck in October 1941. She worked at J.C. Penney in the late 1960s. She modeled clothing and wigs for various ladies stores and later worked as a gift shop manager at Four Seasons Gift Shop and the Bismarck Airport Gift Shop. She is survived by one son, James, Columbus, Ohio; two sisters, Loretta Voelz, Eau Claire, Wis., Reita and Albert Seidler, Dallas; one brother, Archie Phillipe, Creston, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews. LeNora was preceded in death by her husband, G. James; and one daughter, Vicki. (Perry Funeral Home, Mandan)
Clarence Swanson
WILLISTON -- Clarence Swanson, 91, Williston, died Oct. 29, 2000, in the Williston care center. Arrangements are pending at Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston.
Carla Young
GLADSTONE -- Carla Young, 49, Gladstone, died Oct. 28, 2000, in her home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson. Further arrangements are pending at Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson.
