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Esther Schmitt
Esther Schmitt, 81, Bismarck, died Jan. 3, 2001, in a Bismarck nursing home. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Jeff Tengesdal officiating. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Mott Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Eastgate Funeral Service, and will continue at the church one hour before services. Esther Ruth Schmitt was born March 9, 1919, at Regent, the daughter of Jacob and Albina (Bertsch) Schmitt. Esther was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church, Mott, and attended Chilton rural school. In 1996, (64 years after confirmation) she arranged for a reunion of five remaining members of her confirmation class. Esther moved to Bismarck in 1944 to work for Montgomery Ward, then located in downtown Bismarck. She joined the American Lutheran Church one week after the church (now known as Faith Lutheran) was organized. In 1951, she moved to Minneapolis where she worked for 30 years in the accounting department of what was then the Street Car Co., later becoming the Metropolitan Transit Co. Her church in Minneapolis (Calvary Lutheran) played an important part in her life for 39 years. She sang in the choir for 36 years, was one of the "quilters," served in a leadership capacity in the Altar guild for many years, and was an active member of Ruth Circle. Community life had much to offer, but a primary joy to Esther was singing with the Gospelaires, a group of 18 men and women from many denominations. They were often invited to sing in churches on Sunday evenings, but their most regular performances were at King Oscar's Restaurant on Sunday noons. An avid Twins fan, Esther attended many games. She enjoyed the opera, was active in Christian Business Women's Club and a bowling team. Esther managed to plan frequent travels -- she attended the Passion Play in Oberammergau, participated in many extensive European tours, joined a Bible study cruise in the Caribbean, visited the Holy Land, and accompanied friends to numerous vacation spots in the United States. Esther retired in 1981 and then became active as a volunteer in AARP committees and their sponsored events. In 1990, she moved back to Bismarck. It was difficult to leave her host of Minneapolis friends but she wanted to be closer to family members and more available to participate in family events. Here she became active at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church as one of the Quilters and the Dorcas/Esther circle. She volunteered her services in the Medcenter One Auxiliary and also for Mecenter One Foundation. She is survived by two brothers and sisters-in-law, Emanuel and Leona Schmitt, Mott, and the Rev. Otto and LaVerne Schmitt, Fargo; four sisters and one brother-in-law, Clara and Adam Oberlander, and Emma Kamka, all of Regent, and Lydia and Ida Schmitt, both of Bismarck. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Alma Erlenbusch and Martha Frisvold; and an infant brother and sister. The family prefers memorials to Good Shepherd Organ Fund and Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center.
Karen K. Smith
CARRINGTON -- Karen K. Smith, 55, Peoria, Ariz., and formerly of Carrington, died Jan. 3, 2001 in a Peoria care center. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington, with burial in Carrington Cemetery. She is survived by three daughters, Stephanie Smith, Phoenix, Ariz., Tiffany Paulson, Carrington, and Nicole Dodds, Peoria; two grandsons; three brothers, Rod Cellmer, Plainville, Kan., Terry Cellmer, Pittsgrove, N.J., and Kim Cellmer, Jamestown. (Evans Funeral Home, Carrington)
Geneva N. Smith
JAMESTOWN -- Geneva N. Keiser Smith, 85, Jamestown, died Jan. 4, 2001 in a Fargo care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at First Baptist Church, Jamestown, with burial in Highland Home Cemetery. She is survived by two daughters, Patsy Prodzinski, Salem, Ore., and Sandra Eissinger, Medina; 11 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. (Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown)
Gladys Weippert
STEELE -- Gladys Weippert, 67, Steele, died Jan. 5, 2001 in a local hospital. Arrangements are pending with Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck.
David D. Wetsch
David D. Wetsch, 58, Monroe, Wash., died Dec. 30, 2000 in Monroe. Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Green's Chapel of the Valley, Redmond, Wash. Burial will be held in Redmond City Cemetery. He is survived by his son, Kelly Wetsch, Monroe; his sisters, Lucille Monahon, Raleigh, N.C., and Evelyn Davidson, Rapid City, S.D.; his mother, Vivian Wetsch, Mandan; and two grandchildren. (Green Funeral Homes, Bellevue, Wash.)
Alice Jane Yellow Eyes
CANNON BALL -- Alice Jane Yellow Eyes, 82, Cannon Ball, died Jan. 4, 2001 in a Mandan care center. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at the Community Building, Cannon Ball, with the Rev. John Floberg officiating. Burial will be in the Cannon Ball Community Cemetery. A wake begins at 5 p.m. Monday, also at the Community Center. Visitation will be from 1-4 p.m. Monday, at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan. Alice was born June 1, 1918 at Cannon Ball, to Mabel Blue Earth. She was raised and educated in Cannon Ball. She married James Yellow Eyes in Bismarck in 1949. Alice enjoyed quilting, baking bread and visiting with her many friends. She also spent much cherished time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is survived by four daughters and two sons-in-law, Mae and Dan Allison, Chicago, Ill., Bernice and LeRoi Laundreaux, Eagle Butte, S.D., Wanda Miner, Cannon Ball, and Sallee Yellow Eyes, Cannon Ball; four sons and three daughters-in-law, Wallace Ireland, Samuel and Victorial Ireland, all of Cannon Ball, Adrian and Peggy Ireland, Williston, Alfred and Emma Jean Blue Earth, Fort Yates; 30 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Alice was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son, Sylvan Yellow Eyes; one grandson, Adrian Ireland Jr.; and two sisters and one brother. (Perry Funeral Home, Mandan)
Lawrence R. Zachmeier
Lawrence R. Zachmeier, 57, Tampa, Fla., and formerly of Mandan, died Dec. 29, 2000 in a Tampa hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Patrick A. Schumacher officiating. Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans' Cemetery, rural Mandan, with full military rites provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 707 and American Legion Post 40. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. Sunday, at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, where a parish vigil will begin at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue from 9 a.m. until time of services. There will be no viewing at the church. Lawrence was born on Jan. 29, 1943 in Mandan, the son of Paul J. and Johanna (Carlson) Zachmeier. Following his graduation from Mandan High School in 1960, Larry, enlisted in the North Dakota National Guard and was transferred to the U.S. Navy, serving in Vietnam aboard an assault craft. He married Gloria Tarrobago in 1967. After his discharge from the service in 1967, he spent a brief time in Mandan, before beginning his employment with Inland Steel in East Chicago, Ind. He retired after 30 years in August of 1999 and moved to Tampa, Fla. He was very generous and quietly helped many, never asking anything in return. An avid reader who enjoyed the western stories of Louis L'Amour, Larry loved baseball, as well as football, and had a great sense of humor. He was an active volunteer for both the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital in Indiana and the Salvation Army. He was a life member of the American Legion Allied Post 369 in Hammond, Ind., where he assumed leadership and volunteer positions, and also of the Harry L. Kidd Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 707 in Mandan. He was a member of the St. Stanislaus Church in East Chicago and of the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Tampa. He is survived by his daughter and granddaughter, JoAnn and Amanda Zachmeier, Highland, Ind.; his father, Paul J. Zachmeier, Mandan; his brothers and sisters, David and Cindy, Minneapolis, and Jeff and Kathy, Mandan; his sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathleen Fleckenstein, LaCrosse, Wis., Linda and Bill Belton, Spokane, Wash., Susan and Chris Kuntz, Mandan, and Laurie and Mark Willer, Mandan; and special friends, Marg Herrera and Lenny Kulasa. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria; his mother, Johanna Zachmeier; and his twin sister, Sarah Jo. Larry's family prefers memorials to the American Cancer Society or the Salvation Army. (Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan)
Delores Christianson
NEW ENGLAND -- Delores Christianson, 78, New England, died Jan. 3, 2001, in the Dickinson hospital. Services will be held at 9 a.m. MST Saturday at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church, New England, with burial in DeSart Cemetery, New England. She is survived by one brother, Orin Christianson, Taylor; two sisters, Ardyce Kostelecky, Yakima, Wash., and Edelle Shannon, Billings, Mont. (Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson)
Agnes Emil
Agnes Emil, 81, Mandan, died Jan. 4, 2001, in the Mandan care center. Arrangements are pending at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan.
Vernon Gentz
NEW ENGLAND -- Vernon Gentz, 76, New England, died Jan. 4, 2001, in a Dickinson nursing home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MST Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, New England. Further arrangements are pending at Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson.
Irvin Giese
MOBRIDGE, S.D. -- Irvin Giese, 81, Mobridge, died Jan. 4, 2001, in the Mobridge hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kesling Funeral Home, Mobridge, with burial in Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis. He is survived by his wife, Ardella; two daughters, Bonnie Buechler, Mobridge, and Carol, Bloomington, Minn.; three grandchildren; one brother, Harlan, Story, Wyo.; one sister, Selma Fossum, Mesa, Ariz.; one stepdaughter, Judy Holzer; three stepsons, Mick Pawelski, Tim Pawelski and Jim Pawelski; 14 step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Allan Hellekson
NEW ENGLAND -- Allan Hellekson, 87, New England, died Jan. 4, 2001, in a Dickinson care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. MST Monday at Our Redeemers Lutheran Church, New England. Further arrangements are pending at Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson.
Edwin Hoff
Edwin Hoff, 83, Bismarck, died Jan. 2, 2001, in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Jeff Tengesdal officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at Bismarck Funeral Home, and will continue at the church one hour before services. Edwin was born March 17, 1917, the son of Christ and Eva (Hertal) Hoff in Vananda, Mont. He married Esther Hins, Oct. 8, 1939, in Oriska. He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Ardis and Dick Lee, Baldwin; one son, Wesley, Mandan; her grandchildren, Miles and Natalie Lee, Christine Lee and her fiance, Robert Fredrickson, Patrick Hoff and his wife, Allison, and Syndey Hoff; her great-grandchildren, Amber Lee, Jonathan Lee and Sawyer Hoff; six brothers, Julius, Ted, Herbert, Herold, Walter and Howard; and four sisters, Edna Hoffman, Hertha Carlson, Ella Duffy and Alvera Strum. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 60 years, Esther; one brother; and one sister.
Agnes O. Kraft
STRASBURG -- Agnes O. Kraft, 90, Strasburg, died Jan. 1, 2001, in the Strasburg care center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Strasburg, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by one son, Leonard, Apache Junction, Ariz.; one daughter, Lillian Selzler, Strasburg; eight grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Jake Klein, Glendive, Mont.; and one sister, Eva Schempp, Grand Forks. (Myers Funeral Home, Linton)
Tina Krank
DICKINSON -- Tina Krank, 98, Dickinson, died Jan. 3, 2001, in a Dickinson care center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Saturday at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Dickinson, with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Dickinson. She is survived by two sons, Charles and Robert, both of Dickinson; three daughters, Marjorie Hewison, Boise, Idaho, Lucille Trucano, Albuquerque, N.M., and Gloria Jeter, Hattiesburg, Miss.; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Carol Taylor, St. Paul, Minn. (Stevenson-Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson)
Emma Loebs
STRASBURG -- Emma Loebs, 91, Strasburg, died Jan. 3, 2001, in the Strasburg care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Linton, with burial in Linton Cemetery. She is survived by two sons, Harold, Lakefield, Minn., and Melvin, Linton; four grandchildren; two brothers, Henry Mueller, Dawson, and Rueben Mueller, Kirkland, Wash.; and two sisters, Odella Ehrman, Bismarck, and Marie Walker, Steele. (Myers Funeral Home, Linton)
Theodore R. H. Maas
RICHARDTON -- Theodore R. H. Maas, 89, Richardton, died Jan. 3, 2001, in the Richardton hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Saturday at Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Richardton. He is survived by four sons, Dennis, Lemmon, S.D., Neal, Tacoma, Wash., Jon, Las Vegas, and Robert, Garland, Texas; three daughters, Colleen Miller, Richardton, Ginger Kaufman, Marshall, Minn., and Carol Cherapan, Phoenix; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Harry, Hebron, Gilbert, Bismarck, and Clarence, Fountain Valley, Calif.
Evelyn B. McCone
Evelyn B. McCone, 90, formerly of Mandan, died Dec. 12, 2000, in Missoula, Mont. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, with the Rev. Mark Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Evelyn was born on Sept. 6, 1910, near Center, the daughter of E. Roy and Blanche (Muckey) Herrington. She attended schools in the Center area and graduated from Mandan High School. She went on to obtain her teaching certificate at Dickinson State Teachers College. Evelyn married Ernest H. McCone on June 15, 1939, in Mandan. After living for four years in Michigan, they returned to Mandan, where Evelyn began a career in teaching elementary education. She taught at schools in Mandan and the Center area. She was a devoted member of the First United Methodist Church of Mandan, serving in many capacities. Evelyn sang in the church choir but her pride and joy was her involvement with religious education. She taught Sunday school for many years and was superintendent of the church school for 24 years. She touched numerous lives in a meaningful way through her years as a church activist. Her profound faith in God served her through numerous years of poor health. Evelyn is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Gary Halcro, Missoula; two granddaughters, Renell Wilson, Kalispell, Mont., and Kim Halcro, Vancouver, Wash.; and three sisters, Doris Schauer, California, Kay Bostuen, Illinois, and Carol Reese, Wisconsin. With joyful anticipation, Evelyn joins her husband, Ernie, who died on Nov. 29, 1997. Also preceding her in death are five sisters and four brothers. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the First United Methodist Church, Mandan.
Charles L. Anderson
Charles L. Anderson, 65, Bismarck, died July 11, 2000 in a Bismarck care center. Arrangements are pending with Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck.
