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Nora Alveshere
YORK -- Nora Alveshere, 77, rural York, died Oct. 9, 2000 in the Rugby hospital. Arrangements are pending with Nelson Funeral Home, Leeds.
George Block
George Block, 91, 114 N. Third St., Bismarck, died Oct. 9, 2000 in a local hospital. Arrangements are pending with Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan.
Bruce Fischer
Bruce Fischer, 57, formerly of Bismarck, drowned Sept. 28, 2000 in a boating accident in the Gulf of Mexico. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, at Church of the Ascension, Bismarck. Bruce was born
on Jan. 14, 1943 in Bismarck, the son of Peter and Patricia (Maddock) Fischer. Bruce is survived by his wife, Faye; three daughters, Tayna, Tashia and Tricia; one son, Brandon; and four stepchildren, Otto, Sherry, David and Ray; four brothers, Robert and Rose Fischer, California, Bill and Karen, Minneapolis, Brad, Minneapolis, Bryan, Fargo, and a sister, Colleen and LeRoy Feist, Bismarck.
Arnold Gravos
WATFORD CITY -- Arnold Gravos, 88, Watford City, died Oct. 4, 2000 in the Watford City hospital. Services were held on Oct. 9 at Wilmington Lutheran Church and burial was in Spring Grove Cemetery, rural Arnegard. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle; two sons, Alvin, Watford City, and LeRoy, Williston; three daughters, Carol Norgard, Arnegard, Geraldine Wilson, Mobile, Ala., and Colleen Wendling, Washington Courthouse, Ohio; 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, five step-grandchildren; and one brother, Armand, Watford City. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City)
Arvie Herreid
WILLISTON -- Arvie Herreid, 77, Williston, died Oct. 8, 2000 in the Williston hospital. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, at First Lutheran Church, Williston, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Alvera; one son, Glenn, Germantown, Tenn.; one stepson, Terry Hammond, Williston; daughters, Lana Ensrud, Brooklyn Park, Minn., Patti Ogurchak and Jill Herreid, both of Williston; one stepdaughter, Trudy Herreid, Williston; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. (Everson Funeral Home, Williston)
Larry A. Hoffman
DENHOFF -- Larry A. Hoffman, 53, rural Denhoff, died Oct. 7, 2000 in the Harvey hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Drake, with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his sons, Kevin, Brookings, S.D., and Michael, rural Denhoff; one granddaughter; his mother, Christine Hoffman, rural Denhoff; and one sister, Caroline Bromley, Stillwell, Kan. (Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden)
Joe A. Hulm
GLAD VALLEY -- Joe A. Hulm, 83, Glad Valley, died Oct. 7, 2000 near his home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MDT Thursday, at Indian Creek Lutheran Church, rural Meadow, S.D., with burial in Galloway Cemetery, Meadow. He is survived by his wife, Vivian; five sons, Maynard, Elizabeth, Colo., Arlen, Faith, S.D., Merle, Shadehill, S.D., Larry, Glad Valley, and Marty, Loveland, Colo.; one daughter, Nadine Bellington, Brighton, Colo.; 24 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Roy, Bison, S.D., Francis, Shadehill, and Leo, Hooker, Okla.; and four sisters, Angeline Binson, Globe, Ariz., Alice Hokel, Bowman, Veronica Barone, Newtown, Veronica Barone, New Town, and Betty Rhodes, Pasco, Wash. (Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Lemmon, S.D.)
Augusta Kennedy
GARRISON -- Augusta Kennedy, 100, died Oct. 9, 2000. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at Benedictine Living Center, Garrison. Further arrangements are pending with Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison.
Ellsworth W. Larson
WILLISTON -- Ellsworth W. Larson, 84, Williston, died Oct. 7, 2000 in the Williston hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Concordia Lutheran Church, Williston, with burial in Riverview Cemetery. He is survived by two daughters, Judy Parr, Chicago, Ill., and Arlinda Picasso, Kansas City, Mo.; four grandchildren; three sisters, Judith Witsoe, Seattle, Wash., Clarice Zornes, Tacoma, Wash., Lorraine Shermont, San Diego, Calif.; and one brother, Leslie Larson, Ogden, Utah. (Everson Funeral Home, Williston)
Norman Nitschke
JUD -- Norman Nitschke, 52, Jud, died Oct. 8, 2000 at his home of cancer. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Gackle, with burial in Lutheran Cemetery, Jud. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; one daughter, Michelle Martin, Jamestown; two stepsons, Brian Buchholtz, Jamestown, and Mike Buchholtz, Fargo; three grandchildren; his parents, Alex and Helen Nitschke, Jud; two brothers, Wayne and Rolin, both of Jud; and one sister, Mylene Lee, Jamestown. (Haut Funeral Home, Gackle)
Elsie Olson
HARVEY -- Elsie Rodacker Olson, 89, Harvey, died Oct. 7, 2000 in the Harvey hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, at Bethel Baptist Church, Harvey, with burial in Fessenden Baptist Cemetery. She is survived by one son, Vernon, Anaconda, Mont.; three daughters, Delores Miller, Anaconda, Naomi Dahlstrom, Helena, Mont., and Sharon Calheim, Harvey; four stepdaughters and three stepsons, Marlys Weisser, Harvey, Raenette Tewes, Blaine, Wash., Janet Wright, Spokane, Wash., Doreen Kartes, San Diego, Calif.; 23 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Amilia Schmidt, Fessenden; and one brother, Edgar Rothacker, Ocala, Fla. (Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey)
Dorothy Pretzer
CARRINGTON -- Dorothy Pretzer, 65, Carrington, died Oct. 6, 2000. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington, with burial in Carrington Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Dale; six sons, Greg, Madison, Ala., Rick, Carrington, Scott, Pierre, S.D., David and Dale Jr., both of Bakersfield, Calif., and the Rev. Mike Pretzer, Benedict; three daughters, Vickie Quast, Ellendale, Joanne Helfrich, Carrington, and Roxanne Pretzer, El Paso, Texas; 11 grandchildren; her mother, Nellie Duursma, Carrington; three brothers, Ralph Duursma Jr., Carrington, Henry Duursma, Fargo, and Tom Duursma, Bismarck. (Evans Funeral Home, Carrington)
Theresa Raab
GLADSTONE -- Theresa Raab, 92, rural Gladstone, died Oct. 9, 2000 at her home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Thursday, at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Lefor. Further arrangements are pending with Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson.
Frank Schmidt
GLEN ULLIN -- Frank Schmidt, 87, Glen Ullin, died Oct. 8, 2000, in a Glen Ullin care center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MDT Wednesday, at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Hebron, with the Rev. Francis dos Remedios, OSB officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation begins after 4 p.m. MDT today at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Hebron, with a parish rosary at 7:30 p.m. MDT tonight at the church. Frank Schmidt was born
on Jan. 10, 1913 in Glen Ullin to Jacob and Anna (Glass) Schmidt. He was raised and educated in rural Hebron. He married
Loretta Gauer on June 28, 1937 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glen Ullin. Following their marriage, they farmed with his parents until he bought his own farm in 1941. Frank and Loretta farmed until they retired and moved into Hebron in 1994, where he had resided until spring of this year, when he entered the Marian Manor in Glen Ullin. He was past rural fire district board member. He is survived by his wife, Loretta; one daughter, Janet (Delbert) Hellman, Williston; three sons, Walter, Hebron, Clifford (Joyce), Hebron, and Jerry (Roberta), Bismarck; 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; and three brothers, John, Bismarck, Conrad, Wadena, Minn., Carl, Gray Eagle, Minn., and one sister, Elsie McCart, Seattle, Wash. He was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Henry, Jack and Nick. (Spangelo Funeral Home, Hebron)
Gloria R. Steele
Gloria R. Steele, 62, Bismarck, died Oct. 6, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, with the Rev. Burnie Kunz officiating. Burial will be in Center Community Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home one hour before services. Gloria R. was born
June 15, 1938, in Mandan, the daughter of Vernon and Opal (Middlesteader) Steele. She was raised in Center and attended school there. She attended RD Hairstyling School in Bismarck and was once married
to Bill Werre. She worked in Underwood and owned her own beauty shop in Wilton. She was employed at Seven Seas in Mandan. Gloria loved sprint car racing, was a fan of Donny Schatz, played bingo and loved watching horse racing. She was a former member of Women of the Moose. Gloria is survived by her daughter, Billie Jo Werre; and one brother, LeRoy Steele, both of Bismarck. She was preceded in death by her parents.
Gustav Baesler
NEW LEIPZIG -- Gustav Baesler, 95, New Leipzig, died Oct. 10, 2000, in the Elgin hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m MDT Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, New Leipzig, with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by two sons, Leo and LeRoy, both of New Leipzig; three daughters, Diana Maier, Mott, Elaine Rokusek, Fargo, and Lester McCullough, Elgin; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Ervin, Phoenix, Ariz.; and four sisters, Freda Sprecher, New Leipzig, Milinda Sprecher, Newburg, Ore., Ella Aherns, Portland, Ore., and Wilhelmina Sandau, Stockton, Calif. (Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Elgin)
Dawn Chesrow
CARSON -- Dawn Chesrow, 56, Bismarck, died Oct. 9, 2000, in her home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. MDT Friday at First Presbyterian Church, Carson, with burial in Carson Cemetery. She is survived by her father, Jack Chesrown, Carson; one brother, Vaughn Chesrown, Carson; and one sister, Lori Cada, LaJunta, Colo. (Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Elgin)
Kenneth G. Dorscher
JAMESTOWN -- Kenneth G. Dorscher, 81, Jamestown, died Oct. 10, 2000, in the Jamestown nursing home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with burial in Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown. He is survived by his wife, Frances; two sisters, Mabel Jacobson, Avoca, Iowa, and Lola Knudson, Walnut, Iowa. (Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown)
Marlys Hanson
RUGBY -- Marlys Hanson, 58, Rugby, died Oct. 9, 2000, in Apache Junction, Ariz. Arrangements are pending at Eastgate Funeral Service.
