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Stanley Moore
North Dakota Farmers Union's fifth president, Stanley M. Moore, suffered a stroke and died Sunday, May 14, in Denver, Colo., at the age of 79.
"Stanley Moore was a legendary leader of NDFU and a long-time employee," said NDFU President Robert Carlson. "Perhaps Stanley's most enduring legacy is a strong state farm organization and the financial wisdom he brought to the Farmers Union business entities and cooperatives. We are saddened by his death and our thoughts are with his family and his extended Farmers Union family."
Moore was NDFU president from May of 1975 to December of 1986. He began his career with Farmers Union in 1946 as an early organizer and insurance representative. Moore's grandfather, Charles C. Talbott, was NDFU's principal organizer and first president.
In 1947, he became a field representative for NDFU. Ten years later, he was named director of cooperative relations and in 1961 became the administrative assistant to then president E.W. Smith. Moore later became secretary-treasurer of the organization, and was appointed president of NDFU in 1975, following the resignation of Smith.
During his tenure as president, Moore spearheaded the building of a new state headquarters building in Jamestown, broadened the financial base of the organization, and led the successful reacquisition bid of National Farmers Union Insurances from Baldwin United in 1985.
Moore devoted more than two decades of his life to National Farmers Union Insurances, having served on its board of directors since 1976.
He was elected NFU vice president in 1980, and re-elected in 1982 and 1984. From 1970 to 1975, he represented NFU on the National Wheat Institute which was responsible for wheat marketing promotion and research, and served as its vice president.
He was appointed to serve no the Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations in 1977 and 1978. In 1983, he was appointed to the Agriculture Options Advisory Committee to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. He also was a special representative on international food policy for NFU to the United Nations' World Food Conference in Rome in 1974. He held positions on a number of boards.
Moore was born at Ellendale, N.D., the son of Stanley Edward and Myrle (Talbott) Moore. He grew up in Dickey County, North Dakota, on his grandparents' farm. His mother died shortly after his birth and in later years, he went to live with his maternal grandparents, Charles and Mary Talbott.
Moore was educated in rural schools in Dickey County through the seventh grade and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1939. He attended North Dakota State University and Jamestown College before entering the U.S. Air Force in 1942. He was stationed in Tinian Island and Iwo Jima as a member of a B-29 bombing crew and flew 33 missions over Japan before his honorable discharge in November 1945.
He married Delores Sense Nov. 23, 1946. She died in March 1999.
He is survived by a daughter, Susan Miller, Denver, Colo.; a son, Gaylan (Elizabeth), Boise, Idaho; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; a son-in-law, Gary Miller; and a sister, Ianza Hagen.
A memorial reception in celebration of Moore's life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Farmers Union state office in Jamestown.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to North Dakota Farmers Union Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 2136, Jamestown, N.D. 58402-2136.
Michele Olauson
Michele "Miki" Olauson, 20, Oriska, N.D., died Friday, June 2, 2000, at Jamestown Hospital, Jamestown, as a result of injuries sustained in a one-car accident north of Jamestown.
Michele Kay Olauson was born Nov. 25, 1979, at Valley City, N.D., the daughter of Robert and Linda (Johnson) Olauson. She grew up near Oriska and graduated from Maple Valley High School in Tower City, N.D., in 1998. She attended Valley City State University. She had just moved to Minot, where she was going to start a new job and attend Minot State University in the fall. She was a 4-H member and Junior leader, and was a member of the Custers Memorial 7th Calvary, the Fort Ransom Sodbusters and F-M Posse Club.
She is survived by her parents, Oriska; three brothers, Mike (Holly) and Matt (Jodi), both Valley City, and Martin, Oriska; her grandmother, Luverne Johnson, Valley City; and a special friend, Virgil Warner, Fingal.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Marvin; two grandfathers; and a grandmother.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Fingal, with the Rev. Kazimierz Kopacz officiating. Arrangements by Peterson-Johnson-Schuldt Funeral Home, Valley City.
Burial: Holy Trinity Cemetery near Fingal.
Emmitt Steig
Emmitt Steig, 74, Williston, N.D., died Friday, June 2, 2000, at Mercy Medical Center, Williston.
Mr. Steig was born March 18, 1926, at Anamoose, N.D., the son of Alex and Freda Steig. He was raised and attended school there and in Drake, N.D. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-46. He married Eunice Schlag Nov. 14, 1948, at Drake. He worked as an electrician until he retired in 1988. He as a member of Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church of Williston, Drake American Legion Post 32 and the Williston VFW.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Wade, Minneapolis, Minn., and Rodney, Williston; and two sisters, Louise Schmidt, Olympia, Wash., and Bernice (Dale) Kalrud, Jamestown.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services: 2 p.m. June 5 Everson Funeral Home, Williston, with the Rev. Morris Kirchhof officiating.
Burial: Drake Cemetery, Drake.
W. Roger Hinger
W. Roger Hinger, 69, Jamestown, died Saturday, June 3, 2000, at his home.
Mr. Hinger was born April 30, 1931, at Woodworth, N.D., the son of William and Sarah (Thiesen) Hinger. As a young child, he lived with his family near Woodworth, attending his first year of school there. The family then moved to a farm north of Pettibone, N.D., where he attended school from the second grade through the eighth grade. He went to Harvey, N.D., where he attended high school at Sheyenne River Academy, graduating in 1949. He attended Union College, Lincoln, Neb., and Walla Walla (Wash.) College, graduating in 1960 with a degree in mechanical engineering. He married Jesse Hanson Aug. 17, 1952, at Jamestown. He went to Wilson, N.C., where he worked for Murphy Body Works. He moved to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1965, where he worked for Dings Magnetic until 1970, when he moved to Denver, Colo., where he was self-employed in construction and contracting. He moved to Pettibone in 1976 and continued working as a self-employed contractor. Throughout his adulthood he also made several trips to Honduras and Guatemala, where he did missionary work, including four years at a school and orphanage. He retired recently due to ill health.
He is survived by his wife; four sons, William (Lynne), Antioch, Tenn., James (Jan), Jamestown, Darrell (Amy), Grand Forks, N.D., and Randall (Elisa), LaVergne, Tenn.; his mother; two brothers, Larry, Montrose, Calif., and Myron, Medina, N.D.; a sister, Sharon Meier, Portland, Ore.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 7, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Jamestown, with Pastor Daniel Rebsomen officiating. Arrangements by Lisko Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Burial: New Home Cemetery, New Home, N.D.
Jack Derheim
Jack Derheim, 81, Callisburg, Texas, died May 27, 2000, at a hospital in Gainesville, Texas.
Mr. Derheim was born Aug. 22, 1918, in McClusky, N.D., the son of John and Rose Derheim. He served his country in World War II as a combat infantry-man, receiving an American Theater Campaign Medal, an EAME Campaign Medal with two Bronze Stars, a Good Conduct Medal, a Victory Ribbon, a Service Stripe and an Overseas Bar. He left the service and later married Gloria June Bruce Nov. 20, 1954. He worked for and was retired from Valenite, Gainesville. He was a member of the Callisburg Church of Christ, Callisburg.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Richard (Rena), Gainesville; two daughters, Betty (Gary) Sandmann, Gainesville, and Rosie (Mark) Westbrook, Callisburg; a brother, Walter, Sun City, Calif.; two sisters, Eva Dodds, Jamestown, and Betty Geier, Bismarck; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services: Held May 31, Clement-Keel Funeral Home, Gainesville.
Burial: Callisburg Cemetery, Callisburg.
Erma Yule
Erma "Virginia" Yule, 80, Enumclaw, Wash., formerly Woodworth, N.D., died Saturday, June 3, 2000, at Evergreen Enumclaw Health Care and Rehab, Enumclaw.
Erma Virginia Bredeson was born April 22, 1920, at Maddock, N.D., the daughter of William Morris and Emma (Hagen) Bredeson. In 1929 the family moved to Wellsburg, N.D., where she grew up and attended school. She worked at a canning plant during World War II. She married Norman Allen Yule Nov. 2, 1944, at Moorhead, Minn. They farmed for 22 years near Woodworth. In 1966 they moved to Enumclaw. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Woodworth. She enjoyed traveling to North Dakota to visit family, crocheting, embroidery, baking and cooking.
She is survived by her husband; a son, Sarles M. (Jane), Enumclaw; two daughters, Deaon (Marlin) Schlager, Minot, N.D., and Gayle (Robert) Boyer, Enumclaw; two sisters, Evelyn (Elmer) Harr, Monetesano, Wash., and Irene (Lester) Thompson, Jamestown; a brother, Kenneth (Esther) Bredeson, Jamestown; a brother-in-law, William Clark, Woodworth; a special friend, Inga Normandin, Maddock, N.D.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Elroy and Floyd; and a sister, Loretta Clark.
Services: 1 p.m. Friday, June 9, American Lutheran Church, Woodworth, with the Rev. Norman Anderson officiating. Arrangements by Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Burial: Gem Cemetery, Woodworth.
Memorials: Jamestown Hospital and Jamestown Hospice, Jamestown.
Duane Zink
Duane "Duke" Lee Zink, 68, Santa Rosa, Calif., formerly Pingree, N.D., died May 29, 2000, at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa.
Mr. Zink was born March 21, 1932, at Carrington, N.D., the son of Sherman and Benita (Gremm) Zink. He grew up at Pingree, graduating from Pingree High School. He attended the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, and graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder. He married Ann Robertson formerly of Jamestown. He retired from the U.S. Air Force and United Airlines as a pilot. He enjoyed fishing, skiing and traveling.
He is survived by his mother, Mesa, Ariz.; two daughters, Dianne Zink, Kona, Hawaii, and Karin (Lou) Gilpe, St. Helena, Calif.; a sister, Jane Trumble, Mesa; and three granddaughters.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Memorial Services: Held Friday, June 2, in Santa Rosa. A memorial service will be held at Pingree at a later date.
Burial: At Pingree at a later date.
Memorials: Dr. Eric Small's Prostate Cancer Research Fund, 2356 Sutter St., San Francisco, Calif. 94115. Checks payable to V.C. Regents.
