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Aagot Olson
GARRISON -- Aagot Olson, 100, Garrison, formerly of Benedict, died March 10, 2001, in a Garrison care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Concordia Lutheran Church, Benedict. Further arrangements are pending with Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison.
Robert Packard
NEW ROCKFORD -- Robert L. Packard, 71, New Rockford, died March 10, 2001, in a Carrington health center. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. today at American Legion Club Room, New Rockford.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley; four daughters, Cheryl Gabbert, Sartell, Minn., Cindy Toben, Clear Lake, S.D., Connie Van Den Einde, St. Louis Park, Minn., and Christi Packard, New Rockford; two sons, Craig, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Calvin, Pemberton, N.J.; five grandsons; one brothers, Alvin Baker, Crystal River, Fla.; and one sister, Inez Damson, Havre, Mont. (Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford)
Audrey Rudy
STRASBURG -- Audrey M. Rudy, 87, Strasburg, died March 9, 2001, in the Linton hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, Linton. Burial will be in the city cemetery.
She is survived by two sons, Gordon, Mandan, and David, Knoxville, Iowa; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Owen Venaas, Portland, Ore.; and two sisters, Eleanor McInerney, Denver, Colo., and Elaine Neidhart, Richardton. (Myers Funeral Home, Linton)
George Vetsch
FILLMORE -- George R. Vetsch, 88, Fillmore, died March 9, 2001, in a Harvey medical center. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Esmond. Burial will be held in the spring in St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery, Fillmore.
He is survived by two daughters, Ann Hagel, Washburn, and Jeanette Bray, Mahnomen, Minn.; six sons, Fred, Esmond, Daniel, Bath, S.D., John, Coleharbor, Henry, Brookings, S.D., Kenneth, Fillmore, and Richard, Rugby; 34 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; and one brother, Steve, Redmond, Ore. (Nelson Funeral Home, Esmond)
Joyce Weisenburger
Joyce M. Weisenburger died March 11, 2001, at her home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, with the Rev. Keith Odney officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at Eastgate Funeral Service.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to the American Heart Association, 2345 Rolling Drive, Bismarck, N.D. 58501.
Jason Andes
JAMESTOWN -- Jason Andes, 26, Jamestown, formerly of Parshall, died March 8, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Lucky Mound Lutheran Church, rural Parshall. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his parents, Robert Jr. and Sharon, Parshall; two sisters, Jeanette Ryan, Parshall, and Suezette Taylor, LaJunta, Colo.; and his grandparents, Robert and Olive Andes Sr. and Florence Firley, all of Parshall. (Johnson Funeral Home, Parshall)
Milbert Boschee
ZEELAND -- Milbert D. Boschee, 76, Zeeland, died March 7, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church, Zeeland. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Arlene; two sons, Floyd, Valley City, and Dale, Aberdeen, S.D.; three daughters, Rebecca Sheldon, Las Vegas, Nev., Sharon Boschee, Grand Forks, and Julie Boschee, Colorado Springs, Colo.; eight grandchildren; and three brothers, Ervin, Sacramento, Calif., Thomas, Zeeland, and Eugene, Minneapolis, Minn. (Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Wishek)
Leslie Buchholz
DRISCOLL -- Leslie E. Buchholz, 67, Driscoll, died March 9, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan, with the Rev. Jeff Tengesdahl officiating. Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, and from 9 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at Perry Funeral Home.
Les was born May 6, 1933, in Elgin, to Gust and Pauline (Kost) Buchholz and attended rural school in Hettinger County. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served from 1954 until 1956 and was stationed at Fort Knox, Ky. He married JoAnne Mees March 12, 1955, in Mott. They had two children, Scott and Susan. While living in Mott, they owned the Cannonball Pony Farm. Les was active in the community as a volunteer fireman, 4-H leader and was recognized as the Jaycees Man of the Year.
In 1969 Les and JoAnne moved to Bismarck. Les owned and operated Port-A-Feeder Sales in Mandan until 1982. He then operated Horseshoe Western Wear with his daughter until 1995. He retired to a hobby farm in Driscoll with Cheri Dorgan, his loving partner in his final years. Les greatly enjoyed spending time with his family, auction sales and tending his exotic animals.
He is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Leanne, Buffalo, Minn.; one daughter, Susan Buchholz, Bismarck; three grandchildren, Danyell Buchholz, Amber Poland and Aaron Buchholz, Buffalo, Minn.; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Reuben and Janet, Dickinson, Marvin and Berna, Bismarck, and Dennis and Pam, New Salem; seven sisters and four brothers-in-law, Violet Rokusek and Irene Jewell, both of New Salem, Lenora and Lloyd Metzger, Park City, Mont., Rosie and Tony Bussman, Tucson, Ariz., Carol and Stan Friedt, Rapid City, S.D., and Janice Froelich, and Margie Argetsinger and Jose Pimentel, all of Portland, Ore, and their families.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Marilyn Clendenen
RHAME -- Marilyn E. Clendenen, 60, Rhame, died March 9, 2001, in the Dickinson hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MST Monday at Bowman Lutheran Church, Bowman. Burial will be held at a later date in Tuttle Cemetery, Rhame.
She is survived by her husband, Robert; two sisters, Vivian Martinson, Rhame, and Jeannette Wilkins, Rapid City, S.D.; and one brother, David Kitzan, Dickinson. (Krebsbach Funeral Service, Bowman)
Beatrice Eckroth
Beatrice Eckroth, 99, Mandan, died March 10, 2001, in a Mandan care center. Arrangements are pending with Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan.
Norris Erickson
GRENORA -- Norris K. Erickson, 81, Grenora, died March 9, 2001, in a Williston medical center. Arrangements are pending with Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston.
Cade Horner
SELBY, S.D. -- Cade Alvin Horner, infant son of David and Jennifer (Reis) Horner, Selby, S.D., was born March 9, 2001, and died March 10, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Private family services will be held at a later date.
He is survived by his parents; three brothers, Dallas, Bryce and Jason, all of Selby; and his grandparents, Johanna Horner, Linton, John and Bernie Reis, Bismarck; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. (Myers Funeral Home, Linton)
June Isaacson
WILLISTON -- June Isaacson, 87, Williston, died March 9, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Faith United Methodist Church, Williston. Further arrangements are pending with Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston.
Ernest Johnson
ROLLA -- Ernest W. Johnson, 79, Rolla, died March 8, 2001, in a Fargo medical center. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rolla. Burial will be held in the spring in Mountain View Cemetery, rural Rolla.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; three daughters, Marie Diane Hallada, Fargo, Mae Murphy, Rolla, and Marcia Karnopp, Rupert, Idaho; one son, Micheal, New Salem; nine grandchildren; and his mother, Lena Johnson, Rolla. (Niewoehner Funeral Home, Rolla)
Vera Johnson
MOBRIDGE, S.D. -- Vera Johnson, 75, Mobridge, S.D., formerly of Pollock, S.D., died March 10, 2001, in a Mobridge care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pollock Lutheran Church, Pollock. Further arrangements are pending with Myers Funeral Home, Linton.
Pat Koenig
GARRISON -- Pat Koenig, 70, Garrison, died March 9, 2001, in the Garrison hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Garrison High School. Cremation is taking place. Further arrangements are pending with Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison.
Harold Larson
BRECKENRIDGE, MINN. -- Harold Larson, 86, Breckenridge, Minn., formerly of Lisbon, died March 9, 2001, in a Breckenridge care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Lisbon. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon.
He is survived by his wife, Madeline; two sons, Gene, Chandler, Ariz., and Jim, Breckenridge; one daughter, Myrna Jones, Dumfries, Va.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Allen, Zephychills, Fla.; and one sister, Alice Adams, Bismarck. (Armstrong Funeral Home, Lisbon)
Johanna Moch
STEELE -- Johanna Moch, 94, Steele, formerly of Braddock, died March 8, 2001, in a Steele care center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Katherine's Catholic Church, Braddock. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
She is survived by three daughters, Isabel Beddow, Ozark, Ark., Carol Brieman, Port Washington, Wisc., and Donna Silvernagel, Bismarck; one son, Alex, Braddock; 19 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Ann Moch, Oakes, Barbara Eberle, Auburn, Wash., and Helen Dosch, Aberdeen, S.D. (Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Napoleon)
James Spilman
James Spilman, 83, Bismarck, died March 9, 2001, in a local hospital. Services will be held at noon Monday at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, with the Rev. Thomas E. Kramer officiating. Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 9 p.m. today at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, where a rosary vigil will be held at 8 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
James Spilman was born Dec. 10, 1917, in New Rockford, the son of Franklin and Sadie (Byron) Spilman. He attended grades one through 11 at the Catholic Academy in New Rockford and graduated in 1932 from New Rockford Public High School. Jim worked for a year at the family farm in Sandstone, Minn., with his father and grandfather Pete Spilman.
Jim attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks until he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942. He served for four years, finishing as a staff sergeant with the 98th Field Hospital in Japan. He returned to complete a B.S. degree in commerce in 1947.
He started his 33-year career with Job Service N.D. with assignments in the New Rockford and Devils Lake offices. In 1950, he was promoted to district manager in Riverdale for the construction of the Garrison Dam. There he met Juliann Zirbes. They were married Aug. 22, 1955, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Jim and Juliann started their family while in Valley City. They moved to Bismarck in 1963. He retired as a labor market analyst from state office in 1980.
Jim remained in Bismarck after his retirement and worked to compile family genealogical and historical information. He was active in his parish, serving as an usher and on fund-raising drives.
Jim enjoyed travel, tinkering in the garage and pursuing spiritual studies. He will be remembered as outgoing, friendly and good-humored. He embodied strong family values.
Jim was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and a fourth degree member of Knights of Columbus. He was also involved in the Elks, Eagles and American Legion.
He is survived by one daughter, Kathleen Spilman, Chicago, Ill.; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Patrick and Amy, Bismarck, Timothy and Kelly, Mandan, and John, Elmhurst, Ill.; and seven grandchildren, Sarah and Katherine Spilman, both of Bismarck, and Alexander, Eileen, Eric, Dale and Juliann Spillman, all of Mandan.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Juliann; his parents; and one infant brother, Joseph Jay.
The family prefers memorials to North Dakota Veterans Cemetery.
