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Katie Schauer
MCCLUSKY -- Katie Schauer, 90, McClusky, died March 23, 2001, in the Turtle Lake hospital. Arrangements are pending at Goetz Funeral Home, Turtle Lake.
Sonja Sperle
NAPOLEON -- Sonja M. Sperle, 59, Napoleon, died March 22, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Napoleon, with burial in the church cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Anton; one son, Charles, Napoleon; one daughter, Sarah Miesen, Barnesville, Minn.; six brothers, Jim Banish, Fargo, Paul Banish, St. Louis, Mo., Clarence Banish, Wheatland, Wyo., John Banish and Dana Banish, both of Cayuga, and Bob Banish, Milnor; two sisters, Shirley Jawaski, Adrian, and Marie Kempel, Bismarck; and one grandson. (Dahlstrom Funeral Home, Napoleon)
Bonnie Zempel
Bonnie Zempel, 58, Mandan, died March 21, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital following a lengthy battle with cancer. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Charles Axness officiating. Committal services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Sims Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, where a service of remembrance will begin at 7 tonight. Visitation will continue at the church one hour before services.
Bonnie Gustafson was born Jan. 15, 1943, at Richardton, the daughter of Elmer and Laura (Fuchs) Gustafson. Raised in Marshall and Almont, she married Ray "Buck" Zempel on Nov. 18, 1960, at Almont.
Bonnie was above all a most gracious and helpful giver, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, aunt and friend. In many ways she was a second mother to her daughter-in-law, and most particularly, to the grandchildren she held so dear. A fun-loving person, she enjoyed good times immensely and made the very best of the bad. Perhaps this, along with her sparkling personality was why children and adults were drawn to her as though she were a magnet. Usually up for most any new adventure, she was always ready to be the family planner and organizer. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
She is survived by her husband, Buck; one son, Marty, and his wife, Faye; their two children, Desaree and Cody, all of Mandan; her parents, Elmer and Laura Gustafson, Dickinson; six sisters and brothers-in-law, Jackie and Jack Walker, Bismarck, Patty and Bud Olson, Dickinson, Sharon and DuWayne Anner, Colorado Springs, Colo., Judy and Idar Handegard, Almont, Nancy and Dave Dvorak, Fargo, and Candy and Stuart Olson, Redwood City, Calif.; one brother, Roger Gustafson, Dickinson; her foster granddaughter, Marisa Silva; a very special friend, Peg Reuther; and many nieces and nephews.
Her brothers, Donald and Bruce Gustafson; her sister, Ginger Gustafson Peterson; and her sister-in-law, Suzanne Morey Gustafson, preceded her in death.
Bonnie's family prefer memorials to Make a Wish Foundation or American Cancer Society.
Lydia Bodewin
GOODRICH -- Lydia Bodewin, 90, Goodrich, died March 23, 2001, in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Goodrich, with burial in Goodrich Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. today and 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday at Hertz Funeral Home, McClusky.
Lydia Hornbacher was born Jan. 1, 1911, on the family farm near Denhoff. Lydia was the daughter of Reinhold and Sophie (Brennise) Hornbacher. She grew up on a farm near Denhoff and attended school in Denhoff. Lydia married William Bodewin on June 2, 1934, in McClusky. They lived and farmed in the Denhoff and Goodrich areas. They moved into Goodrich in 1967. William died on Jan. 11, 1985. More recently Lydia lived in the Sheridan Memorial Home, McClusky, and the Prairieview Nursing Home in Underwood. She had just entered Bismarck Baptist Home after having suffered from a recent illness.
Lydia loved her flowers and garden. She took so much pride in her yard in Goodrich that she once received a yard beautification award sponsored by Sheridan County. Lydia was a member of First Baptist Church, Goodrich, Denhoff Homemakers and Goodrich Senior Citizens.
Lydia is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, June and Allen Reiswig, Bismarck; one son and daughter-in-law, David and Phyllis Bodewin, Happy, Texas; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one sister, Alice Kline, Anaconda, Mont.; and two brothers, Roy Hornbacher, Harvey, and Donald Hornbacher, Anaconda.
Lydia was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and six brothers, Robert, Leo, Alvin, Harold, Melvin and Richard.
William Carrick
William F. Carrick, 94, Mandan, died March 24, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at American Lutheran Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Norman Beighley officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. today at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan. There will be no visitation at the church.
William was born Sept. 21, 1906, on the family farm near New Salem, the son of William J. and Amalia (Nagel) Carrick. The son of a farmer and coal miner, he grew up in the New Salem area. He taught country school for four years, beginning when he was 19. After his years as a teacher, he attended a Bismarck business college, where he also taught some of the classes. He won many awards and made hundred of life-long friends in the 15 years he worked as a salesman for Davis Chevrolet, before and after World War II. During the war years, he worked as an accountant for Boeing Aircraft Corp. He married Frances Hamel on Jan. 17, 1942. In 1950, Bill started Mandan Transfer and Storage, which he owned and operated on Main Street in Mandan. His son, Ron, joined him in 1974, but Bill continued working there until he was in his eighties.
Bill loved hunting, fishing and working with dogs and horses. Driving a North Dakota gravel road and enjoying the views was a particular joy for him. He was deeply at home in the countryside. He thought Bill and Ann, his grandchildren, were the greatest thing since vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Ann's husband, Jason was also very popular, especially after the first time he cooked some freshly caught walleye. Grandson Bill's friend from Seattle was another favorite and he was looking forward to her next visit in May. For several years after Frances died, he enjoyed the companionship of his buddy, a West Highland White Terrier, Tory. Bill was a gentleman and a helpful friend. He usually had a ready quip to enliven a conversation. He was a father who filled us with pride.
Bill is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Mary, Mandan; his grandchildren, Bill Carrick, Seattle, and Ann Kirschmeier and her husband, Jason, Mandan; and his sister, Mollie Leach, New Salem.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances, who died on Jan. 17, 1996; and his elder sisters, Adebelle Mumby and Ella Leach.
Russell Christianson
JAMESTOWN -- Russell C. Christianson, 82, Jamestown, died March 23, 2001, in a Mesa, Ariz. hospital. Arrangements are pending at Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Phyllis Connolly
Phyllis Connolly, 72, Bismarck, died March 22, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital after an extended illness. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at McCabe United Methodist Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Art Scanson officiating. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery, Killdeer, at 1:30 p.m. MST.
Visitation will be from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday at Eastgate Funeral Service, and will continue at the church one hour before services.
Phyllis Fern Keller was born Feb. 11, 1929, at Beulah, the daughter of Willie and Clara (Heihn) Keller. She married her lifelong soul mate, James L. Connolly on Feb. 14, 1953, in Bismarck. They made their homes in Golden Valley and Dunn Center before moving to Bismarck in the mid-1980s. Mr. Connolly died on Aug. 5, 1989.
Mrs. Connolly was active in local, state and national Republican politics, serving in many offices, including president of the North Dakota Federation of Republican Women from 1989-1990 and most recently as chaplain of the Burleigh County Republican Women. She served on the state presidential campaign committees for Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and George Bush, as well as being actively involved in the campaigns of several North Dakota senatorial, congressional and gubernatorial candidates.
Mrs. Connolly was a well-known figure at the State Capitol where she worked as a state legislative employee in many capacities for 11 sessions from 1971 through 1997. From 1959-1960, she led the North Dakota Cowbelles and later, in 1972, served as president of the American National Cowbelles as well. She was also active in the American Red Cross, serving in several state and regional positions, and in the American Cancer Society. She recently was appointed as a trustee of the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame and as a member of the Milk Marketing Board of North Dakota.
Mrs. Connolly also belonged to the Bismarck Elks Club.
Her deep love and devotion to her family and friends was clearly evident to all who knew here, especially to her sisters and brothers, children and grandchildren. She will forever be deeply missed.
She is survived by one son, James Michael Connolly and his wife, Janet, Golden Valley; one daughter, Sheila Mainous and her husband, Greg, Brandon, Fla.; four grandchildren, James Connolly, Dunn Center, Hugh Connolly, Bozeman, Mont., Jessica Eckroth and her husband, Bill, Mandan, and Cortney Menendez and her husband, George, Key West, Fla.; one great-granddaughter, Katelyn Elizabeth Menendez; nine sisters and four brothers-in-law, Lorraine Gallagher, Jamestown, Lucille and Phillip Harju, Spring Church, Penn., Arlane Kennison, Jamestown, Donna Carufel, Bismarck, Marilyn and Dan Schuette, Fargo, Bette and Richard Fockler, Bismarck, Carol Mehloff, Charlotte, N.C., Ramona and Don Meidinger, Fargo, and Judi Wetsch, Bismarck; one brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Hope Keller, Bismarck; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; and one sister, Doris Tidball, Bismarck.
Peter Deichert, Sr.
FLASHER -- Peter Deichert, Sr., 83, Flasher, died March 25, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Arrangements are pending with Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan.
Roseann Dworshak
Roseann Dworshak, 72, Crookston, Minn., formerly of Bismarck, died March 23, 2001, in a Crookston care center. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Assembly of God Church, Crookston, with burial in Oakdale Cemetery, Crookston.
She is survived by one daughter, Debra Aronson, Grand Rapids, Minn.; two sons, Kent Bushard and Rodney Bushard, both of Crookston; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one sister, Elizabeth Sprynczynatyk, Bismarck. (Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home, Crookston)
Thomas Devlin
Thomas J. Devlin, 58, Bismarck, died March 24, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Arrangements are pending at Eastgate Funeral Service.
Trinity Dwarf
Trinity Sage Dwarf, the baby of Chandler and McKay Louise Dwarf, Thief River Falls, Minn., was stillborn March 22, 2001, in Thief River Falls. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. today at the Dwarf Family Cemetery, rural Fort Yates. (Perry Funeral Home, Mandan)
Ruth Guenther
JAMESTOWN -- Ruth Guenther, 90, Rapid City, S.D., died March 23, 2001, in a Rapid City hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Jamestown.
She is survived by three daughters, LaVerne Braaten, Jamestown, Marjoline Self, Rapid City, and Ardis McKenzie, Courtenay; one son, Jerald, Wasilla, Alaska; one sister, Eleanor Myers, Springfield, Ore.; 21 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. (Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown)
Lena Hager
HARVEY -- Lena P. Hager, 94, Harvey, died March 24, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Harvey. Further arrangements are pending at Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey.
Charles Holkup
Charles Holkup, 84, Bismarck, died March 25, 2001, in his home. Arrangements are pending at Bismarck Funeral Home.
Donald Newman
FESSENDEN -- Donald Newman, 73, Fessenden, died March 24, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Concordia Lutheran Church, Fessenden. Further arrangements are pending at Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden.
