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Homer D. Chesrown
August 18, 1922 - April 15, 2012
Lark, North Dakota
Homer Chesrown, age 89 of rural Lark, passed away on April 15, 2012 at MedCenter One in Bismarck.
The funeral service for Homer will be held at 2:00pm MT Friday, April 20, 2012 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Carson.
Pastor Rose Trenbeath will officiate with burial in the Carson cemetery.
Special music will be provided by Tana Zimmerman, organist and Kim Heil, soloist.
Serving as casketbearers are Cody Chesrown, Dean Danzeisen, Dean Diehl, Russell Becker, Brendon Becker, and Ralph Hanson Jr. All friends and neighbors are considered honorary bearers.
HOMER DARWIN CHESROWN was born on the family farm west of Lark, ND on August 18, 1922, the son of William and Christina (Emerson) Chesrown.
He attended Carl School #3 near Lark and then the Thane School.
Homer graduated from Carson High School in 1940 and then attended college in Grand Forks.
He then took over the family farm due to the death of his father.
On April 7, 1951, he was united in marriage to Anna Mortenson at Lark. They farmed and ranched together until the death of Anna on April 6, 2009.
They were married
one day short of 58 years. They loved restoring old furniture together.
Homer was one of the founders of the Carson Horseshoe Club. His partner was good friend and neighbor Dan Christensen.
Homer was president of the club for 43 years. He also sold Conklin and Baldwin filters for 35 years.
Homer is survived by three children, Arlene (Harmon) Running, Crosby, ND; Darwin (Doreen) Chesrown, Turtle Lake, ND; Wayne Chesrown, Lark, ND; grandchildren, Sheri (Saul) Maier, Christina Running, Cody Chesrown, and Travis Running, and five great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Anna, three brothers, Frank, George, and Charley Chesrown, and sister, Ellen Danzeisen, and an infant great granddaughter, Elizabeth Maier.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Carson.
Jake Nelson
February 2, 1922 - January 3, 2013
Hettinger, North Dakota
Funeral Services for Lester Gene "Jake" Nelson, 90, of Hettinger, ND will be Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Centennial Chapel of Evanson Jensen Funeral Homes in Hettinger.
Rev. Jerry Erickson will officiate. Burial will be on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 3:00 p.m CT at the North Dakota Veterans cemetery south of Mandan, ND.
Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, January 7, at the Centennial Chapel and one hour prior to the funeral on Tuesday afternoon.
Lester "Jake" Gene Nelson was born on February 2, 1922, in rural North Dakota (Adams County) to Carl and Lizzie Nelson.
He graduated from Hettinger High School in 1941.
In 1942 he was drafted into the US Army and served in the South Pacific as a Sergeant in the 129th Infantry Regiment.
While serving in World War II, he earned two Bronze Stars.
Upon returning from the military after the war ended, Jake began farming with his dad.
In March of 1955, he married
Frances Dokken.
They lived north of Lemmon and went on to raise a family of five children.
Jake was a steward of the land and dedicated his entire life to farming and ranching until two years ago when they moved to Hettinger to be closer to medical facilities.
When not farming and ranching, Jake enjoyed fishing, hunting, baseball (his favorite team was the Brooklyn now Los Angeles Dodgers), horseshoes, pool, playing cards, reading and spending time with his family.
Jake was recently honored as an active member in the Mott American Legion for fifty-five years.
Jake passed away peacefully at home in Hettinger, North Dakota on January 3, 2013.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Lizzie Nelson, two brothers, Clifford "Cliff" and Robert "Bob" Nelson and two sisters, Marian Olson and Vera Skjordal, a granddaugher, Kaya Huling and a grandson, Tucker Smith.
Jake is survived by his wife Frances, four sons Steve (Marte), Billings MT, Dennis, Philip, SD, Mark, Mobridge, SD, Russell (Becky), Lemmon, SD and daughter Diane (Don), Denver, CO; ten grandchildren Stephanie Morrison, Boston, MA, Staci Knuths, Glendive, MT, Zane Nelson, Casper WY, Heather Nelson, Quinn, SD, Dane Nelson, Philip, SD, Cheyenne Russell, Tillamook, OR, Sage Nelson, Tillamook, OR, Jesse Crouch, Dickinson, ND, Sara Baumeister, Denver, CO and Joe Smith, Denver, CO; six great-grandchildren, Keegan and Kaden Russell, Tillamook, OR, Allie and Natalie Kjerstad, Quinn, SD, Henry Morrsion, Boston, MA and LaBron Nelson, Sacramento, CA; one sister Goldie Dresden, Fresno, CA and one sister-in-law Carole Gaugler, Denver, CO
Lyle Duane Witt
January 7, 1951 - May 1, 2013
Hettinger, North Dakota
Funeral services for Lyle Witt, age 62, of Hettinger, ND, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Lemmon, SD.
Rev. John Irwin and Chaplain David Peterson will officiate with burial to follow in the Greenhill cemetery in Lemmon, SD.
Special music will be provided by Marilyn Willey, pianist.
Serving as casketbearers are Mike Johnson, Keith Wolff, John Jahner, Dennis Guenther, Jerry Ostle, Chad Chadwick, Kenny Chadwick, Jody Witt and Josh Stang.
All of Lyle's friends and family are considered honorary casketbearers.
Lyle Duane Witt was born on January 7, 1951 in Elgin, ND, to Robert and Leola (Crow) Witt.
Lyle grew up on the Witt Farm southeast of Lodgepole, SD, with his five brothers and one sister, Jim Witt, Joyce (Witt) Bauman, Dan Witt, Tom Witt, Mike Witt and Jerry Witt.
Lyle attended grade school at the Carr School and graduated from Hettinger High School in 1969.
Following his graduation, Lyle attended college in Denver, CO, for a short period of time, then moving to Mississippi to do custom harvesting.
While in Mississippi, he met and married
Ann (McCool-Witt) Munro.
Lyle and Ann were blessed with five children, Robert Aaron Witt (deceased), Johnny Duane Witt, Jason Lyle Witt, Jody Ann Witt and Jeffrey Robert Witt.
Lyle worked at farming and ranching in the later 1970's, moving his family to Lemmon, SD, in 1976, purchasing the Harold Crow Family home and working for the City of Lemmon.
In 1981 Lyle joined the oil field business moving to Watford City, ND.
From there, Lyle managed an oil business in the states of Colorado, Utah and Texas.
In 1991 Lyle and his family moved to Hettinger, ND, after retiring from the oil business.
Lyle was employed and lived in Hettinger until owning and operating his trucking business in 2005, which took him cross country.
Wanting to be closer to his children and grandchildren, Lyle sold his truck in 2011 and was employed with CC Flooring and Backyard Mechanics until his passing on May 1, 2013.
Lyle passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.
He is survived by his mother, Leola Witt, Hettinger, ND; three sons, Johnny Witt, Jason Witt and Jeff (Valerie) Witt, all of Hettinger, ND; one daughter, Jody Witt, Williston, ND; 16 grandchildren; one great granddaughter; three brothers, Dan Witt, Sioux Falls, SD, Tom (Brenda) Witt, Marion, SD and Jerry (Kristie) Witt, Lemmon, SD; one sister, Joyce (Duane) Bauman, Rock Springs, WY; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lyle was preceded in death by one son, Robert Aaron Witt; his father, Robert Witt; two brothers, Jim and Mike Witt; and two nieces, Angela and Amy Witt.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. followed by a family service at 7:00 p.m. all at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
A memorial has been established.
Oray Thomas Austin
January 12, 1908 - June 1, 2013
Hettinger, North Dakota
Oray Austin, 105 years old, of Hettinger, ND passed away peacefully at the Western Horizon's Care Center in Hettinger, ND on June 1, 2013.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hettinger Lutheran Church.
Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate and burial will follow at the Hettinger cemetery.
Visitations will be from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the Centennial Chapel of Evanson Jensen Funeral Homes and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday morning.
Oray Thomas Austin was born January 12, 1908 in Strasburg, North Dakota.
The family moved several times and eventually bought a farm outside of Mott, ND.
He met and married
Eileen Duncanson there in 1930 and moved to the ranch owned by his father-in-law, L.V. Duncanson, Northeast of Hettinger.
The family moved to Burbank, California in 1934 because of the drought.
Oray worked for several different companies there including Lockheed Aircraft where he was the checkout electrician for the B-17 bomber.
In 1944 his father-in-law asked him to come back to help with the ranch as well as several grain elevators including Mott Mill and Grain and the L.V. Duncanson elevator in Hettinger.
The family moved to Hettinger and he has remained there ever since.
In 1950, Oray and Eileen along with Al and Rita Cors purchased Pepsi-Cola Bottling from Florence Howell and Tony Fuglesten.
They had a long running friendship and partnership and sold the company in 1974.
Oray still had a lot of energy in his 70's, 80's, and 90's and enjoyed working at the family ranch as well as three years at the Sailer ranch.
Oray loved to fish for walleye and spent a significant amount of time in his boat at Shadehill Resorvoir, Lake Sakakawea, and Lake Oahe as well as Canada and Alaska.
In the fall he could be found looking for pheasants.
He also loved to dance and was a faithful follower of The Pearly Shells traveling to wherever they were playing and has been a regular at the Pastime Steakhouse since 1944.
He is a 50 plus year member of the Shriner's and Masons and a pilot since 1950.
He will be missed by his family and friends and we all hope the fishing is good and the band knows how to play Cab Driver.
Oray is survived by his son, Bill (Sherie) Austin, Hettinger, ND; his sister, Margaret Gibson, Glendive, MT; one grandson, Jerry (Jill) Rosenow, Hettinger and four great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and six siblings and one daughter.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Senior Meals Program with the Hettinger Senior Citizens Center.
Mike J. Schiwal
January 30, 1924 - April 4, 2005
Mott, North Dakota
Mass of Christian burial for Mike J. Schiwal Sr, age 81 of Mott, will be 1:00pm Thursday, April 7, at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Mott with Fr. Kuriakose Nediakala and Fr. Dennis Schafer officiating.
Burial will be in St. Vincent's Catholic cemetery at Mott with full military honor afforded by the Taylor-Skartvedt American Legion Post #71 of Mott.
A rosary service will be held on Wednesday evening 7:00pm at St. Vincent's Catholic Church.
Special music will be provided by David and Peggy Crane and Christopher Lutz and Amanda Ellerkamp.
Serving as casketbearers are his grandchildren.
All friends and caregivers are considered honorary bearers.
MIKE JOHN SCHIWAL SR was born January 30, 1924 at Gladstone, ND to Joseph and Kathryn (Huth) Schiwal.
He attended Garden School #2 near his home and at an early age began helping his parents on the family farm.
He was inducted into the U.S. Army on December 27, 1945 and served during WWII in Germany.
Mike was discharged on January 17, 1947 and returned home to the family farm near Gladstone.
He was united in marriage to Georgia Schaff on July 8, 1947 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Gladstone.
From 1947 to 1949, he farmed near Gladstone, from 1949 to 1951 near Amidon, from 1951 to 1956 north of Mott, 1956 to 1958 in the St. Stephen's area north of Mott, and from 1958 to 1964 north of Mott.
He then went to work at Hersrud's Implement in Mott where he assembled farm machinery and drove truck delivering machinery.
In 1987 he retired and continued to live in Mott and due to his failing health, entered the Good Samaritan Nursing Center March 7, 2005.
He passed from this life there early Monday morning April 4, at the age of 81 years, 2 months, 4 days.
He enjoyed watching baseball and rodeos, and reading western paperback books.
His entire life has been centered around caring for his family.
Surviving family members include his 5 sons and daughters-in-law, Mike J. And Genie Schiwal, Bismarck; John and Mel Derrek, Rapid City, SD; Ray and Judy Schiwal, Mott; Dave Schiwal, Mandan; Donny Schiwal, Dickinson; 5 daughters and sons-in-law, Rosalee and Hank Geray, Hillsboro, ND; Linda and Rich Lindemann, Mott; Becky and Dean Lutz, Dickinson; Berny and Brian Kilzer, Jamestown; Michelle and Dion Ottmar, Mott; 17 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, 4 brothers and sisters-in-law, John Schiwal, Salt Lake City, UT; Frank and Shirley Schiwal, Layton, UT; Anton and Martha Schiwal, Dickinson; Paul and Leona Schiwal, Dickinson; 3 sisters and brothers-in-law, Rose and Alois Huschka, Richardton; Katie Huschka, Dickinson; Joanne and Jerry Todd, Omaha, NE, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, Joseph, Carl in infancy, Carl, and 1 grandson, Adam Michael Lindemann.
