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Jeff Jacobson
(February 19, 1958 - November 13, 2011)
Jeffrey D. Jacobson, 53, of Williston, died Sunday, November 13th surrounded by his family at Trinity Hospital in Minot. His death was a result of a work related motor vehicle accident.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 7 p.m. (Central Time) on Thursday, November 17th at the Lutheran Brethren Fellowship Church in Williston. His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. (Mountain Time) on Friday, November 18th at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin, ND. His burial will follow at Zion Lutheran cemetery.
Jeff was born on February 19th, 1958 in Elgin, ND. He graduated from Century High School, Bismarck, in 1978. He moved to Williston in the late eighties and started working for Halliburton shortly thereafter.
Although Jeff was never married
, he enjoyed over 20 years in his wonderful relationship with Madelene Code.
In their time spent together, Jeff was quite the family guy as he regarded Madelene's children, Sara and Scott, as his own.
Most summer weekends were spent boating and waterskiing with them at Trenton Lake and Lake Sakakawea.
Both Sara and Scott regarded Jeff as their loyal friend who was always there for them in their time of need. As adults, they knew that Jeff was Madelene's anchor in her life being ever so constant and reliable.
Their relationship was deep and long-lasting which was testament to Jeff's patience, kindness, and thoughtfulness.
His loyalty to his partner was unwavering and will be greatly missed.
Jeff also loved his mother, Margaret and father, Hugh, and brothers, Mark and Jim, and step-siblings Jon, J.D., and Deb.
He was especially proud of his two nephews Sean and Jeremy.
Jeff had a wonderful relationship with both sets of grandparents as they were very significant in his childhood.
Most recently, Jeff learned the joy of being a grandfather to Sara's daughter, Mirah, age 3.
Despite living far away on the East Coast, Mirah has always been the apple of Jeff's eye. He really looked forward to spending time with her flying his remote control helicopters which she found quite thrilling. Jeff also had many friends from school, and from his 20 years working at Halliburton. He was a loyal, hard working member of the Halliburton team who strived to be the best employee he could be. In short, Jeff was loved by all who were fortunate enough to be in his life. He will be dearly missed and never forgotten.
Jeff loved spending time outdoors with Madelene and their dogs, going on many camping trips together. He especially enjoyed their trips to Montana and the Black Hills of South Dakota. The highlight of his day was walking his dog after work. He found great companionship in his golden retrievers: first, with Baxter and then with Bailey. Jeff also loved working with Madelene on their beautiful property north of Williston. Together they cared for their horses with Jeff taking every opportunity to be on his tractor. During the winter months, Jeff patiently built model cars, airplanes, and boats. And when the time came, he put his great talent to work and built an amazing Victorian doll house for his granddaughter, Mirah. Jeff also enjoyed American history, RC vehicles, boating, snowmobiling, and loved classic cars.
Jeff will be deeply missed by his mother Margaret Haugrose (Fort Benton, MT), father Hugh Jacobson (Bismarck, ND), step-mother Audrey Jacobson (Bismarck, ND), and step-father Boyd Haugrose (Williston, ND); life partner Madelene Code and her son Scott Code (New York City, NY) and her daughter Sara Code-Kroll, son-in-law Nick Kroll, and granddaughter Mirah Kroll (all of Lancaster, PA); brother Jim Jacobson, his wife Sandra, their son Sean, and their son Jeremy and his family (all of Bismarck, ND); step-brother J.D. Haugrose (Williston, ND) and his children Josh and Jayde (Foxholm, ND); step-brother Jon Haugrose, his wife April, and their children Brayden and Kolton (all of Belt, MT), step-sister Deb Haugrose, her partner Ed Hanson, and their children Mike and Mitch (all of Menomonie, WI); many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins. Lastly, he will be deeply missed by his loyal golden retriever, Bailey.
He is preceded in death by his brother Mark Jacobson, grandparents Gene and Melvin Sander Jacobson, and Bertha and Theodore Schadler.
In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate any donations be sent to Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota, Suite 120, 5800 Baker Road, Minnetonka, MN 55345.
Mary Ann Pekas
(Died November 13, 2011)
Funeral services for Mary Ann Pekas, age 77, of Bismarck, ND formerly of Mott, ND will be held at 11:00 a.m. MT on Friday, November 18, 2011 at the Assembly of God Church in Mott, ND. Pastor David Skjoldal will officiate with burial in the Sunnyslope cemetery.
Special music will be provided by Mark and Brenda Frisk. Serving as casketbearers are David and Michael Herner, Joe Morrissette, Kevin and Kerry Oberlander, Ron and Russ Schauer. All relatives and friends are considered honorary bearers.
MARY ANN HERNER was born February 21, 1934 at Mott, ND to Sebastian and Mary (Klein) Herner. She attended Mott Public Schools. Mary Ann was united in marriage to Harvey D. Pekas on February 6, 1951 in Mott, ND. They farmed and ranched together with his parents until they retired. Mary Ann and Harvey purchased and operated the family farm. Harvey passed away on September 28, 2007, and Mary Ann continued to spend her time on the farm and in Dickinson.
In the Fall of 2008 she moved to Dickinson and then purchased a home in Bismarck in July of 2011. Mary Ann passed from this life there on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the age of 77 years, 8 months, and 22 days. She loved gardening and tending to her flowers. She always kept a picture perfect farm yard.
Survivors include one sister, Jackie (Arlen) Oberlander, Mandan, ND; one brother, Kermit (Teddie) Herner, Bismarck, ND; three sisters-in-law, LaVerne (Joe) Morrissette, Bismarck, ND, Elvera (Reiny) Gruebele, Glen Ullin, ND, and Carol Herner, Wilton, ND; one brother-in-law, Lloyd (Kirsten) Pekas, Minnetonka, MN; and 17 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Harvey, and 2 brothers, William and Donald Herner.
Visitation will be on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Mott and one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday morning.
Kenneth E. Olson
(March 8, 1931 - November 11, 2011)
The Memorial Service for Kenneth E. Olson, age 80 of Bowman, formerly of Hettinger, will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at the Centennial Chapel of the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger (former Congregational Church) with Pastor Galen Strand, officiating. Burial will be in the Hettinger cemetery with full military honors afforded by the Johnson-Melary American Legion Post #115 of Hettinger.
KENNETH ELDON OLSON was born on March 8, 1931 to Gaylord and Beulah (Redman) Olson in Hettinger, North Dakota. He was raised on a farm located between Hettinger and Haynes, North Dakota. He attended school in Haynes and graduated from high school in 1949.
On May 29, 1953, Kenny married
Naomi (Marcy) Warbis in the Congregational Church Parsonage in Hettinger. They made their home and raised their family on the farm east of Hettinger. They celebrated 51 years of marriage before Marcy passed away in 2004.
In 1955, he joined the Navy and was stationed in San Diego, California. He was discharged in 1957 but chose to stay in California until 1960, when he decided to return to farm along with his parents. He milked dairy cattle and farmed for the majority of his life.
Kenneth was a member of the Congregational Church, Eagles Club, American Legion and was an active school board member while his children were in school.
He enjoyed playing cards with his family and friends. Many hours were spent playing pinochle, cribbage, whist, hearts or just about any kind of cards you could play. He spent many hours playing racehorse pinochle with his buddies and Marcy. Over the years he had been interested in bowling, fishing and watching the boys on their softball teams. He was an avid Minnesota Twins fan. He really loved any team as long as it wasn't the Yankees.
Kenneth entered Southwest Healthcare Services in Bowman, North Dakota on July 13, 2008, where he happily resided until his death the early morning hours of November 11, 2011.
Grateful for sharing his life are his children Roger (Meda) Warbis of Upton, WY; Diana Kessel of Washugaul, WA; Kim Huber of Pierre, SD; Gaye (Ted) Obroslinski of Great Falls, MT; Jim (Christine) Olson of Ft. Pierre, SD and Lori Longoria of Harvard, NE; 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Marcy; his parents Gaylord and Beulah Olson; three sisters, Anita Jorgenson, Margaret Oberg, Infant Karen and infant brother Eugene.
Emanuel Zimmerman
(July 2, 1916 - November 2, 2011)
Funeral services for Emanuel Zimmerman, age 95, of Elgin, ND will be held at 10:30 a.m. MT on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin. Pastor Edmund Zimmerman will officiate with burial in the Ebenezer cemetery north of Elgin.
Visitation will be held at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, November 4, 2011 and at the church one hour prior to the service on Saturday.
Emanuel Zimmerman was born on July 2, 1916 to Gottlieb and Johanna (Schafer) Zimmerman on a farm north of New Leipzig, ND. He attended rural country school until the eighth grade, and then later went on to get his GED.
Emanuel worked on his parents’ farm throughout his younger years. In 1936 he met the love of his life Lorraine at a school function. He was united in marriage to Lorraine Vetter on June 9, 1940 at the Old Leipzig Ebenezer Church north of Elgin. They farmed in several locations in Grant County until purchasing a place northwest of Elgin in 1951. They farmed and operated a dairy until moving into Elgin in 1969.
Emanuel was a very active member of the community. He was a bus driver, Building Trades Instructor, on the Township Board, School board, Sunday School Teacher and was a quartet member for over 60 years. He enjoyed horses, music, restoring furniture and spending time with his family and friends.
Emanuel and Lorraine moved into Dakota Hills in September of 2006 and into the Jacobson Memorial Care Center in 2010. Emanuel passed away on Wednesday morning, November 2, 2011 at the Jacobson Memorial Care Center in Elgin, ND.
Emanuel is survived by 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Ramona and LeRoy Weikum, Connie and Lee Meyer, all of Elgin, ND; 3 sons and daughters-in-law, Eugene and Tana Zimmerman, Leith, ND; Lloyd and Kathy Zimmerman, Mott, ND; Robert and Karen Zimmerman, Bismarck, ND; 11 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Rubin and Ida Zimmerman, Carson, ND; and one sister, Sarah Luithle, Bismarck, ND.
Emanuel was preceded by his parents, his wife Lorraine; one son, Raymond; three sisters, Johanna Scheerer, Frieda Mehrer and Martha Zimmerman and three brothers, Rudolph, Theodore and Herbert.
Elaine Reinke
(Died October 23, 2011)
Elaine Reinke, age 92 of Moorehead, MN, formerly of Hettinger, passed away on Saturday, October 23, 2011 at the Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN.
The Memorial Service for Elaine will be held at 1:00pm Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at the Hettinger Lutheran Church in Hettinger, ND. Pastor Kathleen Dettmann will officiate with the cremains being buried alongside her husband Gordon at the Hettinger cemetery.
Elaine Weidenhoefer was born on June 17, 1919 on her grandparent's farm near Crookston, MN to the Reverend Ernest and Retta (Durkop) Weidenhoefer. She attended grade school in Elgin and graduated from Elgin High School in 1937.
She attended Christy’s Beauty College in Bismarck, ND where she received her Beautician License. In 1939, she was united in marriage to O. Gordon Reinke at Elgin, ND, with her father officiating. In 1946, Elaine and Gordon moved to Hettinger, ND, where Gordon served as Principal and later Superintendent of Hettinger Public School. In addition to raising three sons, they also ran Reinke’s Studio for many years.
Following Gordon’s death in 1981, Elaine remained in Hettinger, volunteering her time in the community. She formed the group Women Alone to provide a social outlet for widows and other women living alone. Elaine’s volunteer work was recognized and honored on local, regional and state levels. In 1989 and 1997, she was honored as North Dakota Volunteer of the Year.
Elaine loved children and attended many of the Hettinger school activities. She always had candy in her purse to distribute to them. She was known by many in Hettinger as the “Hat Lady”, for her love of beautiful hats.
In 2003 Elaine moved to Eventide Assisted Living Facility, Moorhead, MN to be closer to family in Fargo, ND.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law; sons, Bernnett and Nancy Reinke, Fargo, ND, Rod and Vickie Reinke, Arlington, TX; and Max and Doreen Reinke, Wahpeton, ND; four grandsons, Scott (Angela) Reinke, Fargo, ND, Travis (Julie) Reinke, Burleson, TX, Hunter (Jennifer) Reinke, Mesa, AZ and Ty Reinke, Wahpeton, ND and five great grandchildren, Payton, Alexandra, Logan, Colton and Sierra; and one brother and sister-in-law, Max and Janis Weidenhoefer, Bismarck, ND
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her sister Martha Eisenbarth of Bismarck, ND.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be given to either the O.Gordon and Elaine Reinke Memorial Scholarship or to Women Alone of Hettinger.
Danielle Rose "Dani" Zeller
(May 22, 2002 - January 3, 2012)
Service of Remembrance for Danielle Rose Zeller, 9, of Carson, ND will be Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Carson High School Gym. Rev. Wayne Rouse will officiate and private family burial will follow at a later date in the Leith cemetery. Visitations will be from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin on Friday, Jan. 6 and one hour prior to the service at the gym in Carson on Saturday.
Danielle Rose “Dani” Zeller was born on May 22, 2002 in Bismarck, ND to Kristine Zeller and Danny Clark, of Carson, ND. She had a zest for life and loved her Care Bears and Baby Dolls. Dani had a love for music and especially loved listening to AC/DC, Def Leppard and “hard rock”. Dani enjoyed school and was in the 4th Grade at Carson, ND.
Her classmates and teachers were blessed by her touching their lives in many unique ways. Dani’s abundant laughter, her smile and her zest for life will remain as a “ray of light” to all of those who knew her.
Dani enjoyed watching her uncle, George light fireworks on the 4th of July each year. She loved to watch her classmates play and enjoyed watching Jacob play his video games. Dani would greet all of her classmates and teachers each morning at school and that same smile would return as her Mom, Kristine would pick her up from school. She loved books, especially about Clifford the dog, Curious George and Princess stories. Her favorite color was green.
She seemed to touch deeply every life she came across. Her wonderful nature and great sense of humor will be remembered. Dani enjoyed racing her school buddy, Chase in her wheelchair at school and wanted whoever was pushing her to “go faster!” A favorite event for Dani was the school Christmas Concert. She enjoyed doing the moves and actions along with the music.
Dani’s love for everyone included the “boys”. She was “boy crazy” as some of her teachers know. She would giggle at the sight of Mr. Jones or Mr. Fox.
Her gift of life that she gave to her family, her friends, classmates, teachers and caregivers is truly special in each of their hearts and will be cherished forever.
Dani passed away suddenly on January 3, 2012 at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin with her mother at her side. Her “ray of light” will be forever missed, but not forgotten.
Blessed to have been a part of Dani's ray of light are her parents, Kristine Zeller and Danny Clark, of Carson, ND; her siblings, Josh Clark, Marie (Arron) Woods, Brittny Selstedt and Jacob Selstedt; aunts and uncles, Michelle Wolf Necklace, Norvin Clark, JoAnn (Walter) Czerwinski, George (Annette) Zeller, LuCinda (Eric) Pincince and Marnie (Shannon) Selstedt; her maternal Grandmother, Ethel Zeller, Paternal Grandparents, Gordon and Adela Clark, numerous other family members, many friends and her classmates. Dani was preceded in death by her maternal Grandfather, Albert Zeller and an aunt, Leta Clark.
In lieu of flowers, a Memorial has been established by Dani's family.
Elma Haberstroh
(November 1, 1923 - January 2, 2012)
Funeral services for Elma Haberstroh, age 88, of Carson, ND, will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 6, 2012 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Carson. Pastor Rose Trenbeath will officiate with burial at the Emmaus Congregational Church northwest of Carson.
Elma Luella Tetzloff was born on November 1, 1923 at Glen Ullin, ND, the 2nd of 14 children born to Gustav and Paulina (Freiz) Tetzloff. She was raised on the family farm near the Heart River south of Glen Ullin. She attended a rural country school. Following her schooling she began working at the hotel and restaurant in Mott, ND.
Upon the return of Herbert Haberstroh from WWII, Elma and Herbert, went to Baker, MT and were united in marriage on May 21, 1945. With Elma’s mother’s passing, Elma and Herbert adopted Elma’s youngest sister, Polly, and raised her as their own child. Three more children were born to this union, Curtis, Karen and Terry. After their marriage, they lived on Herbert’s parents place north of Burt for one year before moving 2 miles south to their own place. They resided there until 1958 when they then purchased a farm southwest of Leith, ND. In 1982 they retired and moved into Carson.
Elma remained active in Community activites. She raised a big garden and would can all of the vegtables that her garden would produce. She was always particular about her yard and had many flower beds and potted plants. She was a member of Emmaus Congregational Church where she taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of the Dorcas Church Circle. Through the years she was a member of Homemakers and volunteered as a 4-H leader and helped with Hair Care at Dakota Hills. She loved to sew and quilt and made many quilts for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
In August of 2011 Elma moved into the Manor in Carson, but only after finding the right couple to purchase her home.
Elma passed away on Monday evening, January 2, 2012 at the Jacobson Memorial Care Center in Elgin.
She is survived by her two sons and daughter-in-law, Terry and Bethany Haberstroh, Leith, ND and Curtis Haberstroh, Yreka, CA; one daughter, Karen Haberstroh-Bailey, Bozeman, MT and her special friend, Jim Gappert, Fairbanks, AK; five grandchildren, Kevin (Theresa) Haberstroh, Haiku, HI, Matthew Bailey, Bozeman, MT, Elizabeth (Liz) Bailey, Missoula, MT, David Haberstroh, Jamestown, ND, Akriti Haberstroh, Leith, ND; two great-grandchildren, Logan and Naia Haberstroh, Haiku, HI; two brothers and four sisters-in-law, Ruben Tetzloff, Bismarck, ND, Alvin and Renee Tetzloff, The Dalles, OR, Betty Tetzloff, Purcellvilla, VA, Leona Tetzloff, Bismarck, ND and Theresa Tetzloff, Cody, WY; three sisters and three brothers-in-law, Rosemary and Emily Gunsch, Bismarck, ND, Bob and Ann Zocolle, Santa Cruz, CA, Anita Welsh, Sandy, UT and Del Dalke, Powell, WY; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Herbert Haberstroh; four brothers, Art Tetzloff, Frederick Tetzloff, Reinhardt Tetzloff and Raymond Tetzloff; and four sisters, Arlene Ingalls, Adeline Dalke, Evelyn Sodervick and Pauline Earls.
Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin.
A memorial has been established.
Albert L. Rivinius
(February 15, 1916 - December 28, 2011)
Funeral services for Albert Rivinius, age 95 of Elgin, will be held at 10:30 am MT, Monday, January 2, 2012 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin. Pastor Hazel Behrens will officiate with burial will be in Hope Congregational cemetery.
A family service will be held at 7:00pm on Sunday evening at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin.
Serving as casketbearers are Ryan, Josh, Jay, Todd, Allen, and Dennis Rivinius, Jim Maier, Mark and Guy Dobitz. Serving as honorary casketbearers are his granddaughters, LaRae McTaggert, Kandi Trace, Traci Bruha, and Kathy Haynes, and all of Albert’s great and great-great grandchildren.
A memorial has been established.
ALBERT L. RIVINIUS was born on February 15, 1916 in Elgin, ND at the Rivinius homestead to Jacob and Pauline (Heim) Rivinius. He attended country school south of Elgin and helped on the family farm.
On October 15, 1939, he was united in marriage to Tillie Schulz at Arthur, ND. To this union they were blessed with three sons, Ronnie, Larry, and Douglas. Albert took over the family farm and went into the trucking business.
His wife Tillie passed away on February 8, 1956.
On July 3, 1960, Albert was united in marriage to Leata Molm. To this family came the addition of, Claudia. Albert and Leata continued to farm and ranch and enjoyed rodeoing as a family.
Albert was a member of the United Methodist Church in Elgin, the Elgin Saddle Club where served as its first president, and the Grant County Fair Board for 30 years. He also served on the Water Resource Board during which the Sheep Creek and Raleigh Dam were built, the Mandan Elks, and the North Dakota Stockman’s Association. Since 1957, Albert was very active in the Elgin Lions Club. He was a charter member of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Albert also enjoyed golfing and maintaining the Elgin Golf Course. He served in the State of North Dakota for 12 years in the House of Representatives.
Albert and Leata spent 23 winters in Arizona after their retirement. His wife Leata passed away on May 10, 1999. Albert entered Dakota Hills housing Elgin on June 6, 2007. He enjoyed living there and the people who worked there. Albert enjoyed a good game of cards, going to church, visiting with people, and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.
Albert passed away on Wednesday evening, December 28, 2011 at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin.
Surviving family members include 3 sons, Ronnie (Ruby) Rivinius, Suns Lake, AZ; Larry (Dennise) Rivinius, Rapid City, SD; Douglas (Joleen) Rivinius, Elgin, ND; 1 daughter, Claudia (Joe) Dobitz, Bakersfield, CA; 10 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Tillie (Schulz), his wife, Leata (Molm); one grandson, Jay Dobitz; 4 sisters, Ida Van Horn, Bertha Rivinius, Freda Rivinius, and Anna Wutzke, and 3 brothers, Edwin Rivinius, Harold Rivinius, and Walter Rivinius.
Visitation will be on Sunday from 1:00 to the time of the family service at 7:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Monday one hour prior to services at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin.
