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Olga Nelson
WATFORD CITY -- Services for Olga Nelson, 90, Watford City, formerly of Williston, will be at 10 a.m. today at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Williston, with the Revs. Mark Kindem and Tom Anderson officiating. There will also be a service at 4:30 p.m. today at Lesje Lutheran Church, Roth, with the Revs. Mark Kindem and Scott Bauman officiating. Burial will be in Lesje Cemetery, rural Roth.
Olga Norstegaard was born on the family homestead near Souris, on Jan. 29, 1906, the daughter of Mathias and Oline (Norderhus) Norstegaard. She was raised on the family farm and educated in a rural school setting. She attended Concordia College at Moorhead, Minn., and the Lutheran Bible Institute at Minneapolis.
On June 7, 1931, she was married to the Rev. Carl G. Nelson at the Lesje Lutheran Church, Souris, where she had been baptized and confirmed. She and her husband served for 58 years in Lutheran parishes in Sims, Epping, Washburn, Minot, Alexander and Williston.
Olga was an accomplished pianist and organist. She was a vivacious reader and enjoyed theology, history, current events and politics. She was fluent in English and Norwegian, and often times served as an interpreter. She was active in the ladies groups of the church and especially the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She was very proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Olga died Aug. 16, 1996, in the Watford City nursing home.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. David and Beverly, Eau Claire, Wis., and James and Mary, Princeton, Minn.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Eunice and Roger Sanders, Alexander, and Carol and Gordon Berge, Mandan; two brothers, Marvin "Mike" Norstegaard, Souris, and Orville "Ike" Norstegaard, Bottineau; one sister, Mabel Brandjord, Bottineau; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1989; two sisters, Inga and Helga; four brothers, John, Alf, Harold and Luverne; and one granddaughter, Debbie Clouse. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston)
Albert Miller
Albert Miller, 74, 306 11th St. N.W., Mandan, died Aug. 18, 1996, at his home. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Vincent Chembakassery officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, where a Catholic Daughters rosary will be said at 4 p.m. Tuesday. A parish vigil will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Albert was born Sept. 7, 1921, in St. Anthony, the son of Frank and Mary (Brigl) Miller. He was raised and educated in St. Anthony. On Nov. 19, 1945, he married Hildegard Eckroth in Fort Rice. They farmed in St. Anthony until 1967 when they moved to Mandan. Albert did road maintenance work for Morton County for five years and custodial work for St. Joseph's School and United Tribes until his retirement in 1983.
He is survived by his wife, Hildegard; five daughters and four sons-in-law, Diane and Robert Schlosser, Vivian and Del Wetsch, and Lorene and Del Balkowitsch, all of Mandan, Lillian and Kermit Johnson, Cheyenne, Wyo., and LaVonne Hawley, Forsyth, Mo.; seven grandchildren, Jody Murphy, Shari and Rocky Schlosser, Jason and Jonathan Hawley, Rhonda and Ashley Balkowitsch; one brother and sister-in-law, Frank and Mary, Mandan; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Lucy and Leonard Rebenitsch, Fort Rice, Frances and Jake Geiss, Anaheim, Calif., Theresa Mann, Minot, and Rosella Schlinger, Bismarck.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Wayne; four brothers, Joe, Martin, Anton and Edward; and two sisters, Caroline and Ann.
Clara Miller
Clara Miller, 88, Liberty Heights, Mandan, died Aug. 17, 1996, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Vincent Chembakassery officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, where a Catholic Daughters rosary will be said at 4 p.m. today. A parish rosary will be be said at 7:30 tonight at the funeral home.
Clara Lauinger was born July 3, 1908, at St. Anthony. She was the daughter of Anton and Mary (Bender) Lauinger. Clara was raised and educated in the St. Anthony area. She married Peter F. Miller, Oct. 14, 1930, in St. Anthony. Peter died in 1980. Clara's great loves were her family, growing flowers and her garden.
She is survived by six sons and two daughters-in-law, Wayne, Larry, Leo, and Melvin and Ann, all of Mandan, Tony, Agawam, Mass., and Don and Judy, Bismarck; one daughter, Mary Jane Hargrove, Mandan; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one sister, Stephina Knoll, Bismarck; and a special friend, Vi Key.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one daughter, Delores; one son, Jerome; one infant grandson, John Peter Miller; one grandson, Jacob Schegel; two brothers, Jack and John; and four sisters, Theresa, Frances, Margaret and Regina; and her parents.
Carl Wohl
Carl C. Wohl, 36, 409 Third Ave. N.E., Mandan, died Aug. 17, 1996, in the Linton hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Mandan, with burial in Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, where a prayer service will begin at 7 tonight.
Carl was born April 6, 1960, in Bismarck. He was the son of Clarence and Ruby (Wacker) Wohl. Carl was raised and educated in the Linton area, graduating from Hazelton High School in 1978. He married Julie Joersz, Oct. 7, 1983, in Bismarck. Carl worked as a glass mechanic in Minneapolis from 1987-1996, when he moved to Mandan and was employed with Clooten Siding and Window.
He is survived by his wife, Julie; one son, Cameron, Mandan; one daughter, Crystal, Mandan; his father, Clarence, Temvik; and two sisters and one brother-in-law, Charlene and Mike Kuss, Fargo, and Connie Wohl, Bloomington.
He was preceded in death by his mother and his grandparents.
Scott Dethloff
Scott William Dethloff, 26, rural Bismarck, died Aug. 16, 1996, on his farmstead north of Bismarck. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pettibone Community Center, with the Rev. Greg Odell officiating. Burial will be in Pettibone Cemetery, alongside his Grandpa Dethloff.
Visitation is ongoing at Boelter Funeral Home, where a prayer service will be at 7 tonight. Visitation will continue at the community center one hour before services.
Scott was born March 21, 1970, at Medina, the son of William L. "Bill" Dethloff and Myrna Sommerfeld Dethloff. Scott was raised and educated in Pettibone until the seventh grade when the family moved to Bismarck in 1983. He graduated from Century High School in 1988. Scott also received a bachelor of science degree in general agriculture, with minors in animal and range science and crop and weed science, from North Dakota State University in Fargo in 1993. Throughout his life and until the time of his death, he had fed and raised cattle. Most recently he had been an independent cattle buyer. Scott enjoyed the time he spent outdoors, especially hunting and fishing.
He is survived by his parents, Myrna and Bill Dethloff, Bismarck; two sisters, Julie Dethloff, Bismarck, and Lori Dethloff, Fargo; one brother, Marcus, Bismarck; his grandmothers, Sarah Sommerfeld, Gackle, and Geraldine Dethloff, Pettibone; two stepbrothers, Jerry Herman, Moorhead, Minn., and Shane Herman, Lincoln; special friends, Elling Klippen, Sandra Dethloff, Vince Hoffarth, the Tom Job family Blake Heinz family and Brian Pederson.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Fred Dethloff and Henry Sommerfeld.
Gene McCormick
Gene F. McCormick, 70, rural Bismarck, died July 31, 1996, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of St. Mary, Bismarck, with the Revs. John Owens and Gerald Reuhle officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, where a rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Friday.
Gene was born Jan. 27, 1926, in Bismarck, the son of Charles and Ruth (Madland) McCormick. He was raised on a farm north of Menoken. Gene liked to rope as a toddler. His first ropes were twine off the twine sacks. The first hard twist rope he got was from his uncle Lawrence Madland, when Lawrence left Menoken to go to Minnesota in 1934. Gene found his new rope much easier to throw. He practiced roping weeds, sunflowers, pigs, sheep and his friends until they got sick of it. When the wild turkeys came in to roost on the windmill, he would rope them and pull them down off the windmill instead of shooting them. Gene would proudly take them into his mother to cook. He was scolded when his mother's tame turkeys became his target. Gene attended school at Menoken until the 11th grade. Menoken High closed at that time, so he graduated from Bismarck High School in 1943. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1946 on an amphibious craft in the Pacific. Gene's first rodeo was in Mandan in 1943. He entered in the saddle bronc, bareback, steer wrestling and calf roping. When he returned from the Navy he began to rodeo again. He competed mainly in roping and steer roping. He decided to quit the rough stock so he could stay in shape for ranching. He won the North Dakota State Calf Roping championship in Dickinson in 1948.
Gene married Betty Jane (Small) Swenson, Nov. 8, 1952. In 1953 Bill Lindermann, president of the Rodeo Cowboys Association, appointed him to be the spokesman for the RCA in North Dakota. Gene was the North Dakota State Champion Steer Wrestler in 1953 and 1954. He won the state championship in roping and steer wrestling in 1955. Gene's last rodeo was at the Bismarck Civic Center in 1969. He entered in bulldogging, calf roping and team roping, and still made it to the pay window. They have been ranching south of Bismarck since 1952 on a Hereford ranch, which they still operate. Gene will always be remembered for his honesty, quick wit and his love for his grandchildren.
He was a life member of Bismarck Elks, Veterans of Foreign Wars, North Dakota Stockmens Association and National Cattlemen's Association.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Jane; his mother, Ruth, Bismarck; five daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Don Hawley, Livermore, Calif., Vicki and Milo Trusty, Bismarck, Patty and Tim Mattson, Menoken, and Peggy and Roman Kauffmann, and Pam and Keith Fordahl, all of Bismarck; two sons, Gene Swenson, Dallas, and Monte Swenson, Bismarck; 16 grandchildren; one brother and two sisters-in-law, Harold and Margie, Menoken, and Jerry McCormick, Menoken; many nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Delton Schulz. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles; and one brother, Daniel.
The family prefers memorials to Bismarck Area Catholic Education Fund, or the donor's choice.
Edward Johnson
STEELE -- Edward H. Johnson, 55, Steele, formerly of the Park Rapids-Menahga, Minn., area succumbed to cancer July 29, 1996, at his home in Steele. A celebration of Ed's life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Steele United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Marvin Winstryg officiating. Later, Edward's ashes will be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Steele.
Edward Homer Johnson was born Aug. 19, 1940, in the Twin Cities to Sylvia J. (Niemela) and Homer W. Johnson. His family later moved to the Huntersville, Minn., area, and upon the death of his father in 1951, Edward and his mother moved to Oregon for a short time and later returned to his grandfather's farm in Menahga. Edward graduated from Menahga High School in 1958. From 1960 to 1965 he served in the U.S. Army, where he specialized in electronics. Upon his discharge from the Army, he worked for various electronic companies in the Twin Cities and then went to work for the Underwriters Laboratories in Santa Clara, Calif. In 1971 he enrolled at Bemidji State University and graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in industrial arts. After spending several years teaching, he returned to the Twin Cities area and began working for the Xerox Corporation. He later returned to Menahga and opened Johnson's Electronics, which he operated until shortly before he moved to North Dakota, where he spent a year teaching industrial arts at Mandan High School.
On June 8, 1988, Edward married Carol Iszler-Seay in Las Vegas, and the following year the couple moved from Steele to Grand Forks where Edward enrolled at the University of North Dakota Law School. He earned his juris doctorate in May 1992 and was admitted to the North Dakota State Bar in the fall of 1992. He then went to work for the Worthington Law Firm in Bismarck and remained in that position until illness forced him to retire. Edward enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, woodworking and traveling. He will be remembered as a quiet, observant man of few words, who was more interested in thinking about new inventions and ideas than talking about people. Those closest to him will miss his fine intellect, keen wit, and sincere love for them.
He is survived by his wife, Carol; two children from a previous marriage, one son and daughter-in-law, David and Diane, Grand Forks Air Base; one daughter, Debra Hills and her special friend, Dan Jaeger, Burthoud, Colo.; one stepson, Darren Seay, Wishek; and one stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Dawn and Greg Seay-Hopkins, Bloomington, Minn.; five grandchildren, Jamie James, Danielle Hills, and Timothy, Casey and Garritt Johnson; two half-brothers, Earl Johnson, Phoenix, and Robert Johnson, Edina, Minn.; one half-sister, Ardis Kern, Minneapolis, Minn.; as well as eight aunts and numerous cousins. (Bismarck Funeral Home)
Carlo Erickson
KILLDEER -- Carlo W. Erickson, 78, Killdeer, died July 30, 1996, in the Killdeer nursing home. Services will be at 10 a.m. MDT Friday at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Killdeer, with the Rev. Piotr Pilch officiating. Special music will be provided by Kathy Hammel, organist, and Sonja Bergstedt, soloist. Burial will follow in Killdeer Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Luke Trotter, Jeffrey Erickson, Matthew Trotter, Ole Linnell, Joe Wetsch and Marshall Bergerud. Military rites will be by Ezra Barrows Post No. 46.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson, where a prayer service will begin at 8 tonight.
Carlo W. Erickson, a son of Emil and Elma Julia (Moilanen) Erickson, was born Aug. 23, 1917, in Newbre Township, Ramsey County. In 1935 Carlo graduated from Newbre High School. He traveled to the West Coast and worked at various odd jobs. Carlo was drafted into the U.S. Army, Oct. 29, 1942, and was stationed at Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver. He served with the military police there until he was honorably discharged Feb. 26, 1946. On Sept. 18, 1946, he married Sylvia Lehtinen at Devils Lake. He farmed for a short time and then went to work for the Brocket Grain Co. In June 1949 he became manager of Woodworth Elevator at Coburn, southwest of Fargo. In 1955 they moved to Killdeer where Carlo managed the Killdeer Grain Co. until they sold to the Occident Elevator Co. and he remained as manager. In August 1971 he bought the three elevators from Peavey. In 1977 they sold the elevators to their son, John, at which time Carlo retired.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing cards. He served as commander of American Legion, Fireman and Town Criers. He served as president of St. John's Lutheran Council for four years, and eight years on the City Council. He was also a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader.
He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; one son and daughter-in-law, John and Jane Erickson, Killdeer; two daughters and one son-in-law, Carol Erickson, Bellevue, Wash., and Vickie and Don Trotter, Grassy Butte; three grandsons, Jeffrey Erickson, and Luke and Matt Trotter. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Reino; and one sister, Ellen Tiistola.
Henry Wenzler
Henry C. Wenzler, 91, Baptist Nursing Home, Bismarck, died July 30, 1996, in the home. Committal services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, with military rites by Mandan Veterans of Foreign Wars, and American Legion Post.
Henry was born May 8, 1905, in Frankfurt, Ind., the son of John Wenzler. He attended grade school in Rexford, Mont. Henry entered the U.S. Army in 1932, serving in Hawaii and San Francisco as an electrician specialist. He served eight years and four months. Henry went to work for Great Northern Railroad as an electrician, retiring in 1975 after 34 years with Great Northern and Burlington Northern Railroads. Henry married Minnie Boe in 1948 in Minot, where they resided until moving to Bismarck in 1989.
Henry is survived by his wife, Minnie; two sons, Tim Wenzler, Bismarck, and Gary Backer, Libby, Mont.; three stepsons and two stepdaughters-in-law, Gary Boyd, Long Beach, Calif., Carl and Margaret Ehry, Elkhart, Ind., and John and Janice Ehry, Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; one stepdaughter, Carol Ehry, Minot; and three step-grandchildren. (Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan)
Timothy Stegmeier
Timothy Stegmeier, 29, Rapid City, S.D., died July 19, 1996, near Abbott, Texas. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington.
Robert Anderson
WILLISTON -- Robert Anderson, 69, Williston, died July 29, 1996, at his home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Lutheran Home, Williston, with burial in Stordahl Cemetery. He is survived by his mother, Harriet, Del Ray Beach, Fla. (Everson Funeral Home, Williston)
O.J. Stocking
JAMESTOWN -- O.J. Stocking, Jamestown, died July 30, 1996, in Jamestown. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens, both of Jamestown.
He is survived by his wife, Bea; one son, Jay, Jamestown; and three sisters, Elnor Erickson and Vada Doerr, both of Hettinger, and Doris Bertsch, Mott. (Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown)
Leo Overbeck
Leo Darnell Overbeck, 85, Moorhead, Minn., formerly of Glenfield, died July 30, 1996, in a Moorhead nursing home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, with burial in Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead.
He is survived by one son, Duane, Fargo; one daughter, Elaine Pfaff, Bismarck; three sisters, Dorothy Isgrig, Glenfield, Ruby Paczkowski, Jamestown, and Gladys Feske, Moses Lake, Wash.; and two brothers, Harold, Spokane, Wash., and Gayle, Valley City. (Korsmo Funeral Home, Moorhead)
Oscar Berg
MINOT -- Oscar N. Berg, 90, Bottineau, formerly of Minot, died July 29, 1996. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Zion Lutheran Church, Minot, with burial in Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot.
He is survived by two daughters, Barbara Berg, Minot, and Maxine Nehring, Gardena. (Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot)
J.E. Carignan
HOUSTON -- J.E. ``Jack" Carignan, Houston, died July 30, 1996, in a Houston hospital. He was 77 years old.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Carignan; three daughters; two sons; one sister; two brother; and five grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at Waltrip Funeral Home, 1415 Campbell Road. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Houston National Cemetery.
Ruth Mekvold
BOWMAN -- Ruth A. Mekvold, 79, Bowman, died July 30, 1996, in her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. MDT Friday at Peace Lutheran Church, Scranton, with burial in Cedar Cemetery, Scranton.
She is survived by one daughter, Sharon Rice, Scranton. (Krebsbach Funeral Service, Bowman)
Matt Schmidt
Matt Schmidt, 74, 1225 N. 12th St., died Aug. 19, 1996, in Mandan. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Emmett Dosier officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck, with military rites by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Gilbert N. Nelson Post No. 1326, Bismarck.
Visitation is ongoing at Boelter Funeral Home, and will continue at the church one hour before services.
Matt was born Jan. 11, 1922, at Solen, the son of Michael M. and Rose (Weinberger) Schmidt. He was raised and educated in the Fallon area and stayed on the farm until 1943, when he left for the service. He served in the Philippines Conflict and the Japanese Occupation, before being honorably discharged in November 1946. Matt returned to Mandan where he worked in construction. He married Thetus Martin-Vermule, May 25, 1957. They lived in Bismarck. Matt owned Schmidt Construction Co. until 1964. At that time he became employed with the John Larson Co. and was a carpenter for 17 years, retiring in 1982.
He was a member of American Legion, VFW, Eagles and First Baptist Men's Fellowship.
He is survived by five sisters, Katie Simon, Bismarck, Emma O'Rourke, Laurel, Mont., Minnie Fleck and Pauline Presler, both of Mandan, and Rose Pittman, Lewistown, Mont.; and two brothers, Anton ``Tony," Bismarck, and John, Mandan.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Thetus, in 1992; his parents; and four brothers, Jack, Mike, Louie and Ted.
Clara Miller
Clara Miller, 88, Liberty Heights, Mandan, died Aug. 17, 1996, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Vincent Chembakassery officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery.
Clara Lauinger was born July 3, 1908, at St. Anthony. She was the daughter of Anton and Mary (Bender) Lauinger. Clara was raised and educated in the St. Anthony area. She married Peter F. Miller, Oct. 14, 1930, in St. Anthony. Peter died in 1980. Clara's great love was her family, growing flowers and her garden.
She is survived by six sons and two daughters-in-law, Wayne, Larry, Leo, and Melvin and Ann, all of Mandan, Tony, Agawam, Ma., and Don and Judy, Bismarck; one daughter, Mary Jane Hargrove, Mandan; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one sister, Stephina Knoll, Bismarck; and a special friend, Vi Key.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one daughter, Delores; one son, Jerome; one infant grandson, John Peter Miller; one grandson, Kurt Miller; one great-grandson, Jacob Schegel; two brothers, Jack and John; and four sisters, Theresa, Frances, Margaret and Regina; and her parents.
Georgina Bina
BROCKET -- Georgina Bina, 57, Brocket, died Aug. 18, 1996, in the Devils Lake hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Aaker Funeral Chapel, Lakota, with burial at 1 p.m. Friday in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan.
She is survived by her husband, Donald; one sister, Helen Ware, St. Petersburg, Fla.; and one brother, David Tiistole, Casper, Wyo.
Alex Prodzinski
BUCHANAN -- Alex Prodzinski, 79, Buchanan, died Aug. 17, 1996, in the Jamestown hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Fried, with burial in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Veronica; three sons, Dennis, Buchanan, Gary, Grand Forks, and Eugene, Avon, Minn.; four daughters, Betty Prodzinski, Angie Prodzinski, Carol Lees and Cindy Morlock, all of Buchanan; and three sisters, Julia Krapp and Cecelia Eagleson, both of Jamestown, and Martha Suckut, Bowdon. (Lisko Funeral Home, Jamestown)
