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Elizabeth Fischer
Elizabeth Lacher Fischer, 91, St. Vincent's Care Center, Bismarck, died Jan. 19, 1998, in the nursing home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Church of Corpus Christi, Bismarck, with the Rev. Steve Zastoupil officiating. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Andrew's Catholic Cemetery, Zeeland.
Visitation will be from 9-10 a.m. today at St. Vincent's Care Center, and will continue after 11 a.m. today at Boelter Funeral Home. A Catholic Daughters rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, followed by a vigil service at 7:30.
Elizabeth was born Feb. 27, 1906, on the family farm in Emmons County, the daughter of Kasper and Anna Marie (Hoff) Scherr. She attended rural schools in Emmons County. Elizabeth married Sebastian A. Lacher, Nov. 27, 1926, at St. Andrew's Church in Zeeland. They farmed in the Zeeland and Strasburg areas. They retired from farming in 1946, when they moved to Zeeland where they owned and operated Lacher's Grocery Store until January 1952. Sebastian died March 21, 1952. Elizabeth worked as a housekeeper for Burleigh County Sheriff's Department and other various jobs in Bismarck. She married Wendelin Fischer, Aug. 27, 1956, at Zeeland. They made their home in Bismarck. Wendelin died March 21, 1987.
She was a charter member of Christian Mothers of Zeeland, St. Mary's Altar Society, Catholic Daughters of America and Eagles Auxiliary. She was very active in church and community affairs.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Adam Tschosik, Bismarck; six grandchildren, Arla Klein, Kathy T. Volk, Sharon and Dean Schmidkunz, Terry and Faye Tschosik, Glenn Tschosik and Dennis Tschosik; eight great-grandchildren, Donovan M. Volk, Steve and Mike Klein, Dean A. Schmidkunz, Tara E. and Adam D. Tschosik, and Heather and Tess E. Tschosik; stepchildren, Irene and Al Kub, Alice Schlener, Helen and Larry Yetter, Claudette and Etienne Doppler, Margo and Art Owens, and Sister Michaelean Jantzer, Eddie and Dody Fischer, Clarence and Wanda Fischer, Adrian and Helen Fischer, Melvin and Cathy Fischer, Richard and Delores Fischer, Gary Fischer, and Giles and Loretta Jantzer; 54 step-grandchildren; 103 step-great-grandchildren; one step-great-great-grandchild; one sister, Clara Fischer, Linton; and one brother, Kasper Scherr, Strasburg.
In addition to her husbands, Sebastian Lacher and Wendelin Fischer, she was preceded in death by sisters, Katherine Baumgartner and Francis Lauinger; brothers, Adam, Christ, Leonard, John and Lawrence; and one step-grandson, Jeffrey Fischer, son of Gary Fischer.
Mamie Eliasson
Mamie Eliasson, 75, Bismarck, died Jan. 19, 1998, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Revs. Eric Saxvik and Jeff Tengesdal officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Bismarck.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. today and 9-11 a.m. Wednesday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, and will continue at the church one hour before services.
Mamie Mabel Eckholm was born Jan. 6, 1923, at Wing, the daughter of Gust and Mary (Wanhala) Eckholm. She attended grade school at a rural Burleigh County school and graduated from Wing High School. On Oct. 15, 1942, she married Ed Eliasson at Moorhead, Minn. Except for eight years at Hunter, they lived their married life in Bismarck. While in Hunter, she was an active member of First Lutheran Church and its ladies aid. She taught Sunday School and summer Bible school there for years. She worked at various jobs, including switchboard operator and grocery store checker. In 1962 she began working for the Bank of North Dakota in the bookkeeping department, and later in the securities department. She retired from there after 22 years of service. After her retirement, she worked in the North Dakota State Tax Department during the busy season, for five years.
She enjoyed her retirement by traveling, camping and fishing trips with her family. She spent several winters in Phoenix, Ariz., and Texas. She was an avid crossword fan and liked to do crafts and read. She volunteered for many organizations through the RSVP program. She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and the VFW Auxiliary. She dearly loved her family and spending time with them.
She is survived by her husband, Ed; one son and daughter-in-law, James and Darlene; two grandchildren, Blake and Trish; four sisters, Vieno Crawford, Aurora, Colo., Lydia Newcomer and Tyne Olson, both of Bismarck, and Selma Downing, San Diego, Calif.; four brothers, Henry, Orlando, Fla., Andrew, Wing, Severi, Rock Lake, and Walter, Bismarck; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two infant sons; one infant daughter; two sisters, Siiri Sasges and Sylvia Olson; and two brothers, Sulo and Eino.
The family prefers memorials to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Cancer Society and Ronald McDonald House.
Audrey Cave
Audrey Laura Cave, 76, Bismarck, died Jan. 17, 1998, in a Bismarck hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Jeanette Hickman officiating.
There will be no visitation.
Audrey was born Oct. 15, 1921, in Pierre, S.D., the daughter of Frank and Verna (Ervin) Cave. In 1925 the family moved to Bismarck where Audrey was raised and educated. She was a student in the first year that Bismarck Junior College began and she also attended college at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.
Audrey was a society editor with Conrad Publishing Co. She worked for Lahr and Lahr Insurance Co., and from 1961-1986, she worked for Job Service North Dakota. She was a deacon with First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck, and she also sang in the church choir for several years.
She was a member of the PEO, Pi Beta Phi Sorority and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
She is survived by two sisters, Mary Cave and Betty Cave, both of San Diego, Calif.; one sister-in-law, Bernice Cave, Salem, Ore.; one niece, Mary Ann Sweet, and her sons, Daniel and Matthew, all of Salem, Ore.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Ben Cave. (Eastgate Funeral Service)
Barbara Axtman
SELZ -- Barbara Axtman, 92, Selz, died Jan. 18, 1998, in the Harvey nursing home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Selz, with burial in the church cemetery.
She is survived by six sons, Leonard, Minot, Andy, Harvey, August A., Maddock, James, Fairmount, Charles, Jamestown, and Wayne, Everett, Wash.; three daughters, Lillian Keller and Barbara Stredwick, both of Minot, and Kathleen Westbrook, Moffit; one brother, Mike Leboldus, Roscoe, S.D.; and two sisters, Anna Ehnis, Roscoe, and Julia Gisi, Sisseton, S.D. (Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey)
Clarice Borthwick
UNDERWOOD -- Clarice Borthwick, 67, Underwood, died Jan. 17, 1998, in the Grand Forks hospital. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Glenfield Lutheran Church, with burial in Zion Cemetery, rural Binford.
She is survived by one son, Duane, Underwood; three daughters, JoAnn Bear, Fargo, Denice Bear, Glenfield, and Bonnie Borthwick, Buxton; and four sisters, Beatrice Maisel, Billings, Mont., Eileen Dockter and Marlys Williams, both of New Rockford, and Gladys Borthwick, Jamestown. (Quam-Plaisted Funeral Home, Cooperstown)
Verna Krapp
BUCHANAN -- Verna May Krapp, 69, Buchanan, died Jan. 17, 1998, in the Jamestown hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Basilica of St. James, Jamestown, with burial in Buchanan Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Paul; two sons, Gary and Rick, both of Buchanan; three daughters, Peggy Jung, Valley City, Connie Kassian, Bismarck, and Pam Sortland, Swisher, Iowa; one sister, Mary Lou Seckerson, Windsor; and one brother, William Tompkins, Jamestown. (Lisko Funeral Chapel, Jamestown)
Francis Allen
STANTON -- Francis Allen, 77, Stanton, died Jan. 18, 1998, in the Hazen hospital. There will be no services, as Mr. Allen's body was donated to the University of North Dakota School of Medicine in Grand Forks.
He is survived by three daughters, Sandra Phelps, Staples, Minn., Sharon Meissel, Hazen, and Glenda Allen, Staples; one son, Donald, Stanton; and two sisters, Minnie Wixson, Hoquiam, Wash., and Ruth Klinger, Seattle. (Seibel Funeral Home, Hazen)
Willis Burau
JAMESTOWN -- Willis E. Burau, 96, Jamestown, died Jan. 17, 1998, in Jamestown. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with burial in Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown.
He is survived by one son, James, Venice, Fla.; and one brother, Harry, Fergus Falls, Minn. (Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown)
Josie Uecker
JAMESTOWN -- Josie Parfit Uecker, 88, Whitefish, Mont., died Jan. 17, 1998, in Whitefish. Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Nortonville Cemetery.
She is survived by one son, Bud, Whitefish; one brother, Harry, Jamestown; and two sisters, Pansie Long, Bakersfield, Calif., and Mildred Johnson, Torrance, Calif. (Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown)
Shirley Ferrera
Shirley Heth Ferrera, 67, Lodi, Calif., died Jan. 16, 1998, at her home. Services will be held in Lodi.
She is survived by two daughters, Theresa, Arlington, Va., and Diane, Austin, Texas; four sons, Kevin, Steven, Joseph and Tom; and two sisters, Carol Malard, Jamestown, and Joyce Avent, Richmond, Calif.
Leo Plante
JUD -- Leo Plante, 73, Jud, died Jan. 18, 1998, in Jamestown. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Eddy Funeral Service, Jamestown, with burial in Jud Congregational Cemetery.
He is survived by one sister, Mary John, Canby, Minn.
Melitta Pfennig
Melitta Pfennig, 83, Sun Valley, Nev., formerly of Arena, died Jan. 17, 1998, in Reno. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan.
William Heitmann
HARVEY -- William F. Heitmann, 94, Harvey, died Jan. 19, 1998, in the Harvey nursing home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Mennonite Brethren Church, Harvey. Further arrangements are pending at Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey.
Iverne Thompson
LISBON -- Iverne G. Thompson, 76, Lisbon, died Jan. 19, 1998, in the Lisbon hospital, after having a massive stroke. Services will be 10-30 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, with the Rev. Norman Anderson officiating. Burial will be in St. Philips Neri Cemetery, Napoleon.
Iverne Heien was born May 20, 1921, in Montevideo, Minn., the daughter of Grover and Ida (Erickson) Heien. She received her elementary education in Napoleon and graduated from Napoleon High School in 1940.
She and Owen J. "Swede" Thompson were married Dec. 21, 1942, at St. Philips Rectory, Napoleon. He had enlisted in the Navy Seabees, and left that afternoon for active duty. She accompanied him to Fargo.
She worked at Bell Telephone in Bismarck, and taught rural school southwest of Napoleon during the war years. At war's-end, Swede returned to Napoleon and resumed his profession as an electrical contractor.
Not being blessed with children of her own, Iverne did a lot of babysitting. In April of 1958, they moved to Jamestown where Swede was chief electrician at the State Hospital and Iverne continued her babysitting business.
For the past 20 years, Iverne suffered from acute diabetes and osteoporosis and had been incapacitated many times from broken bones. In May of 1994 the Thompsons moved to the North Dakota Veteran's Home in Lisbon.
In December of 1994 she suffered a mild stroke and since then was a resident at Sargent Manor in Forman for several weeks, then becoming a resident of Parkside Nursing Home in Lisbon.
She is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Jamestown and was involved in church activities, member of Alano Society for over 20 years, and very active in the A-A fellowship for over 40 years.
She is survived by her husband, Owen "Swede", Lisbon; and one cousin, Wayne Lanes, Lancaster, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and two stillborn sons. (Haut Funeral Home, Jamestown)
Mable Vance
LEEDS -- Mable O. Vance, 78, Leeds, died Jan. 20, 1998, at her home. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Leeds Lutheran Church. Further arrangements are pending with Nelson Funeral Home, Leeds.
Glen Wyant
Glen Franklin Wyant, 70, 2114 St. Benedict Drive, Bismarck, died suddenly Jan. 19, 1998, of a heart attack while attending the Bismarck Reformed Church. Glen and his wife of 49 years, Wilma, had just become members of the church. He had previously said that if he were to die suddenly he hoped it would be in church, where he gave so much of himself and made so many friends.
Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, at Bismarck Reformed Church, with the Rev. Maury Millican officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation begins at 3 p.m. today at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home chapel.
Glen was born May 28, 1927 in Bison, S.D., the son of Truman and Rosetta (Andes) Wyant. Glen, along with his three brothers and six sisters, spent most of his boyhood on the family's farm in Mott.
At the age of 16, an accidental gunshot wound resulted in the loss of his left leg. Glen never thought of himself as handicapped, and gave numerous presentations to school students to bridge the gap and discrimination towards those with physical limitations.
He displayed a drive and determination that was worthy of admiration and emulation. Glen simply did almost everything a man with two legs could do.
A graduate of North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, he owned retail businesses in Elgin and Mandan. He also worked for Consolidated Telephone Co., accounting and insurance firms, and had his own commercial accounting service in Bismarck.
Glen and his family made their home at various times in Hettinger, Elgin, Bowman, Dickinson and Bismarck.
Glen was a firm believer in the value and dignity of the individual. He stressed throughout his life the importance of honesty, love of God, hard work, love of neighbor, and giving of yourself to others.
The father of four daughters and two sons, Glen and Wilma opened their homes and their hearts to other family members, friends and even strangers. The Wyant home was always full of people and bustling with activity.
In his later years, Glen and Wilma, spent many happy hours caring for young children. He was grandpa to many babies and toddlers. His life touched many other lives and his loss will be felt by many.
In addition to his wife, Glen leaves five children, Sharon Holzer (Jim Gunderson), Fargo, Patricia and Dennis Serafen, Lincoln, Mark Wyant, Kalona, Iowa, Susan and Jeff Beehler, Mandan, and Diedree and Jon Austin, Bismarck; 12 grandchildren; two brothers, James, Mott, and Bernard, Spokane, Wash.; and four sisters, Vernice Fredrick, Mandan, Emma Jane Cox, Silver City, N.M., Violet Zentner, Bismarck, and Rossetta Grantham, Vista, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; one brother; an infant son, David; and a special nephew, Edwin.
Brian Alexander
Brian Charles Alexander, 25, Cody, Wyo., died Jan. 18, 1998, while snowmobiling near Cooke City, Mont. Services will be 2 p.m. MST Friday at Ballard Funeral Home, Cody, with the Rev. Larry Vinson officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Cody.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.
Brian was born Sept. 18, 1972, in Turtle Lake, N.D., the son of William C. and Brenda J. (Thiel) Alexander. For the past six years, Brian was employed by Air Borne Express as a courier, delivering most of that time in the Big Horn Basin.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and the Cody Emergency Response Team. He enjoyed snowmobiling, motorcycling and stock car racing.
He is survived by his parents, William and Jan Alexander, and Brenda and Leroy Ellis, both of Cody; two brothers, Cory Alexander and his wife, Sarah, San Diego, and Eric Alexander, Cody; one sister, Katie Alexander, Cody; his grandparents, Laurence and Lois Thiel and Verna Bauer; and four stepbrothers, Mike, Denver, Greg, Bellingham, Wash., Leonard, Germany, and Jason, Cody.
Those wishing may make memorial donations to the Cody Emergency Response Team, 1131 11th St., Cody, Wyo., 82414 in Brian's memory.
