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Elizabeth Frank
Elizabeth Frank, 76, Beulah, died June 20, 2000, at her Beulah home after a lengthy illness. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Friday at Concordia Lutheran Church, Beulah, with the Rev. Toby Heller officiating. Burial will be in Beulah Cemetery. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. today at Seibel Funeral Home, Beulah, and will continue at the church one hour before services. Elizabeth Keller was born April 8, 1924, at Dodge, to Wilhelm and Anna (Lang) Keller. She was baptized on Feb. 8, 1925. She grew up on her parents farm three miles east of Dodge. She was confirmed on July 3, 1938, at Golgatha Lutheran Church at Golden Valley. She graduated from Dodge High School on May 29, 1942. She then taught rural school at Dodge and Zap for seven years. On June 2, 1944, she married Emil Frank at the Lutheran parsonage at Zap. She later lived at Bismarck where she worked at the State Capitol in the insurance department. After Emil returned from World War II they lived in Beulah for two years, and in 1948, moved to a farm 18 miles southwest of Beulah until 1989, when they moved into Beulah. She was an active member of Concordia Lutheran Church and served on various committees. She had taught Sunday school, Wednesday school, and was a member of the LWML. She was a member of Beulah Senior Citizens, Medicine Butte Homemakers Club and the Beulah VFW Auxiliary, and had held offices in all of these organizations. She had been employed as coordinator by the West River Transportation Council for a number of years. She is survived by her husband, Emil; five sons and four daughters-in-law, Clyde and Eunice, Dickinson, Tom, Hebron, Bob and Marlene, Washburn, Walter and Leslie, Detroit Lakes, Minn., and Dwight and Bev, Beulah; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters-in-law, Carl Keller, Bismarck, Ben and Jesse Keller, Cody, Wyo., and Rose Keller, Olympia, Wash.; and two sisters and one brother-in-law, Hilda Richards, Coos Bay, Ore., and Lorraine and Bill Wasem, Aberdeen, S.D. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Annie Porter; three brothers, Albert, Fred and Rufus Keller; and one daughter-in-law, Sharon Frank.
Leon M. Lothspeich
Leon M. Lothspeich, 64, Mandan, died June 21, 2000, at Fargo. Services will be held at noon Friday at Spirit of Life Catholic Church, Mandan. Further arrangements are pending at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan.
Nadine W. Sattler
Nadine W. Sattler, 87, Casa Grande, Ariz., formerly of Lemmon, S.D., died April 2, 2000. A graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m. MDT Monday at Greenhill Cemetery, Lemmon. She is survived by one daughter, Norma Jean Fisher, Big Springs, Neb.; one son, Charles, Waterloo, Ill.; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. (Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Lemmon)
Bernice Alvena Weber
MCCLUSKY -- Bernice Alvena Weber, 91, Minot, formerly of McClusky, died June 18, 2000, in a Minot hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Lutheran Church, McClusky, with burial in McClusky Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. Friday at Hertz Funeral Home, McClusky. Bernice was born Jan. 29, 1909, northeast of Anamoose, to John J. and Olise (Stromme) Hanson. When she was a young child the family moved to a farm north of McClusky. She attended rural school there and graduated from McClusky High School in 1927. She then attended summer school and received her teaching certificate and taught in rural schools in the McClusky area. She married John Weber Jr., on May 5, 1934, at McClusky. They moved to Lodi, Calif., in 1935. They returned to North Dakota in 1943 and farmed in the Picardville and Goodrich areas. She received her degree in elementary education from Minot State University in 1956. John died Oct. 14, 1957. She moved to McClusky in 1970. She retired from teaching in 1973. She taught in rural and public schools for over 31 years. She moved to Minot in 1984. She returned to McClusky in 1997. She moved back to Minot in August 1999. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Women's Missionary League. While living in Minot she attended the St. Paul Lutheran Church. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Bernie Jones, Minot, and Clara and Duane Schell, Minot; two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Judy, Goodrich, and James and Lenore, Guide Rock, Neb.; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Olivia Rhoads, Farmington, Minn., Ruth Polson, Lander, Wyo., Hattie Arnold, Hinsdale, Mont., and Ruby Frank, St. Charles, Ill.; and one brother, Leonard Hanson, McClusky. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one grandchild, Timothy Weber; and three brothers, John O., Selmer and Jalmer. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. John's Lutheran Church, McClusky.
Wendy Lee Westlie
MINOT -- Wendy Lee Westlie, 49, Le Mesa, Calif., formerly of Minot, died April 28, 2000, in Le Mesa. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Leo's Catholic Church, Minot. Friends may sign a register book one hour prior to the service at the church. A private burial will take place at Rosehill Memorial Park, MInot. Memorials may be made in her memory to the Amy and Sheela Johnson-Westlie Scholarship Fund at First Western Bank, P.O. Box 1090, Minot, 58702; attention: Chris Lamoureux. Following the service at the church, everyone is invited to join with the family for fellowship and lunch at the home of Mary Brosnahan's, 502 Valley St., Minot. (Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot)
Claudia Anderson
ZEELAND -- Claudia Anderson, 62, Zeeland, died Aug. 10, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be private. Further arrangements are pending at Bismarck Funeral Home.
Kennth E. Campbell
DICKINSON -- Kennth E. Campbell, 77, Dickinson, died Aug. 9, 2000, in a Dickinson care center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Dickinson, with burial at 3 p.m. CDT Monday in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan. He is survived by his wife, Georgianna; three daughters, Stella Fisher, Mott, Rose Rosario, Oakdale, Minn., and Marilyn Blanchard, Bloomington, Minn.; four grandchildren; and one brother, Orval, Crystal River, Fla. (Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson)
Patricia Fulcher
DICKINSON -- Patricia Fulcher, 38, Dickinson, died Aug. 9, 2000, in her home. No services will be held. Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. MDT Saturday at Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson. She is survived by one daughter, Shar Fulcher, Dickinson; one son, Randall Fulcher Jr., Fulton, Wash.; her father and step-mother, Charles and Nancy Schneider, North Bend, Wash.; her mother, Mary Lou Burch, Salmon, Idaho; one sister, Marie Dorval, Belfield; and one brother, Chris Schneider, Denver.
Edwin Gussiaas
CARRINGTON -- Edwin Gussiaas, 80, Carrington, died Aug. 10, 2000, in his home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church, Carrington. Further arrangements are pending at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington.
Peter F. Laches
MOTT -- Services for Peter F. Laches (pronounced Lackess), 88, Mott, will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Saturday at Church of St. Vincent de Paul, Mott, with the Rev. K.K. Kuriakose Nediakala officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Special music will be provided by Pat Schwartz, organist, Donald Walter Jr., Dave Walter and Valerie Thoenness. Serving as casketbearers are Henry Miller, Terry Miller, Steve Messer, Donald Walter Jr., Dave Walter, Cory Palensky, Samuel Forsch and Dennis Laches. All friends are considered honorary bearers. Visitation will be from 1-7:30 p.m. today at 8-10 a.m. Saturday at Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Mott, where a rosary will be said at 7:30 tonight at Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Mott. Peter Fabian Laches was born May 8, 1912, in Acme Township, Hettinger County, to Fabian and Elizabeth (Degel) Laches. He attended Prairie Home School in Acme Township northwest of Mott and then began farming with his parents. He was united in marriage to Mary Adeline Reinert on Oct. 16, 1934, at St. Placidus Catholic Church, north of Mott. From 1934 until Peter's retirement in 1972, they resided on the family homestead 16 miles northwest of Mott. They farmed, ranched and raised their five children there. Peter and Mary moved into Mott in 1972. Mary died on Oct. 31, 1978. Peter married Rose (Decker) Wolfe on Oct. 1, 1980, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson. They lived in Dickinson. Peter entered the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott on Aug. 11, 1997. He passed from this life there on Aug. 9, 2000, at the age of 88 years, three months and two days. He was a member of Church of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Dickinson, Eagles Club and the German Hungarian Club. He served on the Prairie Home School Board and was Acme Township Board Supervisor for many years. In 1954, he took census for Hettinger County. Peter was noted for being helpful to his neighbors on the farm. He loved dancing, playing cards and visiting. He traveled extensively and went on many bus tours. He spent a few winter months in Yuma, Ariz. Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Rose Laches, Dickinson; one son, Edward, and his fiance, Gloria Krein, Mott; four daughters and sons-in-law, Maribeth and Bill Powell, Mott, Irene and Mike Messer, Regent, Mabel and Don Walter, Dickinson, and Jeannette and Jim Sullivan, Mott; one stepdaughter, Renae and her husband, Dave Paasch, and stepson, Terry Wolfe, all of Dickinson; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Kasper and Elaine, Mott; and one sister, Mary Kronbauer, Rice Lake, Wis. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Laches, on Oct. 31, 1978; one sister, Anna Wegh; one brother, Nick; and one sister, Mary Kronbauer, Rice Lake.
Margrette C. Montplaisir
Margrette C. Montplaisir, 72, Mandan, died Aug. 8, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Spirit of Life Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Cyprian Meier officiating, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck. Visitation will be from 3-9 p.m. today at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, where a parish vigil will begin at 7 tonight. Visitation will continue at the church one hour before services. Margrette Caroline Anderson was born on the rim of the Sheyenne River Valley in Eastedge, June 20, 1928. She was the second youngest of 11 children of Hilda and William O. Anderson. Though the 30s were dirty, it's inconceivable she was, owing to her fastidious Norwegian-American upbringing. She attended Eastedge Elementary School, and when her family moved, West Fargo High School. When Margrette was 17, World War II was over, a Seabee (Frenchy Montplaisir) came home; big bands dancing -- they swept each other off their feet. They were married Oct. 15, 1947, in Fargo. They lived in Fargo and were active in community and church organizations. In 1953, a son, Denis, 2 pounds, 2 ounces, charged into the world. A stork left Jacque on the welcome mat in 1956. Margrette worked for a time at Stevenson's dress store; she looked pretty. In 1960, the family moved to Bismarck where Margrette began work with the Gold Seal Company. She worked hard, liked her job and fellow workers very well, retiring from Gold Seal in 1978. Life was quiet and good. The family did a lot of camping, fishing and golfing. We remember the parents' high octain orange juice in the morning, and the night on Lake Sakakawea when man first stepped on the moon. She was a good mother who made wonderful milk dumpling soup, taught her children good work habits and followed their sporting events quite loudly. She had a lot of fun with Frenchy, tolerating his Norwegian jokes well, while insisting the only reason a Frenchman would marry a Norwegian woman was to be "a social climber." Frenchy died in 1978. She tried but didn't tolerate this very well, living quietly to her self for many of her last years. Those who knew her most recently liked her especially for her pluckiness and sense of humor. After struggling for many years she became very ill, and died after a brief hospitalization. She will be buried beside her friend and husband at St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck. Margrette is survived by two sons and their wives, Denis and Patricia Montplaisir, Mandan, and Jacque and Jayne Montplaisir, Placitas, N.M.; four sisters, Adeline Julsrud, Battle Creek, Minn., Lyell Wilson, Sheridan, Wyo., Mary Keisling, Minneapolis, and Rose Norris, Lakewood, Calif.; and six grandchildren, Michael, Nicole, David, Daniel, Marc and Jill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alpha Julian "Frenchy" Montplaisir; her parents, William O. anc Hilda O. Anderson; and six siblings, Evelyn Harland, Arnold Anderson, Robert Anderson, Vernon Anderson, Clarice Klundt and Betty Bishop.
Robert M. Price
WILLISTON -- Robert M. Price, 85, Williston, died Aug. 10, 2000, in the Williston hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church, Williston. Further arrangements are pending at Everson Funeral Home, Williston.
Nathlia Wegerle
Nathlia Scheurer Wegerle, 89, died Aug. 9, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at First Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Tom Dunham officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck, at 10 a.m. Monday. Visitation will be from 6-9 tonight and 2-8 p.m. Saturday at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan. Nathlia was the fourth child of 11 born to Christian and Louisa (Appel) Scheurer on Dec. 12, 1910, north of Golden Valley in Mercer County. She married Henry Wegerle, Dec. 28, 1930, in Zap, and moved with her husband to Bismarck in 1951. They had no children. They were faithful members of the First Lutheran Church in Bismarck since 1957. Nathlia was widowed in August 1978. Nathlia was a hard worker, good sister, "mother" and aunt to many. She was known in Bismarck as a good neighbor and friend with a "great sense of humor," able to crack a joke in the worst of times. She was called "Grandma" by small children. Her hobbies included playing gospel hymns on her piano, reading the Bible, and walking long distances to visit friends. Nathlia resided in McKenzie with her sister, Becky, for the past 3 years. She died peacefully and without pain in a local hospital. She was a feisty lady and will be greatly missed. She is survived by one sister, Becky Couch, McKenzie; one brother and sister-in-law, Gideon and Rebecca Scheurer, Golden Valley; and many nieces and nephews. Nathlia was preceded in death by her husband, Henry; two sisters, Mathilda and Ruth; and six brothers, Abraham, Fred, Enos, Reuben, Alex and George.
Eleanor Wetzel
ALMONT -- Eleanor Wetzel, 81, formerly of Almont, was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on Aug. 9, 2000. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Saturday at St. Pius V Catholic Church, New Salem, with the Rev. David Zimmer officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery, rural Glen Ullin. Visitation will be at 4 p.m. today at Spangelo Funeral Home, where a rosary will be said at 7 tonight, followed by a vigil service at 7:30. Eleanor Wetzel, the daughter of John and Ella (Wehri) Gietzen was born May 21, 1919, in Haymarsh. She was raised and educated in rural Glen Ullin. On Feb. 16, 1944, she married Jack Wetzel at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glen Ullin. They farmed northeast of Glen Ullin and raised a family of 10 children. They moved to Almont in 1976. Eleanor was employed at Marian Manor Nursing Home, Glen Ullin, and Morton County Social Services, Mandan, until she retired in January 1994. Eleanor enjoyed fishing, crocheting, reading, cooking German dishes, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a loving mother and grandmother and was cherished by all that knew her. The love and care she has shown will be greatly missed. She is survived by seven daughters and three sons, Jean and John Bachler, Redmond, Wash., Lou and Lee Bahm, Menoken, Rhonda Keller, Mandan, James and Kathy Wetzel, Mandan, Mischelle and Delvin Sturn, New Salem, Jeanetter Leistiko, Gerald and Irene Wetzel, David and Margo Wetzel, Colleen and Rick Weeg, and Mary Kay and Craig Greff, all of Bismarck; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Caroline Sebastian, Hebron; and four brothers, Walter Gietzen, Glen Ullin, Amos Gietzen, Glen Ullin, Cyril Gietzen, Wahpeton, and Ed Gietzen, Van Nuys, Calif. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; five brothers; and four sisters.
Dale H. Berreth
Dale H. Berreth, 46, 1720 9th Avenue SE, Mandan, died March 28, 2000 in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at First Lutheran Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Gary Heaton officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery. Visitation begins today from noon-7:30 p.m. at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, with a family prayer service at 8 p.m. Visitation continues Friday at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Dale Berreth, the son of John and Wanda (Meland) Berreth, was born March 7, 1954 in Bismarck. Dale was raised and educated in Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota. He graduated from Hibbing High School, Hibbing, Minn., and continued his education at Casper College. On Dec. 29, 1980, he was united in marriage to Sheila Schauer in Dawson. Dale was an iron worker from 1974 until 1982, where he was a member of the Wyoming Iron Workers Union and the Local Iron Workers Union No. 793. In 1984, Dale graduated from Casper College as an Electronic Technician. Currently he was employed at MCI Worldcom as a field technician in the western North Dakota area. Dale was very active in scouting and hockey and was part of the worshiping community of the Lutheran Church of the Living Water. He is survived by his wife, Sheila, his son, Josh, and daughter, Becca, all of Mandan; his parents, John and Wanda Berreth, Driscoll; one sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Dave Prindiville, Bismarck. He was preceded in death by one sister, Diane Berreth. The family prefers memorials to the Mandan Hockey Club. (Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan)
Francis Benedict Callousleg
FORT YATES -- Francis Benedict Callousleg, 74, Fort Yates, died March 28, 2000 at Hazen. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Fort Yates. Further arrangements are pending with Perry Funeral Home, Mandan.
Juliet Hellendsaas
WATFORD CITY -- Juliet Hellendsaas, 70, Watford City, died March 29, 2000 in a Bismarck hospital. Arrangements are pending with Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City.
Stella Korte
DICKINSON -- Stella Korte, 93, Dickinson, died March 29, 2000 in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held 10 a.m. MST Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson. Further arrangements are pending with Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson.
Margaret Kraft
STRASBURG -- Margaret Kraft, 80, Bismarck, and formerly of Strasburg, died March 28, 2000 in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Strasburg, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Mike; one son, Jim, Strasburg, four daughters, Agnes Miller, Bismarck, Elaine Millner, Andover, Minn., Helen Koffler, Dickinson, and Alice Ryckman, Strasburg; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; four brothers, Joseph Holzer, Wishek, Thomas Holzer, Kellogg, Idaho, and John and Eugene Holzer, both of Strasburg; and two sisters, Agnes Bishop and Eva Eberspecher, both of Spokane, Wash. (Myers Funeral Home, Linton)
Christeen Michelson
HARVEY -- Christeen Michelson, 100, Harvey, and formerly of Martin, died March 29, 2000 in the Harvey nursing home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at Martin Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Martin Baptist Cemetery. She is survived by four sons, Lorenz, Walnut Creek, Calif., Robert, Lodi, Calif., Marvin, Martin, and Victor, Powell, Wyo.; four daughters, Florence Frueh, Rugby, Luverne Kruger, Lakewood, Colo., Shirley Horn, Eden Prairie, Minn., Jean Peterson, Moorhead, Minn.; 23 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; and one brother, Walter Kessler, St. Paul, Minn. (Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey)
Joseph Miller
DICKINSON -- Joseph Miller, 84, Dickinson, died March 28, 2000 in Bismarck. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MST Saturday, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Dickinson. Further arrangements are pending with Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson.
Tilda Torgrimson
MINOT -- Tilda Torgrimson, 87, Minot, died March 27, 2000, in a Minot hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Zion Lutheran Church, Minot, with burial at 1:30 p.m. today in Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot. Tilda was born Aug. 12, 1912, in Wolseth, the daughter of Daniel and Olava (Hilmo) Hoiland. She graduated from Deering High School and worked in Minot. Tilda married Thorvald Torgrimson on July 18, 1937. In 1945 they moved to Des Lacs, where Thor managed the Farmer's Elevator. In July 1961 they purchased the grocery store in Des Lacs. Together they owned and managed Torgie's Grocery and were active in the community until retiring in 1974. They continued to live in Des Lacs until after Thor's death in 1991. In 1995 Tillie moved to Minot, where she resided until her death. She is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Orla and Allan Lindell, and Gail and David Bertsch, all of Minot, Adele and Dennis Armstrong, Bismarck, and Jean and Jerry Schaefer, Des Lacs; one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Cindy, Burlington; 12 grandchildren, Karla Armstrong and her husband Tom Lawson, Karen McVay and her husband, Mark, Jessica and Scott Torgrimson, Jeff Schaefer and his wife, Julie, Mike Schaefer and his wife, Laune, Gregg Schaefer and his wife, Kari, Bryan, John and Matt Schaefer, and Kristen and Erin Bertsch; nine great-grandchildren, Andrew and Anna Lawson, Ethan McVay, Kacie and Jordyn Schaefer, Michael and Kelsey Schaefer, and Brett and Kayla Schaefer; three sisters, Palma Johnson, Mabel Simonson and Joyce Shuman, all of Minot; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thorvald; one granddaughter, Becky Schaefer; her parents, Daniel and Olava; three sisters, Bergetta Evenson, Inga Wolseth and Dora Johnson; and four brothers, John, Odin, Roy and Maynard Hoiland.
