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Richard J. Smith
Richard J. Smith Sr., 85, 2612 E. Divide Ave., a citizen of the United States and the Republic of Ireland, died Oct. 22, 2000, in his home with his family. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, with the Rev. Thomas Kramer officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck. Visitation will be from 4-9 p.m. today at Eastgate Funeral Service, and will continue at the church one hour before services. A vigil service will begin at 7 tonight at the funeral home. Mr. Smith was born July 24, 1915, in St. Paul, Minn., the youngest son of William A. and Catherine (Thornton) Smith. He was educated in the St. Paul public school system. He worked many jobs during the "Dust Bowl" days. He began his life's career working at St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance in Sioux Falls, S.D., where he met and married Rita Ruth O'Connor. In 1961, the Smith family moved to Bismarck, where he worked as managing officer of Dakota Fire Insurance Company. He worked there for 10 years, after which time he began a general agency which he and his wife, Rita, operated for 11 years. Retirement loomed and he and Rita spent 10 years enjoying travel in a GMC mmotorhome, seeing every state in the United States and most of Canada. He traveled to Ireland, the birthplace of his mother, and kissed the Blarney Stone, which affected him all of his life. He was an active grandfather and loved the time he spent walking with his wife and learning about computers and all things new and interesting. Mr. Smith's military service was for four years in the U.S. Marine Corp Reserve (1932-1936), and five years in the U.S. Army (1940-1945), where he survived a direct machine gunning by an angry ME-109 fighter among other excitements. He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, a Bronze Star, and ETO Ribbon with two battle stars. He served in Europe as a motor officer with General Patton's 3rd Army. Mr. Smith was active in the Civil Air Patrol as a mission pilot, attaining the rank of Major. He was also active in Missouri Slope Model Aviation Club, and was a Ham radio operator. He spent much of his time active in his church, spreading his own sense of love and humor to his friends and strangers alike. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Rita, the love of his life; four sons and daughters-in-law, Richard J. Smith Jr. and Sherrilynn, Hampden, Maine, and their sons, Richard J. III, Joel Daniel, and Conor Thornton Smith; Terrance E. Smith and Bethanne, Belfast, Maine, and their children, Ava Jean and Lucien Uriah; Thomas W. Smith and Patricia, Portland, Ore., and their children, Patrick Thomas, Erin Christine and Katherine Elizabeth; and Sean O. Smith and Brenda, Bismarck, and their children, Jennifer Marie, Amber Leigh, Megan Elizabeth, Sean Brendan and Breanna Rose. His grandchildren adore him, as much as he adored them. He is also survived by one sister, Marie, St. Paul, Minn. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and two sisters. In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to The God's Child Project, P.O. Box 1573, Bismarck, or Home Care and Hospice of St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck.
Marion Lucille Bagley
HETTINGER -- Marion Lucille Bagley, 72, Hettinger, died Oct. 23, 2000 in the Hettinger hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Wednesday, at Bowman Lutheran Church, with burial in Bowman Cemetery. She is survived by four sisters, Elaine Hopland, Scranton, Fern Freitag, Bowman, Joy Swanon, Buffalo, Wyo., Delores Scally, Gambrills, Md.; and two brothers, Walter Bagley, Coon Rapids, Minn., and Dennis Bagley, Jamestown. (Krebsbach Funeral Service, Bowman)
Rose Burk
AMIDON -- Rose Pelzl Burk, 88, Amidon, died Oct. 14, 2000 in the Bowman nursing home. Services were held on Oct. 16, 2000, at Krebsbach Funeral Home Chapel, Bowman, with burial in Bowman Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Donald; one son, Charles Burk, Bowman; one brother, Vincent Pelzl, Bowman, and two sisters, Caroline Pelzl, Williston, and Pauline Haagenstad, Amidon. (Krebsbach Funeral Service, Bowman)
Marty E. Dunn
Marty E. Dunn, 47, 207 5th Avenue NE, Mandan, died Oct. 22, 2000 in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, at First Lutheran Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Charlie Axness officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Visitation continues Thursday at the church one hour prior to the service. Marty E. Dunn was born June 10, 1953 in Jamestown. He was the son of Eugene and Delores (Buschness) Dunn. Marty was raised and educated in Jamestown, attending Jamestown High School. On April 11, 1980, he married Loretta Mosbrucker in Mandan. Marty worked for Mandan Transfer, Haganson Construction, Fargo and Capital City Construction, Bismarck. He was a member of the Mandan Moose and Eagles. Marty is survived by his wife, Loretta, Mandan; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Dustin, Mandan, and Kent and Jen, Bismarck; one daughter and son-in-law, Katie and Brian Wynstra, Mandan; his mother, Delores Dunn, Mandan; seven grandchildren, Brock, Karlee, Koltyn, Lexus, Adrian, Aryan and Ariel; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, Archie and Sherry Dunn, Jamestown, and Doug and Kathy Dunn, Bismarck, and Scott Dunn, Tennessee; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Connie and Maynard Mertz, Jamestown; Genia Wahl, Jamestown, and her friend, Marlin Guthmiller, Cleveland, and Sherry and Walt Braun, Benton City, Wash. Marty's outgoing personality, generous spirit, love of nature and sense of humor were just a few words that describe him. He was able to take a car engine apart and do a complete overhaul. He built a first class dog house, insulation and all, for his beloved dog, "Candy." Spending time outdoors hunting, fishing, boating and camping, spending quality time with his family was to him, "living the good life." These wonderful memories will be cherished by family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Eugene, and son, Jason. (Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan)
Mary Evanson
NEW ROCKFORD -- Mary Evanson, 74, New Rockford, died Oct. 21, 2000 in a Carrington care center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, at United Methodist Church, Carrington, with burial in Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford. She is survived by her husband, James; three sons, Charles, New Rockford, John, West Fargo, and Doug, Redmond, Wash.; two daughters, Emily Hilgers, Moorhead, Minn., and Anna Hoffman, Williston; and 10 grandchildren. (Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford)
Rochus Leier
ESMOND -- Rochus Leier, 92, Esmond, died Oct. 23, 2000 in a Minot nursing home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Esmond. Further arrangements are pending with Nelson Funeral Home, Esmond.
Mabel E. Lies
NEW ROCKFORD -- Mabel E. Lies, 91, New Rockford, died Oct. 21, 2000 in a Fargo hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, New Rockford, with burial in Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford. She is survived by four sons, George Vogel, Vancouver, Wash., Don Vogel, Marysville, Wash., Charles Tonn, Winthrop, Wash., and Roger Tonn, Ridgefield, Wash.; four daughters, Marlene Spreng, Vancouver, Beverly Simonson, Salem, Ore., Delores Haley, New Rockford, and Ardis Drader, Devils Lake; 27 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; one brother, Lloyd Frazer, Seattle, Wash., and two sisters, Leona Poppa, Battle Creek, Mich., and Ruth Ross, Couer d'Alene, Idaho. (Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford)
June Lochner
June Lochner, 84, Bismarck, died Oct. 22, 2000 in a local hospital after a lingering illness. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Steve Sathre officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 2-9 p.m. today at Eastgate Funeral Service, and one hour prior to the service at the church. June Evelyn Boehmer was born April 29, 1916 in Coto Township, to Peter and Sophie (Auberg) Boehmer. She was baptized in Scandinavian Lutheran Church at Webster, N.D., and confirmed at the Lutheran church in Edmore at the age of 16. She attended country school for her grade years and graduated from Edmore High School in 1933. Following high school she attended Union Commercial College in Grand Forks for one year where she worked for her board and room. She worked for Gamble Stores in Devils Lake, Bemidji, Minn., and Fergus Falls, Minn. In 1942, she married Donald Lochner in Grand Forks, and later moved to Bismarck, where Mr. Lochner worked for Northwest Airlines and she worked at Gambles as a bookkeeper. A son, Douglas, was born in June 1946. She continued to work at Gambles, until they went out of business, and then worked as a bookkeeper for Rausch Furniture and Arrowhead Cleaners. She also worked at the State Historical Society. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Mr. Lochner retired in 1979 and they continued to live in Bismarck. June entered Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in April 1999. June grew up during the depression and worked for various families at a very early age but saved her earnings to go to college. Her determination to work hard proved her success to live comfortably the rest of her life. She is survived by her husband, Donald, Bismarck; her son, Douglas and daughter-in-law, Val, Rochester, Minn.; one grandson, Don, a college student in Urbana, Ill.; two granddaughters, Diane, a congressional staff assistant in Washington, D.C., and Lisa, a high school senior in Rochester; one brother and sister-in-law, Leonard and Delores Boehmer, Edmore; one sister, Phyllis Fuglie, Bismarck; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Mae and Pauline, who died in infancy, and Laureen, who died in 1945; three brothers, Glenn, who died as a young child, Herbert, who died following an accident in 1942, and John "Jack" who died of cancer in 1978. (Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck)
Emma Meduna
DICKINSON -- Emma Meduna, 84, Dickinson, died Oct. 22, 2000 in a Dickinson care center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Wednesday, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Dickinson. Further arrangements are pending with Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson.
Nestor Metzger
LANGDON -- Nestor Metzger, 79, Langdon, died Oct. 21, 2000 in a Langdon care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Langdon, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, Langdon. He is survived by his wife, Helen; his children, Larry, Center, Lee and Glen, both of Fargo, Ronald, Perham, Minn., Gene, Beulah, Sharon Livingood, Langdon, Daryl, Hazen, Lanette Schmaltz, Nekoma, and Carla Rae Berry, Dallas, Texas; 26 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and five brothers and four sisters. (Brooks Funeral Home, Langdon)
Willam R. Pruess
ESMOND -- Willam "Billy" R. Pruess, 90, Esmond, died Oct. 22, 2000 in the Rugby hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, at Bethany Evangelical Free Church, Esmond. Further arrangements are pending with Nelson Funeral Home, Esmond.
Ellis H. Puhlman
ASHLEY -- Ellis H. Puhlman, 59, Ashley, died Oct. 21, 2000 at his home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Zion Lutheran Church, Ashley. Further arrangements are pending with Carlsen Funeral Home, Ashley.
Matthew Randall
NEW SALEM -- Matthew Randall, 7, New Salem, died Oct. 21, 2000 in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 3:45 p.m. MDT Wednesday, at Word of Faith Baptist Church, New Salem. Further arrangements are pending with Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan.
Evelyn Schimke
UNDERWOOD -- Evelyn Schimke, 90, Underwood, and formerly of Turtle Lake, died Oct. 23, 2000 in the Underwood nursing home. Arrangements are pending with Goetz Funeral Home, Turtle Lake.
Keith Swenson
WILLISTON -- Keith Swenson, 51, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and formerly of Williston, died Oct. 22, 2000 in a Green Bay, Wis. hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, at Everson Funeral Home Chapel, Williston. Further arrangements are pending.
Raymond Bartholomew
DICKINSON -- Raymond Bartholomew, 59, Dickinson, died Oct. 19, 2000, in a one-vehicle accident. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT today at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery, Dickinson. Further arrangements are pending Price-Murphy Funeral Home, Dickinson.
LaVerne Bickel
LaVerne Bickel, Keizer, Ore., died Oct. 23, 2000, in Keizer. Arrangements are pending at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan.
Ronald A. Bird
Ronald A. Bird, Col. USAF (retired) passed away in Sacramento, Calif., Oct. 4, 2000. A military service and burial were held Oct. 19 in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan. Ron was born and raised in Flaxton, and attended Jamestown College. He entered the U.S. Air Force in 1952 and served for 25 years, earning the rank of Colonel. Ron was a command pilot, flying large transport planes to most parts of the world. He earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the University of New Hampshire in Durham in 1965. After retiring from the Air Force in 1977, Ron turned his life-long interest in investing into a second career, working for 13 years as an equity broker for two large brokerage firms. Ron was the beloved husband of Margery (Sorlie) of Fair Oaks, Calif., for nearly 48 years. Marge is a graduate of Trinity Hospital School of Nursing, Minot. He was the devoted father of Steven of Atherton, Calif., John of Pasadena, Calif., and David of Greensboro, N.C.; and grandfather of Thomas, Robert, Jessica and Kathleen. Ron is also survived by siblings, Howard Bird, Sartell, Minn., Marion Kohler, Audubon, Minn., Leora Anderson, Sioux Falls, S.D., Keith Bird, Minot, Stanley Bird, Oakland, Ore., Carol Wittman, Bowbells, Diane Carpentier, Washburn, and David Bird, Flaxton; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father; his mother; and one brother, Lloyd Bird.
Alex Giesinger
Alex Giesinger, 89, Bismarck, formerly of Seattle, died Oct. 24, 2000, in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Bismarck Funeral Home, with the Rev. Steve Zastoupil officiating. Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. today at Bismarck Funeral Home, where a rosary will be said at 7 tonight. Visitation will continue at the church one hour before services. Alex was born Feb. 16, 1911, the son of Konstontine and Margaret (Usselman) Giesinger, in Hazen. He is survived by two sisters-in-law, Rose Giesinger and Ida Giesinger, both of Bismarck; several nieces and nephews; special grand-nieces, Marie Giesinger and Sherry Weil; and grand-nephews, Jonathan Giesinger. He was preceded in death by his parents; and 11 siblings.
