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Wilfred C. Miller
NEW ENGLAND -- Wilfred C. Miller, 72, Woodland Hills, Calif., died Jan. 23, 2000, after a long illness. Services were held at St. Bernardine of Siena Catholic Church in Woodland Hills on Jan. 26, 2000. Wilfred was born Oct. 8, 1927, in Mott, the son of Henry H. and Rose C. Miller. He attended Timber Creek Grade School and graduated from St. Mary's High School, New England. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran who served in Japan. Following his discharge from the service, he located in southern California, where he attended school, majoring in engineering at University of California, Berkeley and UCLA, and worked with missile development. He married Patricia M. Mullin, June 15, 1957, in Downey, Calif. He is survived by his wife, Pat; one daughter, Theresa; four sons, Michael, Joseph, Richard and Charles; and one granddaughter. He is also survived by one brother, Frank L., Mott; four sisters, Blanche Avery, Albany, Ore., Agnes Walker, Billings, Mont., Agatha Harbac, Miles City, Mont., and Norma Svihovec, Terry, Mont.; and two stepsisters, Margaret Shy, Agate, Colo., and Helen Swanson, Miles City. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Norbert, Lawrence, Melvin and Maurice; and stepbrothers, Joseph, Donald and Patrick.
Norma Nordtug
WILLISTON -- Norma Nordtug, 68, Williston, died Feb. 7, 2000, in the Williston hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Williston. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Williston, with burial in Hillside Memory Gardens, Watford City. She is survived by her husband, John; three daughters, Kathy Blomberg, Williston, Susan Vining, Minot, and Lisa Arnstad, Williston; and her sisters, Maxine Lutz, West Allis, Wis. (Everson Funeral Home, Williston)
Harold D. Roberts
NEW ROCKFORD -- Harold D. Roberts, 69, New Rockford, died Feb. 8, 2000, in the Carrington hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Further arrangements are pending at Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford.
M.C. "Clarence" Rude
WATFORD CITY -- M.C. "Clarence" Rude, died Feb. 7, 2000, in the Watford City hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church, Watford City, with burial in Timber Creek Cemetery, rural Alexander. He is survived by his daughter, Michon, Watford City; one granddaughter; and one sister, Eleanor Hagen, Scoby, Mont. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City)
Reinhard Wahl
GARRISON -- Reinhard Wahl, 80, Garrison, died Feb. 5, 2000, in a Fargo hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Garrison, with burial in Garrison Cemetery. He is survived by seven sons, Willard, Fargo, Harlan, Alden and Terry, all of Miles City, Mont., Randy and Kent, both of Garrison, and Neal, Minot; three daughters, Bonnie Lundy, Dunseith, and Myrna Gathman and Jean Busch, both of Minot; two brothers, Sam, Everett, Wash., and Leo, Spokane, Wash.; three sisters, Viola Orrino, Spokane, Olinda Bergan, Minot, and Ella Sole, Missoula, Mont.; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. (Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison)
Loretta J. Wilcox
DICKINSON -- Loretta J. Wilcox, 89, Dickinson, died Feb. 6, 2000, in the Dickinson hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MST today at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Dickinson, with burial in Calvary Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill. She is survived by one brother, Frederick Geerts, Regent; and one sister, Arlene Reindel, Dickinson. (Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson)
Harris Adams
STEELE -- Harris Adams, 82, Steele, died July 19, 2000 in a Steele care center. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Steele. Further arrangements are pending with Bismarck Funeral Home.
Celestine Grossman
HETTINGER -- Celestine Grossman, 84, Hettinger, died July 19, 2000 in a Dickinson care center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Saturday, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dickinson, with burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery. She is survived by three brothers, Joseph Schmidt, Fort Rice, and Jack and Nick Schmidt, both of Bismarck; two sisters, Mary Schanzt, Mandan, and Margaret Gerhardt, Yakima, Wash. (Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson)
Aneta Gruneich
MCCLUSKY -- Aneta Gruneich, 85, Sioux Falls, S.D., and formerly of McClusky, died March 1, 2000 in Sioux Falls. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday, at McClusky City Cemetery. Further arrangements are pending with Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey)
Rodney F. Kuntz
DICKINSON -- Rodney F. Kuntz, 42, Dickinson, died July 20, 2000 in Dickinson. Arrangements are pending with Ladbury Funeral Service, Dickinson.
Lenore M. Malo
ROLETTE -- Lenore M. Malo, 78, Rolette, died July 19, 2000 at her home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rolette, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Paul; her children, Ronald, Rolette, Margaret Mears, Rugby, Pauline Beaver, Rolette, Allen, Salt Lake City, Carol Gault, Hinsdale, Minn., Charlotte Thompson, Rolette, Terry Malo, Sidney, Mont., Bob, Rolette, Marlys Kildahl, West Fargo, Dale, Beulah, Denise Young, Moorhead, Minn., Cindy Lagasse, Bottineau, Curt, Rolette; 36 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; and her sisters, Cecelia Dease, Seattle, Wash., Alma Berube, Fargo, and Marie Martineau, Yreka, Calif. (Keplin Funeral Home, Rolette)
Emma Newland
STEELE -- Emma Newland, 97, Steele, died July 20, 2000 in a local hospital. Arrangements are pending with Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck.
Eric James Reile
BLANCHARD -- Eric James Reile, 12, Blanchard, died July 17, 2000 of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, at Arthur United Methodist Church, with burial in Arthur Cemetery. He is survived by his father, Ronald Reile Jr., Blanchard; his mother, Coni Reile, Fargo; his sister, Ali Reile, Blanchard; two stepbrothers, David and Jonathan Malaterre and a stepsister, Katie Malaterre, all of Blanchard; his grandparents, Ronald Sr. and Delila Reile, McClusky, Ervin and Diane Jans, Mercer; and his great-grandparents, Duane and Clarise Nelson, Turtle Lake, and Bertha Jans, Mercer. (Baker Funeral Home, Mayville)
Ordean D. Rude
ZAHL -- Ordean D. Rude, 78, Zahl, died July 19, 2000 in a Minot hospital. Arrangements are pending with Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston.
Ken Schiermeister
LINTON -- Ken Schiermeister, 56, Mason City, Iowa, died July 17, 2000 in a Rochester, Minn. hospital. Services were held on July 20, 2000 in Mason City, with burial in Mason City. He is survived by his wife, Dianne; two daughters, Brenda Bird, Hiawatha, Iowa, and Tammy Schiermeister, Mason City; one son, Justin, Mason City; two grandchildren; nine sisters, Martha Walther, Bismarck, Edna Serr, Hazelton, Bertha Massullo, Atascadero, Calif., Eleanor Schiermeister, Sacramento, Calif., Hilda Houseman, Atascadero, Vi Kizis, Phoenix, Ariz., Margie Smith, Stanton, and Dorinda Weisbeck, Stanton; and three brothers, Ray, Powell, Wyo., and Bob and Erv, both of Bismarck. (Major Erickson Funeral Home, Mason City, Iowa)
Evelyn Sorenson
WILLISTON -- Evelyn Sorenson, 77, Williston and Trenton, died July 18, 2000 in a Rochester, Minn., hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Williston, with burial in Trenton Cemetery. She is survived by her stepchildren, Melvin Poitra, Dunseith, Alex Poitra, Belcourt, David Poitra, Britton, S.D.k, Stella LaFountain, Belcourt and Teresa Brien, Belcourt; her sisters, Agnes Walton, Sidney, Mont., Roseann Laducer, Williston, Isabelle Martel, Williston, Sylvia Falcon, Trenton, and Delia Goselin, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. (Everson Funeral Home, Williston)
Helen Strand
CENTER -- Helen Strand, 89, Waterville, N.Y., formerly of Stanton and Center, died July 18, 2000 in a Waterville nursing home. Services will be held at 2 p.m. MDT Monday, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Stanton, with the Rev. Marvin Mutzenberger officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Center. Helen was born to Gust and Esther Swoboda on June 9, 1911 in the Blue Grass area. On Sept. 18, 1934, Helen married Allen T. Strand at New Salem, and they resided mostly in Center and Stanton. She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Stanton. Her husband, Allen, predeceased her in 1988. In 1991, she moved to Oneida, N.Y. to be near her only child and his wife, Allen R. and Jill Strand, Hamilton, N.Y. Surviving her besides her son, are two grandchildren, Loren and Jason Strand. Helen wished, in lieu of contributions, that each person count his or her blessings and act upon the needs of others. (Seibel Funeral Homes, Beulah/Hazen)
Joseph Wetzel
Joseph Wetzel, 68, Glendive, Mont., died July 20, 2000 in a Glendive hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. MDT Tuesday at Evangelical Congregational Church, Glen Ullin, with burial in Glen Ullin Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Marlene; three daughters, Charlene Frey, Glendive, Jolene Master, Billings, Mont., and Lila Spankle, Sidney, Mont.; one son, Barry, Glendive; two brothers, John Wetzel Jr., Glen Ullin, and Emil Wetzel, Bismarck; three sisters, Gertie Redman, Beulah, Wilda Owens, Bismarck, and Vendora Gappert, New Salem; and eight grandchildren. (Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home, Glendive)
Harvey Bertsch
ZAP -- Harvey Bertsch, 61, Zap, died June 23, 2001, in the Hazen medical center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Zap. Further arrangements are pending with Seibel Funeral Home, Beulah.
Violet Bohara
MERCER -- Violet Bohara, 74, Mercer, died June 23, 2001, in an Underwood care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Assembly of God Church, McClusky. Further arrangements are pending with Hertz Funeral Home, McClusky.
Mollie Clemens
JAMESTOWN -- Mollie Clemens, 77, Jamestown, died June 24, 2001, in a Jamestown care center. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church, Jamestown. Further arrangements are pending with Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Clair Cullen
Clair Cullen, 89, Mandan, formerly of Hensler, died June 23, 2001, in a Mandan care center. Cremation took place the following day. A memorial service and trail ride will take place at 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday at the former Cullen ranch, two miles west and a half-mile north of Hensler. Clair Cullen was born Dec. 25, 1911, in Leeds, the son of M.J. and Frances (Vogl) Cullen. His family moved to various areas throughout his childhood, including Canada, where his father owned and operated grain elevators. In the early 1930s, Clair's father purchased a ranch on the Missouri River bottoms west of Hensler, where he and his brother Ross helped with the farming and livestock operation. In 1940 the ranch became a Cullen Brothers partnership. Clair married Pearl Edwards on March 21, 1940, at Bismarck. They made their home on the ranch west of Hensler. Clair was a brand inspector for the North Dakota Stockmen's Association for 36 years. He judged rodeos and loved to practice calf-roping. In 1955 he earned the title of North Dakota Rodeo Association calf-roping champion. Clair was the recipient of a Distinguished Service plaque in 1981 for 10 summers of youth training at Horsemanship Camps held at the Western 4-H Camp near Washburn. At his home, near a collage of pictures, displays a favorite plaque of Clair's that reads, "God forbid I go to a heaven where there are no horses." He is survived by his wife, Pearl; one sister-in-law, Lorraine Cullen, Bismarck; one niece, Norma Lahren Wruck (Wayne), Hensler; one nephew, Charles Cullen (Annamae), Bismarck; several grand-nieces and grand-nephews; and three cousins, Jack, Robert and Mack Ingham, all of Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Ross. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Cowboy Hall of Fame, 1110 College Dr. Suite 212, Bismarck, N.D. 58501, or to the charity of the donor's choice. (Goetz Funeral Home, Washburn)
Louise Fleischer
Louise Fleischer, 87, Mandan, died June 23, 2001, in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bethel Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Bradley Stoltenow officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, where a prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to services at the church. Louise Wilhelmine Marie Bargmann was born on the family homestead, southwest of Hannover, on Feb. 12, 1914, the daughter of Henry Herman and Emma (Rabe) Bargmann. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Hannover and married Wilfred Fleischer there on June 8, 1941. Wilfred and Louise lived and farmed near Hannover until 1958 when they moved to New Salem. In 1959 she began assisting Wilfred in the operation of the Surge Milking Machine business. Also, for a number of years, she worked in the New Salem Public School District cafeteria. In 1974 Wilfred and Louise moved to Mandan, where Louise enjoyed working in her garden and growing flowers. She also enjoyed attending her grandchildren's basketball games, music concerts and other activities. She was an active member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League for many years. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Leland and Linda, Mandan, Calvin and Jan, Bismarck, and Gary and Barb, Webster Groves, Mo.; nine grandchildren, Suzi Huovinen and her husband Michael, Nancy Fleischer and her husband Lucas Kary, and Jonathan, Marc, Matthew, John, Greg, Angie and Julie Fleischer; three brothers, Albert, William and Hilbert, all of Hannover; and two sisters, Lorna Bargmann, Bismarck, and Caroline Letzring, Alta, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilfred, who died April 13, 2001; her parents; and two sisters, Eleanora Reiner and Alma Bargmann.
George Hambrick
George Hambrick, 75, Florence, Ore., formerly of Carrington, died June 24, 2001, in a Florence hospital. Arrangements are pending with Evans Funeral Home, Carrington.
Mohammad Haque
Mohammad Haque, 72, Bismarck, died June 24, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held in Denton, Texas. Further arrangements are pending with Bismarck Funeral Home.
Florence Hinman
ALEXANDER -- Florence H. Hinman, 79, Alexander, died June 24, 2001, in a Williston medical center. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Alexander. Further arrangements are pending with Everson Funeral Home, Williston.
