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George Martin Stroup
Funeral services for George Martin Stroup, 89, longtime Hazen banker, benefactor and friend of the community, will be held at 2 p.m. MDT Friday at English Lutheran Church in Hazen. Mr. Stroup died Oct. 10 at his home. Visitation will be from 3 -7 p.m. today at Seibel Funeral Home in Hazen and one hour before the service at the church. Burial will be at the Hazen City Cemetery. After a lifetime of community spiritedness as president and chairman of the board for Union State Bank in Hazen, Mr. Stroup will be remembered by many whose causes and needs he quietly and generously assisted. Among causes he supported were area libraries, scholarships for high school graduates, the Hazen hospital and the hockey arena. Mr. Stroup had a lifelong love of the outdoors and supported a community tree-planting program by giving away trees every year through the bank. In the last weeks of his life, George was honored by the children in his neighborhood for a small park he planted and watered across the street from his home. The park was affectionately dubbed "George's Lot," by the children who surrounded him when they and their parents put up a sign in recognition of his kindness. He was born Aug. 22, 1911, the son of Robert M. and Margaret (Adams) Stroup, on the family homestead near the pioneer town of Kasmer, north of present-day Zap. The family lived in Stanton two years, while the elder Stroup served in county offices, and then in Zap, where he organized First State Bank. George attended grade school and two years of high school in Zap and graduated from Bismarck High School, while temporarily living with an aunt and uncle, Mary and Keller McCord. He attended Concordia College at Moorhead, Minn., for two years. He taught rural schools for two years before joining the Union State Bank of Hazen, Stanton and Zap in 1934, where he remained active up until the time of his death. He was in the U.S. Coast Guard for two and half years during World War II. He and Enid Haas were married Dec. 28, 1941 at Hazen. His lasting legacy to his family is a lifetime of giving to his community. He served on the Hazen School Board, the Hazen Chamber of Commerce, the Hazen Memorial Hospital board and building committee, the English Lutheran Church board, the Hazen City Commission, and the Hazen Park Board. He was a member of the American Legion, the Masonic Lodge and the Shriners. A high school course in wood-turning started a lifelong hobby of woodworking, including furniture, lamps and inlaid pictures. He also enjoyed working with stones and creating stone jewelry, especially during his retirement years in Mesa, Ariz. One of the highlights of his life was learning to fly and earning his pilot's license under instruction from a B-17 flight instructor, who organized a G.I. Flying School in Hazen. George became part owner of a Cherokee 180, used for business and for fly-in fishing trips to Canada. He is survived by his wife; two children, Kathy and Harvey Huber of Jamestown, and Chuck and Shari (Butler) Stroup of Hazen; five grandchildren, Callie (Huber) and John Meehan of Charlotte, N.C., Christie (Huber) and Jerry Obenauer of Mountain Home, Idaho, Stephanie Huber of Boise, Idaho, Seth and Rebecca Stroup of St. Gertrude, and Noah Stroup of Hazen; four great-grandchildren, Grace and Claire Meehan, Isaak Obenauer and Kale Stroup; two brothers, Robert L. and Vi Stroup of Hazen, and Wayne and Bernice Stroup of Garrison; one sister, Jean Leet of Norwalk, Conn., and nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, Mr. Stroup's family requests that gifts in his memory be given to Hazen Area Dollars for Scholars, English Lutheran Church, or Sakakawea Medical Center Hospice.
William J. Weigel
William J. Weigel, 78, 1409 Third Ave. N.W., Mandan, died Oct. 10, 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. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Philomena Cemetery, Selfridge. Visitation will be from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, where a parish vigil will be said at 7 p.m. Friday, followed by a rosary at 8. Visitation will continue at the church one hour before services. William J. Weigel, the sonof Matthew Jr. and Veronica (Miller) Weigel, was born Oct. 28, 1921, in St. Anthony. He attended Selfridge High School, graduating in 1939. Bill continued his education with Lincoln Aeronautical School in Lincoln, Neb., graduating in 1941. On Nov. 16, 1943, he married Margaret Wuitschick in Selfridge. Bill took courses with Chicato Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Home School, completing the course in 1958. In 1959 he started his own refrigeration business. He built his own deep freezer which was used many years. He served on the Selfridge School Board for 12 years and was a 4-H leader for 12 years. Bill helped build the Froelich Dam, and was instrumental in starting the Selfridge Cheese Plant, where he also served as secretary-treasurer. Bill was an active member in his church. He enjoyed square dancing and was an active fan of the Selfridge boys and girls basketball teams. Bill loved to go to the Golden Age Center, a 10-year member, for exercising, cards and playing bingo. This resulted in Bill and Margaret being crowned king and queen for 1995-1996. He would greet people at the center, clinics and hospital with a big smile and wave of the hand which was his way of communicating with people. He had a sense of strong conviction and respect for all people and would in a moments notice be willing to help whenever needed. He would instill confidence in his children by allowing them to take apart machinery and put it back together, though with extra parts left over, seeing this as a learning experience and not a mistake. His wish for his children was to receive a good education as the foundation for their future. Bill is survived by his wife, Margaret; six sons and four daughters-in-law, David and Bernadette, Mandan, Sidney and Corla, Lincoln, Glenn and Bonnie, Bismarck, Mark and Deborah, Bismarck, Bruce, Littleton, Colo., and Brian, Mandan; four daughters and sons-in-law, Geneva and Harlen Pleinis, Mandan, Lucille and Craig Roy, Grantsdale, Mont., Brenda and Louis Loeb, Gresham, Ore., and Yvonn and Fernando Quijano, Dickinson; 22 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Adeline Marcheseni, Tacoma, Wash., and Marie Lloyd, Mesa, Ariz. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Joyce; one grandson, Craig Weigel; one brother, Charles; and three sisters, Margaret Hanna, Elizabeth Engel and Rebecca Volk.
Joe Wunder
BISON, S.D. -- Services for Joe Wunder, 83, lifelong Bison area farmer, will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Bison, with the Rev. Ed Vanorny officiating. Burial will be in Galloway Cemetery, Meadow. Visitation will be from 1-6 p.m. Friday at Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Lemmon, and will continue at the church one hour before services. A parish vigil and rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the church. Mr. Wunder passed away on Oct. 10, 2000, in the Hettinger hospital. Joseph Sebastian Wunder was born Sept. 7, 1917, in Perkins County, S.D., to Nicholas and Mary (Keller) Wunder. Joe attended Rainbow Grade School and Bison High School. On Jan. 19, 1937, Joe ws united in marriage to Marian Hulm in Bison. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Grand Coulee, Wash., where Joe was employed as an ironworker on the Grand Coulee Dam Project. He worked steadily on the Grand Coulee Dam Project until the summer of 1938, when workers were laid off. At that time, he found employment with Mason, Walch, Attkinson and Kerr, and worked on the construction of the Seminoe Dam in Wyoming. In 1941 they moved to Longview, Wash., where he was employed at the Reynolds Aluminum Plant. In December 1942, Joe and Marian moved to Portland, Ore., and he was employed in the shipyards of Kaiser Construction. In 1943, Joe and Marian returned to South Dakota to operate his parent's farm. Joe farmed for over 50 years until he retired in 1994. He was actively involved in the church and community throughout his life, serving as a board member of the South Dakota Wheat Commission. Lemmon Equity Elevator, West River Telephone Cooperative, Perkins County Weed and Pest Control, Bison Board of Education and the Perkins County Board of Education. He was a trustee and choir member at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Marian; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dr. James and Peg, Mobridge, and Gary and Laurie, Bison; two daughters and sons-in-law, Janice and Albert Jacobs, Lodgepole, and Linda and Bob Christman, Bismarck, N.D.; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four sisters and one brother-in-law, Anne Fleming, Buffalo, Wyo., Mary Helen and Ernest Abbott, Spokane, Wash., Theresa Berning, San Bruno, Calif., and Eva Coleman, Bison; and one brother, John, Bismarck. His parents; one daughter, Judy; one brother, Nick; and three sisters, Anna Wunder, Helena Wunder and Margaret Buckmeier, preceded him in death.
Rudolph Zoller
LINTON -- Rudolph Zoller, 85, Linton, died Oct. 11, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Linton. Rudolph was born March 29, 1915, on a farm northwest of Linton, the son of Phillip and Margaretha (Kirschenmann) Zoller. He married Alvina Weber, July 6, 1937. They made their home on the Zoller family farm until they moved to Linton in 1953. He retired from farming in 1974. Rudolph was most known for his good nature and wonderful sense of humor. He loved to joke, have fun and make people laugh. Each morning he joined his coffee buddies, and many afternoons were spent shooting pool or playing cards at the Senior Center. He was an active member of the Linton Senior Citizens. His love of farming extended to his gardening and yard work in his retirement. He enjoyed camping, fishing, bowling, throwing darts and especially tinkering and making "stuff." He'd study something and say "I can make that," and he did. He made the good old days come alive as he related adventures. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Alvina; five daughters and three sons-in-law, Ardyth and Jerald Van Heukelom, Wyoming, Mich., Ramona and Larry Humann, and Cynthia and Steve Kurtz, all of Linton, and Sheryl Zaun and Wanda Glasser, both of Bismarck; and one son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Val Zoller, Fargo. He has 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Some of his most favorite times were enjoying German meals with his family. He was preceded in death by two infant sons, a son-in-law, Peter Glasser, six brothers, Adolph, Jake, Edwin, Ludwig, John and Emil; and three sisters, Alice Stoller, Lydia Bender and Christina Zoller. Casket bearers will be his grandsons, Kevin and Keith Van Heukelom, Ron Goettle, Rory and Keith Humann, Dustin Kurtz, Mark Roskamp, Jordan Glasser and Toby Lancaster.
Roy R. Bergley
Roy R. Bergley, 65, Bismarck, died April 25, 2000 in a local hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Todd Hylden officiating. Burial will be in North Dakota Veterans' Cemetery, rural Mandan, with military honors provided by VFW Post 1326. Visitation will be from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, at Eastgate Funeral Service, and for one hour prior to the service at the church. Roy Richard Bergley was born May 22, 1934 at Hampden, the son of Sam and Madge (Adams) Bergley. He attended school at Edmore. On Feb. 20, 1953 he was inducted into military service at Dugway, Utah. He was discharged in 1955 with a Good Conduct Medal and National Defense Service Medal. He married Karen Bradley on May 19, 1973 in Casper, Wyo. They lived in Casper for 21 years before moving to Dickinson in 1979. In 1987, they moved to California where they lived for eight years before returning to his home state of North Dakota. He worked at Budget Furnishings and United Church Directories. He was presently employed as a sales consultant for Church Impressions. Roy was a loving husband, of 27 years, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Karen; three daughters, Renae (Mike) Essler, Omaha, Neb., Cathy (Don) Paulson, and Rhonda (Ray Jr.) Messer, all of Dickinson; one son, David Maher, Anaheim, Calif.; 10 grandchildren, Tosha, Chasity, DJ, Nathan, Briley, Moriah, Brandon, Brittani, Crystal and Brittany; one great-grandson, Gaige; three stepdaughters, Audrey (Mike) Bay, Arlene (Chip) Gallinger, Angela Tschaeher, all of Wyoming; a sister, Dorothy Sobak; three sisters-in-law, Pauline Bergley, Bismarck, Marlene (Don) Papka, Laurel, Mont., and Myrna (Dean) Evans, Odessa, Texas; one brother-in-law, Gene Bradley, Billings, Mont.; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and one sister. (Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck)
David R Binkley
UNDERWOOD -- David R. Binkley, 56, Underwood, died April 22, 2000, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Underwood High School gymnasium, with burial in St. Bonaventure's Catholic Cemetery, Underwood. He is survived by his wife, Judy; two daughters, Dawn Benzmiller, Burlington, and Trisha Binckley, Long Beach, Calif.; one son, Shane, Underwood; his parents, Donald and Sadie Binckley, Houston; and one sister, Diane McAnear, Houston. (Goetz Funeral Home, Underwood)
Amelia Evanson
WILDROSE -- Amelia Evanson, 86, Williston, died April 25, 2000 in a Tioga care center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, at Ray Lutheran Church, with burial in St. Paul Cemetery, southeast of Wildrose. She is survived by her husband, Emmons; two sons, Emil, Wildrose, and David, Grand Forks; and six grandchildren. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga)
Ervin Hirning
HAGUE -- Ervin Hirning, 77, Hague, died April 26, 2000 in a Bismarck hospital. Arrangements are pending with Myers Funeral Home, Linton.
Grace Leben
Grace Leben, 62, Mandan, died April 26, 2000 at her home. Arrangements are pending with Eastgate Funeral Service.
Leonard "Bob" Thorsen
Leonard "Bob" Thorsen, 74, Bismarck, died April 26, 2000 in a local hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCabe United Methodist Church, Bismarck. Further arrangements are pending with Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck.
Verna Truesdell
HARVEY -- Verna "Babe" Truesdell, 82, Harvey, and formerly of Lisbon, died April 25, 2000 in the Harvey nursing home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Harvey, with burial in Sunnyside Cemetery, Lisbon on Saturday. She is survived by two daughters, Judy Keller, Harvey, and Beth Heilman, Minot; two sons, Steve, Fergus Falls, Minn., and Kenneth, Townsend, Mont.; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Helen Hanson, Lisbon. (Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey)
Bernard E. Weinreich
NEW SALEM -- Bernard E. Weinreich, 83, New Salem, died April 26, 2000 at his home. Arrangements are pending with Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan.
Bessie Ahlert
GARRISON -- Bessie Ahlert, 85, Garrison, died July 1, 2001, in the Garrison hospital. Arrangements are pending at Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison.
Bertha Hamilton
MCCLUSKY -- Bertha Hamilton, 93, McClusky, died June 29, 2001, in a Bismarck care center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Grace Lutheran Church, McClusky, with burial in McClusky cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-8 p.m. today at Hertz Funeral Home, McClusky. Bertha Mayer Hamilton was born March 7, 1908, near Turtle Lake, the fourth eldest of the 10 children of Daniel D. Mayer and Elizabeth Goehring Mayer. Her life reflects a career in education, a love for travel and adventure and service to her community. The family moved to McClusky where Bertha graduated from McClusky High School in 1925. She received her standard teaching certificate from Valley City State Teachers College in 1959, and her bachelor of science in education from Minot State University in 1965. She began her teaching career at the Haibeck School in 1926. Eventually she taught in Holmes, Mountain City, Herr, Prophets, Pickard and McClusky school districts. She spent her last 12 years as principal of McClusky Elementary School. When she retired in 1973, she had taught three generations that spanned nearly half a century. Her first love in teaching was the rural school where the teacher was involved with the entire family. Bertha married Harold Hamilton in 1933 and they built their life in McClusky. She was a charter member of Grace Lutheran Church where she continued to worship throughout her life. She was a member of Order of Eastern Star and a lifetime member of American Legion Auxiliary. She was on the planning committee for the McClusky All School Reunion in 1980. She traveled extensively and collected postcards from the places to which she traveled. About 130 family and friends attended her 90th birthday celebration in 1998. Bertha is survived by her sister, Lee Mayer Boelter, McClusky, and numerous nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grandnephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold, on Sept. 10, 1983; her parents; and eight brothers and sisters, Casey "Fred," Pauline, Daniel, Martha, Jack, Edward, Robert and A. Ned. Memorials may be designated to the McClusky Cemetery Fund, McClusky Ambulance or Bertha Mayer Hamilton Scholarship Fund in care of First National Bank, McClusky. It will provide a scholarship to a McClusky High School senior pursuing a higher education.
Ervin Howen
PARSHALL -- Ervin C. Howen, 81, Parshall, died June 29, 2001, in a Parshall care center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at First Lutheran Church, Parshall, with burial in North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, Joan Nelson, Devils Lake, and Shelley LaBar, White Earth; two sons, Monty and Wayne, both of Parshall; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two sisters, Alma Brunsell and Helen Bartelson, both of Parshall; and one brother, Art Howen, Newcastle, Wyo. (Johnson Funeral Home, Parshall)
Arline Hubbard
Arline Viola Hubbard, 80, Bismarck, died June 29, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Charity Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Bob Nordvall officiating. Arline was born Sept. 13, 1920, on a farm near Elliot, Iowa, the daughter of May Pearl and Edward E. Weidman. When she approached school age her family moved to Creston, Iowa, where she obtained her schooling, graduating from Creston High School. After working in Milwaukee, Wis., to earn money for college, she obtained a scholarship and entered the State University of Iowa, where she met her future husband, Ward Hubbard. A year later, in 1941 she married him and they remained married for 60 years. Upon the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, Arline discontinued her studies and she and her husband moved to Hopewell, Va., where she worked to build parachutes for soldiers. There she and Ward had two children. At the end of the war, they moved to Bartlesville, Okla., where they had their last child. In 1957, the family moved to Downers Grove, Ill., where she spent 40 years. In 1997, they moved to Bismarck to be closer to family. Arline's hobbies included painting, drawing and writing. She painted many pictures for the various family members. She also wrote numerous poems and stories. Arline is survived by her husband, Ward; her daughter, Marlis Hubbard; her son-in-law, Franco Haider, Montreal, Canada; her daughter and son-in-law, Lori andKarl Lemmerman, Bismarck; four grandchildren, Bryan Lemmerman, Timothy Hugh Russell, Bradley Sukut and Tami Staats; and two great-grandchildren, Evelyn Staats and Jake Staats. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters; three brothers; and her son, Hugh. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to Charity Lutheran Church.
Ina Krebsbach
GARRISON -- Ina Sayler Krebsbach, 82, Garrison, died June 29, 2001, in the Garrison hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Church, Garrison. Further arrangements are pending at Thompson Funeral Home, Garrison.
Donald Meggers
RHAME -- Donald Burton Meggers, 76, Rhame, died June 29, 2001, due to injuries sustained in a lawn tractor accident. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Tuesday at Assembly of God Church, Bowman, with burial in Tuttle Cemetery, Rhame. He is survived by his wife, Eileen; two sons, Larry, Gilbert, Ariz., and Roger, Baker, Mont.; three daughters, Janet Snook, Olympia, Wash., Susan Soehren, Rapid City, S.D., and Karen Fitzsimons; one brother, Arnold, Rhame; and 11 grandchildren. (Krebsbach Funeral Service, Bowman)
Caroline Ouren
JAMESTOWN -- Caroline Ouren, 86, Jamestown, died June 29, 2001, in a Fargo hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Jamestown Evangelical Church. Further arrangements are pending at Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown.
Frank Roshau
KILLDEER -- Frank Roshau, 86, Killdeer, died June 30, 2001, in a Dickinson care center. Arrangements are pending at Stevenson-Mischel-Olson Chapel, Dickinson.
Johanna Scheerer
CARSON -- Johanna Scheerer, 91, Carson, died June 30, 2001, in the Elgin hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. MDT Tuesday at Emmaus Congregational Church, Carson, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by two daughters, Harriet Steinley, Carson, and Sussie Evans, Greenacres, Wash.; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three brothers, Emanuel Zimmerman, Elgin, Rubin Zimmerman, Carson, and Herbert Zimmerman, Moorhead, Minn.; and one sister, Sarah Luithle, Bismarck. (Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Elgin)
Marvin Thon
HARVEY -- Marvin Thon, 76, Harvey, died June 30, 2001, in an Underwood nursing home. Arrangements are pending at Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey.
