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Mildred J. Kaitfors
(July 15, 1920 - October 19, 2012)
Mildred J. Kaitfors, age 92 of Reeder, passed away on Friday, October 19, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Mott.
A Family Prayer Service will be held at 10:30am on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at the Centennial Chapel of the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger with burial in the Golden Valley cemetery south of Reeder.
Leland Leroy Ehleringer
(December 4, 1942 - October 24, 2012)
Leland Leroy Ehleringer was born on December 4, 1942 to William and Caroline Ehleringer in Regent, ND. He entered into eternal life on October 24, 2012.
Lee attended high school in Hettinger and graduated from Hettinger High School in 1960. After graduation, Lee enlisted in the United States Navy, serving aboard the U.S.S. Stribling. He was honorably discharged in 1966.
Following his discharge, Lee, worked in Bozeman, MT, Seattle, WA and Susanville, CA and eventually returned to Hettinger in 1976 to assist his mother after the passing of his father. Lee worked at the West River Regional Medical Center in the Environmental Service Maintenance Department for 25 ½ years. He retired in September of 2006.
Lee was “Johnny on the Spot” whenever things needed to be done at the hospital.
Leland is survived by his sister and brother, Connie and Leon; aunts, Ann Wieland, Leota Lein and Helen (Lyle) Welsh; nephews, Bryan (Helen), Kyle (Elizabeth), Bill (Natalie); nieces, Korlyn (Erik), Michelle, Sara, Jody along with their families and numerous cousins. Leland was preceded in death by his father, William and mother, Caroline, grandparents Bertha and Anton Ehleringer and John and Anna Wieland and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Private family services were held.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the West River Regional Medical Center.
Lucille Straub
(November 3, 1927 - October 27, 2012)
Funeral services for Lucille Straub, age 84, of Moorhead, MN formerly of New Leipzig, ND will be held at 10:30 a.m. MT on Friday, November 2, 2012, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig, ND. Pastor John Amundson will officiate with burial in the Immanuel Lutheran cemetery in New Leipzig, ND.
A Celebration of Lucille’s life will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CT on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at the Eventide Nursing Home, 1400 S. 7th Street, Moorhead, MN.
Lucille Bernetta Roehl was born on November 3, 1927, near New Leipzig, ND to John and Justina Roehl. She attended school near New Leipzig. Lucille was united in marriage to Walter J. Straub on November 3, 1946. They made their home on the family farm south of New Leipzig for 35 years. In 1981 they retired and moved into New Leipzig. Walter passed away in June, 1985 and Lucille moved to the Fargo area in 1991.
Lucille was a long time member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig and was an associate member of Hope Lutheran Church in Fargo, ND. She was devout Lutheran and faith was an important part of her life. Lucille enjoyed cooking German foods and entertaining with family and friends. She had a great sense of humor and enjoyed joking and having fun with people. She especially enjoyed time with her children and grandchildren.
Lucille passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, October 27, 2012 at the Eventide Senior Living Center in Moorhead, MN.
She is survived by her five children, Duane (Patricia) Straub, Fargo, ND, Valerie (Gary) Bock, Moorhead, MN, Rita (Rodney) Utter, West Fargo, ND, Connie Straub, Beaverton, OR and Rhonda Straub, Portland, OR; seven grandchildren, Emily (Dunamis) Ross, Christina Marceline, Karl Straub, Lindsay Bock, Allison Bock, Miranda Utter, Jill Utter; six great-grandchildren, Dylan Burke, Zoe Christian, Joshua, Liberty and Samuel Ross; one sister, Leona (Elmor) Wutzke, Bismarck, ND; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Lucille was preceded in death by her husband, Walter; two brothers, Emil and Edwin Roehl; and four sisters, Elsie (Art) Hintz, Martha (Rudy) Iszler, Edna (Rueben) Hochhalter and Viola Roehl.
Visitation will be one half hour prior to services at the church on Friday morning.
Memorials may be sent to Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig, ND or to a charity of the donor’s choice in Lucille’s name.
Edgar J. Johnson
June 25, 1918 - November 2, 2012
Funeral services for Edgar Johnson, age 94, of Mott, ND, will be 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mott, ND. Pastor John Amundson will officiate with burial in the Sunnyslope cemetery at Mott, ND.
Visitation will be Wednesday, November 7, 2012 from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Mott and one hour prior to the funeral on Thursday morning at the Church.
Edgar Johnson was born on June 25, 1918 near Watrous, ND in the Merrill Township of Hettinger County, the son of John M. and Christina (Heieren) Johnson. He was baptized at Long Butte Lutheran Church and confirmed at the Lutheran church in Mott, ND.
Edgar attended school in Mott and farmed near Mott for over 50 plus years. Farming was his true passion and joy. Edgar also enjoyed all sports and loved to read and visit with people. He was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Mott.
Edgar passed away and went to heaven on November 2, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Center in Mott.
He is survived by one nephew, David (Yolanda) Johnson, Indio, CA; one niece, Carol Johnson (husband John Anderson), Hastings, MN; one sister-in-law, Alice Johnson (wife of Rev. Clarence Johnson), Mankato, MN; and esteemed relatives, Ralph (Dorothy) Johnson, Mott, ND, Dale (Kathy) Johnson and family, Bismarck, ND and Chuck Johnson and family, Rapid City, SD, Alissia and Cory Helm, Fargo, ND.
Edgar was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Raymond and Clarence Johnson; one sister, Agnes Johnson; and nephew, James Johnson.
Mary M. Traxel
(July 23, 1925 - November 4, 2012)
The Funeral Service for Mary Traxel, age 87 of Carson, will be held at 10:00am Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Carson. Pastor Paul Ferrie will officiate with burial in the Carson cemetery.
Special music will be provided by Hannah Diehl.
Serving as Honorary Casketbearers are Max Traxel, Charles Traxel, Jennifer Traxel, Clifford Kluck, Kevin Bachmeier, and Chris Campbell. Serving as Active Casketbearers are Clinton Traxel, Dayton Traxel, Curtis Walters, Merle Johnson, John Vetter, and Dave Bonogofsky.
A Memorial has been established to the Jacobson Memorial Care Center.
Mary Marie Melvin was born July 23, 1925 in McIntosh, SD to George and Julia (Kastosh) Melvin. She spent her school years in McIntosh. On September 2, 1941 she was united in marriage to John Frederick Traxel in Fairview, MT. They lived on their farm near Brisbane, ND for 33 years.
Their only son was born to them February 14, 1945. 1974 the farm was sold and they moved to Carson. John worked in construction after that. Mary worked as a homemaker for Social Services for 5 years. She then went to work for the Carson School as the 2nd cook for 7 years.
In 1989, John’s health began to fail so Mary retired to care for him. She lived in her house for 6 years after John’s death on October 12, 1991. She loved her flowers, quilting, cooking and playing pinochle with her dear friend Hilda Shatz and sister in law, Freida Traxel. She moved into the Carson Manor in 1997. Mary then moved to Dakota Hills in Elgin where she lived happily. She then moved into the Jacobson Memorial Care Center in Elgin in February of 2010. She passed from this life there on Sunday morning, November 4, 2012 at the age of 87 years, 3 months, 12 days.
She was a member of the Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Carson, where she really loved serving the Lord.
Mary is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Sue Traxel, Renton, WA, three grandchildren, Max (Debby) Traxel, Spokane, WA, Charles, Renton, WA, and Jennifer (Norman) Gilbert, Blain, WA, six great-grandchildren, Joshua, Jeremy, Jacob, Johnathan, Natalie and Colin; and numerous nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers, Bill Melvin, Mike Nagel, and James Harrison, four sisters, Rainey Crosby, Bessie Smith, Margaret Peterson, and Emma Walters.
Visitation will be on Friday from 2:00 to 4:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Saturday one hour prior to services at the church in Carson.
The Traxel family wishes to thank their and moms widespread family, friends, pastors, doctors, nurses, caregivers and the church families that she loved so much.
You made her life richer and happier. She valued you for who you are, and so do we.
Joyce Muriel Peterson
(December 14, 1928 - January 1, 2015)
The funeral service for Joyce M. Peterson, age 86 of Hettinger, will be held at 10:30am on Monday, January 5, 2015 at the Hettinger Lutheran Church. Pastor Kathleen Dettmann will officiate with burial in the Hettinger cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 1:00 to 7:00pm at the Centennial Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger followed by a family service at 7:00 p.m.
Joyce Muriel Samdal Peterson was born December 14, 1928 at Hettinger, North Dakota to Hans C. and Edna S. (Warne) Samdal, and passed away shortly after midnight January 1, 2015 in Ashley, ND.
She grew up on the family farm in Cedar township in Adams County, ND. Joyce was the only one in her family who attended high school as Grandma Samdal put her foot down and said one of her children was going to high school. She graduated from Hettinger High School in 1946. On October 16, 1949 she was married
to Orlando Peterson. They eventually moved to Lead, SD where Orlando worked at the gold mine, and Joyce was a housewife. All three of her children were born in Deadwood. In 1956, they returned to the Peterson homestead five miles west of her childhood home, in Darling Springs township, rural Reeder, to farm with Harold Peterson. Here she remained until a few years after Orlando passed away. After the family farm was sold, she and Harold moved into Hettinger, still keeping the house on the farm for a few more years. After Harold died accidentally, she moved to Bismarck for a year, then returned to Hettinger. As it was determined a couple of years later that she was beginning to suffer from Alzheimers, she moved into Maplewood Memory Care in Bismarck in 2013. In September of 2014, she then moved into the Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home.
Being descended from all Norwegian ancestors, traditional foods were always present at Christmas Eve supper and Christmas Day dinner, so there was always plenty of her homemade lefse to go around, and to give as gifts. She was still helping to make the lefse last year before her 85th birthday. Many trips out of town were made to attend lutefisk dinners and suppers. Until the past few years, the occasional trip to Deadwood or Mobridge was also a treat for her.
She was a member of Wolf Butte Lutheran Church, Wolf Butte Lutheran Ladies Aid, and Darling Springs Homemakers Club. She enjoyed baking, cooking, sewing, quilting, bowling and bingo. Just a few years ago, she donated two of her quilts to a fundraiser at Medora which brought in a tidy sum for the organization.
Those surviving are Keith and Vicki Peterson, Spencer, Iowa; Denise Peterson and Dennis Schumacher, Bismarck, ND; Veloy Bruce and Ron Morris, Hermosa, SD; grandchildren Angel (Bryan) Holmes, South Jordan, UT; Dawn Sveund (Chris Gambell), Gillette, WY; Shane (Nicole) Wothe, Josh Wothe, Bismarck; Peter A. (Theresa) Peterson, Omaha, NE; Erin Peterson, Spencer, IA; great grandchildren Colleen and Sam, Bismarck; Alexander, Marcus, Ben and Peyton, South Jordan; Edison, Omaha; and Valerie, Gillette. Also surviving are sister-in-law Lucille Wilhelmson of Spring Grove, MN; nephews Harold, Llewellyn, Delwayne, Jim, Lynn, Dale, Lonnie; and nieces Elgean and Vernell, numerous nephews- and nieces-in-law; and numerous great- and great-great- nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Orlando Peterson; parents-in-law P.A. and Bertha Peterson; brother-in-law Harold Peterson; brothers Harry, Kermit and Vernon Samdal, and sisters Agnes Olson, Opal Bohnhoff, Alice Rogne, and Marvel Stippich; two nephews (Gerald and Duane), niece, Bonnie, two nieces-in-law, Ginger and Carol, and nephew-in-law, Bob.
Ralph B Johnson
(October 26, 1922 - January 20, 2015)
Ralph B. Johnson, 92, Mott, ND went home to be with his heavenly Father on January 20, 2015 at the Mott Good Samaritan Society.
The Funeral Service will be held at 1:30 pm on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at the Evangelical Community Church in Mott, ND. Pastor Ed Billock will officiate with interment at Sunnyslope cemetery, Mott.
Serving as Casketbearers are Ben Johnson, James Johnson, Shannon Hammeren Mark Evans, Scott Johnson, and Owen Blickensderfer.
RALPH BENNET JOHNSON was born on the family homestead located in Merrill Township in southern Hettinger County, ND near Bentley. He was welcomed to the family of Abraham and Emma (Peterson) Johnson on October 26, 1922. He joined older siblings Arthur, Florence and Alice, and was followed by baby sister Delores.
He attended country school and graduated from Mott Lincoln High School in 1941. On June 2, 1946 Ralph married
the love of his life, Dorothy Salzsieder, in Lemmon, SD. They began their life together on the land Abraham Johnson homesteaded in 1904. This farm was given the distinction of being named a Centennial Farm of North Dakota. They continued to farm and ranch together on the family homestead until 1965 when they moved to Mott. To this union two sons, Dale and Charles, were born. He continued to farm until 1977 when he retired.
Ralph and Dorothy enjoyed spending 21 winters in Mesa, AZ as “snowbirds”. In 2009 they moved to the Edgewood Assisted Living in Bismarck, ND. After three years there, they entered the Mott Good Samaritan Society. He and Dorothy recently celebrated their 68th Wedding Anniversary.
The things Ralph valued most in life were faith, family, farm and friends. He will be remembered as a man of integrity and his love of people. As a proud Norwegian, he always had time to stop and talk or have a cup of coffee.
Grateful for having shared in his life are his wife Dorothy, sons and daughters-in-law, Dale and Kathy Johnson, Bismarck, ND; Charles and Glenda Johnson, Piedmont, SD; sister Delores Polare, Cheyenne, WY; grandchildren James (Tracey) Johnson, Mott, ND; Ben (Jennifer) Johnson, Maple Grove, MN; Steven Johnson, Ames, IA; Julie (Shannon) Hammeren, Bismarck, ND; Scott Johnson, Bloomington, MN; and great grandchildren James and Bailey Johnson; Alli and Wyatt Johnson; and Emily, Katie, and Eric Hammeren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother Arthur, and two sisters, Florence Berg and Alice Bope.
Rebecca McLaughlin
(July 1, 1932 - January 19, 2015)
Rebecca McLaughlin, age 82, of Bowman, ND, passed away on Monday morning, January 19, 2015 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.
Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held.
Rebecca Rachel (Finck) McLaughlin was born July 1, 1932 in Reeder, ND to William and Martha Finck. She attended and graduated school in Reeder, N.D. then resided to the family farm until meeting Kenneth Mclaughlin in Buffalo SD at the towns labor day celebration, after a short period of time the two were married
December 9th, 1950 at the Evangelical Peace Church close to Finck family farm.
In Moms younger years, she enjoyed playing croquet, darts, and frisbee with her kids in the back yard, camping with the family was a must whether you wanted to or not.
Rebecca also loved to listen and dance to polka and waltz music and playing cards. Mom enjoyed and adored spending time with her family and especially her grandchildren. She expected updates on everyone's activities.
In Moms later years she became a sports fan, football (Denver Broncos), golf (Tiger Woods), Nascar (Dale JR).
Rebecca will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She was an amazing Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. When you visited her she lifted your spirits and had a great sense of humor because it didn't take much to make her laugh.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth, Bowman, ND; two sons, Kenny (Loree) McLaughlin, Vale, SD, Lonnie (Roxane) McLaughlin, Bowman, ND; two daughters, Melody (Thomas) Lewton, Broomfield, CO, Darla McLaughlin, Mandan, ND; seven grandchildren, Chad (Lisa) Lewton, Cheryl (fiancé Charles Mendenhal) Lewton, Kristina, Jade, Jeremiah, Joseph and Jesse McLaughlin; seven great-grandchildren, Joseph, Brandon, Tyevan, Cole, Samantha, Brian and Bryne; and two sisters-in-law, Colleen Finck, Reeder, ND and Leona Finck, Bowman, ND.
Rebecca was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Leo and LeRoy Finck.
