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Margaret Keller
Margaret Keller, 89, of Cando, ND, formerly of Bisbee, ND, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at Towner County Living Center, Cando.
A memorial service will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the Bisbee Lutheran Church, Bisbee.
Dunnigan-Dix Funeral Home, Cando, is in charge of arrangements.
Bernice Toso
Bernice Toso, 82, of Maddock, ND, and formerly of rural Esmond, ND, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004 at the Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby, ND.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Esmond with Pastor Betty J. Stedman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be Tuesday from 2-8 p.m. at the Nelson Funeral Home in Maddock and Wednesday, at the church an hour before the funeral.
Nelson Funeral Home, Maddock, is in charge of arrangements.
Cody Klein
Cody Klein, 18, of Carrington, ND, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004 near Carrington.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. at the Carrington High School Gym.
Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, is in charge of arrangements.
Leslie L. "Les" Riggin
Leslie L. "Les" Riggin, 84, longtime Devils Lake, ND business man, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004 in Devils Lake.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Devils Lake Elks Lodge Room. Burial will be in the Devils Lake cemetery with Military Honors accorded by the Neathery-Simensen Post #756, Devils Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, today from 6-8 p.m.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Anthony Rayer, Donald Lee, John F. Kelly, William Spicer, R.L. "Larry" Hatten, Neil Thompson, Wilson Roberts, Bruce Roberts, Wesley Roberts and William Thorson.
Leslie Lyle Riggin was born Oct. 16, 1919 in Riggin Township, Benson County, ND, the middle son of William G. and Eleanor (Doheny) Riggin.
He moved with his family to the Riggin farm on Ramsey County Highway One, where he grew up. He attended Devils Lake High School, graduating in 1939. While in high school he was active in boxing, winning many titles. He fought Golden Gloves and, along with Miff Graham, coached the boxing team.
On June 11, 1941, he was united in marriage to June Hoven in Devils Lake. Five children were born of this marriage: Dennis (Karen) Riggin, Rory (Charlotte) Riggin, Kevin (Annie) Riggin, all of Devils Lake; Kathleen Riggin of Kelso, WA and Maureen (Dale) Regan of Fargo, ND.
Les joined the Army in 1941 and served in England and Ireland from 1942 until he was Honorably Discharged in 1945.
He returned to Devils Lake and went to work for the S&L; Department Store. During this time he purchased the family dairy farm and continued working for S&L.;
In 1953, Les began selling Pontiacs for Cliff and Mary Sandberg at the Tubby Greene Pontiac Company and thus began a 50 year career in the automotive industry. He was hired by Pete Klein to sell Oldsmobiles in 1954 and later that year, he and John Hager purchased the dealership from Mr. Klein and it became R&H; Oldsmobile. The Pontiac franchise was added in 1958. In the fall of 1960, Les purchased the business from Mr. Hager and changed the name of the dealership to Riggin Motors. He was joined in the business by his son, Dennis in 1963 and a few years later by his other two sons, Rory and Kevin. A grandson, Lanny, later joined the dealership. Les was proud that three generations have worked together in the automobile business. Riggin Motors built a new "home" in 1973, at the current Highway Two location.
In retirement, Les enjoyed spending winters in the Phoenix, AZ area with special companion Donna Schell. They lived at Sunwest Park in Devils Lake. Les spent the summers in the area playing golf with his friends, watching Rory's horses and coming to the dealership every day to read the paper and get into lively discussions, on any subject, with friends and customers. He very much enjoyed his Friday evening dinners with Donna and special friends, Tony and Cheryl Rayer.
Les was a life member of the Devils Lake Elks Lodge #1216, member of the VFW Post #756 and a 50-year member of the Devils Lake Town and Country Club. He was also a long time member of the North Dakota Automobile Dealers Association.
Les is survived by his children's mother, June; three sons; two daughters; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and special companion, Donna Schell.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Wayne and Clinton and a great-grandson, Matthew.
Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Anton J. Krulish
Anton J. Krulish, 79, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Petersburg, ND, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fargo, ND.
Further arrangements are pending with Aaker Funeral Home, Lakota, ND.
Dorothy Schwab
Dorothy Schwab, 77, of Esmond, ND, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Memorial services will be held today at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Esmond with Pastor Betty J. Stedman officiating. Burial will be in the spring at St. Boniface Catholic cemetery in Esmond. Vocalists will be Henning & Myrtle Jacobson with Margaret Toso, organist.
There will be no visitation.
Honorary pallbearers will be her grandsons and members of the Esmond VFW Auxiliary.
Dorothy College was born Aug. 21, 1926, at Carrington, ND, the daughter of Joseph and Martha (Mauer) College. She was raised near Carrington and was educated at the Estebrook Township School near there. Following her education, she worked on area farms until her marriage to Math Schwab on Nov. 6, 1946, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Esmond. They made their home in Esmond. After raising her family, Dorothy did cleaning and painting around the Esmond area and also assisted the senior citizens until her illness.
Dorothy was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and WELCA in Esmond, the Esmond VFW Auxiliary and area bowling leagues. She enjoyed antiques, collecting dolls, quilting, working with flowers and traveling. Dorothy especially loved all of the family gatherings with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Math of Esmond; five daughters, Paulette (Bill) Paulius of Fergus Falls, MN, Kristie (Mike) Partain of Erhard, MN, Penny (Mark) Armentrout of Devils Lake, Jody (Dan) Johnson and Wanda Schwab, all of Valley City, ND; three sons, Chester (Cindy) Schwab of Bismarck, Terry (June) Schwab of Esmond and Todd (Kathy) Schwab of Rugby, ND; 13 grandchildren, Jonathon and Shane Partain, Michael, Joe and Andy Schwab, Matthew Paulius, Joshua Armentrout, Shawn Olson, Jesse and Jacob Johnson, Miranda Schwab, Cara Krebsbach and Kayla Armentrout; three great-grandchildren, Tyler Schwab, Mollie and Colton Partain; one step-great-grandson, Corey Olson; three sisters, Argie Bellerud of Esmond, Peggy Posey of Orrick, MO and Alice Prosser of Carrington, ND; brother, Joe College of Britton, SD; brother-in-law, Carl Harding of Carrington, ND; and two sisters-in-law, Amelia College of Jamestown, ND & Harriet College of Fargo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; an infant granddaughter; two sisters, Betty Simmons and Lucille Harding; and three brothers, Harvey, Harold & Edward College.
Nelson Funeral Home, Esmond, is in charge of arrangements.
Inez Christenson
Inez Christenson, 84, of Devils Lake, ND, formerly of Churchs Ferry, ND, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004 at Central Dakota Village, Jamestown, ND.
Nelson Funeral Home, Leeds, is in charge of arrangements.
Tyson Florhaug
Tyson Florhaug, 26, of Kensal, ND, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004 in a motor vehicle accident near Kensal.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kensal.
A prayer service will be held tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, ND.
Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, is in charge of arrangements.
Harold M. Hanson
Harold M. Hanson, 81, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Munich and Devils Lake, ND died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004 at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls.
Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Delores Everts
Delores Everts, 80, of Kalispell, MT, formerly of Heaton, ND, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004 in Kalispell.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, ND.
Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, is in charge of arrangements.
Donald Leftwich
Donald Leftwich, 80, of Rugby, ND, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004 at Heart of America Medical Center, Rugby.
Funeral arrangements are pending with Dunnigan-Dix Funeral Home, Cando.
Marcel L. Mantei
Marcel L. Mantei, 85, of Cando, ND, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2004 at Towner County Living Center, Cando.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at United Methodist Church, Cando, with the Rev. Tim Vorlage officiating. Interment will be in the I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Visitation will be held today from 2-8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. Prayer Service, all at Dunnigan-Dix Funeral Home, Cando. Visitation will continue at the church for one hour prior to the funeral.
Dunnigan-Dix Funeral Home, Cando, is in charge of arrangements.
Pat Allen Stein
Pat Allen Stein, 34, Devils Lake, ND, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks.
His funeral service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Devils Lake. Rev. Harold Ovre will officiate and burial will take place later in the spring.
Friends may call at the Gilbertson Funeral Home on Wednesday from 12-9 p.m. with a family service at 8 p.m.
Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, is in charge of arrangements.
Doris Aaker
Doris Aaker, 82, of New Rockford, ND, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2004 at Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford.
A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford. Burial will be in May in the ND Veteran's cemetery, rural Mandan, ND.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Evans Funeral Home.
Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford, is in charge of arrangements.
