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William Rutschke
Sep 26, 2010
William “Bill” Rutschke, 93 of Ellendale, ND was born June 25, 1917, in Spring Valley Township, Dickey County near Kulm, ND. He was the son of Johann and Julia (Braun) Rutschke. Bill was the fourth of six children, four boys then two girls. He grew up on the family farm and received his education in Spring Valley Township school. In...
June M. Hatfield
Aug 24, 2010
June M. Hatfield, 71 of Ellendale, ND died August 24, 2010, at Oakes Community Hospital, Oakes, ND. The funeral service is 10am Saturday, August 28 at Zion Lutheran Church, Ellendale with Pastor Tyson Labuhn officiating. Visitation is 2-8pm Friday, August 27 with a prayer service at 7pm at Hoven Funeral Chapel, Ellendale. Burial will be at Ellendale City Cemetery. Arrangements...
Vivian L. Brandenburger
Aug 11, 2010
Vivian Lorraine Brandenburger, 89 of Ellendale, ND was born October. 27, 1920, to Bernard and Mathilda (Flaig) Gehring near Kulm, ND. She helped on the farm with milking, feeding calves, slopping pigs, churning butter and any other chore that needed to be completed. She went to country school outside of Kulm, then to school in Jamestown and finally in Ellendale....
Helen Sprouse
Jul 10, 2010
Helen Sprouse, 102, Ellendale, ND was born November 6, 1907, to Martin and Alvina Fuher. She was born and raised on a farm near Merricourt in Whitestone Township, ND. Helen attended grade school in Whitestone Township and four years of High School at State Normal and Industrial College, Ellendale, for two years. On May 23, 1941, Helen married Ivan Sprouse...
Verner Otterstetter
Jun 18, 2010
Verner Henry Otterstetter, 92 of Ellendale, ND died Friday, at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD. A funeral service will be 10:30am Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Zion Lutheran Church, Ellendale with Pastor Tyson Labuhn officiating. Visitation will be held with a prayer service at 5pm on Tuesday. Burial will be at Ellendale City Cemetery. Arrangements by Hoven Funeral Chapel,...
Marie M. Vasvick
Jun 15, 2010
Marie M. Vasvick, 80, Ellendale, ND was born March 19, 1930, on a farm in Valley Township near Monango, ND. She was the daughter of Jacob and Theresa (Raugutt) Wiederrich. Marie attended Valley Township School. On May 10, 1947, Marie married Leonard Vasvick in Ellendale. After their marriage they lived in Montana for a short time before returning to North...
Arthur A. Dockter
Jun 1, 2010
Arthur A. “Art” Dockter, 59 of Ellendale, ND died June 1, 2010, at his home in rural Ellendale. A memorial service will be 1pm Friday, June 11 at Hoven Funeral Chapel, Ellendale with Pastor Galen Sylvester officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the memorial service on Friday. Burial will be at a later date at the North Dakota...
Harvey W. Leach
Apr 10, 2010
Harvey W. Leach, 85, of Ellendale, ND formerly of Forest Lake, MN was born March 8, 1925 in St. Paul, MN. He was the son of Joseph and Margaret (Rickers) Leach. Harvey was raised and educated in St. Paul. In 1941 he joined the United States Navy serving until 1945. Harvey attended college at the University of Minnesota and graduated...
Hulda Wolff
Mar 21, 2010
Hulda Wolff, 89 of Aberdeen, SD formerly of Ellendale, ND was born September 25, 1920, to Phillip and Christena (Madke) Walz near Forbes, ND. She was raised on a farm between Forbes and Ashley, ND. On April 7, 1939, Hulda married Ernest Wolff. They made their home on a farm west of Forbes for 11 years, then they moved into...
Rose M. Kitzinger
Mar 4, 2010
Rose “Rosie” Marie Kitzinger, 82 of Ellendale, ND was born July 2, 1927, in Ashley, ND. She was the daughter of Simon and Margret (Benfit) Tuchscher. The family moved to Ellendale in 1934 where Rosie attended elementary and high school, graduating in 1944. Following graduation she studied business office management at Ellendale Normal and Industrial School. She began employment as...
Les D. Berheim
Feb 22, 2010
Les D. Berheim, 70, McCall, ID died February 22, 2010, in Boise, ID. A memorial service will be 2pm March 4, 2010, at Hoven Funeral Chapel, 300 1 St S, Ellendale, ND with The Reverend Karen Engelke officiating. Fellowship will follow at Elm Lake Lodge 37957 102 St, Forbes, ND. Arrangements by Hoven Funeral Chapel.
Nora Mueller
Jan 23, 2010
Nora Mueller, 73 of West Fargo, ND died January 23, 2010, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo. A celebration of life service will be 11am Saturday, at the Presbyterian United Methodist Church, Ellendale with Pastors Paul Henschen & Peter Schmidt officiating. Burial for Nora and her husband Vern will be at the Ellendale City Cemetery. Vern died November 16, 2002, at...
Raymond H. Breitkreutz
Jan 20, 2010
Raymond “Ray” Harry Breitkreutz, 92, of Aberdeen, SD formerly of Frederick, SD was born May 24, 1917, in West Hanson Township NW of Ferney, SD on the Frank Breitkreutz homestead. He was the son of Harry and Augusta (Curtis) Breitkreutz. Ray was united in marriage to Helen Hoops on July 15, 1944, in Groton, SD. The couple lived on a...
Derril D. Wedell
Jan 13, 2010
Derril Dennis Wedell, 76, son of Paul and Paula Wedell, was born March 12, 1933 in Ellendale, ND at the family homestead and was baptized and confirmed at Christ Lutheran Church, Albion Township, Dickey County. He graduated in 1951 from Ellendale High School. He served honorably in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant during the Korean War. He...
Darrell L. Filbert
Jan 11, 2010
Darrell LeRoy Filbert, 68, of Forbes, ND formerly of Ellendale, ND was born July 31, 1941. He was the son of Clair and Isabelle (Brown) Filbert of Ellendale. He graduated from Ellendale High School in 1959 and entered the United States Navy. Darrell married Jean Zematis and this marriage later ended. He returned to Ellendale and worked at UBC. On...
Loren Lee Tiegs
Dec 29, 2009
Loren Lee Tiegs, 75 of Ellendale, ND died December 29, 2009, from injuries sustained in an automoible accident. Memorial services are 10:30am Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, Ellendale with Pastor Tyson Labuhn officiating. Burial is at Ellendale City Cemetery. Survivors include three children; four grandchildren; his mother; two brothers: Curtis and Gary; one sister: Lapalma. He was preceded in death...
Richard Anthony Geiss
Dec 27, 2009
Richard Anthony “Dick” Geiss of Ellendale, ND, was born on August 2nd, 1942, in Solen, ND, the son of Anthony and Rose Geiss. He attended school in Solen, and upon graduation joined the U.S. Army, where he served in Korea as a military police officer. After leaving the military, Dick joined the North Dakota Highway Patrol in 1966, where he...
Johanna K. Ulmer
Oct 30, 2009
Johanna Katharina Ulmer, 101, of Ellendale, ND formerly of Fullerton, ND was born October 27, 1908 in Sutton, NE. She was the daughter of Jacob J. and Sophie (Fuehrer) Ulmer. She was educated at Fullerton school. She resided with her parents and helped on the family farm. In 1980 Johanna moved into Ellendale. In December 2003 she entered Prince of...
Esther Elizabeth Meidinger
Oct 25, 2009
Esther Elizabeth Meidinger, 99 of Ellendale, ND was born October 25, 1910, in rural Zeeland, McIntosh County, ND. She was the daughter of Fred and Elizabeth (Merkel) Brandner. On February 1, 1933, Esther married Rueben J. Meidinger in Zeeland. They farmed in the Zeeland and Wheatland, ND areas and in 1949 they purchased their farm southwest of Ellendale. In 1978...
Frances Marie Thomsen
Oct 5, 2009
Frances Thomsen, 74, of Oakes, ND formerly of Ellendale, ND, was born March 17, 1935, in Fredonia, ND. She was the daughter of Jennings and Emma (Kosanke) Dok. Frances married Elden Thomsen on October 10, 1957, at the American Lutheran Church in Kulm, ND. Frances was a busy homemaker and mother. She had many interests such as quilting, crocheting, and...
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