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Arlena I Heinrich
Dec 25, 2017
Arlena I. (Hauck) Heinrich, 90 of Fargo, ND formerly of Ellendale, ND died December 25, 2017 at her home at Edgewood Vista in Fargo, ND. Arlena was born May 28, 1927 near Forbes, ND to Albert E. and Emma (Dewald) Hauck. She was baptized July 24, 1927 at Salem Reformed Church and confirmed June 22, 1941 at Reformed Church in...
Aloys Mastel
Dec 5, 2017
Aloys Mastel, 86, Ellendale, ND died December 5, 2017 at Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale surrounded by his family. He was born August 4, 1931, in rural McIntosh county, ND to Valentine and Helen (Welk) Mastel. Aloys attended a one room rural school. On September 29, 1952, Aloys married Angela Schatz of Zeeland, ND at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church...
Leonard William Haase
Nov 27, 2017
Leonard William Haase, 88, formerly of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died November 27, 2017, a few days after rolling one last Yahtzee in Thanksgiving games with family in Spokane, Washington. He was born June 8, 1929 to Gus and Helen Haase on the family farm near Merricourt, North Dakota. He was their first-born son and second eldest of seven siblings....
Betty Jane Hill
Nov 16, 2017
Betty Jane “BJ” (Muske) Gehring-Hill 87, of Ellendale, ND died November 16, 2017 at Avera St. Luke's Hospital, Aberdeen, SD. She was born February 16, 1930 in Aberdeen. She was the daughter of Ernest A. and Elsie (Schmidt) Muske. BJ was raised in Ellendale and graduated from Ellendale High School in 1947. She also attended Fargo Business School. On December...
John Richard Beringer
Nov 15, 2017
John “Jack Jake” Richard Beringer 73, Ellendale, ND died November 15, 2017 at Sanford Health on Broadway, Fargo, ND. Jake was born April 3, 1944 to John and Lillian (Schmitz) Beringer. He was raised in Perham, MN where he attended St. Henry’s Catholic School through the 8th grade graduating from Perham Public School in 1962. He furthered his education at...
George W. "Bud" Hatfield
Oct 23, 2017
George Whitney “Bud” Hatfield, 79, Ellendale, ND died October 23, 2017 at Sanford Hospital, Aberdeen, SD. Bud was born March 20, 1938 to George Roberts and Irene (Whitney) Hatfield on the farm near Monango, ND. He attended and graduated from Fullerton High School and was a proud member of Blue Devils Football Team. He also attended Jamestown College. Bud married...
Arthur "Art" Schock
Aug 29, 2017
Arthur “Art” Schock, 95 of Ellendale, ND died August 29, 2017 at Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale, ND. He was born July 14, 1922 to Christ and Rosina (Rott) Schock in McIntosh County, ND. After Art’s education, he went on to welding school. Later Art worked in the shipyards and a donut shop in San Francisco, California before his...
Mary Lou Widmer
Aug 15, 2017
Mary Lou Widmer, 78, of Ellendale, ND passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Villa Maria in Fargo, ND. Mary Lou was born January 23, 1939 to Louie K and Emma (Remien) Kassman in a sod house on the family farm in LaMoure County. She attended country school in Klement by Guelph-German Township south of Kulm and McIntosh County near...
Mayme Pearl Linder
Aug 2, 2017
Mayme Pearl Linder of Ellendale, ND entered into the Kingdom of God on August 2nd, 2017 at Avera St. Lukes Hospital in Aberdeen, SD. Mayme was born to Gladys Esther (Jones) and Robert Krause of Ellendale, ND. She graduated from Fullerton High School, Fullerton, ND. She not only attended school there, but held many jobs which ranged from babysitting to...
Osborn Alfred "Ossie" Ost
Aug 2, 2017
Osborn “Ossie” Ost, 90, Ellendale, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, SD. Ossie was born June 15, 1927 in Fredonia, N.D., the son of Alfred and Olga (Kosanke) Ost. He attended a country school while helping out on the family farm. Ossie served in the Korean War from 1949 to 1952 and was stationed in...
Ardith Huber
Jul 23, 2017
Ardith J. “Ardy” Huber 96 of Ellendale, ND died July 23, 2017 at Sanford Health, Aberdeen, SD. Ardy was born November 23, 1920 to Frank and Joie (Waite) Bartels near Ellendale. She attended school in Van Meter Township and graduated in 1939 from Ellendale Normal Industrial School. On July 26, 1940 Ardy married Frank Uecker in Ellendale. She farmed with...
Laurence Mellang
Jul 15, 2017
Laurence Solven Mellang 92, Aberdeen, SD formerly of Ellendale, ND died July 15 at Bethesda Home of Aberdeen. He was born to Anton and Cora (Strand) Mellang April 29, 1925 on the Mellang family farm on the ND-SD State Line, Palmyra Township, Brown County, SD. Laurence was the grandson of Norwegian immigrants, Syvert & Helena Strand and Gilbert & Nellie...
Annetta May "Nettie" Fredrick
Jul 1, 2017
Annetta May “Nettie” Fredrick 80 of Ellendale, ND died July 1, 2017 at her home. She was born May 12, 1937 in Kulm, ND to John and Christina (Bollinger) Rost. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church. Nettie attended country school near Kulm and after the Rost family moved to Ellendale in 1951 she attended Ellendale Public School....
Jean C. Hill
Jun 30, 2017
Jean Carol (Miller) Hill died June 30, 2017 at Good Samaritan Society, Oakes. She was 96 years and two months. Jean was born April 30, 1921 to Clarence John and Fern Elva (Waller) Miller in Freeport, IL. She was educated at the Lidgerwood and Ellendale, ND public schools. Jean married Eino Hill on September 19, 1941 in Hecla, SD. Jean...
David E. "Dave" Kleppinger
Jun 26, 2017
David E. “Dave” Kleppinger 65 of Ellendale, ND died June 26, 2017 at Prince of Peace Care Center, Ellendale. Dave was born August 26, 1951 and adopted at 9 months old by Rev. Albert and Irene Kleppinger. He attended school in Denison, IA and graduated from Orange City High School. Dave later attended North Central Bible College, Minneapolis, MN and...
William Dick Berens
Jun 9, 2017
William Dick “Bill” Berens 74 of Ellendale, ND died June 9, 2017 at his home. He was born September 28, 1942 to Nicholas Joseph Jr. and Jessie Mae (Harris) Berens at home on the farm in Spencer, NE. Two of his aunts were midwives for his mother. He attended school in Spencer, NE in the class of 1960. During high...
DuAnn Marie Anderson
Jun 6, 2017
DuAnn Marie Anderson 77 of Ellendale, ND died June 6, 2017 at Avera St. Luke’s Hospital, Aberdeen, SD with her son Kevin at her side. DuAnn was born November 13, 1939, to Arndt and Mary (Wiederrich) Steinwand, Ellendale, ND. DuAnn married Donald Anderson, June 29, 1958 at Zion Lutheran Church, Ellendale, ND. They adopted three children, Kevin, Konnie Kay, and...
Kenneth Lee Teske
May 25, 2017
Kenneth Lee Teske 60 of Ellendale, ND died May 25, 2017 at his home. Kenneth was born May 24, 1957 to Emanuel and Lydia Freida (Konrad) Teske in Ellendale. He was raised on the family farm near Monango, ND. As a young man he worked with his parents on the family farm until he moved to Oakes, ND. Kenneth’s greatest...
Norma Knoepfle
May 4, 2017
Norma Knoepfle, 86 of Ellendale, ND died May 4, 2017 at her home. Norma was born October 14, 1930 to Robert and Lydia (Schutz) Kurle at Eureka, SD where she attended school and graduated in 1948. After graduation she worked at the Milwaukee depot in Aberdeen, SD until she married Walter “Pete” Knoepfle in Igloo, SD on February 14, 1952....
Arthur D Trautmann
Apr 6, 2017
Arthur Dean Trautmann, 79, of Ellendale, ND, died April 6, 2017 at his home. Art was born July 19, 1937 in Emmons County to Emil and Elizabeth (Orth) Trautmann. Art attended school at rural Forbes, ND and Ellendale Public School. Through the years, Art was employed locally at a local grocery and hardware store, Ellendale Public School as janitor, John...
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