Obituaries

Nov 16, 2002

John Thomas was born January 27, 1916, in Fayette, to Joseph and Anna (Immel) Thomas. He attended school in Fayette and music school in Minneapolis, Minn. John was an amateur boxer and served in the C. C. C. ?s. John served in the U. S. Army from February 22, 1942, and was Honorably Discharged on August 13, 1945. John was...

Nov 16, 2002

Esther Elizabeth Marquart was born on October 21, 1931, in Dodge, ND to Peter P. Jr. and Pauline (Zentner) Marquart. She attended Dodge High School. On November 22, 1949, she married Richard C. Boespflug. Esther enjoyed helping out with religious education and often volunteered to be a prayer partner for confirmation candidates. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, collecting and reading cookbooks,...

Oct 31, 2002

Marvel Mae Lund was born April 9, 1916, to Christ and Kristine (Loken) Lund near Zenith, ND. After attending school in Zenith, Belfield and Model High in Dickinson, Marvel attended Dickinson Normal College and took teacher?s exams. She taught at the Paasch School in 1936-37, the Shipley School in 1937-38, and the Gaylord School in 1938-39. Marvel married Chester Molm...

Oct 24, 2002

Roland Patrick Olsson, 62, of Dickinson, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2002 at Hilltop Home of Comfort, Killdeer. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 28, 2002 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Dickinson, with Fr. Dennis Schafer celebrating. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Dickinson. Military Rites will be provided by the Dickinson Veterans Drill...

Oct 21, 2002

Bernard Kennedy, 84, Dickinson, ND, died Monday, October 21, 2002, at St. Joseph?s Hospital and Health Center, Dickinson. Bernard Kennedy was born at home in Sentinel Butte, ND on May 17, 1918 to Edward and Jeannette (Simard) Kennedy. He graduated from Sentinel Butte in 1937 and Capital Commercial College of Bismarck in 1938. He assisted his father in the Drug...

Oct 19, 2002

Ardella Synnes, 66, rural Dunn Center, died Saturday, October 19, 2002, at her home, after battling cancer for several years.

Ardella Barthel was born on April 13, 1936 in Hazen, ND to Julius and Emilia (Sailer) Barthel. She grew up and attended school in Hazen, then attended Dickinson State University where she majored in teaching. Ardella taught at several...

Sep 13, 2002

A graveside service for Eunice N. Bossert, 77, of Reno, Nevada, formerly of Dunn Center, will be Wednesday, July 16, 2003, 2:00 p. m. at Dunn Center Cemetery with Pastor Aanen Gjovik, officiating.

Eunice passed away September 13, 2002 in Reno, Nevada.

She was born December 12, 1925 in Dunn Center to Gerhard and Marie Skjefte. She was...

Mar 12, 0023

Arlene Christine Schaefer, age 90, of Billings, MT, formerly of Plevna, MT, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Rimview at St. John’s United, Billings, MT, following a short illness.

Born in Virgil, South Dakota, September 26, 1932, to Edward and Christina (Krauzs) Koschel, Arlene was the fifth child in a family of seven children. When Arlene was 17 months...

Father James William Ryan was born August 31, 1937, at Rochester, Minnesota. He was the son of Eugene and Rose (Remrick) Ryan. Father Ryan was raised in Minnesota where he attended the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Winona from 1960-63. He then attended Immaculate Conception Seminary in Conception, Missouri, from 1963-65. He entered Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington, Ohio,...