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Myrna Anderson died February 26, 2025. Funeral service will be held March 6th at 10:30 am at G.A. Lutheran Church in Gwinner, ND, with visitation one hour prior. Myrna's service will be livestreamed on www.dahlstromfuneralhome.com

Lorraine A. Kenny Lanphere of Oakes, ND passed away January 1, 2025 at the Oakes Good Samaritan Society, Oakes, ND. Lorraine Agnes Lacher, daughter of Wendell and Agnes (Biegler) Lacher was born November 3, 1935 in Aberdeen, SD. Lorrine grew up on the family farm near Mina Lake. It was her job to gather the eggs. The family moved to Aberdeen when Lorraine was about 14 years old. She lived there with her parents until she married Robert Kenny on March 31, 1956 in Houghton, SD. To this union 8 children were born. When Robert and Lorraine divorced after many years of marriage she moved to Oakes, ND and began a career as a certified nursing assistant at the Oakes Good Samaritan Center....

With loving support from both her family and hospice workers, Pamela Bell peacefully passed away on December 28, 2024, at her ViewPointe residence in Colorado Springs, Colorado, leaving behind a legacy of being a Brit forever, an avid card player, and loving partner of Richie Bell. Pamela was born in Sherborne, England, to Bertram and Louise Ethel Vincent. She graduated from the Lord Digby School for Girls and worked as a salesperson in an optics shop. In 1944, she met her true love, Richard "Richie" Bell, a GI stationed in Sherborne at the Raleigh Castle hospital unit as an ambulance driver. They married in the Sherborne Abbey Church on October 4th, 1945. In December 1945, Richard was...

The Memorial Service for (Mary) Louise M. Werre, of Monango, ND, will be Friday, December 20, 2024, at 1:00 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 9018 ND Hwy 1, Oakes, ND with Gabe Krause officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Dahlstrom Funeral Home, 603 Hickory Ave, Oakes. For Zoom meeting, please go to www.Zoom.com. Zoom Meeting ID #: 9661346216. Passcode #: 496295.

Daphne Kinzler, 87, of Oakes, ND passed away on October 19, 2023 at Aberdeen Health and Rehab with family by her side. Her funeral service will be held on October 26, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Oakes with visitation held one hour prior. Burial will follow at Oakes View Cemetery near Oakes. Daphne's service will be livestreamed on the Dahlstrom Funeral Home website www.dahlstromfuneralhome.com

Robert Wayne Wright was born May 7, 1940 in Britton, SD to Henry and Inez (Thorpe) Wright. They brought their second son home to the family farm near Hecla where he would live until December 2, 2021, when due to poor health he had to enter a long term care facility. No matter where he laid his head; his heart was always here on the farm. He attended a country school through the 8th grade and then graduated from Hecla High School. He attended Wahpeton State School of Science, where he earned a mechanics degree. He served in the National Guard and farmed with his father until Hank passed in 1966. He then continued to farm and raise cattle. He met Mary Connell in October of 1971. They...

Donald James Frigen, 78, of Monango, ND, passed away August 25, 2023 at Benedictine Living Community, Ellendale, ND, where he had been a resident since February 2023. He was born September 29, 1944 in Edgeley, ND to Benjamin and Johanna (Weizerich) Frigen. Shortly after birth, he moved to the family farm near Monango where he lived for the next 78 years. He attended school at Monango graduating from Monango High School with the class of 1962. After his father became ill, Don took over the family farm and began his lifelong career in farming. On June 4, 1965 he married the love of his life, Carol Dockter. They raised their two daughters, Nickie and Jennifer and worked side by side on the...

Daniel "Pete" Wagner, 91, died August 14, 2023, in his home in Oakes, ND. Daniel "Pete" Theodore Wagner was born on June 27, 1932, in rural LaMoure County, ND, to Theodore and Mildred (Cox) Wagner. One of ten children, he grew up on the family farm where he attended Wright County School in Wright Township. Pete made a trip to the West coast before returning to North Dakota. On September 20, 1953, he married Delores Kassman at St. Ansgar Lutheran Church in rural LaMoure. Together they had five children and made their home in the rural LaMoure area before moving to their farm in rural Oakes. He always had cattle, hogs and chickens on their farm. During the winter months, he worked at Hirds...

Del Lloyd Kindelspire was born November 24, 1953 in Leola SD to Lloyd Kindelspire and Vera (Bain) Kindelspire. He moved to LaMoure, ND with his parents and older sisters, where he lived until his death. He married Debora Joyce Koehler on August 2, 1974. Two sons were born to this union. Del became a member of Trinity English Lutheran Church after his marriage. Del's life career was with the City of LaMoure for 38 years as Public Works Superintendent. His focus was always for the betterment of the city. He enjoyed snow removal as his favorite part of the job, because he could work at night when nobody was around! He took pride in his work, but never expected recognition. He retired in...

DeLane Arthur Bollinger passed away on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Oakes, ND surrounded by family. He was 87. DeLane was born April 24, 1936 to Adam and Hulda (Bertsch) Bollinger on his Bollinger grandparents' homestead farm in Potsdam Township north of Monango. In 1937 the family relocated to a rented farm just east of Merricourt, living there for four years. In September 1941, when an early snowfall interrupted threshing, the family moved to a newly purchased farm in Hamburg Township seven miles west of Monango. DeLane lived there the rest of his life. He was educated in a nearby country school and subsequently graduated from Monango High School in 1953. ...

Richard "Dick" Edwards, 88, of Hecla, SD passed away peacefully at his home May 30th, 2023, with family by his side. Dick was born February 8th, 1935, to Charles and Ella (Weifenbach) Edwards in Greenfield township where the family farmed. After completing the 8th grade, he went to work on the farm with family. He later completed his GED and was drafted into the Army in January 1958 and served at Ft. Bliss Texas as a PFC Tech Military Policeman. He served until October 1959. He married Kay Rexinger on December 21,1966. Through this union they had 3 children; Bill, John and Charles. Dick stayed on the family farm until the farming recession and sold the farm in the spring of 1985. He then...

Mona Gail (Buttke) Visto, 79, of Guelph, ND, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on May 5th after a brief illness. Mona was born in Oakes, ND on January 12, 1944 to Keith and Violet (Pedersen) Buttke. Her family made their home in Crete, ND. Mona attended Crete school until it closed and then transferred to high school in Oakes, ND. She is a 1961 Graduate of Oakes High School and went on to receive a business secretarial degree. On November 23rd, 1963, Mona was united in marriage to Marshall J. Visto of Guelph, ND at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Hecla, SD. The couple became members of the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Oakes in 1974. Marshall was injured in a...

Shirley James, 89, of Aberdeen, SD, formerly of LaMoure, ND, passed away April 13, 2023 at Prairie Heights Healthcare, Aberdeen, SD. She was born October 22, 1933 at Dickinson, North Dakota to Rudolph and Magdalene (Krueger) Gerhardt. She graduated from Gladstone High School in 1951, where she was active in 4-H during her school years. Shirley earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Dickinson State College and her Master of Science degree from Northwestern University. Before her marriage, Shirley taught school for fourteen years, nine of those years in Sheridan, Wyoming, where she was named "Outstanding Young Teacher". She was united in marriage to Lester James on September 28, 1968...

Susan Kay Lacina, 65, passed away March 21, 2023 due to complications from cancer. Susan was born January 24, 1958 in Oakes, ND to James and Imogene (Stemen) Arndt. Susan graduated from Fullerton High School in 1976. She attended Aberdeen School of Commerce, graduating in August 1977. She married her high school sweetheart, Jody, on October 1, 1977 at St. Helena's Catholic Church in Ellendale, ND. Susan and Jody were lifelong members of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Fullerton. They raised their three children north of Fullerton where they farmed until Jody's death in 2019. Susan was a wonderful baker and cook. She loved planning, cooking and delivering meals during harvest. Other...

Dona Maxine Schwarting, 93, died January 17, 2023 in Huron, SD. She was born February 24th, 1929 in her aunt Mary Scott's home near Hecla to Harvey and Julia (Brady) Bogardus. She attended Johnson School, Bell School, Guelph School and graduated from Hecla High School in May 1947. Her family also lived by Houghton for awhile. Dona married LaVerne Schwarting September 19, 1947. They made their home and farmed the Schwarting family farm until retiring in 1990 and moving to Hecla in 1992. In their farming career they milked cows for 30 years, retiring from that on their 30th wedding anniversary. They raised cattle, pigs, chickens, sheep, goats, miniature donkeys and even a buffalo. Dona was...

Lucille Ackerman, 80, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away peacefully on December 21, 2022. Lucille was born on December 26, 1941, to Kenneth and Adeline (Brunameier) Krenz in Lodi, CA. In 1948, the family moved to Roscoe, SD, where Lucille attended grade school and graduated high school. She later attended Northern State College in Aberdeen, SD. Lucille married Gordon Crouch on November 12, 1963, in Sumter, SC. Gordon was stationed in the Air Force. They moved to Aberdeen, SD and started a family. They had 5 beautiful children and Lucille was a stay-at-home Mom until the children were in school. She later married Roger Ackerman in 1981. They moved to Flagstaff, AZ in 1982, where Roger was a...

Bonnie Kay Ziegler, 72, passed away Wednesday evening December 7, 2022. Bonnie, daughter of Ben E. Meyer and Irene (Rehfeld) Meyer, was born April 25, 1950 in Britton, SD. She grew up in Hecla, SD, graduating from Hecla High School in 1968. She attended the Aberdeen School of Commerce in Aberdeen, SD receiving an Associate Degree and began employment with Dickey County Social Services. After thirty-nine years, she retired in 2008 due to health reasons. She was known for going the extra mile for the individuals and families she assisted. Bonnie married Harold Ziegler on May 22, 1981 in Hecla, SD. This union was blessed by having two very special Godchildren, Cheri...

Robert Lewis, 84, of Oakes, ND formerly of Hecla, SD, passed away at home on Thanksgiving morning, November 24, 2022. He was born October 31, 1938 on the family farm to James and Dena (Meyer) Lewis. He grew up and attended rural school near Hecla. After his schooling, Robert began his lifelong career in farming. He was united in marriage to Connie Clark and together they had four children, Kim, Kevin, Lisa and Kamra. He later married Joyce Luttrell Ruenz for a short time. On March 19, 2005, Robert married Barbara Severson at Rapid City, SD. They lived northeast of Hecla on the old Lloyd Leigh farm until 2013 when they moved to Oakes. After his retirement, Robert continued to work for...

Deanne Faye (Schutt) Else, 75, of Flower Mound, TX, passed away peacefully surrounded by her husband and three children on Saturday, October 15, 2022 after a long and courageous fight with Alzheimers. Deanne was born the 6th of 10 children to Arnie and Hannah Schutt in Fargo, ND on April 10, 1947 and grew up on the family farm near Milnor, ND. She graduated from Milnor High School in 1965 and then attended North Dakota State College of Science, graduating in May 1966. She moved to Minneapolis, MN shortly thereafter, where she attended modeling school and briefly worked as a model. On September 14, 1968, she married Ronald (Ron) Else and they eventually moved to Warsaw, MN where they...

Wayne Jesse Green, 91, of Hecla, SD, passed away September 28, 2022 at the Strand-Kjorsvig Living Center, Roslyn, SD. He was born on January 10, 1931 in Ellendale, ND to Floyd and Edith Pearl (Joseph) Green. He attended school in Ellendale, ND, Chasley, ND, and Columbia, SD before graduating from Eureka (SD) High School in 1950. After his schooling, Wayne moved to Hecla and worked for his uncle, Earl Bagley. He entered the U.S. Army in 1951 and served in Germany from early 1952 until his discharge in October 1953 when he returned to Hecla. Over the years, Wayne worked various jobs around the area including Lahman Manufacturing, Melroe in Gwinner, and Hecla Implement. In June 2019, He...