Sunday, 4 January 2009
Bill Dobler died in Bismarck after 72 years, 8 months, and 19 days.
Obituary
William D. Dobler, 72, Bismarck, died Jan. 4, 2009, at Medcenter One, Bismarck. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Charity Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. Robert Nordvall officiating.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.
Bill was born April 16, 1936, in Venturia, the only son of William and Anna [Krause] Dobler, second generation immigrants from Germany. While a high school student, Bill worked at his uncle's sale barn in Ashley, and it was then that he realized his life's passion. "The cattle run through my veins," he often said over the years! Upon graduation, Bill enrolled at NDSU, but a car accident would place his college degree on hold. Recuperation would take nearly a year, after which he spent two years working to be near his family.
He returned to Ellendale Teacher's College, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in math and science. Over the next five years, Bill would teach, work construction, and even try out door-to-door sales work before starting his own storage construction business, D Sales. Bill owned the company for 15 years, employing high school and college students to build grain storage facilities all across the state of North Dakota. In time, Bill could not ignore his interest in cattle and the cattle business. He bought Ellendale Livestock, managing the business while farming and auctioneering in his home community. In 1974, he launched Dobler Cattle Company where he served as owner/proprietor buying and selling cattle throughout the Midwest.
Bill married Carrol Meyers on Feb. 2, 2002, in Bismarck.
He is survived by his wife, Carrol, Bismarck; his daughter, Kari (James) Hannum, Las Vegas, and their children, Michael and Grace; his son, Brad Dobler, Texas; his stepchildren, Fred (Darcy) Meyers, Eagan, Minn., and their children, Levi Dean and Tré Malique; Rylan (Valerie) Meyers, Mandan, and their children, Alexis Morgen and Tyler John; and Lacey Meyers, Bismarck, and her children, Elijah Christopher, McKenzie Marie and Madison Michelle. He is also survived by his former wife, Sylvia Dobler, Ellendale; and his niece and nephew, Tara Volesky and Tal Batcheller.
He was preceded in death by his son, Steven; his sister, Shirley Batcheller; and his parents.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Charity Lutheran Church, Bismarck, or Medcenter One Foundation for the future Emergency Service Dept., Bismarck.
Go to www.parkwayfuneral.com to share memories of Bill and sign the online guest book.
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Marvin Nies (husband of Irene Krause) died in Aberdeen after 83 years, 4 months, and 3 days.
Obituary
Aberdeen - The service for Marvin Nies, 83, Aberdeen will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at First Assembly of God with Pastor Gary Wileman officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Marvin died Thursday, Oct. 2, at Aberdeen Health and Rehab.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m., with family present from 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen.
Marvin Nies was born May 29, 1925, southwest of Wishek, N.D. He grew up on a farm and attended country school near there. Marvin worked hard on the farm everyday and never got bored. He and his family attended a country church, where he was confirmed at age 17.
Marvin married Irene Krause at Ashley, N.D., in the Evangelical United Brethren Church on Nov. 23, 1947. To this union, four boys were born.
Marvin was employed at Central Lumber for nine months. He then went to Nash Finch Grocery Outlet, where he was a truck driver for 25 years. Marvin also trucked for Tractor Supply Company for 10 years and Dakota Transfer for 10 years. In 1983, he began working at First Assembly of God as custodian until 1990, when he changed over to maintenance for the church for 17 years. Marvin retired in spring 2007. He became a resident of Aberdeen Health and Rehab in June 2008.
Marvin loved his grandchildren and his church very much. He loved his wife of over 60 years. Marvin was a faithful husband and loving father. He was a faithful servant to all. Marvin was a born again Christian. He loved God and felt that he was truly blessed. He always said “if you believe in God, you will never be disappointed, your days will be brighter and you will be happier.”
Grateful for having shared Marvin's life are his wife, Irene, Aberdeen; sons, Dennis (Tomiko) Nies, Fort Worth, Texas; Curt (Marsha) Nies, West Alexandria, Okla.; son, David Nies, Aberdeen; grandchildren, Jarret, Jonathan, Candace, Nathan, Tabitha, Kyle, Danielle; Jim (Lisa) Nies and their child, Alexsa.
He is preceded in death by parents; brother; sister; and infant son, Jerrold Nies. www.spitzerfuneralhome.com
Saturday, 5 July 2008, Aberdeen
Harvey & Nadine (Krause) Miller from California and almost 3 dozen other Krause and Bender cousins and 2nd cousins from Oregon to Virginia got together at RG's restaurant in Aberdeen for an impromptu family reunion. We had a great time getting re-acquainted and sharing family memories.
Here's a couple of the group pictures that were taken:
Cousins: Oliver Bender, ND; Angie Easterby, SD; Myron Bender (back), ND; Frieda Ketterling (front), ND; Irene Aipperspach, ND; Ruby Grenz, ND; LaRue Opp (hidden in back), SD; Frieda Kusler, SD; and Nadine Miller, CA.
2nd Cousins: Duwain Miller, CA; Ken Kusler, SD; Coreen Niederbaumer, MN; Karyl Gothe, OR; Glen Miller, VA; Nancy Novotny; and Ron Wiedmann, ND.
Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Leah (Krause) Wiedmann died in Fargo after 89 years, 5 months, and 25 days.
Less than 3 weeks after the death of her son, Dean, Leah passed away quietly in the Palliative Care unit of the MeritCare Hospital in south Fargo.
She had been very tired and was running a temperature for the past week or so. She had been under Hospice care since her hospitalization last fall, and qualified for 5 days of respite care. She was taken to the hospital on Thursday afternoon for what was intended to be a few days of recuperation, but Sunday evening her breathing became shallower and it was difficult to waken her. Her condition remained stable until early Tuesday afternoon, when her breathing became even more erratic, and finally stopped entirely at 2:10 PM.
Funeral: Saturday 2:00 PM at the Calvary Baptist Church in Fargo.
Obituary
Leah Gladys Krause was born October 23, 1917 in Zeeland, McIntosh County, North Dakota, the only child of Jacob and Frieda (Bender) Krause. When she was four, her family moved to Lehr, North Dakota where she attended school and grew to adulthood. Her mother kept her busy with household chores, and her father taught her his gift of salesmanship. Leah came to know the Lord as her personal Savior when she was thirteen at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Lehr, where they were active members. Since then, her church activities have been the focus of her life.
Leah was one of a class of eight in the Lehr High School. She was a member of the girl’s basketball team and was active in school activities. She graduated in 1936. The following fall she was offered a teaching job in a one-room school house in Guyson, North Dakota where she taught 18 students from first through eighth grades for one year, traveling by mule and buggy. After the school year ended, she worked at the Wentz and Grenz General Merchandise Store in Lehr for 2 ? years.
In June 1939 Leah moved to Fargo, North Dakota where she attended the New York Hairdressing and Cosmetology Academy. After graduation she was employed at the Fashion Beauty Salon in Fargo.
On June 15, 1941, after a seven-year courtship, Leah married Otto Wiedmann of Venturia, North Dakota at the parsonage of Reverend E. Broeckel in Lehr. The couple made their home in Fargo. In September 1942 their first son, Ronald Otto, was born. In October 1943, Otto was inducted into the US Army and served overseas for 26 months, so Leah and Ronnie moved to Lehr to live with her parents.
After Otto returned from Germany in November 1945 he began working for the Fargo Post Office and they bought their first home. A second son, Dean Burdette, was born in 1947 and James Brent was born in 1949.
The family became active members of the Calvary Baptist Church of Fargo. Leah sang in the choir, taught Sunday School classes, and served on a variety of committees, including many years as a deaconess.
In 1956 Otto and Leah moved their family to a new home in north Fargo. In 1955 Leah had started to work outside the home again. First working in retail sales for Betty Gay’s Dress Shop, then, in 1961, she started in the boy's department of the Straus Clothing Store until she retired in 1974. That year they began spending the winter months at the Orangewood Village retirement park in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1992 Leah had major heart surgery so they returned permanently to Fargo. Otto passed away in June 2004, after almost 63 years of marriage. Leah continued to live in her Fargo home until she went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 after 89 years, 5 months, and 25 days.
Leah is survived by her oldest son Ron (Glenna) of Fargo and their children, Barry (Andrea) of Denver, Brian (Christine) of Camano Island, WA, Heidi of Fargo, and Brett of Dickinson; her son Dean's wife, Linda, of Detroit Lakes and their children, Todd (Rhonda) of Audubon, MN, David of Phoenix, and Laura of St. Paul; and her youngest son Jim (Pam) of Phoenix and their children, Jodi (Phillippi) Sparks, Matt (Cheri), and Jake, all of Phoenix; as well as eighteen great-grandchildren. Leah was preceded in death by her husband, Otto in 2004, and her son, Dean in 2007.
Thursday, 22 March 2007
Dean Burdette Wiedmann (son of Otto) died in Minnesota after 59 years, 11 months, and 15 days.
Dean developed pain in a tooth on the right side of his lower jaw about Christmas-time, 2005. After several months of fighting what was believed to be a persistent infection, cancer was diagnosed on June 13, 2006. The right half of his jaw was removed the following month and he was told he was cancer-free. However, about Christmas-time, 2006, pain returned and a PET scan showed inoperable cancer in his neck. After several months of chemo-therapy, he died peacfully in his Detroit Lakes home at 6:38 PM on March 22.
Obituary
Dean Burdette Wiedmann, 59, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died peacefully at home on March 22, 2007, after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Dean was born April 7, 1947, in Fargo, ND, to Otto and Leah Wiedmann. He graduated with a degree in Business Economics from North Dakota State University in 1969 and went on to serve a short term in the U.S. Army. On March 28, 1969, Dean married Linda Simpson in Moorhead, MN. After living in Minot, North Dakota and York, Nebraska for a short period, they moved back to Moorhead where they settled and raised their three children. In 2002, they made the move to Detroit Lakes.
Dean worked for Nash Finch, Norwest Bank, Fargo National Bank and the Burlington Northern Railroad before beginning his career of twenty-eight years as a self-employed financial advisor.
Dean accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior as a young boy. His relationship with the Lord was an integral part of his life and a testimony to family and friends. A ministry that was dear to his heart was the Gideons International. He was member of the Moorhead camp for over 25 years.
Dean loved and appreciated living in Minnesota! He enjoyed winter days crappie fishing on Upper Red Lake, fall evenings walleye fishing on Mille Lacs and looked forward to the fall hunt. He followed the Minnesota Twins and was a huge fan of the Moorhead Spuds hockey team. He also loved grilling in the backyard with his family, boating on summer days and the 4th of July fireworks. Gardening and growing old-fashioned English roses was a passion. Dean was a loving husband, an exceptional father, and a fun and devoted grandfather who will be deeply missed. Dean was preceded in death by his father, Otto.
Dean is survived by his wife Linda of 37 years; two sons, Todd (Rhonda) Audubon, MN, David, Glendale, AZ; one daughter, Laura, St. Paul, MN; three grandsons, Brody, Chase, Rece; his mother, Leah, Fargo; two brothers, Ron (Glenna) Fargo, and Jim (Pam) Glendale, AZ. The family would like to give special thanks to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Rochester, MN, and the Hospice of the Red River Valley for their compassionate and loving care.
Visitation: Wednesday, 5 PM to 8 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN.
Prayer service: Wednesday at 7 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN.
Funeral service: Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 2 PM, in First Baptist Church, Detroit Lakes, MN.
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Detroit Lakes.
Monday, 14 August 2006
Shirley (Dobler) Batcheller
Obituary:
Mobridge — Funeral services for Shirley Batcheller, 71, of Mobridge, [were held at] 2 p.m. Friday, August 18, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mobridge. Rev. Doug Westerlund officiat[ed].
Burial [was] in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.
Mrs. Batcheller passed away Aug. 14, 2006, at the Mobridge Regional Hospital.
Shirley Ann Batcheller was born February 9, 1935, in Eureka, S.D., to William and Anna (Krause) Dobler. The family lived in Venturia, N.D., and in 1941, the family moved to West Fargo where she started grade school. In 1946, they moved to a farm near Grandin, N.D. Shirley attended school in Hendrum, Minn., and in 1951, the family moved to Ashley, N.D., where Shirley graduated from high school in 1953. She received a teaching degree from Ellendale Teachers College, taught one year in Hecla, S.D., and then moved to Mobridge in 1957 where she taught school.
In 1957, she married Everett Batcheller in Bristol, S.D. They made their home in Mobridge where they had since resided.
Shirley was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, very active in Bible School and Sunday School and volunteered at the MMA Thrift Store.
Shirley loved her grandchildren, gardening, cooking and reading.
Shirley is survived by her husband, Everett of Mobridge, one son, Everett ‘Tal’ Batcheller Jr. of Aberdeen, S.D., one daughter, Tara (Ron) Volesky of Huron, S.D., and one brother, Bill (Carrol) Dobler of Bismarck, N.D.; also her grandchildren; Tyler, Tucker, Turner and Taylor Volesky of Huron, S.D.
2 Oct 2002
Ben Motis died in Aberdeen, SD
Obituary:
Benjamin R. Motis was born on July 15, 1936 at Coeur d’Alene, ID to Rudolph & Lela (Lyon) Motis. At the age of three, his family moved to Isabel, SD where he graduated from high school.
Ben accepted the Lord at age 17 at Camp Byron near Huron, SD. He went on to attend Prairie Bible Institute in Canada for one year and then Biola College in California.
On June 17, 1962, he married Ramona Bertsch. He and Ramona joined SIM (Sudan Interior Mission) in 1966. Ben was ordained into the ministry at the Isabel Baptist Church in 1967. Ben and Ramona were missionaries in Africa (Eritrea and Ethiopa in East Africa; Liberia in West Africa) from 1967 until they retired in July of 2001.
During the first part of their missionary career, Ben was involved in a lot of community development work (digging wells, a dam, airstrips, building a school, etc.) and Bible teaching. He started a Bible School in Liberia where he taught from 1981 until 1990. From 1993 to 2001, in Eritrea, he trained church leaders as a Bible teacher. Ben provided leadership for fellow missionaries during several civil wars in various places where he and Monie served.
Ben was a mechanic, carpenter, plumber, builder, teacher; you name it, he could do it. He greatly enjoyed photography, practical jokes and had great bargaining skills. He was a wonderful husband, father, father in-law and grandfather. He was known as “Grandpa Ben” and dearly loved his grandchildren. During their retirement, Ben and Monie became very involved in an “Assimilation Ministry” at Calvary Baptist Church which they dearly loved. Ben never stopped his personal study of the Bible and continued serving his Lord until the very end.
Grateful for having shared his life are his wife of Aberdeen; one son, Tim (Paige) Motis, of Bradenton, FL; one daughter, Cathy (Todd) Vander Vorst of Mansfield, SD; four brothers, James Motis, Julian (Lillie) Motis, of Pikeville, TN, Harvey (Joyce) Motis of Springfield, OR, Alvin (Darlene) Motis, Kirkland, WA; four sisters, Josephine (Jerry) Thomas of Boise, ID, Frances Motis of Fresno, CA, Leanna Nicholson or Portland, OR, and Dona Burney of Washington, DC; and four grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents and one infant brother.
Monie Motis
bmotis@nvc.net
