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Peter Schmidt
RUGBY, N.D. -- Peter B. Schmidt, 74, Rugby, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000, in Heart of America Medical Center, Rugby.
Peter Ben Schmidt was born March 16, 1926, the son of Fred and Theresa (Dettling) Schmidt, in Rosebush Township, McHenry County, N.D., where he attended school. He married
Rosina Garman on Oct. 11, 1948, in Balta, N.D. They lived and farmed in Rosebush Township. They moved to Rugby in 1996. He drove school bus for Karlsruhe School.
He is survived by his wife; sons, Gregory (Alice), Rugby, Kenneth (Debbie), Minot, Timothy (Brigitha), Towner, N.D., Kevin, Hammond, Ind., Ronald (Jennifer), Surrey, N.D., Curtis (Brenda), Dickinson, Myron (Jody), Colstrip, Mont. Charles (Jody), West Fargo, and Bruce (Lisa), St. Louis Park, Minn.; daughters, Joyce (Larry) Baranyk, Byers, Colo, Annette (Gene) Steiner, Mott, N.D., Cindy (Dave) Migler, Rugby, Donna (Donald) Estenson, in Penn, N.D., Cheryl (Bryon) Keller, and Bernadette Schmidt, both of Mandan, and Lorraine (Grant) Erman, New Rockford; 37 grandchildren; a sister, Sister Margaret, St. Louis; and a brother, Frank, Minot.
He was preceded in death by brothers, The Rev. Roman and Mike; and sisters, Elizabeth, Helen, Katherine, Gertrude and Ida.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Saturday, St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Towner, N.D.
Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, with a 7 p.m. rosary service, Anderson Funeral Home, Rugby, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Church cemetery.
Donald Dally
GRANDIN, N.D. -- Donald Dally, 68, Grandin, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000, in Veteran's Administration Hospital, Fargo.
Donald Wherry Dally was born Aug. 6, 1932, the son of Lott and Amanda (Dieseth) Dally, in Grandin. He attended school in Hillsboro, N.D. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1955. He continued to serve in the Air Force Reserves until 1960. He married
Judith Anderson on March 15, 1958, in Sisseton, S.D. They lived and farmed near Grandin until 1983. They moved into Grandin in 1986. Judith Dally died in 1987. He worked for Gold Label Feeds in Grandin until retiring in 1994. After retiring, he worked part-time on a farm for Louis Rosenau in Grandin.
He is survived by a daughter, Jody (Chris) Bohn, Grandin; a son, Tom (Kim), Grandin; five grandchildren; and sisters, Dorothy (Virgil) Gebeke, Casselton, N.D., Charlotte Tronson, Fargo, and Evelyn Bumgarner, West Fargo, N.D.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Lowell; and a sister, Jeanette.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Friday, Grandin Presbyterian Church, Grandin.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Wildeman Funeral Home, Hillsboro.
Burial: Grandin Community Cemetery.
Alan Warcup
Longtime Grand Forks attorney Alan Warcup died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000 at home.
Warcup, who was 70, was known for his community involvement and leadership in the legal community.
Known especially for real estate and probate work, Warcup recently was in the news as the attorney for the owner of the HEMMP building, where the Northeast Human Service Center was located for years before moving into the new County Office Building a year ago.
Warcup was president of the North Dakota State Bar Association from 1973 to 1974.
He was chairman of the Opportunity Training Center of Grand Forks and on the board of the Grand Forks County Council on Aging.
'Best Friend'
"He was my best friend, " said Ken Hallgrimson. "We went through the chairmanships in the Elks Club together, and played in the city band, the Legion band, the Salvation Army Christmas band, and the Sioux Booster band."
Warcup played trumpet, Hallgrimson trombone.
Warcup was a Jaguar fan, and a member of the local antique automobile association.
"He had about eight Jaguars, some rebuilt, some not, " Hallgrimson said.
He worked on them in a shop he built on the northwest corner of town.
Warcup was a spray pilot for a time after returning from the Air Force.
Grand Forks District Judge Kirk Smith first met Warcup when they both attended Boy's State in Fargo in 1947 and they attended UND's law school together. Warcup spoke at Smith's retirement dinner two weeks ago.
A gentleman
"He was well-respected in the legal community and among his neighbors and friends, " Smith said. "He's one of the finest people I've known."
Warcup had recently joined the law firm where John Marshall is a partner.
"He was, first of all, always a gentleman, and in everything he did he always conducted himself as a total professional, " Marshall said. "He was a tremendous example for all lawyers."
Hallgrimson said: "One thing about Al, he lived his life the way he wanted to live it. When he wanted to do something, he did it. He enjoyed life. It was fun being with him.
"He wouldn't have any regrets for his life, so once we get over the shock of his passing, we will appreciate that."
Alan Bruce Warcup was born Jan. 22, 1930, in Grand Forks, the son of Raymond and Irene (Christopherson) Warcup. He attended Roosevelt Elementary School and Central High School, graduating in 1948. He attended UND, then entered the U.S. Air Force, serving as a pilot during the Korean War. He returned to Grand Forks in 1956 and re-entered UND, completing his undergraduate degree and beginning law school.
He married
Devera Borchert on June 21, 1959, in Thief River Falls. He graduated from law school in 1960 and began working in the law firm of Stokes, Vaaler and Gillig, after several years becoming a partner.
In 1998, he joined the Letnes, Marshall and Swanson firm, where his son, John, works.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, First Presbyterian Church, 5555 S. Washington St.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, with a 7 p.m. prayer service in Amundson Funeral Home, and one hour before the service in the church.
Memorials: First Presbyterian or Federated Church.
Survivors include his wife; daughters Alison (Randy) Blackowiak, Chanhassen, Minn., Pamela (Steve) Marback, Grand Forks, Susan, Cheyenne, Wyo.; sons Brian (Liane), Seattle, John (Stacy), Grand Forks; seven grandchildren; a sister, Patricia Warcup, Island Lake, Minn.; and brothers Ronald (Shirley) Warcup, Merced, Calif., Dennis (Janna) Warcup, Fargo.
Eugene Jestrab
Eugene F. Jestrab, 88, 1107 15th Ave. S., died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2000, in Altru Hospital.
Eugene Frank Jestrab was born Sept. 8, 1912, the son of Joseph and Mary (Machovsky) Jestrab, in Conway, N.D., where he attended school and operated the family farm. He retired from farming in 1955 and moved with his parents to Grand Forks, where he cared for them.
He is survived by a sister, Marcella Arzel, Grand Forks.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Peterka; and a brother, George.
Services: 10: 30 a.m. Saturday, Holy Family Catholic Church, Grand Forks.
Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, with a 7 p.m. prayer service and a 4: 30 p.m. rosary, Gregory J. Norman Funeral Chapel, South Washington Street, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks.
