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Eldon Eberlein
Britton -- The funeral service for Eldon Eberlein will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2001, at the First Presbyterian Church of Britton, with Pastor Annie Tieszen officiating. Burial will be in the Britton Cemetery under the direction of the Price Funeral Chapel of Britton. Visitation will be Sunday, April 29th, from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral chapel, and one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Monday. He died at his rural farm home on Thursday, April 26, 2001.
Eldon Royce Eberlein was born to Floyd and Lucy (Merriman) Eberlein on October 25, 1933. He was born at home and lived there on the farm his whole life. He was baptized and confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church of Britton. He attended grade school at Dodds School Lowell Township No. 3, and graduated from Britton High School in May of 1951.
Eldon and Gail Meyer were united in marriage on October 25, 1953. He is survived by two daughters: Kim (Greg) Johnson of Britton and Jill Vincent of Phoenix, AZ; three grandchildren: Curtis Johnson of Iowa City, IA; Leanne Johnson of Britton; and Erin Vincent of Phoenix, AZ; and one brother: Leslie (Donna) Eberlein of Britton. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Duane Eberlein.
Eldon began farming after high school and continued until he retired in 1995. He also was a sunflower seed dealer. During this time he was an active member of National Farmers Organization and worked as a cattle buyer for 10 years. After retiring from farming, he assisted area farmers and was employed at Southside Equipment, formerly known as Britton Equipment, for the past 5 years. Eldon enjoyed the entertainment of the Uffda Brudders and visiting Britton businesses, exchanging the news of the day with his many friends.
Music for the funeral will be provided by Dorthy Jones, organist; Tom Jones, soloist; and special music by the Uffda Brudders. Casketbearers will be Roger Dinges, Paul Bremmon, Arlen Hanson, Darrell Wallace, Arnold Beck and Larry Stroschein.
Eldon Eberlein
Britton -- Eldon Eberlein, 67, of Britton died Thursday, April 26, 2001, at his rural farm home.
His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church in Britton. The Rev. Annie Tieszen will officiate.
Burial will be in the Britton Cemetery with Price Funeral Chapel of Britton in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral chapel, and for one hour prior to the service Monday at the church.
Paulina Bertsch
Wishek, N.D. -- The funeral for Paulina Bertsch, 93, of Wishek and formerly of Ashley, N.D., will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Ashley. The Rev. Jeff Giles will officiate.
Burial will be in the church cemetery. Carlsen Funeral Home in Ashley is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. There will also be visitation for one hour prior to the service Monday at the church.
She died Thursday, April 26, 2001, at the Wishek Nursing Home.
Paulina Wagner was born Jan. 17, 1908, to Phillipp and Christina (Hess) Wagner northeast of Ashley in Dickey County. She grew up and attended country school in the Wirch, N.D., area. She helped on the family homestead.
She married Gottfried Bertsch on Feb. 19, 1927, east of Ashley. In 1928, they purchased the Bertsch family homestead, where they raised small grains and livestock. They retired in 1965, and continued to live on the homestead until 1969, when they moved into Ashley. He died Dec. 30, 1982. She continued to live in Ashley until November 1998, when she entered the Wishek Nursing Home.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Survivors include one daughter, A. Pearl (Clarence L.) Wetzel of Ashley; one brother, Ben Wagner of Ellendale, N.D.; one sister, Hilda Bertsch of Aberdeen; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two brothers and one sister.
Casketbearers will be LeRoy Bertsch of Jamestown, N.D., Clifford Bertsch of Oakes, N.D., Kenny Wagner of Bismarck, N.D., Clyde Wetzel of Ashley, Tim Renz of Hazelton, N.D., and Harley Wagner of Ellendale.
Paulina Bertsch
Wishek, N.D. -- Paulina Bertsch, 93, of Wishek and formerly of Ashley, N.D., died Thursday, April 26, 2001, at the Wishek Nursing Home.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Ashley. The Rev. Jeff Giles will officiate.
Burial will be in the church cemetery at Ashley with Carlsen Funeral Home of Ashley in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from 12:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, and for one hour prior to the service Monday at the church.
Rose Blumhardt
Eureka -- The funeral for Rose Blumhardt, 87, of Eureka will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Eureka. The Rev. Gary Bergman of Eureka and the Rev. Randy Tschetter of Venturia, N.D., will officiate.
Burial will be in the Eureka City Cemetery with Straub's Funeral Home in Eureka in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8:30 p.m. today and from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. There will also be visitation for one hour prior to the service Monday at the church.
She died Wednesday, April 25, 2001, at the Ashley (N.D.) Medical Center Nursing Home.
Rose Schulke was born March 21, 1914, to Max and Rose (Johnston) Schulke in De Smet.
She married Henry Blumhardt on June 18, 1935, in Medina, N.D. They lived on a farm three and one-half miles west of Venturia from 1935 to 1979, when they moved to Eureka. He died Nov. 13, 1994. She had been a resident of the Ashley Medical Center Nursing Home since October 2000.
Survivors include many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and one brother.
Casketbearers will be Ervin Beck, Clarence Bender, Dean Blumhardt, Gordon Knoll, Stanley Pfeifle and James Mindeman.
Melvin E. Pollish
St. Cloud, Minn. -- Melvin E. Pollish, 86, of St. Cloud and formerly of Ferney, died Thursday, April 26, 2001, at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in St. Cloud. His services will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Williams Funeral Home in St. Cloud.
Burial will be in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in St. Paul, Minn., with full military honors.
Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service Monday at the funeral home.
Melvin E. Pollish was born Oct. 24, 1914, to Ely and Ida Pollish in Ferney. After his father's death the family moved to Beloit, Wis., where he graduated from high school and began employment with the F.W. Woolworth Co.
He married Almeda Farr on Jan. 16, 1942, in Devils Lake, N.D., where he was managing the F.W. Woolworth Store. He served in the South Pacific with the U.S. Navy from 1942 until 1945. After his discharge, he was employed with F.W. Woolworth Co., serving as the store manager in Milwaukee, and Bemidji, Minn. Following his retirement from the Woolworth Co., he owned and operated the Coast to Coast Hardware Store in Bemidji until 1971. He was a resident of Bemidji from 1954 until 1972, when he moved to Rochester, Minn. He then was a real estate broker for 20 years. He lived in Rochester until May 1997, when he moved to St. Cloud.
He was actively involved in each community where he lived. He was a lifetime member of the Lions International and obtained the status of a Melvin Jones Fellow, the highest honor conferred by the foundation. He was a member of the Shrine and past president of the Masonic Bemidji Lodge No. 223, the Tripoli Temple of Milwaukee and was a former member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and was recognized as a VFW Distinguished Supporter. He was also a lifetime member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks and the Lutheran church. While living in Rochester, he was a member of the Rochester Board of Realtors and served as president for a term.
Survivors include his wife of St. Cloud; four daughters, Karen (Richard) Ahles of St. Cloud, Terri (Michael) Ulmer of San Antonio, Texas, Marcia (David) Pera of Minneapolis, and Janet (Douglas) Pollish Forsberg of Edina, Minn.; one sister, Valerie Smith of Del Mar, Calif.; one brother, Lloyd Pollish of Tucson, Ariz.; and nine grandchildren.
Clara Johnson
Selby -- The funeral for Clara Johnson, 92, of Selby will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Selby. The Rev. Lance Yohe will officiate.
Burial will be in the Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery with Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge in charge of arrangements.
A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Bethany Lutheran Church near Mound City.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Mobridge. There will also be visitation beginning at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bethany Lutheran Church near Mound City.
She died Thursday, April 26, 2001, at the Selby Good Samaritan Center.
Clara Agnes Johnson was born Aug. 11, 1908, to Endre and Thea (Eckley) Johnson in Fairview Township, Campbell County. She attended grade school at the Kuehl School in rural Campbell County and graduated from Mobridge High School in 1928.
She married Victor John Johnson on June 11, 1935, in Moe. They made their home on a farm near Mound City.
In fall 1998, she moved into the Prairie Sunset Village in Mobridge. She moved to the Selby Good Samaritan Center in December 2000.
She was active in 4-H as a supporter and leader. She was also active in the Bethany Church Ladies Aide, serving on the Sunshine committee for many years. She was a longtime member of the Fairview Extension Club. She was a charter member of the Fair Valley Garden Club and spent many years working in the club's roadside garden near Mound City. She also made yearbooks for club members. She co-chaired the Kuehl School Reunion in 1977.
She enjoyed working in her yard and gardening, especially flowers. Throughout the years she baked and decorated angel food cakes for family and friends. She was known for sending cards to people.
Survivors include her three sons, Lloyd (Ruby) Johnson of Mobridge, Ken (Donna) Johnson of Rollag, Minn., and Dean (Nancy) Johnson of Mound City; two daughters, Mavis (Vince) Dahlgren of Timber Lake, and LaVida (Zane) Dickinson of Chadron, Neb.; 19 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one son in infancy, two sisters, one brother and one great-grand- daughter.
Casketbearers will be Wade Johnson, Keith Dahlgren, Derek Dickinson, David Johnson, Dennis Johnson and Lyndel Johnson.
Antoine Otter Robe
Bullhead -- The funeral for Antoine Otter Robe, 54, of Bullhead will be at 10 a.m. CDT today at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Bullhead. Monsignor O'Connell will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Aloysius Cemetery with Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge in charge of arrangements.
He died of natural causes Monday, April 23, 2001, at the Indian Health Service Hospital in Fort Yates, N.D.
Antoine Joseph Otter Robe Sr. was born Sept. 10, 1946, in Rock Creek, S.D.
He married Velma Little Eagle on Feb. 4, 1969, in McIntosh. He lived in Bismarck, N.D., until 1971. He lived in Aberdeen from 1982 to 1983, and then in Rock Creek from 1983 until the time of his death. During his life he had worked as an accountant at the State Capital Building, as a finance officer for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, was self-employed and did carpentry work.
Survivors include one son, Antoine Otter Robe Jr.; two daughters, Mary Jane Otter Robe Pine and Betty Cowden; two brothers, Jerome and Robert; and six grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers.
