HAVRE DAILY NEWS
Tuesday April 2, 2002
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JOHN JERGESON
CHINOOK -
John G. Jergeson, 86, Chinook, a retired farmer, died Saturday, March 30, 2002,
from complications due to a stroke at a Havre hospital.
A vigil is
to be held at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church in Chinook.
Funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Gabriel’s with burial in Kuper
Memorial Cemetery in Chinook.
John was
born July 23, 1915, near Lohman to Chris and Mary Jergesen, who homesteaded
north of Lohman.
John and
Elizabeth were married in 1939. They farmed north of Havre during World War II
and north of Lohman for five years in the late 1940s. In 1949, they moved to a
farm south of Chinook where they farmed until their retirement in 1981. Since
retirement, they lived in Chinook.
John
Jergeson served for many years on the board of the Farmers Union Oil Company in
Chinook. He also served for six years on the board of Hill County Electric.
John was a school board member for the Miewald School District while his
children were in elementary school. He was active in St. Gabriel’s Catholic
Parish. By the time he had retired, John had developed a passion for the game
of golf and he spent countless hours at the Chinook golf course.
Memorials
may be made to Blaine 1 Ambulance, Sweet Memorial Nursing Home, MSU-Northern,
St. Gabriel’s Window Fund, or charity of one’s choice.
John was
preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth, in December 2001; parents; brothers,
Pete and Bob Jergesen; sister, Helen Burchard.
Survivors
include his sons, Ray of Great Falls, Roger and Greg of Chinook; daughters,
Louise Harvey of Missoula and Evelyn Schubert of Chinook; 10 grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lucy Rosene of Woodside, Calif., and
Bette Paul of Carson City, Nev.; daughters-in-law, Nita Jergeson and Barb
Jergeson of Chinook; sons-in-law, Ken Schubert of Chinook and Roger Harvey of
Missoula.
Edwards
Funeral Home of Chinook is handling arrangements.
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GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
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John G. Jergeson
CHINOOK --
John G. Jergeson, 86, a retired farmer, died Saturday at a Havre hospital of
complications from a stroke.
A vigil
service is 7 p.m. Friday at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Chinook.
Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Saturday at St.
Gabriel's, with burial in Kuper Memorial Cemetery.
Survivors
include daughters Louise Harvey of Missoula and Evelyn Schubert of Chinook;
sons Ray Jergeson of Great Falls and Roger Jergeson and Greg Jergeson of
Chinook; sisters Lucy Rosene of Woodside, Calif., and Bette Paul of Carson
City, Nev.; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
His wife,
Elizabeth, died in December, 2001.
Additional
survivors include daughters-in-law Barb Jergeson and Nita Jergeson of Chinook;
and sons-in-law Ken Schubert of Chinook and Roger Harvey of Missoula.
John was
born July 23, 1915, near Lohman, Mont., and was raised north of Lohman on the
family homestead.
He married
Elizabeth Malsam in Cottonwood, Mont., in 1939. They farmed north of Havre
during World War II and north of Lohman for five years in the late 1940s. They
moved to a farm south of Chinook in 1949, where they lived and worked until
retiring to Chinook in 1981.
He served on
the Farmer's Union Oil Board, Hill County Electric Board, and the Miewald
School District board while his children were in elementary school. He was also
an active member of St. Gabriel's Catholic Parish.
He
absolutely loved golfing!
He was also
preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Pete and Bob Jergeson; and a
sister, Helen Burchard.
Memorials
are suggested to Blaine Ambulance; Sweet Memorial Nursing Home; MSU-Northern;
St. Gabriel's Window Fund; or the donor's choice.
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THE BLAINE COUNRY JOURNAL, NEWS-OPINION Wednesday, April 3,
2002
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John Jergeson
John G.
Jergeson, 86, died from complications due to a stroke at the Northern Montana
Hospital in Havre on Saturday, March 30, 2002. A vigil service will be held at
7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5, at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church in Chinook.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, April 6, at 11:00 am, at St.
Gabriel’s, with burial to follow in the Kuper Memorial Cemetery in Chinook.
Edwards Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
John was
born on July 23, 1915, near Lohman, the first of six children born to Chris and
Mary Jergeson who homesteaded north of Lohman. In 1939 he married Elizabeth
Malsam and they farmed north of Havre during World War II. They farmed north
of Lohman for five years in the late 1940s and in 1949 they moved to a farm
south of Chinook, where they farmed until their retirement in 1981. When they
retired, John and Elizabeth moved into Chinook.
For many
years John served on the Board of Directors for the Farmers Union Oil Company
in Chinook, and he also served for six years on the Board of Hill County
Electric. While his children were in elementary school he was a school board
member for the Miewald School District. He was an active member of St.
Gabriel’s Catholic Parish and by the time he had retired John had developed a
passion for the game of golf. Once he moved to town he spent countless hours at
the Chinook golf course.
He survived
by son Ray of Great Falls; daughter Louise (Roger) Harvey of Missoula; Sons
Roger (Nita) and Greg (Barb) Jergeson, and daughter Evelyn (Ken) Schubert all
of Chinook; ten grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and two sisters, Lucy
Rosene of Woodside, CA and Bette Paul of Carson City, NV.
He was
preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth in December of 2001; his parents; two
brothers, Pete and Bob; and one sister, Helen Burchard.
Memorials can be made to Blame I Ambulance, Sweet
Memorial Nursing Home, MSU Northern, St. Gabriel’s Window Fund, or the charity
of your choice.
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