Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Jamestown, ND

2 Nov 1899-
10 Oct 1977

      Degen, Bernard, in Oakland, October 10, 1977; beloved husband of Myrtle Degen; loving stepfather of Carolyn Ronson [Ransom] Surachi of Castro Valley and Donald Ronson  [Ransom] of Central Pont, Ore.; dear brother of Teresa Degen Tanata of Mora, Minn., Leona Degen McClain of Toccoa, Ga, brother-in-law of Clara Degen of Bismarck, N.D. A native of North Dakota; aged 77 years. A member of Alameda Elks Club, veteran of World War I.
     Friends are invited to attend memorial services at CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES on Thursday, October 13 at 8 p.m. Private inurnment at Chapel of the Chimes. Contributions to the American Cancer Society preferred.

CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES
MORTUARY, OAKLAND
654-0123

Degen,
Clara & Edward M.

26 Mar 1907-
December 14, 1972

     Edward M. Degen, 65, of Bismarck, former Jamestown resident, died, Thursday in St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck.
     Funeral services will be held Monday at 12 noon in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, with Msgr. William F. Garvin officiating.  Burial will be in Calvary cemetery, Jamestown.  Rosary will be said Sunday at 7 p.m., in Nickisch-Ressler Funeral Chapel, Bismarck.
     Born March 26, 1907, in Jamestown, Mr. Degen was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Degen.  He was employed with the North Pacific Railroad for 45 years, moving to Bismarck in 1943 when he became ticket agent.  He retired from railroad service o March 17, 1969, as chief clerk, due to ill Health.  His marriage to Clara Ficker took place Nov. 11, 1939, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church at Bismarck. He was a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Elks Lodge, and B.A.R.U.
     Mr. Degen is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Ronald Barron (Carole) and Miss Kathy Degen, Bloomington, Minn. and Miss Marilyn Degen, New Brighton, Minn.; two grandchildren, Kari Lynn and David Barron; two brothers, Bernard Degen, Oakland, Calif.; and Carl Degen, Vallejo, Calif.; and two sisters, Mrs. John Tanata (Theresa), Mora, Minn., and Mrs. Tom McClain (Leona), Toccoa, Ga.

22 Jan 1911-
14 Oct 1985

4 Apr 1905-
6 Aug 1959

George J. Degen Dies Thursday At Trinity Hospital 

      George J. Degen, 54, Jamestown, died Thursday afternoon at Trinity Hospital.
    Requiem Mass will be said at St. James Catholic Church, Monday at 9 a.m. with Rev. Thomas Hendrickson in Calvary Cemetery.
     Rosary and Prayers for the dead will be said Sunday at 8 p.m. in Daly-Peterson Funeral Chapel.
     Mr. Degen was born April 4, 1905, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Degen of Jamestown.  He attended St. John' Academy and was employed by Yellow Cab for a number of years until 1951, when he went to Alameda, Calif.  He returned to Jamestown last May.  He is a member of the St. James Catholic Church.
     Survivors include a son, Gerald M., Ventura, Calif.; a daughter, Marcia Degen, Pt. Hueneme, Calif.; three brothers, Bernard, Oakland, Calif.; Carl, Vallejo, Calif. and Edward, Bismarck; and three sisters, Mrs. John (Theresa) Tanata and Mrs. Anna Tschider, Jamestown, and Mrs. Thomas (Leona) McClain, Toccoa, Georgia.
     He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.

August 28, 1875-
February 23, 1949

MRS. MICHAEL DEGEN
LAID TO REST IN CALVARY CEMETERY

Requiem mass for Mrs. Justina Degen, who died  February 23, after lingering illness, was offered in St. James Catholic Church Saturday morning by Rev. M. Mueller with St. John’s Academy choir singing.

Tribute to the deceased, a member of St. James Church for many years was paid by Msgr. E. Geraghty.

Interment was in Calvary Cemetery.  Pallbearers were Peter and Frank Kouschowski, Peter and Matt Tanata and Fred and Albert Falk.

Attending in bodies were members of St. Mary’s Court of WCOF, and St. Catherine’s Circle of the Tabernacle Society.

Mrs. Degen, widow of Michael Degen, was born August 28, 1875, in South Russia, and 16 years later came to Courtenay vicinity.  She and Mr. Degen were married Nov. 15, 1898 in St. James Catholic Church and this city since has been the family home.

Mrs. Degen was the mother of nine children, seven of whom are living.  They are Bernard, San Pablo, Cal., Carl of San Francisco, Calif., Mrs. John Tanata and George of Jamestown, Edward of Bismarck, Mrs. Roy Tschider of Turtle Lake and Mrs. T.L. McClain, Social Circle, Ga. Mr. Degen died March 6, 1945, a daughter Mrs. Edward Prodzinski on December 28, 1948, and an infant daughter, Margaret Frances in 1917 (1915).  She also leaves 17 grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Anton Schaller, Jamestown, Gertrude Falk, Sykeston and Mrs. Elizabeth Schwede, Leizig, Sask., Canada, and nine brothers, John Falk of Jamestown, Martin and Tony of Wimbledon, Jacob of Parkside, Sask. Canada, Fred, Peter, Albert, Joseph, and August of Courtenay.

Attending the services were Carl of San Francisco, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Degen , Bismarck, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tschider of Turtle Lake, and Mrs. Frank Hyduke, St. Paul, Minn.

September 6, 1871-
6 Mar 1945

C. MICHAEL DEGEN RETIRED RAILWAY PIPEFITTER, DIES

C. Michael Degen, retired Northern Pacific pipefitter, died at his home Tuesday afternoon at 3:40 o’clock.  He had been in poor health for some time. 

Mr. Degen was born in Germany September 6, 1871.  He came from Germany when 21 years old to Jamestown and was employed by the Northern Pacific for 42 years.  He retired July 1, 1937.  Mr. Degen and Justina Falk were married at St. James Catholic Church Nov. 15, 1898.  They have always made Jamestown their home.  They are the parents of nine children, one of whom died in infancy.  Mr. Degen was a member of St. James Catholic Church.

Survivors are the widow and the following sons and daughters: Mail Man Third Class Leona Degen, United States Navy, San Diego, Calif., who is here; Bernard, Berkeley, Calif.; Carl, Vallejo, Calif.; Mrs. Edward Prodzinski, Fried; George J., Jamestown; Edward M., Bismarck; Mrs. John Tanata, Courtenay; and Mrs. Roy Tschider, Jamestown; 14 grandchildren and a sister Mrs. Minnie Zacher, Jamestown.

Rosary will be said Thursday evening at 8 o’clock by the Foresters and Friday night after devotions at the Daly Funeral Home, by the members of the Tabernacle Society and St. Catherine’s Circle.

Requiem mass will be offered Saturday morning at 9:30 o’clock at St. James Catholic Church.  Burial will be made in Calvary Cemetery .

3 Oct 1915-
13 Oct 1915

27 Jul 1872-
29 Oct 1956

Descendants of John Falk

1 John Falk b: 27 Jul 1872 Germany d: 29 Oct 1956 Trinity Hospital/Jamestown, ND
  ... +Theresa E. Natske b: 2 Dec 1889 Germany m: 4 Aug 1908 Jamestown, ND d: 5 Feb 1982 Whitefish, MT
  .. 2 Albert George Falk b: 27 Jun 1909 Jamestown, Stutsman, ND d: 15 Jul 1990 Jamestown, Stutsman, ND
  ....... +Edna V. Bietz  b: 30 May 1913 Anamoose, ND m: Aug 1935 d: 25 Jul 2001 Fargo, Cass, ND
  .. *2nd Wife of Albert George Falk:
  ....... +Minnie A. Brehm b: 4 Oct 1910 Thomas, SD m: 15 Aug 1974 De Pere, WI d: 12 Jul 1995 Jamestown, Stutsman, ND
  .. 2 Georgianne F. Falk b: Abt. 1911
   ....... +Hugh Smith
  .. 2 Marguerite T. Falk b: Abt. 1915
   ....... +J. T. Cowart
  .. 2 Dorothy V. Falk b: Abt. 1925
   ....... +Herman Schwehr m: 21 Jun 1955 Stutsman Co., ND
  .. 2 Mary Jean Falk b: Abt. 1929
   ....... +Ervin L. Ruff b: 17 Mar 1921 m: 19 Apr 1952 Stutsman Co., ND d: 22 Apr 2007 Kalispell, MT

John
1 Jan 1908-
6 Jun 1980

Theresa -
2 Dec 1910
4 Nov 1997

The funeral for John F. Tanata, 72, Jamestown, N.D., will be there at 10 Monday in St. James Catholic Church. He died Friday.  Born Jan. 1, 1908, at Stewart, Minn., Mr. Tanata lived at Eden, S.D., before moving to Courtenay, N.D., in 1919 where the family farmed.   He married Theresa Degen Sept. 23, 1936, at Jamestown.  They moved to Jamestown in 1946 where he operated a well drilling business and owned the Blue Moon and Interstate Motel.  He retired to Mora, Minn., in 1973.  They returned to Jamestown in 1978, survivors include his wife; three daughters and tow sons, Mrs. Richard (Elaine) Gillingham, Garden City, Mich.; Mrs. Charles (Norma Jean) Grant, Hibbing, Minn.; Mrs. Donald (Mary Ann) Siebert, Jamestown; Dennis, Rockford, Ill.; William, Stoughton, Pa.; a brother and two sisters, Joseph, Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs. Kay Apitz, Helena, Mont., Mrs. Bert (Bertha) Hughes, in Washington; and 12 grandchildren.  (Daly-Peterson-Thornby)

Fargo Forum June 13, 1980 
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     Theresa Regina Tanata, 86, Jamestown, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997, at her home.
     Theresa Regina Degen was born Dec. 2, 1910, at Jamestown, the daughter of C. Michael and Justina (Falk) Degen.  She grew up in Jamestown and attended St. John's Academy.  She was employed as a homemaker and worked in the laundry at Trinity Hospital.  She married John F. Tanata Sept 23, 1936, at The Basilica of St. James, Jamestown.  They lived on a farm near Courtenay, ND. In 1946 they moved back to Jamestown.  In 1973 they retired and moved to Mora, Minn.  In 1978 they returned to Jamestown, due to ill health.  He died in 1980.
     She was a member of the Basilica of St. James and a life member of St. James Tabernacle Society.  She played organ at St. Michaels Church, Courtenay.
     She is survived by three daughters, Elaine (Dick) Gillingham, Pigeon, Mich., Norma Jean (Charles) Grant, Hibbing, Minn., and Mary Ann (Donal) Siebert, Jamestown; two sons, Dennis (Wilma), Edmunds, ND, and William, Fargo; a sister Leona McClain, Toccoa, GA.; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
     She was preceded in death by her husband, parent, four brothers and three sisters.
Services: 10:30 am Saturday, The Basilica of St. James, Jamestown
Prayer Service: 7 pm, Friday, Lisko Funeral Chapel, Jamestown.
Visitation: 9 am to 9 pm, Friday at the funeral chapel, and one hour before the service Saturday at the church.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Jamestown.

Jamestown Sun, November 6, 1997

14 Aug 1913-
27Sep 1960

The Jamestown Sun , September 29, 1960, Page 3

     Mrs. Anne Marie Tschider, Jamestown, widow of the late Roy F. Tschider, died Tuesday morning at Trinity Hospital where she had been a patient for four weeks.  She had been in failing health for several months.
     Born Aug. 14, 1913 in Jamestown, Mrs. Tschider was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Degen.  She grew up here and was graduated from St. John's Academy.  She was employed here at the Moline Cafe for a few years.  Her marriage to Roy F. Tschider took place here Oct. 8, 1938 and they made their home in Jamestown until moving to Mandan in 1942.  Two years later they returned to Jamestown and in 1946 they moved to Turtle Lake.  Mr. Tschider , and employee of the Northern Pacific Railway, was injured in a train wreck Sept. 21, 1950 near Hurdsfield and died on Oct. 1 of the same year.  After his death Mrs. Tschider and the children returned to Jamestown where she made her home since.
     She was a member of St. James Catholic Church, St. Catherine's Circle, and the B.P.O. Does.
     Surviving are three sons, Gordon, Stephen and Douglas, all at home; three brothers, Bernard Degen, Oakland, Calif.; Carl Degen, Vallejo, Calif., and Bernard [Edward] Degen, Bismarck; - two sisters, Mrs. John F. Tanata (Theresa), Jamestown, and Mrs. T. L. McClain (Leona), Toccoa, Ga.  she was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one brother and two sisters.
     Rosary will be recited for Mrs. Tschider this evening at 8 o'clock at the Daly-Peterson Funeral Chapel.
     Requiem Mass will be said for her Friday at 9:30 a.m. in St. James Church with Rev. Thomas Hendrickson, pastor, celebrant.  Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.

16 Oct 1913-
1 Oct 1950

     Requiem Mass for Roy F. Tschider, Northern Pacific conductor, who was fatally burned in a wreck near Hurdsfield, was said at St. James Catholic church this morning at 9 a.m.
     Rev Allen Nilles, assistant pastor of St. James, offered the Mass. St. John’s Academy choir sang. Monsignor Edward J. Geraghty, gave the sermon.
     Burial was made in Calvary cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Eckroth, E. A. Smith, D. B. Sorenson, Guy Ingle, K. W. Burton, and Joseph Carlascio.
     Mr. Tschider was the third victim of the accident, the others being Henry Lee, engineer, and Albert Wagner, fireman. Mr. Tschider was the brakeman on the train and was riding on the engine which tipped over.
     Coming from a distance for the services were John Tschider, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kreier and daughter, Harriet, Mr. and Mrs. William Erickson, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Tschider, Solen; Walter Tschider, Santa Monica, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs John Tschider, Jr., Bismarck; Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Eidsmoe, Rapid City, S.D.; Mrs. Helmer Lindstrom, Flasher; Carl Degen, San Francisco, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. John Amundson, Moorhead, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Degen, Bismarck; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Perri, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Heiget, and Mrs. Joseph Elligson, Riverdale. There were many from Jamestown, Wimbledon and Courtenay in attendance.

* Death Certificate posted on Records Page