Helmuth Dewald

1925 - 2009  (83 years)

• Name	Helmuth Dewald
  Born	22 Feb 1925	Streeter, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Jan 2009	St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	12 Jan 2009	North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I256563	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Johannes A. Dewald,   b. 4 Aug 1899, Neudorf, Odessa, Ukrayina ,   d. 26 Jan 1980, Streeter, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Lydia Kirschenmann,   b. 23 Feb 1900, Streeter, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 13 Oct 1982, Streeter, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	7 May 1920	Streeter, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA
  Family ID	F51278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Alice R. Spitzer,   b. 30 Oct 1927, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1994  (Age 66 years)
  Married	20 Oct 1948
  Children	1. Janet Dewald   2. Bruce Dewald,   b. 10 Sep 1950,   d. 10 Sep 1950  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F89730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lorraine Wolf,   b. 29 Aug 1928, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 19 Jun 2012, North Dakota, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1998	Streeter, Stutsman County, North Dakota, USA
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F89734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. The Jamestown Sun, ND Saturday, January 10, 2009 Helmuth Dewald, 83, Bismarck, ND, died Thursday, January 8, 2009, at St.Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck. Services will be held at 11:30 am, Monday, January 12, at First United Methodist Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Walter Schott officiating. Burial will be held in the North Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm until 6:00 pm Sunday, January 11, at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Helmuth was born February 22, 1925, near Streeter, ND, to John A. and Lydia (Kirschenmann) Dewald. He was raised and educated there, graduating from Streeter High School. He was a veteran of WWII having served in the Air Force in Okinawa. After returning from the service, Helmuth married Alice R. Spitzer on October 20, 1948, in Streeter. They began their life together on a farm eight miles southeast of Streeter. In 1955, they bought and moved to a farm seven miles north of Streeter, where they farmed until 1968. Helmuth and Alice moved to Bismarck in December of 1968 and Helmuth began working for the North Dakota State Lab. After one year, he transferred to the Central Data Processing Department as a computer operator and advancing to the position of Data Processing Coordinator for the Department of Human Services. Helmuth retired in 1990, turning his full attention to hunting and fishing. Most summer days he could be found in his boat, casting, trolling and competing with his buddies to catch the first and largest fish. After 46 loving years of marriage, Helmuth’s wife Alice died in 1994. Helmuth went on to meet and marry Lorraine (Wolf) Steffens on June 12, 1998. He discovered a new interest, dancing. Helmuth and Lorraine were among the couples featured in Polka Spotlight in the spring of 2008. They celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary this last spring. Helmuth’s life was one of devotion to family, friends, and community. In Streeter, he was a member of the School Board and the Church Board of the United Church of Christ. He was a life member of the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He was a 40 year member of First United Methodist Church in Bismarck. Helmuth is survived by his wife, Lorraine; his daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Jeff Andrews, Minneapolis, MN; stepson, Jon Steffens, Bismarck, ND; stepgrandson, Brett Steffens, Camas, WA; one brother, Alvin Dewald, Streeter; ND; two sisters, Jean (Dewald) Morrison, Edina, MN, and Betty (Dewald) Bauer, Renton, WA. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice; one infant son, Bruce; his parents; four brothers, John Jr. Elton, Harry, and Gerhart; and one infant sister, Eileen.