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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272315
Title: Jerrold A. Goter
Date: 11/19/1944-9/22/2026
Inscription/Marks: 11/19/1944
Summary: Jerrold Albert “Jerry” Goter, 81, of Woodworth, ND, passed away at Ave Maria SMP Nursing Home, Jamestown, ND, on September 22, 2026. A funeral service was held at Grace Lutheran Church, Carrington, ND. Burial was at the New Home Cemetery, rural Woodworth.  Jerry was born at home on the family farm near Woodworth, to Albert and Virginia (Taylor) Goter. He was baptized and confirmed at New Home Lutheran Church. He was the oldest of 9 children. He attended country school through 8th grade. He then worked on the family farm. He left the family farm and began working for GTA Elevator in Carrington. After a few years, he began working for Rosenau Equipment as a mechanic and retired in 2007. In 1980, he began farming with his brother, Dean. He enjoyed farming, but his favorite and most satisfying part was operating the combine. They farmed together for 41 years until they both retired. During the winter months, Jerry continued working at Rosenau Equipment as a mechanic. On June 13, 1965, Jerry married Kathleen “Kathy” Wells at Grace Lutheran Church, Carrington, where they remain members. They have two daughters, LaurieAnn (David) Totenhagen and Michelle (Randal) Brockman.  Jerry was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and served as chairman, elder, treasurer, and a Sunday School teacher. He also served on the LCMS ND District board. Jerry was a board member at Woodworth Elevator and a member of the Carrington Jaycees. Jerry was a jack-of-all-trades. He was Kathy’s personal contractor, electrician, plumber, mechanic, travel companion, and partner in crime. He loved tinkering, fixing, and restoring tractors, especially antique tractors. His favorites were the Minneapolis Moline and John Deere. He enjoyed going on tractor runs where he could combine both his love of tractors and talking to people. He loved talking to those he met along the way or at the local café. He enjoyed fishing, especially ice fishing. He enjoyed traveling with his wife as much as they could. He was also fond of lutefisk dinners and tried to attend 3 to 4 a year and dragged Kathy with as long as they served meatballs. He loved spending time with his grandkids. When the grandkids visited, they always requested grandpa’s “special pancakes,” and now they make them for their children.   Jerry is survived by his wife of 61 years, Kathy; daughters, LaurieAnn and Michelle; 6 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; siblings, Richard (Pat), Janet Brown, Wayne (Dianne), Dean (Deb), Merle (Peg), Dawn Zinke, Neil (Cindy); and many nieces and nephews. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents; infant sister Shirley; mother- and father-in-law; brothers-in-law Bob Brown and Clint Zinke, and four great-grandchildren.
Red ID: FND_I_79807

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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