Dorothy Rita Gamache

1919 - 2005  (86 years)

• Name	Dorothy Rita Gamache
  Birth	20 Mar 1919	Olga, CAVALIER, North Dakota
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Aug 2005	Walhalla, PEMBINA, North Dakota   [1]
  Burial	St. Boniface Cemetery, Walhalla, North Dakota
  Person ID	I73338932	King/Roy | Ancestors and relatives of Alphonse Gamache
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Arthur Gamache,   b. 22 Mar 1887, CAVALIER, North Dakota d. 6 Apr 1945, Olga, CAVALIER, North Dakota (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Hermedine Beauchamp,   b. 3 Jan 1889, Olga, CAVALIER, North Dakota d. 19 Jul1929, Langdon, CAVALIER, North Dakota
  Marriage	24 Nov 1914	Olga, CAVALIER, North Dakota
  Notes	Married: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952 Name: Arthur Gamache Gender: Male Spouse: Hermadine Beauchamp Child: Aurice M Gamache Film: 338 Film Title: 82 Wayne 351250-354550 Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)
  Documents		Federal Census 1930, Arthur Gamache family Olga, CAVALIER, North Dakota
  		Federal Census 1920, Arthur Gamache family Olga, CAVALIER, North Dakota
  Histories		Triple Wedding in Olga Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, December 10, 1914
  Family ID	F5170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ernest Gendreau,   b. 1919   d. 31 Dec 1992 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1940	Olga, CAVALIER, North Dakota
  Headstones		Headstone of Ernest and Dorpothy (Gamache) Gendreau Saint Boniface Cemetery Walhalla, Pembina County, North Dakota
  Family ID	F5172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 20 Mar 1919 - Olga, CAVALIER, North Dakota Marriage - 11 Nov 1940 - Olga, CAVALIER, North Dakota Death - 9 Aug 2005 - Walhalla, PEMBINA, North Dakota Burial - - St. Boniface Cemetery, Walhalla, North Dakota  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Histories

  Two Babies arrive Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, March 27, 1919

  
  

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  [S5] Obituary. Dorothy R. Gendreau (Died August 9, 2005) Dorothy R. Gendreau age 86 of Walhalla, ND, died on Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at the Pembilier Nursing Center, Walhalla, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Walhalla, ND. Visitation at the church for one hour before the time of services. Arrangements with Nelson-Askew Funeral Home, Walhalla, ND. Dorothy R. Gamache was born March 20, 1919, at Olga, ND to Arthur and Hermindine (Beauchamp) Gamache. She grew up and attended school in the Olga area. On November 11, 1940, she married Ernest Gendreau at Olga, ND. After their marriage they farmed in the Poplar Grove area, near Walhalla. In 1980, they moved into Walhalla. Ernest Gendreau passed away on December 31, 1992. She is survived by two sisters, Sister Rolande Gamache, Valley City, ND; and Aurice Nichols, Titusville, FL, two brothers, Leonard Gamache, Spokane, WA, and Isadore (Verna) Gamache, Grand Forks, ND; two half sisters, Helen Davidson, Grand Forks, ND; and Marilyn Carl, East Grand Forks, MN; one half brother, Edward ?Pat? (Judy) Gamache, Maple Lake, MN; and many nieces and nephews. Dorothy was also preceded in death by her parents, sister, Theresa Gendreau, brothers, Romeo and Ronald Gamache, two half brothers, Arthur and Wayne Gamache, and one half sister, Irene Jones Celebrant: Rev. Fr. Brian Bachmeier Music: Frankie Carrier, Organist and Amy Carignan, Soloist .