James "Jim" Kostelecky - The Dickinson Press | News, weather, sports from Dickinson North Dakota
Jim, 84, passed into eternal life on February 5 at St. Vincent’s Sacred Heart Hospice after a valiant battle with glioblastoma (terminal brain cancer). His loving family held him close every step of the way. Jim was born on Valentine’s Day, 1938 to Henry W. Kostelecky & Helen B. (Hatzenbiler) Kostelecky & raised in Dickinson. Jim married his high school sweetheart, Audrey (Pavlicek) on August 12, 1961. He was a member of the National Guard. He worked at the Northern Pacific Railroad for six years & then attended Wahpeton State School of Science, graduating in 1967. Upon graduat...