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Marjorie Schmidt
Marjorie Schmidt, 76, Glen Ullin, died Sunday, November 16, 2003 at a Bismarck hospital.
Her funeral service was held Thursday, November 20 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Glen Ullin with the Rev. Gabor Tamas officiating.
Burial was in the Glen Ullin Cemetery.
Marjorie Ann was born April 13, 1927 at New Salem, the daughter of Alfred and Emma (Mattern) Becher. The family moved to Glen Ullin when she was about five years of age.
Marjorie attended school and graduated from high school in Glen Ullin. She taught for several years in rural school districts.
She married Bennie Schmidt April 12, 1947 at Wibaux, MT. Marge kept busy tending to the matters of the home and helped Bennie with his auction business. She enjoyed camping and fishing and cooking for her family.
She also enjoyed making Christmas and Easter baskets which she gave to the church and her family members.
She was a member of the First Congregational UCC for many years and an active member of the Women’s Fellowship.
Those left to share her memory include her husband Bennie, Glen Ullin; one daughter and son-in-law: Carmen and Jim Geiss, Glen Ullin, and one son and daughter-in-law, Douglas and Donna Schmidt, also of Glen Ullin.
She also leaves three grandchildren - Cody Schmidt, Bismarck, and Andrea Schmidt, of Ventura, CA and Chris (Darla) Geiss, Glen Ullin and two great-grandchildren, Brooklyn and Gehrig Geiss, of Glen Ullin and her constant companion, Taz.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Lucille.
Ray Drummond
Ray G. Drummond, Sr., 91, Naperville, IL passed away Friday, November 14, 2003 at Community Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center in Naperville.
He was born February 24, 1912 in Howard, Indiana and had been a resident of Naperville for the past two years.
Before coming to Naperville he had been a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa for five years and Hebron, North Dakota for 16 years.
Mr. Dummond was a Navy veteran of World War II and had worked as an electrical supervisor for Alcoa Aluminum. He was a very active member of the Ashbury Methodist Church, the Hamilton Masonic Lodge in Bettendorf and De Molay.
He is survived by one son Bruce (Diane DeBok) of Terre Haute, IN, a daughter Lois Tibor of Valley City, ND and a daughter-in-law Julie Drummond of Naperville.
He also leaves five grandchildren – Danielle Drummond, Stacey Kelly, Lori Carden, Beth Otero, Michelle Wings and eight great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife Loretta nee Heavner; a son, Ray G. Drummond, Jr., his parents Alonzo and Belle nee Lynn Drummond; three brothers Bill, Jay and Claude and three sisters Gene Goodner, Audrey Lewis and Madge Hadley.
His funeral service was held Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at 10 a.m. at the Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home, 516 S. Washington Street, Naperville.
Interment was in the Naperville Cemetery.
Paul Kraenzel
Paul J. Kraenzel, 91, Hebron, ND, died Monday, November 10, 2003, at Marian Manor Healthcare Center, Glen Ullin, ND.
His funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 15 at the St. John Church, Hebron, with the Rev. Edwin Zuern officiating. Interment followed at St. John United Church of Christ Cemetery, Hebron.
Paul J. Kraenzel, son of Reinhold Kraenzel, Sr. and Hulda (Weber) Kraenzel was born September 6, 1912 at the family homestead four and a half miles northwest of Hebron.
Life was hard during the 1930’s and Paul, the cowboy that he was, left on his horse for new territory in 1933 and began working at the Adolph Roffler ranch, Grassy Butte, ND for several years.
In the summer of 1936 he went with a threshing crew to Fargo, ND and into Minnesota sleeping in barns at night and threshing during the day. That winter he worked in the Harnisch Coal Mine. In 1937 and 1938, Paul drove the Hebron school bus, which required him to shovel snow most days because the roads were lower than the ditches.
In 1939 he worked for Albert Hoerauf and met Ursula Hoerauf, whom he later married on June 10, 1940. Paul was never afraid of hard work or helping a neighbor. He had a love of nature, especially trees and planted many during his lifetime.
Paul loved to sing in both German and English, and truly enjoyed the simple things in life.
He was member of St. John Church and served on the church council for four years. He served six years on the Farmer’s Valley School Board and ten years with the Hebron Credit Union. He was also an active member of the Hebron Saddle Club.
Elaine Neidhardt
Elaine Neidhardt, age 91 of Dickinson, formerly of rural Hebron, died Tuesday, November 4, 2003 at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND.
Her funeral service was held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 8, 2003 at St. John Church in Hebron, ND with Pastor Ed Zuern, officiating.
Burial was in the St. John Cemetery in Hebron.
Elaine was born October 16, 1912 at Litchville, ND, the daughter of Gustave and Hilda (Bakke) Venaas. She was raised and educated at Litchville.
Following her graduation from high school she attended college at Valley City and earned her teaching certificate.
Her first school was a country school near Grassy Butte, ND. She later moved into the badlands south of Medora and taught at the Tetly School and stayed at the Tetly Ranch.
She married Eddie Tetly in 1935 in Medora. Following their marriage they lived on the Tetly place.
Elaine had a love for music and taught herself how to play the piano.
In 1947 Eddie died, leaving her with two children to raise. Elaine bought an old log cabin on the other side of the river from the Tetly place and schooled not only her children but many of the area ranchers children as well.
In 1949 Elaine took a teaching position near Sentinel Butte, ND and lived in town. She met Ted Neidhardt, a widowed rancher from Hebron, and they were married May 27, 1950 in Dickinson.
Ted bought Elaine a piano as a wedding gift. Her love of music, combined with her piano, gave Elaine enjoyment each day for years and years.
They retired in 1975 and continued to live on the ranch until infirmity required her move to the Richardton Health Center.
In July of 2002 she entered St. Luke’s in Dickinson where she has since lived.
Elaine died November 4, 2003 at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck.
Grateful for having shared in her life are her children and step children: Shirley (Bill) Wiley, Kingston, WA; Sharon Tetly and her husband Craig Bailey, Spokane, WA; Sandra (Gary) Meyer, Lennox, SD; Marjorie Nelson, Fargo, ND; and Marlin (Maureen) Neidhardt, Crawford, NE.
She also leaves seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren and one sister, Dale McInerney, Denver, CO.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands Eddie and Ted; one son, Robert; three sisters, Dorothy, Shirley, and Audrey and three brothers, Bjorn, Owen, and Craig.
Spangelo Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Fred Mernitz
Fred Mernitz, age 80, of Bismarck, died October 26, 2003 at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday at the Peace Church in New Salem with the Reverend Joshua Eddy officiating.
Burial will be in the Peace Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Wednesday at the Buehler-Larson Funeral Home in Mandan and will continue one hour before the services at the church on Thursday.
Fred Ernest Mernitz was born on November 6, 1922, north of New Salem, the son of William and Lucy (Graff) Mernitz. He attended New Salem schools and worked on the family farm until 1954. On September 12, 1954, he married Alma Schneider of Hebron. They continued farming until 1958 when they moved to Bismarck where be began working as a carpenter for Marian and Viking Homes.
In 1963, he moved his family into a home he built where he lived until the time of his death. He worked for Dakota Ready and Otto Tomanek Construction.
In 1970 he went to work for Jim's Ready Mix and in 1986, he became foreman for Jim's Construction. He retired in 1992.
Fred loved playing his accordion and church organ for family and friends. He enjoyed working on antique tractors and motors. Driving cars that he fixed up, especially his convertibles was a great pleasure. He often took his children fishing and to auction sales.
A very kind, hardworking person, he will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
He is survived by his wife, Alma; two sons and daughters-in-law, Duane and Katherine and Wayne and Kim, all of Bismarck; one daughter and son-in-law, Mavis and Ron Watson of Bismarck; eight grandchildren, Marcus, Brian, Keith, Darren, Sandra, Michelle, Brandon and Tyler; one sister and brother-in-law, Lucy and Erwin Pischel of rural Hazen; and one brother, Gordon Mernitz of Hebron. His parents preceded him in death.
Buehler-Larson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Martha Redman
Martha Redman, 89, Marian Manor Healthcare Center, Glen Ullin and formerly of Hebron, died Saturday, October 25, 2003 at Marian Manor.
Her funeral service was held at 10:30 CT Tuesday, October 28 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hebron, ND with the Rev. Gabor Tamas officiating.
Burial was held in the Congregational Cemetery in Hebron.
Martha was born on December 22, 1913 on a farm west of the Gluckstahl church, near Beaver Creek northeast of Hebron, the daughter of Jacob and Katherine (Geist) Huber.
She was raised in that area and educated at School #4 in Mercer County. Martha worked at home until she married John Redman January 2, 1935 at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hebron.
Following their marriage she became a member of the church and the ladies organization, the Guiding Light. They had a son Gerald, born on May 22, 1937. Gerald died of Muscular Dystrophy in 1956 at the age of 19.
Martha was a homemaker and a helpmate to her husband John at his shoe shop. She was an excellent quilt maker, seamstress and loved to embroider. In her younger years she enjoyed gardening and canning what she had grown.
She worked as the city assessor for several years. Martha and John enjoyed traveling to Chicago to visit with her special friends, the Grossmayers, who grew up in the Haymarsh area and moved to Chicago in 1937.
They maintained the friendship although separated by many miles. Following the death of John in November of 2001, Martha moved to the Marian Manor in Glen Ullin, as John was no longer there to care for her.
Martha died Saturday, October 25, 2003 at the Manor.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, stepmother, her son Gerald, four brothers - John, Jacob, Daniel and one infant brother; five sisters - Katherine, Christine, Mary, Alvina, and Lydia.
Several nieces and nephews survive Martha.
At the request of the family, memorials are suggested to the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hebron, ND.
Spangelo Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
