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Lollie Reichert
MENOKEN -- Lollie Reichert, 98, formerly of Menoken, died Aug. 24, 2000, in a Bismarck care center. Arrangements are pending at Bismarck Funeral Home.
Lillian Boehler
ZAP -- Lillian Boehler, 86, Zap, died Aug. 20, 2001, in the Beulah care center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. MDT Friday at Beulah Congregational Church, Beulah. Further arrangements are pending with Seibel Funeral Home, Beulah.
Larry Chamberlain
SYKESTON -- Larry Chamberlain, 63, Sykeston, died Aug. 20, 2001, in the Carrington health center. Arrangements are pending with Evans Funeral Home, Carrington.
Renee Frey
Renee Alice (Huschka) Frey, 31, 702 Seventh Ave. N.E., Mandan, died Aug. 20, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Patrick Schumacher officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon to 9 p.m. today at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, with a parish vigil at 7 p.m. Renee Huschka was born April 11, 1970, in Bismarck. She was the daughter of William F. and Alice R. (Sauvageau) Huschka. Renee was raised and educated in Mandan, graduating from Mandan Senior High School in 1989. She continued her education at Mary College, graduating in 1994. On Nov. 24, 1995, she married John R. Frey at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Mandan. Renee was employed with Prudential Life Insurance as a marketing assistant. Renee was a member of St. Joseph Parish. She enjoyed cooking, baking, camping, boating and being with friends. Her greatest joy was being a mother and wife. She was a great friend that will be missed by all. She is survived by her husband, John; a daughter, Jessica Renee, age 3, and a twin daughter and son, Anna Marie and Austin John, two weeks old, all of Mandan; her parents, Bill and Alice Huschka, Mandan; her father and mother-in-law, Chris and Donna Frey, Bismarck; her grandmother, Anna Marie Huschka, Dickinson; John's grandfather, Richard Maier, Bismarck; one brother and sister-in-law, Jeff and Amy Huschka, Kalamazoo, Mich.; two brothers-in-law, Jason Frey and his friend, Heather Rooney, Bismarck, and Daniel and Renee Frey and niece Alexis, Stafford, Va.; one sister and brother-in-law, Rhonda and Dave Kelly and their children Bailey and Devon, Fargo; her special friends, Jennifer Puklich, Cassie Bowers and Rhea Carlson; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Barbara Gehrki
Sister Barbara Ann Gehrki, 88, one of the founders of Annunciation Monastery and of the University of Mary, died Aug. 19, 2001, at St. Vincent's Care Center, Bismarck. Services will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel at Benedictine Center, the former monastery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Annunciation Monastery. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. today at Annunciation Monastery Chapel. During her long and distinguished career in Minnesota and Dakota classrooms, Sister Barbara Ann delighted in leading students to share her love for beauty, especially in drama and poetry, from the Greeks to the writers of the Plains. She also served in administration, from principalship of Gladstone Public High School (1936-37, 1945-47); and later instructor, then department chair of English, drama and speech (1948-60, 1961-66) at St. Mary's Central High, Bismarck, before joining the faculty of then Mary College (1966) and becoming chairperson of English at the University of Mary (1982-90). Her academic preparation included degrees from St. Benedict's College (St. Joseph, Minn.), St. Louis University (Missouri) and a doctorate from the University of Nebraska (Lincoln). Among honors conferred in recognition of her excellence were induction into the North Dakota Speech and Theatre Hall of Fame and a Distinguished Service Award from the North Dakota Council of Teachers of English. She had served as president of both groups. In 1996 when celebrating her sixtieth year of profession as a Benedictine, she pointed with greatest satisfaction to her founding (1970) of the children's theatre, Shade Tree Players. The countless students she coached to success in debate or directed in acclaimed productions ranging from classical "Antigone" to contemporary works like "Man of La Mancha" and "Godspell" would doubtless select other favorite highlights in her remarkable career. Every classroom she entered became a stage where all could revel in treasures of literature. Even in recent months with declining health, Sister Barbara Ann continued to enjoy books for all ages, including the Harry Potter fantasies. She was the second of four daughters born to German Frank Gehrki and Irish Agnes Ward in Sully, S.D., on May 24, 1913. With her parents (now deceased) and her sisters Margaret (deceased), Mary Jane and Barbara, she lived in South Dakota and Iowa, then attended college in Minnesota. Upon graduation she entered St. Benedict's Convent in 1933, made first profession of vows in 1936 and pronounced life vows July 11, 1939. The statistics and dates are far less important than Sister Barbara Ann's deep appreciation of her vocation to love God and neighbor, a steadfast affection for her natural and religious families and devotion to all her friends here and far away. She was ardent in prayer and she clung to loveliness of every sort -- candlelight, good food, a stupendous hand of bridge. For all this, everybody who caught the contagion of her joy in life will miss her sorely. She is survived by her Benedictine community of Annunciation Monastery; her sisters and brother-in-law, Mary Jane and Dr. George Niedermeyer, Webster Groves, Mo., and Barbara Gehrki, St. Louis, Mo.; and by her nieces, nephews and many friends. (Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck)
Thelma Karch
Thelma "Merle" Karch, 86, Bismarck, died Aug. 18, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mandan United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan. Thelma was born July 11, 1915, at Bingara, New South Wales, Australia, the daughter of Thomas and Esther (Brown) Reading. Raised and educated there, she trained as a design artist. She came to the U.S. as a war bride in 1946, after she married Paul W. Karch in Brisbane on Aug. 1, 1945. They lived in Glen Ullin before moving to Mandan in 1952. She had lived in Bismarck for the last eight years. Thelma was an avid reader who especially enjoyed historical novels. She enjoyed a good crossword puzzle and was a master of trivia. She and her husband enjoyed fishing together. A loving mother who placed primary importance on the welfare of her family, she was an independent lady who was able to live in her own home until her recent hospitalization. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jackie and Bruce Peterson, Havana; two sons and daughters-in-law, Kent and Jacki, Moorhead, Minn., and Thomas and his wife Janis Kristjanson, Bottineau; 11 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a brother, Lloyd Reading, Australia. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul, who died Sept. 30, 1983; a daughter, Melinda Jane; her granddaughter, Terra Peterson; three sisters, Doris Madden, Knell Fitzgerald and Daphne Burlenshaw; and two brothers, Allan and Ray Reading.
AnnaRose Manchester
AnnaRose (Biancucci) Manchester, 52, 1104 Second St. N.E., Mandan, died Aug. 19, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital following a lengthy battle with cancer. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Patrick Schumacher officiating. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, with a parish vigil at 7 p.m. AnnaRose Biancucci was born Dec. 11, 1948, in Rome, N.Y. She was the daughter of Peter and Assunta (Cianfrocco) Biancucci. Anna was educated in Rome, N.Y., attended Mohawk Valley Community College and received her bachelor degree in elementary education from the State University of New York at Geneseo. On Aug. 19, 1972, Anna married Ronald W. Manchester in Rome, N.Y. They moved to Mandan in 1976. In addition to being a loving wife and mother, Anna worked in the Mandan school system at Custer Elementary as a para-professional, tutoring the children in math and reading. She also taught fourth grade at Custer Elementary. Children and teaching were the love of her life. She organized the school store at Custer School, tutored children in her home after school, was involved in Girl Scouts with her daughter, Angela, and was involved with the Custer School PTO and assisted with many school functions. She is survived by her husband, Ronald; their three children, Angela and Peter, both of Mandan, and William, Plymouth, Minn.; her parents, Peter and Assunta Biancucci, Rome, N.Y.; one brother, Angelo, Rome, N.Y.; and many close friends.
Leon Myers
WILLISTON -- Leon R. Myers, 67, Williston, died Aug. 19, 2001, in the Williston medical center after a battle with cancer. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Faith United Methodist Church, Williston. Burial will be in Volmer Cemetery, Dagmar, Mont. He is survived by his wife, Ardith; one daughter, Mitzy Hild, Enid, Olka.; two sons, Fred, Bismarck, and Lonnie, Williston; four grandchildren; and two brothers, Gaylin, Mesa, Ariz., and Neil, Parker, Colo. (Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston)
Nellie Rieb
WILTON -- Nellie E. Rieb, 89, Wilton, was taken home by her guardian angel on Aug. 19, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Private graveside services were held today at Sunne Lutheran Cemetery, Wilton, with the Rev. Paul Schauer officiating. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Beda Jo and Donald Wall, Bismarck; one son, Wesley Backman, Wilton; two grandchildren, Leslie and Gladys; one great-grandchild; one brother and two sisters; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Leslie Backman and Albert Riebe; and one son, Gary. Special thanks to the staff at St. Alexius for being there for Nellie until the end. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to Sunne Lutheran Church, Wilton. (Bismarck Funeral Home)
Mark Roach
Mark Christopher "Chip" Roach, 41, 903 N. First St., Bismarck, died Aug. 19, 2001, in a local hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck, with the Rev. Thomas E. Kramer officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. today at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, where a rosary will be held at 8 p.m. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to services at the church. Mark was born Aug. 27, 1959, in Lisbon, the son of Gerald R. and Sharon M. (Michael) Roach. At a few weeks of age, Mark and his parents moved to Laurel, Mont., where the family lived until 1969 before returning to North Dakota. The family lived first in Valley City before settling in Bismarck in 1975. Mark graduated from St. Mary's Central High School in 1977. After graduation Mark went to work for Western Geophysical searching for oil deposits from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico for nearly 10 years. Mark settled briefly in Arizona before moving to Billings, Mont., in 1990. Mark started working as a greens keeper while obtaining the education he needed to become a certified water treatment specialist working for Lockwood Water Users Association. Mark enjoyed his work and the people he worked with until ill health forced his retirement. Mark was an avid golfer who had a hole-in-one in 1994. He was a lifelong sports fan who got great joy from the Lakers, Cubs and Chargers. He also enjoyed reading and working on his Ford truck. He was always quick to drop what he was doing to help those in need. Mark had a deep love for his family and they will always remember his keen wit, sense of humor, sharp memory, kind heart and artistic ability. He is survived by his parents, Gerald R. and Sharon M. (Michael) Roach; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Timothy and Michele Roach, Billings, Mont., Kent and Bonnie Roach, Bismarck, Darrin and Andrea Roach, Surrey, and Daniel and Judy Roach, Audubon, Minn.; his grandmother, Amelia F. Michael, Laurel, Mont.; two nieces, Shanley and Kendra; his nephew, Gabriel; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and loyal friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Daniel E. and Leona M. Roach; his grandfather, Herman N. "Gramps" Michael; and a beloved nephews, Keegan P. Roach.
Elizabeth Seiler
Elizabeth Seiler, 92, Herreid, S.D., died Aug. 19, 2001, in a Minneapolis, Minn., care center. Graveside services will be held Wednesday in St. Michael's Cemetery, Herreid. She is survived by one brother, Michael, Herreid; and two sisters, Kathryn Rock, Sioux Falls, S.D., and Barbara Lindholm, Glendale, Calif. (Myers Funeral Home, Linton)
Isabelle Willoughby
WILLISTON -- Isabelle Willoughby, 93, Williston, formerly of Ray, died Aug. 18, 2001, in a Williston care center. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Riverview Cemetery, Williston. She is survived by one daughter, Carol Jacobson, Williston; one son, John, Bismarck; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. (Everson Funeral Home, Williston)
Leona Anderson
NEW SALEM -- Leona Anderson, 82, Elm Crest Manor, New Salem, died June 8, 2001, in the care center. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Baldwin Cemetery, with the Rev. Darrel Aleson officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Monday and from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Perry Funeral Home, Mandan. Leona was born Aug. 16, 1918, in Lidgerwood, to Christ and Annie (Ebel) Buchholtz. She was raised in Wilton and Baldwin and attended grade schools there. Leona was married at a young age and bore six children: three boys, Leon, Wesley and Martin; and three girls, LaDonna, Norma and Darlene. She is survived by three daughters, LaDonna Hilzendeger, Bismarck, Norma Kruchenberg, Jamestown, and Darlene Anderson, Steele; one son, Martin; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three brothers, Earl Buchholtz, Bismarck, and Walter and Eugene Buchholtz, both of Missoula, Mont.; one sister, Donna Plinnes, Tacoma, Wash.; and seven nieces and ten nephews. She was preceded in death by two sons, Leon and Wesley; her parents; four brothers, Alfred, Leonard, George and Roy Buchholtz; and one sister, Violet Schatz.
Hazel Bergsgaard
WEST FARGO -- Hazel G. Bergsgaard, 81, West Fargo, formerly of Maddock, died June 8, 2001, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at North Viking Lutheran Church, Maddock. Further arrangements are pending with Nelson Funeral Home, Maddock.
Dora Cordes
Dora Cordes, 88, Port Neches, Texas, formerly of Center, died June 5, 2001, in a Nederland, Texas, hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Center, with the Rev. Jon Erickson officiating. Burial will be in Hagerott Cemetery, Center. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home, Mandan, and will continue Tuesday from 10 a.m. until time of services at the church. A descendent of Oliver County pioneers, Dora was born Feb. 27, 1913, the daughter of Karl and Susanna Schwalbe. Raised and educated there, she worked as a sales clerk for most of her life and married Henry Cordes on May 8, 1938. They operated a general store in Regent before moving back to Center in 1972. Dora was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by one son, D.H. Cordes, Tucson, Ariz.; one daughter, Eilene Nolen, Port Neches, Texas; and one sister, Emma Schwalbe, Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry, who died April 4, 1999; one daughter, Doris Kay; her parents; one sister, Helen Binker; and four brothers, Fred, Raynold, Albert and Walter Schwalbe.
Robert Forsythe Jr.
STRASBURG -- Robert L. Forsythe Jr., 48, Strasburg, died June 6, 2001, at his home. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Assembly of God Church, Linton. Burial will be in Pilgrim Home Cemetery, Strasburg. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen; two sons, Robert, Texas, and Jeremiah, Strasburg; three daughters, Brandy Forsythe, Sarah-Marie Forsythe and Elizabeth Forsythe, all of Strasburg; his mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Arthur Gier; three brothers, Mike, Searchlight, Nev., Daniel, Lake Isabella, Calif., and Stuart, Bakersfield, Calif.; and one sister, Lynette Steward. (Myers Funeral Home, Linton)
Thomas Fox
MANDAREE -- Thomas B. Fox, 72, Mandaree, died June 9, 2001, in the Watford City hospital. Arrangements are pending with Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City.
Cecelia Fox
MANDAREE -- Cecelia Fox, 64, Mandaree, died June 8, 2001, in a New Town medical center. Arrangements are pending with Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City.
Anna Freeman
Anna Sigrid Freeman, 94, Bismarck, died June 8, 2001, in a Bismarck care center. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bismarck Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dale Nabben officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Persilla Watts Cemetery, Rugby. The family will be receiving friends for two hours prior to services at the funeral home. Born Sept. 1, 1906, the daughter of Gisli and Thora (Johnson) Freeman at Akra, Pembina County, Anna spent her early youth in Upham, graduating from Upham High School in 1925. Anna began her career as an educator in 1926, continuing as a dedicated educator for 40 years. During the Depression era, Anna taught for seven years in rural schools in North Dakota and eastern Montana and later taught in the elementarygrades in Brockway and Glendive, Mont. Anna earned a bachelor's degree in education from Minot State University in 1944. That same year she began teaching sixth grade in Billings, Mont. She taught there until her retirement in 1967. In her retirement years, Anna enjoyed doing volunteer work with the R.S.V.P. program, traveling and gardening. She was an honorary member of the Yellowstone Retired Teachers Association, Billings, Mont., a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star, and a member of Minot State University Alumni and several social clubs. Anna returned to North Dakota, residing in Bismarck since 1989. She is survived by two nephews, George Freeman, Grand Forks, and Andrew Freeman Jr., Bemidji, Minn.; two nieces, Janet Freeman, Bellevue, Wash., and Betty Ann Wolf and her husband David, Bismarck; and several grand- and great-grand nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Gisli and Andrew Freeman; and two nephews, Larry and Thomas Freeman. Memorials are preferred to the Diabetes Association or the charity of the donor's choice.
Godfrey Herr
WISHEK -- Godfrey Herr, 95, Wishek, died June 8, 2001, in a Wishek care center. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Wishek. Burial will be in the city cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Ella; two sons, Harley and Dwight, both of Jamestown; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Bertha Slater, Hardin, Mont. (Haut Funeral Home, Wishek)
Russel Huenink
MOTT -- Russel H. Huenink, 82, Mott, died June 8, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital. Arrangements are pending with Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Hettinger.
Gust Moser
Gust A. Moser, 93, Bismarck, died June 6, 2001, in a Mandan care center. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with the Rev. David Swonger officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Bismarck Funeral Home, and will continue for one hour prior to services at the church. Gus was born Jan. 24, 1908, at his family homestead south of Denhoff, the son of August and Margaret (Roebache) Moser. He attended school in Denhoff and was an active participant in sports. He worked for the WPA at McClusky. In 1936 he moved to Rochester, Minn., where he worked on a dairy farm. He later retired from the Minnesota Highway Department. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; one son, Richard Frutiger and his wife Jeanette, Rochester, Minn.; one daughter, Margaret Braaten and her husband, Robert, Pine Island, Minn.; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; five stepchildren; 18 step-grandchildren; and many step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his previous wife, Ella; his parents; three sisters; and six brothers.
