A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Leonard E. Urlaub, 91, of Walhalla, ND, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2022, at the Pembilier Nursing Center in Walhalla.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
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Funeral service will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday December 28, 2022 at Grace Mennonite Church with interment at the Winkler Cemetery. Viewing will be from 1PM-7PM on Tuesday at Wiebe Funeral Home, Winkler and at the church prior to the service. Maria Fehr Loewen (nee Loewen)Born December 24, 1930 Deceased Thursday, December 22, 2022 For us as stepchildren, we felt Mom’s love from the very beginning. She tried very hard to not show any difference in how she cared for us from how she cared for her own children. This is very much evident in the love she has received from all of us. She also loved our dad. They had many good years together. I think this is where her love of fishing came from. They spent many hours camping and fishing together, something that our dad loved to do. She is the only grandmother our children have known, and they loved her and will miss her deeply. Each one of us has received a grandma blanket. She loved making them and we loved receiving them. She was able to connect with many of her grandchildren. In her last months, I was able to visit her a number of times. During those times she was able to connect with people in person and via Skype. One special moment was being able to Skype with her great grandson, Ashton, who was fighting fires in northern Alberta. She reminded him to be careful, and told him that she was praying daily for his safety. I was blessed to be able to witness these precious moments. My visits with her were very special to me, spending our time just chatting. Occasionally, I was able to surprise her by bringing someone along to visit, someone like Margaret, Kaylee, or Kathy and Ruth. She loved those surprises. The look on her face when her granddaughter, Cara, walked into the room was priceless. On one visit, Aunt Kathy and I took her to for a drive in the country to see the fall colors. It was good to see her being outside and taking delight in the scenery around her. Those visits were rated with comments like, “This is a million-dollar day,” or, “This is a golden day,” She told Ruth that she would rather have a visit from her than a thousand dollars. These visits were precious memories for her. Her sense of humor stayed with her until the end. Mom had lost a significant amount of weight over the months, and when she wore a particular pair of leggings, her legs look like sticks. I couldn't help myself and told her she had “schmucka Heina Bein.” We had a good laugh over that. The biggest legacy, and the thing I will miss the most, is hearing how she prayed for us daily. There was not a visit we had where she did not remind me of that. She once told me that she prayed through her family list every night, and if she still had difficulty falling asleep, she would pray for her nieces and nephews. She cared deeply for each member of her family. We were very important to her. We will miss you, Mom. Whenever we look at our blankets, we will think of you and remember our times together. Mom was seventeen when she first arrived in Canada . . . but we’re jumping ahead. Mom, as with most people, was a much more complex and interesting person than we could ever hope to convey in this short time of remembering. Mom was born in Mexico to Heinrich and Maria (nee Krahn) Loewen and spent her early years there. Being the second oldest, as she grew older and more children were born, one of the things Mom ended up doing, and loving, was to help with the care of her younger siblings. And there’s still more, much, much more. One thing of interest Mom shared was that, as a young teenager, her Dad would wonder at why she went through shoes so quickly. She knew. She loved to go out dancing with the youth. Times being tough in Mexico in the mid-1940s, her parents decided to move to Canada. Mom entered the work force, doing many different things that also helped shape her into the lady she was. In the early 1950s, she met and married Abe Fehr and they had three children together: Harry, Diane, and Jack. To help support the family, Mom did many things outside the home. She loved her family dearly and would do anything to keep the family solvent and together, often working two jobs. Dad Abe Fehr died in the early 1970s and she knew she had to keep the family afloat, so she kept working one or two jobs at a time. In the mid-1970s, a friend and neighbor introduced her to the man whom she would marry, Jake Loewen, and moved to Austin where they spent almost 30 years together. When Mom and Dad got married, we became a blended family consisting of Harry and Karen, Diane and Jason, Jack (deceased) and Brenda, Elaine and Les, Marlene and Abe, Wilma and Arnie, Margaret and Rick, and finally Larry (deceased) with his first wife, Anne, and later, Lorna, and all of us with our children and grandchildren who, as they came along, loved Mom as their own Mom and Grandma and Great Grandma. Mom and Dad Loewen enjoyed traveling, camping, and fishing together, as well as spending time with their children and their families. She was so precious to her great grandchildren that some bestowed upon her the very important title of “very grandma”. One of Mom’s joys was her garden. She was always proud of all that her garden produced. She took particular joy in coming across a vegetable that was extraordinary in size. Mom enjoyed sewing and helping others. In Austin she enjoyed spending time working in the MCC store where she often found some the fabric for the many blankets she sewed for family, friends, and for people in different parts of the world as she donated them to a mission agency in Winnipeg. One of her greatest privileges and honors was when she was able to donate one of her handmade blankets to Katie Cares Cottage, a place where parents and families of children going through medical treatments at Boundary Trails hospital could stay to be close. Mom’s blanket-making continued until a couple of months ago. All her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren appreciated the love she put into the making of the blankets, and as they wrap themselves up, they continue to know and feel Mom’s love envelop them. This still doesn’t even come close delving into the depths of Mom’s diversity. She loved to do and watch and think of many things. She loved watching sports, particularly with family around her, and she loved to cheer for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Winnipeg Jets, and the Toronto Blue Jays. Even in the last days she would ask whoever came in to visit if the Jets had won and what the score had been. Mom loved to play games as well. Many evenings were spent playing games with family, especially after she and Dad Loewen moved to Winkler. She was up to learning new games whenever family members suggested them. She loved to play games like SkipBo, Canasta, Dominoes, Phase 10, Aggravation, and other interesting versions of rummy. In her younger years she didn’t really like to lose, although in the last years winning wasn’t nearly as important as being together, surrounded by family, and spending time with them. Along with games, Mom loved to puzzle, either in the common room or on her kitchen table. What she especially enjoyed was having family join her in solving those puzzles. And speaking of puzzles, she would also have a word search puzzle book near at hand. During those game and puzzle nights, Mom also loved to munch on candy. Many evenings were spent with a game or puzzle in progress together with a variety of candies. Mom, together with Dad Loewen, loved camping and traveled with their camper trailer from Northern Ontario to BC, frequently meeting up and traveling together with friends and siblings and playing games – always games. Going along with the theme of camping and the outdoors, Mom enjoyed watching and feeding the birds who would come to feast in front of her apartment. She loved and enjoyed them all, but she was a little biased towards the smaller birds while the bigger birds, like the crows and blackbirds, she didn’t appreciate as much because they would dominate the bird feeder to the exclusion of the smaller birds. Even the blue jays, though they were prettier and more colorful than the blackbirds and crows, dominated the birdfeeders when they arrived, so she changed the bird feed to one that most of those bigger birds didn’t eat. There was another visitor she liked to see – a squirrel. Not all of the seeds were eaten by the discriminating birds, but the squirrel enjoyed them all. To go along with the birds are other four-legged creatures who came to love her just as dearly as any person could, and they were also considered family by her. She and Dad Loewen sort of took in a black cat called Kona while they lived in Austin. When Mom was out visiting family, their pets all came to love her and she loved them and spoiled them, just like she loved and often spoiled her grandchildren. Mom also had a good sense of humor. It’s difficult to recall her humor and practical jokes because some of the best jokes are the ones that are spontaneous. Any little word or sound or color or flavor can bring them to mind. In 2004 Mom and Dad Loewen sold their home in Austin and moved into their brand-new condo at Garden Park Estates in Winkler, complete with warm floors, new appliances, and new furniture, other than the antiques she valued dearly and brought with her. She felt like a queen. Dad was only able to enjoy their new condo for less than a year before he passed away, but Mom remained there with her desire being to be able to stay in her apartment to the end with family around her. Her final wish was granted, and now she is enjoying a life even greater and more blessed than any she could have imagined here on earth as she is now in the arms of Jesus. My mother was precious and special to me. We spent a lot of time with each other, especially the last number of years. We cooked, baked, shopped, played table games, puzzled, went for rides in the car, made quilts, or talking about food. She even taught me how to make apple fritters and fruit-filled crepes without a recipe. We shared how we prayed for each other and our family. All these things and times have been very meaningful and personal. I will miss Mom, but I have these and many more memories to treasure in my heart. We all have our special memories with Maria that we take with us as she leaves a legacy and a pattern to follow. We release her to our loving God and will cherish her always. A special German prayer Mom learned as a child: This short German verse was one of Mom’s favorite prayers, one that she prayed daily. The English verse is the translation of the German. Christi Blut und Gerechtigkeit Christi Blut und Gerechtigkeit, das ist mein Schmuck und Ehrenkleid, damit will ich vor Gott bestehn, wenn ich zum Himmel werd eingehn. The Blood of Christ and His Righteousness The blood of Christ and His righteousness, Are my glory and heavenly gown. With them I want to face the Lord, When I shall enter Heaven’s portal. It is with deep sorrow, broken hearts, and much love that we mourn the passing of Corinne Elizabeth Richardson at the age of 72. She passed away peacefully in Carman Hospital on December 20th surrounded by her loving family. Corinne lived a good portion of her life in Darlingford before retiring to Carman. Corinne celebrated her 55th wedding anniversary with her beloved husband, Marvin, on December 2nd. Corinne took up golf in her retirement years and looked forward to her golf outings. We’re not sure what she liked more, the golf or the golf outfits?! She spent most of her time golfing with Marvin but loved it when the rest of her family could join in. Her daughter Cindy (Jeff) and her son Trevor (Florena) and their grandchildren Kyla (Ian), Brady (Nicole) and Alysia (Yohan) would also join in on the golf festivities. Corinne would be beaming when her great grandchildren Braxton, Azayla and Liv would join them on the course! When this happened, it was more about entertaining and feeding them snacks rather than golfing! Corinne and Marvin were seldom a part, some would say they were joined at the hip! They spent almost every winter of their retirement travelling south for the winter. They would pack their trailer up and head for Texas where they made so many amazing memories and met so many great friends. They would always have friends from Manitoba go down for a visit. Corinne loved camping and enjoyed many boat rides on the pontoon at Pelican Lake. When she was on the pontoon the dance parties began and many joined in, even the great grandkids! She loved music and she loved to dance! Corinne had a zest for life and would light up a room when she walked in! If you were a close friend of Corinne and Marvin, you were considered family. Corinne will be dearly missed and always remembered. Corinne specifically wrote out her wishes and did not want a funeral. (NO FUNERAL!) was written to be exact! She wants us to celebrate her life so that’s what we are going to do for her! She made a list of music she wants played and she said, “People better dance!” So, bring your dancing shoes and join us in a Celebration of Life on January 10, 2023 at 2pm in the Brunkild hall. Please bring your best Corinne story! Memorial donations can be made to CancerCare Manitoba at cancercare.mb.ca or Carman Memorial Hospital Palliative Care. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Lois R. Dawley, 90, of Munich, ND, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon, ND. Lois Rojean Wirth Dawley was born December 30, 1931, in Munich, ND, the youngest child of Michael and Martha (Janowski) Wirth. Lois graduated in 1949 from Munich High School and worked for a year as a teacher’s assistant in Egeland, ND. Lois married Vincent Dawley on July 31,1950, in Munich at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. They lived on their farm and raised six children. Lois always had bountiful vegetable and flower gardens and spent many hours canning and freezing produce for her family. She was the chief grain hauler, cook and managed to keep an immaculate house. Lois was an avid quilt maker, creating a graduation and wedding masterpiece for each child and grandchild. In 1984, Lois and Vin built a home in Munich and hosted various family gatherings and celebrations. Lois was an active community member involved with Christian Mothers, Altar Society at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the Munich Rural Fire and Ambulance Service. She and her husband, Vin, were also proud members of the Sarles American Legion Post 276 and the American Legion Auxiliary. Lois treasured her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The visits to Grandma’s house were filled with hugs, kisses, Tic Tacs, homemade ice cream and other goodies. Following her daughter, Luann’s, death in 2008, Lois helped care for her granddaughters ages 2, 5, and 9. Family was the cornerstone of her life. Lois and Vin were able to celebrate milestone anniversaries with their family: the 25th, 40th, 50th and 60th. They would travel to visit their children as their families celebrated births, sacraments, graduations, sports and other special events. Vin died in 2015, and Lois remained in their home in Munich through the Fall of 2022. She is survived by daughter Bonnie (Mark) Hanson of Chelan, WA, and children Erik (great-grandchildren Marley and Laili) and Marit (Ward Vuillemot); son Kevin (Debbie) Dawley of Munich, ND, and children Kyle (Teresa) (great-grandchildren Marlowe and Porter), Courtney (great-grandchildren Kingston and Truett), and Gretchen (Yves Muya) (great-grandson Jones); daughter Donna (Gerry) Gannon of Everett, WA and children Travis (Amanda), Kelsey (Emanuel), and Kayla (Andy) Gilbert (great-grandchildren Everett, Brooks, and Reese); daughter Diane (Brad) Barth of Devils Lake, ND and children Tara (Chris Creighton) (great-granddaughter Lily), Tyler and Trevor; daughter Marti (Greg) DeBilzan of Lino Lakes, MN, and daughters Anna and Julie; son-in-law Steve Ashpole (husband of Luann) of Edinburg, ND, and daughters Haley (Evan) Emerson, Grace and Clare. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vin; daughter Luann; brothers: Victor (Esther )Wirth, Lester (Leona and Rose) Wirth and Norman (Nora) Wirth; and sisters: Loretta (Marcel Mathieu and Alphonse) Hiltner, Francis Wirth, Beatrice (Bud) Houghton, Geraldine (Joe) Tholkes, Madelyn (Michael) Hoffmann, Martha Rose (David) Henderson and Valery (Harold) Hudson. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Munich, ND. Visitation will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with a prayer service starting at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 30, 2022, at the church. Cremation has taken place. Memorial service and ash interment will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jerry's memory to the Boundary Trails Health Centre Foundation. John (Jerry) Bruce Gerolamy 1929 ~ 2022 On Tuesday December 20, 2022 Jerry (John Bruce) Gerolamy, aged 93 years passed away after a short stay at Boundary Trails Health Centre in Morden, MB. He is survived by his son, Greg Gerolamy (Ruth), son in law, Dale Cox, granddaughters, Tara Bairos (Dino), Tiffany Propp (Jason), Tanya Gerolamy, Tenille Gerolamy (Ashley Watsko), great grandsons, Carter and Matthew Bairos, Christian and Maxx Propp as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. Living to the age of 93, Jerry was predeceased by many including his beloved wife, Leona (nee MacLean) and his daughter, Lynne Cox. Jerry was born on July 6, 1929. He grew up in Rocanville, SK and married Leona in 1949. In 1950 they welcomed daughter, Lynne and son, Greg in 1952. Jerry’s career with CP Rail took the family all over the country. When he retired, he and Leona moved to their beautiful home on the lake near Kenora, ON. As they got older, they moved back to Manitoba spending a few years in St. Anne, Steinbach and finally to Homestead South in Morden. Jerry and Leona enjoyed many sports together, including baseball, curling and golf. He was able to golf right up to last summer, and still usually had the lowest score of the group. Jerry also enjoyed cards, playing weekly games of cribbage with Greg, keeping a logbook of wins and losses so they’d know who owed who a quarter. He enjoyed playing cards on the computer, watching the Roughriders and keeping tabs on his family. He loved knowing what his grandkids were up to and was so proud to talk about his great grandsons. Our small family will miss him immensely. A private service will be held at a later date. In keeping with Jackie’s wishes, cremation will take place. Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00PM on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 603 Wellington Crescent in Winnipeg. Light lunch will be provided. RSVP would be appreciated, but not required to attend, by messaging Sue at 204-823-2351 or Tony at 413-998-6839. Ash interment at Hillside Cemetery in Morden at a later date. We would be very pleased if rather than gifts of flowers that you make donations to www.Metavivor.org which is an organization that donates money to metastatic breast cancer research. If you'd rather keep your donations in the province, please send them to Cancer Care Manitoba. www.cancercare.mb.ca Jackie did arrange, prior to her death, a memorial bench behind their family property with the assistance of the City of Winnipeg. If you'd like to visit, we can provide the location. Jackie Noel Sailer (nee Braun) 1987 ~ 2022 It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Jackie Noel Braun Sailer on Monday December 19, 2022. Jackie died at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg surrounded by her family. Jackie was born on Mother’s Day, May 10, 1987. She is survived by husband, Antonin (Tony) Sailer, sons, Tristan Braun Sailer and Julian Braun Sailer, parents, Murray and Sue Braun, brother, Adam Braun, and grandmother, Lorraine Braun Pokrant. She was predeceased by grandparents, Iris Doney (2008) and Frank Doney (2014), grandfather, Art Braun (1989) and step-grandfather, Wally Pokrant (2021). Jackie was born in Winnipeg and moved to Morden with her parents and brother in 1989. Jackie started playing piano at a young age. Jackie loved figure skating. She was proud of her involvement as a figure skater and on the synchronized team. During her teen years she had the opportunity to own and ride several different horses and became an accomplished equestrian. Jackie was involved in a 4H horse club, where she competed provincially, as well as being involved in Pony Club. In high school she played trombone in the jazz band. She was a confident singer and enjoyed her time with the high school choir. After graduating from Morden Collegiate in 2003, she went on to study at the University of Manitoba where she graduated with an advanced degree in political studies. During her time at university, she became involved in recreational co-ed soccer. It was through soccer that she met the love of her life, Tony. They were married on June 7, 2014, in Winnipeg at the Southwood Golf & Country Club. In 2017 they were blessed by the birth of their first child (Tristan), and in 2021 their second child (Julian). Jackie worked for a short time at Western Insurance Company before moving on to her career at the Province of Manitoba in Manitoba Health, Office of the Fire Commission and later in the Civil Service Commission and the Social Innovation Office. Jackie and Tony enjoyed traveling. They traveled to Costa Rica, Mexico, Canada’s east coast, the Rocky Mountains, stops in England, Scotland, Portugal, Ireland on their way to visit Tony’s extended family in the Czech Republic twice. Jackie was a dedicated public servant, wife, parent, daughter, and friend. She had a creative side expressed in her baking and painting. Jackie always spent her life in pursuit of growth, whether that was personal or professional. She always sought to challenge herself by finding a better, more efficient way of doing things. During her illness, she spent her time teaching herself to knit and crochet, with each new project learning a new stitch or skill. Jackie passed due to liver failure, a direct result of the triple negative metastatic breast cancer. She received this diagnosis in April of 2021 while pregnant with her second son, Julian. She went through many different treatments which kept the tumors at bay in some parts of her body. However, the treatments were not effective at treating the tumors in her liver and lungs. There is no cure for triple negative metastatic breast cancer. In October of 2022 she made the decision to enter the palliative care program and spend her remaining time at home with her family. Jackie received excellent care from Cancer Care Manitoba and St. Boniface Hospital where she received all of her treatments. She spent the last week of her life at the palliative care unit at Riverview Health Center. The medical team there was caring, empathetic, and professional. Our family will forever be grateful to those who supported us over the course of Jackie's illness and appreciate everyone's willingness to help in any way possible. We received many gifts of food over the last 2 years, all of which made our lives a little easier. Bernice M. Broden, 86 of Devils Lake ND passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022 at Eventide Heartland Care Center in the loving care of her family and Hospice of the Red River Valley. Bernice Magdalena Broden was born on December 17, 1936 in Rugby, ND. She lived 86 years until passing away on December 19, 2022. Bernice was the second of nine children born to Fred and Veronica (Hoffart) Wangler. She spoke only German until attending school in Balta, ND where she learned English and then taught it to her parents. After graduating from Balta High School in 1954 she attended Mercy School of Nursing in Valley City, ND, her father having sold a cow to make it possible. While doing her surgical rotation in Devils Lake a group of nursing students were invited by a group of young men to a 4th of July picnic at Sweetwater Lake after which she watched the fireworks with one of them. Leo and Bernice were married on June 9, 1958 in Balta, ND. She finished her nursing training, graduating as an RN. She and Leo moved to Grand Forks where she worked at St. Michael’s and Deaconess Hospitals while Leo finished law school. After Leo’s graduation they moved to Devils Lake, ND, making it their home for 63 years. Bernice and Leo had four children: Douglas, Joni, Annette and Thomas. She alternated years being the “room mother” for her children’s classrooms and attended school mass nearly every Friday. Bernice was a compassionate and caring nurse, a job that she truly enjoyed. During her nursing career, she worked for Drs. Mahoney and Lazarek, Lake Region District Health Unit, and The Good Samaritan Nursing Home. In her commitment to quality healthcare she has donated her body to UND Medical School. She also owned Country School Gifts and Crafts during which she developed an interest in antiques, buying and selling them at the store. For years she was known to be the first person at every rummage sale and continues to have quite an antique collection. After closing the store she and Leo did a great deal of traveling. They visited nearly every state, including Alaska, as well as many countries, including Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, the Fiji Islands, Belize, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. She and Leo also went to Mexico and Jamaica where they worked as VOSH volunteers assisting in providing eye care to the needy. Later in their retirement they spent winters in Arizona where they continued to enjoy desert walks, happy hours with friends, and dancing. All the prayers taped to her refrigerator remind us of her religion. The family attended St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and she served in the Catholic Daughters. The refrigerator also always included artwork by her children and grandchildren, first day of school pictures, pictures of hunting and fishing trophies, and the sign “only dull women have clean houses”. Bernice is survived by her husband, Leo, sons and daughters and their spouses, Doug (Cindy) Broden, Devils Lake, Joni (Roland)Armstrong, Bemidji, MN, Annette (Kevin) Richmond, Highlands Ranch, CO and Tom (Angie) Broden, Three Forks, MT. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren, Dr. Nicole (Johnny) Broden Sun, Derek Broden, Christopher, Matthew (Brianna), Tia, and Kiana Armstrong, Adam, Tanner, and Colter Broden. Siblings Delores McDowell, Iberia MO, Richard (Mary) Wangler, Rugby, ND, Carol Goldade, Velva, ND, Rose (Richard) Aberle, Minot, ND, James (Sandy) Wangler, El Cajon, CA, Eugene (Melodye)Wangler, Castle Rock, CO and sister –in-law, Theresa Wangler, Balta, ND, and many, many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Veronica Wangler, father and mother-in-law, Andrew and Elizabeth Broden, brother, Leonard Wangler, sister and brother-in-law, Rita and Wesley Muffenbier, brothers-in-law, Joe Goldade and Dean McDowell, and brothers and sisters-in-law John and Gen Broden, Nick and Mary Broden, Wolter and Colleen Broden, and Monica and Eddie Engelhart. She is remembered with love and is now at peace. In lieu of flowers the family requests that any memorials be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota-North Dakota, to the Memory Care Unit at Eventide Heartland Care Center in Devils Lake to be used for the purchase of supplies for activities programs for the residents, or to a charity of your choice. Bernice is in the care of the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake ND Diane M. Pitcher, age 61of Edinburg, North Dakota passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 at the PioneerCare Center of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 1:00 P.M. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Edinburg, North Dakota. Visitation will be Thursday for one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Edinburg, North Dakota. Frieda Florence Walski,102, passed peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the North Star Manor in Warren, MN. Frieda was born on July 29,1920, at her family home in Pulaski Township, ND the daughter of Valentine and Julianna (Byzewski) Biskup. She was raised on their family farm in rural Oslo. She attended country school through 8th grade, and at the age of 10 she attended the St. Anthony Academy in Warsaw, ND for 1 year. She then attended high school in Ardoch, ND for 2 years and then graduated from Minto high school. On September 10, 1940, she married Edwin Walski at Saint Stanislaus in Warsaw, ND. Together they had 3 children, Robert, Sharon, and Marilyn. They farmed and enjoyed rural life with their children. They loved having company, parties for every occasion, playing cards, her favorite game being Shang-hi, and dancing to Edwin playing the concertina. She was a lifelong member of Saint Stanislaus Catholic Church, where she received the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, first holy communion, and marriage. She was a devout catholic, praying many daily rosaries, novenas, and always offering up prayers for her loved ones. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Society, altar society, Perpetual Rosary Society, and the Senior Citizen Club. Frieda worked hard from a very young age, milking cows, gathering broom grass, picking and topping sugar beets, and picking potatoes. She also worked as a caretaker for a local family earning her room and board so she could attend high school in Ardoch. She raised chickens, ducks, and geese on their farm and loved making pillows and featherbeds. She had a very gentle nature and welcomed everyone into her home. She was also a wonderful example of faith and virtue. She lived life to the fullest. She enjoyed gardening, canning, quilt making, embroidering, crocheting, growing flowers, praying, entertaining, cooking, and baking. Some of her specialties included her rolls, donuts, buns, brownies, pierogi, potato kluski, and anything upon request of her grandchildren. Every grandchild received their own homemade baby blanket, quilt, and Christmas ornaments. Frieda also loved to reminisce and tell stories. She had the best memory even up until her final days. Some of her fondest memories were living at home by the Murray River with her parents and siblings. She recalled visiting the Saint Joseph Chapel often to pray especially during lent. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon (John) Graves, daughter in law, Kathy, son in law, Rick; her grandchildren Robert (Karen) Riskey, Raean Stoltman, Ryan (Gwen) Riskey, Robbyne (Jared) Sands, Rachel (Travis) Bushaw, Joe (Renee) Riskey, Jeramie (Kaylene) Riskey, Dustin (Jessica) Riskey, Brittany (Trevor) Slominski, Shannon Nygaard, Stacy (Tracy) Lindholm, Tina Walski (Chris), Willie (Chris) Walski, Scott Walski; her great-grandchildren Tyler, Tatiana (Jordan), Karson, Zachary, Caleb, Ellison, Addilyn, Ashton, Jaryne, Bella, Lucia, Jaxon, Clare, Claudia Jo, Joseph, Deziree, Dominic, Damian, Gianna, Joseph, Sophia, Julia, Jayse, Lydia, Stella, Kate, Ezra, Jola, Penelope, Eliza, Edison, Alexia, Quentyn, Nakia, Tristan, Alexzander, Brady, Luke, Casey, Josephine, Vincent; great-great-grandchildren, Scarlet and Akira, step-granddaughter, Amber Christopherson, and step great-granddaughter, Michaela; brother, John Bishop, and sister, Irene Meiers. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, her sisters, Rose, Helen, and Marie; son, Robert; daughter, Marilyn; sons in law, Peter Soltman and Joseph Riskey; and grandson, Timothy Graves. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church of Warsaw, ND. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:30 until the time of the service at the church. Interment will be at St. Stanislaus Cemetery in the spring. |
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