Week of July 26, 2017
Mildred Dockter Thurn, 86, Bismarck, died on Sunday, July 16, 2017. Services were held July 20, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Craig Schweitzer officiating. Private family burial will held at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Mildred was born on June 11, 1931, in Venturia, to Edwin and Elizabeth (Schmierer) Dockter. She attended elementary school in Venturia and high school in Ashley. Mildred married Herb Thurn on March 31, 1951, at Camp Rucker, Alabama. They lived in Bismarck for the last 42 years ... Evelyn (Fiechtner) Boschee, 78, passed away July 10, 2017 at Presbyterian/St. Luke hospital in Denver, Colorado, after a brief illness. Evelyn was born Aug. 3, 1938 to Frederick and Leona Fiechtner in rural Lehr. She was raised on the family farm. She attended rural school and completed her high school education by correspondence, completing her senior year in the Lehr Public School. Following graduation, Evelyn attended Interstate Business College in Fargo. After completing her graduation she went to work in banking at Security State Bank in Wishek. Evelyn met Milo Boschee in Wishek and they were married on Oct. 23, 1959.
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Week of Aug. 2, 2017
No obituaries were submitted for the Aug. 2 issue of The Wishek Star.
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Week of June 14, 2017
Hardy "Shorty" Willis Heiser, 87, a resident of Sedro Woolley, Washington, went to be with Jesus on Friday, June 2, 2017. Hardy was born on Wednesday, June 12, 1929, in McIntosh County. He was the youngest of eight children born to Emanuel and Katherine Heiser. Hardy leaves one surviving brother, Milton Heiser, of Billings, Montana. Shorty loved his family, his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He also enjoyed playing his guitar and singing in church on occasion.
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Week of June 7, 2017
Donna Mae (Egerdahl) Kienzle, 75, Bismarck, passed away peacefully on May 26, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. A funeral service was held June 3 at First Baptist Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Bob Weiss officiating. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Donna was born March 10, 1942 to Elmer and Tillie Egerdahl in Jud. She went to school in Jamestown and then graduated from Lehr High School in 1960. On Sept. 28, 1960, Donna married the love of her life, Curtis Kienzle. Together, they raised one daughter and two sons.
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Week of May 31, 2017
No obituaries were submitted for the May 31 issue of The Wishek Star.
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Week of May 24 2017
BILLINGS, Mont. — On May 9, 2017, Minnette “Minnie” Kranzler, age 108, Billings, went to be with her Lord. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3, at Zion United Methodist Church in Lehr. Minnie was born on April 20, 1909, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the third child of Stefan and Lulu Jolan Fuxa, who had recently immigrated to the United States from Budapest, Hungary. She had two older sisters (Lu and Elizabeth) and two younger brothers (Steven and Eugene). At age 4, Minnie contracted polio. Fortunately, her mother was a nurse and she survived without any long-term effects. After recovering from polio, her mother said she was “always running.” In 1914, Minnie traveled with her family to North Dakota. They lived in several towns, as her father was a Baptist missionary to the foreign born. Her world changed drastically when her mother became ill with kidney problems and died when Minnie was only 11 years old. Out of necessity, Stefan moved to Canada later, taking the two boys with him and leaving the three girls in North Dakota to live with families and to work for their board and room. Minnie was on her own at age 14. Minnie graduated from high school in 1928 in Goodrich. While in school, she participated in track and basketball. After graduation, she attended Valley City State Teacher’s College for two summers and taught at a rural school in the vicinity of Lehr. Minnie married John Kranzler, also a teacher, on April 5, 1931. First, they lived on a farm for six years and then they moved to Lehr, where eventually both of them were employed at the U.S. Post Office. Minnie retired in July 1979 from post office work after serving for 35 years. John and Minnie had two children, Gerald and Linnea. Through the years, Minnie was a member of the Lehr Ebenezer Baptist Church, sang in the choir, taught Sunday School and was active in the Ladies’ Aid. She also was active in the Lehr Thimble Bee, the Lehr Royal Homemakers’ Club and the Lehr Lions Club. Additionally, she did some typing and reporting for the local newspapers, as well as traveling and visiting family and friends whenever possible. She became an active member of the Lehr Senior Citizens Center. Minnie enjoyed spending time with family and friends, playing card games, baking cookies and memorizing poetry. She also liked clothes and always wore a dress or skirt, never pants. She always lived her life with a positive attitude, and she was blessed with good health. Minnie lived in Lehr until October 2008, when she moved to Aspen View Retirement Center in Billings, and later Aspen Meadows. She would often serenade the other residents and employees with “You Are My Sunshine” and other favorites of hers. Minnie was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers and sisters; her husband, John; and her son, Gerald. Minnie is survived by her daughter, Linnea (David) Veeder, of Billings; her grandchildren, John (Teresa) Kranzler, of Gainesville, Florida, Katie Izgi (Sinan), of Istanbul, Turkey, Jolane (Brian) Jones, of Billings, Bradley Veeder, of Billings, and Anne (John) Dunlap, of Billings. Minnie is also survived by six great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to Lehr Lions Club, c/o Bonnie Wiskus, PO Box 83, Wishek, ND 58495, or the Montana Rescue Mission, 2902 Minnesota Ave., Billings, MT 59101. The family would like to thank the staff of Aspen Meadows for their kind and loving care of Minnie. Visit michelottisawyers.com to express condolences online.
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Week of May 17, 2017
Marilyn Kay (Klein) Smith went to be with the Lord at the age of 70, on May 7 2017 at 4:15 a.m. She was at home, her son at her bedside, in Stanton California, when she succumbed to her battle with pancreatic cancer for the last year and a half. She is, however, victorious, as she is now in the company of Jesus! – “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death is your sting?” 1 Corinthians 15:55 Marilyn was born to John and Katie (Miller) Klein at Ashley (nearest hospital in Eureka SD) on Aug. 2, 1946. She attended the first several years of elementary school at a rural location and then continued on to Wishek, graduating from Wishek High School in 1964. She moved from North Dakota to California, where she has since made her home.
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Week of May 3, 2017
Alvina Munsch Boschee, 99, a resident of Petaluma, California, for 75 years, passed away on March 17, 2017. Alvina Mueller was born near Napoleon on Jan. 17, 1918, the eldest child of Henry and Emelia (Gall) Mueller. She was raised and educated in the Burnstad/Wishek area. She taught in a one-room school for five years prior to moving to Petaluma in 1942 to marry Walter Munsch. Alvina worked in domestic services, as a clerk at Polly Ann Bakery, and as a Western Union clerk at the Greyhound Bus Depot, from which she retired in 1980. Alvina Munsch married Alvin Boschee in 1997.
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Week of April 26, 2017
A memorial service for Robert Lee Buchholz, 60, Wishek, was held Saturday, April 22, 2017, at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Wishek. He died April 18 at his home in Wishek. Robert was born Jan. 16, 1957 to Leonard and Esther (Moser) Buchholz at Eureka, South Dakota. Robert attended and graduated from Ellendale High School. Robert moved to Wishek and worked for Wishek Hospital as an EMT, served on the Wishek Fire Department and, most recently, he worked for Martell’s Inc.
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Week of April 19, 2017
No obituaries were submitted for the April 19 issue of The Wishek Star
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