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Bertsch
Mary Lynn Schmaltz
Nov. 8, 1946 – Dec. 18, 2019
—
Mary Lynn Schmaltz
73, Fargo died on
Schmaltz
Wednesday December 18,
2019 at Bethany on South
University in Fargo.
Mary Lynn was born on
November 8, 1946 to
Ziegler
Adam and Margaret Axt-
man in Rugby, ND. She
lived on a farm near Silva,
ND with her parents and
five siblings. Mary Lynn’s
Rosenau
early education was in a
one room schoolhouse in
the town of Silva, ND.
After middle school, Mary
Lynn attended Rugby
High School graduating in
1964 before attending the
University of North Dako-
ta where she earned a
Bachelor of Science in Oc-
cupational Therapy in De-
cember of 1968. While at-
tending UND, Mary Lynn
enjoyed watching their
Fighting Sioux hockey
team in The Barn!
While growing up on
the farm, Mary Lynn real-
ly enjoyed helping her
dad with farm work.
When she was very
young, her dad would put
the farm truck in gear and
start it rolling out in the
field, then place Mary
Lynn in the driver’s seat
to steer the truck back to
the yard where her mom
would jump in and stop
the truck. Mary Lynn
would also stand in the
back of the sleigh and
throw hay bales to the
cows.
Mary Lynn met Donald
Schmaltz in high school
and they were married in
1967. After moving to
several different cities,
they settled in Fargo, ND
with their four boys;
Mark, Scott, Chris, and
Jeff. Mary Lynn liked to
bake sweets during the
holidays, was in a bowl-
ing league for a number of
years, gardening, and can-
ning the fruits of her la-
bor. In her later years, she
worked passionately on
genealogy and put to-
gether a large family his-
tory tracing family lines
back to the late 1600’s.
Most of all she liked to
spend time with her four
boys and six grandchil-
dren.
Due to her extensive
work on the genealogy she
had completed, Mary
Lynn was asked to go to
Germany and surrounding
countries by the Germans
from Russia Heritage So-
ciety. She considered this
a trip of a lifetime. While
overseas, she had the op-
portunity to visit many
historic sites in Germany
and Austria.
Mary Lynn spent her
later years at Bethany on
South University where
she enjoyed going to
church, stealing cookies
from her floor mates and
joking with the staff. She
would also allocate
prayers to her floor mates
and staff on her way to
church every Friday.
Mary Lynn is survived
by her four sons; Mark
(Kelly) Schmaltz Fargo,
ND, Scott Schmaltz
Fargo, ND, Chris
Schmaltz Casa Grande,
AZ, and Jeff (Julia)
Schmaltz Fargo, ND
along with her four si-
blings Bernie (Jerry)
Klein, Joan (John) Van-
Dyke, Paulette (Larry) Os-
borne, and Leon Axtman.
She is also survived by
her grandkids Madalyn,
Logan, Grace, Skye, Maya,
and Aubrey.
Mary Lynn was preced-
ed in death by her parents
Adam and Margaret Axt-
man and her sister Laurie
Axtman.
Funeral Service was
held on Thursday, Janu-
ary 2, 2020 at 2:00 PM at
Mavis Whiting Chapel of
Bethany Retirement Liv-
ing, Fargo, ND. Arrange-
ments entrusted to the
care of the Boulger Fun-
eral Home and Celebra-
tion of Life Center, Fargo,
ND. To visit our online
guestbook please go to
“http://www.boulgerfuneralhome.com”>www.boulgerfuneralhome.com.
Margaret Elizabeth Ann (Dahl) Rogelstad
Aug. 13, 1934 – Dec. 20, 2019
—
Margaret Elizabeth Ann
(Dahl) Rogelstad passed
away on Friday, De-
cember 20th, 2019. She
was born on August 13,
1934 in Rugby, ND at the
Good Samaritan Hospital
to Arthur M. and Minetta
(Nelson) Dahl. She at-
tended Elementary and
some High School in Bar-
ton, ND and graduated
from Rugby, ND. She also
attended 1 Yr. in 1947 in
Missoula, MT where she
completed 8th grade.
During that year, she was
struck by a Hit & Run
Driver and nearly lost her
leg. Both before and after
her marriage, she worked
many years for the USDA
Office and Merchants
Bank in Rugby. She was
often commended and
promoted for her work
and supervisory perfor-
mance. She moved to
Fargo, ND in 1991 and
worked at Alerus Bank
until retirement.
While growing up,
Margaret’s biggest pleas-
ures were listening to
Country Music, dancing,
and pestering her Broth-
ers. She badgered her
younger Brother into re-
luctantly learning to
dance and incessantly
begged him to dance with
her on an almost daily
basis during her teen
years. Her Feisty, Tom
Boy personality was no-
torious. At about 9, she
was driving a team of
horses unassisted and
could swear like a Lum-
berjack. Woe be it to any
boy who threw snowballs
at her or pushed her
around. She could hold
her own in any scrap with
boys even older than she.
Margaret was a lovable,
sassy rascal beloved by all
in her family. She was
also a great Mother and a
rabid Basketball Fan.
Margaret married
Charles D. Rogelstad on
26 September 1953. Both
worked in the Ruby area
until Charles assumed
ownership of the home
farm. Charles passed
away in 1990. Margaret
is survived by her Broth-
er, Richard (Bernice) Dahl
of Minot, ND and her
Daughters Connie Hager
of Fargo, ND, Cindy At-
kinson (Wally) of
Surprise, AZ, Michelle
Bertsch (Corey) of
Phoenix, AZ and her Son
Jeffrey of Thomasville, NC
and several Grandchil-
dren.
Margaret was preceded
in death by her parents,
her Husband, Charles,
and her Daughter, Debra
Lynn.
Funeral and burial will
be in the spring in Rugby,
ND.
Josephine Rosenau
Sept. 25, 1920 – Dec. 30, 2019
—
Josephine Rosenau, age
99, of Nevada died on
Monday, December 30,
2019 at Nevada Nursing
and Rehab in Nevada.
She was born in Horners-
ville, MO to George W.
Keating, Sr. and Jennie
Fitzgerald Keating on Sep-
tember 25, 1920. She met
and married Clarence O.
Rosenau of Willow City,
ND on April 17, 1946 and
he preceded her in death
on July 18, 1995.
Josephine grew up in S.
E. Missouri, graduated
from Hornersville High
School in 1938 and was
employed in defense
plants in St. Louis during
WWII. Following her
marriage to Clarence, on
his return from service
the couple moved to ND
spending 23 years in
Minot when he was em-
ployed at the VA Hospital
and Minot Air Force Base.
They then moved to Wil-
low City where they
operated a small grocery
store for 13 years. They
retired in 1984 and spent
their remaining years
traveling and visiting with
family and friends.
In 1997 she moved to
the west coast spending
time with children in Ore-
gon and California, mov-
ing back to Neosho, MO
in 2004, and then to Neva-
da in 2009. She enjoyed
walking with her Lord,
reading, corresponding
with family and friends.
She was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church
in Nevada, MO.
Survivors include two
children: a son, Nicholas
Rosenau (Lois), and a
daughter, Melanie Champ
(Tom), both of Dallas,
Oregon; one son-in-law,
Orvel Griffith of Nevada;
three grandchildren; one
great-grandson; and
dearest friends and care-
givers, Kathy Sivils of
Nevada, and the late Larry
Sivils. She was preceded
in death by her husband,
Clarence; parents; one
daughter, Candance Grif-
fith; two brothers, Jack
Keating, and George W.
Keating, Jr.; and one sis-
ter, Floda Mae Hatton.
Memorial services will
be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Monday, January 6, 2019
at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 1630 N. Ash St.
in Nevada with Pastor
Johannes Brann officiat-
ing. Committal of ashes
will take place next to her
husband at Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Minot,
ND, at a later date.
You may view obituary
and send condolences on-
line at
www.ferryfuneralhome.co
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Deborah Kay “Debi” Ziegler
Mar. 10, 1951 – Dec. 20, 2019
—
Deborah Kay “Debi”
Ziegler, 68, died in her
home in Rugby, North
Dakota on December 20,
2019. She was born in
Rugby on March 10, 1951
to Fred and Arliene (Nel-
son) Cilz. Debi grew up
on a farm north west of
Rugby. She graduated
from Willow City High
School in 1969, where she
was involved in the music
program. She married
Dan Ziegler and they
lived in Washington
where she worked as an
administrative assistant at
the Kent School District.
She moved back to North
Dakota in 2004 to care for
her parents. Debi enjoyed
music of all kinds, going
fishing, cooking, sewing
and will be remembered
by the Rugby community
as a friendly and well
dressed part of Rugby.
She had been a member of
St. Paul Lutheran Church
in Willow City until it
closed.
She is survived by her
daughter, DaNae Ziegler,
Tacoma, Washington and
her son, Derrick and his
wife Amber Ziegler, Au-
burn, Washington. She
also leaves two grandchil-
dren, Braylen Wallace,
aged 14, and Micah
Ziegler, aged 6. She also
leaves several nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her brother,
Douglas in 2003, her fa-
ther in 2005, and her
mother in 2014 and her
former husband in 2007.
Graveside services will
be held at the Willow City
Memorial Park Cemetery
to be buried with her
parents in the spring of
2020.
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Philipina “Penny” Bertsch
Jan. 26, 1930 – Dec. 22, 2019
—
Penny Bertsch, 89,
Minot, passed away Sun-
day, December 22, 2019,
at Unsong’s Assisted Liv-
ing Facility in Minot sur-
rounded by her loving
family.
Philipina Gertrude
Hager was born January
26, 1930, the daughter of
Joseph and Johanna
(Scheet) Hager, in Es-
mond, ND. She was raised
and educated in Balta,
ND.
Penny was united in
marriage to Sebastian “Sy”
Bertsch June 6, 1949, in
Balta, ND. They made
their home in Minot prior
to moving back to Balta
for a short time. Penny
worked as waitress in
Rugby and Minot. After
settling in Minot, her days
were filled with raising
their six children. Sy
passed away August 9,
2013.
She was a former
member of St. Leo’s
Catholic Church in Minot
and was a member of Our
Lady of Grace Catholic
Church, Minot. Penny
was extremely devoted to
her faith and saying the
Rosary daily was very im-
portant to her.
She enjoyed sewing,
quilting, baking and danc-
ing. After relocating to the
farm south of Minot, she
took up gardening and
raising chickens. Money
raised from selling her
eggs was used to purchase
Christmas gifts for all her
grandchildren and in later
years her
great-grandchildren.
Surviving family in-
cludes: children, Ronald
(Marilyn) Bertsch, Lake
Havasu, AZ, Debra New,
Brooklyn Center, MN,
Lynn Bertsch, Minot, Kel-
ly (Colleen) Bertsch,
Minot, Karri (John)
Kurtzweil, Raleigh, NC,
and Troy (Kristi) Bertsch,
Minot; 19 grandchildren,
Ret. Lt. Cmdr. Greg (Jen-
nifer) Bertsch, Greta
(Lance) Powell, Col. An-
thony (Jessica) New,
Amanda (Jonathan)
Bergstrom, Aimee (Sean)
Combs, Annie New,
Adam New, Alexandra
Zickermann, Eric (Nicole)
Bertsch, Heidi (Nathan)
Nordstrom, Haylie (Scott)
Shorb, Kristin (Bill)
Kokot, Kayla (Chad) Hau-
geberg, Kelsey (Scott)
Martin, Katherine (Adam)
Cooper, Hannah
Kurtzweil, Thomas
(Lauren) Kurtzweil, An-
drew (Allison) Bertsch,
Alan Bertsch; 26
great-grandchildren, Joey,
Karrie, Anna, Drake, Sa-
mantha, Maxwell, Miles,
Isaiah, Alaysia, Madison,
Jackson, Emerson, Jenna,
Kaine, Kendall, Caitlyn,
Natalie, Emily, Cooper,
Malik, Miss Ellie, Oliver,
Eloise, Allie, Tatum, Bro-
dy; step-great grandchil-
dren, Trey and Jon;
step-great-great grandson,
Aaron; brother, John
Hager, Harvey; sisters,
Helen Miller, Buffalo,
MN, and Tina Brengman,
Parrish, FL;
brothers-in-law, Robert
Weigel, Minot, Wally
Bergland, Arizona; and
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Penny was preceded in
death by her parents; hus-
band of 64 years, Sebas-
tian; daughter-in-law,
Lynn Marie Bertsch;
grandson, Timothy
Bertsch; brother, William
Hager, siblings and their
spouses, Katherine Rip-
plinger, Mary and Roy
Carlson, Delores and Jack
Dutenhafer, Julie Ber-
glund, and Rose Weigel;
sister-in-law, Eleanor
Hager; brothers-in-law,
Joe Miller and Harris
Brengman.
Mass of Christian Buri-
al: Saturday, December
28, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at
Our Lady of Grace Cathol-
ic Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot,
ND.
Visitation: Friday
from 5 to 7 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Vigil Prayer Service:
Friday at 7 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Memorials: are pre-
ferred to donor’s choice.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
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