Eva Margaret Heilman
Nov. 20, 1920 – Nov. 21, 2020
Eva Margaret Heilman,
100, passed away at the
Heart of America Medical
Center in Rugby, North
Dakota one day after her
100th birthday, on No-
vember 21, 2020. She
was born on a farm in Em-
mons County, North
Dakota near Strasburg on
November 20, 1920 to
Melchior and Margaret
Kraft. She was 7th of 16
children. As a young girl
she worked for area farm-
ers. In the late 1930’s she
moved to Pierce County
and met and married
Peter John Heilman in
Rugby on October 28,
1940. They operated
several businesses in Pi-
erce County and in 1963
they moved to Willow
City, where they owned
and operated Pete’s Bar.
She moved to Fargo in
2005 and returned to Rug-
by in 2014.
She was a devoted
Catholic and a member of
Our Lady of Victory
Catholic Church in Wil-
low City , a member of the
Altar Society and the
American Legion Auxili-
ary. She and her family
enjoyed the joy of singing
at their home. Her family
will long remember the
great joy she had in
preparing meals for any
number of family and
guests in her home. In
her spare time she en-
joyed embroidering many
items that she passed on
to her family. Eva was
also a collector of angels
and her children and all
who knew her thought
she truly was an angel.
She is survived by their
children: Roger (Diane)
Heilman – West Fargo;
Rosemarie Armstrong –
Rugby, MaryAnn (Ken)
Bergeron- Phoenix, Arizo-
na; Fred (Heidi) Heilman
– Moorhead, Minnesota;
Mark (Ann) Heilman –
Boise, Idaho; Claude
(Bev) Heilman – Willow
City; Bernadette Johnson
– Fargo; Veronica (Dave)
Biberdorf – Willow City;
and Steve (Becky) Heil-
man – Minot. She also
leaves two sisters:
Phyllis Fischer – Stras-
burg and Walburga (Whi-
tey) Wohl –
Portland,Oregon. In addi-
tion she leaves 22
Grandchildren, 32
Great-Grandchildren, and
13 Great-Great Grandchil-
dren. She also leaves a
sister-in-law and a
brother-in-law.
She was preceded in
death by her husband on
October 4, 2000, two sons,
Donald in 1945 and Bob-
by in 1970, 13 siblings,
and a son-in-law and a
daughter-in-law.
A private family
memorial mass will be
held at the Our Lady of
Victory Catholic Church
in Willow City on Satur-
day, December 5, 2020 at
11:00 A.M. with Rev. T.T.
Paulraj officiating. All
of the grandchildren will
serve as honorary urn
bearers. Burial will take
place at the church
cemetery in the spring of
2021. All guests will be
required to wear a mask
or facial covering and
maintain social distanc-
ing.
The Heilman family
expresses their gratitude
for the wonderful caring
staff at the Haaland
Estates and the Heart of
America Care Center for
their compassion and care
provided to Eva and her
family.
Niewoehner Funeral
Home – Rugby
www.niewoehnerfh.com