Friday, March 14, 2008
Idalia (Dolly) (Wiedmann) Sayler (wife of Emil Sayler) died in Bismarck after 97 years, 9 months, 12 days.
Obituary
Idalia "Dolly" Sayler, 97, Bismarck, formerly of Ashley, died March 14, 2008, at Medcenter One, Bismarck. Services [were] held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 18, at Ashley Baptist Church, with the Rev. Darwin Stahl officiating. Burial [was at] Ashley City Cemetery.
Visitation [was] held one hour prior to the service at the church.
Idalia "Dolly" Sayler, daughter of John and Katherina (Haas) Wiedmann was born June 2, 1910, at Venturia. She attended Venturia Public School. She was saved on January 29, 1928, and baptized on July 8, 1928, at the Venturia Baptist Church.
On June 1, 1933, she was united in marriage to Emil A. Sayler at the Venturia Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and mother of their three children. In 1952, the family relocated to Ashley for Emil to become the McIntosh County Treasurer. In 1990, they moved to Bismarck. Emil passed away in 1992 and Dolly continued to make her home in Bismarck.
Dolly was an active member in the Venturia Homemakers Club, Venturia Missionaries Society and both the Venturia and Ashley Baptist Churches.
Survivors include her daughter, Marilyn (Alonzo) Boyle, Charleston, S.C.; two sons, Milo (Ethel) Sayler, Mesa, Ariz., and Jerome (JoAnn) Sayler, Fort Madison, Iowa; one sister, Millie Schrenk, Salem, Ore.; seven grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Her parents and two sisters, Adeline and Isabella, preceded her in death.
Honorary casketbearers [were] all of Dolly's grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Casketbearers [were] Robert Boyle, John Boyle, Wayne Sayler, Michael Sayler, Alex Tinguely and John Schrenk.
The organist [was] Ruth Jenner and there [was] special music by the Rev. Darwin and Judy Stahl.
Condolences may be sent to www.carlsenfh.com. (Carlsen Funeral Home, Ashley)
Sunday, 27 January 2008
Viola P. (Spitzer) Wiedmann (wife of Emil Wiedmann) died in the Ashley Nursing Home on Sunday, January 27, 2008 after 98 years, 6 days.
Obituary
Ashley, ND - Funeral service for Viola P. Wiedmann, 98, of Ashley will be 10:30 am, Friday, February 1, 2008 at Zion Lutheran Church at Ashley. Visitation will be Thursday from 1-4 pm at the funeral home and for one hour prior to the service at the church.
She died January 27, 2008 at the Ashley Nursing Home.
Viola P. Spitzer, daughter of William and Pauline (Schenk) Spitzer was born January 21, 1910 at Ashley, ND. She graduated from Ashley High School with the class of 1928. She then attended Ellendale Normal College. She taught rural school in McIntosh County for five years.
She was united in marriage to Emil E. Wiedmann on May 31, 1932 at Aberdeen, SD. They lived in Venturia, ND for one year and then moved to Ashley. She worked at the Ashley Sales Barn and Herreid Sales Barn as a secretary before becoming employed with Ashley Drug as a clerk. She was employed there for 18 years. Her husband, Emil Wiedmann, died March 15, 1993. In 2003, she entered the Ashley Nursing Home.
Viola enjoyed crocheting and reading. She was a collector of knick knacks and jewelry. She had a large amount of pride in her home and socializing with friends over coffee was always one of her favorite pastimes. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and had been active in the church ladies aide. She was formerly a member of Federated Women’s Clubs of America.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia (Carl) Endres of Becker, MN and Dorothea Puhlman of Ashley, one sister, Irva Nykamp of Zeeland, Michigan, six grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Her parents, husband, one brother, two sisters and one son-in-law preceded her in death.
Casketbearers will be Matthew Endres, Teresa Nelson, Ken Nelson, Pauline Barnes, Michael Puhlman and Julia Puhlman.
The family prefers memorials be made to Zion Lutheran Church, PO Box 257, Ashley, ND 58413.
Condolences may be sent to www.carlsenfh.com.
Carlsen Funeral Home of Ashley has been entrusted with arrangements.
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Kenneth Jerome Wiedmann (son of Julius Wiedmann) died in California after 64 years, 7 months, and 20 days.
Obituary
Kenneth J. Wiedmann passed on December 4, 2007. He was born April 14, 1943 in Bismark, North Dakota. He was a Del Norte County resident since 1995.
Wiedmann moved to Portland, OR with his father, Julius, and mother, Erna (Zinke), as a small child.
He was a veteran, having joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 17. Wiedmann became a gunner's mate on the USS Energy. He worked as a master plasterer on the courthouse and other large buildings in Portland.
He married Patricia Doering. Kenneth loved working in the yard with his tractor. His greatest joy was playing with his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Wiedmann; son Denny (Sheri), granddaughter Bethany; daughter Julie (Mike), granddaughters Jasime, Kylie and McKenzie; son David (Chenoa), granddaughter Chalena; daughter Carolyn, grandsons Tray & James; son George (Amy), granddaughters Ivy, Sky and Lilly; daughter Jennifer (Mosses), grandsons Cadine and Payton; daughter Dea and son Darin.
Private interment took place at the Del Norte County Veteran's Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wier's Mortuary Chapel of Crescent City.
Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Leah (Krause) Wiedmann died in Fargo after 89 years, 5 months, and 25 days.
Less than 3 weeks after the death of her son, Dean, Leah passed away quietly in the Palliative Care unit of the MeritCare Hospital in south Fargo.
She had been very tired and was running a temperature for the past week or so. She had been under Hospice care since her hospitalization last fall, and qualified for 5 days of respite care. She was taken to the hospital on Thursday afternoon for what was intended to be a few days of recuperation, but Sunday evening her breathing became shallower and it was difficult to waken her. Her condition remained stable until early Tuesday afternoon, when her breathing became even more erratic, and finally stopped entirely at 2:10 PM.
Obituary
Leah Gladys Krause was born October 23, 1917 in Zeeland, McIntosh County, North Dakota, the only child of Jacob and Frieda (Bender) Krause. When she was four, her family moved to Lehr, North Dakota where she attended school and grew to adulthood. Her mother kept her busy with household chores, and her father taught her his gift of salesmanship. Leah came to know the Lord as her personal Savior when she was thirteen at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Lehr, where they were active members. Since then, her church activities have been the focus of her life.
Leah was one of a class of eight in the Lehr High School. She was a member of the girl’s basketball team and was active in school activities. She graduated in 1936. The following fall she was offered a teaching job in a one-room school house in Guyson, North Dakota where she taught 18 students from first through eighth grades for one year, traveling by mule and buggy. After the school year ended, she worked at the Wentz and Grenz General Merchandise Store in Lehr for 2 ? years.
In June 1939 Leah moved to Fargo, North Dakota where she attended the New York Hairdressing and Cosmetology Academy. After graduation she was employed at the Fashion Beauty Salon in Fargo.
On June 15, 1941, after a seven-year courtship, Leah married Otto Wiedmann of Venturia, North Dakota at the parsonage of Reverend E. Broeckel in Lehr. The couple made their home in Fargo. In September 1942 their first son, Ronald Otto, was born. In October 1943, Otto was inducted into the US Army and served overseas for 26 months, so Leah and Ronnie moved to Lehr to live with her parents.
After Otto returned from Germany in November 1945 he began working for the Fargo Post Office and they bought their first home. A second son, Dean Burdette, was born in 1947 and James Brent was born in 1949.
The family became active members of the Calvary Baptist Church of Fargo. Leah sang in the choir, taught Sunday School classes, and served on a variety of committees, including many years as a deaconess.
In 1956 Otto and Leah moved their family to a new home in north Fargo. In 1955 Leah had started to work outside the home again. First working in retail sales for Betty Gay’s Dress Shop, then, in 1961, she started in the boy's department of the Straus Clothing Store until she retired in 1974. That year they began spending the winter months at the Orangewood Village retirement park in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1992 Leah had major heart surgery so they returned permanently to Fargo. Otto passed away in June 2004, after almost 63 years of marriage. Leah continued to live in her Fargo home until she went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 after 89 years, 5 months, and 25 days.
Leah is survived by her oldest son Ron (Glenna) of Fargo and their children, Barry (Andrea) of Denver, Brian (Christine) of Camano Island, WA, Heidi of Fargo, and Brett of Dickinson; her son Dean's wife, Linda, of Detroit Lakes and their children, Todd (Rhonda) of Audubon, MN, David of Phoenix, and Laura of St. Paul; and her youngest son Jim (Pam) of Phoenix and their children, Jodi (Phillippi) Sparks, Matt (Cheri), and Jake, all of Phoenix; as well as eighteen great-grandchildren. Leah was preceded in death by her husband, Otto in 2004, and her son, Dean in 2007.
Thursday, 22 March 2007
Dean Burdette Wiedmann (son of Otto) died in Minnesota after 59 years, 11 months, and 15 days.
Dean developed pain in a tooth on the right side of his lower jaw about Christmas-time, 2005. After several months of fighting what was believed to be a persistent infection, cancer was diagnosed on June 13, 2006. The right half of his jaw was removed the following month and he was told he was cancer-free. However, about Christmas-time, 2006, pain returned and a PET scan showed inoperable cancer in his neck. After several months of chemo-therapy, he died peacfully in his Detroit Lakes home at 6:38 PM on March 22.
Obituary
Dean Burdette Wiedmann, 59, of Detroit Lakes, MN, died peacefully at home on March 22, 2007, after a yearlong battle with cancer.
Dean was born April 7, 1947, in Fargo, ND, to Otto and Leah Wiedmann. He graduated with a degree in Business Economics from North Dakota State University in 1969 and went on to serve a short term in the U.S. Army. On March 28, 1969, Dean married Linda Simpson in Moorhead, MN. After living in Minot, North Dakota and York, Nebraska for a short period, they moved back to Moorhead where they settled and raised their three children. In 2002, they made the move to Detroit Lakes.
Dean worked for Nash Finch, Norwest Bank, Fargo National Bank and the Burlington Northern Railroad before beginning his career of twenty-eight years as a self-employed financial advisor.
Dean accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior as a young boy. His relationship with the Lord was an integral part of his life and a testimony to family and friends. A ministry that was dear to his heart was the Gideons International. He was member of the Moorhead camp for over 25 years.
Dean loved and appreciated living in Minnesota! He enjoyed winter days crappie fishing on Upper Red Lake, fall evenings walleye fishing on Mille Lacs and looked forward to the fall hunt. He followed the Minnesota Twins and was a huge fan of the Moorhead Spuds hockey team. He also loved grilling in the backyard with his family, boating on summer days and the 4th of July fireworks. Gardening and growing old-fashioned English roses was a passion. Dean was a loving husband, an exceptional father, and a fun and devoted grandfather who will be deeply missed. Dean was preceded in death by his father, Otto.
Dean is survived by his wife Linda of 37 years; two sons, Todd (Rhonda) Audubon, MN, David, Glendale, AZ; one daughter, Laura, St. Paul, MN; three grandsons, Brody, Chase, Rece; his mother, Leah, Fargo; two brothers, Ron (Glenna) Fargo, and Jim (Pam) Glendale, AZ. The family would like to give special thanks to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge in Rochester, MN, and the Hospice of the Red River Valley for their compassionate and loving care.
Visitation: Wednesday, 5 PM to 8 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN.
Prayer service: Wednesday at 7 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead, MN.
Funeral service: Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 2 PM, in First Baptist Church, Detroit Lakes, MN.
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Detroit Lakes.
Monday, 5 June 2006
Ephraim Schrenk died in Oregon after 91 years, 8 months, and 3 days.
Obituary:
Ephriam J. Schrenk, 91, of Salem formerly of Dallas, Oregon, died June 5, 2006.
He was born on October 2, 1914 [in Venturia], the first of three children to Jacob and Christina (Bender) Schrenk. He graduated from Ashley High School in 1934 and attended Ellendale Normal College.
Ephraim married Milie L. Wiedmann on June 29, 1941 [in Venturia].
He taught school for three years before working for the US Dept. of Agriculture. In 1945, Ephraim and Millie purchased a general merchandise store in Venturia which they owned until 1955. During their tenure in Venturia, he served as town clerk and town treasurer. The family moved to Ashley in 1955 where he worked as Deputy County Treasurer. In 1960 the family moved to Dallas, Oregon where Ephraim worked for Safeway Food Stores until his retirement in 1976.
A lifetime member of the Baptist Church of North America, he served in various capacities, including SS Superintendent, teacher, choir director, deacon, and treasurer. He became a member of the Salt Creek Baptist Church , Dallas, in 1960.
Ephraim will be remembered by his family for his self-sacrificing nature and for his love of Jesus Christ. Music held a very special place in his heart throughout his life and he added the hobby of woodworking, membership in the Gideons Intl., and support of his grandchildren's activities during his retirement years.
He was preceded in death by his son, Maurice and brother, Milton. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Millie; son, John of Salem; sister, Frieda Kusler of Aberdeen, S.D. and grandchildren Aaron and Katie.
A memorial service [was] held at 2 PM, Thursday, June 8 at Salt Creek Baptist Church. Viewing [was] held from 2 to 7 PM on Wednesday, June 7 at the Bollamn Funeral Home in Dallas. Private burial [was] at the Belcrest Memorial Park in Salem. Contributions in memory of Ephraim may be made to Salt Creek Baptist Church or the Gideons, Intl. in care of the Bollman Funeral Home, 694 Main Street, Dallas, OR 97338, To leave an on-line condolence go to www.bollmanfuneralhome.com.
May 28-29, 2005
Wiedmann's Visiting Venturia
L. to R.: Ron Wiedmann, Carolyn (Nelson) Boatsman, Dean Wiedmann, Jim Striebel, Dot Striebel, Phyllis (Bower) Oviatt, Judy (Bertsch) Henn, Jim Wiedmann, Marlene (Wiedmann) Carter
More than 30 descendents of Jakob and Elisabeth Wiedmann met in the Ashley Restaurant on Saturday evening. They watched the "Wiedmann's of Venturia" DVD.
On Sunday morning they attended the Venturia Baptist Church and joined the congregation in a Memorial Day meal provided by the church after the service. The birthdays of Lydia (Philipp Wiedmann) Nelson and Dolly (John Wiedmann) Sayler were celebrated. Lydia was 91 on June 6 and Dolly was 95 on June 2.
In the afternoon the group toured Venturia and visited the original Wiedmann homestead, the Pioneer Cemetery, and the Baptist Cemetery.
A good time was had by all (:-)
May 8, 2005
Ned Nelson died in Redmond, WN
Funeral eulogy:
In
loving memory of
Ned P. Nelson
Born
July 12, 1921
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Died
May 8, 2005
Seattle, Washington
We will love you forever
Ned died peacfully with his family by his side at the age of 83. He fought courageously, having coped so well for many years with the effects of previous illnesses.
He loved his wife, his children, his grandchildren, his extended family, and his friends. He thrived on being outdoors and enjoyed painting, handcrafting model trains, writing poems, sending e-mails, and traveling annually to his beloved birthplace, Iron Mtn., Mich. He served honorably in the Army in France during WW 2. He worked as a Union Pacific Railroad telegrapher and Safeway Stores operating engineer. He is preceded in death by his son Don and is survived by his wife Lydia, his daughters Janie (husband David) and Carolyn (Mark) and grandchildren Ben (Kelcey), Suzanne, Erik, Matt, and Robert, and great-grandson Alex, all of whom love him dearly.
Dad had a cheerful outlook and indomitable spirit. When he got an idea, he was unstoppable, like a locomotive. Do any of you remember the bomb shelter? He was beloved by children, scores of whom have had "bugs" removed by him from their scalps. He liked to raise a little spare cash by fixing up and selling old bicycles. Many a casual cyclist now rides a "Ned Built Bike". He was one to admire others rather than envy. He was generous of heart and made others feel special. We will miss him so much!
A graveside service was held at noon on Friday, May 13 at the Washington Memorial Park in Renton, WA.
June 3, 2004
Otto Wiedmann died in Detroit Lakes, MN
Obituary:
Otto Wiedmann, the son of Philip and Dorothea (Miller) Wiedmann, was born in a sod house west of Venturia, North Dakota in McIntosh County on September 10, 1912. His brothers were Adolph (Atzie) and Julius; sisters were Martha (Bertsch), Lydia (Nelson), Frieda (Bower), Annetta (Striebel), and Lea (Collins/White).
He graduated from Ashley High School in 1931, and taught grade school in Venturia from 1931 to 1937 while attending Ellendale Normal Industrial School during the summers. In 1937 he moved to Fargo to attend Dakota Business College. After graduating he worked for the ND Taxpayers Association and Northern States Power Company before starting a 34 year career with the US Postal Service in Fargo.
On June 15, 1941, Otto married Leah Gladys Krause from Lehr, ND. Three sons were born to them - Ronald Otto (1942), Dean Burdette (1947), and James Brent (1949).
In October 1943, Otto was inducted into the US Army at Fort Snelling, MN. After completing basic training, he was sent to Italy where he became an administrative assistant in 7th Army Headquarters Company which advanced from the French Riviera to the Rhine, and through southern Germany, where Otto was at the end of the war.
After the war, Otto returned to his job at the Fargo Post Office, and was also treasurer of the Fargo Postal Employees Federal Credit Union until he retired in 1974.
The Wiedmann family was active in the Calvary Baptist Church of Fargo, where Otto was treasurer and trustee for many years. During their retirement years, Otto and Leah spent the winters in Phoenix, AZ. In 1992 they sold their winter home and moved back to Fargo where they lived together until an illness last month made it necessary for Otto to become a resident of Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes, MN, where he passed away peacefully on June 3.
Otto is survived by his sisters, Lydia and Ned Nelson, Seattle, WA and Lea White, Aberdeen, SD, his wife, Leah, their sons, Ron and Glenna, Fargo, Dean and Linda, Detroit Lakes, and Jim and Pam, Phoenix, AZ; ten grandchildren, and sixteen great- grandchildren.
January 13, 2003
Ted Striebel died in Deer Lodge, MT
Obituary:
Frederick L. "Ted" Striebel of Deer Lodge, MT died Monday of natural causes.
Ted was born Sept. 16, 1915 in Marmarth, ND to W. E. and Bertha Striebel. After graduating from Marmarth HS Ted attended the Univ. of North Dakota where he received a degreee in civil engineering. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
While working for the ND Highway Dept. in Bismarck, ND he met his future wife, Annetta Wiedmann. They were married in Baker, MT in 1939.
That same year Ted went to work for the Milwaukee Railroad in Butte. After positions in Iowa, Illinois, and Aberdeen, South Dakota, Ted retired in Deer Lodge in 1976 as Rocky Mountain Division engineer. During 1961 Ted led the Milwaukee's project to enlarge the tunnels in the division to accomodate triple deck automobile carriers. In recent years he spent many hours relaying his experiences to other railroaders and railroad historians.
After retirement, Ted joined the board of directors of First Federal (now Pioneer) Savings and Loan.
He was a life member of the Order of Masons and a past worthy patron of the Order of Eastern Star - Floral Chapter.
Ted spent many hours hunting in the Dakotas and Montana and was an avid fisherman. He enjoyed playing bridge and pinochle and after retirement took an interest in vegetable gardening. During retirement he and Ann traveled throughout the US in their RV. In recent years Ted was rarely found without either "Lucky I" or "Lucky II" by his side.
His wife, parents, and two brothers preceded him in death.
Survivors include daughters Dorothea (Ralph) Lintz of Port Orchard, WA, Margaret Striebel of Wenonah, NJ; son, James (Bonnie) Striebel of of Midland, MI; sister Beryl Childers of Marmarth, ND; five grandchildren, Greg (Shannon) Striebel of Midland, Jim (Leslie) Striebel of Corvallis, Jeff (Shannon) Striebel of Mt. Pleasant, MI, Chuck (Carrie) Lintz of Mountlake Terrace, WA, and Ellen (Sean) Dempsey of Kirkland, WA; and seven great-grandchildren.
Family graveside services were at 9:30 AM Thursday in Hillcrest Cemetery.
