Service of Remembrance for Anna Iszler, 98, of New Leipzig, ND will be Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig. Rev. John Amundson will officiate and burial will follow at the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in New Leipzig. Visitation will be from 9:00 am until the time of the service on Wednesday morning at the church.
ANNA ISZLER was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Frederick and Christiana (Moebus) Alt. When Anna was three, the family moved to a farm north of new Leipzig. She first attended Country School and later rode the bus to attend school in town. She and Gotthilf were married at Trinity Lutheran Church on September 26, 1937. They first lived in a sod house on the farm of his parents and then purchased a farm twelve miles northwest of New Leipzig. In 1945 they moved the buildings to what is now the Norman Iszler farm, where they raised a family of three children. In 1984 they retired from farming and moved to New Leipzig. Gotthilf preceded her in death in 2002.
Anna was a loving mother, grandmother and great -grandmother. She was a long-time member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church. She enjoyed sewing and gardening, and was well known for her cooking and baking.
Anna passed from this life at the Good Samaritan Home in Mott where she had resided the past two years. She was 98 years and 10 months of age. Grateful for having shared in Anna's life, and keeping her in their fondest memories, are her two sons, Norman (Doris) of New Leipzig and Morris (Donna) of Elgin, and a daughter Marjorie (Jerry) Helander of Stillwater, Minnesota; one brother Gustave Alt of Rapid City, South Dakota, one sister Helen Krause of Mandan, 9 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, 4 great- great grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, and friends
She was preceded in death by her brothers Alex, Victor, Fred, and Art, and a granddaughter Eileen.