The Funeral Service for Arthur Tietz, age 95, of New Leipzig, ND will be at 10:30 a.m. MT on Saturday, January 8, 2010 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig. Pastor John Amundson will officiate with burial in Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery.



A family service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning at Immanuel Lutheran Church.



Special music will be provided by Marjorie Mueller.

Serving as casketbearers are Mark Hintz, Randy Tietz, Christopher Tietz, Eric Tietz, Beth Tietz, and Mike Tietz. All friends and relatives are considered honorary bearers.


ARTHUR TIETZ was born July 22, 1915 on the farm north of New Leipzig, ND to John and Emilie (Treichel) Tietz. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church north of New Leipzig. He attended a local country school near his home.


Arthur was united in marriage to Lydia Baesler on September 30, 1937 at Trinity Lutheran Church. They farmed north of New Leipzig until 1944, when they purchased Will Brothers Hardware. They operated Tietz Hardware for many years until selling the business to their sons in the early 1980's and retiring.


When his health began to fail, he entered the Mott Good Samaritan Nursing Center in 2000. He passed from this life there on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at the age of 95 years, 5 months, 10 days.


He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church north of New Leipzig and Immanuel Lutheran Church. He was also a member of the New Leipzig Commerical Club, New Leipzig Volunteer Fire Department, and was active in the Legislation on getting Highway 49 paved in the early 1960's. He was a avid fisherman and enjoyed golfing and traveling.


Grateful for having shared his life are 1 daughter and son-in-law, Marlene and Murlin Hintz, Joplin, MO; 3 sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Nyla Tietz, Brian Tietz (special friend Betty Rude), Bruce and Roxann Tietz, all of New Leipzig, ND, Barb Tietz, Bismarck, ND; 10 grandchildren, Mark (Ardis) Hintz, Margo (Mitch) Byrd, Lisa Glasspoole, Tana (Jim) Lobeck, Randy (Rebecca) Tietz, Jennifer (Dan) Polk, Christopher Tietz, Eric Tietz, Beth Tietz, and Mike Tietz, 13 great grandchildren, and 5 great-great grandchildren.


Arthur was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one son, Duane "Dewey", 7 brothers, Reinhold, Robert, Ed, Emil, Albert, Oscar, and Ted Tietz, 5 sisters, Bertha Ziessler, Mary Kautz, Helen Iszler, Edna Roy, and Elsie Hintz-Eisenbarth.


Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin.


A memorial has been established to Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Leipzig.