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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Bertha Bentz
Bertha
Bentz
Dec 12, 1913 — Jan 19, 2010
Bertha Bentz's Obituary
Funeral Services for Bertha Bentz, age 96 of Elgin, will be held at 10:30am MT, Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Hope Congregational Church in Elgin. Pastor Bill Bradley will officiate with burial in the Prairie View Cemetery at Heil.
Special music will be provided by Viola Sprenger and Pastor Bill Bradley.
Serving as casketbearers are Russell Bentz, Mike Bentz, David Bentz, Robert Bentz, Jay Dietz, Wayne Roth, Kevin Will, and Mike Faber. All friends and relatives are considered Honorary Bearers.
BERTHA KRAENZEL was born December 12, 1913 in Hebron, ND. She was the seventh of twelve children born to Reinhold Sr. and Hulda (Weber) Kraenzel. She grew up and attended school in Hebron. Bertha was united in marriage to George Bentz Jr. on May 14, 1934 at Hebron, ND. They lived on a farm north of Heil until 1987, when they moved to Elgin. Her husband passed away on January 21, 1993. Bertha moved into Dakota Hills in Elgin in 2006. She moved to the Marian Manor Nursing Home in Glen Ullin in November 2009. She passed away there on Tuesday evening, January 19, 2010 at the age of 96 years, 1 month, 7 days.
Surviving family members include her 3 sons and 2 daughters-in-law, Arnold and Carole Bentz, Menoken, ND; Donald and Paulette Bentz, Mandan, ND; Harold Bentz, Bismarck, ND; 3 daughters and 1 son-in-law, Frieda Roth, Bismarck, ND; Delores Tacke, Great Falls, MT; Arlene and Vernon Dietz, Bismarck, ND; 18 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 8 great great grandchildren, 3 sisters, Erna Phillips, Livingston, MT; Louise Metzger, Carrington, ND; and Hulda Wright, Auburn, CA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband George, sons Edward and Gerald, son-in-law, Vernon Roth, daughter-in-law, Lucille Bentz, great granddaughter, Brandi Larson, brothers, Carl, Reinhold, Gust, Paul, and Weddy Kraenzel; sisters, Anna Schneider, Frieda Paulsburg, and Hilda Kraenzel.
Visitation will be Monday 1:00 to 7:00 pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Tuesday one hour prior to services at Hope Congregational Church in Elgin.
Special music will be provided by Viola Sprenger and Pastor Bill Bradley.
Serving as casketbearers are Russell Bentz, Mike Bentz, David Bentz, Robert Bentz, Jay Dietz, Wayne Roth, Kevin Will, and Mike Faber. All friends and relatives are considered Honorary Bearers.
BERTHA KRAENZEL was born December 12, 1913 in Hebron, ND. She was the seventh of twelve children born to Reinhold Sr. and Hulda (Weber) Kraenzel. She grew up and attended school in Hebron. Bertha was united in marriage to George Bentz Jr. on May 14, 1934 at Hebron, ND. They lived on a farm north of Heil until 1987, when they moved to Elgin. Her husband passed away on January 21, 1993. Bertha moved into Dakota Hills in Elgin in 2006. She moved to the Marian Manor Nursing Home in Glen Ullin in November 2009. She passed away there on Tuesday evening, January 19, 2010 at the age of 96 years, 1 month, 7 days.
Surviving family members include her 3 sons and 2 daughters-in-law, Arnold and Carole Bentz, Menoken, ND; Donald and Paulette Bentz, Mandan, ND; Harold Bentz, Bismarck, ND; 3 daughters and 1 son-in-law, Frieda Roth, Bismarck, ND; Delores Tacke, Great Falls, MT; Arlene and Vernon Dietz, Bismarck, ND; 18 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, 8 great great grandchildren, 3 sisters, Erna Phillips, Livingston, MT; Louise Metzger, Carrington, ND; and Hulda Wright, Auburn, CA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband George, sons Edward and Gerald, son-in-law, Vernon Roth, daughter-in-law, Lucille Bentz, great granddaughter, Brandi Larson, brothers, Carl, Reinhold, Gust, Paul, and Weddy Kraenzel; sisters, Anna Schneider, Frieda Paulsburg, and Hilda Kraenzel.
Visitation will be Monday 1:00 to 7:00 pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Tuesday one hour prior to services at Hope Congregational Church in Elgin.
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