Private family funeral services for Emil Vetter, age 92, of Elgin, ND, will be held at 10:30 a.m. MST on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the Hope Conservative Congregational Church in Elgin, ND.  Pastor Ed Zimmerman will officiate with burial to follow in the Hope Conservative Congregational Cemetery at Elgin, ND at approximately 11:45 a.m.  The public is invited to join family at the cemetery at that time.  Please wear a facemask and practice social distancing at the cemetery.

The funeral service will be livestreamed for the public to view and can be found on Emil's obituary at www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com .

The public is invited to attend visitation from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin, ND.

Serving as pallbearers are his grandchildren.  Serving as honorary pallbearers are his great-grandchildren.

Emil passed away on Wednesday morning, December 9, 2020 at the Marian Manor Health Care Center in Glen Ullin, ND.

Emil was born February 8, 1928 to Otto and Lydia (Leischner) Vetter.  He was the youngest of 6 children.  He attended country school northwest of Elgin. and high school in Elgin until he was needed to help on the farm while his brother served in WWII.

Emil married Ella Rieger on November 7, 1948, making the farm their home; milking cows and raising their sons.  In 1971 Ella was diagnosed with cancer and they moved into Elgin where Emil worked for Dittus Inc and later the Elgin Public School. Ella passed away August 15, 1976.  Emil then moved to Dickinson working at Anfinson's for a short time and then for the Dickinson State College until his retirement in 1991.

Emil married Janice Swanson on December 18, 1981.  They made their home in Dickinson; moving to Elgin upon retirement.

Emil was an active member of the Hope Conservative Congregational Church, Elgin Senior Meals program, and Germans From Russia.  He loved calling bingo at the Jacobson Memorial Care Center; doing so for 25 years.  Music was a major part of his life, especially hymns and gospel songs.  He enjoyed singing for various events.  He had a well-developed sense of humor and enjoyed a good prank.  Fond memories of Emil include listening to him whistle while he worked, playing with the grandkids and hearing how he wished he just had a little bit of their energy.  Emil was fluent in various dialects of German. He enjoyed conversing in German while visiting friends.  Emil was a loving, caring, generous husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather and will be missed.

Emil is survived by his loving wife Janice, Elgin, ND; four sons, Charles (Colleen) Vetter, Elgin, ND, Loren (Naeko) Vetter, New Hope, MN, Glen (Karen) Vetter, New Hope, MN and Bill (Shelly Pitsenburger) Vetter, Big Lake, MN; 11 grandchildren, Janine Vetter, Suzanne (Jason) Smith, Justin (Brandi) Vetter, Bill (Rachel) Vetter, Angela (Ben) Emmrich, Lisa (Shawn)  Stroebl, Daniel (Andrea) Vetter, Eric Vetter, Jessica Vetter, Nikki Vetter, Emily Vetter and Breanne Fugate, whom he loved liked a granddaughter; 14 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Ray Vetter, Elgin, ND.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Ella; and four sisters, Huldah Schulz, Lorraine Zimmerman, Edna Schock and Elsie Vetter.

The family would like to acknowledge and thank the staff at Marion Manor Health Care Center for the wonderful care they provided for Emil.