Mass of Christian Burial for Emma Friedt, age 95 of Mott, ND, will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, October 7, 2016 at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Mott. Fr. Dennis Schafer will officiate with burial to follow at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Mott. Emma passed away on Sunday morning, October 2, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home in Mott.

Visitation will be on Thursday, Oct. 6th from 3 – 7 pm with a Rosary and Wake Service at 7 pm all at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Mott.

Serving as Casketbearers are Emma's grandsons, Aaron Frieze, Jason Frieze, Steven Frieze, Jared Wangsvick, Torrey Pekas, James Pekas, Adrian Friedt, Joshua Friedt, Michael Friedt, and Mason Friedt. Honorary Casketbearers are Emma's granddaughters, Aimee Aasen, Janel Lane, Melissa Miller, Janine Wangsvick and all of Emma's great-grandchildren.

EMMA MARGARET KLEIN was born on July 8, 1921 on the family farm located north of St. Michael's Church in rural Hettinger County, ND to Michael and Margaret (Jahner) Klein. She was the fourth child in a family of fourteen children.

After attending country school she moved to Rochester, MN where she worked for a few years, doing several different jobs, including being a nurse's aide at St. Mary's Hospital. She married Jacob A. Friedt, in a double wedding ceremony with her sister Katherine, at St. Michael's Catholic Church on May 26, 1947. They made their home north of Mott until 1992 when they moved into Mott.


In her later years, Emma worked for 15 years for Social Services as a home care provider, along with her sister-in-law, Vernie Friedt. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and entertaining. She was an excellent gardener and always had a large vegetable garden and many beautiful flower beds. Her homemade chicken noodle soup and caramel rolls were always a favorite at Grandma's house. Emma was a member of the Catholic Daughters Association (CDA) for over 60 years.


On July 8, 2011, Emma entered the Mott Good Samaritan Society Care Center where she passed from this life on Sunday morning, October 2, 2016.


Emma is survived by her sons, Robert (Cheryl) Friedt, Avondale, AZ; Kerry Friedt, Mott, ND; her daughters, Roberta Frieze, Bismarck, ND; Kathy (Mick) Wangsvick, Mott, ND; and Karen (Dave) Pekas, Hettinger, ND; grandchildren, Aimee Aasen, Adrian Friedt, Joshua Friedt, Aaron (Sherri) Frieze, Jason (Melissa) Frieze, Steven (Kellie) Frieze, Janel (Bill) Lane, Jared (Shannon) Wangsvick, Janine Wangsvick, Torrey (Denim) Pekas, James (Lora) Pekas, Melissa (Craig) Miller, Michael (fiancé Colette Nagel) Friedt, and Mason (Jade) Friedt; great-grandchildren, Taylor, Olivia, Sydney, Joshua, Trae, Tayten, Aiden, Alexa, Miami, Tristan, Jaylyn, Maggie Jo, Hailey, Rhett, and Rebecca; brother Ralph (Shirley) Klein, Sequim, WA; sisters, Ceil Fritsch, Rochester, MN; Margaret (Matthew) Helfrich, Billings, MT; sisters-in-law, Barbara Klein, Dickinson, ND; and Donna Klein, and Lois Klein, Rochester, MN.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Margaret (Jahner) Klein, her husband, Jacob, her son-in-law, Leo Frieze, brothers, Frank, Peter, Simon, Casper, Joseph, Anton, and Michael, Jr., and sisters, Katherine Messmer, Mary Friedt, and Irene Helfrich.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established by the family.