JULUIS D. BERTSCH was born on November 12, 1930 in New Leipzig, ND to Emanuel and Christina ( Breitenbecher) Bertsch. He spent his childhood on a farm east of Mott, ND. Juluis completed the 8th grade of education in Mott Public School. Juluis entered the US Army in September of 1952 during the Korean Conflict and later served in the Reserves until being honorably discharged in 1960 with the rank of Corporal.


On February 8th 1956 he was united in marriage to Irene Fischer in Mott, ND. They began their life together on the farm southwest of Burt, ND and raised their family there. Juluis enjoyed the farm life and his livestock, dogs, fishing, hunting and trapping. He especially enjoyed his grandkids, playing cards (High-Low-Jack, Pinochle, Kingscorner, etc.) and making home-made ice cream with family and friends.


Juluis Bertsch passed away at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND on October 19, 2005. Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Irene, of Mott, daughter and son-in-law, Linda (Geig) Schneider, of Hebron, ND, son, Kim Bertsch, of Mott, three grandhchildren, Tye, Lacey and Trish Schneider, several foster grandchildren and one sister, Loraine Huber, of New Leipzig, ND. Preceding Juluis in death were his parents, Emanuel and Christina, son Jim Bertsch, sister, Anna Loock and brother Ervin Bertsch.