Mass of Christian Burial for Monica Ness, age 86, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Hettinger, ND. Fr. Stephen Folorunso will officiate with burial to follow in the Hettinger Cemetery.

Monica Helena Ness went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 13, 2013.

Born January 14, 1927 in Hettinger, ND she was the daughter of the late Wendel and Rosina (Stroh) Schmaltz.

She was a life-long caregiver and had a day care in New Carrollton, MD for 46 years and retired from Sign Media Inc. where she was the overseer of the shipping department.

She is survived by two sons, James F. Ness and Verden A. Ness; two daughters, Constance ""Connie"" Marie Ness and Gwendolyn Rose Akin; three grandchildren, Jeremy Ness, Kenny Ness, and Brooke Ness; one brother, Wendel Schmaltz; and one sister, Rose Tatro.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Verden F. Ness; three brothers, Martin, Christ, Anton ""Tony"" Schmaltz; and four sisters, Anna Schaaf, Sister Georgine Schmaltz, Mary Coons, Marietta Coons.

A rosary vigil service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening, November 18, 2013 at the Centennial Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger, ND.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Panhandle, 122 Waverley Court, Martinsburg, WV 25403.