The funeral service for Rudy Veitz, age 77 of Hettinger, will be held at 10:30am Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the Hettinger Lutheran Church. Pastor Kathleen Dettmann will officiate with burial in the Hettinger Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Wednesday from 1:00pm to the time of the family service at 7:00p-m at the Centennial Chapel of the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger.

Rudolph Frederick Veitz was born on a farm 14 miles north of New Leipzig, ND, on January 24, 1938. He was the 5th of 6 six children born to Fred and Anna (Moos) Veitz. Rudy was raised on the family farm, attending school through the eighth grade, and later on completed 2 more years via correspondence.

Rudy was united in marriage to Judy Ann Straub on May 18, 1969. To this union six children were born: Allan, Arlin, Ann, Arlet, Arless and Alex. In April of 1972, Rudy and Judy moved to Hettinger, ND, where he began working at Merwin's Packing. In June of 1973 he went to work at Anfinson's until June 1993. From there he worked numerous jobs at Nelson's West Side Service, McFarland's Restaurant, the Wendell Ullman Farm, Cozy Diner and Cenex. Rudy retired in 2010. Rudy enjoyed fishing, playing pool, building stuff and gardening.

In May of 2012 he was diagnosed with colon cancer. Due to declining health; in August 2014 he moved to the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott. He passed away there on Friday, April 3, 2015.

Surviving family members include his wife, Judy, 3 sons, Allan, Hettinger, ND; Arlin, Dickinson, ND and Alex (Alexandra) Veitz, Dickinson, ND; 1 daughter, Arlet (Josh) Becker, Bismarck, ND; 5 grandchildren; 2 brothers and 4 sisters-in-law, Clarence and Alverna Veitz, Bismarck, ND; Vernon and Ardella Veitz, Mandan, ND: Violet Veitz, Bismarck, ND; Jeanette Veitz, Elgin, ND; 1 sisters, Esther Kuehn, Mott, ND, and numerous nieces and nephews.


He was preceded in death by his parents; two daughters, Arless and Ann Veitz; and two brothers, Harlan and Walter Veitz.