Funeral services for Winifred L. Bolte, 91, of Mott, ND will be Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. John Amundson will officiate and following the lunch at the KC Hall in Mott, burial will be at the Regent Cemetery in Regent, ND. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Mott and one hour prior to the service on Monday morning at the Church. A Family Service will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Church at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday evening.

Winifred Louise Graeber was born on October 16, 1920 north of Regent, ND in Hettinger County, the sixth child of Ernest and Alice (Rutherford) Graeber. Winifred attended school through the 8th grade. In 1937 her parents sold the farm and moved to Bentley, ND for a short period of time and lived with Herman Graeber.

Upon returning to Regent, ND, she met the love of her life, Howard Otto Bolte. They were married on December 22, 1940 in a double wedding ceremony with Harold and Irene Graeber. They cherished 69 years together and were blessed and survived by twelve children. Donna (Vic) Mosbrucker, Riverton, WY, Sharon (John) Alexander, Bothell, WA, Lois (Ron) Roelandt, Sioux Falls, SD, Howard (Bonita) Bolte, Billings, MT, Judy (Dale) Ottmar, Mott, ND, Joanne (Lee) Wille, Mandan, ND, Larry Bolte, Mott, ND, Galen Bolte, Elgin, ND, Rick (Tanna) Bolte, Lemmon, SD, Carol (William) Penn, Miles City, MT Connie Doyle, Miles City, MT and Ruth Smith, Forsyth, MT; 33 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; and one sister-in-law, Irene Srb, Garrison, ND.

Winifred and Howard set up house north of Regent until 1953 when they moved to the farmstead southeast of Mott, ND. Winifred always kept busy with tending to her 12 children, garden, flowers and keeping up with Howard on all the farm chores. She always had time to keep the house spotless, bake, volunteer as 4-H leader and was treasurer for Merrill Township.

Winifred passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Society in Mott.

Winifred was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Bolte, three grandchildren, Jocasta and Jolene Bolte and Leesha Wille, her parents, Ernest and Alice Graeber, four sisters, Gertrude Carlson, Florence Jones, Viola Soehren, Opal Friez, two brothers, Herman and Harold Graeber, two sons-in-law, Robert McLaughlin and Ward Smith.