Monica Buettner
June 2, 1931-March 8, 2017
Monica Buettner 85,
Minot, passed away
March 8, 2017 at Unsong’s
Assisted Living.
Monica Gail Dolan was
born June 2, 1931, in
Minot, ND, daughter of
James and Delia (Linquist)
Dolan of Hartland, ND.
She was raised in
Bowbells, ND and gra-
duated from Bowbells
High School in 1949. She
then attended Minot State
Teacher’s College for 2
years studying music. She
met the “love of her life,”
Richard “Dick” Buettner,
at their college bridge
club.
Monica and Dick were
married April 13, 1952 at
The First Presbyterian
Church in Bowbells, ND.
For the next three years
they made their home and
started their family in
Newburg and Norma,
where Dick taught school.
In 1955 they moved to
Minot where Dick worked
for International Harves-
ter until he was
transferred to Arizona in
1962. In 2005, Monica
and Dick returned to
Minot to be closer to their
two grandchildren and to
live out the remainder of
their lives in North Dako-
ta. Dick passed away on
November 26, 2010.
Monica was a devoted
stay at home mother who
was very involved in her
three children’s lives. She
and Dick became the own-
ers of Sundance White
Trucks in Phoenix, AZ
around 1976 and then in
1979 became owners of
Apache Junction Mobile
Home Sales in Apache
Junction, AZ. Monica
later worked for Apache
Wells Realty as a Realtor.
As a young girl,
Monica’s mother would
take her around to other
towns to sing for groups
of people. Monica liked
Shirley Temple and the
Canadian Dionne Quintu-
plets. Monica played the
piano and organ for the
First Presbyterian Church
in Bowbells. She grew up
spending time at her
parent’s cottage, Cozy
Corner, at White Bear
Lake in Canada. She and
Dick spent their retire-
ment years at Cozy
Corner. Monica was an
avid golfer who attained
two holes in one in her
lifetime and also loved
playing bridge. She en-
joyed entertaining family
and friends and wel-
comed anyone to her
home. Monica was a Rain-
bow Girl, and Monica and
Dick were active members
of the Shriners
throughout their lives.
What gave Monica the
most joy in her life was
her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. Her
passion for music and pi-
ano playing touched
many people’s hearts. She
will always be remem-
bered by the song, “Over
the Rainbow.”
A private funeral was
held at Bismarck Funeral
Home, Bismarck, ND on
March 16, 2017 and a
private Interment was
held on March, 24, 2017
at Rosehill Cemetery,
Minot, ND per her family
wishes.
Family: Surviving fami-
ly includes: Jay (Mary
Theresa) Buettner, Moun-
tainside, NJ, James (Mil-
lie) Buettner, Houston,
TX, Carolee (Don) Novak,
Mandan, ND; grandchil-
dren, Loren (Anna) No-
vak, Hazen, ND, Vicki
(Matt) Gross, Bismarck,
ND, Great-Grandchildren,
Adam, Judah, Simon and
Gabriel Novak and Laik-
en, Aurora, Giselle &
Oliver Gross. Loving Care-
takers: Unsong, Schey,
Sandy, Roel, Bong and
Gel.
Monica was preceded
in death by: her parents
and brother, Donovan Do-
lan.
Memorials are pre-
ferred to: Shriners Hospi-
tal for Children-Twin Ci-
ties 2025 East River Pkwy.
Minneapolis, MN 55414.