Gladys Eisenrich
May 23, 1921-Dec. 12, 2017
Gladys Eisenrich, 96,
Butte, passed away Tues-
day, December 12, 2017 at
the Souris Valley Care
Center in Velva.
Gladys Yecoshenko,
daughter Walter and Mary
(Kohannes) Yecoshenko,
was born May 23, 1921 on
the family farm south of
Butte where she grew up
and attended country
school.
She was married to
George Eisenrich in 1942.
They made their home
south of Butte where they
farmed and ran a dairy
operation and a cattle
trucking business. In ad-
dition to helping with the
farming operation, Gladys
was a wonderful
homemaker. She also
served as pianist for the
Assembly of God Church
in Butte for many years.
Following George’s death
in 1988, Gladys remained
on the farm until moving
into Butte in 2005. She
had been a resident of the
Souris Valley Care Center
in Velva since 2013.
Gladys is survived by:
her daughter, JoAnn (Bill)
Fortner of Bowling Green,
KY; two grandsons, Chad
and Brian Fortner;
sisters-in-law, Ruth, Amy
and Lydia Yecoshenko;
and a number of nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by: her husband;
her parents; brothers,
Sam, William, Melvin, Ed
and an infant brother; and
sisters, Ella Wolf, Emma
Verbitsky and Mabel
Zalomsky.
Visitation: will be held
Saturday, December 16
from 12:00 until 2:00 P.
M. at the Liberty Baptist
Church in Kief followed
by a 2:00 P. M. funeral.
Burial: will be held at the
Butte Cemetery in Butte.
Arrangements with
Bethke-Nelson Funeral
Home of Drake.
Online condolences
may be shared at nelson-
funeralhomesnd. com