Mary Misek
Sept. 25, 1925-Feb. 5, 2017
Mary Deibler Misek,
Granville, passed away
February 5, 2017 in a Rug-
by Hospital.
Mary Deibler was born
September 25, 1925, the
daughter of Frank and
Lola (Hamilton) Deibler,
south of Granville. She
was raised and educated
in Granville. During
World War II she worked
at Renton, Washington,
where she was part of
helping build 80,000 land-
ing crafts, 100,000 tanks,
15 million guns and 41
trillion rounds of ammun-
ition.
Mary met Ray Misek in
Chicago and they were
united in marriage Febru-
ary 1, 1947 at the Chicago
Temple. In March of 1949,
right after a big blizzard,
they moved to Granville
which has been home the
past 68-plus years.
Mary was very actively
involved in all the
children’s and
grandchildren’s school
and 4-H activities. She
spent several years as a
4-H leader of the Handy
Helpers 4-H club. She was
also involved in genealo-
gy, spending countless
hours tracing the family
ancestry.
She was an active
member of the Hope
Congregational Church,
Mouse River Loop Genea-
logical Society and the
Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. In March
2016, she was honored as
a Rosie the Riveter.
Mary is survived by:
her seven children, Alan
Misek, Granville, Susan
(Lloyd) Danielson, Baker,
Oregon, Kevin (LaRee)
Misek, Finley, Stanley
(Angie) Misek, Bismarck,
Gailen (Dorothy) Misek,
Norton, KS, Jill (Steve)
Huizinga, Comstock Park,
MI, and Frank (Heather)
Misek, Lethbridge, Alber-
ta; 10 grandchildren:
Brent and Brian Daniel-
son, Kristi Mosser, Heath-
er Vandrovec, Melissa
Carlson, Jeremy Misek,
Sarah and Lacey Misek,
Grace and Chase Misek;
three stepgrandchildren
Matthew, and Amber
Huizinga and Amanda
Franquist; five
great-grandchildren: Rylee
and Dylan Vandrovec,
Raelynn and Joslyn Dun-
can, Theodore Carlson;
five
stepgreat-grandchildren,
Anthony and Emily
Mosser, Ethan and Alexis
Huizinga and Blake Fran-
quist; one sister, Donna;
one brother, Donald; and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Mary was preceded in
death by: her husband,
Ray; grandson, Derek;
parents, Frank and Lola
Deibler; and a brother,
Frank (Jack) Deibler.
Signing of the guest
book: Thursday, July 13,
2017 from 2 until 5 p.m.,
at Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Memorial Service: Fri-
day, July 14, 2017 at 10
a.m. at Hope Congrega-
tional Church, Granville.
Graveside Service: Fri-
day, July 14, 2017 at 3
p.m. at the North Dakota
Veterans Cemetery, Man-
dan.