Marcia Raszler

Minot and formerly of

Ryder, ND went home to

the Lord on Saturday, July

13, 2019 while holding

her husband’s hand in a

Minot hospital.

Marcia was born De-

cember 16, 1941 in Minot,

ND, to Kenneth and Myr-

tle (Ronning) Hanson. She

was united in marriage to

Ernest Raszler on Sep-

tember 25, 1960. They

made their home on a

farm near Ryder, with

their 3 sons Ken, Jim and

Dwight, where they

farmed and ranched for

over 50 years. Marcia

loved her garden and it’s

generous produce. All of

these items were pro-

cessed and put away for

the winter. In 1985, they

moved to Minot, where

they filled the house with

day-care kids. She loved

each one of them with her

strong influence and left a

lasting mark on them.

Many of these are now

grown, but have never for-

gotten her mark on their

life.

Marcia was awarded the

Mother of the Year in

2013 from the ND Ameri-

can Mother’s Association.

As a talented quilt maker,

all of her family members

received quilts for gradua-

tion, wedding and other

special events. She spent

countless hours piecing

one or two together at a

time. Each and every

stitch was made with

love. At the age of 16, she

developed polio which

took the use of her left

arm. It is hard for her

family to believe all that

she was able to accom-

plish throughout the years

with only one arm! The

death of her son, James in

2001 was extremely diffi-

cult for her to accept.

She made the statement

that no parent should ever

have to experience this.

We can see her smiling

now after being reunited

with her beloved son, Jim.

Marcia was a member

of Rose Valley Lutheran

Church, Des Lacs since

her birth, where she

served as the Sunday

School Superintendent

and was active for many

years with the vacation

Bible school. Marcia was

member of the Hill Coun-

try and Borderline

Homemaker’s Clubs for

many years and was an

officer in the Ward Coun-

ty Homemaker’s Associa-

tion.

Marcia is survived by:

her loving husband of 58

years, Ernest, Minot; sons,

Kenneth Raszler, Minot

and Dwight (Deborah)

Raszler, Des Lacs; grand-

son, Clint (Erica) Ellis;

special granddaughters,

Amber and Crystal John-

son; grandchildren, Alex,

Levon & NiKenna; special

great grandsons, Dante,

Brody, Isaiah, Owen,

Samuel & Landon; si-

blings, Kent (Jill) Hanson,

Des Lacs, Klint (Nancy)

Hanson, Berthold, Keith

(Linda) Hanson, Minot,

Kelvin (Claudia) Hanson,

Bonney Lake, WA, Mar-

lene (Don) Weikert, Buck-

ley, WA and Marian

(Mark) Spurling, Bonney

Lake, WA; brother in law,

Paul Brandvold, Ryder

and sister in law, Jeanne

Hanson, Des Lacs.

Marcia was preceded

in death by her parents,

son, James Raszler, broth-

er, Kurt Hanson and sis-

ter, Marcella Brandvold.

Celebration of Life ser-

vice: Thursday, July 18,

2019 at 11:00 a.m. in

Christ Lutheran Church,

Minot.

Interment: Rose Valley

Lutheran Church, Des

Lacs, ND

Visitation: Wednesday,

July 17th from 3:00-6:00

p.m. in Thomas Family

Funeral Home, Minot.

Memorials are pre-

ferred to an organization

of the donor’s choice.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamilyfunera

lhome.com