Martha A. Steiert

Martha A. Steiert, 82,

Bismarck, ND, formerly of

Minot, ND, passed away

Tuesday, August 13, 2019,

in a Bismarck nursing

home.

A Mass of Christian

Burial will be held at

10:00 am on Monday, Au-

gust 19, 2019 at Church of

the Ascension, 1825 S 3rd

St, Bismarck, ND, with

Rev. Msgr. James Braaten

officiating. Visitation will

be held one hour prior to

the service at the church.

Burial will be at Sunset

Memorial Gardens, Minot,

ND.

Martha Anne Graves

was born September 24,

1936, the daughter of Er-

nest and Juanita (Johnson)

Graves in Queen City,

Texas. She was raised and

educated in Texas and

upon graduation moved to

Panama City, Florida

where she was employed

as a drug store clerk, a

clothing saleswoman, and

a cashier at the Gulfarium

Marine Park.

She married Raymond

Paul Steiert on October

10, 1956 in Mississippi.

Ray’s work in the Air

Force meant that they

moved frequently, and

they were stationed in

Florida, New York, Ok-

inawa, Washington, South

Korea, and finally Minot,

ND.

After her children were

grown, she went to work

for Thrifty Scot motel in

Minot, ND and eventually

worked her way up to the

position of head house-

keeper. During her em-

ployment she received

many awards and recogni-

tions for her ability to up-

hold the standards and re-

gulations of Thrifty Scot

(now Days Inn) on a con-

sistent basis. She retired

in the early 90’s and she

and Ray moved to

Bismarck in 2013 to be

closer to their children

and grandchildren.

She enjoyed spending

time with her family and

her three Bassett hounds,

Suzie, Sadie, and Blue.

She was an avid fan of old

westerns and MEtv; she

collected cookbooks and

liked to try new recipes.

Those most honored to

share in her life:

Daughters, Carol (Lynn)

Bryntesen, Bismarck, and

Paula Steiert (David

Schall), Mandan; son,

Raymond (Sara) Steiert

Jr., Bismarck; grandchil-

dren, Jeremy and Eliza-

beth Steiert; sister,

Dorothy Kantis, Texas;

and numerous nieces,

nephews, and cousins.

Martha was preceded

in death by: her parents;

her husband, Raymond;

grandchildren, Eric Bryn-

tesen and Megan Steiert.

Go to

www.eastgatefuneral.com

to share memories of Mar-

tha and sign the online

guestbook.