Mildred Bartsch

Mildred Bartsch, 75,

Velva, formerly of Minot

and Bergen, died Thurs-

day, September 12, 2019,

at Souris Valley Care

Center in Velva, ND, fol-

lowing a courageous bat-

tle with dementia.

Mildred A. Wald was

born February 17, 1944, a

daughter of Ambrose and

Kathryn (Feist) Wald in

Minot, ND. She was

raised and educated in

Karlsruhe, ND, attending

the parochial school and

graduating from Karlsruhe

High School in 1962.

On September 15, 1962,

Mildred was united in

marriage to Charles

Bartsch in Karlsruhe.

They made their home on

the Bartsch Family farm

near Bergen, where they

would reside for the next

43 years. Mildred worked

at the Velva Public School

as a custodian, at Weight

Watchers in Minot, and

the McHenry County Soil

Conservation in Velva.

She also was the head

housekeeper for the Saint

Cecilia Rectory in Velva.

Mildred’s faith was very

important to her. She was

a former member of St.

Joseph Catholic Church,

Balfour, St. John the

Apostle Catholic Church,

Minot, and a member of

St. Cecilia Catholic

Church, Velva, ND, where

she was active with the

Christian Mothers, served

as a CCD teacher, and as-

sisted with coordinating

several church activities.

She enjoyed crossword

puzzles, reading, baking,

spending time with family

and attending the

grandchildren’s events.

Mildred is survived by:

Husband of 57 years,

Charlie, Velva; children:

Bernadette (Steve) Perdue,

Ray, ND; Christopher

(Raeko) Bartsch, Snohom-ish, WA, Darren Bartsch,

Lincoln, ND and Eric

(Kathryn) Bartsch, Bis-

marck;

Grandchildren: Megan

(Brock) Awalt, Matthew,

Kendra and Kelsey Per-

due, Jared, Austin and

Alexis Bartsch, Preston,

Julia and Colter Bartsch;

One great-grandchild:

Kirie Awalt;

Siblings: Audrey Engel-

hard, Don (Bertha) Wald,

Robert (Carolyn) Wald,

Lindamarie Spaulding,

Sandra (Carl) Valensky,

Brian (Bonnie) Wald and

Mona Miller;

In-laws: Gerri Wald;

Loretta (Chuck) Jobin,

Tony (Jeannie) Bartsch, Vi

Bartsch, Evelyn (Matt)

Burgard, Barbara

Schuette, Dennis (Mary)

Bartsch, Diane (Harvey)

Wittmayer;

Several aunts, uncles,

nieces, nephews and

cousins also survive.

Mildred was preceded

in death by her parents, a

son Dr. Brent P. Bartsch,

siblings Valerie Wald,

Tim Wald, and Patrick

Wald, in-laws Elmer

Engelhard, Carl Anderson,

Richard Bartsch, and Mar-

vin Miller.

Visitation: Sunday,

September 15, from 6:00

pm until 7 pm at St. Ceci-

lia Catholic Church, Velva

Vigil Prayer Service:

Sunday, September 15,

2019 at 7:00 pm at St.

Cecilia Catholic Church,

Velva, ND

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: Monday, September

16, 2019, 10:30 am at St.

Cecilia Catholic Church,

Velva, ND

Burial: Holy Cross

Catholic Cemetery, Velva,

ND

Thompson Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot