Geraldine Herman

Geraldine V. (Beaudoin)

Herman, 92, died on

Tuesday, October 15,

2019 at Augusta Place,

Bismarck, ND. Gerry was

formerly a resident of

Minot, ND.

A funeral service will

be held at 11:00 a.m. Sun-

day, October 20, 2019 at

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot. Visitation

will be one hour prior to

the service. Burial will

take place next to her hus-

band at 3:00 p.m. that

afternoon at Sunset

Memorial Gardens,

Bismarck.

Gerry was born at home

near Leroy, ND to Arthur

Beaudoin and Agnes

(Longtin) Beaudoin on Oc-

tober 12, 1927. She was

raised in the Leroy and

Walhalla areas and was

the third oldest of eleven

children. Gerry was bap-

tized and received first

communion at St. Boni-

face Catholic Church,

Walhalla. As a child, her

spirit of determination

helped her survive both

polio and diphtheria.

Gerry’s mother died

unexpectedly in June

1943. Being the oldest si-

bling at home, she quit

school to care for her

eight younger siblings.

Hoping to be a teacher

someday, Gerry regretted

having to quit school, but

willingly took on cooking,

cleaning, and caretaking

responsibilities for the

family.

Gerry married Curtis W.

Herman at St. Boniface

Catholic Church on De-

cember 20, 1948. They

were married for 66 years

until his death in June

2015. They raised five

children while living in a

number of ND towns.

During her lifetime, Gerry

worked in potato fields

and in a school library.

She also worked as a

waitress, cashier, and

childcare provider.

Her kind and generous

spirit showed in the time

and energy given to oth-

ers. She was a dedicated

wife, supporting her

husband’s career in edu-

cation, and an

ever-present encourager

of her children in their

school, 4-H, and church

activities. She could al-

ways be seen at her

grandchildren’s school

and sporting events.

Gerry enjoyed family

gatherings and travelling

to many states with her

husband and children.

She also enjoyed ceram-

ics, Whist and Blitz card

games, reading, and danc-

ing. In later years, she

could be found watching

Twins games and Hall-

mark movies. She was in-

volved in Homemakers,

American Legion Auxili-

ary, Ward County Senior

Citizens, and

church-related activities.

Gerry was preceded in

death by: her husband

Curtis, her parents and

mother and father-in-law,

six sisters, two brothers,

several brothers-in-law, a

sister-in-law, and grand-

son Brian Langemo.

She is survived by: her

children – Cathy

Langemo, Sherry (Bob

Eriksen) Herman, Connie

(Brad Rinas) Herman all

of Bismarck; Curt (Janet)

Herman of Tolna, ND; and

Becky (Lyle) Kraft of

Minot; eleven grandchil-

dren; twelve

great-grandchildren; sister

Pat (Ray) Rosenburg,

Wyoming; brother Duane

(JoAnna) Beaudoin, Cali-

fornia; sister-in-law Esth-

er (Ken) Rye, Fargo; and

many nieces, nephews,

and friends.

Gerry will be loved and

missed forever.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.