Ludvina Arealia Marto

Ludvina “Ludy” Arealia

Marto, Rugby, died at her

home in Rugby on Oc-

tober 25, 2020, after fight-

ing cancer for 23 years.

Ludy was born on

June 7, 1942 in Towner

to Louis and his wife

Mary Ann Wolfe Rieder.

She was raised on a farm

near Drake where she at-

tended grade school. She

continued her education

at Notre Dame Academy

in Willow City for 2 years

and graduated from Drake

High School in 1960.

Ludy married Gary Willis

Marto in Minot on April

30, 1966. While living in

Minot she worked at Trin-

ity Hospital in the dietary

department for 13 years

and 7 years at North Hill

Foods. The joy of her em-

ployment was keeping

school children safe by

working as a crossing

guard for the Minot Police

Department for 14 years.

During this time she knit-

ted 125 stocking caps and

gave them to school chil-

dren at the crossings. She

enjoyed baby-sitting,

without accepting pay-

ment, for many years.

Ludy will be remem-

bered for her love of her

many cats in their home

through the years. During

this time, she and Gary

enjoyed spending many a

weekend at their cabin on

Lake Sakakawea . She was

a member of Little Flower

Church in Minot and Rug-

by during her life. They

had moved to Rugby in

2012.

Mrs. Marto is survived

by: her husband, Gary

and her siblings, Leo

Rieder – Fargo; David

(Annette) Rieder – Grand

Forks, Martin (Yvonne)

Rieder – Towner; Bernie

Davis – Simi Valley, Cal-

ifornia, and Louise Rieder

and Lisa Williams –

Temecula, California. She

also leaves many nieces

and nephews.

She was preceded by:

her parents, brother Jim

Rieder, brother-in-law

Stan Davis and an infant

sister.

Memorial services will

be held at the Niewoehner

Funeral Home in Rugby

on Saturday, October 31,

2020 at 11:00 A.M. Rev.

Anthony Cruz will offici-

ate.

Burial will follow at Lit-

tle Flower Catholic

Cemetery in Rugby.

Memorials are wel-

comed to the Heart of

America Hospice.

Friends may call after

5:30 P.M. on Friday and a

prayer service will be

held at the funeral at 7

P.M.

Even though Covid-19

restrictions have been

somewhat relaxed, guests

are urged to observe social

distancing and to wear fa-

cial coverings if possible.

On-line tributes at

www.niewoehnerfh.com.