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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 11241
Title: Regina E. Artz
Date: 1921 - 2010
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 2/27/1921
Summary: Regina (Jean) Artz, age 89 of Minot, ND formerly of Antler, ND and Westhope, ND, died peacefully October 25, 2010, surrounded by her family at Trinity Nursing Home. Mass of the Christian Burial was celebrated for on October 29, 2010 at First Presbyterian Church in Westhope. The celebrants at the mass were the Reverend Father Paul Schuster and Monsignor Joseph Senger. Ruby Berentson was the organist and Amber Thorenson was the pianist. Music was provided by St. Andrew’s Choir. Jean’s family served as the liturgical ministers. Casket bearers were all of Jean’s grandsons. Burial was at the Westhope Cemetery. Regina Elnora Fraser was born in Antler on February 27, 1921, the daughter of Edgar Hugh and Margaret (Brix) Fraser. She graduated as valedictorian from Antler High School and because her mother died, she stayed home a year before attending St Andrew’s School of Nursing in Bottineau, ND. On December 27, 1943 she married Harold Artz. They lived south of Antler where they raised their family, farmed and ranched. Jean was involved in countless activities supporting the education of her children, Peace Garden Special Education, St. Mary’s Church religious education and Altar Society, and the Club of Progress Homemakers. Her huge garden provided not only food and enjoyment, but early job training and job security as her children helped plant and weed rows that seemed endless. Harold and Jean moved to Westhope in 1983 where they were active at St. Andrew’s Church, the Westhope Senior Citizens and the Sioux Boosters. They moved to Edgewood Vista in January 2003. Harold died July 26, 2003. Jean enjoyed her years at Edgewood Vista and was active on the Resident Council. She was a lifelong learner taking advantage of many opportunities to expand her knowledge of her faith, cooking and community events. She found great joy in visiting,listening to and mentoring her children and grandchildren. She was a loyal Westhope Sioux fan and unreachable during the State B Basketball tournaments. Jean is survived by her children, Jeanne Marie Artz, Bernice (Phil) Duffy, Bill (Trudy) Artz, Mike (Ruby) Artz, Ted (Becky) Artz, Loretta (Art) Pieretti, Colette (Howard) Cotton, Leann (Curtis) Hall, Jim(Kelly) Artz, Bob (Brenda) Artz, Marie (Brandt) Henderson, Pete (Gigi) Artz, Don Artz, Marilyn (Tim) Backman and Pat (Amy) Artz; 45 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. Those preceding her in death include her husband, Harold; son-in-law, Jerry Schutten; granddaughter, Ashley Artz; grandson, Ben Cotton; her parents; brother, Marvin Fraser; and sister, Gladys Benning.
Red ID: FND_I_62005 Image ID: 522387 Image Notes: FND001 11241

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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