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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270840
Title: Margaret E. Pretzer
Date: 4/22/1937-4/15/2022
Inscription/Marks: 4/22/1937
Summary: Margaret E. Pretzer, 84, Bismarck, ND, passed away at Sanford Medical Center April 15, 2022. Her children were with her at the hospital when she passed away. Funeral services were held April 22, 2022, at Eastate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck. Margaret E. Essig was born April 22, 1937, the daughter of Walter and Alice (Riedlinger) Essig, in Bismarck. She graduated from Anamoose High School in 1954 and from Trinity School of Nursing in 1958. Margaret worked as a nurse in Fort Wayne, IN, Minot, ND, and Minneapolis, MN. She was known for her compassion for her patients. Her colleagues were impressed with how she really listened to elderly and confused patients and treated them with kindness and respect. Margaret married Arlo Pretzer in 1960, and had three children, Rhonda (Pretzer) Willenbring, Karen (Pretzer) Wesloh and James Pretzer. Margaret loved flowers. She had a green thumb and her plants flourished both inside and outside the house. She enjoyed getting a bargain and finding hidden treasures in stores, thrift shops, and especially garage sales. Some of those treasures became gifts that were uniquely suited to the recipient and often showcased her quirky sense of humor. Most of all, she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was a kind and generous person who always put the needs of others above her own. She was strong and resilient and was making jokes with the hospital staff while they were working diligently to try to keep her with us. Surviving family includes children, Karen (Darryl) Wesloh, and Jim Pretzer; grandchildren, Dana (Lisa), Ricky (Jenny), and Justin (Alisa) Hartleib; great-grandchildren, Kaden, Maverick, Weston, Gavin, Piper, and Rylan; siblings, Kay Bennett, Robert (Rita) Essig, and James (Judy) Essig; son-in-law, Donavan Willenbring; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Margaret was preceded in death by her daughter, Rhonda Willenbring; brother-in-law, Richard; mother, Alice, and father, Walter.
Red ID: FND_I_78339

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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