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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271213
Title: AnnaCleta Martin
Date: 4/26/1934-8/24/2024
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Inscription/Marks: 4/26/1934
Summary: AnnaCleta “Cleta” Martin, 90, Bismarck, ND, passed away August 24, 2024. Mass of Christian burial was held August 30, 2024, at Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Bismarck. Burial was at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND. Cleta was born April 26, 1934, to Alexander and Clementine (Dauenhauer) Hauck in Richardton, ND. She was raised on a farm. In later years while reflecting on her life, she admitted that she grew up a little spoiled. She had a cat, a dog, and a lamb. Cleta even admitted that her sister worked a little harder than she had to! She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Richardton in 1952. Cleta attended college in Dickinson, ND, and earned a teaching certificate. She taught in rural schools for a number of years. She spent most of her career as a receptionist for the Bismarck Tribune until her retirement in 1998. On August 9, 1955, she married Gordon Martin in Richardton. They resided in Bismarck and raised six children. Gordon passed away in 1999. Cleta was involved in auxiliaries for the Catholic Daughters, the Eagles, American Legion, VFW, and St. Alexius. She enjoyed being a part of the Good Neighbors Group and the social aspect that brought. She enjoyed going bowling weekly and being involved in pinochle groups. Her Catholic faith was very important to her. She prayed the rosary daily and was a member of Cathedral of the Holy Spirit and Universal Living Rosary Association. Cleta is survived by her daughters, Michelle (Jayme) Berube, Devils Lake, ND, and Delnita (Shawn) Kraenzel, Hanahan, SC; sons, Craig (Nancy) Martin, Chalfont, PA, Monte (Leslie) Martin, New Braunfels, TX, DeLonce Martin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Gordy (Wendy) Martin, Minot, ND; 13 grandchildren, Melissa and Ben Martin, KoDee Martin, Joshua Garcia-Martin, Katelyn and Zachery Berube, Alex, Austin, and Brandon Kraenzel, Ashleigh Armstrong, MacKenzie Porter, and Kaylee Olafson; eight great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Roger (Donna) Martin; and sister-in-law, Grace Martin. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon; parents, Alexander and Clementine Hauck; sister, Josephine (Leonard) Hilzendager; and brother, Peter (Elsie) Hauck.
Red ID: FND_I_78702 Image ID: 511382 Image Notes: FND001 271213

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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