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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271444
Title: Irene E. Roth
Date: 7/31/1924-1/7/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 7/31/1924
Summary: Irene Roth, 100, of Bismarck, ND, formerly of Hebron, ND, passed away January 7, 2025, at Sanford Health in Bismarck. A funeral service was held January 13, 2025, at St. John Church in Hebron. Burial was at St. John Cemetery. Irene Elizabeth was born on July 31, 1924, on her family's farm, five miles from Hebron, to Valentine and Anne (Metzger) Hoerauf. She attended school while helping on the farm. Unfortunately, her father, Valentine, passed away when Irene was just 11 years old, and her mother later married Gust Kraenzel. At a young age, Irene assisted during the threshing season by driving a wagon pulled by a team of horses. She also supported her mother in the kitchen by preparing meals and coffee for the farmhands. Irene met Henry Roth while he was working on the farm, and the couple married on December 10, 1942, in Wibaux, MT. The couple was blessed with their son, Duane. Due to Henry's military service in the Army, the family moved frequently across the United States and even to Germany. Despite these relocations, they always returned to Hebron. After Henry was honorably discharged, the family settled back in Hebron, where Irene began working at Brick City Drug in 1962, earning the nickname "the drugstore lady." Her fluency in German greatly benefited her in serving customers. Irene retired from the drugstore in 1997 after 35 years of dedicated service. Throughout her life, Irene was active in several organizations, including the Merry Maids Homemakers Club, the St. John Choir and Women's Guild, the Hebron Senior Center, and the Hebron Business Club. She loved baking and often made loaves of bread to share with her community, earning her another nickname, "the bread lady." In 2014, Irene moved to Bismarck to live with her son Duane. The two spent hours playing pinochle with friends, putting together puzzles, and just enjoying their time together. Irene was a strong lady, but she was blessed to have a loving son who took care of her, making it possible for her to stay at home. Irene is survived by her son, Duane, of Bismarck; her sister, Jeannette Kessler, of Glen Ullin, ND; and nieces, nephews, and friends who are like family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry; her parents, Valentine and Anne; her brother, Wilbert (Mabel Jesperson) Hoerauf; and her brother-in-law, Calvin Kessler.
Red ID: FND_I_78934 Image ID: 521072 Image Notes: FND001 271444

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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