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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271804
Title: Audrey R. Spitzer
Date: 9/21/1933-5/18/2020
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Inscription/Marks: 9/21/1933
Summary: Audrey R. Spitzer, 86, Bismarck and formerly of Wilton, ND, passed away May 18, 2020, with her best friend and husband of 65 years by her side. Due to COVID-19, a private family service was held. A public Celebration of Life was held at a later date. Audrey (Farnam) Spitzer was born September 21, 1933, in Bismarck to Henry L. and Lucille (DeLong) Farnam. She was raised in rural Baldwin along with her sister at Midway Service Station, the rural gas and watering hole along Highway 83 midway between Bismarck and Wilton. Audrey attended country school near her home and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1951. Following graduation, she attended Minot State Teacher’s College and Valley City Teacher’s College where she received her teaching certificate. She taught for two years at country schools in both the Baldwin and Bismarck areas. Audrey married Ervin Spitzer on June 26, 1954 in Bismarck and made their home in the rural Wilton area. To this union, five children were born and from then on Audrey became the “Head Zookeeper of the Spitzer Clan!” Just over ten years ago, they traded farm life for city life and moved to Bismarck. For the past 30 years, Audrey and Ervin spent winters in Florida and Arizona where they developed many life-long friendships. Audrey was an active member and ruling elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Wilton and, for many years, taught Sunday School, Bible School and Youth Group. She was also a member of the Busy Bee Homemakers’ Club. Audrey was a gifted pianist and talented oil painter and had a special gift crafting stained glass – something she and Ervin did together. And “Oh, How they loved to dance”. Audrey was a devoted wife and mother with a kind and gentle heart, a generous spirit, and an undying love of family and friends. She will be most remembered by those who knew her for her sunny personality, her easy way, and her radiant smile! She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Ervin; children, Terry (Sandy) Spitzer, Denver, CO, Jay (Sandy) Spitzer, Wilton, Robin (Mike) Addington, Bismarck; grandchildren, Maureen, Tommie, Dustin, Sarah, Sally, Thomas, Marcus and Carter; eight great-grandchildren; special family member, Karmen (Layton) Becker; sister, Joann Smith, Tacoma, WA; many nieces and nephews, caretaker and friend, Julie Bauer, and her cat, Speck. Audrey was preceded in death by her parents and two sons, David, and an infant baby boy.
Red ID: FND_I_79299 Image ID: 537964 Image Notes: FND001 271804

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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