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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272079
Title: Irene R. Hausauer
Date: 9/9/1928-2/19/2026
Inscription/Marks: 9/9/1928
Summary: Irene Hausauer, 97, of Hebron, ND, passed away February 19, 2026, at Marian Manor Health Care Center, Glen Ullin, ND. A funeral service was held March 6, 2026, at the First Baptist Church in Hebron with Pastor David Ling officiating. Burial was at the First Baptist Cemetery. Mom told me that she thought 100 would be a pretty good number, but God said Dad was getting a little hard to handle and it was time for her to come home and let dad know that she's still the boss. Like her younger brother said "Irene is pretty good at pulling hair and twisting ears." My sister and I can verify that is a true statement. Mom would give us a curfew and let me say one thing, you didn't want to be one minute late, cause she was awaiting. Mom was born on September 9, 1928, on the family farm south of Hebron to Fredrick (Fred) Wiege and Magdalena (Schueffele)Wiege. She attended country school grades 1-8 and got her 8th grade diploma after having to take geography twice. We think that is why she was not a world traveler. Back in those days, babies were born at home and Mom's mom Madaglena was a midwife. So when a baby was due, the father would come to the farmhouse and pick Magdalena up and Mom had to go with to entertain the younger kids until the baby was born. Mom witnessed many of her nieces and nephews that were born at home. When Mom turned 16, she rented a room from Grandma Lutz's apartments and worked during the winter months at the Bluebird Cafe in Hebron. Once spring came, she went back home and drove the old Ford tractor to get the seeding done and then help her mom with the cooking, baking, and cleaning for the threshing crews. Mom and her younger brother Emil were inseparable and grew up to both be stubborn Germans. Nothing was done correctly unless they did it their way. This included cleaning, ironing, and even eating. A perfect daily meal included a bowl of Cheerios, a bowl of homemade soup for lunch and supper and please don't forget the chocolate dessert. I think it's time to bring our dad into the picture. One of her brothers told her she needed to be at the baseball game in Hebron that night. Don't think she was interested in baseball but was curious on what was so special about a ballgame. My dad was there playing ball and when he saw her, he was smitten. He told Mom's brother and I quote "She can put her shoes under my bed anytime". So Alexander (Alex) Hausauer and Irene Wiege were married on October 21, 1951, at the Hebron First Baptist Church. They had 2 daughters, Diane Susan and Paulette Fay. Mom and Dad lived in Hebron their entire adult life. Mom assisted her sister-in-law, Florence Wiege, in a catering business. They were known for their German potato salad, Rice Krispie chicken, deep fried turkey. When Florence retired Mom kept catering until her girls told her it was time to hang up the apron. Mom made the best kuchen and glazed donuts, canned the best pickles and tomato soup. She always had what she called her fancy work, embroidered dishtowels, crocheted many doilies, and quilted many quilts. Mom was a member of the First Baptist Church and the last living charter member of the Missionary Guild of which she was a member for 80 Years. Mom loved to play games and play cards, especially with her grandkids. It was a struggle to win a game cause she did not like to lose so you had to really pay attention. Mom is survived by her daughters, Diane Winterroth and Paulette Elder; two grandchildren, BobbiJo (Ron) Birkholz and Rusty Allen (Amanda) Winterroth; four great-grandchildren, Alec Binstock, Lily Birkholz, Ava and Rex Winterroth; three step-grandchildren; ten step-great-grandchildren; seven step-great-great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Elmer (Delores) Wiege; seven sisters-in-law, Pauline Frank, Elsie (Wilbert) Opp, Ella Fandrich, Linda (Tom) Dallman, Anne, Nancy, Betty Mae Hausauer; many many nieces and nephews, and a few cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Magdalena; husband, Alex (2019); sons-in-law, Rex Winterroth (2006), Gary Elder (2020); brothers, John, Art (Florence), Louie (Clara), Herb (Dorothy), Emil ( Delores) Wiege; sisters, Adelie (Pete) Renner, Anna (John) Roth, infant sisters, Esther and Gertrude Wiege; in-laws, Phillip and Christina (Flemmer) Hausauer; brother/sisters-in-law, Carl (Ruth), David (Ann), Gary (Betty), Reinhardt (Wilma), Fred, Dale, Herb Hausauer, Ida (Alex) Voegele, Martha (Daniel) Huber, Viola (Otto) Martin, Edwin Frank, Wildet Fandrich, Clemens Flemmer; one step-great-grandson.
Red ID: FND_I_79574 Image ID: 555819 Image Notes: FND001 272079

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Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
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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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