Elizabeth Wald

Elizabeth Wald, 92, died Nov. 26, 2017, at St. Vincent’s Care Center, Bismarck. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Friday, December 1, 2017, at Church of Corpus Christi, 1919 N 2nd St, Bismarck, with Rev. Paul Becker officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 pm on Thursday, November 30, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with a rosary/vigil service beginning at 7:00 pm. Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bismarck. Elizabeth was born November 5, 1925, in Emmons County, to Joseph and Veronica (Wangler) Vetter. She grew up on the family farm and was educated at a rural school close by. She married Markus C. Wald in 1945 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in rural Linton. They were blessed with eleven children. They started farming in rural Linton before moving north of Napoleon in 1953 until 1969 when they moved to Bismarck. Elizabeth was a homemaker and worked for Corpus Christi Parish Home for many years. She was proud of making beautiful blankets and her family was on the receiving end of many of those. Elizabeth is survived by her children, Aloysius “Al” (Bernadette), Dickinson, Margie (Val) Frank, Bismarck, Betty (Matt) Brendel, Bismarck, Gerard, Wishek, Jim (Donna), Fergus Falls, MN, Bernie (Jim) Nordstrom, KS, Hilary (Lisa), Bismarck, Antoinette (Dave) Mann, Bismarck, Kathy (Larry) Silbernagel, Bismarck, Tina (Carl) Kubas, WI; her 36 grandchildren; her 68 great-grandchildren; her one great-great grandchild; her siblings, Ann Fettig, John (Mary) Vetter, Catherine Huber, Christine Gross, Val (Vi) Vetter, Adam (Agnes) Vetter, Joe (Mary) Vetter, Ben (Delphine) Vetter, Tony (Celia) Vetter, Leo (Bernie) Vetter; her in-laws, Frank Wald, Julia (Alex) Feist, Lillian Wald, Millicent Wald, Christine Dosch, Margie (Arlan) Vonesh; and her many nieces and nephews. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband, Markus C. Wald; her son, Joseph Wald, her great-granddaughter, Katherine Fontenot; and two brothers, Wendelin and August.