Cover photo for Bernice Steinke's Obituary
Bernice Steinke Profile Photo
1925 Bernice 2023

Bernice Steinke

September 4, 1925 — May 2, 2023

Bismarck

Bernice (Tweed) Steinke, 97, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2023, in Bismarck.

Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 9th, 2023, at the Lutheran Church of the Cross, 1004 E. Highland Acres Rd, Bismarck, to be followed by interment at 4:30 pm at Gethsemane Church Cemetery, rural Tolna, ND. 

Bernice was born September 4, 1925, and was raised on her family’s farm near Tolna, ND. She attended Oak Grove Lutheran School and worked at Standard Oil in Fargo where she met her future husband, Alfred Steinke. They were married on March 12, 1949, at Fargo’s Pontoppidan Lutheran Church and spent over 69 happy years together. They enjoyed Norwegian folk dancing, belonging to the Sons of Norway, and singing in the choir at the Lutheran Church of the Cross in Bismarck where they were charter members. Bernice was a talented cook who also loved reading, gardening, and sewing.

They raised four children, Lynn (Nancy) from Mandan, Susan Seminary (friend Steve Sharkey) from Bismarck, Kristine Knutson from Silver Spring, Maryland, and Richard (Trisha Wright) from Dublin, Ohio. They had six grandchildren: Gregory (Tracy) and Kurt Steinke, Lynsey (Peter) Robitaille, Erin and Benjamin Knutson, and Jonathan Steinke; and six great-grandchildren: Jered and Autumn Steinke, Elliana Henkel, Zachary and Jenna Steinke and River Robitaille.

Bernice is survived by her brother, Monroe Tweed, sister, Muriel Vigesaa, and sister-in-law, Donna Glass, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Marie (Gudmunson) Tweed; an infant daughter; husband Alfred Steinke and all of his siblings; sisters Mildred (William) Thudium and Eunice Tweed; brothers T. Gilaine and Lawrence (Shirley) Tweed, sister-in-law Bette Tweed and brother-in-law George Vigesaa.

Bernice will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Memorials may be given to the Lutheran Church of the Cross or the Alzheimer’s Association. 

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Bernice Steinke, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Memorial Service

Friday, June 9, 2023

Starts at 10:30 am (Central time)

Livestream

Click to watch

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 1172

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree