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Meidinger, age 86, of Valley City, ND, died January 30, 2016 at the Sheyenne Care Center in Valley City. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM Thursday, February 4, 2016 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church with Msgr. Dennis Skonseng celebrant. Visitation will be from 5 PM until 7 PM Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at the Lerud-Schuldt Funeral Home with a Prayer Service beginning at 7 PM. Interment will be in St. Catherine’s Cemetery later in the spring.
Rosemary was born to William and Katherine (Diemert) Sauer on July 25, 1929 on a farm between Sanborn and Eckelson, ND, the seventh of nine children. She attended school through the fourth grade in Eckelson. Her family moved further south to rent a farm and she attended a country school close to home. She attended Sanborn school for only a couple of weeks and then moved to Valley City where she lived in an apartment with her sisters Kay and Joyce and attended St. Catherine’s High School for three years.
She met Albert Meidinger and they married on February 9, 1948 at St. Catherine’s Church rectory in Valley City, ND. They purchased a home in Valley City shortly after their marriage and resided there until 2015 when they moved to the Sheyenne Care Center. Seven children were born from this union.
Rosemary worked many jobs during her lifetime which included soda jerk at Foss Drug, cafeteria cook at St. Catherine’s School and the public school, and retail sales clerk at the Fair Store and Valley Fashions where she retired at the age of 80. She and Albert also owned and operated Village Laundry and Cleaners (next to the Elks Club) for 10 years. Rosemary enjoyed her family and working with the public, as it gave her a chance to meet and visit with people. She was a member of St. Catherine’s Church and the Ladies Division. She always enjoyed making the turkey dressing for the Ladies Christmas event. Rosemary was a member of St. Catherine’s parish since she was a freshman in high school.
Survivors include her husband Albert, Valley City, ND; sons Gerald (Colette), Winnebago, MN and Troy (Jenny Elton), Valley City, ND; daughters Glenda (Pat) Hurley, Litchville, ND, Valerie Meidinger, Valley City, ND, Janel (Miles) Armstrong, Cando, ND, and Karla Rosario, Westminster, CO. She is also survived by 14 grandchildren: Kyle Meidinger, Jill Meidinger, Ryan Meidinger, Lisa (Brad) Wysk, Pat (Kim) Hurley, Vicki Hurley, Angela (Cory) Parkman, Kayla Armstrong, Nate (Amanda Leiseth) Armstrong, Cody (Kayla Bjerke) Elton, Alexis Elton, Emerson Meidinger, Sloan Meidinger, Olivia Rosario, and 7 great grandchildren: Kaden Elton, Onah Elton, Autumn Elton, Hunter Armstrong, Ashley Wysk, Bailey Hurley, and Blayke Hurley; a brother, Jerome (Kaylee); sisters, Kathleen Miller and Wilma Failing; sisters-in-law, Gudrun Sauer and LaDonna Sauer; and a brother-in-law, Calvin Iverson. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Rodney; a sister, Joyce Iverson; brothers Cyril, Maurice, Simon, and Stanley (infant); brothers-in-law Robert Miller and Gene Failing; and a sister-in-law Rose Sauer.
An online guest book is available at www.lerudschuldt.com.