Rose Goetz

Rose Kramer Goetz, 94, of Bismarck, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society, Bismarck. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 12, at Church of St. Mary, Bismarck, with the Msgr. Gene Lindemann officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a vigil/rosary will begin at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Rose was born on September 21, 1920, to John and Magdalena (Bichler) Kramer on a farm near Strasburg, ND. She was the oldest of eleven children. Rose and her ten siblings were raised on several farms in the Strasburg and Linton area. Rose married Egidi Goetz on September 20, 1938, and they had eight children. Their firstborn child, Robert, died shortly after his birth. They lived on a farm near Strasburg until moving to Michigan where they worked in factories making airplanes for the WW II effort. After the war was over, they moved back to Linton, and Rose and Egidi started their own businesses. They owned a filling station, car repair shop and auto dealership on Hwy 83. They sold Kaisers, Willys Jeeps, Buicks, and Pontiac cars in Linton for many years. In 1980 Rose and Egidi moved to Bismarck and lived at Crescent Manor where she resided for 33 years. During those years, she was very active with various activities such as ceramics, etc. as well as being a volunteer in the dining room. She was a volunteer with the RSVP program for 29 years. Rose is survived by her seven children and their spouses namely: Richard Goetz (Gayle) Bismarck, John Goetz, Grand Forks, Dean Goetz (Barbara), San Diego, Mary Heyerman (Jim), Bismarck, Leonie Orchard (Dr. Jeff), Bismarck, Rosalie Brinkmeyer (Paul), Arizona, and Robert Goetz (Rose), San Diego. She is survived by 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren namely: Rick Goetz (Kara) children Julia and Jim (Minneapolis), Stephen Goetz, son Stephen Goetz II (Portland), Christine Goetz (Bismarck), Greg Goetz (Denver) Stefanie Parsons (Brent) (Grand Forks) son Ian, Michael Goetz (Encinitas), Amy Goetz (Encinitas), Jon Orchard (San Diego), Amy Christ (Nick) (Bismarck) son Hudson, Jessie Will (Los Angeles), Kaitlin Goetz, Ashley Goetz, Victoria Goetz, Dylan Goetz (San Diego). Rose is also survived by three brothers and three sisters-in-law, Raymond and Lorraine Kramer, Minneapolis, MN, Leo and Alicia Kramer, Mandan, ND, Clarence and Gloria Kramer, Lyndon Station, WI; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Katie Malsom, Tucson, AZ, and Madeleine and Marvin Winkelmann, Markham, VA; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; infant son; her husband; three sisters, Ann Horner, Lorraine Luella "Lori" Smith, and Isabel "Leonie" Schoumacher; and two brothers, Joe Kramer and Michael Kramer. Rose showed her sons and daughters what it was like to work at a business and run a house at the same time as she pumped gas and cleaned windshields at Goetz Exxon for many years. Rose was a wonderful partner to Egidi and a great mother. She was a very caring and sweet woman who always placed her family first. The Rose Goetz home was always a great place to eat for family, friends and even the strangers Egidi sometimes brought home for dinner. Rose was the ultimate cook and baker. She made pies, caramel rolls, kuchen, cheese buttons and other great food for her family and continued to do so in her 80's. She was truly loved and appreciated by siblings, her children, her grandchildren and her great-grandchildren. She will be missed by all who knew her. May Rose rest in peace until we see her in heaven.