Antoinette "Toni" Staudinger

Antoinette M. Staudinger, 90, passed away from this life on August 26, 2020 at St. Vincent’s Care Center, Bismarck.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, September 1, at Church of Corpus Christi,  1919 N 2nd St, Bismarck.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm on Monday, August 31 at Parkway Funeral Service, where a rosary will begin at 7:00 pm.

Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bismarck.

Antoinette was born September 19, 1929 on the homestead farm, six miles north of Zeeland, ND to Anton and Elizabeth (Feist) Klein. At baptism, she received the name Isabella. After graduating from Zeeland High School, she began work in the central supply department at St. Alexius Hospital. After a year, she took a job at Bell Telephone. In the fall of 1950, she entered Sacred Heart Convent, Minot. She received the name of Sr. Antoinette and was sent to Mount Marty College for her training as an RN at Sacred Heart Hospital, Yorkton, SD. She practiced in several hospitals in ND, IA, IN, and SD. She soon learned that elementary teachers were needed at SHC and embarked on a teaching career, receiving her degree from Minot State College. She taught at various schools in ND, IA, and MN. After some 20 years in religious life, Sr. Antoinette became laicized and was known as “Toni”.

To further her career in nursing, she took a required class in biology at Bismarck State College, there she met her future husband, Gene Staudinger. They married June 13, 1970. Since Gene and Toni both pursued further education, they made their temporary home in Grand Forks.

On July 3, 1972, Gene and Toni became the proud parents of adopted infant twin boys. The family then moved to Bismarck where Gene used his construction skills, teaching at BSC and Toni began a daycare center in their home, which she enjoyed for the next 15 years.

Toni enjoyed traveling, camping, and best of all “drag” racing, a great family sport.

Toni is survived by four stepdaughters; Terri (Butch) Hazel, Cindy (Charlie) Bullinger, Linda (Joe) Schmidt, and Donna Staudinger; two sons, Matt (Tammy) Staudinger and Mark (Michelle) Staudinger, both of Bismarck; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sr. Janeane Klein, St. Vincent’s, Bismarck and Elizabeth Levi, Marillac Manor, Bismarck, and special nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Gene; four brothers, Daniel, Anton, John, and William.

Thank you all for your support and well wishes! “Mach es gut!”

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