Bertha Schuler

Bertha Schuler, 94, passed away on March 1, 2007. Services will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday at Faith Lutheran Church, 14th and Ave. C, Bismarck, with Rev. Wes Aardahl officiating. Burial will be held at 2:00 pm at Tuttle Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm Monday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Bertha Binder Schuler was born on August 1, 1912, in Blue Grass, Canada, the daughter of Phillip and Katherine Kraft Binder. Bertha was raised and educated in the Goodrich and Tuttle area. She was baptized and confirmed in a rural Tuttle Lutheran Church. In 1946 she became a US citizen. Bertha married Albert Schuler on September 16, 1931, at Steele, ND. Bertha and Albert celebrated 61 years together. They farmed from 1932 until moving in the city of Tuttle in 1944. Bertha was an accomplished cook and baker, working many years in cafes and the Tuttle public school. Visiting family and friends was always very important in her life. Bertha's greatest joy in life was raising her children and enjoying her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Bertha's favorite activities in her retirement years were crafting, singing, fishing, traveling, and playing Skip-Bo. Her ability in crocheting doilies, with or without a pattern, gave her great pleasure and she loved sharing these finished gifts. Bertha and Albert enjoyed twenty retirement years at Liberty Heights in Mandan and she spent three wonderful years living at the Terrace in Bismarck. Her faith in God gave her great strength in all her 94 years and he provided her with many blessings. Bertha is survived by five daughters, Lorraine Atwood, Marcella Ray Lauer, Sharon Jim Eslinger, all of Bismarck, ND, Carole Cecil Clausen of North Branch, MN, and Donna Stan Dockter of Santee, CA; two sons, Armion Ethel Schuler of Bismarck, ND, and Ardell Schuler of Ft. Thomas, AZ; one sister, Alice Dockter of McClusky, ND; special sister-in-law, Ella Schuler of Bismarck, ND; 25 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; and 27 great-great-grandchildren. Bertha was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Albert; her son, Willard; her granddaughter, Sheryl Bensema; her grandson, Richard Schuler; four sisters, Ottila, Martha, Adalina and Esther; and three brothers, Adam, Richard, and Edward.

Bertha Schuler

August 1, 1912 - March 1, 2007