Eva Glaser

Eva Glaser, 97, died peacefully January 2, 2009, surrounded by her loving family at St. Alexius Medical Center. Mass of Christian burial will be held at12:00 noon Thursday at Church of St. Mary, Bismarck, with Rev. Charlie Heidt officiating. Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm until 9:00 pm Wednesday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. A vigil service will be held at 7:00 pm Wednesday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck. Eva was born August 2, 1911, the third of ten children to George and Elizabeth Zentner. She attended country school near Timmer, ND. Eva was baptized and made her first communion at St. George’s Church in Timmer. She met the love of her life, Nick Glaser and they were married on November 25, 1930. Together they had ten children. Nick passed away June 26, 1957, at the early age of 53. At that time there was only one grandchild in their family, since then there are 37 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and eight great great-grandchildren. Eva loved to make German food for the family and she was a great baker. Her other joys were to embroider and to sew. Being with her family was her greatest joy and so being able to travel brought her much happiness. Her last big trip was last year, September 14, 2008, to Las Vegas to see her son Larry and her daughter Angie and she reminisced of it often lately. Eva is survived by her daughters, Barbara Anderson, Breckenridge, MN, Angie Richard Lopez, Bakersfield, CA, Darlene Glaser, Bismarck, ND, and Marlys Michael Bowden, Bismarck, ND; her sons, Casper Leona, Bismarck, ND, Don, Bismarck, ND, Bill Phyllis, Mandan, ND, Larry Sheila,Henderson, NV, and Marvin Mary, Houston, TX; her 37 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and eight great greatgranchildren; her brothers, Mike Dorothy Zentner and Jack Dorothy Zentner, both of Bismarck, ND; her sisters, Maggie Janachechitis, Selah, WA, Katherine Jerry Schlickenmeyer, Lewistown, MT, and Ann Zentner, Bismarck, ND. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nick; her son, George; her grandson, Jason Koth and great grandson, Galen Tokach; her son-in-law, Marvin Anderson; her parents, Elizabeth and George Zentner; her mother and father-in-law, Margaret and Ludwig Glaser; her sisters, Rose Heidt, Betty Vogel, and Minnie Stein; and her brothers, Joe and Frank Zentner. Our Mom, Grandma and Sister has been a great inspiration to all of us and we her family will miss her greatly! Eva’s granddaughter, Jennifer Lynch, curious about the meaning of her grandma’s name found the origin of Eva is Hebrew and translates to mean life giving and the way Eva lived her life is truly an example of the meaning of her name.

Eva Glaser

August 2, 1911 - January 2, 2009