Pauline Leno

Pauline Leno, 94, of Bismarck, passed away June 1, 2013, at Sanford Health in Bismarck. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Thursday, June 6, at English Lutheran Church in Tuttle, with Rev. Valerie Kinlan officiating. Burial will be at the Tuttle Cemetery immediately following. Visitation will be held from 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm Wednesday, June 5, at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E Divide Ave, where a prayer service will begin at 7:00 pm. Pauline Spah Leno was born on September 6, 1918, to Fred and Karolina Gerr Spah. She was raised and attended school near Tuttle. On November 7, 1943, Pauline married Albert Leno at Tuttle. They farmed and ranched southwest of Tuttle on the Gottlieb Leno homestead. She helped her husband in the fields, milked the cows and had a big garden. She was an excellent cook and baked delicious bread, buns, cinnamon rolls and kuchen. Pauline was a member of English Lutheran Church at Tuttle and active with the Ladies Aid group. They retired and moved to Bismarck in the fall of 1992. Albert died in April of 1993. Pauline was a member of the German Singers for several years, entertaining at the local nursing homes. She always had beautiful flowers planted around her home. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, crafting, embroidering and assembling puzzles. In 2010 Pauline moved to Edgewood Vista. While there she embroidered many sets of dishtowels for her children and grandchildren. She had resided at Missouri Slope for the past six weeks. Surviving Pauline are her five children, three daughters, RaeNett Clem Nadeau, East Grand Forks, MN, Evelyn Larry Staiger, Fairbanks, AK, Patricia Tim Kraft, Tuttle, ND, two sons, Walter Sharon, Tuttle, ND, and LeeAllan Doris, Tuttle, ND. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and some step-grandchildren. Pauline is also survived by two brothers-in-law, Willie and Art Leno, five sisters-in-law, Freda Jochim, Esther Leno, Gwen Leno, Doris Leno and Linda Leno. Pauline was greeted at the Heavenly Gate by her husband, Albert; a granddaughter, Danette Nadeau; two sisters-Lydia and Emelia; and four brothers, Jacob, Fred, Henry and Albert; and her parents.

Pauline Leno

September 6, 1918 - June 1, 2013