Sylvester Wald

Sylvester Wald, 82, Bismarck, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 9:30 am Saturday, June 14, at Church of St. Anne with Rev. Ed Wehner officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck on Saturday, June 14. Visitation will be held from 1:00 pm until 9:00 pm Friday at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck where a vigil/rosary will begin at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Sylvester was born September 14, 1925, in Logan County, ND, the son of Conrad C. and Margaret Schmidt Wald. He was the fifth child in a family of 12. Sylvester married Mellicent Jangula at Zeeland, ND, on May 31, 1954. He was a farmer all of his life, farming in Napoleon and Medina; retiring from dairy farming at Pettibone in 1977. He did custom corn chopping for 20 plus years and worked for American Crystal Sugar, beet piling at Reynolds for the past ten years. Sylvester was a farmer at heart and in his retirement years he had many hobbies; woodworking, welding, making lawn ornaments and loved to dance every chance he could get. He was happiest doing these things and was a man that needed to be busy. Sylvester lived life to its fullest, loving to travel with his wife, Millie; visiting friends and family. But mostly, he was anxious to help his children and grandchildren with whatever projects they needed help with. He was the kindest, most generous and loving man. There are no words to express what he meant to us all and how deeply he touched all of our lives. We will miss him so much but know he will watch over us from Heaven. Sylvester is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Mellicent "Millie" of Bismarck; one son, Terry Anna Mack Wald of Bismarck; two daughters, Cheryle Norbert Guthmiller of Bismarck and Sherlene Phil Matthews of Colorado Springs, CO; his precious grandchildren, Jesse Andrea Wald of Fargo, Lance Wald and fiance, Katie Jo Zander, Mitch Wald Brieanna Schmidt, Dustin Guthmiller Kyla Peck, Tiffany Guthmiller and fiance Mike Kapla all of Bismarck, Erika Maier, Nikole Kerry Collingwood and Jakob Matthews all of Colorado Springs, Co; brothers, Francis Irene Wald of Grand Forks and Conrad Wald of Bismarck; sisters, Phyllis Wald of Adrian, MI, Julie Alex Feist, Christina Dosch and Dorothy Wald all of Bismarck and Marge Arlan Vonesh of Buxton; brothers-in-law, James Schmidt of Hazelton and John Ell of Bismarck and sisters-in-law, Lillian Wald and Elizabeth Wald both of Bismarck. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Markus and Adam Wald; two sisters, Elizabeth Ell and Helen Schmidt; brothers-in-law, Adam Wald and Henry Dosch and sister-in-law, Alvina Wald. We love you and will miss you, our wonderful and loving, husband, dad, grandpa, brother, uncle and friend.

Sylvester Wald

September 14, 1925 - June 10, 2008