Frieda I. Kinnischtzke

Frieda I. Hartmann Kinnischtzke, 80, Tappen, died August 24, 2011, at St. Mary?s Medical Center in Apple Valley, CA. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 30, at 10:30 a.m. at Zion United Methodist Church in Tappen with Rev. Elmo Herman officiating. Burial will be at Fisher Cemetery in Tappen. Visitation will be held on Monday from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Eastgate Steele Chapel where a prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Frieda was born on November 10, 1930, in Hebron, ND, to Henry and Mary Bender Hartmann. She graduated from Hebron High School in May 1949. On September 11, 1949, she married Werner Kinnischtzke in Hebron. They made their home in Bismarck where she worked for the Health Department at the State Capitol and worked as a cook in various restaurants. In April 1956, Frieda and Werner bought a farm northeast of Tappen where Frieda was active with all the farm work, gardening, and also raising her family, which was six kids in ten years. In 1971, she and Werner bought a house in Tappen and leased out the farm. Here she worked as a cook at the school and at restaurants in Steele and Tappen until 1983 when they bought the Tappen Café and owned it for four years. In 1987, they moved to Apple Valley, CA, where she worked as a cook. She retired in 1992 and devoted her time collecting cookie jars and spoons from all over the world. She especially enjoyed embroidery and was very committed to it until her health began to fail. Frieda and Werner spent winters in Apple Valley and summers in Tappen until the time of her death. She is survived by her husband, Werner; daughters, Diane Kinnischtzke, Apple Valley, CA, and Debbie Larry Olson, Tappen; sons, Dennis Joan, Mankato, MN, Darrell Sherry, Washburn, Douglas Carol, Tappen, and Dwight Paula, Bismarck; grandchildren, Justin Janna and son Logan, Ashley, Amanda, Laura, Dustin, Barry, Cody, Scott Trisha, Derek, Levi, April Perry and son Teedyn, and Tayler; sisters, Viola Nolet of De Kalb, IL, Martha Hartmann and Anna Gietzen, both of Glen Ullin; and brother, Ervin Hartmann of Sturgis, SD. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Hank, George, Walter, and Albert; and sisters, Ella, Esther, and Hilda.

Frieda I. Kinnischtzke

November 10, 1930 - August 24, 2011