Lorraine Rauser

Lorraine Vietz Hartmann Rauser, 89, joined her Heavenly Father on September 2, 2013, in Dickinson, ND, where she had been living since 2009. Services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, September 6, at First Baptist Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Paul Gibson officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Thursday, September 5, at Eastgate Funeral Service, Bismarck. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church. Lorraine was born November 26, 1923, to Alfred and Martha Walth Vietz in Glen Ullin, ND, where she was raised on a farm and graduated from high school in 1941. Following graduation, Lorraine later taught country school for a short time. Lorraine married Albert Hartmann in 1943. Albert passed away in 1966. Lorraine married John Rauser in 1985. John passed away in 2007. Lorraine was very active in her church. She enjoyed basketball and baseball, was an avid Twins fan, painting pictures, sewing, cooking, traveling, and spending time at her lake home at Lake Tschida. Lorraine sold Avon products in the fifties and sixties, later enrolled at Bismarck Community College pursuing an accounting degree, and also took many painting and arts and crafts classes. She also enjoyed gardening and was very active in United Commercial Travelers. Lorraine was employed by Quality Builders as an accountant for over twenty years where John was also employed. She was previously employed by Orser, Olson, Wolf, and St. Peter, CPAs, and Albrecht Frozen Foods, all of Bismarck. Lorraine is survived by her children, Linda Riggs, Crystal Lakes, IL, Tom Lynda Hartmann, Grand Forks, ND, and Nancy Dan Metz, Dickinson, ND; her brothers, Norman Vietz, Eagle, ID, and Richard Evie Vietz, Minneapolis, MN; sisters-in-law, Vesina Vietz, Faribault, MN, and Grace Vietz, Sioux Falls, SD; six grandchildren, Corbin Riggs, Genoa, IL, Matthew Betsy Riggs, Chicago, IL, Troy Cindy Hartmann, Hillsboro, NC, Rusty Cori Hartmann, Fargo, ND, Hannah Metz, Aurora, CO, and Sam Metz, Dickinson, ND; eight great-grandchildren; and three step-sons, Bruce Rauser, Greg Monte Rauser, and Mike Mary Rauser, all of the Bismarck/Mandan area. Lorraine was preceded in death by two sons, Timothy in 1974, and Steven in 2000; her husbands, Albert and John; and two brothers, Milton and Donald. Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association.

Lorraine Rauser

November 26, 1923 - September 2, 2013