Martha Schlittenhard

Martha Schlittenhard, 95, Gackle, ND died Thursday August 3, 2006 at the Jamestown Hospital in Jamestown, ND.

Martha Roemmich was born February 25, 1911 at the family farm home near Streeter, ND, the daughter of Henry and Sophia (Metzger) Roemmich. She attended the local rural school where she received her elementary education and grew to womanhood in the vicinity.

She and Edward Schlittenhard were married September 5, 1948 at Jamestown, ND. They made their home in Gackle where Martha was a housewife. After their retirement they entered the Rosewood Nursing Home in Fargo. Following the death of her husband December 12, 1997, she moved back to Gackle in the spring of 1998.

She was a member of the Grace Baptist Church and very active in church and community affairs.

She is survived by her son, Duwayne ‘Dewey' (Jeanne) Schlittenhard, Bismarck, ND, 1 grand daughter, Sarah (Jason) Bowe, Lafayette, IN, 2 brothers and 2 sisters, Albert Roemmich, McMinnville, OR, Henry Roemmich, Cody, WY, Edna Sheetz, Jamestown, ND, Erna Martin, Tappen, ND.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, 4 brothers, Ervin, Walter, Gideon, William, and 1 sister, Amelia.

The funeral service will be at 11:00 A.M. Monday August 7, 2006 at the Grace Baptist Church in Gackle, ND, with Rev. Timothy Blackman, pastor officiating.

The interment will be made in the Gackle Cemetery at Gackle, ND.

Prayer Service - 7:00 P.M. Sunday @ the funeral home in Gackle
Visitation - 1 - 9 Saturday & 9 - 9 Sunday