Elmer Munsch, 72, Bismarck, passed away June
14, 2014, after a year-long battle with cancer. Services
will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, June 19, at First
Lutheran Church, Mandan, with Rev. Lee Herberg officiating.
Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm Wednesday,
June 18, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway,
Bismarck, where a prayer service will begin at 7:30 pm.
Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at
the church.
Elmer was born March 22, 1942, in Emmons County, ND. He was
raised and educated in Regan, ND. In 1970 Elmer moved to
Missoula, Montana, and worked construction for many years.
On December 19, 1975, he married Grace Stenerson-Wiedrich,
and her three children joined their blessed union. The
family made their home in Bismarck, and in September 1978,
welcomed their special son and brother, Chad, to the family.
Elmer worked for Larry Ames and Ames Construction as a heavy
equipment operator from 1977 until 1998. While working for
Ames Construction, he traveled to numerous states with his
wife, Grace, and youngest son, Chad. He worked for Northern
Improvement until his retirement in 2004, where he called
Bismarck his home. Elmer enjoyed his time spent solving
world problems with Dean and his coffee buddies.
Elmer is survived by his wife, Grace; his sons, Terry
(Crystal) Munsch, Missoula, MT, Troy (Sandy) Munsch, Tulsa,
OK, Bryan Wiedrich, Sandy, UT, and Chad Munsch, Bismarck;
his daughters, Tammy (Rod) Braae, and Twyla Ball, both Huson,
MT, Vicky (George) Ferderer, and Rhonda (Gary) Bowers, both
of Mandan; two sisters, Dorothy (Bill) Wilkins, Placerville,
CA, and Marilyn McCray, Wichita, KA; and 17 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Emil and Emma (Serr)
Munsch; granddaughter, Abigail Ferderer; sister and
brother-in-law, Maxine and Harold Zuroff; and numerous
uncles, aunts, and cousins.
As a blended family, we have been truly blessed to have had
such a hard-working, loving man in our lives. Some of us are
proud to drop the step from the word and just call him,
father.
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