TARNASKY Mathilda Grenz 2009

 

The Jamestown Sun, ND

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

 

Mathilda “Tillie” Tarnasky, 87, Bismarck, died February 28, 2009, at her home.

 

Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday at 11:30 AM at First Baptist Church in Bismarck with Rev. Dr. Stephen Wisthoff officiating. Burial will be held at 2:00 PM at the North Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery.

 

Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 – 9:00 PM at Eastgate Funeral Service in Bismarck where a prayer service will be held at 7:00 PM.

 

Mathilda was born on November 27, 1921, eight miles northwest of Gackle, ND, in McIntosh County, to John and Caroline (Herman) Grenz. She was raised and attended school near Gackle and helped with the family farming until her marriage to Marvin L. Tarnasky on October 26, 1947. They moved to Jamestown, ND, in 1948 and then to Bismarck in April of 1956. She provided child care for two local families.

 

Tillie was a member of First Baptist Church and the VFW in Bismarck. She enjoyed crocheting and quilting in her younger years and also liked growing flowers and working in her garden.

 

Tillie was dearly loved and will be deeply missed by her husband, Marvin of Bismarck; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Alvin and Maggie Grenz and Marvin and Leah Grenz, all of Gackle; one sister and brother-in-law, Geraldine and Walter Sells of Oregon; and many nieces, nephews, and good friends.

 

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers and two sisters-in-law, Burt and Julia Grenz and Gust and Dorothy Grenz; and one sister and brother-in-law, Malida and Robert Weixel.