Tillie Landeis Obituary (1929 - 2011)

Tillie Landeis, 82, Bismarck, North Dakota, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at St. Vincent Care Center Medcenter One, Bismarck. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Spirit of Life Catholic Church, Mandan, with Fr. Chad Gion officiating. There will be a gathering of friends and family beginning at 9:00 AM. Cremation has taken place, and burial will be at a later date. Tillie was born January 4, 1929, at Strasberg, North Dakota, to Zacheus and Katherine (Mosset) Braun. She was raised at Selfridge, where she attended country schools. On June 25, 1947, she married Pete Landeis Jr. in St. Philomenia Catholic Church in Selfridge. They farmed six miles north of Selfridge until their retirement when they moved to Mobridge and finally Mandan. Tillie enjoyed crocheting, and making blankets, and doilies for everyone she knew. She was an avid bingo player, enjoyed playing cards and especially spending time with family and friends. She is survived by two daughters, Kaydee (Jim) Wetzel, Mandan, and Darlene (Larry) Aman, Mobridge, South Dakota; one son, Frank (Debbie) Landeis, Selfridge; son-in-law, Jeff Tuntland; one brother, Bernard Braun; five sisters, Ann (Pete) Berger, Barbara (Max) Feist, all of Mandan, Elizabeth Flemmer, and Theresa Jefferson, both from Phoenix, Arizona, and Katie Bauer, Billings, Montana; ten grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Tillie was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter, Julie Tuntland; son, Dale Landeis, two brothers, Lawrence and John; one sister Regina Kline; and three grandchildren, Lee Harsche, and Tristen and Cory Tuntland.