Louise Wolf

A funeral Mass for Louise M. Wolf, 96, of Dickinson will be held at 9:00 a. m. , Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church with Father Keith Streifel celebrating. Burial will be held at 3:00 p. m. CDT, Tuesday at the North Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery in Mandan. Visitation for Louise will be from 1:00 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. , Monday, March 30, 2015 at Stevenson Funeral Home with a rosary and vigil service being held at 7:00 p. m. Louise Wolf passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at St. Luke’s Home in Dickinson, ND. Louise Malissa Pace, a southern belle, from the heart of Dixie was born December 22, 1918, in Pickens, SC, the daughter of James and Minnie (McJunkin) Pace. She was a tom boy at heart and enjoyed helping on the family plantation. She graduated from Dacusville State High School in 1937. Louise played many sports during that time and was a natural athlete. She especially excelled in track and field, softball, basketball and swimming. She worked as a seamstress in a local textile mill before meeting her husband. Louise married Philip Wolf on June 30, 1944 in a military chapel in Greenville, South Carolina. To this union three sons were born: Dennis, Thurman and Michael. Louise was a military wife for 20 years and followed her husband around the world. While Philip was in the Air Force, Louise was a stay at home mom. While on base, she was known to take all the neighborhood kids swimming, and playing softball. When Philip retired they moved home to the family farm southeast of Dickinson. This was the end of the silk and satin era for Louise. It was quite the culture shock but she loved helping on the farm and taking care of the animals. Louise was quite the fighter, beating cancer two different times. Her family will remember all the pranks she played on them especially on April fool’s day. She would always say, “See you later alligator” and her family would reply, “After a while crocodile. ” She was known for her amazing fried chicken, and her southern accent that everyone loved to hear. She was very proud of her English, Irish decent. Louise enjoyed gardening, flowers, cooking and animals. She loved being around her family during the holidays, especially Easter. She always had an Easter egg hunt, made a big home cooked meal and would fly kites with all the grandkids. Louise is survived by her sons, Thurman (Pat) Wolf and Michael (Bernadette) Wolf of Dickinson; daughter-in-law, Linda Dragus of NJ; seven grandchildren, Kevin (Jenna) Wolf, Summer (Greg) Melchior, Travis (Melissa) Wolf, Dr. Amber (Kris) Wolf-Ringwall, DVM, PhD, Cody (Jess) Wolf, Dr. Kristal (Curtis) Wolf Weinstein, D. C, and Dakota Wolf; nine great grandchildren; brothers Joe H. “Marty” of Anderson, SC and Grover (Leola) of Pickens, SC; and sister-in-laws, Argyle Pace of Pickens, SC, and Fanny Pace of Easley, SCLouise is preceded in death by her parents, James and Minnie Pace; husband, Philip Wolf; son, Dennis Wolf; brothers Richard, W. T, Thurman and Marvin; sisters Lura Galloway, Bertie Looper, Willice Mae Anthony and Lucretta “Cressie” Anthony; and step mother, Tennie Looper. Louise’s family would like to thank St. Lukes nursing home for making her feel like family for the last four years. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donation to the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation.


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Burial Date: March 31, 2015
Funeral Home Dickinson, ND
Church St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Funeral Mass: Tuesday: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Dickinson, ND