Magdalen Barth

A Funeral Mass for Maggie Barth, 90, of Dickinson, will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 4, 2013 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Dickinson with Father Shannon Lucht celebrating. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.


Visitation for Maggie will be 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3rd at Stevenson Funeral Home with a Rosary and Vigil service being held at 7:00 p.m.


Maggie passed away with her family by her side on Monday, September 30, 2013 at St. Benedict’s Health Center in Dickinson.


Magdalen (Maggie) Frank was born March 19, 1923 in Dickinson, the daughter of Sebastian and Anna (Klein) Frank. She was raised on the family farm 15 miles south of Dickinson. She attended school at Schefield and graduated from high school at Schefield in 1941. After graduation, she spent a few years at home, helping her parents on the farm. On June 6, 1944, Maggie married Willie Barth at Schefield. The couple moved to the Mott area where they farmed and raised their four children, Erv, Ed, Elaine and Mel. In 1960, the family moved to Dickinson. Maggie then worked for the Dickinson State College from 1961 to 1979, at which time she retired because of ill health. Her husband Willie, passed away three months later. Maggie’s hobbies included various crafts, making quilts, crocheting, playing cards, volunteering and traveling with her friends. She also enjoyed being a part of a sewing club. Maggie especially enjoyed her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Maggie was a charter member of the Queen of Peace Catholic Church where she served as a Eucharistic minister, reader and commentator. She was also a member of the Christian Mothers and the Catholic Daughters. She was a member of St. Pius Verein of Schefield, R. S. V. P. and A. A. R. P. and the Singles Club of Dickinson. Maggie loved to dance and it was while attending the Singles Club that she met Mike Glaser who became her constant companion for the next 18 years.


Maggie is survived by her children, Ervin (Paulette) Barth of Dickinson, Edwin (Patricia) Barth of Beulah, Mel (Lucy) Barth of Bismarck, and Elaine Little of Bismarck; brother, Christ (Lorraine) Frank of Dickinson; and sister, Rose Binstock of St. Cloud, MN; 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.


She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Willie Barth; six brothers and five sisters.


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Burial Date: October 4, 2013
Funeral Home Dickinson, ND

Funeral Mass: Friday: Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Dickinson, ND