Marcella Regeth

Marcella Regeth, 87, Manning, died Thursday, August 12, 2004, due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a. m. Friday, August 20, 2004, at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church, Killdeer, with Reverend Jerry Ruelle, OSB, celebrating. Interment will be in Killdeer Cemetery, Killdeer. Visitation will be Thursday at Price-Murphy Funeral Home from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. with a rosary and sharing of memories at 7 p. m. Visitation will continue on Friday at the church one hour prior to the service. Marcella Voss was born October 2, 1916, in Dickinson. She was a daughter of Gustav and Marcella (Kucera) Voss. She attended country school at Fayette through the 8th grade. On August 31, 1936, she married Henry Regeth at St. Joseph?s Hospital Chapel, Dickinson. After their marriage, they moved to a farm southeast of Manning, ND, which they still call home. Marcella loved the farm where she grew bountiful gardens, raised chickens, milked cows, helped take care of the livestock and crops. She also raised seven children teaching them good values and the benefits of hard work. Marcella was a member of the Knife River Homemakers Club, St. Joseph?s Altar Society, Christian Mothers, Farmers Union Local Leader, a local delegate to Washington, D. C. and the Good Sam Club. She loved growing flowers and with her green thumb, there were beautiful flowers in her yard, her garden and in her home. She also enjoyed gardening, antiquing and coin collecting, rock hunting, camping, traveling, piano playing and dancing. Marcella also participated in many community events and loved to spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Marcella is survived by: her husband, Henry, Manning; children, Elaine (George) Laue, Pueblo West, Colo. , Henry (Barbara) Regeth, Jr. , Bothell, Wash. , Darlene Fisher, Dickinson, Shirley (John) Thompson, Belle Fourche, SD, Karol Lesmeister, Reeder, ND, Peggy Regeth, Bismarck and Richard (Cheryl) Regeth, Manning, ND; 15 grandchildren, Cheryl Bean, Becky Regeth-Henderson, Colin and Randy Fisher, Henry Thompson, Wendy Larson, Leanne Smutzler, Jackie Donner, Chad Lesmeister, Nathan and Jessica Guenther, Josh and Shawn Loeb and Whitney and Chris Regeth; 15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Martha and Hazel Voss, both of Dickinson. She was preceded in death by: her parents, one brother, Albert Voss; two sisters, Elsie Kukla and Caroline Voss; one granddaughter, Jennifer Regeth and two sons-in-law, Jack Lesmeister and Sam Fisher.


Burial Date: August 20, 2004
Funeral Home Dickinson, ND

Funeral Mass: Friday, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Killdee