Pauline Cherney

Funeral Mass for Pauline Cherney, 86, of Lefor will be held 11:00 a. m. Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at the St. Elizabeth?s Catholic Church in Lefor, ND with Father Lawrence Wagner OSB and Father Taras Miles officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Elizabeth?s Cemetery at Lefor. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9 a. m. ? 9 p. m. at Stevenson Funeral Home in Dickinson followed by a Rosary at 7:00 p. m. Visitation will continue on Wednesday one hour prior to the service at the church. Pauline passed away on Friday, October 10, 2008 at St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck, ND. Pauline Cherney was born on July 16, 1922 the daughter of John and Eva (Hubof) Reindel, one of 18 siblings, on the family farm in Lefor, ND. She grew up and attended school in Lefor. On November 27, 1940, Pauline and Frank Cherney were united in marriage at the St. Elizabeth?s Catholic Church in Lefor. They moved to the Cherney family farm where they farmed and started their family of ten children. They made Lefor home their entire lives. Pauline enjoyed gardening, baking, fishing and needlework. She was very well known for making the old German dishes and never needing to use a recipe. She was a member of Christian Mothers, local Homemakers Club, St. Joseph Verein Hall, Gladstone Senior Citizens Club along with being a lifetime member of the St. Elizabeth?s Catholic Church. Pauline enjoyed family get togethers and especially loved her children and grandchildren. She and Frank enjoyed spending the winters in Texas. Survivors include, five daughters, Carol (James) Keck, Dickinson, ND, Sandra Frieze, Lefor, ND, Paulette Cherney, San Francisco, CA, Eva (David) Rohr, Dickinson, ND and RoxAnn Cherney, Dickinson, ND; five sons, Fred Cherney and special friend, Tammy, Decatur, IL, Marvin (Rhoda) Cherney, Mineola, TX, Mike (Bernice) Cherney, Hazen, ND, Lynn (Debbie) Cherney, Dickinson, ND and John (Audrey) Cherney, Rothsay,MN; sister, Margaret (Lester) Sadler, Fargo, ND; brother, Joseph (Mary Frances) Reindel, White Haven, PA; 17 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frank in 1996; granddaughter, Kimberly; 15 brothers and sisters.


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Burial Date: October 15, 2008
Funeral Home Dickinson, ND

Funeral Mass: Wednesday, St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church, Lefor, ND