Milton J. Hertz

1935 - 2010  (75 years)

• Name	Milton J. Hertz
  Born	19 Jan 1935	North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 May 2010	Minnesota, USA
  Buried	Y  [1]
  Person ID	I123826	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Gothold Hertz,   b. 14 Jan 1911, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 24 Apr 1998, Mott, Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Lydia Schurr,   b. 21 Apr 1905, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 7 Oct 1998, Mott, Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F53368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carol Ormiston,   b. 28 Jan 1937,   d. 9 Sep 2002  (Age 65 years)
  Married	1957
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F53367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. MOTT ? Milton J. Hertz, Mott, died with dignity on May 4, 2010, at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis. A celebration of his life will be held at 1 p.m. MDT Monday, May 10, at First Congregational Church, Mott, with the Rev. John Amundson, officiating. Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. MDT today at Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Mott, and one hour prior to the services at the church on Monday afternoon. He was born Jan. 19, 1935, in Elgin, to Gothold Hertz and Lydia Schurr Hertz. He lived in Fargo for eight years while his father farmed there, then returned to the Hertz homestead north of Mott in 1944. He graduated from Mott High School in 1951, and from Dickinson State University in 1955. Following graduation, Milt taught for two years at Edgeley High School, where he met his wife, Carol Ormiston. They were married in 1957, then moved to Havre, Mont., where he taught high school business for two years. He returned in 1959 to begin farming at the homestead. In 1969, Milt won one of four National Outstanding Young Farmer awards. In the 1970s, in addition to managing a large farming and ranching operation, he served as a member and president of the Mott School Board and as a member and president of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education. In 1978, he received the Alumni Chief Award from Dickinson State University. In 1983, Milt was appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture by President Ronald Regan. He rose to the position of administrator of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, which is now known as the Farm Service Agency. Milt returned to North Dakota in 1989 to continue farming with his son, Shane. He served as a director and president of the Dickinson State Alumni Association and emeritus director of the Dickinson State University Foundation. In 2003, Milt was recognized as DSU?s Alumni Fellow for the Department of Agriculture and Technical Studies. Most recently, Milt served on the Badlands Activities Steering Committee to create the new multi-purpose sport/recreation facility on the Dickinson State campus. Milt was always eager to incorporate innovative ideas on his farm. He was fascinated by GPS technology and the efficiencies that it created, and he and his son used this and other practices to make their No-Till farm one of the most successful in southwestern North Dakota. He supported his grandchildren in their academic and athletic endeavors, and always tried to teach them the importance of honesty, respect and hard work. Milt is survived by his children and their spouses, Sidney and Michael Fiergola, Minneapolis, Shane and Stacey Hertz, Mott, and Heather Hertz and Stan Blickensderfer, Mott; his grandchildren, Charles and Olivia Fiergola, Minneapolis, MacKenzie, Sean and Morgan Hertz, Mott, and Noah and Cade Milton Blickensderfer, Mott; his brother and his wife, Daniel and Cecile Hertz, Bozeman, Mont.; his nieces and nephews; and a dear friend, Dianne Morrell, Mott. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife, Carol; his parents; his sister, Marie Thompson; and his brother, William Hertz. Condolences to Milt?s family can be sent through our website at www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com.