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- [S927] Obituary.
LEMMON, S.D. -- Mass of Christian burial for Mary Blotsky, 80, Lemmon, S.D., formerly of McIntosh, S.D., will be held at 10:30 a.m. MDT Monday at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church, McIntosh, with the Revs. Steve Biegler and Hugo Blotsky officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1-5:30 p.m. today at Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home, Lemmon, and will continue at the church one hour before services. A scriptural rosary service will begin at 7 tonight at the church with the Rev. Dennis Riss officiating.
Special music for the service will be provided by Mary Nehl, organist, and Eldon Jensen, soloist. Serving as honorary casketbearers will be her granddaughters, Misi Kayl, Magen, Lori, Jessie, Faith, Charity, and Tera Blotsky, Kimberly Hoffman, Heather Gehring, Susan Crook, Rayne Kienzle, Vivian Bachmeier, Lynette Tishmack, DeDe Pearce, Kristy Seller, Connie Tyler, Trena Lindemann, Rachell Kuntz and Angie Johnson. Serving as active casketbearers will be her grandsons, Dennis, Aaron, Arlen, and Doug Kraft, Jason, Mark and Steve Jaszkowiak, Todd and Jim Bachmeier, Chad, Travis, Leo A. and Brian Blotsky, Clint Sieler, Mitch Tishmack, Craig and Tim Gehring, and Brian Goodmanson.
Marianna "Mary" Bullinger was born Nov. 26, 1918, at Mandan. She was the oldest of 12 children born to Adam and Regina (Bender) Bullinger. Mary was raised on a farm near St. Anthony. She attended first grade at St. Anthony Sister School, and then in 1924, moved with her family to a farm north of Solen. She attended school through the sixth grade there and then her parents kept her home from school to help with the farm and raise her siblings. On April 19, 1938, Mary was united in marriage to Peter Joseph Blotsky at the Bishop's Chapel in Bismarck. They resided in Breien for five years and then moved to Raleigh. In 1954, Peter and Mary purchased the Hilltop Cafe in McIntosh, which she operated until 1977. In addition to the cafe, Mary and Peter raised their 16 children there. Peter died Oct. 11, 1980, and Mary continued to live in McIntosh. In 1997 she moved to an apartment in Lemmon. She passed from this life on Oct. 14, 1999, in the Hettinger hospital at the age of 80 years, 9 months and 18 days.
Her family was her utmost priority. She was a devoted member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. She was a skilled quilter and also enjoyed cooking. She will be well remembered for her wonderful "homestyle" cooked meals.
Grateful for having shared her life are her eight daughters and sons-in-law, Irene and Albert Bachmeier, Rapid City, S.D., Marlene and Henry Jaszkowiak, Bismarck, Darlene and Don Sieler, McIntosh, Betty and Alvin Kraft, New Salem, Clara and Dick Goodmanson, Lemmon, Vernetta and Jake Kraft, Belle Fourche, S.D., Annette and Curtis Gehring, McIntosh, and Cecelia and Blaine Tishmack, Shields; eight sons and daughters-in-law, Melvin, Redfield, S.D., Leo and Georgia, Beulah, Ronald, McIntosh, Charlie and Maria, Sturgis, S.D., Gerald, Bismarck, Bill and Pat, Vale, S.D., David, Williston, and Jeff, McIntosh; 37 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; four sisters, Agnes Smith Ledford, Paint Lick, Ky., Cecelia and John Kuntz, Mandan, Clara and Leon Lechford, Waterloo, Iowa, and Loretta and Dave Dolecheck, Sheridan, Wyo.; and four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Adam and Nelda Bullinger, Mott, Anton Bullinger, California, Cletus and Joan Bullinger, Piper City, Ill., and Andrew and Sarah Bullinger, Torrance, Calif.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one sister, Margaret Schaner; two brothers, Nick and William Bullinger; and one great-great-grandson, Marcus Kienzle.
God saw you were getting tired, and a cure was not to be,
So he put his arm around you and whispered "Come with me."
With tearful eyes we watched you suffer and saw you fade away,
Although we loved you dearly we could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, you're now at peaceful rest,
God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.
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1918 - 1999 (80 years)