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Lillian Zander Kautzman
Birth: 31 May 1932 Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
Death: 7 Sep 2016 (aged 84) New Salem, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
Burial: Mandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
Memorial #: 169635993
Bio: Lillian Kautzman, 84, Mandan, passed away Sept. 7, 2016, at Elm Crest Manor Care Center, New Salem. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, at Spirit of Life Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Selva Periannan as celebrant. Burial will be at Mandan Union Cemetery.Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, with a rosary/parish vigil at 5 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the service on Monday.Lillian was born May 31, 1932, to Emil and Julia (Stein) Zander in Crown Butte. She was raised and educated in the Crown Butte area. Lillian was very proud of her German heritage. Lillian married Jack E. Kautzman on Nov. 1, 1949.Lillian and Jack were truly a team; they worked side by side on the family farm and knew the meaning of hard work. Lillian had a fondness for the animals on the farm. She was a wonderful cook, especially German recipes. Lillian was a compassionate person and never knew a stranger she didn?t welcome into her home; she was easygoing and had many friends. She loved to cook, sew, do crafts and dance to polkas. She and Jack won trophies at polka contests, and she enjoyed the Sunday Polka Party.After their retirement, Jack and Lillian spent 14 winters in Arizona, where they made many new and lasting friends. Above all, Lillian?s family and faith were central in her life and she will always be remembered by her husband and children as the touchstone of their family.Lillian will be deeply missed by her loving husband of 66 years, Jack, Mandan; her daughters, Sandra (Wayne) Smith, Mandan, Colette (Dennis) Friedt, Gillette, Wyo., and Jackie (Gene) Geiger, Minot; her son, Stacy (Suzi) Kautzman, Bismarck; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; her sisters, Diane (Gary) Handley, Texas, Doris (Curtis) Dockler, Sacramento, Calif., and Linda (Dick) Broen, Bemidji, Minn.; her brother, Gary (Flo) Zander, Mandan; her sisters-in-law, Dorothy Zander, Mandan, and Fran Zander, Bismarck; along with numerous nieces and nephews.Lillian was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Caroline (Tony) Knoll; and her brothers, Fred, Don, Loyd, Emanuel and Carl Zander.In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Elm Crest Manor Care Center, New Salem. (Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan)Bismarck Tribune Sept. 10, 2016
Family Members
Parents
Emil F Zander 1905-2004
Julia Stein Zander 1910-1968
Siblings
Fred Anton Zander 1930-2008
Caroline Zander Knoll 1934-2007
Carl Zander 1934-1935
Donald Zander 1937-2003
Lloyd David Zander 1947-2010
Emmanuel Zander 1951-2014
Created by: Sharon (Fleck) Huettl (48146119)
Added: 9 Sep 2016
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169635993/lillian-kautzman
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 August 2019), memorial page for Lillian Zander Kautzman (31 May 1932?7 Sep 2016), Find A Grave Memorial no. 169635993, citing Mandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Sharon (Fleck) Huettl (contributor 48146119) .
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1932 - 2016 (84 years)