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Julia Senger
May 29, 1919 - June 13, 2010
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Julia Senger, 91, Harvey, ND passed away on Sunday, June 13, 2010 in the St. Alosius Long Term Care Unit.
Funeral mass will be Thursday June 17, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Harvey. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be at Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey on Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will continue at the church where there will be a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Julia was born May 29, 1919 on the family farm near Balta, ND. She was the daughter of Valentine Walter and Rosa (Schiele) Schaan. She grew up on the family farm and helped her mother with the care of her younger siblings. She attended school in Balta. For five years during harvest season, she managed the cook car making three meals a day for her father’s workers on the thrashing crew. Then she went to Rugby to work for the Hornstein family as a nanny. She also worked at the Balta Post office. Julia met Edward Senger of Orrin at a dance. They were married in Balta on January 24, 1944. Besides being a full time mother to fifteen children and help running a farm, Julia was involved in a variety of different volunteer positions and organizations. Julia belonged to the Christians Mothers, Catholic Daughters of America, St. Cecilia Alter Society and volunteered for many different church activities in Devils Lake, Orrin, and Harvey. She taught CCD classes in Orrin and Harvey. Shortly after moving to Harvey in 1978 from the farm, Julia and her son, Rick, became involved in Cub Scouts and hosted weekly meetings. Julia volunteered at the St. Aloisius Nursing Home fixing hair on Thursday mornings. Julia and Edward hosted two foreign exchange students from Germany and Norway. Julia and Edward worked along with other parents in the Pierce and McHenry Counties for the rights of people with developmental disabilities through ARC. Julia and other mothers had school two days per week for these children in Rugby until they were allowed in public schools in 1972. After that she worked to improve the conditions and treatment of these children in public schools. As her daughter, Betty, became an adult, Julia along with Mr. Walter Filler saw another need for adults with development disabilities to have work and shelter within their home communities. In 1980 they started HAV-IT in Harvey. As a founding board member, Julia volunteered all her time to help HAV-IT become a viable agency. Julia was a loving, caring, and thoughtful mother and grandmother. She always remembered everyone’s favorite foods and birthdays. She loved cooking, gardening, playing pinochle and was a good seamstress. But, her true enjoyment was spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Julia is survived by her loving husband, Edward; children, Bob (Susan) Senger, Old Sayebrook, Connecticut, Bernadette (Ralph) Mahler, Fargo, Fr. William Senger, Maryknoll, NY, Beverly (Kris) Senger-Butler, Valley, Alabama, Bruce (Patty) Senger of Moorhead, Vernon (Linette) Senger of Fargo, Betty Senger of Harvey, Michael (Sheila) Senger of Orrin, Bonnie (Jerry) Daily of Moorhead, Marilyn (Brian) Bjoralt of Fargo, Joseph Senger of Bismarck, Julie (Bob) Keller of Harvey and Rick (Kim) Senger of Shakopee, MN; 23 grandchildren, Lori (John) Erie; Tim (Annette) Mahler; Stacy (Paul) Lopes; Zaneta (Scott) Daigle; Amanda (Steve Green) Senger; Jason (Misty) Senger; Alisha (Chris) Martin; Angie (Kipp) Stevens; Josh Senger; Matt (Marie Emmerich) Greer; Jenna and Luke Senger; Kyle (Alishia) Daily; Andrew Daily; Nathan and Kevin Bjoralt;Daniel Senger; Robert, Sarah and Zachary Keller; Max, Katy and Sean Senger; 10 great-grandchildren, Nathan and Austin Mahler; Ellen and Tom Erie; Tabitha Lopes; Owen Senger; Cecilia and Julia Mae Daigle; Danik Stevens, Sofie Pfund; brothers, Carl (Lois) Schaan of Rugby, Leo Schaan of Underwood, John Schaan of Rugby; sisters, Martha (Daryl) Schlickenmayer of Las Vegas, Christine (Ed) Bertsch of Fargo, Helen Klein of Fargo, Bernie (John) Duechsher of Pleasant Lake, and sister-in-law, Lugard Schaan of Rugby and brother-in-law Al Morrissey of Phoenix.
Julia was preceded in death by two children,Valentine and Byron; parents; brothers, Philip and Frank; sister, Dorothy Morrissey; grandson, Nicholas Senger; brother-in-law, Leo Klein; sisters-in-law, Teresa Schaan and Dorothy Schaan.
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1919 - 2010 (91 years)