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Felix Bernhardt

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Felix Bernhardt

Birth
Linton, Emmons County, North Dakota, USA
Death
2 Mar 2013 (aged 96)
Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Linton, Emmons County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
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Felix Bernhardt, 96, formerly of Linton, ND died March 2, 2013 in a Bismarck Care Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Linton with Fr. David Richter officiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery with Military rites provided by the Linton American Legion.

Visitation will be held on Monday from 4:00pm to 9:00pm at Myers Funeral Home, Linton. There will be a prayer service at 7:30pm. Visitation will continue for one hour before the services at the church on Tuesday.

Felix was born September 9, 1916 southeast of Linton, the son of Joseph and Barbara (Schiele) Bernhardt. He attended country school. Felix's father died when Felix was only two years old, his mother remarried and the family lived on his father's farm.

May of 1935, Felix joined the CCC's where he served over a year. Felix worked at several jobs including, a lumberjack, a mine worker in Butte, MT and a sugar field worker before returning home. He started farming on his father's farm in 1956.

Felix married Rose Bosch on November 20, 1956 at Sacred Heart Church east of Linton. Following their marriage, they farmed his father's land until 1983 when they retired. They continued to live on the farm until moving to Linton. He was a trustee at Sacred Heart Church, president of the country school board, and helped in getting rural buses in the area. Felix entered the service in March of 1941, received training in Iowa and was shipped to several other states. He received an honorable discharge as a Corporal in August of 1943. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion, the Strasburg Lions Club. Felix will be remembered as a hard, working man, always willing to help anyone in need.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law: Nancy and Brad Volk, Bismarck, ND; a very special grandson, Blake Volk, Bismarck, ND; three sisters-in-law: Mary Stoppler, Linton, ND, Helen Stoppler, Bismarck, ND and Luella Bosch, Mobridge, SD.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his step father, Walter Stoppler, his wife in 2008; one brother, Alex Bernahrdt, one sister, Mary Lindquist; four half brothers: Larry Stoppler, Frank Stoppler, Eugene Stoppler and Ludwig Stoppler and four half sisters: Marcella Lipp, Katie Heppner, Theresa Bosch and Julia Schwingler.
Felix Bernhardt, 96, formerly of Linton, ND died March 2, 2013 in a Bismarck Care Center.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30am Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Linton with Fr. David Richter officiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery with Military rites provided by the Linton American Legion.

Visitation will be held on Monday from 4:00pm to 9:00pm at Myers Funeral Home, Linton. There will be a prayer service at 7:30pm. Visitation will continue for one hour before the services at the church on Tuesday.

Felix was born September 9, 1916 southeast of Linton, the son of Joseph and Barbara (Schiele) Bernhardt. He attended country school. Felix's father died when Felix was only two years old, his mother remarried and the family lived on his father's farm.

May of 1935, Felix joined the CCC's where he served over a year. Felix worked at several jobs including, a lumberjack, a mine worker in Butte, MT and a sugar field worker before returning home. He started farming on his father's farm in 1956.

Felix married Rose Bosch on November 20, 1956 at Sacred Heart Church east of Linton. Following their marriage, they farmed his father's land until 1983 when they retired. They continued to live on the farm until moving to Linton. He was a trustee at Sacred Heart Church, president of the country school board, and helped in getting rural buses in the area. Felix entered the service in March of 1941, received training in Iowa and was shipped to several other states. He received an honorable discharge as a Corporal in August of 1943. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, the American Legion, the Strasburg Lions Club. Felix will be remembered as a hard, working man, always willing to help anyone in need.

He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law: Nancy and Brad Volk, Bismarck, ND; a very special grandson, Blake Volk, Bismarck, ND; three sisters-in-law: Mary Stoppler, Linton, ND, Helen Stoppler, Bismarck, ND and Luella Bosch, Mobridge, SD.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his step father, Walter Stoppler, his wife in 2008; one brother, Alex Bernahrdt, one sister, Mary Lindquist; four half brothers: Larry Stoppler, Frank Stoppler, Eugene Stoppler and Ludwig Stoppler and four half sisters: Marcella Lipp, Katie Heppner, Theresa Bosch and Julia Schwingler.


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