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Gladys J Kirsch, 63, Mott, passed from this life on October 21, 2002, at a Bismarck hospital at the age of 63 years, six months and five days. Though her death was unexpected, her destiny is certain and in that we rejoice. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. MST Monday at Zoar Congregational Church, Mott, with the Reverend Corey Warner officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyslope Cemetery, Mott.
Special music will be provided by pianist Meridean Sprecher, and Melissa Kirschenmann will sing "Where the Roses Never Fade." Serving as casketbearers are Donald, Alroy and Marvin Achtenberg, Elmer Heupel, Keith Kirsch and Bradlet Stern. All friends and relatives are considered honor bearers.
A family service will be held at 7:30 p.m. MST Sunday at Zoar Congregational Church.
Gladys Jean Achtenberg Kirsch was born April 16, 1939, the youngest daughter of Jacob Achtenberg and Emelia Redinger of New leipzig. She grew up on the family farm north of New Leipzig.
Her childhood was filled wwith simple pleasures: fishing with bamboo poles in the Heart River with her father, paper dools cut out of the Sears Roebuck catalogue, pretending the upstairs window ledge was a keyboard and singing with her sister, Darlene. In the early 1950's her bought an organ, and Gladys and Darlene would sing for their father and the visitors who frequently came to the Achteenberg house, as well as at the Trinity Lutheran Church, where the family attended.
Gladys attended a one-room schoolhouse that was a half-mile from her farm. She walked to school in nice weather and went by horse-drawn sleigh or wagon in colder weather. She was a good student and completed the eight grades that were offered at that school. At times the teacher boared with the Achtenberg family.
Gladys married November 12, 1961, in Immanuel Lutheran Church at New Leipzig, Grant County, North Dakota, to Arnold Kirsch. Theirs was the first wedding in the new church building. Arnold and Gladys settled on their current farm six miles east of Mott and operated a grain and dairy farm for nearly 40 years.
Gladys was a farm wife in the true sense of the word. She and Arnold shared thousands of hours together in the milk barn. Her chicken and duck barns were usually full, and her fresh eggs were welcomed by all. Gladys' gardens, both flower and vegetable, were a source of great pleasure for her and bounty for many.
The new home Arnold and Gladys built in 1977 was a haven of hospitality to all who entered. Some of her greatest glories emerged from her kitchen. Glady's kuchen was a thing of renown in the local area, and her dish always came back from church gatherings completely empty. The flour and sugar that went into her angel food cakes was sifted ten times to achieve their unusual lighness and height. German specialties were made from scratch, and recipes were usually pulled from her head. Hwe mind contained a veritable encyclopedia of all the really useful things you need to know in life -- she was Heloise, Ann Landers and Julia Child in one bright, cheerful and endlessly-giving package.
Gladys was a very active member of her church, Zoar Congregational. She was a prayer warrior, deeply committed to missions and active in the Ladies Fellowship and Women's Bible Study groups. Gladys' deep faith in and love of God were expressed daily in her simple simple, quiet acts of kindness.
She was a very devoted wife and loving mother to her three daughters. Gladys' Christian faith and servant heart set an example each of her daughters strive to emulate. Though not a musician herself, Gladys' love of music led each of her daughters to study music and she took great enjoyment from their skills. Gladys was an avid reader, and her love of literature is one of the great gifts she passed on to her children. Perhaps the strongest expression of their mother's love was the daily prayer time Gladys and Arnold had, during which their daughters were each prayed for.
Though Gladys only had three daughters, her mother's love was endless and encompassed by all who came into her life. Before her own children were born, she showered her motherly love on her nieces and nephews. The arrival of her care packages were a cause for celebration in the dorms when her daughters were in college. Though she was not a well-traveled woman, her life touched people all around the world. Many people looked upon Gladys as a second mother and grandmother, including the children at New Hope Orphanage in Uganda and the many children who had the privilege of being baby-sat by her.
Her entire life, Gladys beautifully hand-embroidered countless baby bibs, blankets, pillowcases, tablecloths and dishtowels as gifts for all her in her acquaintance. All marriages and new babies that Gladys was aware of would be blessed with a hand-embroidered gift. Special care was taken so that even the undersides of these items were always neat and tidy. Crafting and giving these expressions of love brought her great pleasure, and in this she was truly an artist.
Gladys will be mouned by many, not only now in her passing, but as anniversaries and birthdays come and go without Gladys's freshly baked angel food cakes and kuchen magicslly appearing.
Gladys is survived by her husband, Arnold Kirsh, Mott: three daughters, Janet Kirsch, Fargo, Nancy Kirsch, Uganda, Africa, and Jody Kirsch, Washington, DC; four brothers and five sisters-in-law, Ernie and Marianne Achtenberg and Christ and Erna Achtenberg, all of New Leipzig, Virgil and Eunice Achtenberg, Hysham, Montana, William and Bernice Achtenberg, Bismarck, and Susan Achtenberg, Kennewick, Washington; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Darlene Kuntz, Yakima, Washington, Alice and Ernie Johnson, Longmont, Colorado, and Adeline Lingert, Elgin; three brothers-in-law and their spouses, Herman and Alberta Kirsch, Mott, Elmer and Agnes Kirsch, Pima, Arizona, and Norman and Judy Kirsch, Wyandotte, Michigaan; and six sisters-in-law and their spouses, Martha and Art Heupel and Lydia and Arnold Heupel, all of Elgin, Alvina and Henry Bertsch, Lodi, California, Hilda and Jake Haberstroh, Mott, Leona and Otto Stern, new Leipzig, and sara and Bill Tompkins, Toronto, Canada.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Emelia (Redinger) Achtenberg; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Raymond and Emelia Achtenberg and Alvin Achtenberg; and three brothers and two sisters in infancy.
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