Duane Ziesch
The funeral for Duane Dale Ziesch, Pettibone, will
be held 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at Our Savior's Lutheran
Church, Pettibone. A recording of this service will be
available on Duane's obituary page on the Eddy Funeral Home
website. Prayer service and visitation will be held 6 p.m.
Sunday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Pettibone. A
military burial will immediately after service at Bethlehem
Cemetery, Pettibone. Arrangements are in the care of Eddy
Funeral Home,
Duane Ziesch was born Feb. 15, 1945 in Jamestown to August
and Emma (Leapaldt) Ziesch. He was baptized, confirmed and
married at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Pettibone. He
married Karen (Whetham) on Nov. 2, 1968 after returning from
Vietnam. They lived in the country, farmed and ranched in
Kidder County. Duane was retired but worked part-time as a
Veterans Service Officer for Kidder County up until his
death. He also retired from the North Dakota National Guard.
He served with the American Legion Post #205, Woodworth. He
was very active in the Democratic National Party. He enjoyed
playing card games and loved Christmas carols.
Duane died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 at the VA hospital in
Fargo. He was 75 years old.
Duane leaves a wife, Karen (Whetham), Pettibone; three
children Dianna (William) Wynns, Lebanon, Tenn., Dawn (Jay)
Mock, Bismarck, and Michael Ziesch, Bismarck; six
grandchildren John Moore, Tyler and Kristen Wynns, and
Michael, Nicholas and Christopher Mock; two brothers, Robert
Ziesch, Pettibone, and Delton Ziesch, Des Moines, Iowa;
sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Reinhold Schmidt, Fargo,
Harry Schmidt, Steele, Delores Ziesch, Pettibone, Susan and
Tom Koplin, Avon, Minn., Vicki and Robin Ward, Lincoln,
Neb., Sandra and Charles Counts, Livingston, Mont., John and
Leona Whetham, Billings, Mont., and Alan Veen, Billings,
Mont.
He was preceded in death by his four sisters, Lois and Verla
Schmidt, Darlene Giger and Ardelle Loose.
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