Tillie Noyes, 91,
Jamestown, N.D., died Thursday, January 30, 2003 at Central
Dakota Village in Jamestown, N.D.
Tillie Rivinius was born April 20, 1911 in Tanner Township,
near Streeter, N.D., the daughter of Conrad and Katherina
(Grenz) Rivinius. She grew up east of Streeter and moved
with her family to Streeter in 1920, where she received her
education.
Tillie married Edward Lang in 1928. They farmed south of
Streeter until his health failed and they moved to Streeter.
He died in February of 1946. Tillie drove school bus and was
a cook for a restaurant in Streeter. In 1958, she moved her
family to Jamestown where she worked as a cook for the
Gladstone Hotel. In 1960, she was honored to prepare and
serve a steak to John F. Kennedy while he stayed at the
Gladstone Hotel.
Tillie married Wayne W. Noyes on August 16, 1961 in
Winnemucca, NV. They lived in Jamestown, later moving to
Mandan where she was a daycare provider. In 1980, they
returned to Jamestown. He died on December 23, 1996. In 1997
she moved to Rock of Ages and later moved to Central Dakota
Village in 2002.
She loved cooking and baking for her family, enjoyed crafts,
and had a great sense of humor. She attended Temple Baptist
Church.
Tillie is survived by a son, Leroy (Helen) Lang, of
Jamestown, N.D.; one daughter, Linda (Lyle) Leichtnam, of
Minot, N.D.; 4 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; two
sisters, Leona Schwartzwalter, of Bloomington, MN; Alice
(Alvin) Dewald, of Streeter, N.D.; a step son, Ron (Dianne)
Noyes; and a step daughter, Renee (David) Wehler, of
Jamestown, N.D. She was preceded in death by her parents;
two husbands; a granddaughter, Sheila Wahl; two brothers,
Art & Gust Rivinius; and a sister Mathilda Enzminger.
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