Caroline M. Eggers Obituary (1935 - 2018)

Caroline Eggers, 83, New Salem, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018, at St Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM Friday, January 4, 2019, at St. Pius V Catholic Church, New Salem with Fr John Guthrie officiating. There will be no visitation, as cremation has taken place. Inurnment will be in St. Pius V Catholic Cemetery. Caroline was born February 23, 1935, at Crown Butte, ND, to George and Katherine (Hatzenbuhler) Sturn. She was raised and educated in Crown Butte and attended high school in New Salem where she graduated. She married Wesley Eggers at St Pius V Catholic Church in New Salem on June 14, 1954. She worked many years as a laundry aide at Elm Crest Manor in New Salem. Caroline loved baking for family and friends and one of her favorites was making "plachinda" and "Kuchen". She was always trying out a new recipe and her husband Wesley would try it out to see how it turned out. Caroline made many quilts thru the years and each of the grandchildren was given one which she had made. She also enjoyed playing cards with her favorite being Pinochle. She is survived by her husband Wesley; sons, Mike (Ruth) and Pat (Roxanne) Eggers both of New Salem; four grandchildren, Kristen (Marty) Heid, Josh (Lauren) Eggers, Dustin Eggers, and Tyler (Karen) Eggers; eight great-grandchildren, Zoey and Trey Heid, Haleigh, Peyton, Myah and Hunter Eggers, Hubert and Brigid Eggers, and a baby due July 2019; siblings, Matt (Clara) Sturn, Bismarck, Ann Doll, Mandan, Frank (Margaret) Sturn, Mandan, and Pauline Cushman, Mandan; in-laws, Margaret Sturn and Conrad Doll, both of New Salem, and Norman and Janice Eggers, Arizona; and many nieces and nephews. Caroline was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Elizabeth (Bill Glasser and Frank Geiger), Rose Doll; brothers Ralph (Frances and Jeanette), George, Phillip and John (Katie) Sturn; in-laws, Matt Doll, Gene Gress and Fred Cushman, Aldon Eggers, and Betty Christian.