Noreen P Bahn Obituary (1948

Noreen P. (Kortgaard) Bahn, 73, formerly of Bottineau, ND passed away on August 3, 2021, after a courageous fight with Alzheimer's. At the time of her death Noreen was surrounded by her husband of nearly 53 years. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at DaWise-Perry / Mandan Crematory, 4211 Old Red Trail, Mandan, with Rev. Bruce Adams officiating. Burial will be in the ND Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation is scheduled for one hour prior to the service. Noreen was born on May 16, 1948, to Lloyd and Hazel (Erdmann) Kortgaard. She was raised in Bottineau, ND and graduated from Bottineau High School. After graduating Noreen attended business college in Minneapolis, MN and worked at 1st National Bank until she moved back to Bottineau. On September 28, 1968, Noreen married the love of her life, Rodney Bahn. Noreen continued working at various banks and an eye clinic before going back to school at NDSU-Bottineau where she obtained her business administration degree. Soon after she got her real estate license and served the Bottineau and Lake Metigoshe communities as a Century 21 real estate agent for 22 years. She received numerous real estate awards including Realtor of the Year. Noreen retired in 2013 and soon after was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In 2014 Noreen and Rod moved to Bismarck where she built her dream home. Noreen and Rod had two sons, Jeff, and Jerry, whom she adored. She loved watching them grow up and enjoyed watching them play sports, especially hockey and car racing. She treated her daughter-in-law's, DeAnn and Ginny, as her own daughters and loved any chance to go shopping with them. Noreen was a member of United Methodist Church in Bottineau, where she served as president for the United Methodist Women's group for a period of time. Throughout the years she participated in the Red Hats, Jaycettes, Homemakers and was active with the Bottineau youth hockey and baseball programs. Noreen enjoyed shopping, traveling, decorating, dinning out, listening to music (especially Elvis Presley), visiting and gardening. She loved Christmas and the color yellow. She was blessed with seven grandchildren who she loved to watch play sports and buy gifts for. She is survived by her husband; her sons and their children, Jeff (DeAnn), Avery, Easton and Kamryn, Farmington, MN and Jerry (Ginny), Morgan, Madison, Mason and Myles, Bismarck; her brother, Lonnie (Kris) Kortgaard, her mother-in-law, Margaret "Peggy" Bahn; her sisters-in-law, Kay Buirge, Toni Daede, and Joanne Dieterle; and several nieces and nephews. Noreen was preceded in death by her parents; father-in-law, Cecil "Joe" Bahn, brothers-in-law, Charles "Chuck" Buirge and Don Gumke, and grandson Harrison Bahn. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be given to the Alzheimer's Association.