Theodore F. Galster Obituary (1921 - 2013)

Theodore "Theo" F. Galster, 92, Mandan, North Dakota, died, Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at Sanford Health on Sunset, Mandan. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, August 19, 2013, at Messiah Lutheran Church, Mandan with Rev. Dr. James A. Baneck officiating. Visitation is scheduled for 4-7:00 PM, with a Prayer Service beginning at 7:00 PM, Sunday, August 18, 2013, at DaWise-Perry Funeral Services, Mandan. Visitation continues one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in Mandan Union Cemetery, Mandan. Theo was born February 8, 1921, at rural Beulah, North Dakota, to Christian and Sophia (Miller) Galster. He was raised and educated in Beulah. On April 2, 1945, he married Lorentina E. Mettler in Hazen. He was mechanically trained and was an electrician and carpenter. He farmed in Beulah for ten years and in Flasher for 29 years. They moved to Mandan in 1984 and he and his wife worked at South Central High School for ten years. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church since 1956, the Eagles, and Mandan Senior Center. He enjoyed doing volunteer work, playing cards, woodworking, and made many wooden projects. Theo is survived by his three daughters and two sons-in-law, Paulette (Allen) Nitschke, Aberdeen South Dakota, Gloria Kerzmann, Bismarck, Kayln (Greg) Gustin, Loveland, Colorado; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Deland (Charlotte), Bismarck, Larry Galster, Hazen, and Herman (Sharri) Galster, Bismarck; one brother and two sisters-in-law, Eldor (Marcell) Galster, Anderson, Indiana, and Albina Grubb, Yuma Arizona; 14 grandchildren, Sherrie (Pat) Forkel, Dellarice (Allen) Leidholm, Justin Kerzmann, Clinton (Kristin) Fredrickson, Carrie Fredrickson, Cori (Steve) Carlson, Chane Fredrickson, Brian Galster, Lisa (Victor) Nrikwamndu, Jeremy Galster, Abraham Galster, Christ Galster, Mandy Galster, Kacey Galster and several loving great-grandchildren. Theo was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Lorentina; one sister Fredia Link, four brothers, Walter, Ewald, Henry, and Raymond Galster; and one son Fritz