Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Gertrude Laib
New Rockford, N.D.
Gertrude Laib, 85, of New Rockford, N.D., died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford.
Funeral service was held Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Burial will be at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, rural Mercer, N.D., at a later date. Rev. Amy Kippen officiated the service with special music by Kerstin Allmaras and Mary Heid. Pallbearers were Daina Degenstein, Traci Lagein, Shain Fields, Rachael Odermann, Rick Sweitzer and Nate Fields.
Gertrude "Gertie" Jean Strobel was born on March 3, 1936 to Anna (Mertz) Strobel and John Strobel at Denhoff, N.D. She graduated from Denhoff High School in 1954. On July 1, 1954, Gertrude was united in marriage to Wilbert Laib at McClusky, N.D. In 1955, they moved to Bismarck, N.D. In 1971, they moved back to Mercer, and Willie bought the family farm. They farmed until 1984, when they moved to Carrington, N.D., where they purchased and operated the DelClaire Motel. Willie and Gertie retired in 1993, and moved to New Rockford.
She was a member of First Lutheran Church, New Rockford.
Gertie is survived by her son Dale of New Rockford, N.D., and the Philippines; two daughters, Jeannie Laib, Sumter, S.C., and Jannell (David) Lagein, Rock Lake, N.D.; 14 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter Renee Fields and son Robert; granddaughter Shaila Fields; sister Linda and brother Johnny.
Arrangements by Evans Funeral Home of New Rockford, N.D.