Ruth Bauer

Ruth (Erickson) Bauer, 94, of Williston, N.D., died peacefully at her home on Monday, March 9, 2015.

She was born on Dec. 15, 1920, to Emile and Inga (Christenson) Erickson on their family homestead about 7 miles south of Grenora, N.D. She attended local country schools for eight years in both North Dakota and Montana. The family farm was located right on the border of the two states. When the country school closed in North Dakota, she went to school down the road in Montana.

In 1939, she married Arthur Lauckner, then of Medicine Lake. In 1940, they purchased the George Ulmar homestead about 10 miles north of Nashua. There they had three children, Junette, David and Bonnie.

Arthur passed away in 1958 and she later married Wilbur Bauer of Nashua and they had a son, Milton.

She enjoyed the country life, and after the farm was rented out, she and Wilbur continued to spend many summers out on the farm. They moved to Williston in 2002, where they have lived since.

She loved flowers, gardening, baking, cooking and speaking Norwegian.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Arthur; one daughter, Bonita Hoper; one brother, Lloyd Erickson; five sisters, Ann Schaffer, Myrtle Cartwright, Ellen Lauckner, Pherne Jorgenson and Florence Sutherby; and two grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband, Wilbur, of Williston; one daughter, Junette Dalke of Billings; two sons, David Lauckner and his wife, Cynthia, of Golden Valley, Minn., and Milton Bauer of Williston; one sister, Frances Potter of Tacoma, Wash .; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Cremation will take place. Memorial services were held at 4 p.m., Friday, March 13, at the Fulkerson Funeral Home Chapel in Williston with Pastor James Reeb officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow.

Friends may sign the on-line register and give their condolences at http://www.fulkersons.com.

Fulkerson Funeral Home of Williston is assisting the family.