Ardella Landsiedel, age 72 of Bismarck, formerly of Turtle Lake, ND, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at a Bismarck hospital.

Funeral Services will be held 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 1st at Turtle Lake Baptist Church with Pastor Bill Oliver officiating. Burial will follow in the Turtle Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Sunday at Goetz Funeral Home in Turtle Lake.

Ardella was born April 3, 1940 in Turtle Lake, ND to Bennie & Ruth (Brenneise) Miller. She attended Turtle Lake Public School where she graduated from high school. Ardella married Cleo Landsiedel on October 11, 1959 at the Turtle Lake Baptist Church. They made their home in several locations in McLean County before moving to a farmstead northwest of Turtle Lake. Ardella and Cleo enjoyed farming and raising cattle. She was a wife, mother, and full-time homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, canning, and baking. She also worked in the cafeteria of the Underwood Public School as a baker for several years. Cleo, her husband of 45 years, passed away in March 2005. Ardella then moved into Turtle Lake where she enjoyed visiting with friends and family. Due to health reasons, she moved to the Edgewood Village in Bismarck in 2011 where she made many new friends.

She is survived by her children, Kathy (Les) Helgeson of Bismarck, Keith (Lisa) Landsiedel of Underwood, Audrey (Bill) Poukka of Valley City, & Jeannette (Oscar) Arroyo of Costa Rica; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sharon Landsiedel of Mandan, & Maxine (Dennis) Birst of California, Maryland; & two brothers, Jerald (Betty) Miller of Turtle Lake, & Douglas (Susan) Miller of Lisbon, ND.

Ardella was preceded in death by her parents, husband (Cleo), & one brother (Duane Miller).