Gertie Landsiedel, age 102 of Underwood, formerly of Turtle Lake, passed away peacefully on Dec. 13th, 2011 at the Prairieview Nursing Home in Underwood.

Funeral Services will be held 10:30 A.M. Monday, Dec. 19th at the Turtle Lake United Methodist Church with Pastor Peder Anderson officiating. Interment will follow in the Turtle Lake Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM Sunday at Goetz Funeral Home in Turtle Lake.

Gertie was born October 9, 1909 near Underwood, ND, one of ten children born to Andreas and Magdalena (Schlechter) Sayler. She grew up on her parents' farm southwest of Underwood and attended rural school. On October 18, 1928, she married Edward Landsiedel of Garrison. The couple farmed in the Underwood/Turtle Lake area and raised their nine children there. In the spring of 1959, Edward died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage. Gertie continued to live on the farm until 1965 when she moved to Turtle Lake. She was employed as a Dietary Aide at the Turtle Lake Memorial Hospital. She retired at the age of 65 and focused her energy on spending time with her family and friends. Gertie was a member of the Turtle Lake United Methodist Church and women's
ministry. Her hobbies included gardening, embroidery, and crocheting. She created many embroidered & crocheted keepsakes for her family. In 2003, she sold her house and moved to the Sheridan Home in McClusky. She later moved to the Prairieview Nursing Home where she has made her home since 2006. Gertie always looked forward to Sayler family reunions in Underwood. She and her cousin Emma Landenberger (who passed away last week) were the last living members of their generation of the extended Sayler family.

Gertie is survived by four sons and two daughters, Wayne Landsiedel of Underwood, Glen (Joan) Landsiedel of Parshall, Leora Singer and Bob (Jean) Landsiedel of Washburn, Larry (Alma) Landsiedel of Baldwin, & Betty (Claude) Linder of Nashua, MN; four daughters-in-law Sharon, Ardella, Lenora Landsiedel, & Kathy Westrum; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband (Edward), three sons (Virgil, Cleo, and Darrel), one grandson (Steven Landsiedel), one son-in-law (Willie Singer), six brothers, & three sisters.