Leona Schiller, age 93 of Turtle Lake, ND passed away on January 1st, 2013 at a Bismarck hospital.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 11th, 2013 at Turtle Lake Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Turtle Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Thursday at Turtle Lake Baptist Church.

Leona was born May 31, 1919 in Alta, Burleigh County, ND. She attended Turtle Lake Public School through 11th Grade and then graduated in 1938 from George Washington High School in San Francisco CA. In 1939, she was married to Emmanuel Klein and lived on their family farm near Washburn until his death in 1954. They were blessed with 4 sons.

After living in Turtle Lake for the next six years, she married August Schiller in 1960 and lived on his family farm north of Mercer. In 1974, they moved to Turtle Lake where they lived until his death in 1992. They were blessed with two children, a son and daughter. Leona continued to live in Turtle Lake until her death.

Leona was a lifetime member of the Turtle Lake Baptist Church where she was involved in the church music program, choir, teaching Sunday School, serving with the Women's Missionary Fellowship and other ministry areas. She loved to listen to the children recite their Bible verses in AWANA. She was especially devoted to prayer and study of the Bible. Leona was also active in serving her community of Turtle Lake, the Hospital Auxiliary and other civic projects.
Most importantly, Leona was a committed Christian, faithful wife, and amazing mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends but we rejoice that she is with her Lord Jesus Christ for eternity.


She is survived by five children: Charles (Clare) Klein, Escondido, CA; David ( Debbra) Klein, Helena, MT; Robert (Cynthia) Klein, Rialto, CA; Frederick Schiller, Turtle Lake; Kathleen (Dennis) Lawman, Prior Lake, MN; thirteen grandchildren;
four sisters: Dorothy Zimbelman, Sioux Falls, SD; Winnie Stober, Goodrich, ND;
Phyllis Sukumlyn, Turtle Lake; Jean Sigmund, Billings, MT.

Leona was preceded in death by her first husband, Emanuel Klein; her second husband, August Schiller; one son, Gerald Klein; two granddaughters, Christeen Klein and Rebekah Lawman; two brothers, Herbert Dale and Vernon Wolitarsky;
and her parents, Andrew Wolitarsky and Pauline (Wolitarsky) Franke.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Turtle Lake Baptist Church Youth Ministry.