Rose Koenig , 88, of Underwood, ND, went home to be with her Lord on August 11, 2019 at the Miller Pointe Prospera Community in Mandan, ND.

A funeral service will be held 10:00 AM Friday, August 16, 2019 at the Faith Evangelical Church in Underwood with Pastor Jeff Higbie officiating. Burial will take place at 1:00 PM Friday at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday at Faith Evangelical Church in Underwood.

Rose was born March 14, 1931 near Anamoose, ND, the eighth of ten children born to Fred and Emma (Schacher) Kessler. She married Melvin Koenig on June 3, 1950 in McClusky, ND. They made their home in Riverdale, ND for thirty years. Following Melvin's retirement from the Corps of Engineers in 1980, they moved into Underwood. Melvin passed away in 1998 and Rose continued to make her home in Underwood until May of this year. Rose was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Underwood and later with the Faith Evangelical Church. She enjoyed cooking and fellowship at the Underwood Senior Center. The joy of her life was her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She was very proud of her children with all four of her sons serving their country in the U.S. military, following in the footsteps of their father.

Rose is survived by her daughter, Faye (Dale) Foreman of Watford City; sons, Mark (Kim) Koenig of Riverdale, Michael (Ann) Koenig of Wheatland, WY, Miles (Chong Hye) Koenig of Sierra Vista, AZ, and Edward Koenig of Bismarck; ten grandchildren, Heather, Kris (Abigail), Brandon, Christina (Joe), Sandra, Matthew, Katie (Bill), Scott, Aaron, and Mark; five great-grandchildren, Payton, Campbell, Greyson, Ethan, and Briggs; one sister, Helen (Chuck) Rogness of Sun City, AZ; & one brother-in-law, Doyle Koenig of Garrison.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four sisters, and four brothers.