Florence Marie Retterath, 97, died peacefully in her sleep on Monday, Jan. 30 at SMP Health – St. Raphael, Valley City, ND. Florence was born on Feb. 21, 1925, in Devils Lake, ND. She was the daughter of Arthur and Eva (Zetler) Miller. She married Wesley Howard Retterath on Aug. 30, 1945. They lived in Lawton, Page and Valley City. Florence was a long time member of St. Catherine’s Church.
She was a tremendous cook, known for her banana cream pie and homemade caramel rolls. She enjoyed reading, playing cards, gardening, her time on the dance floor with Wesley and spending time with family. Later in life, she worked at Foss Drug using her talents to please more people with her baking. Florence showed compassion to others when they were in need of care in their homes.
Florence is survived by her children, Betty (Ted) Johnson, Battle Lake, MN, David (Donna), Dilworth, MN, James (Gayle), Valley City, ND, Gary (Connie), Valley City, ND., Robert (Linda), Green Bay, WI, Michael, Valley City, Nancy (Dan) VanBruggen, Big Lake, MN. and Mareva (Jeff) Kammeyer, Dalton Gardens, ID, 20 grandchildren, and 36 great grandchildren.
Florence is preceded in death by her husband Wesley, her five brothers, her grandson Troy Johnson, and her great grandson Tate Warpinski.
Memorial suggestions are Hospice of the Red River Valley, or the chapel at SMP Health – St. Raphael.
The funeral mass was held 11:00 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at St. Catherine’s Church, Valley City, with visitation prior at 10 a.m. Interment will be later in the spring at St. Catherine Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel, Valley City. An online guestbook is available at www.olivernathanchapel.com
