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Mary Willrodt Hixson

Birth	:	6 Sep 1925 Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	6 Apr 2020 Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck, Burleigh County, USA
Coordinate	:	46.8372002, -100.7703018
Description	:	Mary Hixson, 94, Bismarck left this life on earth surrounded by her family on the early morning of April 6, 2020. Mary was born on September 6, 1925 in Chamberlain, SD. She grew up during the Great Depression where she and her brother and two sisters attended a one room school house for all eight grades. She has shared memories of riding in a horse drawn sleigh to school during the winter and walked 1.25 miles to school uphill both ways the rest of the year. She had fond memories of building thistle houses and taking care... Read More	Mary Hixson, 94, Bismarck left this life on earth surrounded by her family on the early morning of April 6, 2020. Mary was born on September 6, 1925 in Chamberlain, SD. She grew up during the Great Depression where she and her brother and two sisters attended a one room school house for all eight grades. She has shared memories of riding in a horse drawn sleigh to school during the winter and walked 1.25 miles to school uphill both ways the rest of the year. She had fond memories of building thistle houses and taking care of a little family of mice, that she accidentally cooked to death trying to keep them warm in the warming oven. Mary graduated college with a degree in nursing from the Creighton University in Omaha, NE, in 1946. She met Robert Hixson, the love of her life, while working as an RN in Rapid City, SD, where he attended the School of Mines. They married on June 15, 1949, in her hometown of Chamberlain, SD. They moved to Bismarck where Bob took a job as an electrical engineer for Montana Dakota Utilities until his death in 1974. Mary stayed at home to raise their six children in the home they built 65 years ago, where she remained until her death. Her great joy in life was her family and her deep devotion to the Catholic Church and her love of Jesus. She attended daily mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit and was a beautiful example of love and faith to anyone who knew her. After the death of her husband in 1974, her youngest son Tom, who was seven at the time, and her deep faith sustained her. She later studied and entered the lay order of Carmelites. She returned to work as an RN for St. Alexius Hospital while her children were in school for another 25 years until she retired. She was an excellent, bold, bridge player and had many friends from birthday clubs to traveling companions. She had piercing blue eyes, was an avid reader and had a wonderful sense of humor. Her grandchildren have so many beautiful memories of sleepovers, sledding down the back hills, making donut balls, but especially the Sunday morning gatherings after church at her house. Mary is survived by her six children, Bill (Patti) Hixson, Bismarck; Ann Hixson, Detroit Lakes, MN; Sara Balcom, Bismarck; Jim (Carla) Hixson, Bismarck; Mary Barbere (Tom Woodmansee), Bismarck; Tom Hixson, Boston, MA; 13 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Bill Willrodt, Chamberlain, SD. She is preceded in death by her husband Bob, two sisters, Betty Wees and Susan Willrodt, and grandson Thomas Hixson. Eastgate- Parkway Funeral Service

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Mary Willrodt Hixson's memorial is located at: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck, Burleigh County, USA.
When did Mary Willrodt Hixson death?
Mary Willrodt Hixson death on 6 Apr 2020 in Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 46.8372002
Longitude: -100.7703018

Family Members:

Parent

Harold B Willrodt

(1896 - 1984)

Elizabeth R Smith Willrodt

(1894 - 1991)

Spouse

Robert H Hixson

(1921 - 1974)

Siblings

Susan K Willrodt

(1932 - 2017)

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