Susan Roeder Obituary

Susan Roeder, age 77, of Bottineau, ND, died Friday, May 30th in Fargo, ND under Hospice of the Red River Valley Care. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, June 3rd at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Valley City. Visitation will be held one hour before the Mass on Tuesday morning at the church. Inurnment will be in St. Catherine's Catholic Cemetery in Valley City. A livestream and an online guestbook for Susan's service will be available at www.lerudmathias.com.
Susan Ann Lenzen was born on October 16, 1947, to Mathais and Agnes (Yanish) Lenzen in Valley City, ND. She grew up in Valley City, attending and graduating from St. Catherine's Catholic School in 1965. Following high school graduation, Susan received an associate's degree in May of 1966 from North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND. She would meet her husband, Gordon Roeder, while attending Valley City State (College) University. Following her graduation from Valley City State with a degree in elementary education, Susan and Gordon were married at St. Catherine's April 4, 1970. After living for a year in Germany, they would eventually settle down in Bottineau, ND, where Susan would live for nearly fifty years, raising their two sons. She worked as a secretary for St. Mark's Catholic Church for 34 years and volunteered within the church serving on the Altar Society and taught religious education. She was an active member of the Bottineau community too.
Susan was an avid reader and belonged to a book club for 28 years. She enjoyed needlework and quilting projects, creating over 200 quilt tops, during the long winter months. Yard work, gardening, and her lifelong passion for birding kept her busy in the summer. She could often be seen walking and rarely driving around Bottineau, regardless of the weather. In retirement she became a worldwide traveler, visiting India, Jordan, Isarael, Egypt, El Salvador, and Europe, including Vatican City.
Susan is preceded in death by her parents, Matt and Agnes, and her husband Gordon. She is survived by her sons Mark (Amie) of Geneva, IL, Ben (Shannon) of Portland, OR, four grandchildren Isaiah, David, Jacob and Jaden, sister Barb (Brian) Trauman of Fargo, ND, brother-in-law Steve (Phoebe) Roeder of Indianapolis, IN, and many extended family members.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to Turtle Mountain Cancer Support Inc., PO Box 91, Bottineau, ND 58318.