Individual Details
Lorene J. Berscheid
(November 28, 1918 - November 24, 2002)
Lorene J. Bitz
83
Grey Eagle
Nov. 24, 2002
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Eagle for Lorene Bitz, who died at her home from complications due to multiple myeloma. Interment will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery in Ward Springs. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Eagle. Christian Mothers will pray at 7:30 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m.
Lorene Bitz was born in Grey Eagle Township, Todd County to Nicholas and Mae (Pluth) Berscheid. She moved to Minneapolis, where she met Milton Bitz. They were married on May 30, 1942, in Grey Eagle. She returned to Grey Eagle while Milton was in Germany during WWII, and then lived in Minneapolis and Hopkins until 1955. She once more returned to Grey Eagle where she and Milton owned and operated the Little Birch Resort and Bitz Hardware in Grey Eagle. Beginning in1974, they spent their winters in San Juan, TX. She enjoyed her family, especially the grand and great grandchildren. She would play cards at the drop of a hat and usually beat you. Lorene was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Eagle, Christian Mothers, Grey Eagle Senior Citizens and an RSVP Volunteer.
Survivors include her children, Carole Austing of Grey Eagle, Darlene Moritz (Albin) of Sartell, David Bitz (Lorraine) of Grey Eagle, Stephen Bitz (LaVonne) of Grey Eagle, Kevin Bitz (Nancy) of Grey Eagle, Mary Rohde of Clara City, Jeanne Wilber (John) of Melrose; 26 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren; sister and brothers, Dorothy Jacobs of Grey Eagle, Clarence Berscheid (Viola) of Melrose, Edward Berscheid (Rosie) of Sauk Centre.
Lorene was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Milton on February 12, 1994; two grandsons, Spencer Austing and Lawrence Bitz; brothers, Julian, Arnold and Donald Berscheid; son-in-law, Ervin Austing.
83
Grey Eagle
Nov. 24, 2002
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Eagle for Lorene Bitz, who died at her home from complications due to multiple myeloma. Interment will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery in Ward Springs. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Eagle. Christian Mothers will pray at 7:30 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m.
Lorene Bitz was born in Grey Eagle Township, Todd County to Nicholas and Mae (Pluth) Berscheid. She moved to Minneapolis, where she met Milton Bitz. They were married on May 30, 1942, in Grey Eagle. She returned to Grey Eagle while Milton was in Germany during WWII, and then lived in Minneapolis and Hopkins until 1955. She once more returned to Grey Eagle where she and Milton owned and operated the Little Birch Resort and Bitz Hardware in Grey Eagle. Beginning in1974, they spent their winters in San Juan, TX. She enjoyed her family, especially the grand and great grandchildren. She would play cards at the drop of a hat and usually beat you. Lorene was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Grey Eagle, Christian Mothers, Grey Eagle Senior Citizens and an RSVP Volunteer.
Survivors include her children, Carole Austing of Grey Eagle, Darlene Moritz (Albin) of Sartell, David Bitz (Lorraine) of Grey Eagle, Stephen Bitz (LaVonne) of Grey Eagle, Kevin Bitz (Nancy) of Grey Eagle, Mary Rohde of Clara City, Jeanne Wilber (John) of Melrose; 26 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren; sister and brothers, Dorothy Jacobs of Grey Eagle, Clarence Berscheid (Viola) of Melrose, Edward Berscheid (Rosie) of Sauk Centre.
Lorene was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Milton on February 12, 1994; two grandsons, Spencer Austing and Lawrence Bitz; brothers, Julian, Arnold and Donald Berscheid; son-in-law, Ervin Austing.
Events
| Birth | November 28, 1918 | Grey Eagle, Todd Co., MN | |||
| Marriage | May 30, 1942 | Grey Eagle, MN - Milton Bitz | |||
| Death | November 24, 2002 | 56336 Grey Eagle, Todd Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Milton Bitz (1923 - 1994) |
| Child | Carole Bitz |
| Child | Darlene Bitz |
| Child | David M. Bitz |
| Child | Stephen Bitz |
| Child | Kevin Bitz |
| Child | Mary Bitz |
| Child | Jeanne Bitz |
| Father | Nicholas "Nick" Berscheid (1888 - 1962) |
| Mother | Mary Ann "Mae" Pluth (1896 - ) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Berscheid (1914 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Arnold Clarence Berscheid (1921 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Clarence John Berscheid (1923 - 2002) |
| Sibling | Edward Joseph Berscheid |
| Sibling | Julian Lawrence Berscheid (1930 - 2001) |