A funeral mass for Johanna \u201cJo\u201d Holter, 76, Valley City, will be celebrated at St. Catherine Church, Valley City, on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 11:00 AM.\u00a0 Visitation will be Tuesday, April 9 at the Lerud Mathias Funeral Home, Valley City from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM.\u00a0 The Rosary will be prayed at 7 followed by a prayer service.<\/p>\n
Johanna \u201cJo\u201d Holter passed away at the Sheyenne Care Center Friday, April 5, 2019 with her family by her side.\u00a0 Her family would like to thank the staff at the care center and Hospice of the Red River Valley for the wonderful care they took of Jo.\u00a0 She will be buried at St. Catherine Cemetery, Valley City, later this spring.<\/p>\n
Johanna Mary Sattler was born May 27, 1942 in Rugby, ND to John and Jane (Merck) Stattler.\u00a0 When she was a young girl, her family moved to Helena, MT.\u00a0 This was where Jo grew up and graduated from high school.<\/p>\n
She returned to Minot, ND and went to nursing school for two years and worked at Cox\u2019s Bakery.\u00a0 Jo met Cliff Holter and they were married October 16, 1976.\u00a0 She had a job cleaning houses for many years and also worked in the bakery at B & D Market.\u00a0 Cliff and Jo raised their family in Minot and then moved to Valley City, ND in 1998.<\/p>\n
Jo enjoyed life.\u00a0 Her greatest joy was being a mom, grandma, and great grandma.\u00a0 She loved that role so much that she \u201cadopted\u201d all the friends her kids brought home, and anyone else that needed her help.\u00a0 She loved to dance, go camping and fishing, playing Bingo, and going to garage sales.<\/p>\n
Besides all of her \u201cadopted\u201d family, she leaves her husband, Cliff; children, Roger Holter, Brenda (Jeff Kunze) Everson, Jim Moser, Carol (Bob) Grenz, and Anita (Travis) Kunze; grandchildren, Shawntae, Shayla, Shantel, Billy, Jesse, Timothy, Brittney, Amanda, Rochelle, Jerica, and Jared; great grandchildren, Nevaeh, Gavin, Jacoby, Jaxton, Kingston, Jayden, Teagan, Oakley, and Calvin; along with several nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
She was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Robert, Donny, and Bill.<\/p>\n