Cyrilla Kartes

Cyrilla Kartes, 97, of Langdon, ND, passed away November 19, 2024, at Maple Manor Care Center in Langdon.

Cyrilla Ann Koehmstedt was born July 5, 1927, to Charles and Katherine (Boesl) Koehmstedt at Grandma Barbara Boesl’s farm in Mt Carmel, N.D. She attended grade school at Maida, ND, and high school at Mt. Carmel and St. Alphonsus, graduating in 1945. After graduation, Cyrilla attended Valley City State Teachers College then taught two years at the Maida. She was married to Lawrence Kartes on November 9, 1948, by Father E.J. Eckhart at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Mt. Carmel. They were married for 70 years until Lawrence's passing in 2018. Lawrence and Cyrilla farmed on the Kartes family farm near Wales until 1977 when their entire crop was destroyed by hail for the 3rd time. Cyrilla and Lawrence were the proud parents of two adopted sons, Daniel Peter and Joseph Charles. They took them camping and did some traveling with them. After the boys grew up and left home, they left the family farm and moved to Langdon in 1991.

Cyrilla loved to dance and enjoyed it every chance she got. On the farm she always had a large garden and worked hard raising and canning many vegetables for her family. She also enjoyed cooking and baking, taking lunch out to the field and helping out on the farm any way she could, including helping to raise many hogs over the years. She would substitute drive for Lawrence’s school bus route, and in the summer would make a picnic lunch and go with Lawrence to spray road side weeds for the county. She enjoyed going to the Eagles with Lawrence and listening and laughing at his stories every time like it was the first time hearing them. She was a member of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Altar Society and taught CCD for 25 years. She then became a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon and also Catholic Daughters. She was also a member of the Legion Auxiliary.

Cyrilla is survived by sons: Daniel of Fargo and Joseph of the Twin Cities; three grandchildren: Charles and Nathaniel, and Cameron (Paiton); great-grandchild Callahan (Cameron); sister Kay Duffy(Jim); sisters-in-law Judi Koehmstedt and Alice Kartes; brother-in-law Dennis Stewart; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Lawrence; sisters Frances Walz and Joyce (died in infancy); brothers Joe (Kristine) and Carl; and brother-in-law Richard Walz.

The family would like to thank Maple Manor for their great care of Cyrilla over these past years.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 25, 2024, at St. Alphonsus Church in Langdon with visitation starting at Noon. Burial will be at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Mt. Carmel, ND.