Ann Sperle, 86, of Napoleon, ND, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at St. Alexius, Bismarck. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at 10:30 am, at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Napoleon. Burial will be held at St. Philip Neri Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 4, 2020 from 5-7 pm with a prayer service starting at 7:00 pm at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church.  A livestream of the funeral service will be available on the St. Philip Neri Catholic Church Facebook page and St. Philip Neri Napoleon YouTube page.

Ann Marie Kuntz, daughter of Peter Kuntz and Barbara (Schutt) was born June 6, 1934, in Logan County. She grew up on a farm in Kintyre and attended country school thru the 8th grade. Ann married the love of her life, Martin S. Sperle, on July 20th, 1953. Martin and Ann farmed and raised their 13 children on a farm southwest of Napoleon. They moved into Napoleon in 1999. She was a member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, the Alter Society and The Eagles Club. Her hobbies included embroidering, crocheting, playing cards and playing Bingo. Ann loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Even with so many children and grandchildren, her door was always open to anyone, just set another place at the table.

Ann is survived by her 13 children, Mike (Nora) Sperle, George (Sue) Sperle, Tina (Mickey) Weigel, Cindy (Wayne) Goehring, Sharon (Kevin) Horsager, Brenda (Vic) Sokolofsky, Colleen (Ron) Fettig, Patty (Bill) Gross, Sheilia Horner, Jim (Kellie) Sperle, Missy Hilzendeger, Carla (Craig) Kretchman, Brian (Shelly) Sperle;  65 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Marion Piatz and Frances Becker; brother, Pete Kuntz; brother-in-law, Leonard Sperle; and sister-in-law, Anna Rathbun.

Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Martin; son-in-law, Joey Hilzendeger; grandchild, Brent Lauf; great-grandchild, Sam Martin Horner; her parents, Peter and Barbara; parents-in-law, Sebastian and Magdalena; brothers-in-law, Leo Piatz, Joe Becker and Lee Rathbun; and sister-in-law, Rosemary Sperle.