The funeral for Tillie C. Rath, Wishek, ND will be held Friday, December 27, 2013 at 10:30 AM at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Wishek, ND. Visitation will held Thursday from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:00 PM at Dahlstrom Funeral Home in Wishek. Burial will be at the St. Luke Cemetery, Wishek, ND.

Tillie Deisz was born in Emmons County on March 17, 1931 at the family farm home west of Linton. She was the 5th child born to Lorenz and Anna Mary (Malsom) Deisz. She attended school in South Prairie School District and graduated from the 8th grade in 1943. In 1948 Tillie moved to Billings, Montana with her family. She started her career as a waitress at the Northern Hotel in Billings, MT. She worked as a waitress for a total of 50 years. In 1950 the family moved back to Linton and Tillie began working at Blackie's Café in Linton. Tillie married Wilbert Rath in Linton, on November 6, 1952. In 1967 she became owner and operator of Tillie's Dairy Freeze in Wishek and operated the business for 23 years. She retired from Tillie's Dairy Freeze in 1990 and then worked 10 more years at Maggie's Café in Wishek. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Wishek. Tillie liked dancing and listening to Polka music on the radio, playing cards and camping.

Tillie died Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Wishek Community Hospital, Wishek, ND. She was 82 years old.

She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Wilbert Rath, Wishek, ND; two brothers, Matt (Freda) Deisz, Sun City, Arizona and Mike Deisz (special friend Marcella Barbie) Bismarck, ND; three sisters, Betty Gabriel, Bismarck, ND, Katie (Joe) Hager, Bismarck, ND and Mary (Ray) Wagner, Rapid City, SD. Tillie was preceded in death by her parents, an infant sister and an infant brother, two sisters-in-law, Rose Deisz and Angie Deisz and a brother-in-law, Walter Rath. Casket bearers will be Pat Deisz, Myles Deisz, Wayne Wagner, Grant Caya, Doug Balliet and Michael Deisz. Honorary pallbearers will be Matt Deisz, Betty Gabriel, Kay Weber, Kay Rau, Polly Eiseman and Jenny Lacher. Share memories and sign online guest book at www.dahlstromfuneralservice.com.