Ludwina Zimprich

Ludwina Zimprich

Ludwina Zimprich, 74, Bismarck, died May 5, 2009. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 11, at Church of Corpus Christi, 1919 N. 2nd Street, Bismarck, with the Rev. Paul Becker officiating. Burial will be held at St. Mary's Cemetery.

The family will be receiving visitors starting at 6 p.m. Sunday at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, where a vigil service will be held at 7 p.m.

Ludwina was born Sept. 17, 1934, in Kiel, Germany, to Jakob and Helena (Selenski) Halter. She accelerated in school by passing two grades in middle school and also the entrance exam into law school. They moved to the U.S. in November 1955, arriving in New York on the S.S. General Langfitt. Upon arriving the family located in Los Angeles, where she worked as a professional seamstress in Hollywood, Calif. On April 15, 1961, she married the love of her life, Matthias (Matt) Zimprich. Together, they had two wonderful sons born in California.

In 1965, Ludwina and Matt relocated to Bismarck and started Zimprich Trucking where she was an associate partner for 20 years. This business evolved into other very successful family ventures.

She loved traveling, learning and experiencing the different cultures throughout the world. Some of the places that she and Matt traveled include all 50 states, Panama, Australia, Bahamas, Mexico, Sweden, Europe, Canada, New Zeeland, Greece and numerous other destinations, and most recently, Egypt, which they visited in November 2008. She also did some German language interpretative work. She was a member of the Eagles Club and a faithful member of Church of Corpus Christi for over 25 years.

Cooking, baking and experimenting in the kitchen were some of her many loves and talents, and once was offered a professional baking opportunity. Her many hobbies included reading, crocheting, knitting, sewing and enjoying numerous flower and vegetable gardens in the yard. She and Matt liked to dance polkas, waltzes, tangos and spending time with friends. Ludwina's biggest passion in life was her husband, sons and grandchildren, who she loved dearly.

Ludwina was a very kind, generous and compassionate person and she will be dearly missed by her husband, Matt, Bismarck; her sons, Robert (Janet), White Bear Lake, Minn., and Erwin (Kathy), Bismarck; her grandchildren, Elizabeth, Matthew and Peter, all of Cottage Grove, Minn.; her sister, Elvira (Harry) Bressel, Sonora, Calif.; many nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jakob and Helena Halter; and her brother, Jakob Halter Jr.

Memorials may be given to Church of Corpus Christi Youth Fund.

Go to www.parkwayfuneral.com to share memories of Ludwina and to sign the online guest book.