Michael "Mike" Goldade Sr.

HAGUE -- Michael "Mike" Goldade, Sr., 84, rural Hague, died May 7, 2005, at a Bismarck hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on today, May, 10, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hague, with the Rev. Leonard Eckroth officiating. Burial will be at St. Aloysius Catholic Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church.

Michael "Mike" Goldade was born June 25, 1920, in Emmons County, to Ferdinand and Anna (Holzer) Goldade. He grew up on his parents' farm and attended a country school in Emmons County. On Nov. 9, 1943, he married Elizabeth Goldade, Hague, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. They made their home on the family farm, which is located north of Hague, where he has since resided. On May 3, 1984, Elizabeth passed away; Mike continued to make his home on the farm. Farming was Mike's passion in life. He also enjoyed being with and spending time with his family.

He was a member of St. Aloysius Church until it closed in 1993. He then became a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hague.

Mike is survived by six children, Livina (Jake) Selzler, Mobridge, S.D., Jerome (Gaylynne) Goldade, Lincoln, Duane (Patty) Goldade, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Michael Jr. (Geraldine) Goldade, Wishek, Gerard (Linda) Goldade, Hague, and Laura Goldade, Hague; one sister, Lucy Fischer, Bismarck; 25 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of forty years, Elizabeth; one son, Larry in 1962; one daughter, Luella in 2001; two brothers, Joseph and John; three sisters, Elizabeth Mastel, Marian Schumacher and Johanna Novotny; and two granddaughters, Michele and Lori Selzler.