Magdalena "Madge" Leier, 82, Linton, passed away at the Strasburg Care Center on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 with her loving family at her side. She had been a resident at the care center for nearly three years.Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Strasburg, with Rev. Jason Signalness and Rev. Leonard Eckroth officiating. Burial will be at St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, Linton, following the funeral mass. Lunch to follow at the Linton Senior Center. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at Myers Funeral Home, Linton, and from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Strasburg, where a prayer service will be held at 7 p.m.Visitation will continue for one hour before time of service at the church on Saturday.Madge was born on November 6, 1932, to Pius and Julianna (Schmidt) Reis, on their home farm. She was one of 12 children. While growing up, Madge assisted with many farm tasks and attended rural grade school southwest of Napoleon, ND. She and her family were devout Catholics and members at St. Boniface Parish southwest of Napoleon. Madge attended St. Francis High School Academy in Hankinson, ND for 2 years discerning her vocation. She moved back to the Napoleon area and met the love of her life, Alois Leier. Madge and Alois married on September 23, 1952, at St. Boniface Catholic Church. In 1953, the Leier's purchased a farm 18 miles northeast of Linton. There they raised two girls and six boys. Madge was a very devoted and hard-working wife and mother-who along with cooking three full meals a day and raising the children with Alois-saw to it that the milking and various dairy farm chores were completed while Alois and the hired men were in the fields planting and harvesting crops.Madge and her family were members of St. Michael's parish while on the farm. There she was a member of Christian Mothers, taught CCD and was a music cantor. Christian values were deeply instilled in her children and those she taught. Madge wrote the weekly "St. Michael's" news column for the Emmons County Record for over 15 years. In 1992 Madge and Al moved to Linton where Madge was a member of St. Anthony's Christian Mothers and sang in the choir. Madge loved to visit family, friends and neighbors, attend mass, try new recipes, garden, can, bake and cook, polka music, and to entertain neighbors and hunting guests. One of her greatest talents was family genealogy and history. She knew many people and how they were related. Alois has said that "Madge knew how everyone was related all the way back to Adam and Eve." She loved clipping newspaper articles and had her own genealogy library and filing system. She made countless connections and deep friendships that lasted decades.Madge was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, auntie, and sister-in-law. She will be deeply missed. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Alois; one daughter, Roberta Baumgartner, Bismarck, ND; six sons and daughters-in-law, Bruce and Judy, Linton, Terry and Patty, Marion, IA, Larry and Rosalind, Strasburg, Paul and Sheila, Fargo, Charles and Joleen, Bismarck and Mark and Bonnie, Fargo; 18 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren; one brother and two sisters-in-law, Pete and Rose Reis, Kintyre, ND, Lorraine Reis, Napoleon; five sisters and six brothers-in-law: Angeline and Ed Geiger, Bismarck, Helen Wickenheiser, Fargo, Barbara and Victor Wald, Napoleon, Caroline and Karl Schatz, Kettle River, MN, Alvera and Tony Leier, Kintyre, John Schweitzer, Harvey, Jack Dutt, Bismarck,; as well as many nieces and nephews.Madge was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Bernadette, son-in-law, Daniel K. Baumgartner, two brothers, Sebastian Reis, and Pius Reis, Jr., three sisters, Eva Huber, Clara Schweitzer and Theresa Dutt, and two brothers-in-law, Pete Wickenheiser and Tony Huber.We would like to extend a special thanks to the Strasburg Care Center, their staff, and all those who visited. Their compassionate care is remarkable. Also thanks to Father Jason Signalness for his comfort and help during our time of loss. You may share memories and condolences with the family at the Myers Funeral Home website: www.myersfh.co