Tonita Wolfer, forever 39, Linton, died on Thursday, March 29th, 2018, at CHI St. Alexius, Bismarck. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 2nd, 2018 at 10:00 am at United Methodist Church, Linton, with close friend, Rev. Sapp officiating.  Visitation will be at the Myers Funeral Home on Sunday, April 1st, 2018 starting at 6pm family visitation, with public prayer service at 7 pm.  Everyone is encouraged to wear pink on Sunday.

Tonita Wolfer, the daughter of Ted and Edna (Sauter) Bossert, was born on September 2, 39 years ago. She was raised with three brothers: Tyrone, Terry, and Teddy. Tagging along with her brothers helped develop her 'can do' attitude and quick wit.  She was not always the innocent baby girl of the family. Her and Ted shared a room together. Tonita was scared of the dark and would often shake Teddy's crib, making him cry.  Of course, mom would have to come in and check on the babies.

After high school, she ventured out to Valley City and eventually moved to Bismarck. She started work as a nurses' aide at St. Vincent's Continuing Care Center.  Here she met the man, who would turn out to be the love of her life, Gene Wolfer. Needless to say, it didn't start out as love, as they first met when he spilled orange juice on her white scrubs. But one could say, with the tongue lashing he received, she trained him in, right then and there. She and Gene were married on May 27, 1971.

They moved to Linton in September of 1971.  While in Linton, she worked at Cenex and also earned her nickname, "Aunt Nene."  She spoiled her nieces and nephews every chance she could. She would take over for their parents, giving them baths and lathering each little piggie with lotion. She started all of their Barbie collections and loved buying them clothes. The nieces ended up with more clothes, because, "Girls' clothes are cuter."

Gene and Tonita, waited fifteen years to have their own little girl to buy clothes for. One day, Tonita was babysitting for a family member.  Feeling discouraged, she started to cry to her mother, as she was waiting for fifteen years for her own to spoil.  As she was crying, she received the call.  They finally had their own baby girl to spoil: Tracey. The whole town of Linton heard her scream for joy as she ran to tell her brothers.

In 2015, Tonita finally had a boy to call her own.  His name was Ryan. She frequently joked that because of her threats, he married Tracey.  She thanked God every day for bringing him into Tracey's life. Ryan was her go-to, whether it was hooking up a printer, or needing work on a jeep: he was always there for her.  She also thanked God for his parents: Dale and Irene, for raising such an outstanding man.  Not every one is lucky to have such great in-laws.

As she loved being an aunt, and a mother, nothing compared to being a grandmother. Taylor was her pride and joy. Taylor was her little side-kick, often going to her appointments, or going to have a Mickey pancake at The Grille.  She often said that Taylor is what got her through being diagnosed with cancer for the fourth time.

She fought breast cancer for 14 years... she called herself a 'tough old broad,' our family would have to agree. In the end, it was a stroke that she did not survive. On Thursday, after an airlift to Bismarck, family gathered by her bedside in the ER sharing memories, prayers and hugs to take with her to deliver to some other special people she is joining in Heaven. Rest In Peace, Tonita. Your work here is done. You have been His hands in many kind and thoughtful deeds, you have made loving memories that we treasure, you are so loved and will be dearly missed by many.

Tonita will be deeply missed by her husband, Gene; daughter and son-in-law Tracey and Ryan Pruess; granddaughter, Taylor Pruess; brothers, Teddy (Deb) Bossert of Bismarck and Tyrone Bossert of Michigan; nieces and nephews, Tim (Fran) Bossert, Brad (Stacey) Bossert, Brenda (Kevin) Seher, Kim (Jamie) Brecht, Kelly (Amber) Bossert, Carey (Scott) Moser, and Casey (David) Johs; some very special friends, Patty Gross, Carol Sapp, Judy VanBeek, and Maren and Aspen Ehley; and her faithful furball, Toodles.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father; brother, Terry Bossert and  sister in law, Connie Bossert.