Katherine Lemer, 85, Harvey, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at St. Aloisius Hospital in Harvey. Her funeral will be held Thursday, December 3, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Harvey with burial at St. Margaret Mary Holy Cross Cemetery in Drake. Visitation will be held Wednesday, December  2 ^nd from 5 P.M. to 7 P.M. followed by a prayer service, all at the church. CDC recommendations including social distancing, hand sanitizing, wearing a mask and staying away if not feeling well are encouraged. Arrangements with Nelson Funeral Home of Drake.

Katherine Helen Burgard, daughter of Peter and Frances (Geisinger) Burgard, was born October 8, 1935 near Orrin, ND where she was raised and educated. As a young lady, Katherine worked as a waitress at Kirtens Café in Harvey and later at Minot Drug and the Medical Arts Building in Minot.

On January 7, 1957, she was united in marriage to Lawrence Lemer in Orrin. They made their home in Minot where she continued to work at the Medical Arts Building for a number of years.

Following their retirement Katherine and Lawrence spent their winters in Arizona. They had recently moved to Harvey.

Those who shared in Katherine's life include, her husband of 63 years, Lawrence 'Larry'; her children, Greg Lemer of Harvey, Jacqualine Lemer of Sahuarita, AZ and Frances Lemer of Tucson, AZ; 3 grandchildren, Cameron and Devin Clinesmith of Arizona and Catherine Lemer of Indiana; her sister, Barbara Wolf of Fargo; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Katherine was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Mike and Thomas Burgard; and her sisters, Julia Thomas, Pauline Lithun, Otilla Penzkover, Francis Buchmeier, Betty Morgan, Mary Schneider, Veronica Keller, Magdalina Woitte and Margret Fettig.