Claudia E. Maychrzak, 93 of Scranton, ND passed away on December 19, 2013 at the West River Regional Hospital in Hettinger, ND.
Mass of Christian Burial for Claudia will be on Monday, December 23, 2013 at 11:00 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Scranton, ND. Fr. Stephen Folorunso will celebrate the Mass with burial to follow in the Haley Catholic Cemetery, rural Scranton. There will be a Rosary and Scripture Service on Sunday evening at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Claudia Kralicek Maychrzak passed away Dec. 19, 2013, the day before her 94th birthday.
She was born Dec. 20, 1919, the fourth child of seven to Frank and Helen Kadrmas Kralicek north of Dickinson, ND. Her family moved to a farm south of Gascoyne, ND to a farm that her brother George eventually took over.
Claudia spent her first grade learning the English language. She was very bright and was soon answering questions missed by older students. She was not able to secure a High School education due to the financial needs of her family. Claudia became a Hired Girl, working for neighbors and giving her earnings to her parents. She loved to dance and laugh and caught the eye of a local farmer at one of the many barn dances that folks held. Claudia married Albert Maychrzak on July 27, 1937 at the Stanslaus Church in Haley and they began farming 10 miles south of Scranton, ND.
Claudia and Albert raised 9 children. During these days of hard farm labor and childcare, she continued to pursue an education, taking Taxidermy, Accounting, Landscape and Design, and Floral Arrangement classes by correspondence. She put these classes to use landscaping the farmstead and starting her own business selling wood fiber floral arrangements. She drew out the design and help construct their home . Claudia shared with and passed on to her children a passion for learning, reading, gardening, music, dance, and creative endeavors.
Claudia was also active in the community acting as a 4-H Leader for several years, a member of the Rocky Ridge Homemaker's Club. As a member of the little Catholic Church in Haley she served in every way possible. As a member of the Sacred Heart Church she served as choir director, catechism teacher, Education Minister and an Alter Society member. She provided both Churches with flowers from her garden from the first blossom in spring until frost and then would make wood fiber arrangements during the winter months.
Her greatest success and treasure was her children. She was very proud of each of them and taught them to work hard and never set boundaries on their dreams.
She is survived by her sons Edward (Nadine) of Marysville WA, Ell Dean (Char) and Elbert (Charlene) of Scranton ND, her daughters Evelyn (Richard) Greisch of Bismarck ND, Elaine (Ashley) Stanhope of Baker MT, Edna (Ken) Scalzone of Dillon MT, E. Mary (Jerry) Waagen of Jamestown ND, Estelle (Greg) Nagel of Circle MT, and her son-in-law Paul Meier of Lemmon SD . Her grandchildren, Hugh (joyce) Meier, Sari(Rich) Merriman, Steve (Alice) Meier, Wendy (Mark) Crow, Bret (Brandy) Maychrzak, Edine (Jeff) Mayer, Jennifer (David) Roller, Paul (Mayet) Maychrzak, Richard (JoJo) Greisch) , David (Erin) Greisch , Jeffery Greisch, Alice (Mike) Grove, Steve (Julie) Stanhope, Barbara Stanhope, Robert (Kristie) Stanhope, Curt Williams, Lora(Kent) Ketterling, Nicholas Scalzone, Kathrine Scalzone, Tyler (Lacey) Kostelecky, Devin Maychrzak, Danny Maychrzak, Tricia Maychrzak, Thomas Maychrzak, Andrea Maychrzak, Heather Maychrzak , Halie Maychrzak, Tyrel Waagen, Trevor Waagen, Lacey Nagel, Ashely Nagel, Noami Nagel, Nathan Nagel, 31 grandchildren several great grandchildren and her sister Judy Fisher of Dickinson ND and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Albert, by her daughter, Ellguvene Meier, her grandson, Kevin Meier her great- great granddaughter Abbigale Wentz, her parents, her brothers Edward, Bill and George and their spouses, her sisters Libby Papka, Bertha Shiley and brother-in-law Tony Fisher.
Claudia will be remembered for her gifts of time, talent and effort. We know Heaven will have more flowers than it did before and we hope the angels know how to play a good polka.