Rita Lemer, 95 of  Harvey, ND died Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Trinity Homes, Minot.

Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Harvey.  Burial will be at a later date in the church cemetery.

Rita Louise Bruner was born on February 7, 1924 on the family farm north of Drake, ND.  She was the daughter of Anton and Mary (Steiner) Bruner.  She attended school at Funston and in Drake.  Rita and Ben Lemer were married on June 18, 1946 at Anamoose, ND.  They lived on and rented several farms before buying one near Kief.  In 1968 they purchased the Amigo Motel in Harvey and moved there.  Rita managed the motel with the assistance of her husband for thirty years and retired in 1998. They moved to Minot and she had been residing in Trinity Homes. Rita was a member of the St. Cecilia Catholic Church and its Holy Family Society, Catholic Daughters, Harvey Area Right To Life, Wells Eagles and Veterans Of Foreign Wars Auxiliaries and Senior Citizens all of Harvey.

Those sharing in Rita's life were: sons, Robin Lemer of Chicago, Illinois, Lowell Lemer of Lincoln, ND; daughter-in-law Judy Lemer of Fargo, ND; Howard Vivian, Elgin, Illinois; six grandchildren, Jason(Sarah) and Brent(Jemma) Vivian, Cherie and Amy Lemer, Taylor and Dylan Lemer; five great-grandchildren, Brennan, Logan, Lennon, Aralyn and Langston; one sister, Joann Schneider of Green River, Wyoming.

Rita was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ben who died on March 26 ^th , 2019; daughter, Benita Vivian; son Ryan Lemer; two brothers, Otto and Larry Bruner; six sisters, Theresa Gutzmer, Isabel Rudnick, Irene Knebel, Loretta Lemer, Florence Lemer, and Hilda Buckmeier.