[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2062]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO INEZ MITTLEIDER

 Mr. CRAMER. Mr. President, I want to honor a very special 
North Dakota woman who is turning 100 years old on Friday. Inez 
Mittleider of Bismarck was born on March 27, 1920, in South Dakota and 
at a young age moved with her family to southwestern North Dakota. 
Living thorough the Dirty Thirties and the Great Depression, she had to 
leave home and live with family friends while she completed high 
school. She was one of very few women of her generation to earn a 
college degree. Inez lived in the communities of Heil and Mott and 
taught in one-room schoolhouses for nearly 10 years.
  Inez and her husband raised four children and instilled in them the 
necessity of hard work and self reliance. Today, Inez is the 
grandmother of seven, great-grandmother of nine, and continues to live 
on her own in Bismarck. Her many family members plan to gather to 
celebrate this centennial milestone with Inez later in the year.
  Mr. President, North Dakota is home to more than 200 centenarians, 
and we consider them among our most treasured residents. They have 
witnessed great moments in North Dakota's history and their pioneer 
spirit, dignity, and hard work have brought them through many 
challenges and personal achievements.
  On behalf of all North Dakotans, I want to wish Inez a happy 100th 
birthday, and hope this is the start of a year filled with happiness 
and joy.

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