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Eloise Ann Monson Lunder

Sept. 7, 1931- July 12, 2017

Eloise Ann Monson

Lunder, 85, Mesa, AZ,

formerly of Minot and

Williston, died Wednes-

day, July 12, 2017 in a

Mesa Hospital.

Eloise was born Sep-

tember 7, 1931 in

Hillsboro, North Dakota,

the daughter of Robert

Ganoe and Ethel Gladys

(Eastman) Bovaird. She

was raised and educated

at Hillsboro and graduat-

ed from Hillsboro High

School in 1949. She at-

tended Northwestern

School of Nursing in Min-

neapolis, where she gra-

duated with a degree in

Nursing in 1952. She was

employed for a short time

at the Sidney, Montana

Hospital as a registered

nurse prior to her mar-

riage to Robert J. Monson

on December 15, 1952 at

Sidney.

They moved to Willis-

ton, where he was em-

ployed with Burlington

Northern Railroad. She

worked at Mercy Hospital

for 7 years before moving

to Minot in 1960. While

living in Minot, she was

employed at Trinity Hos-

pital for 28 years. She re-

tired from Trinity Hospi-

tal in 1988, however con-

tinued to perform

Paramedical exams for in-

surance companies until

she was 71 years old.

Robert died in 2000.

Eloise was united in mar-

riage to Gilbert Lunder on

February 14, 1988 at Far-

go. They continued to

make their home in

Minot. Gil died May 17,

2013. Eloise moved to

Mesa, Arizona in 2015 to

live nearer her sister, Pau-

la Cooper.

Eloise was a longtime

member of the Congrega-

tional United Church of

Christ, where she was ac-

tive with the Women’s

Fellowship group. She en-

joyed reading, music,

walking and travelling.

Eloise loved her family

and friends dearly. She

loved to cook, bake, gar-

den and entertain friends.

She enjoyed sewing

throughout the years as

well. Music was very im-

portant to Eloise. She sang

in the church choir since

a very young age, often

singing duets with her sis-

ter, Paula. She enjoyed

doing family genealogy.

Her loving family in-

cludes: son, Paul Monson,

Billings, MT; 2 grandchil-dren, Alyssa Monson and

her daughter, Ariah of Bil-

lings, MT and Melanie

Monson and her children,

Mitchell Monson &

Kyrene (Bradlee) Bishop;

Gilbert’s children: Kae

(Rick) Olson of Gold

Canyon, AZ and

grandchildren: Korrie

(Nick) Wallin, Heidi Ol-

son, Brock Lunder, Suzi

LaSpina, Tessa (Jason) La-

Qua ; sister, Paula (Car-

roll) Cooper, Mesa, AZ;

several nieces and

nephews.

Eloise was preceded in

death by: her parents,

husband’s, Robert Mon-

son and Gilbert Lunder;

son, John Monson, grand-

daughter, Michelle Mo-

sure, great grandchildren,

Kristie and Kyle Mosure;

brother, Robert Bovaird

and sisters, Dolores Hunt,

Marvelle Sorlie and Shir-

ley Olson.

Celebration of Life ser-

vice: Tuesday, July 25,

2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the

Congregational United

Church of Christ, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Monday

from3:00-6:00 p.m. in

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Memorials are preferred

to Congregational United

Church of Christ or Minot

Public Library Children’s

Reading Fund.

Those wanting to sign

the online memorial regis-

ter or share memories and

condolences are invited to

use the expression of

sympathy section at

(www.thomas

familyfuneralhome.com).