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Vivian Forsman

Sept. 2, 1925-Oct. 15, 2017

Vivian Sylvia Forsman,

92, of Detroit Lakes, MN,

formerly of Roseglen and

Garrison, ND, passed

away peacefully into eter-

nal life Sunday morning,

October 15, 2017 after a

long battle with

Alzheimer’s disease. Fun-

eral services will be held

on Friday at 2:00 pm at St.

Paul Lutheran Church in

Garrison. Burial will be

at the Garrison City

Cemetery.

Visitation: will be held

from Noon until the time

of services at the church.

Vivian was born to the

late Walfrid and Carrie

(Rudi) Johnson on Sep-

tember 2, 1925 at their

farm homestead near Pla-

za, ND. The daughter of

Norwegian and Swedish

immigrants, Vivian grew

up on the farm with her

parents and 3 older broth-

ers who preceded her in

death: Victor Johnson,

Clarence Johnson, and

Arthur Johnson. Vivian

attended Wright School

for 8 years, then attended

Plaza High School where

she graduated in 1943.

She also attended Busi-

ness College in Minot for

1 year. As a young girl

Vivian loved spelling and

arithmetic and enjoyed

playing kitten ball. She

was kept busy doing

chores inside and out at

her parents’ farm.

Vivian met the love or

her life, Arthur F. Fors-

man at a church service.

Their first date was at her

19th birthday party. They

were engaged in 1947 and

were married on No-

vember 17, 1949 at Lucky

Mound Church of

Parshall. Their first home

was near the John Fors-

man homestead just north

of Roseglen, ND. They

lived there for 45 years,

where she helped Art on

the farm. They moved to

Garrison, ND in 1994. In

late 2011 Art and Vivian

moved to a nursing care

facility in Detroit Lakes,

MN. Art and Vivian had

two daughters, Karen

(Cape) and Kathy (Eberle).

After complications from

pneumonia following a

stroke, Art passed away in

February 2012.

While on the farm, Vivi-

an kept a beautiful gar-

den, and canned large

amounts of fruits, veget-

ables, and pickles. She

was known for her baking

skills, especially her

homemade buns, cookies

and lefse. Over the years

she was an active member

of the Roseglen

Homemakers Club, Sun-

day School Superinten-

dent, Ladies Aid leader,

and was especially dedi-

cated to her confirmation

class that she taught for

many years at Immanuel

Lutheran Church in

Roseglen. After moving,

Vivian became a member

of St. Paul Lutheran

Church in Garrison. But

by far, anyone who knew

her would say her greatest

joy came from her chil-

dren and grandchildren.

Art and Vivian travelled

as much as possible to see

their daughters and their

families in Detroit Lakes,

MN and Green Bay, WI.

Vivian is survived by

her daughter Karen

(Frank) Cape of Green

Bay, WI; daughter

Kathryn (Ronald) Eberle

of Detroit Lakes, MN;

grandchildren Ashleigh

Gilson, Erin (Jeremy)

Luttschwager, Timothy

(Mandy) Cape, Daniel

(Christa) Cape , and

Kristen (Humberto) Trejos

all of Green Bay, WI;

Sherman Eberle, Little

Falls, MN; and Alice

Eberle, Detroit Lakes, MN.

Her great- grandchildren

are Madelyn Gilson, Lucy

Gilson, Elijah

Luttschwager, and Hum-

berto Trejos, all of Green

Bay, WI.

The family would like

to thank the staff for the

loving care they provided

at Sunnyside Care Center,

Lake Park, MN, and Ecu-

men Center in Detroit

Lakes, MN.

Thompson Funeral

Home, Garrison