Jeanette Varberg
Jeanette D. Varberg, 82,
Minot, formerly of Deer-
ing, died Thursday, July
30, 2015, in a Minot
nursing home.
Jeanette was born Feb.
4, 1933, in Mountrail
County, North Dakota,
near Stanley, the
daughter of Edward and
Lucille (Lee) Allen. She
was raised in Berthold
and graduated from Bert-
hold High School.
Jeanette was united in
marriage to Orvan
“Junior” Varberg on June
17, 1953, in Berthold.
They made their home
on a farm west of Minot
in Harrison Township of
Ward County.
The family moved to a
farm in Margaret Town-
ship near Deering in
1968. Along with raising
their four children,
Jeanette was also em-
ployed in foodservice at
the Moose Lodge and at
North Plains Elementary
School on the Minot Air
Force Base.
Orvan died April 20,
1992. Jeanette moved to
Minot in 2008.
Jeanette was a longtime
member of the Deering
Lutheran Church. She
enjoyed taking trips with
Orvan to Las Vegas.
After retiring, she spent
her winters in Arizona
golfing, singing with the
chorus and being in the
sun at the pool. Her
many hobbies and in-
terests included spend-
ing time with family,
especially the little ones,
canning, gardening and
trips to the casino. She
loved her friends, a good
cup of coffee, crocheting
afghans, “Seinfeld,” and
the Celtics.
Survivors: Her loving
family includes children
Jere (Darlene) Varberg,
Minot, Jody (Duane)
Feragen, Austin, Minn.,
Jill (Tony) Allex, Minot,
and Joy (Gary) Nevrost,
Minot; grandchildren,
Josey (Beth) Varberg, Em-
ily (Levi) Hieb, Kari
(Erik) Turtinen, Kelsey
(Shaun) West, Wendy
(Nate) Burgess, Anna
(Ryan) Skarphol, Nikki
Nevrost; 11
great-grandchildren;
brother, Edward (Von-
nie) Allen, Billings,
Mont.; and several nieces
and nephews.
Jeanette was preceded
in death by: her parents
and husband, Orvan.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Mon-
day, Aug. 3, 2015, in
Bethany Lutheran
Church, Minot.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: noon to 5
p.m. today, Sunday,
Aug. 2, 2015, in Thomas
Family Funeral Home,
Minot.
The family extends ex-
treme gratitude to the
staff at ManorCare, Edge-
wood Vista, and Dr. Tur-
neau and the radiology
staff at Trinity.