Marlys Elaine (Hoglund) Davick

Marlys Elaine

(Hoglund) Davick, 86,

Long Lake, ND, formerly

of Minot, passed away

unexpectedly of cardiac

arrest on February 3, 2017

at Sacred Heart Hospital

in Spokane, WA. Marlys

was surrounded by her

oldest son and family in

Spokane, WA where Mar-

lys had been spending her

winters.

Marlys Elaine was born

September 22, 1930, the

daughter of Helmer

Hoglund (June 18 1908 –

Oct 10 1995) and Alice

(Jothen) Hoglund (Sept 8

1911- April 5 1954).

Marlys married Dona-

von Dale Davick at First

Lutheran Church in Minot

July 31, 1949. They made

their home in Minot and

then later at Long Lake, in

the Turtle Mountains.

Marlys was a charter

member of Christ Luth-

eran Church in Minot.

Don later passed away

July 29, 1997.

She was the oldest of

three girls. Marlys “Mert”

grew up in a home her fa-

ther built. She enjoyed

her paper dolls and ice

skating among other

things as a young girl. She

attended school at Lincoln

Elementary then graduat-

ed from Model High

School where she met her

future husband Donavon

“Sonny” Davick.

Throughout Marlys’s teen

years she became a moth-

er figure to her two sisters

Carol and Bev as her

beautiful mother suffered

a brain tumor that eventu-

ally took her life in 1954.

The early responsibility,

love and nurturing for her

father and sisters helped

shape the mom, grandma

and friend we all knew

and love so dearly.

After graduation, she

and Don were married

and very soon began their

family. Their 1st son Ker-

ry was born in 1950 soon

to be followed by Pam

1951, Keith 1955, Kent

1958 and Keven 1965. As

the years went on she

reined in her 5 kids, never

raising a hand and very

seldom raising her voice

but letting her children

make their own choices,

offering guidance through

life’s course with convic-

tion, courage and uncon-

ditional love. Marlys

worked at Sears as the

Personnel Manager for

several years, she also

helped support the family

by making and selling

Lefse! She was a real pro

and shared her skills with

many, including her

great-grandkids! Marlys

enjoyed her work with the

ASCS office in Bottineau

for several years after

moving to Long Lake.

During Marlys and

Don’s life together they

enjoyed raising their kids,

encouraging them to ex-

perience church, sports,

music and the great out-

doors. In the early 1960’s

they purchased property

at Long Lake, which set

the course for the week-

end cabin retreat tradi-

tion. Special memories of

these choice times shared

are deeply cherished by

many. She enjoyed the

peacefulness and the

beauty of the surrounding

nature in this setting; in-

teracting with wildlife,

her beloved birds, garden-ing, flowers, fishing,

cards, puzzles, internet

Facebooking, books, quiet

falling snow, Loons cal-

ling across the water, a

good cup of coffee, a

smoke, hearty laughter,

time spent with friends

and family. The coffee

was always on. Really for

her the lake home was her

Legacy where she hoped

the kids, grandkids and

great-grandkids could

come and feel at home for

many years to come. In re-

cent years, if not for some

strong encouragement

Marlys would have pre-

ferred to remain there

year-round, despite our

Dakota winters! One of

her favorite things to say

in her calm, matter a fact

way when the weather

was -40 below was, “Well

that’s ok, I just don’t go

outside.” Marlys was

blessed with many caring

friends and when family

wasn’t with her she was

perfectly content with a

card game, coffee, some

toast and Peanut butter.

She was well respected,

had no pretenses and tru-

ly enjoyed just being her-

self.

Her immediate loving

family includes: her sis-

ters; Carol (Jerry) Hen-

dricks, Beverly (Jimmy)

Skinner, Moses Lake, WA;

step-brother, Robert Peter-

son, Franklin, TN; chil-

dren, Kerry (Barb)

Spokane, WA, Pam Abra-

hamson, Minot, Keith and

Kym, Highlands Ranch,

CO, Kent and Mary Ellen,

Oklahoma City, OK,

Keven (Aimee Smith)

Davick, Minot; 10

grandchildren; 15

great-grandchildren; and

numerous nieces and

nephews.

She is preceded in

death by: her husband,

Donavon Dale; son-in-law,

Daniel D. Abrahamson;

grandson, Chad J. Davick;

brother-in-law, Vernon

Miller; her parents, Hel-

mer and Alice Hoglund;

and stepmother, Ida Mae

Peterson.

Marlys’s Celebration of

life will be held on Satur-

day, February 11th, 2017

at Christ Lutheran

Church, Minot, ND at

11:00 a.m. with Burial at

Rosehill Memorial Park,

Minot, ND following a

lunch reception.

Visitation and Prayer

Service will be from 4

p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday,

February 10th, 2017 at the

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot, ND,

with Prayer Service at 5

p.m. for friends and fami-

ly.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).