Lillian Bahl

MOHALL – Lillian

Elaine Bahl, 91, Mohall,

passed away Tuesday,

Dec. 26, 2017, at the

Mohall nursing home.

Lillian “Lil” was born

Feb. 5, 1926, in Berwick,

to Erick and Evelyn (Op-

pen) Iverson, the only girl

in a family of five broth-

ers. Lil grew up and at-

tended school in the

Berwick area, where she

ended up teaching a few

classes herself due to the

shortage of teachers. Lil

graduated early and went

on to earn a teaching cer-

tificate at Minot Teachers’

College. She then came

back to Berwick where

she taught K-8 in a

one-room schoolhouse, at

the young age of 17.

On June 22, 1945, Lil

married the love of her

life, Clyde Bahl. Together

they lived and farmed in

Grover Township, rural

Sherwood. Lil taught at a

rural school there for a

couple more years before

raising their four sons:

Robert, Curtis, Kent, and

Michael. In 1980, Lil be-

gan working at the Good

Samaritan Nursing Home

in Mohall, where she

would continue to work

both full- and part-time

for 20+ years. Clyde and

Lil moved off the farm

and into Mohall in 1989.

They loved to spend

time with their friends at

the Mouse River Park in

the summer and enjoyed

traveling up and down the

west coast during the

winter months. Clyde

and Lil were married for

62 long and happy years.

Clyde passed in March of

2008. In the fall of 2014,

Lil moved to Somerset

Court Assisted Living in

Minot. In December

2016, Lil then moved back

to Mohall into the same

nursing home where she

had taken care of

residents all those years

ago.

Lil was the do-it-all

farm wife, raising a fami-

ly, helped in the fields,

and a substitute bus

driver for Clyde when

needed. She was the

number one host, whether

you were a friend, family

or a stranger. It made no

difference if you were

visiting her at her home,

the cabin at the park, or

back at the Good Sam, she

always made certain that

you were well-taken care

of and had anything you

might need from the mo-

ment you walked through

the door.

Lil was a strong advo-

cate of the All Faith

Chapel at the Mouse River

Park. She was also a

member of the Mohall

Senior Citizens’ as well as

the Hamerly and Zion

Lutheran churches. She

enjoyed reading, playing

card games, and spending

as much time as she could

with her grandchildren

and great-grandchildren.

She also was able to meet

and spend time with her

great-great granddaughter.

Family: sons, Bob (Ker-

ry) Bahl, Fargo, Curt (Suz

Sundahl) Bahl, Mohall,

Kent (Ali) Bahl, Mohall,

and Mike (Sheryl) Bahl,

Owatonna, Minn.;

grandchildren, Tory (Kim,

deceased) Bahl, Tangee

(Thain) Bouvette, Tera

(Greg) Paulson, Chad

Bahl, Nikki (Scott) Four-

nier, Angie (Gary Ander-

son) Bahl, Lexi Bahl, Shel-

bi Bahl, Mikaylee Bahl,

Clark (Brienna Nelson)

Bahl, and Grant Bahl; 14

great-grandchildren and

one

great-great-grandchild;

brother, Victor (Shirley)

Iverson, Minot;

brother-in-law, Donald

(Doloris, deceased) Bahl,

St. Louis Park, Minn.; and

numerous nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Lil was preceded in

death by: her husband,

Clyde; parents; and broth-

ers, Orrin, Chester, Er-

nest, and Lavern Iverson.

Funeral: 2 p.m., Satur-

day, Dec. 30, 2017, at

Zion Lutheran Church,

Mohall.

Burial: Hamerly

Cemetery, rural Sher-

wood.

Visitation: noon to 2

p.m., Saturday, at Zion

Lutheran Church, Mohall.

(Brose Funeral Home,

Mohall)