Pauline Nielsen

Kenmare, passed away

Wednesday, March 7,

2018, at Trinity Hospital

in Minot.

Pauline F. Ringen was

born May 25, 1948, the

daughter of Carl and Idell

(Saterlie) Ringen, in

Bismarck, ND. She was

raised and educated in

Kenmare and graduated

from Kenmare High

School in 1966. She furth-

ered her education and at-

tended Jamestown College

and then ND State School

of Science in Wahpeton

for a couple of years.

Pauline married Nor-

bert A. Nielsen January

10, 1968, in Nazareth

Lutheran Church in Ken-

mare. They lived in Ger-

many and California be-

fore making their home in

Kenmare in 1972. Pauline

had worked at JC Penney,

the Kenmare Baptist

Home, Hansen’s

Hardware, and the Ward

County Library in Ken-

mare, retiring in 2013,

after working there for 30

years. On January 10,

2018, they celebrated

their 50th Wedding An-

niversary.

She was a member of

the ReNew United Metho-

dist Church in Kenmare.

She volunteered as a Girl

Scout and a Boy Scout

leader.

She enjoyed reading,

sewing, needlepoint, can-

ning, visiting with family

and friends, camping,

playing games, shopping

and attending her

grandchildren’s activities.

Her loving family in-

cludes: husband of 50

years, Norbert, Kenmare;

children, Holly (Dean)

Brekhus, Minot, and Bra-

dy (Whisper) Nielsen,

Spokane, WA; grandchil-

dren, Spencer, Dawson

and Jarret Brekhus; Ash-

lynn Nielsen, Jason (Bai-

ley), Frank and Joe Chase;

great-grandchild, Charles;

and a few cousins.

Pauline was preceded

in death by her parents.

Funeral: Tuesday,

March 13, 2018, at 11:00

a.m. at Kenmare Church

of the Nazarene, Kenmare.

Interment: North Dako-

ta Veterans Cemetery,

Mandan, ND, at a later

date.

Visitation: There will be

no reviewal, but friends

may sign the register book

on Monday from 6 to 7

p.m. at ReNew United

Methodist Church in Ken-

mare.

Prayer Service: Monday

at 7:00 pm at ReNew Unit-

ed Methodist Church in

Kenmare.

(Arrangements with

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Kenmare)

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).