Frances Thomas

Frances Thomas, 98,

Velva, ND, passed away

Sunday, April 15, 2018, in

a Minot hospital.

Frances Evangeline

Duchscherer was born De-

cember 16, 1919, the

daughter of Andrew and

Rosella (Brossart)

Duchscherer, in Barton,

ND. She was raised and

educated in Balfour, ND.

Frances married Joseph

“Joe” Thomas on October

21, 1940 in Karlsruhe,

ND. They made their

home on a farm north of

Velva. They retired in

1980 and moved into Vel-

va, where Frances resided

until the time of her pass-

ing.

Joe passed away Febru-

ary 23, 2007.

Frances was a member

of St. Cecilia Catholic

Church of Velva, Chris-

tian Mothers and the Vel-

va Senior Citizens. She

was also a former member

of the Knights of

Columbus and the Moose

Lodge, both of Minot.

She enjoyed gardening,

bowling, bingo with her

friends and spending time

with her family. To her

family she was Mother of

the Year, every year.

Surviving family in-

cludes:

Sons, Leo (Sandie) Tho-

mas, John (Sheryl) Tho-

mas, Jeff Thomas, all of

Velva, Andrew (Debbie)

Thomas, Great Falls, MT

and Ronald (Sue) Thomas,

Eatonville, WA;

daughters, Marcy (Patrick)

Roehrich, Washburn, Ber-

tha Abel and Deborah

(Mike) Theisen, both of

Bismarck, Mary (Donald)

Aaseth, Frances (Scott)

Shively and Rose (James)

Hystad, all of Velva;

daughter-in-law, Paulette

Thomas-Dailey, Surrey;

40 grandchildren; 70

great-grandchildren; 10

great-great-grandchildren;

brother, Jack (Florence)

Duchscherer, Velva; sis-

ter, Lena Richter, MN; and

numerous nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Frances was preceded

in death by: her parents;

husband of 66 years,

Joseph Thomas; sons,

Robert Thomas and

Joseph Thomas, Jr.;

son-in-law, Gerald Abel;

daughter-in-law, Willim-

inia (Billie) Thomas;

grandsons, Tommy

Roehrich and Adam Hard-

ing; great-granddaughters,

Karlea Gall and Jocelyn

Thomas; brothers, Frank,

Eustachius, Anton,

Michael and Joseph

Duchscherer; and sister,

Katherine Ziegler.

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: Friday, April 20, 2018,

at 2:00 p.m. at St. Cecilia

Catholic Church, Velva,

ND.

Interment: Will take

place at a later date at

Holy Cross Catholic

Cemetery, Velva, ND.

Visitation: Thursday

from 4-6 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Velva, ND.

Recitation of the Holy

Rosary & Vigil Prayer

Service: Thursday at 7:00

p.m. at St. Cecilia Cathol-

ic Church, Velva, ND.

Memorials: are pre-

ferred to Valley View

Manor of Velva.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).