Mary Bloms

Mary Bloms, 93, Minot,

died Monday, April 23,

2018 at Trinity Homes in

Minot.

Mary was born in Bar-

ton, ND on May 23, 1924,

to Peter and Magdalena

Kraft. She passed away on

April 23, 2018, at the age

of 93.

She lived in the Barton

area until 1928, when the

family moved near Gran-

ville, ND. She attended

North Prairie Country

Schools, Velva High

School, and Norwich

High School, graduating

in 1943. She attended

Minot Business College,

then worked at

Montgomery Ward in

Minot. Following that, she

worked at Hill Air Force

Base in Ogden, Utah; then

Sacramento, California;

and finally Reno, Nevada.

She then returned to

North Dakota, where she

met Ralph Bloms. They

were married October 28,

1947, at St. Leo’s Catholic

Church in Minot. They

lived on the Bloms family

homestead, growing

grains and raising cattle in

the Foxholm area, until

Ralph’s passing on May

2nd, 1986. Mary has lived

in Minot since then, most

recently at the Wellington

Assisted Living Facility.

Mary belonged to St.

Henry’s Church, rural

Foxholm, St. Mary’s

Church, Foxholm, and

Little Flower and St. John

the Apostle, Minot. She

was a member of Chris-

tian Mothers at St. Mary’s

and St. John’s. She was

also an active member in

their prayer chain for

many years.

Mary enjoyed spending

time with family, having

long phone conversations,

playing whist, doing

crossword puzzles, and

keeping a daily diary.

Throughout her entire

life, remembering dates

and special occasions was

important to her. That

quality helped her never

miss the opportunity to

send handwritten cards to

recognize special occa-

sions for family and

friends.

Those who shared in

her life include: her chil-

dren Gloria (Duane) Jani-

kula, Waverly, MN; Me-

linda (Orville) Neuhalfen,

Granville; Jeffrey (Gwen)

Bloms and Renae (Todd)

Jensen, both Minot; her

grandchildren Andrew

(Jennifer) Janikula,

Waverly, MN; Dr. Mark

(Dr. Brooke McNeal) Jani-

kula, Jacksonville, FL;

Rod (Charity Lenz) Jani-

kula, Watertown, MN;

Kent (Jill Kehoe – fiancee)

Janikula, Plymouth, MN;

Kate (Daniel) Marshall;

Roger Neuhalfen; Reba

Neuhalfen; Brekka (Tyler)

Bloms-Hancock; Landon

Wright, all Minot; Logan

(Ashley) Wright, Fargo;

Andi Jensen, Dickinson,

and Tracey (Eric Jeide – fi-

ance) Keller, Beulah, ND;

her great-grandchildren

George, Henry, Owen, &

Cecelia Janikula, Addison

& Lincoln Marshall, and

Gracie & Tucker Keller;

her sisters Emily Dufner,

West Fargo; Lenora Klein,

Norwich; and

sisters-in-law Gladys

Kraft, Norwich; Garnet

Bloms, Minot; Bernice

Redding, Minot; and Lor-

raine Bloms, Lansford;

and numerous nieces,

nephews, great-nieces,

and great-nephews.

Mary was preceded in

death by: her parents,

Peter and Magdalena; hus-

band, Ralph; grandson,

Blair Bloms; brothers Joe,

Peter, and John Kraft; sis-

ter Anne Carleno;

brothers-in-law Edwin

Klein, Harry Carleno,

Fred, Martin, Clarence,

Daniel, and Henry Bloms,

John Savelkoul, Neiman

Crisman, William Hensen,

Francis Bradley, Maynard

Korgel and Loren Red-

ding; sisters-in-law Mary

Lou Kraft, Margaret Savel-

koul, Marie Hensen,

Rosella Bradley, Helen

Korgel, and Alice, Anita,

and Marise Bloms.

Keep on talking and

we’ll keep listening, and

drive careful.

Visitation: Friday, April

27, 2018 from 4 until 6

pm at Thompson-Larson

Funeral Home, Minot.

Vigil Prayer Service:

Friday, April 27, 2018 at 6

pm in Thompson-Larson

Funeral Home Chapel,

Minot

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: Saturday, April 28,

2018 at 10:30 am at St.

John the Apostle Catholic

Church, Minot

Burial: 1:00 pm at

Rosehill Memorial Park,

Minot.