R. Arlene Vallely

Williston, Our beloved

Mother, Grandmother,

Great-grandmother, and

dear friend, entered into

eternal life in the pres-

ence of her Lord on April

22, 2018. She was at home

surrounded by family.

Her Mass of Christian

burial, with Fr. Russell

Kovash officiating, will be

celebrated at 11:00 AM on

Thursday, April 26, 2018

at St. Joseph’s Catholic

Church in Williston; a

luncheon will immediate-

ly follow the mass. A

private interment will

take place in Riverview

Cemetery, Williston, ND

later in the day.

Visitation will be on

Wednesday, April 25,

2018 at Everson-Coughlin

Funeral Home, 112 4th St

East, Williston, ND from

9:00 AM until 7:00 PM

with the family present

from 5-7pm. A memorial

vigil service will be held

Wednesday evening at

7:00 PM at the funeral

home. There will be an

opportunity for sharing

favorite memories

Arlene was born in rur-

al Kenmare, ND to Roy

and Ruby (Lee) Frisk. She

grew up in Wheeler, MT

and attended High School

in Glasgow, MT. She gra-

duated from the Sisters of

St. Francis School of

Nursing in Minot, ND in

1953. She married the

love of her life, John

“Duke” Vallely, November

9, 1953 and moved to

Williston, ND following

the wedding. She was a

Homemaker and Com-

munity Volunteer the first

twenty years. Duke and

Arlene founded Vallely

Truck Center in 1974, sel-

ling International Harves-

ter Trucks, which later ex-

panded to Vallely Truck &

Marine, Vallely Chrysler

& Marine, and then to

Vallely Sport & Marine,

with locations in Willis-

ton, Minot and Bismarck,

ND. She was a savvy busi-

ness woman and main-

tained a very active role

in the family business for

over 30 years.

Arlene loved her family

unconditionally, and they

were always her #1 prior-

ity. She treasured spend-

ing time together, travel-

ing with and going to visit

them. She was affec-

tionately called “the

G-force” by all of the

grandkids! She lived each

moment of her life to the

fullest. She was an avid

gardener, loved to knit &

crochet, and collect re-

cipes. She always en-

joyed playing Bridge with

her wonderful friends.

She had a great sense of

humor, and she was a

great story-teller. Arlene

always had a smile or a

kind, encouraging word.

She will be greatly

missed.

Arlene was a woman of

strong faith. She was an

active member of St.

Joseph’s Catholic Church

for nearly 60 years. She

was a Church Trustee,

served on the Parish

Council, Finance Council,

Education Council, Altar

Society, Catholic

Daughters (as an Officer

and a Trustee), and led a

Jr. Catholic Daughter

Troop. She also served on

the Mercy Medical Center

Foundation Board and the

Hospital Auxiliary. In her

early years, she was in-

volved with Bluebirds,

and Campfire girls, and

served on the Executive

Board.

She is survived by: her

7 children, John (Cindy)

and their children, Sarah

(Adam) Baso and Josh

(Sarah) Vallely; Mary

(Tom) Wilson and their

children, Marney (Eric)

Paul and Nick Leonard;

Hugh (Karen) Vallely and

their children Justin (Ash-

ley) Vallely and Nicole

Vallely; Trish Vallely and

daughter Shelly Loomer;

Mark Vallely and

daughter Caitlin (Josh)

Rutherford; Liz Timothy

and her children, Jordan

(Emilee) Timothy and

Ciara Timothy; Tim (Allis-

on) Vallely and their chil-

dren, Tyler and Ethan

Vallely; and ten

great-grandchildren. She

was preceded in death by

her parents, her husband,

John “Duke”, and a broth-

er, Jim Frisk.

Memorials may be

directed to CHI Hospice,

1301 15th Ave West,

Williston, ND 58801

Friends are welcome to

visit

www.eversoncoughlin.com

to share memories of Ar-

lene or leave condolences

for her family.