Myrtle Pearson

MOHALL – Myrtle Pear-

son, 88, formerly of rural

Antler, passed away on

May 12, 2018, at the Sun-

rise Home in Springfield,

Va.

Myrtle was born in

Climax, Sask., on Nov. 3,

1929, to Thorvald and

Swanhild (Eidem) Ovre.

She was raised in Eas-

tend, Sask., and on their

family farm just outside of

town. She was a graduate

of the Galt School of

Nursing in Lethbridge,

Alberta, in 1952 and en-

joyed working as a re-

gistered nurse at several

hospitals in that region of

Saskatchewan. She played

the piano in a ragtime

band which played for

numerous dances.

Myrtle met Elof Pearson

at his uncle’s farm, which

neighbored her family’s

farm by Eastend. They

were united in marriage

on March 9, 1960, and

then lived on the Pearson

farm near Antler.

Myrtle was a member of

the Ladies Aid of First

Lutheran Church, Antler,

which then merged with

Zion Lutheran Church,

Mohall. She was also ac-

tive with the Eastern Star

and the Sons of Norway.

She was a devoted mother

and spent much of her

time raising her three

children and driving them

to various baton and

music lessons or FFA ac-

tivities. She enjoyed play-

ing Whist and was well

known for her homemade

buns, bars, and cookies.

Her favorite time of

year was Christmas when

she could act like a Mrs.

Claus and pick out Christ-

mas gifts to give to her

long list of relatives,

friends, and employees

who worked on the farm

and their families.

After raising her chil-

dren, she moved to Cal-

gary where she lived for

several years. In 2010,

she moved to Springfield,

Va., to be by her two

daughters.

Family: Myrtle is sur-

vived by her daughters,

Bonnie (Walter) Bur-

khardt, Springfield, Va.,

and Muriel (Preston)

Knapp, Alexandria, Va.;

son, Elgin (Hing Ka) Pear-

son, Englewood, Colo.;

granddaughters, Andrea

Burkhardt, Savannah, Ga.,

Julie Burkhardt, Denver,

Colo., Stacy Pearson and

Emily Pearson, both of

Engelwood.

Myrtle was preceded in

death by: her parents; her

former husband, Elof

Pearson; sister, Winifred

Yuhaha; and

half-brothers, Lawrence

Ovre and Rodney Wilken-

ing.

Funeral: 2 p.m., Satur-

day, May 19, 2018, at

Zion Lutheran Church,

Mohall.

Burial: Haas Cemetery,

rural Antler.

Family Service: 7 p.m.,

Friday, May 18, 2018, at

the funeral home.

Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m.,

Friday, at Brose Funeral

Home, Mohall.