Eleanor Graupe
March 23, 1920-Sept. 7, 2018
Eleanor M. Graupe, 98,
Minot, passed away
peacefully in her sleep on
Friday, September 7,
2018, in a Minot nursing
home.
Eleanor Marie Myhre
was born on March 23,
1920, the daughter of Eu-
gene L. and Mabel S. (Jel-
lum) Myhre in Rugby,
ND. She was raised and
educated in Minot, where
she graduated from Minot
Public Schools.
From 1951 until 1968,
Eleanor worked at Sears
in Minneapolis. In 1969,
she moved to Minot,
where she worked for
Osco Drug. Following her
retirement, she worked as
a hostess at Hardees for
six years and later Burger
King. Eleanor was once
married to Vernon Sol-
bakken.
She was a member of
Bethany Lutheran
Church, Moose Lodge, Ea-
gles Lodge and the Good
Sam Club.
She is survived by:
Her grandchildren: Lau-
rie (Dana) Bjertness,
Minot, Loni (Kevin) Mar-
tin, Minot, Thomas Brei-
land, St. Louis, MO;
Great-grandchildren: Levi
(Darcy) Bjertness, Minot,
Lacie Bjertness, Minot,
Jesika Sullivan, Minot,
Jadin (Laura) Martin,
Minot, and Lindsey Brei-
land, St. Louis, MO;
great-great-grandchildren:
Brinley and Porter Bjert-
ness, Minot, Mathew Kraft
and Conor Sullivan,
Minot.
Eleanor was preceded
in death by: her parents,
her five children, her hus-
band and her dog Sam.
Visitation: Tuesday,
September 11, 2018 from
10 a.m. until service time
at Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home Chapel, Minot.
Funeral Service: Tues-
day at 11 a.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home Chapel, Minot.
Burial: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot.