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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.