Gladys Skarphol

Gladys Skarphol, 88,

Bismarck, formerly of the

Souris/Bottineau area,

died September 26, 2018

on her great grand-

daughter’s first birthday.

Services will be held at

10:00 a.m. Monday, Oc-

tober 1, 2018 at Nero Fun-

eral Home, Bottineau.

There will be a visitation

on Sunday, September 30,

1:00 pm until 9:00 pm

with the family present

from 3:00 pm until 5:00

pm at the funeral home.

Burial will be at Moun-

tain View Cemetery,

Souris.

Gladys was born to Tos-

ten and Rosina (Botten)

Bjokne on November 26,

1929 and grew up on a

farm near Landa, ND. Her

parents died when she

was young and she and

her brother, Rueben were

raised by their aunts,

Emma and Matilda and

guardians, Thomas and

Selma Tonneson. She gra-

duated from Souris High

School in 1948 and in

June that same year mar-

ried Verdeen Skarphol in

Souris, ND. They made

their home on the Skar-

phol family farm where

they continued to farm

until 1997 when

Verdeen’s health de-

clined. He passed away

on June 20, 2000 on their

52nd wedding anniver-

sary. They raised four

girls, Annette, Diane, Julie

and Joan. She was a lov-

ing, Christian mother and

hard-working farm wife.

She was an excellent cook

and baker, often serving

meals to those helping

Verdeen on the farm. She

also enjoyed sewing, han-

diwork, and gardening.

She was very involved in

Trinity Lutheran Church,

Souris. She was a Sunday

School teacher, WELCA

member and enjoyed

playing piano in church,

especially duets with

Helen Erickson on the or-

gan. They lived in Pea-

body Township for many

years, and she was a

member of Peabody

Homemakers.

She was also proud of

her Norwegian heritage

and enjoyed making tradi-

tional Norwegian dishes,

especially lefse and lu-

tefisk which was a family

favorite especially on

Christmas. She was also

an active member of the

Sons of Norway in Bot-

tineau for many years.

Her great-granddaughter

Alivia, when she first

started talking, called her

Grandma Sparkle.

She moved to Bismarck

in late 2012 to an assisted

living facility. She later

moved to Missouri Slope

Lutheran Care Center and

in Spring 2018 she moved

to the Baptist Care Center

as her health deteriorated.

During this time, she en-

joyed working puzzles

and watching the birds on

her feeder outside her

window.

Gladys is survived by

her daughters Annette

(Walter) Doman, Ankeny

IA; Diane (Ray) Boll,

Newburg; Julie (Rockne)

Bonsness, Hazen; and

Joan Inman, Bismarck.

She also has 11 grandchil-dren and 13 great

grandchildren. She is also

survived by her brother,

Rueben Bjokne, Souris,

and two sisters-in-law,

Ione Skarphol and Betsy

Tallon, both of Bottineau.

She was preceded in

death by her husband,

parents, and a son-in-law,

Jim Inman.

Arrangements are with

Nero Funeral Home, Bot-

tineau, ND.