Phyllis Thompson

izabeth Thompson, 92,

Antler, went home to be

with Jesus and spend

Christmas in heaven on

Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, at

a Mohall nursing home.

She was born May 14,

1926, near Parshall. She

was raised by Hassel and

Freda (Anderson) Peter-

son on the family farm in

the Lucky Mound area

where she attended

school and church. She

moved into Parshall for

high school and finished

in three years and lived

with a Christian family

who raised her like their

own. She graduated from

Parshall High School in

1945 and then moved into

Minot and again the Lord

provided her with a Chris-

tian family to live with

while getting her two-year

teaching certificate. She

got her first job of teach-

ing in the Bentinick

Township-Stinson

One-Room School #2 and

taught grades one through

eight for two years.

She lived with another

Christian family, the Os-

car Fossum family the

first year, then lived in

the teacherage the next

year with no running wa-

ter or electricity. The next

two years, she taught at

the Sherman Township

Two-Room School and

lived in the teacherage

with Delores (soon to be

Drangsholt). It was there

that Tommy Drangsholt

introduced his cousin,

Justin Thompson, to

Phyllis, who became the

love of his life.

Justin and Phyllis were

married on Oct. 15, 1950,

in Minot. They made their

home on the Ramstad

farmstead in Sherman the

first four years of their

marriage. They bought the

Archie Cameron farm-

stead in Antler Township

where they raised their

two daughters, Janell,

who went on to become a

nurse in Minot, and

Christine, who became a

secretary. Phyllis taught at

the Antler School a little

while, but Justin wanted

her home to help on the

farm and raise their two

daughters.

They were members of

the Bethel Lutheran

Brethren Church, rural

Antler, where she served

as the church organist for

over 50 years, the last 10

years playing the organ

and piano with her

daughter, Chris. She

taught Sunday school, Va-

cation Bible School and

was a part of the Willing

Workers ladies bible

study group. She was a

member of the Club of

Progress Homemakers,

4-H leader for many years,

served on the Farm

Bureau board, Lutheran

Brotherhood-Aid Associa-tion for Lutherans, now

called Thrivent Financial.

She raised chickens and

milked cows and sold

eggs for 21 to 35 cents a

dozen and cream for

$12.00 for 60 lbs. She

hauled it to Antler to

catch the train that went

to the Rugby Creamery

and some went to the Bot-

tineau Creamery. She

drove the grain trucks

during harvest until Chris

and Steve moved over to

Antler to help with the

farming. She then became

a grandmother and loved

to care for her five grand-

children many times. She

was a devoted wife, moth-

er, grandmother and

friend to many. Justin

passed away June 3, 2016.

Phyllis moved to the Good

Samaritan Society,

Mohall, on January 30,

2017. She made this her

home and enjoyed being

around people and ac-

tivities. She loved the

staff and the staff lovingly

took care of her and did

an excellent job.

Family: daughters,

Janell Power, Minot, and

Chris (Steve) Lauer,

Antler; grandchildren,

Andrea (Donovan) Dar-

ling, Bismarck, Michael

(Megan) Power, Minot,

Jennifer (Lars) Coleman,

Lynwood, Wash., Angela

(Charles) Strand, Minot,

Matthew (Gwendoline)

Lauer, Antler; great-grand-

children, Zachary and

Allison Darling, Juniper

Lee Power, Emily and Lu-

cas Coleman, Brynn,

Miraya and Charlee Marie

Strand, Lochlyn, Taelyn

and Callan Lauer; sisters-

in-law, Verdine (New-

man) Jelleberg, Bottineau,

Sylvia (Virgil) Christen-

son, of Nev., Arlys (Gary)

Mathis, Gonvick, Minn.,

Twylah Larson, Fargo;

brothers-in-law, Bob Ross,

Williston, Gabe (Donna)

Thompson, Antler, and

Richard Pederson, Minot;

and several nieces and

nephews.

Phyllis was preceded in

death by: her parents;

husband, Justin Thomp-

son; brothers, Ronald, El-

dor, Wendell and Palmer

Peterson; sisters, Lorraine

Bartelson, Elda Nixon and

Florence Ross; sisters-in-

law, Inez Thompson,

Swanhild Morrison and

Marlene Pederson; broth-

ers-in-law, Herbert New-

man, Harold Morrison

and Don Bartelson.

Funeral: 2 p.m., Satur-

day, Dec. 22, 2018, at

Bethel Lutheran Brethren

Church, rural Antler.

Burial: Bethel Lutheran

Brethren Church

Cemetery, rural Antler.

Visitation: 11 a.m. to

the service time, Satur-

day, at the church.

Memorials: Memorials

preferred to Our

Redeemer’s Christian

School, Minot, Bethel

Lutheran Brethren

Church, rural Antler, or

the Good Samaritan So-

ciety, Mohall.

(Brose Funeral Home,

Mohall).