Frances Arusell

Frances ‘Fran’ Arusell,

86, Harvey, formerly of

Fessenden, passed away

Thursday, May 9, 2019 at

the St. Aloisius Nursing

Home in Harvey.

Frances Mildred Eckart,

daughter of Helmuth and

Mary (Putz) Eckart, was

born December 12, 1932

at Harvey. She grew up in

Martin and was a member

of the Martin Baptist

Church, being baptized in

the nearby Sheyenne

River. She attended Mar-

tin Public School, gra-

duating in 1950 as Saluta-

torian of her class. She at-

tended Minot State Col-

lege and received her

teaching certificate in

1958. She later graduated

from Valley City Teachers

College with a degree in

Elementary Education.

Frances taught school for

34 years, some of which

was in one and two room

country schools and the

last 25 years she taught

third grade at Fessenden

Public School. She retired

from teaching in 1984.

Frances married Gil-

mond ‘Gil’ Arusell on Au-

gust 11, 1961 in Martin,

and they made their home

in the Fessenden area.

Frances became a member

of the First Baptist Church

of Fessenden where she

was involved with Bible

School, Sunday School,

Nursery, Esther Circle and

sang in the church choir.

She was a former

member of the Eastern

Star, having served in the

several offices. She was a

member of the American

Legion Auxiliary, the

North Dakota Retired

Teachers Association, the

Harvey Senior Citizens

Club, the Cottonwood

Homemakers Club and

later, the Martin

Homemakers Club.

Gil passed away De-

cember 19, 2000 and the

following year Frances

moved to Harvey. In 2012

she entered the St.

Aloisius Nursing Home

where she enjoyed visit-

ing and playing various

games with her friends.

She is survived by: her

sisters, Mary Ann (Bud)

Michelson of Martin and

Cleo Bender of Harvey;

sisters-in-law, Joyce

Eckart of Harvey and

Irene Arusell of Kent,

WA; brother-in-law,

Gerald Arusell of Ho-

quiam, WA; seven nieces;

eleven nephews; and

numerous great-nieces

and nephews; and many

cousins.

Fran was preceded in

death by: her husband,

Gil; her parents; two sis-

ters, Dorothy Dockter and

Alice Wade; one brother,

Dick Eckart; three

brothers-in-law, Royce

Bender, Elden Arusell and

Vernon Dockter; two

sisters-in-law, Lois

Arusell and Evelyn

Arusell; two nephews,

Steven Wade and John

Arusell; one niece Pam

Bender; and many aunts,

uncles, cousins and

friends.

Visitation: Tuesday,

May 14, from 4 PM to 7

PM at the Nelson Funeral

Home in Fessenden.

Prayer Service: Tues-

day evening at 7 PM at the

Nelson Funeral Home in

Fessenden.

Funeral: Wednesday,

May 15, at 2:00 P.M. at

the Martin Baptist Church

in Martin.

Burial: Hillside

Cemetery in Fessenden.

Online condolences

may be shared at nelson

funeralhomesnd.com.