Eunice Lohse

Eunice Lohse, 91,

Minot, died Sunday, Sep-

tember 15, 2019 in a

Minot assisted living facil-

ity.

Eunice Mae was born at

Van Hook, ND November

9, 1927, the daughter of

Ralph and Thelma (Hal-

vorson) Satermo. She was

raised and educated at

Van Hook and graduated

from Van Hook High

School in 1945. She at-

tended Minot State Teach-

ers College and received a

2 year teaching certificate

and took a job teaching in

Alamo, ND. In Alamo,

she met Vernon Lohse

and they married on April

14, 1949 in Van Hook. To-

gether they moved to the

Minot area where they

farmed at South Prairie.

Eunice returned to

Minot State College and

finished her BA Degree in

Education and taught fifth

grade many years at

Washington Elementary

in Minot. In 1983, they

both retired and moved

into Minot, where they

enjoyed fishing and

spending winters in Ar-

izona. She was an active

member of the YMCA

where she swam and

aquacised to fill her day.

Eunice had a lifelong pas-

sion for music, and

shared her gifts teaching

private piano lessons to

many in the area.

She was a member of

Saron Lutheran Church,

enjoyed quilting, socializ-ing, Ladies Aid, and help-

ing where she could. Fam-

ily was her focus; reading

and crossword puzzles

kept her mind active in

her later years.

Eunice is survived by:

Gene (Lois) Lohse, Minot,

ND, Lynn (Linda) Lohse,

Glendive, MT, Shelley

(Greg) Hafemeister, King-

man, AZ, grandchildren;

Brandon (Erica) Lohse

and their daughter, Lahna,

of Fargo, ND, Jacob Lohse,

of Oregon, and a brother,

Keith Satermo, Fargo, ND

and numerous nieces and

nephews.

She was preceded in

death by: her parents,

husband, Vernon on Janu-

ary 7, 2006, grandson,

Joshua Lohse and 3 broth-

ers; Milton Satermo,

Dwight Satermo, Dale Sa-

termo.

Funeral Services will

be 11:00 a.m. Saturday,

September 21, 2019 at

Saron Lutheran

Church,rural Minot with

burial following in the

Saron Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will be held

on Friday, September 20

from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at

Thomas Family Funeral

Home.

Memorials are en-

couraged toward the

Saron Lutheran Cemetery

Fund.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomas

familyfuneralhome.com.