Sheila Galvin

Sheila Galvin, 71,

Minot, passed away

peacefully Tuesday, Sep-

tember 10, 2019, with her

husband and her daughter

by her side, at the Univer-

sity of Minnesota Hospital

in Minneapolis, MN.

Sheila Kay Martin was

born March 4, 1948, a

daughter of David and

Dorothy (Beckman) Mar-

tin in Antigo, WI. She was

raised in Minneapolis,

MN, where she graduated

from Southwest High

School in Minneapolis in

1966. She furthered her

education by attending

the University of Min-

nesota, graduating with a

degree in Elementary Edu-

cation.

On August 5, 1972,

Sheila was united in mar-

riage to Larry Galvin in St.

Louis Park, MN.

Sheila was a strong

woman, who had two

separate courageous bat-

tles with cancer. Both of

which she beat.

Family was very impor-

tant to Sheila, and her life

revolved around them,

and her dogs. She enjoyed

playing games, camping,

attending church and

school activities and

many sporting events, in-

cluding dance, soccer,

football and baseball. She

was a fun loving, kind

person who was loved by

everyone that knew her.

Her loving family in-

cludes: husband of 47

years, Larry, Minot;

daughter and son-in-law,

Melissa and Mark Gath-

man, Minot; grandchil-

dren, Faith, Lilly, Luke,

Sophie and Gavin Gath-

man; mother, Dorothy

(Leonard) Neidig, Red

Wing, MN; brother, Steve

(Angie) Martin, Ft. Myers,

FL; sisters, Nancy McKay,

Red Wing, MN, and

MaryEllen (Eric) Trehus,

Maiden Rock, WI;

brother-in-law: Jim

(LeAnn) Galvin, White

Bear Lake, MN; and

numerous nieces, neph-

ews, great-nieces, great-

nephews and cousins.

Sheila was preceded in

death by her father, Da-

vid; father-in-law and

mother-in-law, Bud and

Bunny Galvin; grand-

parents, Frank and Mary

Beckman, and Virgil and

Blanche Martin; and

brother-in-law, Mike

McKay.

Funeral: Tuesday, Sep-

tember 17, 2019, at 2:00

p.m. at Christ Lutheran

Church, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Monday

from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00

p.m. at Thompson-Larson

Funeral Home, Minot.

Memorials: are pre-

ferred to American Cancer

Society.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).