Yvonne Lorraine (Falstad) Hoover

Yvonne Lorraine was

born November 28, 1929

to Eugene and Ella (West-

berg) Falstad in Garrison,

ND. She was raised and

educated in Garrison, gra-

duating from Garrison

High School in 1947. She

attended the Trinity Hos-

pital School of Nursing

Program at Minot State

and graduated with a

Bachelor of Science De-

gree in nursing in 1950.

Yvonne was united in

marriage to Melvin Ho-

over on July 28, 1950 at

Bethlehem Lutheran

Church in Garrison,

which lead to a life to-

gether for 71 years. They

made their home in

Garrison for a year until

moving to the Magic City

in 1954. This union was

blessed with seven chil-

dren.

In addition to her life as

a full-time mother,

Yvonne spent summers

working as a Registered

Nurse in the office of Dr.

Richard Dormont for a

number of years.

Yvonne was a member

of St. Paul’s Lutheran

Church in Minot, where

she taught Sunday school

and was a member of

Christian Women’s Asso-

ciation. She also belonged

to the Homemakers Club

and the PTA. Yvonne was

a talented musician who

taught piano lessons to

many over the years. She

led the (Green Valley)

neighborhood kids’ band,

and played the violin and

clarinet. Yvonne also en-

joyed golfing with her

husband.

We believe all the

heavens are rejoicing with

mom saying “Well done!

Good and faithful ser-

vant.”

After 90 years, nearly

all her friends were wait-

ing, miscarried children,

eldest son, her parents,

grandparents, and ALL

those she told about eter-

nity and the love of

Christ Sunday school

students and grocery

clerks, waitresses and

beauticians AND probably

1000’s more she impacted

indirectly that we will

only discover when we

get there too.

Yvonne lived well,

listened well, and LOVED

well and will be sorely

missed. Not just as our

sweet mother, wife, and

gram, but as our friend

and confidant.

Yvonne is survived by

her husband of 69 years,

Melvin Hoover, Minot;

children, Eugene (Becky)

Hoover, Platte City, MO,

Ford Hoover, Sun City

West, AZ, Melanie (Carl)

Cathey, Dallas, TX, Carrie

(Don) Folkert, Minot, ND,

Spencer (Kristin) Hoover,

Litchfield Park, AZ and

DeNee Kurpiel, Dallas,

TX; grandchildren, Jason

Hoover, Kirk Hoover,

Ryan Hoover, Ashley (Ho-

over) Bodik, Lanna

(Armstrong) Kreck, Chuck

Huber, Heather Huber, Ja-

son Huber, Skye (Folkert)

Leedahl, Amber Folkert,

Morgan Schmaltz, Kyle

Schmaltz, Amber (Kur-

piel) Jeffcoat and Mandie

Kurpiel; 15

great-grandchildren; si-

blings, Gary Falstad, Kent,

OH, Renee Serrin, Seattle,

WA, Robert Falstad,

Sequim, WA and Mona

Olson, Minot, ND, along

with numerous nieces and

nephews.

Yvonne was preceded

in death by her parents,

son, Stephen Hoover and

brother, Blake Falstad.

Public Graveside Ser-

vice will be held at 11:00

a.m. on Monday, May 11,

2020 at Rosehill Memorial

Park, Minot. Please follow

social distancing guide-

lines.

A livestream of the

graveside service is avail-

able at

www.thomasfamilyfunera

lhome.com

Drive-by Visitation:

Monday, May 11, 2020

from 10:00-11:00 a.m. in

Section 24 of Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Memorials are pre-

ferred to the Dakota Boys

and Girls Ranch, Salva-

tion Army or St. Paul’s

Lutheran Church, Minot.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamilyfunera

lhome.com.