Norma Baranick

Baranick, Minot and origi-

nally from Regan, ND, en-

tered eternal life Satur-

day, June 6, 2020, in her

home with her loving

family by her side.

Norma Joan Katherine

Anderson Baranick was

born July 11th, 1932, on

the family farm 3 miles

south of Regan, ND, to

Martha and Henry Ander-

son. She grew up on the

farm, attending rural

school Ghylin #2 through

the 8th grade. She then

attended and graduated

from Regan High School

in 1950.

She entered nurses

training in Bismarck, ND,

Hospital School of Nurs-

ing. She graduated in

1953 and became a re-

gistered nurse. Her first

job was at the Hazen

Memorial Hospital in

Hazen, ND. The next year

she moved to Minneapo-

lis, MN, and was em-

ployed at Northwestern

Hospital.

A year later, in July of

1955, she terminated her

employment and married

Daniel Baranick in

Bismarck, ND. They

moved to Fargo where her

husband was a student at

North Dakota State

University in the School

of Pharmacy. She worked

at St John’s Hospital, the

Fargo clinic and the

Veteran’s Hospital as a re-

gistered nurse. In 1957,

she had a baby boy named

Kelly. In 1958, her hus-

band Daniel graduated

from pharmacy school

and accepted a position as

a registered pharmacist in

St Cloud, MN, with Osco

Drug.

In 1960, Daniel

transferred with Osco

Drug to Kewanee, Ill,

where daughter Kristine

was born. Daniel was

moving up the ranks at

Osco Drug, which led to

moves to Kankakee, IL,

Bourbonnais, IL, and then

Springfield, IL, as a store

manager. He accepted the

store manager position in

Minot, ND, in 1966,

where Dan and Norma

lived until Norma’s death.

Norma was active in

several organizations

while in Minot. However,

being a mother, volunteer,

and homemaker were her

main professions. She

took classes to keep up

her nursing license but

wasn’t employed out of

the home until her

daughter started college in

1980. She then worked as

a part time nurse for Trin-

ity Nursing Home, retiring

in 1987 after having breast

cancer surgery.

In retirement, Dan and

Norma enjoyed their lake

home on Lake Audubon,

ND. Norma also enjoyed

traveling, reading, attend-ing plays and lectures,

and cheering on her favor-

ite teams. She loved

listening to her favorite

radio talk shows and was

passionate about sharing

her views on many politi-

cal issues. She promoted

youth enrichment by

offering yearly scholar-

ships to nursing students.

She was a watcher and

helped the family keep

the remembrances of the

past alive. She was an

unashamed pack rat,

especially of old clothes,

the styles of the past. She

liked cooking, baking,

housework, walking and

talking with friends, shop-

ping, and craft shows.

She really shined when

she was mothering the

young and loving and car-

ing for the elderly.

Norma was a member of

St John’s the Apostle

church for over 50 years,

where she taught

Catechism and was active

in “The Confraternity of

Christian Mothers.” She

was actively involved in

the Air Force Hospital,

when it was in Minot and

St Joseph’s Auxiliary of

Trinity Health. Norma

also was involved in Sons

of Norway, Catholic

Daughters for over 40

years, Republican women,

Hospice volunteer, YWCA

Board Member and served

as the Cancer Reach to

Recovery program coordi-nator for 15 years.

Those who shared her

life are her loving hus-

band of nearly 65 years

Daniel, Minot; son Kelly

(Sandy) Baranick, of

Woodbury, MN, and

daughter Kristine (Bill) El-

liot, Fishers, IN;

grandchildren Alison

(Cody) Wilde, Circle

Pines, MN, Devin Baran-

ick, Bloomington MN,

Darby (Sam) Dodda, Kan-

sas City, MO, and David

Johnson, Fishers, IN, and

great-grandchildren

Ruthie and Henry Wilde,

and Aarav Dodda.

Norma was preceded in

death by her parents, an

infant sister, Beva Mae,

and sister Ruby Anderson.

Mass of Christian Buri-

al for family and close

friends: 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, June 10,

2020, at St. John The

Apostle Catholic Church,

Minot.

Graveside Service:

2:00 p.m. Wednesday,

June 10, 2020, at the

North Dakota Veterans

Cemetery, Mandan.

Public Visitation:

Tuesday, June 9, 2020,

from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00

p.m. at the Thomas Fami-

ly Funeral Home, Minot.

Memorials are pre-

ferred to the Scandinavian

Heritage Center or to an

organization of the

donor’s choice.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.