Sally Martin

Sally Martin, 79, rural

Kief, passed away Tues-

day, July 7, 2020 at Trini-

ty Hospital in Minot. Due

to COVID 19 precautions,

a private funeral will be

held at the Trinity Luth-

eran Church in Drake fol-

lowed by burial in the

church cemetery. Public

visitation will be held Sa-

turday from 3 P.M. to 5

P.M. at the Nelson Fun-

eral Home in Drake.

Sally Jane Michalenko,

daughter of Alex and So-

phie (Mehrer) Michalen-

ko, was born October 12,

1940 on the family farm

near Kief where she was

raised. She attended Bal-

four High School, graduat-ing in 1958.

On November 6, 1959,

Sally was united in mar-

riage to Jonathan Martin

in Drake where she

worked for the local tele-

phone office. In 1962 they

moved to Rugby where

Sally worked at Andrew’s

Steakhouse. In 1972 they

moved to the Martin fami-

ly farm near Kief where

they raised their family

and began farming and

ranching. Since Jonie’s

death on February 19,

2004, Sally had remained

on the farm and contin-

ued to assist her son Da-

vid with the farming

operation.

Sally was an active

member of the Trinity

Lutheran Church in Drake

and truly enjoyed the

church quilting days. She

served as Strassburg

Township assessor for a

number of years and was

a member of the David D.

Nehrenberg American Le-

gion Post #32 Auxiliary.

She was an avid Minneso-ta Twins and Vikings fan.

She is survived by: her

children, David Martin of

rural Kief and Donna

Bender of Lakewood, CA;

grandson, Brady (Elise)

Harmon;

great-granchildren, Vayda

and Casyn Harmon; sister,

Adeline Reis of Bismarck;

brothers, Marvin (Audrey)

Michalenko of Rugby and

Jerry Michalenko of Green

Valley, AZ; and numerous

nieces and nephews.

Sally was preceded in

death by: her husband,

Jonathan; her parents; and

her great-grandson Pryor.

Online condolences

may be shared at nelson-

funeral homesnd.com.