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Sheila Locken

March 15, 1956-June 30, 2020

Sheila Locken, 64,

Minot, passed away on

Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in

a Bismarck hospital.

Sheila Ann Bachmeier

was born on March 15,

1956, a daughter of Peter

and Florence (Schmitt)

Bachmeier in Minot, ND.

She was raised and edu-

cated in Minot, where she

attended Little Flower

Catholic School and gra-

duated from Minot High

School in 1974. Following

graduation, she married,

and the couple had two

sons. Douglas was born

while living in North

Carolina and Sean, was

born when the family re-

turned to Minot. The cou-

ple later divorced.

On July 25, 2003, Sheila

was united in marriage to

Kenneth Locken in

Minot., They made their

home in Minot, where

Sheila worked for Minot

Public Schools as a bus

driver and later Souris

Basin Transport, where

she was a driver and later

worked in the adminis-

trative office.

She enjoyed playing,

and later watching soft-

ball, throwing darts, and

had an interest in watch-

ing hummingbirds she fed

that returned each year.

Sheila could often be

found outside doing yard-

work, gardening, spend-

ing time around the pool,

camping, and most re-

cently working her Chalk

Couture projects. Her big-

gest passion was her

grandchildren. She was a

loving wife, mother,

grandmother, sister and

friend and will be missed

by all that knew her.

Sheila is survived by:

Husband of 17 years,

Kenny; sons: Douglas

(Marcie) Jones, Sean (Jam-

ie) Jones; grandchildren:

Casey, Christopher, Cam-

ryn, Chase, Austin and

Ali; Siblings: Fran Milten-berger, Bob (Renee)

Bachmeier, Mark (Susan)

Bachmeier, JoAnn

(Richard) Baker;

Step-children: Michael

(Miranda) Locken, Heidi

Jenish; step- grandchil-

dren: Carson, Chase,

Korey, Alaina, McKenna

and Jasmine; several

nieces, nephews and

cousins also survive.

Sheila was preceded in

death by her parents, si-

blings: Paulette Ruby,

Clyde Miltenberger,

Wayne Miltenberger, and

Helen Woiwode.

Celebrating the Life of

Sheila Locken:

Visitation: Tuesday,

July 7, 2020 from 4 until 6

pm at Thompson-Larson

Funeral Home, Minot,

with a family vigil at 6 pm

in Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home Chapel, Minot.

We will be observing Co-

vid-19 guidelines.

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: Wednesday, July 8,

2020 at 10:30 am at St.

John the Apostle Catholic

Church, Minot

Burial: Sunset Memori-al Gardens,Minot.

Due to the Coronavirus

Pandemic, please observe

social distance

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot, ND.