Ethel Kavlie
Jan. 2, 1929-Sept. 4, 2020
Ethel Kavlie, 91, Minot,
ND died on Friday, Sep-
tember 4, 2020 in a Minot
assisted living facility.
Ethel Lorraine was born
January 2, 1929 on her
parents’ farm near Souris,
ND to Carl Henry and
Elna (Peterson)
Schroeder. She was raised
and educated in Souris
and graduated from
Hillcrest Lutheran
Academy, Fergus Falls,
MN in 1947. She then at-
tended nurse’s training at
Lutheran Deaconess Hos-
pital in Minneapolis and
became a registered nurse
in 1950. She began her
career at St. Andrew’s
Hospital in Bottineau, ND
where she worked for two
years.
Ethel married Hampton
A. Kavlie on September 2,
1951 in Souris, ND. They
made their home in
Fergus Falls, MN while
Hamp attended the Luth-
eran Brethren Seminary,
and Ethel was employed
as a nurse. Following the
completion of Reverend
Kavlie’s seminary train-
ing, they moved to Osakis,
MN. She was employed at
an Alexandria, MN hospi-
tal. The family moved to
Grand Forks in 1956
where Ethel was em-
ployed at Deaconess Hos-
pital for five years. They
resided in Sioux Falls, SD
for five years, and Willis-
ton, ND for four years be-
fore moving to Minot, ND
in 1970 where she was
employed at Trinity Nurs-
ing Home.
They moved to
Phoenix, AZ in 1981
where Ethel worked at an
assisted living facility for
Lutheran Brethren
Homes. They returned to
Williston in 1986 where
she was employed at Mer-
cy Hospital for nine years.
Ethel and Hamp returned
to Minot, ND in 1995,
where they since had
lived. They have spent the
winter months in Arizona
for several years. Re-
verend Hampton Kavlie
died on May 29, 2018.
Most recently Ethel had
resided at ProHealth
Home Care.
Ethel was a member of
Our Redeemer’s Lutheran
Brethren Church in
Minot, ND. She was a life-
time member of the Good
Sam Club. She was very
supportive of her
husband’s pastoral minis-
try at the various
churches he served, and
was always a member of
the women’s ministry.
Most recently, she had
been involved in a Bible
study group and a quilting
group within the church.
She especially enjoyed
sewing, knitting, crochet-
ing, quilting, crafts, read-
ing, traveling, and Bible
study.
Ethel’s loving family in-
cludes: her children: Gar-
reth (Margery) Kavlie of
Jamestown, Gaylord (Cin-
dy) Kavlie of Bismarck,
Grant (Gloria) Kavlie of
Glendale AZ, Garnell
“Dolly” (Dave) Gowan of
Minot and Gayle (Curtis)
Moore of Minot; fourteen
grandchildren;
twenty-eight great
grandchildren; sisters:
Mary Ann (Norman) Otte-
son of Salem OR and
Yona Ash of Henderson
NV; in-laws: Curtis
(Elaine) Kavlie and Jerry
(Arlys) Kavlie and several
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Ethel was preceded in
death by: her parents,
husband, sister: Beulah
Schroder, sister and
brother-in-law: Phyllis
and Duane Kavlie and
brother-in-law: Jim Ash.
Private Family Cele-
bration of the Life of Eth-
el Kavlie:
Thursday, September
10, 2020 at 1:00 PM in
Section 27 of Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot.
Livestream: Church
Family and Friends are in-
vited to view the service
using a link in her website
obituary. The service may
be viewed on Thursday at
1:00 PM or at any time
starting on Friday.
Visitation: Wednesday
from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
at Thomas Family Funeral
Home, Minot.
Social Distancing is
strongly encouraged and
masks are required.
Memorials are preferred
to Our Redeemer’s Luth-
eran Brethren Church or
Our Redeemer’s Christian
School, Minot.
Memories and con-
dolences may be shared at
www.thomas
familyfuneralhome.com.