Yvonne Olson

PLAZA – Funeral ser-

vices for Yvonne Olson,

84, of Plaza, ND will be

Friday, September 11,

2020 at 10 a.m. at First

Lutheran Church in Plaza,

ND. Burial will follow the

funeral in Van Hook

Cemetery in Van Hook,

ND. Fulkerson-Stevenson

Funeral Home of Watford

City, ND is caring for the

family. Remembrances,

condolences and pictures

may be shared with the

family at www.

fulkersons.com.

Yvonne Eleanor Char-

lotte Olson, age 84 of

Minot, ND formerly of

Plaza, ND passed away on

September 6, 2020.

Yvonne was born on

April 1, 1936 to Loyal and

Gertie (Wadholm) Horna-

day in Van Hook, ND.

She was the eldest of 10

children. She was named

after her grandmother

Charlotte, her great grand-

mother Jensine, pro-

nounced Yensine, and

after her grandmother

Ella. She was raised in

Parshall, ND and attended

a country school up to the

8th grade, and then later

obtained her GED.

Yvonne met the love of

her life Arnold on Sep-

tember 3, 1954 at a dance

in Plaza, ND. They wed

on December 11, 1954 at

Emmanuel Lutheran

church in Parshall, ND.

The newlyweds lived in

Plaza with Arnold’s

parents before moving on

to Minot, ND and then

later to Grand Forks, ND.

This is where they began

their family. They were

blessed with 4 daughters.

Katheryn, Kyanne, Keri

and Kristi. The family

lived in various places be-

fore settling back in the

area where their love be-

gan.

In the early years,

Yvonne and Arnold

worked together as a

team. They worked in the

meat processing industry,

managed a resort in New-

town, ND called “Sanish

Bay Recreation Area”.

They also owned and

operated 2 restaurants

(one in Plaza, ND and the

other in Parshall, ND).

Yvonne eventually began

her career at Northrop

Gruman Corporation

where she worked until

retirement.

Yvonne was very com-

petitive by nature and

loved playing cards and

games with her family

and friends. She was

known to have the Scrab-

ble dictionary on hand

and loved winning every

chance she got. Yvonne

loved to read, crochet,

and do word puzzles. If

you ever went to a rumm-

age sale with her, you had

better have your running

shoes on because she al-

ways had to beat you

there to find the best

treasure.

Yvonne is survived by

her loving husband of 65

years, Arnold, her

daughter Kristi Moe (Lar-

ry), Watford City, ND, 8

grandchildren and 18

great grandchildren,

Fayme Stringer Henry

(Glen) and their daughters

Nova, Kyanne, Kamdon

and Elora, Grand Forks,

ND, Kyle Moe (Shannon)

and their children Shay-

den, Kameron and Addis-

on, South Heart, ND, Ka-

cey Trussell and her sons

Kaleb and Dominick, Pla-

za, ND, Mia Hunsberger

(Matt) and their children

Morgan, Nathan and Em-

maly, Oslo, MN, Kelli Fyl-

lesvold (Roger) and their

children Cambry, Cayson

and Carter, Plaza, ND, Jes-

si Folven and her

daughters Avari and

Joselyn, Minot, ND, Sadi

Cochrane and her son

Jeremiah, Minot, ND and

Taylor Edwards, Plaza,

ND. Sisters, Sharon Hor-

naday, Portland, OR, Fern

Skarphol (Harlan), Ryder,

ND, Marsha Peterson,

Turtle Lake, ND, Lauren

Ruland (Jim), Geneva OH.

Brothers, Lynn Hornaday

(Mavis), Minot, ND,

Forrest Hornaday, Scap-

poose, OR, and Rick Hor-

naday (Wanda), Minot,

ND. Along with several

other nieces and

nephews.

Yvonne is proceeded in

death by her parents Loy-

al and Gertie, her 3 angel

daughters Kathy Barry,

Kyanne Olson and Keri

Edwards and by 2 sisters

Bonnie Hornaday and

Carol Norton.