Viola Filler
Sept. 23, 1917-Oct. 9, 2020
Viola (Dockter) Filler,
103, Harvey, ND died Fri-
day, October 9, 2020 at
the St. Aloisius Nursing
Home, Harvey.
Services will be held at
10:30 a.m. on Friday, Oc-
tober 16, 2020 at the
Cornerstone Community
Church, North Campus,
Harvey, ND. Burial will
be in Sunnyside
Cemetery, Harvey, ND.
Visitation will be Thurs-
day from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
at the Hertz Funeral
Home, Harvey, ND. CDC
recommendations of
wearing masks, hand sani-
tizing, maintaining social
distancing and staying
away if ill would be ap-
preciated.
Viola was born on Sep-
tember 23, 1917 near Mar-
tin to Marie (Henne) and
Jacob Dockter. She attend-
ed rural school and grew
up during Great Depres-
sion. Viola married Alvin
Filler on October 23,
1938, and they began
farming south of Harvey.
On her 27th birthday in
1944, she woke up feeling
as if she was getting the
flu and by the next day,
her left leg and arm were
paralyzed by the polio
virus. She spent several
months rehabilitating in
Minot before she was able
to go home to her family.
They lived on the farm
and in Harvey. She en-
tered the St. Aloisius
Nursing Home in 2005.
She spent many years do-
ing her exercises and rid-
ing a stationary bike. It
was important to Viola
that she not be seen as
handicapped.
During her 103 years on
Earth, she lived a life that
mirrored her most dearly
held beliefs; God, Family
and Community. Her
strong faith carried her
through many hardships,
none harder than living
with polio.
Viola is survived by her
son, Jay (Mary) Filler;
daughters, Karen Barnett,
and Connie (Samuel) Pate;
13 grandchildren, 26
great-grandchildren and 2
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, her
husband Alvin Filler; son
Galen; grandson Jeffrey
Filler, 10 siblings: Ed-
ward, Elsie (Dockter),
Edna (Heitmann), Emma
(Heitmann), Esther
(Reimche), Henry, Wil-
bert, Alma (Heitmann)
Ruth (Reimche) and Ver-
non, and numerous nieces
and nephews.
To hear Viola talk about
her remarkable life, please
visit www.violaturns
100.com
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