Betty Mae Graham
Aug. 12, 1931-Nov. 9, 2020
Betty Mae Graham, 89,
Minot, ND, passed away
Monday, November 9,
2020, at Trinity Homes in
Minot, ND.
Betty Mae Schuh was
born in New Germantown
Township, Sheridan
County, ND, August 12,
1931, near Martin, ND to
Christ Jr. and Martha
(Pfeifle) Schuh. She grew
up south of Anamoose,
ND on the family farm
and attended country
school. She helped with
milking cows by hand and
later with a milking
machine, cooking and
washing the milking
machine dishes and the
kitchen dishes. She
hauled water in eight and
ten gallon cans to the
house from the windmill
on a two wheel cart by
hand. Betty was very
close to her mom.
In September of 1963,
she moved to Anamoose
with her parents, where
she babysat. In 1964, she
moved to Minot, where
she took care of elderly
people in their homes.
On August 17th , 1968,
Betty married Edward
Graham at St. Martin
Lutheran Church at
Anamoose. They made
their home on Edward’s
farm and at his apartment
in Anamoose. Ed died on
May 15, 1971. Betty
moved to Minot and start-
ed working for Trinity
Hospital and later Trinity
Homes in housekeeping.
Betty retired in June of
1993 and continued to
live in Minot.
Betty was a former
member of St. Martin
Lutheran Church,
Anamoose where she was
confirmed on August
20th, 1950. She was a
member of St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church, Minot,
ND.
On January of 2013,
Betty decided to make
Trinity Homes, Minot, her
new home.
Betty is survived by her
sister, Agnes (Donald)
Schmidt, Harvey, ND and
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Betty was preceded in
death by her husband, Ed-
ward Graham, her
parents, brothers, Henry
Schuh and Cecil Schuh,
sisters, Alma Miiller,
Christine Hoffman, Twila
Rau, Frieda Hintz,
Beatrice Breese.
Celebrating the Life of
Betty:
A Funeral Service will
be held Saturday, No-
vember 14, 2020, at 1:00
pm at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church in Minot. Due to
the Coronavirus Pandem-
ic, masks and social dis-
tancing will be observed.
A Public Graveside Ser-
vice will be held on
Saturday, November 14,
2020, at 3:00 pm at St.
Martin’s Lutheran
Cemetery, rural
Anamoose, ND. Due to
the Coronavirus Pandem-
ic, please observe social
distancing.
The service will be
livestreamed for the pub-
lic to view and can be ac-
cessed by going to
https://www.
anchoredminot.com/
watch-live
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at (www.
thompsonlarson.com).