Leah Sundsbak
Dec. 5, 1930-Nov. 11, 2020
Leah Sundsbak, 89,
Minot and formerly of Des
Lacs, died on Wednesday,
November 11, 2020 in a
Minot nursing home.
Leah Francis was born
on December 5, 1930 in
Makoti, ND to Kenneth
and Mary (O’Rourke)
Monson. She was raised
in Makoti and attended
Makoti School prior to
earning her G.E.D. in
1980.
Leah married Lane
Sundsbak on April 7,
1947 at Minot. They made
their home in or near Des
Lacs for the next sixty-six
years where Leah was a
fulltime wife, mother,
grandmother and home-
maker. Lane and Leah
moved to Edgewood Vista
– Minot in 2013. Lane
passed away on No-
vember 7, 2020.
Leah enjoyed doing
crossword and jigsaw
puzzles, word searches,
tending her flower gar-
dens, watching Jeopardy
and “Spin The Wheel”
(Wheel of Fortune) and
writing in her diary. She
and Lane took many bus
tours with friends. These
trips took them
throughout the United
States and Canada. They
also enjoyed volunteering
at the Norsk Hostfest.
Leah’s biggest passion was
her family. She loved any
event that brought family
together such as birthday
parties, holidays and Sun-
day morning coffee. Leah
enjoyed attending the ac-
tivities of her children,
grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Leah was a
member of Des Lacs Unit-
ed Methodist Church.
Leah’s loving family in-
cludes her children: Jack-
ie (Gail) Sundsbak of
Surrey, Larry “Joe” (Val)
Sundsbak of Bismarck,
Karen (Tony) Tudahl of
Des Lacs and Kelly
Sundsbak (Jim Norlin) of
Des Lacs; grandchildren:
Tracy (Scott), Amy
(Brian), Travis (Susan),
Chad (Kristi), Sarah,
Tyler, Chris (Ashley),
Rylan (Abra), Devin and
John; great grandchildren:
Alexis (Hannes), Madison,
Cole, Brianna, Kayla,
Kennedy, London,
Sydney, Ryan, Jacie,
Benjamin, Fallon, Tate,
Hanna, Laney, Timber;
sister: Charlotte Fogel of
Breckenridge MN;
in-laws: Darrell (Delores)
Sundsbak of Minot, Bryan
(Kathy) Sundsbak of Ra-
pid City, and Roger
Sundsbak (Stephanie
Fitzgerald) of Velva; and
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Leah was preceded in
death by her parents, hus-
band: Lane, son: Wade
Sundsbak, granddaughter:
Jennifer Tudahl, great
granddaughter: Haley
Sundsbak and siblings:
Dorothy Wallace and
Frank Monson.
Private Celebration of
the Life of Leah
Sundsbak: Tuesday, No-
vember 17, 2020 at 11:00
a.m. in Faith United
Methodist Church –
Minot. A livestream of the
service may be viewed by
using the link in the web-
site obituary.
Public Graveside Ser-
vice: Tuesday at noon in
Section 22 of Rosehill
Memorial Park – Minot.
Public Visitation: Mon-
day, November 16, 2020
from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. in Thomas Family
Funeral Home – Minot.
Face coverings are re-
quired, and social distanc-ing is strongly recom-
mended.
Memorials are pre-
ferred to the Des Lacs Un-
ited Methodist Church
Building Fund.
Memories and con-
dolences may be shared at
www.thomasfamilyfun-
eral home.com