Lynn Foley

Lynn Foley, 89, Minot,

ND died Sunday, No-

vember 15, 2020 in her

home.

Lynn Adele (Hendrick-

son) Foley was born at

home in rural Michigan,

ND, to Archibald and

Agnes (Orseth) Hendrick-

son on November 6, 1931.

She grew up on the family

farm and graduated from

Michigan City High

School in 1949. She at-

tended Mayville State Col-

lege, ND, and earned a

first grade elementary

teaching certificate for

rural schools. She taught

two years at a country

school by Petersburg, ND.

She than decided to teach

with the Bartlett Consoli-

dated Schools, ND, where

she also served as the

principal. While teaching

in Bartlett, she met Mau-

rice Foley. Maurice knew

the day that he set eyes on

her that he was going to

marry her and that day

happened on July 21,

1954. Right after their

marriage, they moved to

Tacoma, WA, where Mau-

rice served in the U.S. Air

Force. While in Tacoma,

she gave birth to her first

born, Steven. They stayed

in Tacoma until 1957,

when they returned to

North Dakota to make

their home in New Salem.

During their time in New

Salem, the family grew

with three daughters,

Cathlyn, Karen Renae

(who died a month after

birth) and Karen Diane.

The family spent five

years in New Salem

where they made many

lifelong friends. In 1963,

the family moved for the

final time to Minot. While

in Minot, the family be-

came complete with the

addition of two sons,

Duane and Tom.

Lynn was a soft-spoken

woman who loved her

family. She was a hard

worker and knew the

value of money. She was

able to create many fine

meals on a little budget.

Her grandchildren were

always excited to eat

some of her cookies, cakes

and caramel rolls. Her

home was always open for

a fresh cup of coffee. She

was resourceful using

scraps of materials to

make doll and Barbie

clothes for her daughters.

She was a gifted seam-

stress and sewed many

clothes and pajamas for

her family. She created or

repaired many different

Halloween costumes for

her grandchildren. The

majority of family babies

were gifted with a flannel

baby blanket. Lynn’s

hands were usually filled

creating various things for

her family. In recent

years, Lynn researched

her family’s genealogy.

Lynn was filled with

faith and shared her faith

with the family. She

volunteered at Our Lady

of Grace Catholic Church

by teaching CCD, helping

in the office and food pan-

try and being a member of

the St. Cecilia’s Circle and

serving as the treasurer of

the Our Lady of Grace Al-

tar Society.

She is survived by: her

husband, Maurice Foley,

children Steven (Sue) Fo-

ley, Cathy Foley, Karen

Foley, Duane (Kim) Foley,

and Tom (Teri) Foley. Her

grandchildren: Jared

(Hannah), Ryan (Jessica),

Tess (Zack), Taylor (Kim),

Jordan (Megan), Taylor

(Colter) and Kameron.

Three

great-grandchildren:

Avery, Henley and Abby.

Her sisters: Ardis Rolland,

Renae (Gary) Huseby,

Elaine Loe, sister-in-laws:

Joyce Hendrickson and

Monica Hendrickson and

brother-in-law Dale Flom.

She was preceded in

death by: her daughter

Karen Renae, her parents,

her father and mother

in-law Basil and Blanche

Foley, her brothers

Ronald Hendrickson and

Leslie Hendrickson, her

brothers-in-law: Marlin

Rolland, Keith Loe. Her

sister-in-law and husband

Vivian and Robert Kon-

drat.

The Mass of Christian

Burial will be on Friday,

November 20, 2020 at

11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of

Grace Catholic Church,

Minot. At the request of

the family and by state

mandate, Masks Are Re-

quired.

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk

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Interment will take

place at Rosehill Memori-al Park, Minot.

Arrangements with

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.