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Criselda “Cris” Woiwode

Oct. 8, 1926-Dec. 1, 2020

Criselda Elizabeth

(Finken) Woiwode, 94,

Minot, died peacefully of

natural causes on De-

cember 1st, 2020, at her

daughter’s home in Minot,

ND, surrounded by her

loving family.

Criselda “Cris” Finken

was born October 8, 1926

on the family farm in

Douglas, ND to John and

Mary (Loch) Finken. She

graduated from Douglas

High School.

On her 20th birthday

she married Jerome

Woiwode (following his

discharge from the Army)

in Douglas at Holy Cross

Catholic Church. They

moved for a short time to

the Fargo area where

Jerome attended mechan-

ics school. They farmed

west of Douglas, ND for

12 years prior to moving

to Minot.

After their seven chil-

dren were born, Cris be-

gan working outside the

home. She was asked to

fill a temporary position

at St. Joseph’s Hospital in

the housekeeping depart-

ment that lasted 27 years.

During this period she be-

gan working part time as a

waitress at the Moose

Lodge in Minot. She re-

ferred to this as her fun

job.

They spent many sum-

mer days creating

wonderful memories with

family at “Paradise,” their

cabin at Rice Lake.

Her strong faith and de-

voted prayer life set a

wonderful example for

her family and friends.

Going to Mass, praying

the rosary and the Divine

Mercy Chaplet had be-

come her favorite pastime.

She had a wonderful

sense of humor which

was evident by the witty

remarks she made until

the very end. She was a

very kind and forgiving

person.

She took great comfort

in having her children

with her at the end of her

life. Her family and her

relationship with the Lord

were the most important

things in her life. There is

no greater love than the

love of a mother for her

family.

Cris was a charter

member of Our Lady of

Grace Catholic Church in

Minot. She was an active

member of the Catholic

Daughters of America,

Our Lady of Grace Altar

Society, Seven Sisters,

and Catholic Enrichment

Group. She was a rosary

leader at church, worked

at the OLG Food Pantry

(into her 90’s) and served

fellowship following Sun-

day Mass.

She especially enjoyed

the wonderful friends she

made at fellowship (or

was it just for the

donuts???).

Jerome and Cris loved

to dance, especially the

waltz. She loved playing

cards with her family. She

was often heard telling

the grandchildren and

great-grandchildren it

doesn’t matter if you win

or lose because the prize

is the same.

Her loving family in-

cludes: her children,

Verona Ferderer of Minot,

Deacon J. Mike (Marion)

Woiwode of Lake Havasu,

AZ, Val Lavik, Al (Karen)

Woiwode and David

Woiwode, all of Minot; 17

grandchildren; and 29

great-grandchildren (with

number 30 arriving soon);

and numerous nieces and

nephews.

Cris was preceded in

death by: her parents;

husband, Jerome, who

died in 2004; sons, Jerome

Jr., Donald; son-in-law,

Carl Ferderer; grand-

daughter, Laura Bruce;

brothers, Wilmar Finken

and Everett Finken; sister,

Ermella Ditch;

brother-in-law, Donald

Ditch; sisters-in-law, Isa-

bel Finken and Dorothy

Finken.

Divine Mercy Chaplet:

Monday, December 7,

2020, at 10:10 am at Our

Lady of Grace Catholic

Church in Minot.

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: Monday, December 7,

2020, at 10:30 am at Our

Lady of Grace Catholic

Church in Minot.

Visitation: Sunday from

1 to 3 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

In lieu of flowers,

memorials are preferred

to Our Lady of Grace Food

Pantry, Dakota Hope Clin-

ic and Real Presence Ra-

dio.

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to

YouTube at

www.youtube.com/

channel/

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Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at www.thompson

larson.com.