Perscilla “Percy” Pfenning
June 29, 1935-Nov. 28, 2020
Perscilla “Percy” June
Pfenning, 85, longtime
Minot resident, died Sa-
turday, November 28,
2020 at her home sur-
rounded by her loving
family and hospice.
Percy was born June 29,
1935 at Tagus, North
Dakota the daughter of
Melvin and Ruth
(Schram) Peterson. She
was raised on the family
farm near Tagus and at-
tended schools at
Lonetree, ND, prior to her
family moving to Minot.
She graduated from Minot
High School in 1953.
Percy was united in
marriage to Marvin Pfen-
ning on August 29, 1958
at Minot. Along with rais-
ing their two children, she
was employed at NW Col-
lection Agency from
1953-1958 and later with
Peterson Loan Agency for
7 years. She also worked
as a secretary for First As-
sembly of God Church for
several years and did ba-
bysitting for several fami-
lies in the Minot area.
Percy was a member of
Minot Christian Women’s
Club and several Bible
study groups. She was
awarded the “Book of Gol-
den Deeds” by the Minot
Exchange Club in 1987.
She and Marvin had been
foster care parents for 16
years.
She was a member of
First Assembly of God
Church, where she sang
in the church choir, many
trios and for a number of
years on the Church Ra-
dio broadcast on Sunday
mornings on KLPM Radio.
She had also served on
the ND Keen Camp com-
mittee for several years
and with the Seniors
group at First Assembly.
She enjoyed sewing,
traveling and spending
time with family, espe-
cially her grandchildren.
Her loving family in-
cludes: husband of 62
years, Marv; children,
Lynn (Pace) Pfenning,
Andover, MN, and Jenean
(Doni) Jessen, Minot;
grandchildren, Kjersten
(Marcus) Refsland, Taylor
(Kim) Pfenning, Mallory
(Luke) Lendl, Dan Maro-
ney, Levi Jessen, Tanner
Jessen and Emmanuel
Charging; 8
great-grandchildren to in-
clude: Ryder, Adelyn, Lib-
by, Braye, Trygg, Greta,
Emmett and Mylee Jessen;
several nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Percy was preceded in
death by: her parents;
brother, Oscar; sisters,
Margaret Huwe and Luel-
la Hanson; step-father, Art
Krefting; and step-sisters,
Judy Rhode and Ruth
Hiller.
Face coverings and so-
cial distancing are strong-
ly recommended.
Celebration of Life ser-
vice: Saturday, December
5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in
First Baptist Church,
Minot.
Interment: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot.
Public Visitation: Fri-
day from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in
Thomas Family Funeral
Home, Minot.
A livestream of the ser-
vice is available by going
to Percy’s obituary on the
funeral home website.
Those wishing to sign
the online register or
share memories can do so
by going to
www.thomasfamilyfunera
lhome.com