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May 6, 1934-March 5, 2021
Carole Joyce (Michalen-
ko) Anderson, 86, Minot,
formerly of Butte and
Kief, died Friday, March
5, 2021 in a Minot hospi-
tal.
Carole was born May 6,
1934 at Drake, ND, the
daughter of George A. and
Nora (Demchuk)
Michalenko. She was
raised, educated, and gra-
duated from Kief High
School in 1952. She furth-
ered her education at
Minot Teachers College
and was united in mar-
riage to Marvin Anderson
on November 28, 1954 at
Butte, ND. Their honey-
moon was cut short due
to chasing cattle that
evening. The work of a
farmer is never done!
Carole and Marvin
made their home on a
farm SW of Butte, where
they helped Marvin's
mother with the farm
operation. Times were
tough and crops were bad,
so she taught in one room
country schools in the
Kief, Kongsberg and Tur-
tle Lake areas from 1954
until they started their
family, beginning with the
birth of Terry Lee in 1958.
In 1961 daughter Lori
Beth was added. At this
time Carole became a
full-time homemaker and
farmer alongside Marvin.
They had moved to Aber-
deen for a short time but
chose to return to Butte to
continue farming. In 1965
they moved to Minot but
continued to farm in Butte
and eventually Kief. In
Minot, Carole worked out-
side the home again as a
lunch lady at Jefferson
School. After adopting
their daughter Melissa
Lynn in 1977 she also
worked as a Teacher's
Aide at Jefferson School.
Carole loved being on
the farm and would help
with all aspects of the
farming operation, never
letting the men outwork
her. Many would say she
was the hardest working
woman they knew. She
had a great love of the
farm, but her passion
came later as she became
known as "Grippin
Granny." With Marvin as
her pit crew, they
travelled to State and
County Fairs to partici-
pate in souped up Garden
Tractor pulls where her
competitive spirt shined.
She was the family expert
in the game of Blitz, en-
joyed doing fundraisers in
Butte, Minot and sur-
rounding areas, garden-
ing, playing bingo, fish-
ing, camping and trips to
the casino. She loved her
grandchildren and
great-grandchildren dear-
ly. If one thing was cer-
tain, she was always on
the go, and you never saw
Carole without Marvin.
They were always side by
side on their adventures.
They were also known as
collectors and would
often be seen at many of
the auctions in the area,
where they made multiple
life-long friends. Carole
was a woman that people
remembered and was
loved and will be missed
by all.
Carole's loving family
includes: husband of 66
years, Marvin; daughters,
Lori (Ron) Thom, Garris-
on; Melissa Houston
(Chad Fors), Minot;
daughter-in-law, Dorothy
Anderson, Harvey;
grandchildren: Shantel
(Aaron) Ottmar, Minot,
Derek (Tammy) Ander-
son, Velva, Miranda (Rob)
Adam, Harvey, Dana
Anderson & Mirissa
Anderson (Tom Milford),
Butte, Megan Houston
(Joey Halsey), Dylan
Houston & Madison Hous-
ton, all of Burlington;
great-grandchildren, Col-
ton & Coy Anderson,
Kemper Ottmar, Shayla &
Waylon Adam, Terrey &
Andrew Anderson; sister,
Ardella Brandt, Minot;
sister-in-law, Beverly
Michalenko, Eugene, OR;
special family friend,
Dannie (Sherry) Evans;
several nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Carole was preceded in
death by: her parents;
son, Terry; grandson, Dus-
tin Thom; brothers, Ray-
nold and Virgil Michalen-
ko; and a sister, Delores
Parsley.
The family would like
to especially thank the
CHI Skilled Care Nursing
Home in Garrison for the
wonderful care they've
given mom these last few
months. They have gone
above and beyond and
treated her like family.
Celebration of life ser-
vice: Friday, March 12,
2021 at 2:00 p.m. in St
Paul's Lutheran Church,
Garrison. A Delayed
streaming of the Service:
To view, go to Carole's
obituary page on the fun-
eral home website begin-
ning on Saturday at noon.
Graveside Service: Sa-
turday, March 13, 2021 at
2:00 p.m. in the Butte
Cemetery, Butte.
Visitation: Thursday,
March 11th from
3:00-5:00 p.m. in Thomas
Family Funeral Home,
Minot and on Friday from
noon until service time
prior to the service in the
Church.
Those wishing to view
the service or send a mes-
sage of sympathy can go
to (wwwthomasfamily
funeralhome.com).