Verla Reichenberger

Verla Jane Reichen-

berger, 79, Minot, former-ly of the Velva area, died

Monday, March 29, 2021,

in a Tempe, Arizona, Hos-

pice Care Center.

Verla (Nutz) Reichen-

berger was born Sep-

tember 29, 1941, in Har-

vey, North Dakota, to

Arthur and Erna (Han-

nemann) Nutz. Verla at-

tended school in Harvey

and graduated from Har-

vey High School in 1959.

After high school, Verla

worked for Northwestern

Bell Telephone as a tele-

phone operator in Harvey

and Minot for three years.

On September 30, 1960,

Verla married Willard

Reichenberger. They

moved to the Reichen-

berger family farm, south

of Velva, in 1962 and

farmed until 1988. To

this union was born a son,

Kent, in 1962. Joining

Kent in 1970 was his sis-

ter, Shannon. In 2003,

Verla and Willard retired

and moved into Minot.

Through the years, Verla

helped on the farm, was

busy raising children, and

worked several part time

jobs at different times.

Over the 60 plus years

of marriage, Verla and

Willard enjoyed traveling

and visiting family

throughout the USA.

They owned different

camping trailers since

1965. Their vacation trav-

els took their family to

many national parks and

49 of the 50 states. They

visited every state capital

with the exception of

North Carolina. In 1998,

Verla and Willard pur-

chased a lake home on

Lake Metigoshe, which

they enjoyed for a number

of summers. They espe-

cially loved having their

grandchildren come to the

Lake and enjoy the water

sports. Verla and Willard

became Arizona Snow-

birds beginning in 2004.

In 2010, Verla and Wil-

lard purchased a small

townhouse in a 55+ com-

munity in Mesa, AZ. It

has only 60 units so the

friends and neighbors

there were close and did

many activities together.

Verla was an active

member of Our Redee-

mer’s Lutheran Church in

Minot. Over the years she

taught Sunday School and

helped with the children’s

music, sang in the church

choir and served as coor-

dinator of the Wedding

and Funeral Committees

at the church. Verla also

was a very talented quilter

and was a part of the

church’s quilting group

that made many quilts for

missions. She also

belonged to the Sew and

So Club and Friendly

Neighbors Homemakers

Club of Velva.

Verla is survived by her

husband, Willard; daugh-

ter, Shannon Dove, Velva;

grandsons: Brock Erick-

son, Minot; Garret Dove,

Fargo, and Wyatt Dove,

Velva; granddaughters:

Emma and Ella Dove, Vel-

va; Two sisters-in-law,

JoAnn Nutz, Mandan, and

Marcella Oldenberg, Ore-

gon, and many nieces,

nephews, and cousins.

Verla was preceded in

death by her parents; son,

Kent; brother, Sherwood

Nutz; father and mother

in-law, William and Mar-

tha Reichenberger; broth-

er-in-law Kenneth Reich-

enberger and sisters-in-

law Dorothy Muzechenko

and Alice Reichenberger.

Funeral service: Thurs-

day, April 8, 2021, at 1:00

p.m. in Our Redeemer’s

Church, Minot. Those

wishing to view the ser-

vice can watch a delayed

streaming beginning Fri-

day by accessing Verla’s

obituary on the funeral

home website.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Wednesday,

April 7, 2021, from 4:00

p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Tho-

mas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

Those wishing to view

the service or share

memories and con-

dolences are invited to go

to: www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.