Lyanna Rae Van Sickle

Lyanna Rae Van Sickle,

Minot, ND, 9-month-old

infant daughter of Rae-

Lynn Arnold and Edward

Van Sickle, passed away

Tuesday, May 4, 2021,

Trinity Hospital in Minot.

Lyanna Rae was born

July 30, 2020, at Trinity

Hospital in Minot to two

very nervous and excited

first time parents.

Unfortunately, Lyanna

was born with a heart de-

fect and had to be flown

to Minneapolis, MN. She

spent the first two months

of her life there and made

it through open heart sur-

gery and many other pro-

cedures and tests. Lyanna

pulled through many dif-

ferent setbacks. One of

her caretakers said, “Do

not underestimate her be-

cause she keeps surpris-

ing you.” One of the first

things people noticed

about Lyanna was her gor-

geous long eyelashes

earning her the nickname

“Lashes”. In late Sep-

tember the family of three

were more than excited to

be returning home. Life

was busy but wonderful

settling into her new

home. In November, we

were devastated when

Lyanna had to return to

Minneapolis for emergen-cy open heart surgery.

She proved her tenacity

once again and returned

home less than two weeks

later. Through everything,

Lyanna remained a bright

vivacious child. Everyone

that met her loved her in-

stantly. Family that only

knew her through pic-

tures and videos loved her

just as much.

She loved to laugh at

her puppy, Gemma, and

play with her ears. Gem-

ma loved her little sister

and was patient even

when Lyanna pulled too

hard. Lyanna loved to

babble and would have

conversations with her

purple monkey or the oth-

er baby in the mirror. She

played with her crinkly

elephant relentlessly and

screamed with delight

when you handed him to

her. Lyanna was always

moving whether she was

dancing or exploring with

her hands. If there was

anything within reach of

her feet you best believe

she was kicking it. Lyanna

was very curious and at-

tentive. Whether it was a

toy or face she was study-

ing, it had her full atten-

tion. Her little laugh cap-

tivated you and left you

wanting more. Even

though her life was short,

she touched many lives

and left a lasting impres-

sion that will last a life-

time.

Psalm 147:3 – He heals

the broken hearted and

binds up their wounds.

Her loving family in-

cludes: her loving parents,

RaeLynn Arnold and Ed-

ward Van Sickle, both of

Minot; Maternal

grandparents, Sharleen

Clark, Glasgow, MT, and

Willard (MaryBeth) Ar-

nold, Columbia Falls, MT;

Paternal grandparents,

Ray and Sue Van Sickle,

Surrey; Paternal

great-grandfather, Paul

Bergren, Minot; Uncles

and Aunts, Odena and

Justin Dopp, Marcus Van

Sickle, Tiffany and Dylan

Kolstad, Brooke and Mike

Brennan, Maggie and Ean

McClure;

Cousins, Axl, Michele,

Alexa and Ashlyn Dopp,

Eirelyn McClure and baby

Kolstad.

Lyanna Rae was preced-

ed in death by her mater-

nal great-grandparents,

Ivy and Millie Knight and

Ray and Bonnie Arnold;

and paternal

great-grandmother, Dar-

lene Bergren.

A Private Family Fun-

eral will take place at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Cards and memorials

can be sent in care of

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).