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Ione Harshberger

March 28, 1930-Sept. 23, 2021

Ione Harshberger, 91,

Minot, died Thursday,

September 23, 2021 in a

Minot assisted living facil-

ity.

Ione Eloise Enga was

born March 28, 1930, in

Rugby, ND to Edwin and

Ina (Engebrit) Enga. She

was reared on a farm in

Horseshoe Lake Township

of Pierce County, attended

a rural school and gra-

duated from Rugby High

School in 1947. As a

young adult she attended

Minot Business College

where she received spe-

cialized secretarial train-

ing and taught at a rural

Pierce County school for

one year (the same school

she attended as a child).

Ione was united in mar-

riage to Floyd Harshberger

on October 2, 1949, in

Rugby. They made their

home in Minot for many

years and she was em-

ployed at Union National

Bank and Minot Beverage

Company, but her passion

was her family. Floyd,

who was a longtime Minot

contractor, passed away

on May 13, 2009.

Ione was a member of

Bethany Lutheran

Church-Minot, where she

was active in a church cir-

cle and quilting group.

Also, she was active in ac-

tivities related to her

children’s interests.

Ione enjoyed gardening,

especially tending to her

flowers, and was talented

in the kitchen, baking and

cooking for her family.

She also enjoyed needle-

work, especially sewing

and knitting.

Family: Ione is sur-

vived by her children: Da-

vid (Paulette) Harshberger

of Phoenix, Robert (Diana)

Harshberger of Fargo, and

Mary (Edward) Duchsher-

er of Minot; grandchil-

dren: Kelly Harshberger,

Michael (Kim) Harsh-

berger, Keri Harshberger,

Jared (Hannah) Foley, and

Ryan (Jessica) Foley; great

granddaughters: Brynn

and Jenna Harshberger

and Henley Foley; sister:

Joyce Thompson of Sheri-

dan WY; sister-in-law:

Janyce Enga of Rugby and

several nephews and

cousins.

Ione was preceded in

death by: her parents,

husband, grandson: Chris-

tian Robert Harshberger,

brother: Clayton Enga and

brother-in-law: Donald

Thompson.

Celebration of the Life

of Ione Harshberger:

Wednesday, September

29, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in

Bethany Lutheran

Church, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot.

Visitation: Tuesday,

September 28, 2021, from

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in

the Thomas Family Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Memorials: In lieu of

plants and flowers,

memorials are preferred

to Bethany Lutheran

Church or the donor’s

choice.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.