Phyllis Howe

Phyllis Mae Howe, 84,

went home to her Lord on

Thursday, March 10,

2022, at Souris Valley

Care Center, Velva, North

Dakota.

She was born February

10, 1938, in Rugby, North

Dakota to Clara and E.J.

Jelsing. She attended

school in Rugby and later

worked as a waitress. On

October 4th, 1958, she

married Roger Howe.

They farmed on his family

farm working side by side

with Roger. Whether it be

milking, field work, rais-

ing chickens or all the

numerous tasks needed to

run a farm. In addition, to

all the farm work, she

took pride in making her

house a home enjoyed by

many, both family and

friends. In 2002, they

moved to Velva to begin

retirement.

Phyllis was a devoted

wife, mother, grandmoth-

er and great grandmother.

Everyone that knew

Phyllis knew that she be-

lieved her children were

her greatest accomplish-

ment. She was known by

her children and

grandchildren to be the

best cook in the family.

Her homemade buns and

pancakes were a family

favorite. She loved her

country music and real-

ized her dream of going to

Nashville as a gift from

her son, Kevin. In her

spare time, she loved to

read and do embroidery.

And she loved her coffee.

Phyllis was a member

of Oak Valley Lutheran

Church in Velva, but in

later years attended the

Velva Methodist Church

across the street from her

home.

She is survived by her

husband of 63 years,

Roger as well as her three

children. Kevin

(Machelle) Howe, Kimber-

ly (Phillip) Williams, Kar-

la (Michael) Tull. Along

with her six grandchil-

dren, Michael (Jaime)

Howe, Sara (Jason) Lee,

Heather (Ryan) Lowe, Dal-

las (Kayla) Williams, Jus-

tin (Rebecca) Lambert and

Haley Tull. She also

leaves behind 6 great

grandchildren, Ryleigh,

Hadleigh, Finley, Renley

Lowe, Nora Lambert and

Harper Williams.

Phyllis’s surviving si-

blings are Dean and Doug-

las Jelsing.

She is preceded in

death by her parents,

Engvald “E.J.” and Clara,

sisters, Elaine “Tiny”

Monson, Laverne Halseth,

and Janice Ave. As well as

brother, Wayne Jelsing

and brother-in-law,

Arthur Monson.

A Celebration of Life

will be held on Saturday,

March 26, 2022, at the

Velva Methodist Church.

Service begins at 11:00

a.m. with lunch to follow

at the Velva City Hall.

Interment will be held

in the spring at Bethany

Lutheran Church

Cemetery located north of

Bergen, North Dakota, ap-

proximately 12 miles east

of Velva.

The service will be

video recorded for the

public to view later and

can be accessed by going

to the Thompson-Larson

Funeral home website:

www.thompsonlarson

.com

The family requests

memorials to the Bethany

Lutheran Church

Cemetery Fund for contin-

ued maintenance of this

rural cemetery.