Eleanor Fogarty

Eleanor H. Fogarty, 92,

long time Minot resident,

died Saturday, June 4,

2022 in a Minot hospital.

Eleanor was born on

September 23, 1929 in

Powers Lake, North Dako-

ta, to Edward and Hilma

(Kleppen) Hallum. She

was raised in Columbus,

ND and received her Stan-

dard Teaching Certificate

in 1951 from Minot State

Teacher’s College. That

fall, she accepted her first

teaching position as an

elementary teacher in

Bowbells, ND.

Eleanor was united in

marriage to Robert “Bob”

Fogarty on November 11,

1952 in Bowbells. While

Bob was serving in the

U.S. Air Force, they were

stationed at numerous lo-

cations including Cut

Bank, MT; Kansas City,

MO; Chanute Air Force

Base near Rantoul, IL;

Aberdeen, SD; Water-

town, SD, and ultimately

the Minot Air Force Base

in 1965. In addition to

raising their four children

and teaching, Eleanor be-

gan night and summer

classes at Minot State Col-

lege where she earned her

Bachelor of Science de-

gree in Elementary Educa-

tion in 1971. She would

continue to teach 4th

grade for over 25 years in

Room 25 at North Plains

Elementary School on the

Minot Air Force Base.

Eleanor was previously

a member of Zion Luth-

eran Church in Minot.

Following her husband’s

passing in January of

1994, she changed her

home church affiliation to

Our Redeemer’s, where

she since attended with

family. She hosted a

weekly in-home Bible

Study group for many

years– one of her most

treasured activities. Be-

fore retiring, she and Bob

traveled and explored the

Hawaiian Islands as well

as a number of European

countries.

Her hobbies and in-

terests included sewing,

taking care of her live-in

parents, hosting and en-

gaging in bible studies,

and playing UNO or dom-

inoes with family and

friends. She especially en-

joyed spending time with

her many grandchildren

and great grandchildren.

Her loving family in-

cludes: children, Mike

(Deb) Fogarty, Minot; Bob

(Wanda) Fogarty, RR

Minot; Steve (Jody) Fogar-

ty, Minot, and Eleanor

Ann (Jon) Erickson, RR

Minot, 14 grandchildren

and 14 great grandchil-

dren.

Eleanor was preceded

in death by her parents,

husband of 41 years, Bob;

and her sister, Mavis

(Louis) Munson

Celebration of Life ser-

vice: Thursday, June 9,

2022 at 1:30 p.m. in Our

Redeemer’sChurch,

Minot. To view a delayed

streaming of the service or

to share memories and

condolences access her

obituary at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot

Visitation: Wednesday,

June 8, 2022 from 6:00 –

8:00 p.m. in Thomas Fam-

ily Funeral Home, Minot.