Rebecca “Becky” Broughton

Rebecca ‘Becky’

Broughton, 82, lifelong

Minot resident, died

Tuesday, September 13,

2022, in her home.

Rebecca was born July

13, 1940, in Minot, ND to

George and Lillian (Beck-

lund) Wallace. She at-

tended school in Minot

and graduated from Minot

High School in 1958.

Becky was once united

in marriage for

twenty-four years to Willi-

am Lange.

She spent her early

working years at B&B

Drug, Gaffaney’s, First Na-

tional Bank, American

State Bank and as a medi-

cal secretary for Dr. Hart

and Dr. Keck. After a time

at First Western Bank,

Becky found her niche at

Souris River Telephone

(SRT) and North States

Power (NSP) working for

24 years, retiring in 2002.

Becky began working

part-time as a receptionist

in 2017 at the Thomas

Family Funeral Home.

Becky married Gary

Melius in 1985. They en-

joyed sixteen years togeth-

er until his passing in No-

vember 2001.

Becky was a member of

Zion Lutheran Church,

where she was active in

Hannah’s Circle and sang

in the choir. She was a

member of the American

Legion Auxiliary, Moose

Auxiliary, ABWA (now

known as the Business

Women of Minot) for 25

years and was in charge of

volunteers for the Hostfest

for many years. She was a

member of the Sons of

Norway and sang with the

Thor Singers.

Becky was united in

marriage to Leo Brough-

ton on December 12, 2003

in Powers Lake, ND. He

passed away on January 4,

2016. Following Leo’s

passing, Becky moved to

the Dakota Terrace apart-

ments, where she made

and reunited with many

lifelong friends.

Becky enjoyed reading a

good book, traveling and

spending time baking

with family and friends.

She treasured the time

spent with friend and

companion, Loren

Baglien. Together they en-

joyed attending Golden K

Kiwanis meetings,

laughter and friendship.

Becky is survived by

her daughter Jody (Rex)

Van Curen, Minot;

grandchildren Lorrie

(Shane) Dammous, Man-

dan and Lillie Ackerman

(Travis Trueman), Ft. Col-

lins, CO;

great-grandchildren Bailey

(Jonathon Schutt) Dam-

mous, Jayden Dammous,

Devin (Kalysta Kraft) Ack-

erman, Cody (Michelle)

Ackerman and Salamae

Trueman; great-great

granddaughter, Bella Ack-

erman; brother Gordon

(Donna) Wallace, Love-

land , CO; several nieces

and nephews; companion

Loren Baglien, Minot and

many extended family

members of the Melius

family.

Becky was preceded in

death by her parents, hus-

bands Gary Melius and

Leo Broughton and sister

Ardith Lucy.

Celebration of Becky

Broughton’s Life: 11:00

a.m. Tuesday, September

20, 2022 at Zion Lutheran

Church, Minot. To view a

livestream of the service

or share memories and

condolences, access her

obituary at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com

Interment: North Dako-

ta Veterans Cemetery,

Mandan

Visitation: Monday,

September 19, 2022, from

3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.

at the Thomas Family

Funeral Home, Minot.

In lieu of plants and

flowers, memorials are

preferred to an organiza-

tion of the donor’s choice.