Venetia Giffey

Venetia Giffey, 91, of

Garrison, passed away

September 26, 2022.

A Funeral Service will

be held at 10:00 AM on

Friday, September 30,

2022, at St. Paul Lutheran

Church, Garrison, ND.

Burial will follow at the

Garrison Cemetery.

Visitation will be held

from 6:00-7:30 PM on

Thursday, September 29,

2022, at Thompson Fun-

eral Home.

Venetia Mae Giffey was

born February 10, 1931, in

Golden Valley, ND to John

and Lena (Helling) Gev-

ing. She was raised in

Golden Valley and Ryder,

graduating from Ryder

High School in 1948.

While growing up, she en-

joyed spending time with

her younger brother Jack.

While attending school

in Ryder, she met the love

of her life, Erny Giffey.

Erny and Venetia were

married June 19, 1949, at

St. John’s Lutheran

Church in Ryder. They

made their home on the

Giffey homestead where

they farmed with Erny’s

father and brother and

started their family. In

1957, they moved to their

farm two miles south of

Roseglen where they

raised their four children

and farmed small grains

and raised sheep.

Throughout their mar-

riage, she worked side by

side with Erny in their

farming and woodworking

operations. She was abso-

lutely dedicated to what-

ever Erny did: a true farm

wife. She was the parts

runner, lunch maker, and

truck driver, and dropped

whatever she was doing

whenever he needed her.

While Erny was the wood-

working builder, she was

the stainer and finisher.

Together Erny and

Venetia spent countless

hours preparing crafts to

sell at local craft shows

including the Dicken’s

Village Festival in Garris-

on and the Makoti

Threshing Show.

Erny and Venetia were

true life partners; they

worked hard together, but

they also had fun together

whether dancing, doing

sing-a-longs, or just listen-

ing to music. They also

enjoyed traveling and

made numerous trips to

California during the

winter months. They trav-

eled all over the country

to attend Soil Conserva-

tion Conventions. Togeth-

er, they enjoyed life to the

fullest.

In her “spare” time,

Venetia was involved in

Homemaker’s Club and

Immanuel Lutheran

Church Sunday School

and Circle. If you ever at-

tended the Immanual

Lutheran Fall Supper, you

enjoyed Venetia and Bon-

nie Suydam’s Lutheran

coffee! She enjoyed teach-

ing dance and twirl at the

White Shield School, and

her students would per-

form at basketball games.

It is safe to say that

Venetia was a social but-

terfly. She worked hard,

but she loved to have fun.

She loved being around

people whether it was

visiting at Circle or

Homemaker meetings or

talking on the phone daily

with her close friends and

family. Anyone who knew

her, certainly appreciated

her good humor and zest

for life.

Family get togethers

and time with her chil-

dren and grandchildren

were always a priority.

She and Erny would stop

whatever they were doing

and take the time to visit,

most likely having a little

snack and beverage.

Grandchildren knew ex-

actly which cupboard

held the sweet and salty

treats, and Pepsi always

tasted better in Frontier

Airline glasses.

Venetia will always be

remembered and forever

loved.

Venetia is survived by

children, Kandis (Tracy)

Horn, Ryder, ND, Kelly

(Colette) Giffey, Ryder,

ND, Kari (Jerry) Evenson,

Coleharbor, ND;

daughter-in-law, Sandy

Giffey; 10 grandchildren;

19 great grandchildren;

sister-in-law, Phyllis Gev-

ing; and numerous nieces

and nephews.

She was preceded in

death by her husband,

Erny Giffey; son, Kyle Gif-

fey; grandson, Curt Giffey;

parents; stepfather, Lloyd

Aanrud; brother, Jack

Geving; and brother and

sister-in-law, Donald and

Avis Giffey.