Geraldine Strandberg
Aug. 27, 1931 – Oct. 3, 2022
Geraldine Strandberg,
91, Minot and formerly of
Douglas died on Monday,
October 3, 2022 in a
Minot healthcare center.
Geraldine Gerda
Schieve was born on Au-
gust 27, 1931 on a farm
near Douglas, ND to Fer-
dinand and Natalie
(Kastner) Schieve. She
was raised on the family
farm, attended school in
Douglas and graduated
from Douglas High
School. As a young adult
she was employed at
Bray’s Cleaners and as a
sanitizer in the Trinity
Hospital Lab.
Geraldine married
Donald Strandberg Au-
gust 21, 1952 at St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church –
Minot. They made their
home in Minot where
Geraldine was a fulltime
wife, mother and
homemaker. She was a
member of St. Paul’s
Lutheran Church and
especially enjoyed cook-
ing, baking, gardening,
reading, walking and nee-
dlework. Donald died on
November 18, 2010.
Geraldine’s loving fami-
ly includes her children:
Connie Strandberg, Pame-
la (Rick) Pierson and Dan
Strandberg (Kelly Dillon)
all of Minot and Janelle
Aieta of Westfield MA;
grandchildren: Emily (Da-
vid) Tietze, Matthew (Ra-
chel) Pierson, Benjamin
(Joe) Strandberg, Willa
Aieta and Callum Aieta;
great grandsons: Dexter
and Axel Pierson; sister:
Lavona (Marven) Getzlaff
of Minot, in-laws: Shirley
Schieve of Minot, William
Strandberg of Topock AZ
and Judy (William) Ward
of Chandler AZ and
several nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Geraldine was preceded
in death by her parents,
husband and siblings:
Paul Schieve, LaVerne
Wagner, Gerhart Schieve,
Myrtle Beaudoin, Arnold
Schieve, Alfred Schieve,
Ervin Schieve and Laura
Jones.
Funeral Service: Friday,
October 7, 2022 at 2:30
p.m. in St. Paul’s Luth-
eran Church – Minot.
Interment will be in
Rosehill Memorial Park –
Minot.
Visitation: Thursday
from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. in Thomas Family
Funeral Home – Minot.
Memorials are preferred
to St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church or the Alzheimer’s
Foundation.
Memories and con-
dolences may be shared at
thomasfamilyfuneralhome.com.