Individual Details
Belinda May Irene Folden
(19 Dec 1907 - 1 Jan 2005)
Medical: acute fracture left hip - per death certificate colon cancer - 1990 -
There is disagreement on how to spell May - Mae. We have found records with it spelled both ways. But the birth certificate that Belinda had made up in January 1981 - (it was a delayed registration - because she had no birth certificate and she needed one to get her passport for her trip to Norway) - has it spelled May. So that is how I will spell it on family history records.
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Belinda Lovro
Dec. 19, 1907 - Jan. 1. 2005
Granville - Belinda Lovro, 97, Norwich, ND, died Saturday, January 1, 2005, at a Minot, ND, hospital.
Belinda May Irene Folden was born on December 19, 1907, the daughter of Ole and Emma (Haldorson) Folden on the family farm at Berwick Township of McHenry County, Berwick, ND. In 1917, she and her family moved to the family farmstead located in Kottke Valley Township of McHenry County. She attended Berwick School and Kottke Valley School No.3. Following her education she continued to reside on the family farm and worked for her neighbors.
On June 22, 1940, Belinda married Justin Gerhard Lovro at Zion Lutheran Church in Minot. They farmed and ranched their entire life in McHenry County. They retired in 1991 and continued to reside on the farm. Justin passed away June 7, 2000.
Belinda was a former member of Rising Lutheran Church, rural Norwich, and was active with their Ladies Aid. Currently she was a member of First Lutheran Church of Granville. Until her early 90s she remained a member of the Norwich Election Board.
She enjoyed hardanger, knitting, crocheting, sewing, cooking, canning and quilting. She made numerous wedding and anniversary cakes.
Belinda was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. Family was the most important thing to her. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family6. Everyone was welcome in her home. She always had a pot of coffee brewing and cookies to go with it.
Her loving family includes: sons, Harold (Cheryl) Lovro, of Norwich, Elton (Helen) Lovro, of Finley, ND; daughters, Bonita (Ray) Strand, of Bismarck, ND, Carol (Jim) Carr, of Minot; 11 grandchildren, Wayne (Rhonda) Lovro, Allen (Amanda) Lovro, Gerry (Sara) Lovro, Mona (Scott) Voegele, Amy (Chris) Tokvam, Beverly (Jeff) Brown, Rhonda (David) Goodwin, Jason Strand, Heather (John) Lofgren, Adam Carr and Jonathan Carr; nine great-grandchildren, Kenneth, Jared, Belinda and Scott Lovro, Grace and Claire Lovro, Isabelle Tokvam and Nicola and Alyx Goodwin; sister, Illa Peterson, of Williston; numerous nieces, nephews and relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Anna Folden, Olina Peterson, Julia Jonason and Myrtle Folden.
Funeral: Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, Granville.
Visitation: Tuesday (today) from noon to 7 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.
Burial: Rising Lutheran Cemetery, rural Norwich.
Those wishing to sign the online register and share memories may access the online obituaries section at (www.thompson-larson.com).
obituary - Minot Daily News
Honorary Bearers: Belinda's relatives, friends, and neighbors
Active Bearers: Belinda's Grandsons Wayne Lovro, Allen Lovro, Jason Strand, Gerry Lovro, Adam Carr, Jonathan Carr, Ed Peterson - nephew. (Adam Carr was unable to attend the funeral so Ed Peterson filled in as the 6th bearer - BJS)
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There is disagreement on how to spell May - Mae. We have found records with it spelled both ways. But the birth certificate that Belinda had made up in January 1981 - (it was a delayed registration - because she had no birth certificate and she needed one to get her passport for her trip to Norway) - has it spelled May. So that is how I will spell it on family history records.
BJS
Belinda Lovro
Dec. 19, 1907 - Jan. 1. 2005
Granville - Belinda Lovro, 97, Norwich, ND, died Saturday, January 1, 2005, at a Minot, ND, hospital.
Belinda May Irene Folden was born on December 19, 1907, the daughter of Ole and Emma (Haldorson) Folden on the family farm at Berwick Township of McHenry County, Berwick, ND. In 1917, she and her family moved to the family farmstead located in Kottke Valley Township of McHenry County. She attended Berwick School and Kottke Valley School No.3. Following her education she continued to reside on the family farm and worked for her neighbors.
On June 22, 1940, Belinda married Justin Gerhard Lovro at Zion Lutheran Church in Minot. They farmed and ranched their entire life in McHenry County. They retired in 1991 and continued to reside on the farm. Justin passed away June 7, 2000.
Belinda was a former member of Rising Lutheran Church, rural Norwich, and was active with their Ladies Aid. Currently she was a member of First Lutheran Church of Granville. Until her early 90s she remained a member of the Norwich Election Board.
She enjoyed hardanger, knitting, crocheting, sewing, cooking, canning and quilting. She made numerous wedding and anniversary cakes.
Belinda was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. Family was the most important thing to her. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family6. Everyone was welcome in her home. She always had a pot of coffee brewing and cookies to go with it.
Her loving family includes: sons, Harold (Cheryl) Lovro, of Norwich, Elton (Helen) Lovro, of Finley, ND; daughters, Bonita (Ray) Strand, of Bismarck, ND, Carol (Jim) Carr, of Minot; 11 grandchildren, Wayne (Rhonda) Lovro, Allen (Amanda) Lovro, Gerry (Sara) Lovro, Mona (Scott) Voegele, Amy (Chris) Tokvam, Beverly (Jeff) Brown, Rhonda (David) Goodwin, Jason Strand, Heather (John) Lofgren, Adam Carr and Jonathan Carr; nine great-grandchildren, Kenneth, Jared, Belinda and Scott Lovro, Grace and Claire Lovro, Isabelle Tokvam and Nicola and Alyx Goodwin; sister, Illa Peterson, of Williston; numerous nieces, nephews and relatives.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Anna Folden, Olina Peterson, Julia Jonason and Myrtle Folden.
Funeral: Wednesday, January 5, 2005, at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, Granville.
Visitation: Tuesday (today) from noon to 7 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.
Burial: Rising Lutheran Cemetery, rural Norwich.
Those wishing to sign the online register and share memories may access the online obituaries section at (www.thompson-larson.com).
obituary - Minot Daily News
Honorary Bearers: Belinda's relatives, friends, and neighbors
Active Bearers: Belinda's Grandsons Wayne Lovro, Allen Lovro, Jason Strand, Gerry Lovro, Adam Carr, Jonathan Carr, Ed Peterson - nephew. (Adam Carr was unable to attend the funeral so Ed Peterson filled in as the 6th bearer - BJS)
funeral folder
Events
| Birth | 19 Dec 1907 | Berwick, ND | |||
| Marriage | 22 Jun 1940 | Zion Lutheran Church, Minot, ND - Justin Gerhard Lovro | |||
| Death | 1 Jan 2005 | acute myocardial infaction - atrial fibrillation - per death certificate - Minot, Ward Co., ND | |||
| Burial | 5 Jan 2005 | Rising Cemetery, McHenry County, ND | |||
| Occupation | Homemaker - farmer's wife |
Families
| Spouse | Justin Gerhard Lovro (1911 - 2000) |
| Child | Bonita Joyce Lovro |
| Child | Carol Irene Lovro |
| Child | Harold Orval Lovro |
| Child | Elton Ole Lovro |