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Ardith Evelyn Mickelson Straabe

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Birth	:	7 Feb 1919
Death	:	15 Mar 2013 Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Leeds Cemetery, Leeds, Benson County, USA
Coordinate	:	48.3036003, -99.4368973
Description	:	Ardith Strabbe, 94, of Leeds died Friday, March 15, 2013 at Heartland Care Center in Devils Lake. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 21, 2013, 1:00 PM at Leeds Lutheran Church with Pastor Richard Budd officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery later this spring. Visitation will be Thursday at the church and hour before the service. Music will be from by Lucia Jacobson, Mark Friestad and Bo Lauckner. Casket bearers will be Todd Straabe, Dan Straabe, Bo Lauckner, Jerome Bokn, Dean Johnson, and John Conway Sr.. Ardith Evelyn Mickelson was born Feb. 7, 1919... Read More	Ardith Strabbe, 94, of Leeds died Friday, March 15, 2013 at Heartland Care Center in Devils Lake. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 21, 2013, 1:00 PM at Leeds Lutheran Church with Pastor Richard Budd officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery later this spring. Visitation will be Thursday at the church and hour before the service. Music will be from by Lucia Jacobson, Mark Friestad and Bo Lauckner. Casket bearers will be Todd Straabe, Dan Straabe, Bo Lauckner, Jerome Bokn, Dean Johnson, and John Conway Sr.. Ardith Evelyn Mickelson was born Feb. 7, 1919 in York Township, to Oscar and Selma Wegge Mickelson. She was reared on the family farm north of Leeds in the Hurricane Lake area. She graduated from Leeds High School in 1936. In 1940 she married Thomas Straabe of Leeds. They farmed in the Leeds and York areas until moving to Leeds in 1945. She worked at the Leeds Creamery for awhile, but excelled as a salesperson. She sold Christmas ads for the Benson County Farmers Press a number of years, greeting cards, Raleigh products for over 50 years, but was best known as the Avon lady, which she sold for over 40 years. She was a dedicated worker, selling even after she moved into the ODD fellows home in Devils Lake at the age of 91. She was an Avon President's Club member many, many times. In March 2012, she moved into the Heartland Care Center in Devils Lake. She became a member of the Leeds Lutheran Church and the Lydia Circle, after transferring from the Hurricane Lake Lutheran Church in 1955. She was a member for 65 years of the Leeds Auxiliary, joining in its first year. In July 2011 she was an honored guest in the Leeds 125th parade as the oldest living graduate of Leeds High School. She was preceded in death by her husband on Aug. 25, 1981; their son, Allen on Oct. 25, 2011; a brother, Orvis (Bud) Mickelson; a sister, Maxine Straabe; and her parents. Ardith is survived by her grandchildren: A. Todd (Julie) Straabe of Ruthville; Lisa Lauckner of Leeds, Daniel Straabe of Lisbon; Kyle A. Straabe of Bemidji, Minn. and Matthew (Carrie) Straabe of Grand Rapids, Minn.; 10 great-grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; six step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

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Ardith Evelyn Mickelson Straabe's memorial is located at: Leeds Cemetery, Leeds, Benson County, USA.
When did Ardith Evelyn Mickelson Straabe death?
Ardith Evelyn Mickelson Straabe death on 15 Mar 2013 in Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 48.3036003
Longitude: -99.4368973

Family Members:

Parent

Oscar Mickelson

(1891 - 1986)

Selma Wegge Mickelson

(1892 - 1976)

Spouse

Thomas Straabe

(1915 - 1981)

Siblings

Maxine Silvia Olive Mickelson Straabe

(1924 - 2012)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Leeds Cemetery
Leeds, Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3036003, -99.4368973

2. Saint Vincent DePaul Catholic Cemetery
Leeds, Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2966240, -99.4267850

3. Ostreim Cemetery
Towner County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3852997, -99.4049988

4. North Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery
Towner County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3894610, -99.4284490

5. Wahl Cemetery
Towner County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3891983, -99.4049988

6. Wilmerth Cemetery
Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2155991, -99.4135971

7. York Cemetery
Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3173940, -99.5740700

8. Lebanon Cemetery
Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2243650, -99.3278750

9. Hurricane Lake Cemetery
Wolford, Pierce County, USA
Coordinate: 48.4148400, -99.5389000

10. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Knox, Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2810211, -99.6305466

11. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
Brinsmade, Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1879060, -99.3189280

12. Brinsmade Lutheran Cemetery
Brinsmade, Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1796989, -99.3394012

13. Our Saviour Lutheran Church Cemetery
Harlow, Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1702995, -99.5025024

14. Saint Petri Lutheran Cemetery
York, Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1944430, -99.5891760

15. Antiochia Cemetery
Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2242310, -99.2136320

16. Churchs Ferry Cemetery
Churchs Ferry, Ramsey County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2522011, -99.1883011

17. Saint Marys Cemetery
Knox, Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3347015, -99.6967010

18. Knox Cemetery
Knox, Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3358002, -99.6964035

19. Knox Lutheran Cemetery
Knox, Benson County, USA
Coordinate: 48.3542100, -99.6948500

20. Olson Cemetery
Maza, Towner County, USA
Coordinate: 48.4291992, -99.2097015

21. Zion Cemetery
Cando, Towner County, USA
Coordinate: 48.5014000, -99.3843994

22. Big Coulee Cemetery
Ramsey County, USA
Coordinate: 48.1786170, -99.1794710

23. Presbyterian Cemetery
Ramsey County, USA
Coordinate: 48.2235985, -99.1371994

24. Halling Cemetery
Towner County, USA
Coordinate: 48.5299988, -99.4375000