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JoAnn <I>Tolstad</I> Bakken

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JoAnn Tolstad Bakken

Birth
Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA
Death
30 Jan 2012 (aged 72)
Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Valley City, Barnes County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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**1st marriage to: Buddy Roberts .. ended in death
**2nd marriage to: John Bakken

Obituary:
JoAnn Tolstad was born September 11, 1939 in Valley City, ND to Albert and Johanna (Berge) Tolstad. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Dazey, ND. She attended school in Dazey, graduating in 1957. Following graduation, she attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN for two years. She ventured to California and worked for NASA at Vandenberg Air Force Base and later worked for the US Navy. Her career took her to Columbia, Missouri, where she met and later married, Buddy Roberts. They moved to Brooklyn Park, MN and eventually to Texas. After Buddy was diagnosed with cancer, the family moved back to the Tolstad farm near Dazey. JoAnn met and married John Bakken. They made their home in Hannaford, ND. The couple spent their summers at Lake of the Woods. John passed away in 1996. She continued to live in Hannaford until her death. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. JoAnn died at Mercy Hospital in Valley City, ND on January 30, 2012. She is survived by her sons, Steve Roberts and Bryon (Michelle) Roberts both of Mesa, AZ, a granddaughter, Micheala Roberts; a brother, Ron Tolstad of Valley City, ND; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands, and 2 brothers.

Visitations:
3:00PM to 5:00PM on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel 12:00PM to 2:00PM on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at Faith Lutheran Church-Hannaford

Services:
In-state at 12:00PM, Service at 2:00PM at Faith Lutheran Church-Hannaford on Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Cemetery:
Memory Gardens
Valley City, ND 58072
**1st marriage to: Buddy Roberts .. ended in death
**2nd marriage to: John Bakken

Obituary:
JoAnn Tolstad was born September 11, 1939 in Valley City, ND to Albert and Johanna (Berge) Tolstad. She was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Dazey, ND. She attended school in Dazey, graduating in 1957. Following graduation, she attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN for two years. She ventured to California and worked for NASA at Vandenberg Air Force Base and later worked for the US Navy. Her career took her to Columbia, Missouri, where she met and later married, Buddy Roberts. They moved to Brooklyn Park, MN and eventually to Texas. After Buddy was diagnosed with cancer, the family moved back to the Tolstad farm near Dazey. JoAnn met and married John Bakken. They made their home in Hannaford, ND. The couple spent their summers at Lake of the Woods. John passed away in 1996. She continued to live in Hannaford until her death. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church. JoAnn died at Mercy Hospital in Valley City, ND on January 30, 2012. She is survived by her sons, Steve Roberts and Bryon (Michelle) Roberts both of Mesa, AZ, a granddaughter, Micheala Roberts; a brother, Ron Tolstad of Valley City, ND; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands, and 2 brothers.

Visitations:
3:00PM to 5:00PM on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel 12:00PM to 2:00PM on Saturday, February 4th, 2012 at Faith Lutheran Church-Hannaford

Services:
In-state at 12:00PM, Service at 2:00PM at Faith Lutheran Church-Hannaford on Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Cemetery:
Memory Gardens
Valley City, ND 58072


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