Ardis Mae Burtness, 90, Minot, died Thursday, September 15, 2022 in a Minot Assisted Living Center.
Ardis was born May 11, 1932 in Bottineau, North Dakota, the daughter of Theodor and Mildred (Slattery) Larson. She was raised on a farm near Newburg and graduated from Newburg High School in 1950. She completed an associates degree and then taught in rural schools in Scandia Township and also Sherman Township, both in Bottineau County.
While teaching in Sherman Township School she met the love of her life, a handsome young Leland that lived just one mile from the school. They were married on Dec. 20, 1954. They farmed and started a family of four children on the Burtness farm near Antler. After the birth of her children, Ardis drove daily to Minot to complete her Bachelor's degree in Education. The family then moved to a beach home in Marysville, WA, where she taught for 3 years.
After returning to live in North Dakota, they moved to Minot in 1971, where she taught in the Minot School system for 20 years. She retired in 1991. Leland passed away in 2007.
Ardis was a member of Saron Lutheran Church, south of Minot, where she was active in WELC, bible study, and sang in the church choir. She enjoyed her aquacise class at the YMCA. She and Leland enjoyed traveling in the motorhome and camping with the Good Sam RV Club.
She enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing and reading. However, the most important facet of her life was caring for her husband, children and grandchildren. Blessed be her memory.
Thomas Family Funeral Home
Ardis was born May 11, 1932 in Bottineau, North Dakota, the daughter of Theodor and Mildred (Slattery) Larson. She was raised on a farm near Newburg and graduated from Newburg High School in 1950. She completed an associates degree and then taught in rural schools in Scandia Township and also Sherman Township, both in Bottineau County.
While teaching in Sherman Township School she met the love of her life, a handsome young Leland that lived just one mile from the school. They were married on Dec. 20, 1954. They farmed and started a family of four children on the Burtness farm near Antler. After the birth of her children, Ardis drove daily to Minot to complete her Bachelor's degree in Education. The family then moved to a beach home in Marysville, WA, where she taught for 3 years.
After returning to live in North Dakota, they moved to Minot in 1971, where she taught in the Minot School system for 20 years. She retired in 1991. Leland passed away in 2007.
Ardis was a member of Saron Lutheran Church, south of Minot, where she was active in WELC, bible study, and sang in the church choir. She enjoyed her aquacise class at the YMCA. She and Leland enjoyed traveling in the motorhome and camping with the Good Sam RV Club.
She enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing and reading. However, the most important facet of her life was caring for her husband, children and grandchildren. Blessed be her memory.
Thomas Family Funeral Home
Ardis Mae Burtness, 90, Minot, died Thursday, September 15, 2022 in a Minot Assisted Living Center.
Ardis was born May 11, 1932 in Bottineau, North Dakota, the daughter of Theodor and Mildred (Slattery) Larson. She was raised on a farm near Newburg and graduated from Newburg High School in 1950. She completed an associates degree and then taught in rural schools in Scandia Township and also Sherman Township, both in Bottineau County.
While teaching in Sherman Township School she met the love of her life, a handsome young Leland that lived just one mile from the school. They were married on Dec. 20, 1954. They farmed and started a family of four children on the Burtness farm near Antler. After the birth of her children, Ardis drove daily to Minot to complete her Bachelor's degree in Education. The family then moved to a beach home in Marysville, WA, where she taught for 3 years.
After returning to live in North Dakota, they moved to Minot in 1971, where she taught in the Minot School system for 20 years. She retired in 1991. Leland passed away in 2007.
Ardis was a member of Saron Lutheran Church, south of Minot, where she was active in WELC, bible study, and sang in the church choir. She enjoyed her aquacise class at the YMCA. She and Leland enjoyed traveling in the motorhome and camping with the Good Sam RV Club.
She enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing and reading. However, the most important facet of her life was caring for her husband, children and grandchildren. Blessed be her memory.
Thomas Family Funeral Home
Ardis was born May 11, 1932 in Bottineau, North Dakota, the daughter of Theodor and Mildred (Slattery) Larson. She was raised on a farm near Newburg and graduated from Newburg High School in 1950. She completed an associates degree and then taught in rural schools in Scandia Township and also Sherman Township, both in Bottineau County.
While teaching in Sherman Township School she met the love of her life, a handsome young Leland that lived just one mile from the school. They were married on Dec. 20, 1954. They farmed and started a family of four children on the Burtness farm near Antler. After the birth of her children, Ardis drove daily to Minot to complete her Bachelor's degree in Education. The family then moved to a beach home in Marysville, WA, where she taught for 3 years.
After returning to live in North Dakota, they moved to Minot in 1971, where she taught in the Minot School system for 20 years. She retired in 1991. Leland passed away in 2007.
Ardis was a member of Saron Lutheran Church, south of Minot, where she was active in WELC, bible study, and sang in the church choir. She enjoyed her aquacise class at the YMCA. She and Leland enjoyed traveling in the motorhome and camping with the Good Sam RV Club.
She enjoyed gardening, canning, sewing and reading. However, the most important facet of her life was caring for her husband, children and grandchildren. Blessed be her memory.
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