Magdelen "Lee" Blesener, 100, Minot, ND, died Tuesday, February 6, 2007, in a Minot Hospital.
Magdelen was born on March 26, 1906, to Ferdinand and Elizabeth (Fettig) Senger in rural Pierce County, North Dakota. Her childhood days were spent at Orrin, ND and Harvey, ND where she attended school. The family moved to Balta, ND, where she finished school and worked for her father in the hardware store and Post Office where she was an assistant Post Master. She married Francis "Frank" N. Blesener in Balta on April 18, 1927. In 1940, they moved to Minot, ND where they went into business as Blesener Oldsmobile/Nissan which the family ran for many years. Her husband died on December 24, 1994 and she continued to live in Minot.
Magdelen was a former member of Little Flower Catholic Church, Minot where she was a member of the church choir and was president of the Confraternity of Christian Women. The family later became members of St. Leo's Catholic Church, Minot, where she sang in the choir, was member of the Confraternity of Christian Women St. Christopher's Guild, was chairman of many church dinners and was the wedding reception chairman. She was also chairman of many affairs at Bishop Ryan High School serving as chairman of the Candy Department of the Bishop Ryan Carnival three times and chairman of the dinner for the Bishop Ryan School many times. Magdalen was a life member of St. Joseph's Hospital Auxiliary.
Magdelen is survived by sons, William E. (Joan) Blesener and Richard "Dick" (Nadine) Blesener all of Minot; daughter, Mary Jean (John) Sullivan, Summerville, SC; daughter-in-law, Patricia (Pat) Blesener, Madison, WI; 13 grandchildren; 18, great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, F.N. "Frank" Blesener; a son, Robert Blesener, Patricia's husband, one brother, Joseph and two sisters, Amelia Senger Reiss & Mary Senger Schell.
Vigil Prayer Service: Friday, February 9, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND
Funeral: Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Leo's Catholic Church, Minot, ND
Burial: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, ND
Visitation: Friday, February 9, 2007 from noon until 7 p.m. at the Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND.
Memorials are preferred to St. Leo's Catholic Church or the donor's choice.
Celebrants of the Liturgies
Father Walter, pastor of the church
Monsignor Senger, cousin
Music:
"Here I Am Lord"
"On Eagles Wings"
"Ave Maria"
"The Song of Farewell"
"The King Is Coming"
Ms. Hagen-Bourquin, vocalist
Ms. Holmly, organist
Honorary Bearers: All of Lee's family and friends
Afterglow
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow
of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who
grieve, to dry before the sun
Of happy memories that I leave
When life is done.
Source: www.thompsonlarson.com
Magdelen was born on March 26, 1906, to Ferdinand and Elizabeth (Fettig) Senger in rural Pierce County, North Dakota. Her childhood days were spent at Orrin, ND and Harvey, ND where she attended school. The family moved to Balta, ND, where she finished school and worked for her father in the hardware store and Post Office where she was an assistant Post Master. She married Francis "Frank" N. Blesener in Balta on April 18, 1927. In 1940, they moved to Minot, ND where they went into business as Blesener Oldsmobile/Nissan which the family ran for many years. Her husband died on December 24, 1994 and she continued to live in Minot.
Magdelen was a former member of Little Flower Catholic Church, Minot where she was a member of the church choir and was president of the Confraternity of Christian Women. The family later became members of St. Leo's Catholic Church, Minot, where she sang in the choir, was member of the Confraternity of Christian Women St. Christopher's Guild, was chairman of many church dinners and was the wedding reception chairman. She was also chairman of many affairs at Bishop Ryan High School serving as chairman of the Candy Department of the Bishop Ryan Carnival three times and chairman of the dinner for the Bishop Ryan School many times. Magdalen was a life member of St. Joseph's Hospital Auxiliary.
Magdelen is survived by sons, William E. (Joan) Blesener and Richard "Dick" (Nadine) Blesener all of Minot; daughter, Mary Jean (John) Sullivan, Summerville, SC; daughter-in-law, Patricia (Pat) Blesener, Madison, WI; 13 grandchildren; 18, great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, F.N. "Frank" Blesener; a son, Robert Blesener, Patricia's husband, one brother, Joseph and two sisters, Amelia Senger Reiss & Mary Senger Schell.
Vigil Prayer Service: Friday, February 9, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND
Funeral: Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Leo's Catholic Church, Minot, ND
Burial: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, ND
Visitation: Friday, February 9, 2007 from noon until 7 p.m. at the Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND.
Memorials are preferred to St. Leo's Catholic Church or the donor's choice.
Celebrants of the Liturgies
Father Walter, pastor of the church
Monsignor Senger, cousin
Music:
"Here I Am Lord"
"On Eagles Wings"
"Ave Maria"
"The Song of Farewell"
"The King Is Coming"
Ms. Hagen-Bourquin, vocalist
Ms. Holmly, organist
Honorary Bearers: All of Lee's family and friends
Afterglow
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow
of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who
grieve, to dry before the sun
Of happy memories that I leave
When life is done.
Source: www.thompsonlarson.com
Magdelen "Lee" Blesener, 100, Minot, ND, died Tuesday, February 6, 2007, in a Minot Hospital.
Magdelen was born on March 26, 1906, to Ferdinand and Elizabeth (Fettig) Senger in rural Pierce County, North Dakota. Her childhood days were spent at Orrin, ND and Harvey, ND where she attended school. The family moved to Balta, ND, where she finished school and worked for her father in the hardware store and Post Office where she was an assistant Post Master. She married Francis "Frank" N. Blesener in Balta on April 18, 1927. In 1940, they moved to Minot, ND where they went into business as Blesener Oldsmobile/Nissan which the family ran for many years. Her husband died on December 24, 1994 and she continued to live in Minot.
Magdelen was a former member of Little Flower Catholic Church, Minot where she was a member of the church choir and was president of the Confraternity of Christian Women. The family later became members of St. Leo's Catholic Church, Minot, where she sang in the choir, was member of the Confraternity of Christian Women St. Christopher's Guild, was chairman of many church dinners and was the wedding reception chairman. She was also chairman of many affairs at Bishop Ryan High School serving as chairman of the Candy Department of the Bishop Ryan Carnival three times and chairman of the dinner for the Bishop Ryan School many times. Magdalen was a life member of St. Joseph's Hospital Auxiliary.
Magdelen is survived by sons, William E. (Joan) Blesener and Richard "Dick" (Nadine) Blesener all of Minot; daughter, Mary Jean (John) Sullivan, Summerville, SC; daughter-in-law, Patricia (Pat) Blesener, Madison, WI; 13 grandchildren; 18, great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, F.N. "Frank" Blesener; a son, Robert Blesener, Patricia's husband, one brother, Joseph and two sisters, Amelia Senger Reiss & Mary Senger Schell.
Vigil Prayer Service: Friday, February 9, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND
Funeral: Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Leo's Catholic Church, Minot, ND
Burial: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, ND
Visitation: Friday, February 9, 2007 from noon until 7 p.m. at the Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND.
Memorials are preferred to St. Leo's Catholic Church or the donor's choice.
Celebrants of the Liturgies
Father Walter, pastor of the church
Monsignor Senger, cousin
Music:
"Here I Am Lord"
"On Eagles Wings"
"Ave Maria"
"The Song of Farewell"
"The King Is Coming"
Ms. Hagen-Bourquin, vocalist
Ms. Holmly, organist
Honorary Bearers: All of Lee's family and friends
Afterglow
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow
of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who
grieve, to dry before the sun
Of happy memories that I leave
When life is done.
Source: www.thompsonlarson.com
Magdelen was born on March 26, 1906, to Ferdinand and Elizabeth (Fettig) Senger in rural Pierce County, North Dakota. Her childhood days were spent at Orrin, ND and Harvey, ND where she attended school. The family moved to Balta, ND, where she finished school and worked for her father in the hardware store and Post Office where she was an assistant Post Master. She married Francis "Frank" N. Blesener in Balta on April 18, 1927. In 1940, they moved to Minot, ND where they went into business as Blesener Oldsmobile/Nissan which the family ran for many years. Her husband died on December 24, 1994 and she continued to live in Minot.
Magdelen was a former member of Little Flower Catholic Church, Minot where she was a member of the church choir and was president of the Confraternity of Christian Women. The family later became members of St. Leo's Catholic Church, Minot, where she sang in the choir, was member of the Confraternity of Christian Women St. Christopher's Guild, was chairman of many church dinners and was the wedding reception chairman. She was also chairman of many affairs at Bishop Ryan High School serving as chairman of the Candy Department of the Bishop Ryan Carnival three times and chairman of the dinner for the Bishop Ryan School many times. Magdalen was a life member of St. Joseph's Hospital Auxiliary.
Magdelen is survived by sons, William E. (Joan) Blesener and Richard "Dick" (Nadine) Blesener all of Minot; daughter, Mary Jean (John) Sullivan, Summerville, SC; daughter-in-law, Patricia (Pat) Blesener, Madison, WI; 13 grandchildren; 18, great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, F.N. "Frank" Blesener; a son, Robert Blesener, Patricia's husband, one brother, Joseph and two sisters, Amelia Senger Reiss & Mary Senger Schell.
Vigil Prayer Service: Friday, February 9, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND
Funeral: Saturday, February 10, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Leo's Catholic Church, Minot, ND
Burial: Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, ND
Visitation: Friday, February 9, 2007 from noon until 7 p.m. at the Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND.
Memorials are preferred to St. Leo's Catholic Church or the donor's choice.
Celebrants of the Liturgies
Father Walter, pastor of the church
Monsignor Senger, cousin
Music:
"Here I Am Lord"
"On Eagles Wings"
"Ave Maria"
"The Song of Farewell"
"The King Is Coming"
Ms. Hagen-Bourquin, vocalist
Ms. Holmly, organist
Honorary Bearers: All of Lee's family and friends
Afterglow
I'd like the memory of me
to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow
of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo
whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times
and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who
grieve, to dry before the sun
Of happy memories that I leave
When life is done.
Source: www.thompsonlarson.com
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