Mildred I. Vangerud

Mildred Vangerud, 107, died on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead, MN.    Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM, Monday, July 24, 2017 at St. James United Church of Christ in Barnesville, MN with Pastor Frank Picard officiating.  Burial will be 2:30 PM, at the Kindred Cemetery, in Kindred, MN.    Visitation will be for one hour prior to the funeral service.    Mildred Ida Holgerson was born on July 5, 1910 to John and Rosina (Zimmerman) Holgerson in Amenia, ND.  She grew up on a farm about a mile out of Amenia, ND.  She remembered riding the horse drawn school bus that they put skis on during the winter.  She played basketball during her school years and graduated from school there.    She was married to Lawrence Vangerud.  They started their married life in Amenia, ND.  Throughout Mildred’s life they lived in several places including: Wahpeton, ND; Grand Forks, ND; Rock Falls, WI; Alexander, ND; Amenia, Fargo, ND; Tamarac Lake in MN; and Barnesville. The last few years she has lived at Eventide Nursing Home in Moorhead.  Mildred was an old fashioned homemaker and house wife.  She cared for grandparents and parents as they aged, she met her children at home every day following school with a snack, and supported her husband and the household.  She enjoyed yardwork, needlework, sewing and walking.  Mildred kept her mind throughout her 107 years.    Mildred is survived by her son Jim Vangerud of Barnesville; 5 grandchildren:  Rollie Giebe, Timothy Giebe, Phillip Giebe, Larry Geibe, and Tammy Erickson; numerous great and great great grandchildren.    She was preceded in death by her husband Lawrence in 2001; daughter Karon Geibe; her parents; 4 brothers and 3 sisters.    Mildred's Memorial Folder