Lillian was born in 1929. Lillian was the child of Knute Olsen and Margaret Theissen. Lillian Ringstrom, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.
She was born Jan. 16, 1929, in Starkweather, N.D., the daughter of Knute and Margaret (Thiessen) Olsen. She attended country school in Cato Township, and then Devils Lake High School, graduating in 1947.
She earned her WWII Teacher’s Certificate from the North Dakota Education Association in Minot, N.D., in 1948.On Dec. 21, 1947, she married Norman Philip Ringstrom at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Devils Lake. They lived in Devils Lake until 1964, in Jamestown, N.D., from 1964 to 1973, and then moved to Fergus Falls in 1973.
Norman passed away in 2005.
Lillian was a homemaker, but also worked at several jobs over the years, including as a waitress and coat check at the Elks Club and The Ranch Restaurant in Devils Lake in the 1950s, as a medical receptionist/clerk at Lake Region Clinic from 1960-1964, and as a medical receptionist at Depuy Sorkness Clinic from 1964-1973.
She was a member of First Lutheran Church where she was an active member of the Hannah Circle and also a Christ Care group, and also belonged to the VFW Auxiliary and the Sons of Norway.
Lillian had a strong Christian faith, and shared that faith on mission trips to Mexico when she was in her 70’s. She served as Secretary/Treasurer of the U.S.S. Converse Association Reunions.
She was a reader with the Lion’s Reading for the Blind program, and previously volunteered with Meals on Wheels.
Lillian had many hobbies and interests, including bowling and golfing, was an excellent cook and seamstress, and an avid bridge player.She loved watching sports, especially the Minnesota Twins, and enjoyed nature, as an avid birder. Time spent visiting with her grandchildren and family and friends brought her much joy.
She loved to travel to see them all, and would also go to Arizona each winter to spend time with her sister, Iris. [1]
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