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Alice Abel • 1908 - 2011 Alice Zaback was born September 28, 1908 in Bergen, ND to John and Petra (Gunderson) Zaback. She was raised in Bergen and attended rural schools in that area and later attended Lincoln School in Minot and then Velva High School. Alice married N.G. Abel on November 15, 1928 in Velva, ND. They lived in Fargo, Bend, Oregon, Verendrye and then back to Karlsruhe. Along with raising her family Alice worked as a Postal Clerk in Karlsruhe for many years. Her husband died on May 6, 1981. Alice moved to the Chateau Apartments in Minot in 1982. In 1997 she moved into Edgewood Vista in Minot where she lived until 2006, when she entered the Souris Valley Care Center in Velva. From there she joined her loved ones in heaven. Alice had a great love for music, sewing and crafts. Alice was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Karlsruhe and was active there in the Confraternity of Christian Mothers. While living in Minot she was a member of St. Leo’s Catholic Church. Those who shared in her life, children, Shirley (Clem) Leier, Velva, ND, Darlene (Joe) Boechler, Moses Lake, WA, Russell (Loretta) Abel, Fargo, ND, Janet (Denny) Hildebrand, Mandan, ND and Carolyn (George) Bischof, Minot, ND; 18 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 17 great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. Alice was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; brothers, Casper, Arthur and Waldemer; sisters, Irene Gefroh and Delores Bossert Funeral: Monday, February 21, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Karlsruhe, ND. Visitation and vigil prayer service: Visitation will be Sunday, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., with the vigil prayer service at 5:00 p.m., all at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND. Burial: Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Karlsruhe in the spring. Memorials are preferred to the Souris Valley Care Center, Velva, ND or to Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery Fund, Karlsruhe. Service Participants Music Honorary Bearers Active Bearers: Gary Bischof, Darren Bischof, Delvin Walter, Joe Schwan, Ray Zerr, and Ken Abel Everyone is invited to join the family for lunch and fellowship in the lower level of the church. Our family would like to thank everyone for the many acts of kindness shown during this difficult time. Your thoughts and prayers are deeply appreciated and will never be forgotten. May God bless the memory of Alice Abel!
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Alice Abel, 102, Velva, formerly of Karlsruhe, died Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at the Souris Valley Care Center in Velva.