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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.
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 Music Honorary Bearers: All of Lee's family and friends To sign the online guest register
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Magdelen "Lee" Blesener,
100, Minot, died Tuesday, February 6, 2007, in a Minot Hospital.