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Florence Funk • 1920- 2009 Florence A. Funk was born April 22, 1920, a daughter of Mathias and Anna (Hondl) Funk, on a farmstead located in Bowbells Township, Burke County, south of Bowbells, ND. She was raised on the farm until the age of one, when she and her family moved to a farm located in Carter Township of Burke County, west of Bowbells, ND. She attended grade school in Carter Township. As a young adult, she assisted her parents with the daily operation of the family farm and later assisted her brother, Leo, with the daily operation. She spent her life on the farm and also was a caregiver for her parents. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Bowbells, and the Carter Township Homemakers Club. She enjoyed baking, canning, gardening, bowling, pinochle, and embroidery work. She liked to travel and had traveled to Germany, Australia, Hawaii, and New Zealand. The most memorable trip she took was to visit the Holy Land with a group of people from the church. Surviving family includes: brothers, Leo Funk, Kenmare; and Arnold (Leona) Funk, Bowbells; sister, Eleanor Olson, Garrison; and 10 nieces, 5 nephews, and many extended family members. Service Participants: Music Honorary Bearers: Florence’s family and friends Active Bearers: Robert Mertes, Michael Herman, Dennis Beck, Kenny Benschoof, Hal Ross Dean Durrick Following the graveside service, please join the family for a time of fellowship and lunch in the fellowship hall. Our family would like to thank all of you for your many acts of kindness. Your thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated during this difficult time. May God bless the memory of Florence.
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Florence Funk, 89, Bowbells, ND, died Monday, October 5, 2009, in a Kenmare Hospital.