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Eunice Michaelson • 1930 - 2010 Eunice taught for one year at Brillian Township School south of Sawyer, ND. She then traveled to Spokane, Washington, where she worked at a small novelty shop and later at a Bank. She returned back to her home town of Velva in 1951 and began working at Verendrye Electric. She also worked for various families in the Velva community. Eunice was united in marriage to Chester Michaelson on December 15, 1957, and then took on the big challenge of being a full-time mom and housewife. Eunice and Chester successfully raised 12 children on a farmstead southeast of Velva. Chester passed away on January 19, 2002. Eunice was a member of St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Velva and the Confraternity of Christian Mothers. She was also a member of the Velva PTA and the Velva American Legion Auxiliary. Those who shared in her life, Daughters, Barbara (Greg) Bickler, Castle Pines, CO, Curt (Mary) Michaelson, Beulah, ND, Dave (Shelly) Michaelson, Dickinson, ND, Teresa (Perry) Barone, Mandan, ND, Tim (Kari) Michaelson, Enderlin, ND, Patty Michaelson and her friend, Mick Johnson, Minot, ND, Michele (Steve) Arnold, Bismarck, ND, Karla Michaelson, Carrington, ND, Chuck (Dana) Michaelson, Williston, ND, Monica (Alan) Effertz, Velva, ND and Diane Michaelson and her friend, Jeremy Ranft; grandchildren, Shawn Bickler, Jennifer (Chad) Mauer, Jared (Bea) Bickler, Emily (Nick) Bakkum, Mallory Michaelson, Isaac Michaelson, Mandy Michaelson, Matt Michaelson, Megan Michaelson, Marc Michaelson, Shanna Barone, Gwen Barone, Zach Michaelson, Josh Michaelson, Brooke Michaelson, Luke Michaelson, Brianna Michaelson, Paul Michaelson, Jacob Effertz, Morgan Effertz, Nicholas Effertz, Lillian Effertz, Patrick Effertz, Lara Hubsky, Tara Arnold, Nielle Arnold, Geana Schwartz and Madison Poulos; great-grandchildren, Peyton, Camden and Kendall Mauer, Justin and Conner Bickler, Evelyn Bakkum, Grant and Kaylee Barone, Jacob and Alexis Schwartz; brothers and sisters, Gordon Miller, Hamilton, MT, Virgil (Irene) Miller, Velva, ND, Ronald (Peggy) Miller, Graham, WA, Betty (Daniel) Kelner, Velva, ND, Donna Brekke, Helena, MT, Dale (Jeannie) Miller, Harvey, ND, Audrey Miller, Corte Madera, CA, Alden Miller and Gary (Sherry) Miller, all of Sawyer; sister-in-law, Deanna Miller, Lewiston, ID; brother-in-law, Rudy Michaelson, Velva; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins survive. Eunice was preceded in death by her husband, Chester; son, Paul Michaelson; grandson, Benjamin Michaelson; her parents, Fred and Elna Miller; brother, Harold Miller, and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bennie and Lillian Michaelson. Funeral: Monday, August 2, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Velva, ND. Visitation and vigil service: Visitation Sunday, August 1, 2010 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., with the vigil prayer service at 6:00 p.m., all at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Velva, ND. Burial: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Velva, ND. Memorials are preferred to the Paul Michaelson Memorial Scholarship Fund at Dickinson State University, or to the Velva Ambulance Service. Service Participants Music Honorary Bearers: Eunice’s family and friends Active Bearers: Curt Michaelson, Dave Michaelson, Tim Michaelson, Chuck Michaelson, Dion Miller, Gene Gackle Following the graveside service everyone is invited to join the family for lunch and fellowship in the lower level of the church.
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Eunice Michaelson, 79, Velva, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 in a Minot hospital.