Edith Josephine Pulvermacher • 1915 - 2002

Edith Josephine Pulvermacher, 87, Crosby, formerly of Sherwood, ND, died Sunday, December 29, 2002, at a Crosby nursing home.

She was born September 19, 1915, in Slope County, ND, the daughter of Arvid and Hannah (Hansen) Lund. Hannah died when Edith was only three years old. Her father, Arvid and foster parents, Ed and Lena Synsby and John and Thora Amundson raised her. She attended Slope County School.

She married Walter Pulvermacher in 1933. The couple was later divorced. In 1942, Edith married James Myler. While married to James, the couple lived in Michigan and Edith worked in a defense plant as a "Rosie Riveter" during World War II. She also worked part-time at a peach orchard with prisoners of war. James and Edith later divorced.
In 1947, Edith married Clifford Pulvermacher. The couple made there home in Sherwood, ND. While in Sherwood Edith was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Sherwood where she was a Sunday school teacher and served on several church boards. She was also a member of the Prairie Pioneer Homemakers and the Silver Link Rebecca Lodge all of Sherwood. Clifford died in 1962. Edith moved to Kenmare in 1976 and in 1978, she entered the Kenmare Baptist Home. In 1979, she moved to Crosby and entered the Good Samaritan Center.
Edith loved nothing better than being able to help someone else. When she saw something that had to be done she took charge and did it with great vest. Edith's Norwegian heritage was very important to her especially after she located her mother's family in Norway and visited them three times on extended holidays. Edith loved and cherished her family very much.

Survivors: daughters, Mavis Davis, Wyoming, MI and Sandra Wallstrum (Merle), Kenmare, ND; grandchildren, John Davis (Cheryl), Kerry Davis and Randy Davis (JoEllen) all of Grand Rapids, MI, Sherry Rose (Bob), Detroit, MI, Kenneth and Angela Davis, both of Grand Rapids, MI, Tim Wallstrum (Ruth), Kenmare, Jeffrey Wallstrum (Tracey), Minot and Marcie Wallstrum, Fargo, ND; great-grandchildren, Chelsea, Matthew, and David Davis, Jacob and Lynn Rose, Blake, Leslie, Tayler, Kira, Grey, Beca and Janell Wallstrum; and nephew, Elmo Amundson, MN; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins in the U.S. and Norway also survive.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, son, Clifford Douglas Pulvermacher, grandson, Donavan Wallstrum, parents, foster parents, nephew, Alvin Amundson and son-in-law, John Davis.

Funeral Service: Saturday, January 4, 2003, at 11 a.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Sherwood.

Visitation: Friday, January 3, 2003, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Kenmare.

Burial: Sherwood Cemetery, Sherwood, ND. Burial will take place in the spring.

Officiant: Pastor Diane Krumm, Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Bowbells, ND

Music: Congregational hymns
"Precious Lord, Take My Hand" WOV # 731
"Amazing Grace" GLBW # 448
"I Was There To Hear Your Borning Cry" WOV # 770
Ruth Wallstrom, vocalist
Lorie Johnson, organist

Honorary Bearers: Edith's family and friends

Active Bearers: Edith's grandchildren

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