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Elizabeth "Betty"
P. Trana • 1918
- 2010 Betty was born October 27, 1918 on the family farm, near Gladstone, ND, to Sebastian and Celestine (Frank) Stoltz. She was raised on the family farm and attended country school in that area. On October 15, 1939 Betty married Milton Trana in Dickinson, ND. In 1941 they started farming northwest of Granville in Kottke Valley Township, McHenry County. They lived and farmed there for 35 years, until 1976, when they moved into Granville. Milton passed away on August 29, 2004. Betty was active in Rising Homemakers Club, and served on the McHenry County Homemakers Council. She was a 4-H leader for many years, and was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Granville. She was also a member of the Granville Senior Citizens, where she spent many afternoons playing whist and pinochle. Betty had many interests, but her passion was flowers. She was known in the area as the “flower lady.” She decorated the church and senior center for many years and also did flower arrangements for weddings. Her yard was always filled with flowers and she would be delighted if someone stopped to look at her yard. She was a happy, healthy and independent 91 year old, still living in her own home and still shoveled snow after the Christmas blizzard. Those who shared in Betty’s life, sons, Kenneth (Dale Carmen) Trana, Carson, ND, and their children, Grace (Richard) Hindes, Paul (Tanya) Trana, Chris (Krista) Le, Allen (Theresa) Jang; Harlan (Sandy) Trana, Minot, ND, and their children, LaToria Williams, Leon (Peggy) Trana, Johann (Cathy Ough) Trana, Sebastian (Anita) Trana, Adalia (Joel) McCrea, Jeremiah (Hope) Trana, Fred “Joey” (Jessie) Funk; Tom Trana, DeWitt, MI; daughter, Joyce (Gerald) Deibert, Minot, ND, and their child, Barbara (Jeff) Bakken; special neighbor grandchild, Sherry Olson; great-grandchildren, Helena Hindes, Kiana Le, Benjamin Trana, Alexis, Adryenne and Annissa Jang, Keith Williams, Jayden Trana, Michael and Marcus Ough, Kenny and Lilly Funk, Joshua Trana, Kanyon Trana, Samantha Trana, Austin and Shaina Hovrud; brother, Joe Stoltz of Colorado; sisters, Agnes Feiling of Idaho, Clara (Martin) Berzel of Oregon, Helen (Robert) Hauck of Washington State, Caroline Wolfe, Margaret Paulson and Elsie Kubischta, all of Dickinson, ND; sisters-in-law, Wiletta Stoltz, Dickinson, ND and Margaret Fjelstad, Fargo, ND; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Milton; her parents, and brother, Paul Stoltz. Funeral: Saturday, January 30, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Velva, ND. Visitation and vigil prayer service: Visitation will be Friday, January 29, 2010 (today) from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m., with the vigil prayer service at 7:00 p.m., all at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot. Burial: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Velva, ND, in the spring. Celebrant of the Liturgies: Father James Gross Music: Andrea Irmen, song leader; Marilyn Anderson, organist/accompanist Congregational Hymns: "How Great Thou Art" and "Be Not Afraid" Betty's great-grandchildren: Shaina Hovrud, vocalist; Austin Hovrud, guitarist will offer: "Impossible Dream" and "Amazing Grace" Honorary Bearers: All of Betty's family and friends Active Bearers: Betty's grandchildren Following the funeral 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.
God bless the memory of Betty Trana!
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Elizabeth “Betty”
P. Trana, 91, Granville, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010
in a Minot hospital.