Edna Johnson Milkey Belisle ~ Memorial Slideshow 2025 скачать в хорошем качестве

Edna Johnson Milkey Belisle ~ Memorial Slideshow 2025

Edna Belisle went Home with her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on December 13, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Buckeye, AZ. She will be laid to rest in Lansford, ND, in the spring. Edna Irene Johnson was born June 6, 1933, to Otto and Olga Johnson near Kloten, ND. Edna attended the township country school, then graduated from McVille High School in 1950. She received her teacher's certificate from Minot State Teachers College while waitressing at The Beaver Palace Cafe. Edna finished her elementary education degree at Minot State College in 1973. Edna married her family friend, James Milkey, on June 27, 1954, in Zion Lutheran Church in McVille, ND, and moved to rural Lansford, ND, to farm Jim's family's land. They became the proud parents of four children – Brenda, Colleen, Michael and Mark. James Milkey passed away unexpectedly in January, 1968. In 1969, Edna met Robert Belisle of Lansford, ND. They were married on July 15, 1970, at Zion Lutheran Church in Mohall, ND. Edna and Bob moved to Underwood, ND, in 1972, where Bob taught and coached. Edna also taught reading and basic skills during their six years there. Edna and Bob grew the family by two children, Randal and Erin. In 1978, Edna and Bob moved back to live and work the Lansford farm. After 1988, while their kids were attending Mohall Public School, Edna became a substitute teacher and teacher's aid. After 65 blessed years on the family farm, Edna moved with Bob in 2019 to Buckeye, AZ. Edna was an excellent role model: working in the fields, tending gardens, butchering chickens and supporting all her kids’ school events. She was a skilled seamstress and knitter, an excellent cook and a baker (known for her donuts, bars, buns and Norwegian treats). Edna and Bob volunteered for many years at the Norsk Hostfest in Minot. Her Norwegian heritage was important to her, as were her Stusrud cousins in Norway. Lasting bonds were made through letters and eventual visits on each side. Mom/Grandma/Great-grandma loved and cherished her babies and had a special relationship with as many as she could and loved to sing them lullabies and nursery rhymes. She grew up in a musical family, singing in church with her brother and sisters. She took piano lessons, but her talent lay in playing by ear. She loved to go dancing with Bob, from the Moose Club in Minot to Stump Lake to Arizona. They performed with the Polkateers in North Dakota. Edna and Bob spent many years RV’ing at places like Lake Audubon and Lake Sakakawea. Edna loved to entertain and her house was always alive with laughter, good food, family and friends – whether for holidays, Card Club, or a neighbor's visit. She was always grateful for the neighbors and friends she was blessed to know and love in all her homes. She enjoyed being part of the Grano Happy Homemakers and Lansford Birthday Club. Mom’s fun sense of humor made her easy to like – her giggle and penchant for a witty quip will be missed. Edna was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Mohall and Trinity Lutheran Church in Lansford, where at each she taught Sunday School and participated in the ladies’ Circle groups and Church Council. In Underwood, she attended Augustana Lutheran, and, in Arizona, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Buckeye. Edna’s family thanks the staff at Pebble Heights Assisted Living & Memory Care in Goodyear, AZ; RD Hospice of Peoria, AZ; and Living Gracefully PLLC of Phoenix, AZ, for their professional and tender care for Mom over the last six months. Edna is survived by her husband of more than 55 years, Robert; her children, Brenda (Robert) Demke, Minot, ND, and Buckeye, AZ; Colleen (Rodney) Jacobson, Billings MT; Michael (Cynthia) Milkey, Minot, ND, and Buckeye, AZ; Mark (Sandra) Milkey, Buckeye, AZ; Randal (Katarzyna) Belisle, Garrison, ND; and Erin (Jeremy Smith) Belisle, Portland, OR; along with 8 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Edna was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Milkey; sister, Orphie Knudson; sister, Pearl Vig; brother, Harold Johnson; sister, Linda DeGroot. Donations in memory of Edna can be made to the Lansford Cemetery Association or Alzheimer's Association.