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Verna Gamache, 77, Grand Forks, ND passed away Monday, January 14, 2008 at her home in Grand Forks surrounded by her loving family.
Verna was born April 17, 1930 in Lancaster, MN the daughter of William and Mary (Sandul) Krawchuck. She was raised on the family farm and attended a one room school through the eighth grade. She moved to Grand Forks on October 4, 1948 where she worked as a waitress until 1951. Verna married Isadore Gamache on March 1, 1951 in St. Mary?s Catholic Church, Grand Forks where they remained members all of their married life. Verna and Isadore had five children. She drove special education students to school for thirteen years. She was a Den Mother for the Cub Scouts and taught Religious Special Education at St. Mary?s for four years. In her spare time, she worked as a seamstress and enjoyed doing fancy embroidery and crocheting for her family and did upholstery. She loved to go camping and fishing with her family. Verna and Isadore would spend two weeks a year at many different state parks and lakes. Before leaving for vacation, she would tell the family, ?Remember kids, mom is on vacation too! Virginia and I will do the cooking and you boys do the dishes and cleaning. Dad, Virginia and I are going fishing.? They all agreed and they did a good job. We all enjoyed our trips.
She helped with Special Olympics for several years; worked at Northwest Fabrics for 5 years and cut hair at the Rehab for 13 years. She enjoyed cooking, big holiday meals for the family. She enjoyed making some of the Ukrainian food that her mother made. They really enjoyed it all. Now the family makes their own and they keep the tradition going.
She is survived by her husband, Isadore; a daughter, Virginia (Rick) Bartlette, Grand Forks, ND; sons, Donald, Grand Forks, ND, Brian, Denver, CO, Perry (Michelle), Fertile, MN; grandchildren, Christopher (Katherine) Bartlette and Adam, Joel and Erin Gamache; a great granddaughter, Arica Bartlette; sisters, Anne McGovern, Hallock, MN, Katherine Molley, Chicago, IL, Rose Cerkowniak, Lancaster, MN, Bertha Knutson, TX, Avis Lowe, TX and Delores (Lynn) Carter, TX; brothers, Peter (Linda), Pierra Verde, FL, Nels (Pam), Palisade, MN, John (Linda), St. Louis Park, MN.
She was preceded in death by her son, Michael; her parents; sisters, Nettie Dokken and Dorothy Krawchuk.
Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2008 in St. Mary?s Catholic Church, Grand Forks, ND.
Visitation: 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service and 4:30 p.m. rosary service in the Gregory J. Norman Funeral Chapel. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the liturgy in the church on Saturday.
Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Grand Forks, ND, in the spring.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to: Altru Hospice, 1380 S. Columbia Rd, Grand Forks, ND 58206 or St. Mary?s Memorial Fund, 16 Belmont Rd., Grand Forks, ND 58201.
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