Eunice Vender

Eunice Mae Vender died Friday, August 6, 2010, at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls , MN , surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Eunice was born May 21, 1944 to Chester and Emma (Trost) Elsaas in Cooperstown , ND . She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She attended school in the Cooperstown area and graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1962. Eunice attended NDSU for a registered nursing degree. In her younger years she lived in Minneapolis and Texas .

After working 40+ years in various nursing related jobs in the Fargo area, she retired from Merit Care Hospital in 2008.

Eunice married Axel Erickson July 1, 1988. He died in January 2004. She married Carl Vender February 10, 2007, and moved to Bismarck . In 2009 they started building their retirement home near Battle Lake , MN .

Eunice enjoyed traveling, spending time with the children and grandchildren. After meeting Carl, she did extensive traveling in the US and Europe .

Eunice is survived by her husband, Carl; daughters, Tammy (Tom) Montgomery of Perham, Rolanda and (Chris) Lehse of Fargo, ND; sons, Charles (Jennifer) Vender of Lakota, ND, Bradley Vender of Fargo, ND and Mike (Maria) Venderdahl of Bismarck, ND; sister Arlys (Richard) Dove of Albuquerque, NM; brother Marvin (Linda) Elsaas of Fergus Falls; eight grandchildren; a number of brothers in law & sisters in law; nieces & nephews and numerous friends. She was preceded in death by a husband Axel Erickson; her parents; brother Gary Elsaas and uncles, Art Trost and Mencer Elsaas.

A sincere thank you to Lake Region Cancer Center , Lake Land Hospice & Home Care, and Lake Region Medical Center for their support, care and assistance.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that individual memorials be made to either Lake Region Cancer Center or Lakeland Hospice & Home Care.

Memorial Services: 11 a.m. Monday, August 9 ^th at First Lutheran Church in Fargo , ND and 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 10 ^th at Buckstop Junction in Bismarck, ND.

Burial: a private burial will be held at a later date in the Binford Cemetery near Cooperstown , ND .

Funeral Home: Glende-Nilson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls , MN

Condolences to: www.glendenilson.com