Marie Parrill (’43) Obituary
Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe:  Bottineau & Minot, ND

June 13, 1924 – May 06, 201 

Marie’s Obituary

Marie Parrill, age 93 of Bottineau, formerly of Dunseith, died Sunday at a Minot hospital.  Her funeral will be held on Saturday at 2:00 pm at the First Lutheran Church in Bottineau.  Visitation will be From 11:00 am until 9:00 pm at the Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau.  Burial will be at the Rendahl Cemetery near Dunseith.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be given to the Rendahl Cemetery Association and First Lutheran Church Radio/TV Program in Bottineau.

Marie Janet Parrill was born June 13, 1924 to John Herman Nelson and Marie Sigrid (Berg) Nelson on the family homestead in Homen Township in Bottineau County. She grew up in the Dunseith area and attended country school at Beaver Dam and graduated salutatorian from Dunseith High School in 1943. She took the teaching exam, attended summer school and began teaching at the age of 19. She also taught in several other rural schools. After receiving her standard degree in 1965 she began teaching at the Dunseith Elementary School. In 1970 she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education and continued to teach in Dunseith until 1986 when she retired. She taught a total of 28 years.

On November 24, 1947 she married Thurman Parrill at the Lutheran Church in Dunseith. They moved to a farm in Bottineau County where they raised their five children. In 1995, they sold the farm and moved to Bottineau where she had since resided. Thurman passed away in 2009.

Marie was a past member of Rendahl Lutheran Church and a current member of Peace Lutheran Church of Dunseith. She was a member of Turtle Mountain Retired Teachers and served on the hospitality committee for many years. She also was secretary for the Rendahl Cemetery Association. Marie enjoyed playing cards, gardening, and spending as much time as possible with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Marie passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Trinity Hospital in Minot.

She is survived by her children Janet (George) LeNoue of Lexington, KY; Lynda (Curtis) Jordan of Yerington, NV; Clayton (Linda), Rodney (Ann), and Myron (Kathy) Parrill all of Bottineau. She has nine grandchildren Christie LeNoue, Michele (Carter) Newton, Troy (Meagan) Jordan, Stephanie (Curtis) Ainsworth, Katie (Tyrell) Lauckner, David (Kelsey) Parrill, Brooke (Tyler) Piatz, Krystle (T.J.) Williamson and Shelby Parrill; and 13 great-grandchildren Levi, Braxton, Declan, and Aubrey Lauckner; Jordan, James, and Owen Ainsworth; Jay and Eliza Piatz; Jensen Parrill; Cameron and Logan Williamson; and Oliver Jordan. Also surviving is her sister Mildred Parrill of Bottineau; brothers-in-law Paul Cox of Grand Forks, and Ben Cox of Cavalier; sisters-in-law Roberta Cox and Judy Cox of Cavalier and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thurman; sisters Nellie Blomquist, Jennie Metcalfe, Olga Edinger, and Eugenie Walker; and brothers Erling, Carl, and John Nelson; and several nieces and nephews.

Condolences to the Marie Parrill Family
From Lynn Halvorson Otto (75):   Boonton, NJ

To the Parrill family, our condolences to the entire family upon hearing of Marie’s passing!  Our families were close neighbors for many years!  Mom and Marie carpooled for many years to Dunseith in their teaching years.  

May GOD give you peace and many blessings to come!  Lynn Halvorson Otto and family

Condolences to the Marie Parrill Family
From Vickie Metcalfe (’70):  Bottineau, ND

Gary and friends of Dunseith,

            I extend sympathy to Marie Parrill’s  family.

Marie was  a respected 1st grade teacher for  several years at Dunseith Elementary.

            I enjoyed many visits with Marie at school beginning years ago. 

She shared her knowledge of education with co-teachers.

And always, was gracious and kind to children.

            I recall her husband ,Thurman would drive her to and from work most every day.

I noted how he would wait patiently for her. 

They were devoted  family oriented couple.

            Marie was sister  of  my uncle Lucky’s wife, Jennie.  

And, like her many  sisters, Marie enjoyed a good cup of coffee with a little lunch, 

was filled with kind words,  great sense of humor,

 and  remarkable memory of local history.

Peace  and GOD Bless the memory of Marie (Nelson) Parrill.

  Vickie Metcalfe

San Haven Picture
Reply from Ginger LaRocque Poitra (’65): t Belcourt, ND

Gary and all, #8 I am pretty sure that she is Vivian (Champagne) Poitra. Vivian was the wife of my husband Anthony Poitra’s uncle Albert Poitra she recently passed she had been living at the home in Rolette. Florestine (Allery) Belgarde is the wife of Martin, the nephew of my grandmother.

Ginger Poitra class of 1965

Posted by Neola Kofoid Garbe Bottineau & Minot, ND

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