RENEE SALMONSON

Renee Salmonson, age 54 of Dunseith, died Monday in a Grand Forks hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:00 A.M. in the St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Bottineau. Burial will be at the St. Louis Cemetery of Dunseith. Visitation will be Thursday beginning at 10:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. in the funeral home, with a prayer service in the Church at 7:00 P.M.

Renee Salmonson, a daughter of Lloyd and Clarine (Poitra) St. Claire, was born on August 7, 1957 at Portland, OR. As a young girl she moved with her family to Dunseith where she was reared and attended school. She moved to Wichita Falls, TX where she completed her education. Later she returned to Dunseith and began working at San Haven in the Janitorial Department. Renee then worked for a time at the Dunseith nursing home where she was a nurse’s aide. She then worked at the Dunseith High School in the Cafeteria. On December 2, 1989 she was married to Greg Salmonson at Dunseith. After their marriage she helped Greg on the farm. She also helped her mother with adult foster care in Rugby. They then worked in Western North Dakota in the oil patch. In 2010 they returned to Dunseith and have resided there since.

She is a member the St. Michael’s the Archangel Catholic Church in Dunseith. Renee enjoyed cooking for her family, spending time with her family, yard work and doing jigsaw puzzles.

Renee is survived by her husband, Greg of Dunseith; daughters Kristie and her husband Pierre Barbot of Grand Forks, Robin Gourneau and Tracy and her husband, Travis Casavant both of Dunseith; 10 grandchildren, Pierce, Samantha and Alex Barbot, Shaiyan Davis, DJ St. Claire and Sarah St. Claire, Lacey, Whitney, Hailey and Carter Casavant; brothers, Larry St. Claire of Anchorage, AK and Gary St. Claire of Minot; sisters, Geraldine King of Wichita Falls, TX, Darlene Tooke (Jim) of Wilton Lola St. Claire of St John, Sandra Will (Randy) of Bismarck, Audrey Birkland (Lowell Leonard) of Dunseith and Rhonda Wickum of Minot.