Olive Ivesdal, age 89, of Edmore, ND, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 6th, 2012 at the Edmore Memorial Rest Home.

Olive Ivesdal (Youde) was born to Albert and Jane Youde of Manchester, England on April 30 th , 1922 . She attended an all-Girls School and when WWII broke out she was called by her country to work at a factory for the war effort. It was during this time she met her husband to be who was stationed in England. She was united in marriage to Reuben Ivesdal on September 20th, 1947 at Devils Lake, ND. They farmed and raised their family near Edmore, ND until they retired in 1988, when they moved to Edmore.

Olive was active with the Ladies Aid at Derrick Lutheran Church and later at Living Word Free Lutheran Church in Edmore. She was a pianist and played for the Derrick Lutheran Church and for meetings at the Edmore Rest Home for many years. She loved to knit, crochet, play Scrabble, and paint. Her faith was the most important part of her life which she shared with others. After her husband passed away, her daughter, Elaine and grandson, Brandon, moved to Edmore to assist in her care in 1994.

She is survived by her children, Mark (Linda) Ivesdal of Bismarck, ND, Sterling (Sue) Ivesdal of La Porte, TX, Philip (Tammy) Ivesdal of Jamestown, ND, Penny Ward of Bismarck, ND, Pamela (Robert) Hiltner of Erskine, MN, Diane (Dale) Burling of Wishek, ND, and Elaine Ivesdal of Edmore, ND; 21 grandchildren, and 27 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Reuben; her sisters Winnie and Ivy; her daughter, Darlene; two grandsons, Randy Ivesdal and Matthew Burling; and one great grandson, Ashden Ivesdal.

The Funeral Service will be held at Living Word Free Lutheran Church of Edmore on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will be the Reverend Craig Wentzel. The organist will be Pamela Landsem and the soloists will be Gabie Damschen and Lois Myrvik. Interment will be in the spring at the Edmore Cemetery. The casketbearers will be Terry Ivesdal, Ryan Ivesdal, Ben Burling, Brandon Ivesdal, Matt Reed, Jason Martis, and Tim Donaldson. Visitation will be held at the Aaker Funeral Home of Lakota on Monday, beginning at 5:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church on Tuesday, beginning at 1:00 p.m. until the time of service.