Her memorial service will be celebrated Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at the First Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. The Rev. David Halaas and the Rev. Ben Loven are officiating.
Friends may call at the church for the hour preceding the service on Tuesday.
Jeanne was born Oct. 2, 1941, to Maurits and Erna (Schmidt) Dahl at Williston. She was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church, Williston, the very church which used the living room of her grandparents Julia and J.P. Dahl to hold services before constructing a church building.
Jeanne graduated from Williston High School in 1959. In December 1959, Jeanne married Larry Horob. Although the marriage ended in 1986, in addition to her five children, her union with Larry provided Jeanne with eight nieces and four nephews who have all been very dear to her in many ways over the years. During her 26 years as a farm wife, Jeanne also served her community as a member of the Upper Missouri Valley Fair Board and the New School District #8 School Board, as well as serving as a 4-H Leader, part-time school bus driver and Sabbath school teacher.
In her years as a single gal after 1986, Jeanne worked in the Ben Franklin fabric department and at Kotana Communications performing radio dispatch.
In 1989, she embarked on a 13-year career with Midwest Motor Express, starting as the local terminal secretary and working her way to a position as regional account executive. Her work with MME would take her all over the western portion of North Dakota and eastern Montana every week.
The constant travel appealed to the wanderlust nurtured in her as a child by her parents, who were railroad folks with a lifetime pass to ride the train. The people she met along her sales routes satisfied her delight in getting to know individuals from all walks of life. In April 2003, Jeanne decided to retire.
Retirement allowed Jeanne to settle into the role she had dreamed of for many years ” being a full-time grandma. Jeanne always said that being grandma for the 15th time was no less exciting or special than it was the first. Her grandchildren were the very center of her life.
Jeanne’s time as a single gal was happily over when she met Doug Hoglund in 1994 and they then married on Christmas Eve Day. In marrying Doug, Jeanne found not only a kindred spirit in traveling the countryside from Ft. Meyers, Fla., to Fairbanks, Alaska, but also a dedicated partner who did not just say the words “for better or for worse,” but has truly meant them to the bottom of his heart.
Together they made a family out of their two households, opening their hearts to each other’s children equally ” never using the term “stepson” or “stepdaughter.”
Jeanne is survived by her husband, Doug, and her children including daughter, Laurie Garbel, with husband Lee and granddaughter Margaret, Williston; daughter, Leanne Gardner, Denver, Colo.; son, James “Jim” Horob, with wife, Bea and grandchildren, Allen, Jaclyn and Chance, Williston; daughter, Tami Nelson, with husband, Dennis and grandchildren, Lindsey, Drue and Drae, Bainville; son, Todd Horob, with wife, Teresa “Dolly” and grandchildren, Hailey, Boston and Jana, Williston; daughter, Dorel Hoglund-Mossman, with husband, Beau and granddaughters, Kiris and Gray, Livingston, Mont., and son, Craig Hoglund, with wife, Christine and grandchildren, Hanna, Kai and Kalani, Kapolei, Hawaii. Additionally, Dianne Goodman together with her husband, Tyler and son, Tyler, all of Williston, are no less a part of Jeanne and Doug’s family than any of the children that came together by their marriage.
Jeanne was preceded in death by her parents, Maurits and Erna Dahl; her only brother, Bob and her son-in-law, Rick Gardner.
Whether Jeanne was stitching together an exquisitely detailed quilt or knitting a wonderfully colorful wool purse, the effort was never about the item being made, but about the joy it would bring whoever was going to receive it.
Never one to miss an opportunity to spend time with friends and reach out to make more, one of Jeanne’s favorite social gatherings in recent years was the Hardee’s coffee group whose members each became very special to her.
Jeanne was ever so grateful to all who assisted with her care and comfort, including all the long-time friends and neighbors too numerous to name. She was also particularly humbled by the outpouring of prayer and financial support received from her hometown community of Williston.
The true measure of a life is not its length, but what you have accomplished in the time you are alive. The legacy Jeanne leaves behind is simple, but enduring ” don’t forget about God, make family a priority, never miss the opportunity to meet a new friend and appreciate the beauty of wherever you are.
Friends may visit and share remembrances of Jeanne at www.eversonfh.com.
The Everson Funeral Home of Williston is caring for the family.
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