Frances Harshman, 86, of Valley City, ND, died December 11, 2016 at her home in Valley City with her family by her side.<\/p>\n
The funeral will be conducted at 10:30 AM Saturday December 17, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Valley City with Rev. JoAnne Moeller officiating.<\/p>\n
Interment will be in the Zion Getchell Cemetery north of Valley City.<\/p>\n
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM Friday evening at the Lerud-Schuldt-Mathias Funeral Home.<\/p>\n
Frances Luella Froelich, was born January 3, 1930, in Valley City, the daughter of Charles & Gertrude (Brobst) Froelich.<\/p>\n
She attended grade school at Getchell School #3 northwest of Valley City and graduated from Valley City High School in 1948.<\/p>\n
In July of 1948, Frances started working for Montgomery Wards in Valley City.<\/p>\n
She worked there for two years.<\/p>\n
In September 1950, she started working for First National Bank of Valley City as a bookkeeper.<\/p>\n
After this, she became a teller and later promoted to head teller, she was there for five 1\/2 years.<\/p>\n
Frances married Melvin Harshman on July 6, 1951, in Moorhead, MN.<\/p>\n
They made their home in Valley City.<\/p>\n
In the summer of 1956, Melvin and Frances and their daughter Marla moved to Billings, MT.<\/p>\n
Frances worked for Midland National Bank of Billings, for 2 years as a bookkeeper.<\/p>\n
They moved back to Valley City in July of 1958, and their son Michael was born in August.<\/p>\n
In 1961, Frances started working for First National Bank of Valley City again.<\/p>\n
She worked there for 2 1\/2 years as a teller.<\/p>\n
In September 1964, Frances started working for Fidelity Savings & Loan in Valley City.<\/p>\n
Fidelity was later merged with Midwest Federal Savings Bank of Minot, ND.<\/p>\n
She worked at Fidelity-Midwest Federal, as a teller, computer operator, loan processor, assistant treasurer, assistant branch manager and as a loan interviewer for 25 1\/2 years.<\/p>\n
She retired from Midwest Federal on January 31, 1990.<\/p>\n
In 2012, she was diagnosed with kidney failure and started dialysis 3 days a week in Jamestown.<\/p>\n
During that time she lived with Marla & Mark.<\/p>\n
She enjoyed time with her grandchildren & great grandchildren, visiting with family and friends, her Craft Club ladies and reading.<\/p>\n
Frances leaves behind her daughter Marla (Mark) Boom of Valley City, a son Michael (Laurie) Harshman, Grand Forks; three grandsons, Adam (Melissa) Harshman, Duluth, MN; Marshall (Ashley) Boom, Valley City; and Jared Harshman Grand Forks; 5 great grandchildren Kayleen, Oliviah, and Cole Harshman, Mercer & Korbyn Boom; brother John (Sandra) Froelich, Valley City; sister -in-laws & brother-in-law Marjorie Harshman, Jamestown; Louise Harshman, Binford; Darrell Johnson, Fargo; Darlene Froelich, Bismarck; many nieces and nephews, her special buddy Magnum and our new friend Kim Cook from Hospice.<\/p>\n
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Melvin, who passed away 14 years to the day (Dec. 11, 2002), sisters Lillian Franklin, Margaret Wittenberg, and Joyce Johnson, and a brother James Froelich.<\/p>\n
Brothers-in-law Carl Wittenberg and Jerome Franklin, and sister-in-law Janet Froelich.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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