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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271648
Title: Joetta M. Iverson
Date: 12/20/1943-2/24/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 12/20/1943
Summary: Joetta M. Iverson, 81, of Tioga, ND, passed away February 24, 2025, at the Tioga Long Term Care Center in Tioga. Her funeral service was held March 7, 2025, at Zion Free Lutheran Church in Tioga. She was laid to rest at the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Tioga. Joetta Mae Meland was born to Karl and Clarice Lokken Meland on December 20, 1943. She was baptized as a baby and confirmed at White Earth Lutheran Church in White Earth, ND. Joetta attended grade school at Manitou, ND, and three years of high school in White Earth, ND. She graduated from Severson High School in Stanley, ND. She loved sports. She played basketball on the girls' team in White Earth and was a cheerleader from 7th grade through 11th grade. She loved animals, especially horses. Joetta met Maynard Iverson and they were married on March 10, 1966. They had four children, Eleanor Mae, Deon Maynard, Daren Mark and Deborah Marie. She loved her children and they all worked hard so they could fish, picnic, ride horseback and play games. The most important part in Joetta’s life was her faith and teaching her children about Jesus. Joetta was a member of Trinity Church, an officer in the WELCA, Sunday School teacher, a room mother for each of her children in school, 4-H teacher and belonged to the Peaceful Valley Quilt Club. She made many quilts for L.W.R., her family, and Bible Camp Auctions. She also loved to crochet, gifting many of her items away. She was a caregiver to many people in and out of her home. Maynard was the love of her life. They depended on each other and did almost everything together including farming and ranching, raising cattle and registered quarter horses. They went to church together, rode horseback, danced, played accordion and traveled south the last 20+ years. Their grandchildren, she often said, were grandpa and grandma’s little angels from God. The last few years Joetta and Maynard started going to Zion Free Lutheran Church which was easier for them to both get ready and be to church at 10:30 am instead of 9:00 am. They immediately fell in love with Pastor Chris and all the people at Zion. Joetta had hoped to transfer their membership but after entering the Tioga Medical Center, Long Term Care it was not able to happen. She truly was a member by heart. Joetta loved life and everyone she met. Joetta is survived by her children, Eleanor (Jeff) Moe, Deon (Shana) Iverson, Deborah (Erik) Trones; brothers, Larry (Debbie) Meland, David (Kathi) Meland; sisters, Darlene (Robert) Footh, Carol (Ron) Fladager, Marie Louise Opdahl; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Devin (Justine) Iverson, Jace (Kylie) Jax and Henley Iverson, Jaden (Kate) Warren Iverson, Sara Iverson, Erin Westby, Kayla (Dakota) Savage Caiden Johnson, Ethan Trones; numerous nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Maynard; parents, Clarice and Karl Meland; infant son, Daren Mark Iverson; grandparents, Olga and Ole Lokken, Karina and Lars Meland; infant brother, Gary Karl Meland; grandson, Tarin Lee Westby; mother- and father-in-law, Martha and Philip Iverson.
Red ID: FND_I_79144 Image ID: 528896 Image Notes: FND001 271648

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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