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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272053
Title: Gail L. Carlson
Date: 10/7/1951-1/10/2026
Inscription/Marks: 10/7/1951
Summary: Dr. Gail Leslie (Landgren) Carlson, 74, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 10, 2026, at her home in Devils Lake, ND. A funeral service was held January 16, 2026, at Trinity Free Lutheran Church, Minnewaukan, ND. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery, Sheyenne, ND. Gail was born on October 7, 1951, in Washburn, ND, to Marvin and Gail (Bickert) Landgren. She showed her passion for horses from a young age, riding wild and free on her parents' ranch near Washburn, and upon graduating Washburn High School in 1969, went on to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. This first took her to NDSU, where in addition to her veterinary studies, she also found a passion for music, taking part in the NDSU marching band. After her time at NDSU, she went on to Iowa State University, where she got her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1976. Following vet school, she completed her internship at the Illinois Animal Hospital near Chicago. She later went on to attend UC Davis in California and Kansas State University, where she received her Ph.D in 1989. After completing her internship, she moved back to North Dakota, eventually winding up at a vet clinic in New Rockford. While working there, she met a local farmer, Sven Wilgoth Carlson. She married him on midsummer’s day June 24, 1983, on the farm near Sheyenne, ND. They went on to raise two boys, Sven and Jon, instilling in them their love for farming and ranching. Gail was active in the Devils Lake community orchestra as well as the local homeschool group, making many close friends who meant a great deal to her. She had many diverse interests, including creation science, astronomy, geology, and biology. She also competed in cross country skiing and biathlon. She completed the Worldloppet, a series of ski races across Europe and North America, winning first place in the Riviere Rouge race in Canada in 1981. Gail accepted Jesus as her savior during her time in college. Anyone who knew her was certain that her faith in God was very important to her. She is survived by her sons, Sven Carlson, Sheyenne, ND, Jon (Dorothy) Carlson, Spring Butte Township, ND; seven grandkids, including one unborn; her sister, Mary Alice Simonson, Houston, TX, and multiple nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sven Wilgoth Carlson; a grandson, Little Sven; her parents, Marvin and Gail (Bickert) Landgren; a brother, Robert Landgren.
Red ID: FND_I_79548 Image ID: 554910 Image Notes: FND001 272053

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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