Doris Ardelle Svaren, "Johnson"

1938 - 2016  (77 years)

• Name	Doris Ardelle Svaren
  Suffix	"Johnson"
  Birth	16 Jun 1938	Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Mar 2016	Park River, Walsh, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  	Doris S. Johnson, age 77 of Park River, formerly of Grafton, passed away Saturday, March 05, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Center of Park River. Doris Ardelle Svaren was born June 16, 1938 in Grand Forks, ND, the daughter of the late Erling and Lillie (Ackerson) Svaren. She was baptized and confirmed at Elk Valley Lutheran Church, rural McCanna, ND. She graduated from Niagara High School as the Valedictorian of her class. She then attended Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in Grand Forks, graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1958. She was united in marriage on September 21, 1958 to Marvin Hoverson at Elk Valley Lutheran Church. To this union four children were born: Melvin, Merle, Lenard and Betty. The couple made their home south of Fordville where they farmed for 24 years. Doris was united in marriage to Laverne Johnson on December 19, 1986. The couple made their home in Crystal, ND. Laverne passed away November 2000. She worked for Wedgewood Manor, Cavalier; Grafton Developmental Center and Grafton Migrant Health. Doris retired and moved to Grafton in 2004 where she lived until moving to the Park River Good Samaritan Center on November 20, 2015. She was a member of the Crystal United Methodist Church, Crystal, ND. She enjoyed keeping up with her family, reading, traveling, playing cards, learning family history and was very patriotic. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Laverne; siblings: Harold (Muriel) Svaren, Evelyn (Donald) Lanes, Gene (Calvin) Veitch and Stanley Svaren. [1]
  Burial	Aft 5 Mar 2016	McCanna, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  	Elk Valley Lutheran Church Cemetery. [1]
  Person ID	I16708	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Erling Trondsen Sværen, "Svaren",   b. 04 Aug 1885, Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Vestland, Norge d. 22 Jan 1956, North Dakota, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lillie Acherson, "Svaren",   b. 4 Mar 1898, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA d. 10 Dec 1982, Northwood, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Aft Mar 1906	USA   [2]
  Family ID	F1044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marvin Hoverson
  Marriage	21 Sep 1958	McCanna, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Melvin Hoverson,   b. Aft 1958, McCanna, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA  [Birth]   2. Merle Hoverson,   b. Aft 1958, McCanna, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA  [Birth]   3. Lenard Hoverson,   b. Aft 1958, McCanna, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA  [Birth]   4. Betty Hoverson,   b. Aft 1958, McCanna, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA  [Birth]
  Family ID	F6576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family 2	Laverne Johnson   d. Nov 2000
  Marriage	9 Dec 1986	McCanna, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F6575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S128] http://www.findagrave.com/ (Reliability: 2). [S706] Slektsforsker Jon Sværen (1949-) (Reliability: 1).