Beatrice Clarice Ulland was born April 26, 1919, to Edward and Julia (Fiskum) Ulland, in Mayville, ND. She grew up in Fargo, ND, and graduated from Fargo Central High School. On March 30, 1940, she married Adolph J. Bruckner in Moorhead, MN, where they made their home. Beatrice worked as a nursing assistant at Dakota Hospital, Fargo.
Adolph died on October 11, 1988. Beatrice became a resident of Elim Care Center, Fargo, in 2001, where she died Tuesday, May 11, 2004, at the age of eighty-five.
Beatrice enjoyed animals, and playing canasta and checkers. She made and sold lefse and was an excellent quilter, winning second place at the Cass County Fair for a quilt she made. She loved to eat ice cream and her grandchildren have many fond memories of eating ice cream cones with her while sitting on the porch.
Beatrice is survived by a son, David (Marilyn) Bruckner, West Fargo, ND; a daughter, Elizabeth Kress, Fargo; a sister, Helen Netzer, Naperville, IL; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Including her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and four sisters.
Funeral Service: Friday, May 14, 2004 - 1:30 PM, Chapel of Elim Care Center, Fargo, ND
Inurnment: Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, ND