Claribel G. Lysne

Claribel Gladys Lysne was born on August 15, 1928 in Maddock, ND, to Walter and Gilma (Hellerud) Aanderud. After growing up on the farm and attending a rural school, she graduated valedictorian from Benson County Agricultural and Training School in 1946. After high school, Claribel attended Concordia College on a scholarship for one year before receiving her Bachelor's degree in Home Economics from NDSU in 1950.
She returned to Maddock to teach home economics at BCATS, where she met Howard Lysne. They married on June 10, 1951 at South Viking Church where she had also been baptized and confirmed. They lived in Grand Forks while Howard obtained a doctorate in education and later moved to Big Rapids, Michigan. In 1957, they moved to Moorhead, MN where they raised their four children.
Claribel was an active member of The Lutheran Church of Christ the King in Moorhead. She especially enjoyed participating in the fellowship and service of the Elizabeth Circle. Claribel lived out her faith by opening up her home and generously giving of herself to others. She truly enjoyed being a homemaker and loved her family. She cherished and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She lived in her home until she died on April 4, 2007 at the age of 78 years.
She is survived by 4 children, Jolynn, Tustin, CA, Dwight (Dawn), Wilmington, NC, Pamela Sornsin, Fargo, ND, and Cynthia (Michael Christianson), Fair Lawn, NJ; 10 grandchildren, Peder, Kjerstin, Mikkel, Solveig, Bernt, and Haaken Lysne; Ashley Sornsin; and Joseph, Michelle and Aaron Christianson; a sister, Marian Jenson, So. St. Paul, MN; brothers-in-law Richard (Thelma), Velva, ND, and Lyle Lunde, Bottineau, ND; sisters-in-law June Aanderud, Vista, CA, Audrey Needham, Fargo, ND, Marion (Norman) Nevland, Minot, ND, Karen Krebsbach, Minot, ND and 20 nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; in-laws, Peter and Sylvia; brother, Wallace Aanderud; nephew, Gary Aanderud; brothers-in-law, Orvin, Howard Jenson, Don Needham, and Paul Krebsbach; and sisters-in-law, Irene, and Merle Lunde.
Her humility, sense of humor, warm smile, and kind words will be missed.
Visitation: Monday, April 9, 2007 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM with a prayer service at 7:30 PM in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Funeral Service: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 10:30 AM in The Lutheran Church of Christ the King, Moorhead.
Burial: Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Moorhead.