Bernice A. Orr

Bernice Adela Anderson Orr, age 93, of Moorhead, MN, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2007, at Eventide Lutheran Home.She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Raymond Clark Orr in 1978. She was also preceded in death by her Norwegian immigrant parents, Anton and Gertrude Bjork Anderson; and by her siblings, Myrtle Sarah, Alfred, Carl, William, Phillip, Edmund, Myrtle Violet Swanson, Irene Thoraldson, and Magdalene Bridgeford.Bernice is survived by sons, Darrell Rita Orr of Hartland, WI, and Garon Valley, AZ, and James Orr of Wayzata, MN; five grandchildren, Julie Craig Zacher, Suzanne Jay Martin, Jeffrey Sarah Orr, Jennifer Marcus Buckley, and Jamie Kirk Rocheford; eleven great-grandchildren, Stephanie, Michael and Matthew Zacher; Lindsay and Lauren Martin; Henry Orr; Jessica and Taylor Buckley; and Josh, Nicole, and Makayla Rocheford.Bernice Adela Anderson was born on March 6, 1914 in East Grand Forks, MN. She was baptized and confirmed in the United Lutheran Church in Grand Forks, ND. Bernice was a 1932 graduate of East Grand Forks Central High School, and completed teacher training there, followed by four years of teaching in Polk County Schools.Bernice married Raymond C. Orr in 1937, and they lived in East Grand Forks, MN; Crookston, MN; Missoula, MT; Drayton, ND; and moved to Moorhead in 1969. Raymond retired after 42 years of service with American Crystal Sugar Company. She was a charter member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in East Grand Forks, and also a charter member of L'etudien Club in East Grand Forks. Bernice was also a long time member of Eastern Star, where she was a Past Worthy Matron. In addition to being a wonderful daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, Bernice was also an accomplished artist.In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead, MN; or to Eventide Lutheran Home, Moorhead, MN.