Jessie M. Savre

Jessie Savre, 88, Moorhead, MN, died in her home at The Evergreens on Thursday, December 30, 2004, under care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.Jessie Pierce was born on October 13, 1916, in Viborg, SD, to Earnest and Christiana "Sanna" Pierce. She grew up and attended school there, graduating from Viborg High School. She attended St. John's School of Nursing in Fargo, ND, graduating as a Registered Nurse. Jessie worked as a nurse at St. John's Hospital in Fargo for a time. She married Edwin Savre on September 7, 1938, and they made their home in Moorhead, MN for all of their sixty six years of married life. She was a housewife and mother, but also was an artist and poet. One of her collections of unpublished poems is called "Buttered Crumbs". She also wrote and illustrated an unpublished children's book called Grandma's Mittens. She taught Sunday school at First Congregational Church, in Moorhead for many years. Jessie's children are very grateful for the feeling that she was always there for them. Ed and Jessie have lived in The Evergreens in Moorhead for the past year and one half.Jessie's family wishes to thank the staff of The Evergreens and Hospice of the Red River Valley for the wonderful care they have provided.Jessie is survived by her husband, Ed Savre, 512 3rd Avenue South, Moorhead, MN The Evergreens, three sons, John Diane, Roseville, MN, Chuck Beth Anne Long Beach, CA, and Joel, Moorhead, MN; three daughters, Sharon Gary Reynolds, Billings, MT, Joyce Jim Hutt Savre, Menlo Park, CA, and Judy Walt Moricci Savre, Erie, CO; one sister, Ruth John Miller, Canon City, CO; fourteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.The family suggests that may memorials be given to Hospice of the Red River Valley, or to a charity of your choice.