Sara D. Mccormick

Sara D. McCormick, age 89, of Moorhead, MN, died Thursday, January 17, 2008, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND.Sara Dorothy Teisberg Nordlie was born on November 2, 1918 to Carl O. Teisberg and Sara Drotning Teisberg in Minneapolis, MN. She was raised by Dr. Herman Clarence and Ella Marie Teisberg Nordlie. She grew up and attended school in Moorhead, graduating from Moorhead High School in 1936. She then attended Concordia College, graduating in 1940. From 1940 to 1942, she taught in McVille, ND and Mahnomen, MN. In 1952 she graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Master Degree in Social Work. After becoming a Licensed Social Worker, Sara worked for Lutheran Social Services LSS of ND, LSS of MN, Cass County Children's Center and Moorhead Public Schools Special Services. Sara was a member of the Moorhead Altrusa Club, Delta Kappa Gamma, Mu Phi Epsilon, active member of Trinity Lutheran Church as well as an active volunteer in the community.She is survived by one brother, Carl Priscilla Teisberg of Bloomington, MN; one nephew, Karl Teisberg of Fort Worth, TX; three nieces, Ruth Ronald Lange of Huntington, NY, Cynthia Ronald Hewitt of Eden Prairie, MN and Susan Greg Goodwin of Overland Park, KS; five grand-nephews and two grand-nieces.She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Donald and Robert Teisberg.In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the charity of your choice.