Valborg M. Smerud

Valborg Smerud, age 93, passed away on April 15, 2008. Valborg was born in Norman County, Minnesota on May 18, 1914, the daughter of Ditlef and Amanda Volness. She married Arnold Smerud on October 12, 1935. She resided in Minnesota and North Dakota before moving to Birminghamin 2004.Valborg was active in her community and church, spending many years working on the quilting committee at Hope Lutheran Church North in Fargo, ND. Valborg had the gift of hospitality and loved to cook, bake and share her food with friends and family. She loved her church family and hosted many gatherings.Valborg was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, 4 sisters and 3 brothers. She is survived by her sons: Allan Fern Smerud, Plymouth, MN and Vern Lois Smerud, Fargo, ND;and her daughters: Darlene Curtis Lawrence, Doris Richard Davis, and Joye Lee Sherrill, all of Birmingham, AL. She is survived by 12 grandchildren: Mark Smerud, Coon Rapids; MN, Curtis Ann Smerud, New Hope, MN, Pamela Stephen Haag, Highlands Ranch, CO; Susan Jeffrey Brusseau, Fargo, ND; Kristen Michael Helm,North Aurora, IL; Craig Jennifer Lawrence, Suwannee, GA; Steven April Lawrence, Hoover, AL; Janelle Tracy Chambers, Hoover, AL; Rhonda Stephen Ewers, Alpharetta, GA; Ryan Julie Davis, Collierville, TN; Matt Michelle Sherrill, Arlington, TN ; Beth Jason Parker, Madison, AL and 26 great grandchildren. She is also survived by three sisters, Elsie Roach, N. Las Vegas, NV; Evelyn Nelson, Perley, MN; A. Janie Gordon Walker, Pelican Rapids, MN and three brothers, Elmer Shirley Volness, Fargo ND; Theodore PhyllisVolness, Las Vegas, NV; and RobertCarol Volness, Mankato, MN.