Alice Reed

Alice Lorraine (Nelson) Reed, 98, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her home in Edgewood Vista in Fargo on Friday, February 16, 2024. She had a full, meaningful life, touching the lives of so many people.

A memorial service is scheduled for April 13, 2024, at 10:30 am at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2207 18th St. S., Fargo, ND.
The service can be viewed on Zoom. Meeting ID: 758-020-549 Password: Matt2414.
Interment will be at the Riverside Cemetery in Hillsboro.
Reception to follow at the Hillsboro Fire Hall.
Arrangements by Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo, ND.

She was born June 1, 1925, on her parents’ farm west of Portland, ND. The family later moved near Clifford, ND where she was raised with 3 siblings on a dairy farm and graduated from Clifford High School in 1943. After attending Interstate Business College in Fargo, she moved to Hillsboro and worked at the Traill County Courthouse. She attracted the eye of a dashing young Veterinarian, Dr. Robert C. Reed, and they were married on New Year’s Eve, 1947. Shortly after, they built a home in Hillsboro to raise their family and serve the community in their veterinary practice. In 1969 they moved to Bismarck, ND, where Robert served as the ND Assistant State Veterinarian. Upon his retirement in 1983, they began spending their winters in McAllen, TX with their daughter, Kim. In 1986 they purchased a lake home on Spirit Lake near Vergas, MN. This became a venue for a plethora of blessed annual family gatherings as their family grew by leaps and bounds.

When Robert passed away in 2008, Alice moved to Edgewood Village and enjoyed a comfortable life in the company of visiting family, friends, and caretakers. She was a loving and supportive wife and mother, and a faithful friend to many. She loved to write beautiful letters to friends and family, and with the advancement of technology she courageously ventured into email and texting. Kind and fun-loving, she was a valued member of many communities and religious groups. As a mom, grandma, sister, aunt, and friend, Alice was well-loved and will be missed by all.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Algot and Ella (Evenson) Nelson; her husband, Dr. Robert Reed; and her two brothers, Bertel and Richard Nelson.

She is survived by her sister, Myrna (Bud) Holkesvig of Mayville, ND; five children: John (Joanne) Reed of Brooten, MN, Terry (Susan) Reed of Hillsboro, ND, Vickie (Michael) Milde of Menasha, WI, Susan (Craig) Stringer of Modesto, CA, Kimberly (Thomas) Smith of Lone Star, TX; and special niece, Denese Odegaard of Fargo; as well as 17 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and countless other friends and loved ones.