Nora Olwin

Nora Ellen Olwin, 87, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, surrounded by family and under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. Nora Ellen Bergan, daughter of Arnt and Hilda (Olson) Bergan was born August 8, 1930 in Borup, Minnesota.  She was raised and educated in the Borup area, graduating from Borup High School.  After graduation, she moved to Fargo where she worked at Pratt & Company for a short time and then the Legion as the secretary.  She was united in marriage to Robert Morrison Olwin on September 20, 1958.  They built a home in north Fargo in 1959 where they raised their family.  They also built a lake home at Rose Lake, MN, where they enjoyed spending their weekends, and then their summers after Robert retired. Family was very important to Nora.  She took great pride in being a stay-at-home mom and being active in the lives of her children, whether it was being a Den Mother for Cub Scouts, a Girl Scout Leader for Brownies or moral support for any school, church or sporting event.  Nora enjoyed spending her free time reading, doing cross-word puzzles, working on cross-stich and Hardanger embroidery projects, sewing, working on genealogy and visiting with family.  She was very proud of being part of a military family and was a supporter of the various Veteran and Military organizations.  Nora accomplished whatever she set her mind to including: refinishing furniture, reupholstering couches and chairs, making curtains for the home and lake cabin and sewing wedding attire (wedding dresses, tuxes, and brides-maid dresses) for all of her granddaughters’ Barbie dolls. Nora loved being a grandmother and especially enjoyed when the grandchildren stayed with them at the lake cabin.  She always made sure that they did something fun and memorable. Grateful for having shared her life are: son, Brian (Renae), Eagan, MN; daughter, Paula (Wayne) Dosch, Bismarck; son, Craig (Diane), Fargo; grandchildren: Shawn Olwin; Brianna (Jim) Krause, Erinn and Mikaela Dosch; six step-grandchildren: Joshua Dahlgren, John Dahlgren, Gina Deibel, Summer Sutcliffe, Chelsea Sutcliffe and Jared Sutcliffe; sixteen step-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law: Jeanne Wigner, Jacksonville, FL; sister-in-law, Ruth (Richard) Fabian, Jackson, MI; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert in 2011; parents, Arnt and Hilda Bergan; sister and brother-in-law, Helma and Gus Mayer; sister and brother-in-law, Hattie and Floyd Erickson; sister, Arlene Bergan; niece, Holly Grinde; sister-in-law Alice Hoke and brother-in-law Robert Wigner. There will be a funeral service at 10:30 AM on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at Boulger Funeral Home and Celebration of Life Center, Fargo with a visitation one hour prior. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity of your choice.