Sharilyn
Almquist, 31
Cummings,
N.D. - Shari Almquist, 31, died Sunday, May 13,
2001 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday,
May 16) at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in
Hillsboro, N.D. Interment will be at 4 p.m. today
in Community Cemetery at St. Hilaire.
Visitation
was held Tuesday, May 15, from 4 to 7 p.m. with a 7
p.m. prayer service at Wildeman Funeral Home in
Hillsboro, N.D. Visitation will also be held for
one hour prior to services at the
church.
Shari
Almquist was born on July 11, 1969, the daughter of
Basil and Senora Almquist. She graduated from
Central Valley High School in 1987 and attended Oak
Hills Bible College in Bemidji. She attended
Mayville (N.D.) State University and worked at
Luther Memorial Nursing Home in
Mayville.
In
1993, Shari was in an automobile accident which
left her a quadriplegic. She was transferred to
Craig Hospital which specialized in spinal cord
injuries, remaining there until her release when
she returned to Cummings, N.D. where she made her
home with her parents. After recovering from the
accident, she continued her education, studying
voice at the University of North Dakota.
Shari
is survived by her parents, Basil and Senora
Almquist of Cummings, N.D.; three brothers, David
(Corina) of McAllen, Texas, Bradley of Murray, Ky.
and Marvin (Cathy) of Cincinnati, Ohio; and several
nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and
cousins.
She
was preceded in death by her grandparents.
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