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Gayle
Gram, 54
Middle
River - Gayle Gram, 54, died Tuesday, March 5,
2002 at Innovis Healthcare Center in Fargo,
N.D.
Funeral
services were held on 
Friday,
March 8, at 2 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in
Middle River with Rev. Mary Ronning officiating
officiating. Barb Geer was the organist, and the
soloist was Lois Anderson. Casketbearers were Eric
Qualey, Skip Gram, Jamie Lorenson, Mike Lorenson,
Tiffany Logan, and Daphne Logan. Interment was in
First Lutheran Cemetery in Middle River with
Collins Funeral Home of Middle River in charge of
the arrangements.
Gayle
Arlene Qualey was born on July 20, 1947 in Thief
River Falls, the daughter of Gust and Esther
(Wasley) Qualey. She graduated from Middle River
High School in 1965.
On
February 4, 1966, Gayle married Keith Gram in
Middle River where the couple made their home.
Gayle received a two-year degree from Northland
Community College in Thief River Falls and a
Bachelor of Science degree from Moorhead State
University in 1995. She was currently working on a
master's degree in education. From 1995 to 1997,
she taught at Roseau High School. She then became
the foundation director at Northland Community and
Technical College and was currently teaching
business at Northwest Technical College in
Redby.
Gayle
was a member of the Middle River American Legion
Auxiliary for 34 years and a past president. She
was one of the original first responders and an EMT
for the Tri-County Ambulance Service in Middle
River for many years. She was also an EMT
instructor. She also served on the Middle River
Fire Department for many years. Gayle was active in
a variety of community affairs. She served on the
Middle River City Council and served two terms as
mayor.
Survivors
include her husband, Keith; three daughters, Kara
(Shawn) Wagner of Middle River, Heidi (Greg) Nelson
of Hawley, and Holly (Jim) Jones of Waseca; a son,
Marc (Leslie) of Middle River; six grandchildren;
her mother, Esther Qualey of Thief River Falls; a
brother, Sheldon (Diane) of Middle River; and four
sisters, Marilyn (Robert) Lorenson and Janet Logan,
both of Middle River, Kathryn (Carlton) Hoehne of
Neenah, Wisc., and Linda (Daniel) Demaskie of Green
Bay, Wisc.
Gayle
was preceded in death by a granddaughter, her
father, and an infant brother.
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