Fern
Leigh, 79
Newfolden
- Fern Leigh, 79, died Wednesday, February 20,
2002 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 
10:30
a.m. on Monday, February 25, at Green Funeral Home
in Thief River Falls with Rev. Gary Barrett
officiating. Casketbearers included Russel Floberg,
Boyd Wilson, Kent Scholin, Pat Mevisson, Dave
Christenson, and Laurel Moe. All of Fern's
grandchildren and great-grandchildren served as
honorary casketbearers. Burial was in Oak Grove
Cemetery in Newfolden.
Fern
Clarice Anderson was born on May 10, 1922 in
Absarokee in Stillwater County in Montana, the
daughter of James Phillip and Elsie Clara
(Morrison) Anderson. She was baptized in the
Lutheran faith and attended school in Absarokee
where she grew up.
On
October 29, 1940, Fern was united in marriage to
Robert Edward Leigh in Columbus, Mont. The couple
resided in Montana until 1950 when they moved to
Newfolden where they farmed for many years. Robert
died in 1999.
Fern
was a member of the Evangelical Free Church in
Newfolden.
She
enjoyed flowers and gardening, crossword puzzles,
and listening to country music.
Fern
is survived by two daughters, Yvonne (Laurel) Moe
of Argyle and Joyce Mann of St. Francis; a son,
Alan (Patricia) Leigh of Chugiak, Alaska; nine
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three step
great-grandchildren; a sister, Edna Leeper of Warm
Springs, Mont.; and many nieces and
nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a
sister, Helen Wagner; an infant brother, Donald; an
infant grandchild; and a son-in-law, Gary Mann.
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