Funeral service for Ardis Skaarvold, 89, of Hettinger, ND will be 10:30am Monday, October 6, 2014 at the Hettinger Lutheran Church. Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate and burial will be in the Hettinger Cemetery.

Special music will be provided by Linda Nudell. organist, and Norman and Bonnie Smith,vocalists.

Serving as Casketbearers are her grandchildren. Honorary Casketbearers are her great grandchildren.

ARDIS LUELLA QUAMME was born October 13, 1924 on the Quamme farm in Adams County, ND northeast of Hettinger to Leonard B. and Anna J. (Fordahl) Quamme. She attended country school south of the farm and graduated from Hettinger High School in 1942. For a few years, Ardis worked at the Adams County Courthouse.

In October of 1947, she was united in marriage to Alvin M. Skaarvold. They began their life together in Hettinger where Ardis worked in Jim Clements law office for many years. She worked for 17 years as a transcriptionist at United Clinics and was a librarian at the Adams County Library for several years.

Her husband Alvin passed away on January 2, 2006. Shortly thereafter, she moved to an assisted living facility in Hettinger. In August of 2007, she moved into Western Horizons Care Center.
Ardis passed away on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Western Horizons Care Center in Hettinger.

She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and working crossword puzzles. She loved to play the piano and played with the Bakers and Earsleys in impromptu bands.
She was a member of Richland Lutheran Church and then Hettinger Lutheran Church.

She is survived by her 3 sons, Lee Skaarvold, of Dickinson, ND; Jay (Marilyn) Skaarvold, of Hettinger, ND and Todd (Myong) Skaarvold, of Hettinger ND; 11 grandchildren, Jamie Schwartz, Ryan Skaarvold, Kevin Skaarvold, Joseph Skaarvold, Becky Brack, Jessi Skaarvold, Sara Brooksher, Bridget Skaarvold, Nancy Reimer, Teresa Schwarzwalter and Gwen Praus; 7 great grandchildren, Tylor Schwarzwalter, Kaylee Schwarzwalter, Amanda Reimer, Allison Schwartz, Amber Schwartz, Owen Praus and Lander Praus; and 1 sister-in-law, Corona Quamme, Regent, ND.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Alvin, 2 brothers, Herbert and Ardmore Quamme; 5 sisters, Helen Fadness, Lillian Rolfness, Eleanor Fadness, Dorothy Richards, and Lenora Clayton.

Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, October 5, at the Centennial Chapel of the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday morning.

A memorial has been established to the Hettinger Lutheran Church to help with the kitchen floor project.