The Memorial Service for LaVonne Dill, age 87 of Mott, will be held at 11:00am Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Mott with Pastor John Amundson, officiating.  Cremation has taken place and burial will be in Sunnyslope Cemetery at Mott.

LaVonne Margaret Syhre was born in Bowman, ND on Nov. 19, 1930.  She was the daughter of Valentin and Minnie (Halverson) Syhre. She grew up on the farm south of Scranton and attended rural school.  At age 12, she graduated from the eighth grade as Valedictorian of Bowman County rural schools and attended two years of high school in Bowman.  In 1945 the family moved to Mott where she graduated from high school in 1947.

After graduation, she worked at Grosz Meat Market and Mott Equity Creamery.  On Oct. 24, 1948 she married Lynn H. Dill at Christ Lutheran Church in Mott.  She worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. for several years.  On March 11, 1960 their daughter, Marlys Yvonne was born.  In 1979, LaVonne went to work at the Commercial Bank of Mott and retired in 1992.

Lynn, LaVonne & Marlys enjoyed travelling and did so extensively, and especially enjoyed camping in the National Parks and in Canada.   She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School & Bible School.  She was a certified adult Bethel Bible Teacher, a volunteer church office secretary, and was on the church council.  LaVonne was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Women and was especially fond of the quilt project for Lutheran World Relief.   She was an experienced seamstress and enjoyed needlework and word games,  was an avid Bridge player, and a big fan of the Minnesota Twins.  She loved her family and treasured the time spent with them.

She is survived by her husband, Lynn, Mott, ND; her daughter, Marlys Gordon, Fargo, ND; her grandson, Michael Gordon, Richfield, MN; her grandson & his fiancé, Daniel Gordon and Erin LaVine, Richfield, MN; and several nieces and nephews and their families.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Valentin & Minnie Syhre, her brother and sister-in-law, Roy & Lenora Syhre, her brother and sister-in-law, James and Betty Syhre, her sister, Alice Wingate, and two stillborn babies.