Service of Remembrance for Leah P. Balliet, 89, of Mott, ND, formerly of Carson, ND will be Wednesday, November 7, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the Emmaus United Church of Christ in Carson. Rev. Dale Carmen will officiate and burial will follow at the Emmaus Cemetery near Carson.

Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin, ND and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday afternoon.

LEAH P. CHITTICK was born in Lark, ND on March 29, 1918 to Lillie (Bowden) and Guy Chittick. She grew up near Lark and attended Thane country school. Leah married Phillip Balliet on September 8, 1934 and together they three children. Her husband was in the trucking business and Leah worked for 25 years in the ASCS office in Carson, ND. She retired when her husband suffered a stroke and she cared for him at home for 11 years. Phil passed away in 1985 after 51 years of marriage.


Leah was involved in the Senior Meals Program, Homemakers Club and other organizations. She played the organ for Emmaus United Church of Christ for many years. Leah enjoyed traveling, playing cards and visiting with friends and family. She had a great sense of humor and she always seemed happy. She lived at the Dakota Hills in Elgin, ND for four years and spent the last three months at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott.


Leah Balliet passed away at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007. She was a caring and loving wife, mom and grandmother, who will be missed by all who knew her.


Grateful for having shared in her life are her son, Richard Balliet, Carson, ND; daughter, Phyllis Whitesell, of Billings, MT; daughter-in-law, Donna Balliet, of Carson; sister, Thelma Harms, Miraloma, CA; step sister, Lois (Ralph) Holloway, Lewiston, ID; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Leah was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Phil, a son, Donald, a daughter-in-law, a granddaughter and five siblings.