The Funeral Service for Mary Traxel, age 87 of Carson, will be held at 10:00am Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Carson. Pastor Paul Ferrie will officiate with burial in the Carson Cemetery.


Special music will be provided by Hannah Diehl.


Serving as Honorary Casketbearers are Max Traxel, Charles Traxel, Jennifer Traxel, Clifford Kluck, Kevin Bachmeier, and Chris Campbell. Serving as Active Casketbearers are Clinton Traxel, Dayton Traxel, Curtis Walters, Merle Johnson, John Vetter, and Dave Bonogofsky.


A Memorial has been established to the Jacobson Memorial Care Center.


Mary Marie Melvin was born July 23, 1925 in McIntosh, SD to George and Julia (Kastosh) Melvin. She spent her school years in McIntosh. On September 2, 1941 she was united in marriage to John Frederick Traxel in Fairview, MT. They lived on their farm near Brisbane, ND for 33 years.


Their only son was born to them February 14, 1945. 1974 the farm was sold and they moved to Carson. John worked in construction after that. Mary worked as a homemaker for Social Services for 5 years. She then went to work for the Carson School as the 2nd cook for 7 years.


In 1989, John's health began to fail so Mary retired to care for him. She lived in her house for 6 years after John's death on October 12, 1991. She loved her flowers, quilting, cooking and playing pinochle with her dear friend Hilda Shatz and sister in law, Freida Traxel. She moved into the Carson Manor in 1997. Mary then moved to Dakota Hills in Elgin where she lived happily. She then moved into the Jacobson Memorial Care Center in Elgin in February of 2010. She passed from this life there on Sunday morning, November 4, 2012 at the age of 87 years, 3 months, 12 days.


She was a member of the Bethel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Carson, where she really loved serving the Lord.


Mary is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Sue Traxel, Renton, WA, three grandchildren, Max (Debby) Traxel, Spokane, WA, Charles, Renton, WA, and Jennifer (Norman) Gilbert, Blain, WA, six great-grandchildren, Joshua, Jeremy, Jacob, Johnathan, Natalie and Colin; and numerous nieces, and nephews.


She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers, Bill Melvin, Mike Nagel, and James Harrison, four sisters, Rainey Crosby, Bessie Smith, Margaret Peterson, and Emma Walters.


Visitation will be on Friday from 2:00 to 4:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Saturday one hour prior to services at the church in Carson.


The Traxel family wishes to thank their and moms widespread family, friends, pastors, doctors, nurses, caregivers and the church families that she loved so much.


You made her life richer and happier. She valued you for who you are, and so do we.