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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Shirley Ann Mcvay
Shirley Ann
Mcvay
Apr 7, 1913 — Feb 18, 2010
Shirley Ann Mcvay's Obituary
Shirley McVay, 96, passed away Feb. 18, 2010 at the Jacobson Memorial Care Center in Elgin, ND where she had been a resident for 5 yrs.
Shirley Ann McVay was born to Louis and Hilma Boll April 7th, 1913 in a small frame house on their farm 3.5 miles southwest of the former town of Brisbane,ND. She was delivered by midwife Sarah Linner. She grew up on the farm along with her four sisters. She, along with her younger sister Elsie, became the "men" so to speak, performing all farm work normally done by men. She graduated from Brisbane high school in 1930 and promptly went to Dickinson Teachers College and received her teaching certificate. She taught mostly in rural schools in Grant County until the late 1930's when she started teaching in Carson after marrying Dwight McVay on July 10, 1938. She took time out from teaching from 1939 to 1947 to have two children. She then taught until May, 1970. Much of her time during the warm season was spent in her garden.
She was an accomplished gardener and received many ribbons at fair time for her fruits and vegetables. Due to Dwight's ill health they spent the winter months in Arizona from 1978 until Dwights death in 1988. She continued to live there in the winter months until 2001. She spent the remainder of her life in Dakota Hill assisted living facility, living there from Sept. of 2003 until moving to her final home on earth in March of 2005 to the Jacobson Care Center in Elgin. Shirley was a lifelong resident of Grant County, 65 yrs. in Carson.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian church for over 50 years.
Shirley is survived by her son Monte (Sue) McVay, Garden City, ID, daughter Sharon (Maynard) Tosseth, Wilton, ND, grandson Darren Tosseth, and granddaughter Trisha Tosseth, both of Bismarck, and nine nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four sisters and spouses, Hazel (Bill) Morrison, Thelma (Gideon) Eckman, Elsie (Clarence "Scotchie") Westbrook, and Nina (Milo) Westrum. Any memorials should be given to the Carson Cemetery or ambulance fund.
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00am Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Carson with inurnment in the Carson Cemetery.
Serving as Honorary Bearers are Gerald Rohrich, Darren Tosseth, Roger Harmon, Jerry Peters, Donald Huber, and Marley McDowall.
Shirley Ann McVay was born to Louis and Hilma Boll April 7th, 1913 in a small frame house on their farm 3.5 miles southwest of the former town of Brisbane,ND. She was delivered by midwife Sarah Linner. She grew up on the farm along with her four sisters. She, along with her younger sister Elsie, became the "men" so to speak, performing all farm work normally done by men. She graduated from Brisbane high school in 1930 and promptly went to Dickinson Teachers College and received her teaching certificate. She taught mostly in rural schools in Grant County until the late 1930's when she started teaching in Carson after marrying Dwight McVay on July 10, 1938. She took time out from teaching from 1939 to 1947 to have two children. She then taught until May, 1970. Much of her time during the warm season was spent in her garden.
She was an accomplished gardener and received many ribbons at fair time for her fruits and vegetables. Due to Dwight's ill health they spent the winter months in Arizona from 1978 until Dwights death in 1988. She continued to live there in the winter months until 2001. She spent the remainder of her life in Dakota Hill assisted living facility, living there from Sept. of 2003 until moving to her final home on earth in March of 2005 to the Jacobson Care Center in Elgin. Shirley was a lifelong resident of Grant County, 65 yrs. in Carson.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian church for over 50 years.
Shirley is survived by her son Monte (Sue) McVay, Garden City, ID, daughter Sharon (Maynard) Tosseth, Wilton, ND, grandson Darren Tosseth, and granddaughter Trisha Tosseth, both of Bismarck, and nine nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four sisters and spouses, Hazel (Bill) Morrison, Thelma (Gideon) Eckman, Elsie (Clarence "Scotchie") Westbrook, and Nina (Milo) Westrum. Any memorials should be given to the Carson Cemetery or ambulance fund.
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00am Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Carson with inurnment in the Carson Cemetery.
Serving as Honorary Bearers are Gerald Rohrich, Darren Tosseth, Roger Harmon, Jerry Peters, Donald Huber, and Marley McDowall.
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