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Zola Finch, age 97, of Fargo, ND, formerly of Lemmon, SD, passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Sanford on Broadway Medical Center in Fargo, ND.

The Funeral Service for Zola will be held at 2:00pm MT, Thursday, March 11, 2021 at the New Hope Worship Center in Lemmon. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery

The Funeral Service will be live streamed by going to Zola's obituary and clicking on "Click here to view funeral service" on the website www.evansonjensenfuneralhome.com

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2021 from 1:00 to the time of the family service at 7:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to Sanford Fargo Hospice House or Red River Valley Hospice.

Zola Anna Mae Christian was born on October 2, 1923 in Haynes, ND. She was the sixth out of ten children born to Albert and Naomi (Pond) Christian. She grew up in Haynes attending the Haynes Public School and graduated from the same high school in 1941. In the Fall she attended Northwest Bible College in Lemmon from 1941 to 1943. Zola moved to Seattle and worked as a Rosie the Riveter at  Boeing, a media icon associated with female defense workers during WW II. Upon returning to Lemmon, a friend talked her into attending nurse's training in a Nurse Cadet program offered by the US Army. She moved to Miles City, MT in 1945 where she attended Holy Rosary Hospital Presentation Nurses Training earning her 3 year Nursing Diploma.

She met her husband, Lloyd Finch, while in Miles City. They were united in marriage on June 19, 1949, in Lemmon, SD. Three children were born to this union, Melodee and twins, Marcia and Marla. The Finch's lived in Lemmon, Bowman and Miles City. In 1960 they sold their home in Lemmon and moved to Seattle, WA.

Zola worked at Northgate Hospital in Seattle until her retirement in 1985.

Following Lloyd's retirement, Zola and Lloyd volunteered 15 years for MAPS (Mission American Placement Services). They traveled in their motor home working in 38 states assisting churches and ministry institutions with construction and evangelism projects. Zola did craft work, cooked meals for volunteers and helped wherever she was needed. During the summer months they resided at the Klitzke farm.

The last three years Zola resided in Fargo with her daughter and son-in-law, Melodee and Gary. She passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Sanford on Broadway in Fargo, ND.

Surviving family members include 3 daughters and sons-in-law: Melodee and Rev. Gary Hooper, Fargo, ND; (twin) Marcia and Darrel Klitzke, Lemmon, SD; (twin) Marla and Rev. Don Barsness, Munich, ND; 7 grandchildren: Nathaniel (Whitney) Hooper, Fargo, ND; Travis Klitzke, Dickinson, ND; Kyla (Jarrett) Stevens, Fargo, ND; Denna (Jasper) Wipf, Lemmon, SD; Cari (Jim) Stiffel, Trenton, ME; Christa Smith, Boyertown, PA; Curtis (Sadie) Barsness, Faribault, MN;  14 Great-grandchildren: Hannah, Hailey, Cameron, Cassandra, Thomas Scott, Tobias, Keirah, Nevah, Ethan, Jorryn, Bohden, Ahmyah, Janessa, and Lilliana; one sister, Deloris Huber, Lemmon, SD; one brother, Larry Christian, Spokane, WA; 2 sisters-in-law, LeAuna Christian, Spokane, WA; Jean Christian, Sun City, AZ.

Zola was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lloyd; 4 brothers Donald, Gaylord, Merland and Lloyand; 3 sisters Ila, Burl Christman and Vallie Bishop.