Lois Jean Carrie Landsgaard Magnusson
Lois Jean Carrie Landsgaard Magnusson
A funeral mass will be held at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Langdon, N.D. on May 15, 2025, at 2:00 pm. for Lois Jean Carrie Landsgaard Magnusson, 91, who died in Preston, Minn., Jan. 24, 2025.
Lois was born April 18, 1933, in Langdon, N.D., the oldest daughter of Alice (Lebrun) and Henry Landsgaard. Lois graduated from St. Alphonsus High School in Langdon and then St. Catherines Nursing School in St. Paul, Minn. She married John Magnusson April 5, 1956, in Minneapolis. They lived in Cavalier, N.D., and California before settling in Langdon. During her long career as a registered nurse at Cavalier County Memorial Hospital, she worked tirelessly to care for many in the community. Lois was an accomplished seamstress, extraordinary cook and master gardener and shared her bounty with many. She loved to travel and visited many states and countries. She was a devout Catholic who found great comfort in her faith. Her legacy of hard work left an indelible mark on all our lives.
Lois is survived by her children: Nancy Magnusson, Molly (Mark) Soeby, Martin Magnusson, Ann (Ed) Grossbauer and Amy (Dwight) Luhmann; grandchildren: Jason Magnusson, Joshua (Holly), David (Heidi), Daniel (Leah), Luke (Brian) and Maggie Soeby, John, Emily, Sarah, Lily, Corena, Christopher, Jay and Leo Grossbauer, Tate and Keira Luhmann; great-grandchildren: Logan and Henly Soeby, Leecia Flaten, Jaden Murray, Mekhi and Mila Nichols, Owen Soeby, Taylor Soeby. She is also survived by siblings: Irene Fischer, Mary Alice Largent, Albert (Betty) Landsgaard and Paul Landsgaard, sisters-in-law Shirley Wild and Myrt Landsgaard and many, many beloved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; step-father Frank Zettel; beloved husband John; siblingsL Henry Norris (Hank) Landsgaard, Arthur Raymond and Marion Landsgaard, Elizabeth “Betty” and Don Washebek; and inlaws Marvin and Doris Magnusson, Leola and Milt Larson, Viola and Earl Main, Thorey and George Green, Lola and Frank Mollner, Cecelia and Lorn Dunnigan.