Grace Erickson Norgard was born on November 10, 1920, the daughter of Robert and Alice Insteness of Froid, MT. Grace grew up and graduated from Froid High School. After graduation she worked at the Evan’s Hotel in Culbertson before traveling to Seattle in 1941. There Grace worked at the Great Northern Depot serving meals to hungry service men, sometimes as many as 300 men in a day. Grace returned to Froid and married Norman Erickson in 1946. They had two sons, Robert and Monty. Norman passed away in 1986. she married Howard Norgard in 1994. Grace’s passion has always been serving and caring for others. She worked in Dallas McNeil’s café in Froid, the Co-op Café in Sidney, and McDonalds Clothing Store. Grace began working at Richland Homes, now called Sidney Health Center Extended Care, in 1960. She continued her career working at Community Memorial Hospital, now called Sidney Health Center, in 1973, retiring in 1991. When she moved into the Extended Care in 2015, there were ladies working there that she had previously worked with. Grace loved all her care takers and treated them as family.
Grace passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at the Sidney Health Center Extended Care, Sidney, MT.
Grace is survived by: her two sons, Robert (Carla) Erickson, Froid, MT and Monty (Jolene) Erickson, Sidney, MT; her five grandchildren, Crystal (Scott) Uffelman, Hardin, MT, Shandon (Deedra) Erickson, Sidney, MT, Jerren (Jessica) Erickson, Savage, MT, Andrea (Matt) Miller, Froid, MT and Kyle (Cassie) Erickson, Rozet, WY; thirteen great grandchildren, Demi and Abby Uffelman, Jade and Shay Erickson, Colt, Bode, Avaya and Easton Miller, Kathrine and Emma Erickson, Caesn, Sayer and Adden Erickson; two step daughters, Jeannie Norgard and Mary Geiser.
Grace was preceded in death by: her parents, Robert and Alice; her two husbands, Norman and Howard; and her sister, Shirley Peterson.