Phyllis Bjerke

PHYLLIS BJERKE     Phyllis Bjerke, age 84 of Grand Forks formerly Devils Lake, passed away on October 27, 2017 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday October 31, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in the Amundson Funeral Home in Grand Forks. Visitation will be one hour before Service time. Burial will be in Memorial Park South also in Grand Forks. Phyllis Bjerke, a daughter of Peter and Gladys (Laidley) Buck, was born on December 10, 1932 at Grand Forks. She was reared and educated in Manvel. After graduation she attended the Union commercial College in Grand Forks. In 1950 she married Robert Bjerke. They moved to Starkweather in 1957. Phyllis worked as a bookkeeper in Devils Lake and later Cando. Later she worked at First State Bank in Starkweather as a teller/manager. Phyllis retired in 1995 and later they move to Devils Lake. In 2017 she moved to Grand Forks. Robert passed away on September 29, 2017. She has continued to live in Grand Forks. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, puzzles, dancing and traveling with Robert. She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Bakke of Larimore; sons; Boyd Bjerke and Marvin Bjerke both of Evansville, WY; sister Janice buck of Grand Forks. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert; son-in-law, Kermit Bakke.