Rachel F. Thompson

Rachel Faith Thompson, 31, passed away peacefully in her home on October 2, 2020.

Rachel was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on October 19, 1988 to Cheryl Knudson Thompson and Kevin Thompson.  She was baptized at Calvary Lutheran Church and confirmed at First Lutheran Church. She attended elementary school in Grand Forks and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Fargo.  Rachel was a bright and inquisitive learner and she was just a few credits away of earning her associates degree in mechanical engineering from the Minnesota State Community and Technical College.

Rachel lived in Crookston Minnesota, 20 miles from the family farm in Thompson, ND.  She loved visiting family and we all share many happy memories of our beloved Rachel.  Rachel had a huge heart, a positive outlook no matter what the circumstance and above all, she was compassionate.

Rachel now enters her new life in heaven with her beloved savior Jesus Christ. She rests in God’s hands and will live in our hearts and minds forever. 

She is survived by her parents, brother Kyle Thompson and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

Rachel is preceded in her final journey home by her maternal grandparents, Orville (Bud) Thomas Knudson, Edith Helene (Moen) Knudson of Grand Forks, her paternal grandparents Frank Thompson and Serine Jane (Ritland) Thompson of Thompson ND; her cousins Wade Sheldon Skavlem, Jeff Harlan Thompson and her uncles James “Jim” Kahl, Anthony “Tony” Barber, Jim McElroy, Sheldon (Shelly) Theodore Skavlem and Harlan Faye Thompson.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 13, 2020 from 1-2pm at Calvary Lutheran Church in Grand Forks and her funeral service will be held immediately following at 2pm. Interment will be held following the funeral service at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Grand Forks. 

Masks are required and social distancing will be observed.

The service will be live streamed via the Calvary Lutheran Church website. Click this link https://vimeo.com/event/374003 .