Muriel Neverdal

Funeral Mass for Muriel Neverdal, 62, of Dickinson will be held at 10:00 a. m. Saturday, April 18, 2015 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dickinson with Father Todd Kreitinger celebrating. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Dickinson. Visitation will be 1:00 p. m. to 9:00 p. m. Friday, April 17, with Rosary and Vigil Service at 7:00 p. m. at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, ND. Muriel passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 in CHI St. Joseph’s Hospital in Dickinson following a short illness. Muriel was the daughter of Alvin and Marionette (Mahlmann) Krogh, born on August 19, 1952 in Dickinson, ND. She grew up on a ranch north of Belfield and attended grade school at the Lee School near Grassy Butte and the Fairfield School near Fairfield, ND. She graduated from Belfield High School in 1972 and Dickinson State College, earning her BA degree in 1976. She married Gunvald Neverdal, a merchant marine seaman with the Norwegian Merchant Marine on July 30, 1990 at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Dickinson. The couple moved to Norway right after their marriage where Gunvald took his Captain’s training and Muriel studied the Norwegian language, cooking and knitting. They returned to the Dickinson in 1992. Muriel suffered a major stroke in 1993 which affected her speech and ability to read and write. She regained her skills 4 years later and went back to work part time serving as receptionist/miscellaneous support services for Mischel-Olson Funeral Chapel, a position she had held prior to her marriage and continued after the firm was purchased by the Stevenson family. She was an active part of the funeral home for nearly 30 years, working until the time of her death. Muriel was active and served in a variety of officer posts for Sons of Norway and was active in the Scandinavian Club. She was a volunteer at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, taught classes in Norwegian baking with recipes from Norway, created dozens of handmade quilts for the children of her brothers, sisters, cousins, and good friends. Her talent extended to creating delightful holiday programs, baking special Norwegian cakes, ring cakes and traditional pastries. Muriel is survived by her mother, Marionette Krogh; her brothers, Anthony Krogh, Fargo; Rodney (Margaret) Krogh, Fairfield; Leslie (Juanita) Krogh, Woodbridge, VA; her sister, Aljean (Rodney) Remsing, Franktown, CO; her nieces and nephews, Kevin (Deborah) Krogh, Manassas, VA; Eric (Katie) Krogh, Vienna, VA; Tenley (Tom) Sommerfield, Aurora, CO; Chad Remsing, Franktown, CO; Kristin (Garrett) Morel, Dickinson, ND; Lance (Vanessa) Krogh, Panhandle, TX; David Krogh, Indianapolis, IN; Erin Krogh, West Fargo, ND; Allyson Krogh, West Fargo, ND; 4 great nieces and 6 great nephews. Muriel is preceded in death by her husband, Gunvald; her father, Alvin Krogh; her brother, Gerald Krogh and all of her maternal and paternal grandparents. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be sent to Trinity Elementary West, DSU Nursing School, or the ND Historical Society.


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Burial Date: April 18, 2015
Church St. Patrick's Catholic Church

Funeral Mass: Saturday: St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Dickinson, ND