nursing, was a nurse in Albany, Minnesota; Hankinson, North Dakota; at Richland County Public Health in Wahpeton, North Dakota; at Custer Family Planning in Bismarck, North Dakota; and at Three Rivers Public Health in Jamestown, North Dakota. She received the North Dakota Public Health worker of the year award in 1988, Lamplighter Award in 1997, 2005 Love Without Fear Award and 2010 Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Dedication Award. She lived in New Effington, South Dakota.