university studies, was the founder and director of The Funny Company Clowns for Christ, and took on the persona of  “Lovesy the Clown.” She also was a member of Plain People Entertainment and taught clowning and puppetry classes at Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, North Dakota. She previously was a profession figure skater with Holiday on Ice; directed and choregraphed the Bottineau, North Dakota, Ice Show; and helped direct and skated in the Crookston, Minnesota, Ice Show. She lived in Moorhead, Minnesota.