Sylvia L. Skarphol age 97 of Bottineau passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Home in Bottineau ND.  A private service will be held

Sylvia Lorraine Nermyr was born Nov. 3, 1922 to Lars and Petra (Olson)  Nermyr in Westhope, ND.  She was one of six children and grew up in the Landa area.  She moved to Souris with her parents in 1938.  She graduated from Souris High School in 1942 and worked at the State Bank of Souris.  She married Carl A. Skarphol on Nov. 15, 1944 in Souris, ND.  Carl and Sylvia moved to the Skarphol family farm north of Souris where they farmed for 45 years and raised five children before retiring and moving to Bottineau in 1989.  Sylvia moved to the Good Samaritan Home in 2015.

Sylvia was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Souris where she was a Sunday School Teacher,  church treasurer, and member of WELCA.  She also was an active member of the Souris School PTA, the Souris community club, and  worked with the Boys Scouts.  She was very proud to see three sons attain the rank of Eagle Scout.

Her love for taking pictures leaves many lasting memories.  After moving to Bottineau, Sylvia and Carl attended Grace Lutheran Church and she enjoyed her birthday club.  Sylvia loved spending time and entertaining at Lake Metigoshe in the summer where there was always lots of wonderful food for all family and friends to enjoy.  Sylvia was very proud of her Norwegian heritage.  Sylvia loved to shop for Christmas gifts, decorate the entire house and bake many Norwegian treats to serve at the holidays.  Carl and Sylvia enjoyed many get-aways in the winter to Arizona and loved to travel to visit their children and grandchildren.

Sylvia will be greatly missed  by her husband, Carl of 75 years;  daughter, Carol (Douglas) Schiff, Surprise, AZ, 4 sons, Ronald (Pamela), Osage, MN; Dennis (Maddi), Souris, ND; Donald (Claire), Chaska, MN; and Randy (Brenda) Sauk Rapids, MN.  She also is survived by 14 grandchildren, Angela (David) Wikas, Steven (Sheila) Schiff, Kevin Schiff, Ronica  (Jeff) Brownson, Roxanne (Josh) Miller, Jonathan (Whitney) Skarphol, Jeffrey Skarphol, Janelle Skarphol, Sarah (Dan) Wiese, Amy (Taylor) Gould, Rachael (Chris) Saylor, Amanda Engen, Melissa Skarphol, Nicholas Skarphol, 20 Great-Grandchildren, Colton, Jack, Cassidy, Caitlin, Hailey, Emma, Rowan, Anya, William, Evelyn, Naomi, Charlie, Micah, Lauren, Breydon, Catherine, Abigail, Carter, Bennett, Athena; 3 step Grandchildren and their families and many nieces and nephews who were a big part of her family.

Sylvia was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Marvin, Lawrence, Neil, and Lloyd Nermyr, sister Helen Miller and daughter-in-law, Judeen Borgen Skarphol.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.