Jennie Kalianoff

Jennie Kalianoff, 94, Steele, ND, died Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Medcenter One Golden Manor Nursing Home in Steele, ND. Services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Steele, with Rev. Paul Tjostem officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Steele. Visitation will be held at 1:00 pm until 9:00 pm Thursday at Eastgate Steele Memorial Chapel, Steele, where a prayer service will be held at 7:00 pm. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church. Jennie was born in South Russia on June 13, 1912, the daughter of Ivan and Mary Minow. They came to America in 1913. After a year in North Dakota, Jennie's family settled in southeastern Montana, 65 miles south of Miles City, MT, where she attended country school. George and Jennie married on September 24, 1933. In the fall of 1937, they moved to a farm north of Steele. She worked tirelessly alongside George to make their business a success all the while raising four children. She was a fabulous cook and had a lot of drop-in guests at meal times to taste her delicious Bulgarian dishes. After 39 years, Jennie and George moved to Steele to begin retirement. The monthly Golden Age Club was a favorite of Jennie's where she enjoyed playing cards. The Active Senior Club was formed to raise money to house the Senior Center. Jennie was known for her special doughnuts and other specialty food items which were sold at auction sales or bake sales to raise money for the building. Jennie was proud to be part of the action that saw the Senior Center become a reality. Many afternoons were spent there playing pinochle. In 1933, Jennie had the opportunity to go to the Ukraine to the village where she had been born and look up some of her relations. She celebrated her 81st birthday visiting relatives at the home her parents had built so many years before. Jennie was so grateful her parents had the grit and foresight to leave the Ukraine when they did. Jennie entered the Golden Manor in June 2006. Jennie is survived by her daughters, Anne Byron Iszler of Arvada, CO, and Mary Ellen Suckerman of Morton, IL; her sons, Ed Anne Kalianoff and Doug Maralee Kalianoff, all of Steele, ND; her brother, Sam Minow of Olive, MT; her six grandchildren, Kevin Tracy Iszler of Arvada, CO, Debbie Nick Kolember of Dallas, TX, Vern Laura Suckerman of Chicago, IL, Michael Kalianoff of Steele, ND, Joelle Brett Shewey of Fargo, ND, and Jennica Paul Yatskis of Cedar Rapids, IA; and her eight great-grandchildren. Jennie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George, in 1995; her sister, Donna Russiff; her brother, Thomas Minow; and her son-in-law, William Suckerman. The family prefers memorials go to the Active Seniors, Trinity Lutheran Hymnal Fund of Steele, or the Kidder-Emmons Senior Services.

Jennie Kalianoff

June 13, 1912 - April 15, 2007