Astrid Shjeflo

Astrid Audy Jensen Shjeflo, 90, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. She is remembered by her family as a woman who modeled service to others, hospitality, a courageous spirit and a loving heart. A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2006, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck with the Rev. Steve Sathre officiating. Audy was born in Luck, WI, in 1916, the third-born daughter of Danish immigrants, Jacob and Magnina Jensen. Following high school in Luck, Audy worked for her father at his farm implement/Maytag appliance business for one year. After her brother graduated from college, it was Audy's turn to go to school, and she attended college for one year at Dana College in Blair, Nebraska, graduating with a Business degree. She started her professional career in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she lived with her sister, Martha, her favorite room mate and singing partner. While working at the Federal Building in St. Paul, Audy met a young civil engineer named Jelmer Shjeflo who would become her husband of 59 years. Audy and Jelmer had two children Mary and Robert and they lived most of their married life in Bismarck, North Dakota. In addition to dedicating many years to her husband and family as a stay-at-home mom, Audy also worked as a secretary for Bismarck High School. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck for over 50 years, and served in various capacities throughout the years. She was an active member of her church circle and her P.E.O. chapter. Audy is survived by a daughter, Mary Shjeflo Hetland of Fargo, North Dakota; a son, Robert Shjeflo of Bismarck; a granddaughter, Kristen Hetland of Fargo, North Dakota; a sister, Martha Nowak of Milwaukee, WI; and a number of loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jelmer Shjeflo; her sisters, Marie Jensen and Sigrid Jorgenson; her brother, Levi Jensen; and her son-in-law, David Hetland. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church or to Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Astrid Shjeflo

June 6, 1916 - November 15, 2006