Olivine Cleary

Olivine Cleary, 98, of Langdon, ND passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at the Maple Manor Care Center of Langdon, ND.

Olivine Rosema Dumas was born on January 7, 1911, to Oliver and Jennie (Verville) Dumas in Fremont Twp of Cavalier County. She was reared on a small farm near Walhalla, ND.

On November 26, 1934 she married Arthur Cleary at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Walhalla. The couple then moved to Osnabrock, ND in 1947, where Arthur worked in the elevator for 28 years. Arthur died In 1975 and Olivine moved to Langdon. She was a member of Catholic Daughters, St. Alphonsus Alter Society and Catholic Church. She enjoyed travelling to Nebraska and California to visit her family.

Olivine is survived by her children: Wallace of Lincoln, NE, Lyle (Marje) of Lincoln, NE, Donna Nupdal of Cavalier, ND, Monica (Leonard) Heck of Langdon, ND, and granddaughter which she raised since infancy Laurie (Jim) Loomis of Fargo, ND; grandchildren: Timothy, David, Jerome, Laurie, Michael, Monya, Ricky, Connie, Jane, Joan, Joy, James, Brian, Valayna, Jeff, Kallen, Terry, Brenda, Tammy, Chris, and Jeremy; 42 great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren, sister, Victoria Gosselin of OR, daughter-in-law Lola Cleary of Camptonville, CA, as well as many nieces and nephews.



Olivine was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Francis, brothers: Archie, Charles, George, Joseph, Oscar, and Paul Dumas;

sisters: Helen (Herbert) Keeling, Lucianne (Earl) McGauvran, Clara (Leon) Sevigny, Lea (John) Kilcollins, Dora (Romeo) Dumas, Adeline (Ernest) Beauchamp, Albina (Thomas) Lee, Florilda Dumas, son-in-law August Nupdal and daughter-in-law Sharon Cleary.



VISITATION will be held at the Brooks Funeral Home in Langdon on Friday, April 24, 2009 from 5-7pm.

ROSARY and PRAYER SERVICE will be held at the Brooks Funeral Home in Langdon on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 7pm.

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church at 10 a.m.

INTERMENT will take place at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Cemetery, rural Olga, ND.