Leonore C. Eversvik

Leonore C. Eversvik, 89 of Devils Lake, ND passed away on Saturday evening, July 2, 2011 at the Heartland Care Center, Devils Lake. Mass of Christian Burial for Leonore will be held on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Devils Lake. Fr. Charles Leute will celebrate the Mass and burial will be in the Warwick Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake on Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary and Scripture Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation on Thursday will be at the church one hour prior to the funeral Mass. Serving as Casket Bearers for Leonore will be her sons, Robert, David, Ronald, Daniel, James and Leonard. Reading the Scriptures will be Agatha Bernhardt and Sharon Eversvik and Leonore’s grandchildren will be the Gift Bearers. Music will be provided by Mark Diers Leonore Catherine, the daughter of Ralph and Catherine (Seckinger) Borthwick was born on April 11, 1922 in Lake Washington Township, Eddy County, rural Warwick, ND. She grew up in Warwick and attended Lake Washington Township country school through the 8th grade and through correspondence courses, she was able to receive her high school diploma which was a very proud moment in her life and also to her parents and family. She helped on the family farm and cooked for many of the local threshing crews that worked in the Warwick area. Leonore was united in marriage to E. Bernhard Eversvik on July 2, 1946 at St. James Catholic Church in Warwick. In 1952, they moved to a farm in Eddy County where they lived, raised livestock and small grains and made this the home where they raised their family through the years. They owned and operated Eversvik Café and Service Station in Warwick from 1965 until 1978. Leonore worked as a janitor at the Warwick School for a time and also worked at Kay’s Greenhouse for several years, especially during the busy time in the spring. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church and Altar Society until it closed and she then joined Christ the King Catholic Church in Tokio. At the time of her death, she was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Devils Lake. She was also a member of the Warwick 55 Club and the Western Bank Good Neighbor Club. Leonore had many pastimes and talents including gardening, knitting, crocheting, quilting and embroidery and of course she unselfishly shared her creations with family and friends and those in need. She was always a cheerful person and memories of her include her singing in the kitchen as she cooked, baked bread and did her housecleaning. Her strong faith, her devotion to husband and family and her kind, gentle and generous heart are those qualities that made her the loving wife, mother and grandmother that will live in our hearts forever. Leonore is survived by her loving family. Her sons, Robert and his wife Kathy of Jamestown, David and his wife Mary of Warwick, Ronald and his wife Peggy of Lakota, Daniel and his wife Betty of Starkweather, James and his wife Sharon of McHenry and Leonard and his wife Darlene of Devils Lake; daughters, Deloris Vavrosky of Viola, Illinois, Agatha and her husband Steve Bernhardt of Wilton and Pamela and her husband Steve Heim of Anamoose; twenty four grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren; brothers, Eugene (Evelyn) Borthwick of Albany, Oregon and Charles (Gladys) Borthwick of Jamestown, ND; several nieces, nephews and their families also survive. Leonore was preceded in death by her parents; husband Bernie; son Charles; son-in-law Bill Vavrosky; sisters Mary (Joseph) Eversvik and Florence (William) Wallace; brother Robert (Clarice) Borthwick.