Betty Lerud, 93, Fargo, died Sunday, January 13, 2019, in ManorCare.
Betty Adamson was born May 5, 1925 to George and Nellie (Mork) Adamson in Petersburg, North Dakota. Betty graduated from Gardner High School.
Betty moved from Nelson City, Whitman, ND in 1937 to Gardner, ND after experience with the 1930’s depression, severe drought and the invasion of grasshoppers.
Betty married Lester Lerud on August 27, 1943 in Hendrum at the parsonage. She owned and operated Dakota Tours until her retirement in 1992.
Betty is survived by her daughter, Janice (Harlan) Hamstad, White Bear Lake, MN; one son, David Lerud, Fargo, ND; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lester, one son, James, her brothers, LeRoy and Leon; two infant brothers; and her sister, Ornell Thrane.