Lillian Jane Nystrom

Lillian Jane (Peck) Nystrom died on Monday, August 20, 2007 at Boundary Community Hospital Extended Care Facility at the age of 96. Graveside services were held at Grandview Cemetery at 11:00am on Saturday, August 25, 2007 in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. Lillian was born September 27, 1910 in Park River, North Dakota. During high school she played piano at school and the organ at church. She then attended Jamestown College and graduated with a degree in Music Education in 1932. She taught high school in Crosby, North Dakota where she met and married the local sheriff, Art Nystrom in 1936. In 1941 Lillian moved with her family to Bonners Ferry. She taught at Naples Elementary School for twenty years. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she sang in the choir for 40 years and taught Sunday school. Lillian was also an active member of Idaho Farm Bureau serving as historian until retirement. She enjoyed photography, reading, politics and family gatherings. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Art Nystrom in 1984. She is survived by children; Marilyn (Andy, deceased in 2007) Anderson, Don Nystrom, Carol (Tom) Pickerel, Gail (Haven) Hendricks, Ken (Donna) Nystrom, 14 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Agnes Hjort of Fargo, North Dakota. The family has established a memorial in Lillian’s name to “Friends of the Restorium”, 6619 Kaniksu, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805