Colleen Rekdal

Colleen Rekdal, 70, Steele, ND, passed away on October 1, 2015, at Eventide Nursing Home in Jamestown, ND. A memorial service will be held on Monday, October 5, 2015, at St. Francis de Sales Church in Steele, ND, at 10:30 am, with Rev. Jerome Hunkler officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Colleen and her twin sister, Kathleen, were born on August 25, 1945, in Langdon, ND, to Veronica (McGauvran) and Edward Harrington. They joined their older brother, James. She grew up on a farm near Langdon, ND, until she was six years old. The family moved to Jamestown where they lived during the school year. The Harringtons went back to the farm during the summer months for many years - they loved being on that farm. She graduated from St John's Academy in Jamestown in 1963. Later that year, she began attending the University of North Dakota, where she met her future husband, Vance. She earned her degree and went on to work as an occupational therapist. Colleen and Vance began their 46 years of marriage in Rockford, IL, on June 7, 1969. They moved to Linton, ND, where their son, Scott, was born in 1971. Vance, Colleen, and Scott moved back to Grand Forks, where she worked as an occupational therapist at the University of North Dakota Rehabilitation Center, while Vance pursued a degree in counseling. The couple moved to Stephen, MN, in 1972 and in 1975, they welcomed their daughter, Stephanie, to the family. Colleen spent several years as a stay-at-home mom, which she said was the best job she ever had. In 1982, the family made their home in Steele, ND, where Vance worked as a school counselor and Colleen worked as an OT for Dakotah Alpha in Mandan, ND. Colleen was an active member of St. Francis de Sales and she enjoyed her position as treasurer in St Mary's Altar Society. She is survived by her son, Scott Rekdal, Minneapolis, MN; her daughter, Stephanie Nagel (Bill), Robbinsdale, MN; and four grandchildren, Sophia, Alex, Edward, and Kate; and her brother, James Harrington (Bonnie), Hamilton Square, NJ. Colleen was preceded in death by her parents; Veronica and Edward Harrington; her twin sister, Kathleen; and her, husband Vance. Her greatest joy in life was her children and grandchildren. - See more at: http://www.eastgatefuneral.com/obituary/Colleen-Rekdal/Steele-ND/1548857#sthash.EgpWQKOS.dpuf