Velma Just

Velma Just, 97, Bismarck, died March 8, 2020 at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center.

Velma was born on February 1, 1923 to Jacob and Frieda (Maier) Pfeifer in Anamoose, ND. She married Andrew Just on February 12, 1944 while Andy was on leave from the Army in Mercer, ND.

She was a stay at home mother after she got married. Her last job was in Mercer running the telephone office. Velma and her parents, brothers and sisters moved around a lot before she got married. She lived in North Dakota, Montana and Washington. Velma was raised and went to school mostly in North Dakota. Velma had several jobs when she was young, such as working in an aluminum factory, picking berries by day and in the cannery by night, at Sears and at farm jobs harvesting and doing everyday farm work.

Velma enjoyed doing crafts, crocheting doing search-a-word. 

Velma is survived by her children, Carol (Mike) Heyd, Bismarck, ND; Dennis (Vergenne) Just, Billings, MT; Keane Just, Bismarck, ND; and Shirley (Greg) Christenson, Bismarck, ND; six grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, one sister, two brothers, one sister-in-law, two brothers-in-law and three half-brothers.

Velma was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two sisters, one brother, two sisters-in-law, and one brother-in-law.