Mabel Falck, 93, of Lignite, ND passed away Friday, July 9, 2021 at the Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND.

Mabel Falck was born December 26, 1927 in Burke County. Her parents were Emil and Martha Hagen. She attended elementary school in Columbus and graduated from Lignite High School in 1946. She went to Salem, Oregon where she worked for the Bell Telephone Company.

She married Fred R. Falck on December 11, 1948 in Salem, Oregon. They spent the winter in Oregon and California and came back to North Dakota to make their home on the farm, where she has lived for 73 years as of 2021.

Mabel was employed at the Lignite School and Burke Central School for 39 years as Secretary, Clerk and then the Business Manager. She enjoyed the daily contact with the students, teachers, other employees and the parents during these years.

She retired in September 2002 and became involved with quilting at the Church. She also enjoyed gardening, mowing, embroidering, reading, playing cards, and puzzles.

Mabel adored her family and treasured the visits from her granddaughter, Tatum with her husband Dan and her great-grandchildren from Indiana.

She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Lignite, ND along with being a member of the Farmerette Homemakers Club. Mabel was also a 70-year charter member of the Monson Finkenhagen Post #35 American Legion Auxiliary.

Mabel is survived by her daughter, Jane & Ray Sayler of Portal, ND; daughter-in-law, Candace Falck of Lignite, ND; granddaughter, Tatum & Dan Hovland and four great-grandchildren, Jayda, Elijah, Samuel and Isaac Hovland, all of Vincennes IN; sister, Arlene Clark of Pinedale, WY and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred; son, Fred J “Jerry” Falck; her parents; five brothers; five sisters; 4 sisters-in-law and 5 brothers-in-law.