Posted: Aug 18, 2007  08:19

Lillian Jane (Peck) Nystrom, 96, died Aug. 20, 2007 at Boundary Community Hospital Extended Care Facility.

Lillian was born Sept. 27, 1910 in Park River, N.D. Shee attended Jamestown College and graduated with a degree in Music Education in 1932. She taught high school in Crosby, N.D. where she met and married the local sheriff, Art Nystrom in 1936. In 1941 Lillian moved with her family to Bonners Ferry and taugh at Naples Elementary School for 20 years.

She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she sang in the choir for 40 years and taught Sunday school. She was also an active member of Idaho Farm Bureau, serving as historian until retirement.

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, N.D..

The family has established a memorial in Lillian's name to "Friends of the Restorium", 6619 Kaniksu, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805.