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Mass of Christian Burial for Geraldean Kvarness, 71, of Mobridge will be at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. A liturgical wake service will be at 7 PM Tuesday at the funeral home with visitation starting at 5. Mrs. Kvarness passed away, Sunday, April 8, 2018 at the Mobridge Regional Hospital. In lieu of flowers memorials preferred to defer with medical expenses.

Geraldean Kvarness was born on August 9, 1946, to Art and Catherine Peterson of Dodge, ND. She was 12 of 13 children. They lived on a farm south of Dodge where there was always something to do. She went to school in Dodge and helped care for her mother who had a stroke. Later she moved to Mobridge where she met James "Badge" Kvarness who she shared her life with for the next 48 years. They had two children, a son, Shannon Kvarness and daughter, Tonya (Kvarness) Kraft.

Geraldean is survived by her husband, Badge, son, Shannon (Corinne) Kvarness, daughter, Tonya (Jason) Kraft, grandchildren, Jesse Feist & Family, Kaylynn (Shay) (Kvarness) Latendresse, Bailey Kraft, Tyson Kraft, Jesse (Becky) Krein & Family, Travis (Diane) Krein & Family, and great grandchildren. She always said her grandchildren were her most precious pleasures. She is also survived by three brothers, Walter Peterson of Killdeer, ND, LeeRoy Peterson of Golden Valley, ND and Stanley Peterson of Virgil, SD four sisters, Helen Wentz, Josie Albright, and Rita Fay Davis all of Montana, and Marian Stuber of North Dakota, sister-in-law, Karen (Bob) Meyer, Glad Valley, SD, numerous nieces and nephews and Kristi Houghtaling who Gerrie cared for from the time she was a baby and is considered a daughter and part of the family.

Geraldean is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Jim Peterson and Leonard Peterson, and three sisters, Ruby Bouma, Leona Vetter, and Janet Anderson.