Obituary of Ragna Helena Schnell

SCHNELL - O Wednesday, February 7, 2007, Ragna Helena Schnell, late of Regina, passed away at the age of 91 years. Predeceased by her parents, Rasmus and Karen Johnson; her husband, Frank; her daughter, Doris Rast; her brothers, Leonard and Herman Johnson; and sister-in-law Peggy Johnson. Ragna is survived by her sister, Mabel Johnson; her brother Robert (Vivian) Johnson; her daughters, Janet Michel, Phyllis Olson (Sid), Karen (Dennis) Larsen; her son, Gary (Marlene) Schnell; fourteen grandchildren; and seventeen great-grandchildren. Ragna was born in Colgan, North Dakota on September 15, 1915. She grew up on a farm south of Oungre, SK. On April 1, 1940, she married Frank Schnell and they raised five children on a farm near the U. S. border. After Frank died in 1958, she and her children moved to Regina where she worked at the Regina General Hospital for 22 years. Ragnas interests and talents were working with her hands. She sewed clothes, knit afghans, and made quilts. Ragna was involved with St. Pauls Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church, where up until a few months before her death, she quilted every Tuesday. She was very devoted to her family, especially her grandchildren. Well miss her famous Angel Food cakes at every birthday. Shell be greatly missed by all her family and friends. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, February 12, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church, 1909 Ottawa Street, Regina with Pastor Lindsay Hognestad officiating. Interment will follow at Green Acres Cemetery, Weyburn at 2:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 1909 Ottawa Street, Regina S4P 1P7.