Jeanne Marie Silewski

Jeanne Marie Silewski, 75, of Grafton, ND passed away on Tuesday, August 
15, 2023 at the Lutheran Sunset Home in Grafton, ND. She died from 
health complications of her liver and kidneys with her brother by her 
side.
Jeanne Marie Silewski was born July 29, 1948 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital 
in Drayton, ND.  She grew up on the family farm next to the Red River 
where she enjoyed playing on the hills, helping her Mother bake and 
gardening.  She graduated from Drayton High School in 1969.  After 
graduation she moved to Grand Forks, ND and was a nanny for a family and 
lived with her Aunt and Uncle, Doris and Wallace Harris.  After a few 
years she moved to Grafton to her own apartment and worked at the 
Lutheran Sunset Home for several years.  She started her own Daycare in 
Grafton and was able to watch several children grow through the years.  
Upon retirement she remained in her apartment and enjoyed life and 
visits home with her Mom and Dad most every weekend.
Jeanne enjoyed visiting on the phone with her many friends and family, 
collecting any kind of angels and cats, phone shopping, looking forward 
to the next Avon order and reading books about her Catholic religion and 
the saints.
She entered the Lutheran Sunset Home in the fall of 2018.  She loved and 
enjoyed living there with the wonderful staff and residents.  She 
especially enjoyed playing bingo and collecting the tokens to shop in 
the Bingo Store.
Jeanne especially enjoyed the wonderful staff at the Lutheran Sunset 
Home and the love and care she received.  The staff shared with her 
brother many Jeanne stories and jokes she came up with which was 
appreciated.
Jeanne is survived by her brother, Thomas Paul Silewski of Stephen, 
Minnesota, her brother-in-law, Christopher Loveless of Grand Forks, ND, 
nephews Brett (Alexandra) Loveless, South Orange,  New Jersey; Travis 
(Desiree McGoven), Vancouver, Washington; and  Cory (Katie) Loveless, 
West Fargo, ND; Great-nephews Noah Harvey Loveless and Wesley 
Christopher Loveless.
She is preceded in death by her parents Thomas Joseph Silewski and Irene 
Bolduc Silewski, her infant sister Nancy and sister Linda Silewski 
Loveless.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 10:00 
a.m. in St. John’s Catholic Church, Grafton. Interment will be in St. 
Stephen Cemetery, Stephen, Minnesota. Visitation will be held at the 
church for one hour prior to services on Saturday. 
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