Signe Oakland, 101, of Rock Lake, ND, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at the Towner County Living Center in Cando, ND. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2014 at All Nations Lutheran Church in Rock Lake with Rev. Scott Ramey officiating. Visitation will be on Friday, January 3, 2013 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Dunnigan-Dix Funeral Home in Cando and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Interment will be in the spring at the All Nations Cemetery in Rock Lake, ND. Casket bearers will be Justin Oakland, Brock Oakland, Shannon Oakland, Ty Oakland, Austin Oakland and Sean Butler. Music will be from Lisa Held, pianist and Catherine Anfinson, vocalist.

Signe Olson was born on a farm September 19, 1912, in Storlie Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota to Eilef and Johanna (Berkilan) Olson. She grew up in the Alsen-Loma area and attended school in Alsen. On January 13, 1942 she married Olaf Oakland in Glendale, California. They lived in Sacramento, CA and Las Vegas, NV while Olaf was in the service. The couple moved to Rock Lake in October 1947 and lived there many years raising their children Patricia and Eugene. Signe was a member of All Nations Lutheran Church and the VFW Auxiliary.

Signe is survived by her daughter Patricia Butler of Aurora, CO and her son Eugene (Cindy) Oakland of Cando, ND; grandchildren: Justin (Dana) Oakland of Cando, ND; Brock ( Katie) Oakland of Bismarck, ND; Shannon Oakland (Holly Anton) of Fargo, ND; Tania (Derek) Greenamyer of Aurora, CO; Sean (Alexis) Butler of Las Vegas, NV; Great-Grandchildren: Abigail Oakland, Austin Oakland, Ty Oakland, Breece Oakland, Keifer Oakland; Ashley Greenamyer, Emma Greenamyer, Morgan Butler and Bailey Butler.

Signe was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three brothers and son-in-law Tom Butler.

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