LaVerne Marcella Sauer, formerly of Tappen, died in Fargo, ND on May 17, 2020. She was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Bismarck, ND and Nativity Church of Fargo.

Born March 31, 1932 in Weiser Twp., LaVerne graduated from Pettibone High School in 1950. She attended Ellendale Teachers College and taught two years at Vernon School north of Dawson. In 1956, she joined the USAF, and was discharged in 1959. She also worked for the FBI before returning to farm with her brother Oscar and sister Monica. After retiring in 1999, she moved to Bismarck, where she lived until 2017.

LaVerne loved country music, poetry, and animals (wild and tame). She was an avid gardener and loved to travel.

LaVerne is survived by one sister, Eloise (Vancouver, WA), niece Michelle Sauer (Adam Bures; Fargo, ND), nephew Jeffrey Sauer (Anne; CA). She is preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Irene, four brothers, Paul, Eugene, Vincent (Oscar), and Louis and five sisters, Roween, Beverly, Monica, Mary and Annette.