Carmen Paulson

Sep 10, 2022

July 12, 1926 – Sept. 4, 2022

Carmen Jean Togstad

Paulson, 96, of Maddock,

ND passed away Sunday

September 4, 2022 at

Heartland Care Center in

Devils Lake, ND. Funeral

Services will be held at

2:00 PM Thursday Sep-

tember 8, 2022 at the Vik-

ing Lutheran Church in

rural Maddock with Pas-

tor Mike Flowers officiat-

ing. Visitation will begin

one hour prior to the ser-

vice at the church. Burial

will take place in the Vik-

ing Lutheran Church

Cemetery. Everyone is

welcome to stream the

funeral service through

the Nelson Funeral Home

Facebook Page.

Heaven gained a beauti-

ful soul when Carmen

passed away Sunday

evening, September 4,

2022. Carmen was born

to Anton and Hazel (Heg-

land) Togstad July 12,

1926, and was raised on a

farm in rural West An-

telope Township with her

sister Shirley (Togstad)

Midstokke. She graduat-

ed from Oberon High

School in 1944. She at-

tended one year of nurses

training before earning

her teaching certificate

and taught in one room

schools in Benson Coun-

ty. Carmen wed Alvin

Paulson on September 27,

1947, in Sheyenne, ND.

They made their home on

the Paul Paulson farm and

had five (5) children:

Charlene (Ron) Johnson –

Grafton, Michael Paulson

– Maddock, Lee Paulson

(deceased), Lynn (Linda)

Paulson – Fargo, and Kim

(Paulette) Paulson – De-

vils Lake. Carmen was

grandma to numerous

grandchildren, great

grandchildren, and

great-great grandchildren.

Carmen was a dedicated

housewife and full-time

partner in the farming

operation, consisting of

grain, cattle, chickens,

hogs, and milk cows. She

was renowned for her

scalloped potatoes and

ham, lefse, buns,

doughnuts, and nearly

every Norwegian delicacy.

She was a dedicated

mother to not only to her

children but the children

of many friends and rela-

tives.

After the passing of her

husband Alvin in 1975,

Carmen began working for

Benson Social Services as

a home healthcare provid-

er for more than 25 years.

She had a passion and a

love for helping those

who were no longer able

to live independently,

considering them more

like family than clients.

In her later years, Car-

men enjoyed spending her

winters in Arizona with

Shirley. They immediate-

ly made friends with

many folks in the Trail

Riders Mobile Home Park

in Mesa, AZ. It did not

take long before they were

holding “court” in the

neighborhood and became

known as “The Sisters”.

They were always happy

to come home in the

spring to ND but looked

forward going back to see

their lifelong friends.

When health concerns

made it no longer possible

to go to Arizona, Carmen

made her home in Devils

Lake, being close to her

sister and family.

She was a member of

the Viking Lutheran

Church being active in

teaching Sunday School,

ladies aide, and was a

church council member.

Carmen was a member of

the American Legion Aux-

iliary holding many local

offices as well as state po-

sitions, member of the

Sons of Norway, Moller-

gutin Lodge, Maddock

ND, secretary-treasurer of

West Antelope Township

in Benson County for

numerous years, and a

member of the South Vik-

ing Homemakers Club.

Carmen was a fearless

champion for her chil-

dren. A woman who

faced many adversities

head on, with an

unwavering optimism that

things would always work

out and tomorrow could

be a better day with a lit-

tle bit of prayer and a lot

of God’s help.

She is preceded in

death by her husband, Al-

vin, son Lee Paulson,

parents Anton and Hazel

Togstad, and an infant sis-

ter.

Arrangements are with

Nelson Funeral Home of

Maddock, ND.

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