Brenda Fay Loken, 71, Grand Forks, N.D., and formerly of Carrington, N.D., died Saturday, February 22, 2025, at Valley Senior Living in Grand Forks, after a long battle with early onset dementia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Leeds Lutheran Church in Leeds, N.D. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. prayer service, on Friday, March 21, 2025, at the Leeds Lutheran Church. Burial will be held at St. Petri Lutheran Church, rural York. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the St. Petri Lutheran Cemetery Fund: 5343 59th Street NE, Leeds, N.D. 58346 and also the Alzheimer’s Association.
Brenda was born to Gordon and Charlotte (Sundell) Loken, Dec. 6, 1953, in Rugby, N.D., and grew up on the family farm, rural York, N.D. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Petri Lutheran Church, rural York. She attended Twin Lake Township School through seventh grade in a one-room schoolhouse located a quarter mile north of the farm, and then attended school in Rugby, graduating in 1971.
She became a registered nurse and later a licensed therapeutic massage therapist.
She adored her extended family of 20 aunts and uncles, along with the many cousins and countless friends she made in her life.
Brenda was preceded in death by her parents, Gordon and Charlotte, and her niece, Marilyn Olga Loken Johnson, along with her grandparents, and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
She is survived by her brother, Greg Loken, and his wife Cindy, Windsor, Colorado; Lance Loken, Bismarck; and Marsha Johnson and her husband, Peter, Grand Forks. She is also survived by her nieces and nephews: David Loken and his wife Erin Hoople, Fort Collins, Colorado, along with their son, Porter; Erik Loken; Jacob Johnson, Carly Johnson Nelson and her husband, Brian, Grand Forks; Thomas Johnson and his wife, Whitney, Spokane, Washington; and Zoe Fay Loken Johnson and her fiancé, Eric Mathson, Grand Forks.