Mary Beth Montplaisir

** Floral Web Store is Not Available. To Order, Please Call (320) 532-4132 ** Mary Beth Eunice Carlson Montplaisir was born in Alexandria, Minnesota on June 3, 1948 and died on February 12, 2024. Her parents were Oscar and Agnes Carlson. Mary Beth was the second of Oscar and Agnes’s three daughters. The family lived on a farm near Evansville, Minnesota. Mary Beth graduated from Evansville High School in 1966. She later received an AA degree from Fergus Falls Community College, a bachelor’s degree from Moorhead State University and a Master’s degree from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Her career included several years as an elementary teacher and also as a special education teacher. On October 22, 1971, Mary Beth married Bruce Montplaisir of Horace, North Dakota. They had four children: Derrick (Sarah), Jennifer Smart, Henry (Lisa) and Korey (Rose). Bruce and Mary Beth have nine grandchildren: Casey (Jason) Ferring, Mathew Smart, Lauren Smart, Kaja, Joe, Jack, Maxwell, James and Clara Montplaisir and two great grandchildren: Liam and Evert Ferring. Mary Beth retired as a special education teacher in 2005. Mary Beth was active as a leader for the Otter Tail County 4H program located in Henning, Minnesota, a master gardener in Otter Tail County and later in Winona County. She was also a master quilter, belonged to guilds in Plainview and Winona, and spent several years making baby quilts with her sisters for all their grandchildren and great grandchildren. She brought dozens of quilts to the county fairs over the years and had one on display at the Minnesota State Fair. Mary Beth was a very nice person and took great pride in the fact that her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren are also very nice people. The world is a better place for having had her here for 75 years. Mary Beth was pre-deceased by her parents; she is survived by her husband, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and sisters Marcy (Wally) Cole of Fergus Falls and Millie (Tom) Penuel of Fargo. A visitation will be held from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Onamia, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Onamia, MN, with Father Jerry Schik officiating. Lunch will be provided after Mass in the Holy Cross community room. Interment will be in the Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery, Little Falls, MN. Arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel of Onamia.

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Mary Beth Montplaisir

June 3, 1948 - February 12, 2024