West Fargo Ladies Auxiliary

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Laurie (Lulu) Tostenson is the newly elected President of the Ladies Auxiliary. She moved to West Fargo in 2001 and has been an active member of the Auxiliary since. Laurie has one daughter and one granddaughter. Laurie is retired and works part-time as a Para sub with the Fargo Public Schools.

The Ladies Auxiliary meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the VFW Club, lower level.

Our Post was first organized on January 23, 1956. Ladies Auxiliary VFW Members are..... Wives, widows, mothers, foster and stepmothers (who have performed the duties of parent), grandmothers, daughters, granddaughters, foster and stepdaughters (who attained that status prior to the age of sixteen and for whom the duties of parent were performed), sisters, half sisters, foster and stepsisters (who attained that status prior to age sixteen) of persons who were or are eligible for membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Members must be citizens of the United States and not less than sixteen years old.

Ladies Auxiliary Officers

Laurie Tostenson, President

Aggie Rieniets, Sr. Vice President

Jackie Faith, Jr. Vice President

Joyce Weible, Treasurer

Gen Shoman, Secretary

Grace Thoemke, Chaplain

Ann Chase, Conductress

Marge McClellan, Guard

Lorraine Frier, Patriotic Instructor

Patti Tuff, Historian

Mary Ann Hudson, Musician

Linda Childs, 3 Year Trustee

Patti Tuff, 2 Year Trustee

Janet Ronning, 1 Year Trustee

Eleanor DeTienne, Banner Bearer

Aggie Rieniets, Flag Bearer

Linda Childs, Color Bearer

Chris Schaffer, Color Bearer

Tracy Tostenson, Color Bearer

Marlys Eskelson, Color Bearer

To see the National Ladies Auxiliary Web site click on link:
http://www.ladiesauxvfw.com/

Past Auxiliary Presidents
1956 – 57 Florence Loberg	1982 – 83 Myrna Green
1957 – 58 Florence Loberg	1983 – 84 Irene Rohrich
1958 – 59 Lola Nesemeier	1984 – 85 Irene Rohrich
1959 – 60 Genola Sveen	1985 – 86 Gen Shoman
1960 – 61 Genola Sveen	1986 – 87 Jan Gehrke
1961 – 62 Genola Sveen	1987 – 88 Eleanor Paulson
1962 – 63 Delores Horn	1988 – 89 Eleanor Paulson
1963 – 64 Delores Horn	1989 – 90 Agnes Rieniets
1964 – 65 Ruth Kringle	1990 – 91 Alice Erickson
1965 – 66 Gladys Gill	1991 – 92 Irene Rohrich
1966 – 67 Gladys Gill	1992 – 93 Agnes Rieniets
1967 – 68 Mary Rudd-Gustin	1993 – 94 Eleanor Paulson
1968 – 69 Mary Rudd-Gustin	1994 – 95 Eleanor Paulson
1969 – 70 Evelyn Krebsbach	1995 – 96 Mavis Kukes
1970 – 71 Marcella Milligan	1996 – 97 Mary Ann Hudson
1971 – 72 Marcella Milligan	1997 – 98 Mary Ann Hudson
1972 – 73 Marcella Milligan	1998 – 99 Joyce Heinz
1973 – 74 Sharon Ruele	1999 – 00 Mavis Kukes
1974 – 75 Fern Fuller	2000 – 01 Mavis Kukes
1975 – 76 Mavis Kukes	2001 – 02 Jan Theilman
1976 – 77 Mavis Kukes	2002 – 03 Joyce Weible
1977 – 78 Mary Larson Vance	2003 – 04 Joyce Weible
1978 – 79 Catherine Erstad	2004 – 05 Janice Best
1979 – 80 Lorraine Frier	2005 – 06 Janice Best
1980 – 81 Carol Quam	2006 – 07 Janet Ronning
1981 – 82 Bette Brand Evans	2007 – 08 Patti Tuff