Opal Geneva Westgard, 97, of Plaza, ND passed away on January 17, 2018 in Houston, TX surrounded by family.

She was born to Helen and Ole Lyslo on a farm southeast of Plaza, ND on September 12, 1920. Her family moved to Wabek where she attended grade school. After graduating from Plaza High School, she worked and went to beauty school in Minot. In November of 1944 she was treated at Mayo Clinic for Guillain-Barre, which is a nerve disease that left her paralyzed for nine months. After she recovered she opened her own beauty shop, The Opalic, and ran it from 1946-1949. She married Ozzie in October of 1948 and they started a family. They filled their home with love and laughter. She always put family first, from taking home cooked meals out to the farmers for lunch, planning road trips, camping, organizing games, and enjoying summers at their cabin on Lake Metigoshe. It was a lot of work, but she relished in it and always loved spending time with family and friends. She was active in the Ladies Aide and Auxiliary.

Preceded in death by: her husband, Ozzie;  parents, Ole and Helen Lyslo; brother, Elwood.

Survived by: her sister, Viola Carrier; children, Kyann (Joel) Schneider, Jan (Fidel) Rodriguez, Joy (Ronnie) Coote, and Clint (Linda) Westgard; her grandchildren, Andrea Hendricks, Sara Welder, Brice Schneider, Vanessa Rincon, Garrett Rodriguez, Josie and Archie Coote, Sam and Leo Westgard; great-grandchildren, Allie and Jonah Welder, Olivia and Lucas Rincon.

Funeral Service:  Saturday, February 3, at 1:00 p.m., at First Lutheran Church in Plaza.

Burial:  Saturday, February 3, at 4:00 p.m., at Rosehill Memorial Park in Minot.

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