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MOHALL - Emilie Jane (Feland) Reishus, 86, Mohall, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mohall with family at her side.
Emilie was born September 5, 1935, in Antler, the daughter of Kathleen Fair (Leslie) Feland and Ovalt Arthur Feland, Sr.  As a very young child, Emilie was raised in Antler.  Her mother later married John (Jack) Overby and moved to Hoffman Township where she went to country school. She later attended school in Grand Forks, and Cheyenne, WY.  As a junior in high school, Emilie moved into an apartment and worked at the City Drug store until she graduated from Mohall High School with honors.
On June 11, 1953, Emilie married Olaf Sondre "Bud" Reishus at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Minot.  They were married for nearly 60 years until his passing in 2013.  Together they raised seven children – Susan, Sondre "Skip," Christine, Scott, Patti, Catherine and Judy.  Emilie's treasure and joy were her seven children.  She often shared, "Looking back, I would do it all over again.  I have great kids and it is worth everything to me."
Emilie was an exceptional seamstress and often sewed custom-decorated, coordinating outfits for her young family, as well as gifts for others.  She was generous and community-minded, sharing her homemade buns, caramel rolls, baked goods, canned goods, meals, home-raised berries and rhubarb, gifts, or clothes with friends and those in need.  Olaf shared that "Your mom is the best cook in North Dakota."  She was an avid gardener with an abundance of crops.  She enjoyed sharing her canned goods and homemade freezer jam.
Emilie was a visionary, even as a young child.  In second grade in 1942, she told the teacher, "Someday a man will go to the moon."  She saw the potential in people and the community and demonstrated it by serving as:  the first president of the Mrs. Jaycees; president and secretary for the Federated Women's Club; member of the Mohall Legion Auxiliary and the Merry Maids Homemakers Club; an auxiliary member of Good Samaritan; and a member of the Mohall Arts and Humanities Council, where she introduced four of her children to oil painting.  Emilie's artistic talent for oil and mixed-media painting resulted in her being commissioned for portraits. Her artwork won awards, including a blue ribbon at the ND State Fair.  After raising her seven children, Emilie pursued her passions to help those in need and to learn and be involved in the medical field by serving as a dedicated, volunteer EMT for 20 years, serving Mohall and the surrounding communities, encouraging and comforting the critically ill and dying.
Given Emilie's commitment to the youth of the community, she opened The Beehive recreation center in the mid-1970s, where her homemade chocolate chip cookies were in high demand.  She partnered with her husband, Olaf, and son, Scott, in the family businesses, Reishus Construction and Sherwood Lumber, as well as their farming operation and prepared countless hot, made-from-scratch meals and baked goods for the work crews.
Emilie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, where she served as a council member for 18 years and as Church Band One chairperson.  Emilie's earnestness to help those in need spread beyond the community.  She served many years as chairwoman of the Lutheran World Relief at Zion Lutheran Church in Mohall.  She donated, organized and coordinated a small team of volunteers who sewed infant layettes, and filled school and health kits that were distributed across the world.  The volunteer team sent out thousands of kits every year, including 5,000 kits in one year, more than any LWR participant.
Emilie deeply loved animals.  She joined the Souris Valley Humane Society in Minot, where she served on the board, and three-years each as president and secretary.  She also helped lead the building project for the animal shelter's current location and the addition of a crematorium and pet cemetery.  Emilie bred and owned champion-bloodline German Shepherds and, along with her husband, Bud, nurtured and adopted numerous abandoned dogs and cats.
Family: Emilie is survived by her children, Susan Reishus, Minnetonka, MN, Christine (Rick) Kowalski, North Oaks, MN, Scott Reishus, Mohall, Patricia (Jim) Tackmann, Rochester, MN, Catherine (Scott) McLaughlin, Golden Valley, MN, Judith (Bruce Schmaltz) Reishus, Edina, MN; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, John (Deanna) Overby, Leon (Linda) Overby; sister, JoAnn South; sister-in-law, Margaret (James) Overby, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Emilie was preceded in death by: Her husband, Olaf; son, Sondre "Skip" Reishus; mother, Kathleen (Kay) Overby; stepfather, John (Jack) Overby; father, Ovalt Arthur "O.A." Feland, Sr.; sister, Ruth Desilets; and brothers, Ovalt Arthur Feland, Jr., Richard Feland, and James Overby.
Funeral: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Zion Lutheran Church, Mohall.  Due to COVID-19, attendees are encouraged to wear a mask.  After the funeral service, a link to a video of the service will be placed on her online obituary.  Immediately after the service, lunch will be served in her honor.
Burial: Mohall Community Cemetery, Mohall, in the spring of 2022.
Visitation: 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Friday, January 28, 2022, at Brose Funeral Home, Mohall.  Friends may also sign the online guestbook at brosefuneralhome.com.
Memorials: The family suggests memorials be given to the Souris Valley Human Society or the Domestic Violence Crisis Center in Minot in honor of Emilie's love of animals and helping those in need.
(Brose Funeral Home, Mohall)