On Friday, March 25, Mavis Jane Tysdal passed away peacefully in Post Falls, Idaho. Mavis was born September 16, 1945, in Minot, N.D., to Conrad O. and Serine A. (Sundahl) Haarsager. She grew up on the family farm near Mohall, N.D., that was homesteaded in 1901. She graduated from Mohall schools and attended North Dakota State University, where she earned a BS in medical technology. She worked for several hospitals and clinics in Washington and Oregon during her 35-year career. Mavis married Robert Tysdal in 1971, and they raised a daughter and son in St. Helens, Ore. In 2004, Mavis and Bob moved to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where they built their retirement home.

Mavis loved her family and friends, and was generous with her time, sending many birthday and holiday packages for kids, sharing her garden produce and canned specialties with many. She loved living at her home in Cougar Gulch, where she could watch birds, elk, and deer, and where she designed and planted many trees and flower beds. Mavis and Bob enjoyed camping in Oregon, and traveling to Alaska to visit Laurie’s family.

Mavis was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; parents Conrad and Serine; and brothers Marvin, Kenneth and Dale Haarsager.

She is survived by her children Laurie (Karl) Hulse and David Tysdal; her grandchildren Nora, Lachlan and Oliver Hulse; and her sisters Karen Harkness and Linda Brodigan.

A funeral service for Mavis will be Monday, April 11, at 10 a.m. at Yates Funeral Home in Coeur d’Alene at 744 N. 4th Street. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Riverview Cemetery.

Arrangements are provided by Yates Funeral Home. Online registry and condolences may be found at yatesfuneralhomes.com.