D/O Charles Nord & Julianna Eklo. Julia never married, but was very involved in family. Graduated from Concordia College in 1931 with a BA in home economics. Taught home Economices at the high school in Hallock Minnesota, then also taught at Ann Carlson school for Crippled children in Jamestown North Dakota. She joined the University of Minnesota Extension service in 1945 as the first home exonomice agent for West Otter Tail County. Active in Fergus Falls County 4-H youth program.
She was promoted to a full proffessor by the University of Minnesota in 1970.

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Judith Nord
She was born Nov. 21, 1908, in Wolverton, one of fourteen children, to Charles and Julia (Eklo) Nord, Swedish and Norwegian immigrants who were pioneer farmers in the Red River Valley. ...

Published 12:00 a.m., December 21, 2004

In 1929 she traveled from Wolverton with her mother, Julia; sister, Adella; brothers, Winton and Willys to visit their sister Dagny in Puyallup, Wash. They traveled in a newly purchased 1929 Durant automobile, entirely on dirt roads, and camped along the way.

She graduated from Concordia College in 1931 with a BA in home economics. She put herself through college working as the caregiver for the children of the president of the college, while living in their home on campus. After graduating, she taught home economics at the high school in Hallock, Minn., and later at the Ann Carlson School for Crippled Children in Jamestown, N.D. She joined the University of Minnesota Extension service in 1945 as the first home economics agent for West Otter Tail County. She lived in Fergus Falls and was very active in supporting the county 4-H youth program and as a member of First Lutheran Church.

In 1957, she took a sabbatical leave to study for a year in Norway. She studied in several folk schools and lived in homes, learning traditional Norwegian cooking and home crafts, and acquainting herself with many relatives and Scandinavian countries. As a result, she was able to pass on the family's rich Scandinavian roots to her family members in America.

She was promoted to a full professor by the University of Minnesota in 1970, prior to her retirement in 1974. She traveled extensively during her retirement, including trips to China and Scandinavia.

She was deeply devoted to her family, frequently caring for her mother who lived on the family farm for 62 years until her death in 1955. She devoted her winters to visiting and later caring for her sister Dagny in Puyallup, Wash. She moved to live at the Fairmont Home in Fargo in 1993 and later moved to Eventide in Moorhead in 1999. She was a long time sufferer of Alzheimer's disease. She is survived by nineteen nieces and nephews and their families. She lived life in joy and service to others and she will be deeply missed.
Partial Obituary: Fergus Falls Daily Journal - June 2, 2000