Steven Ralph Lagerquist

In August of 1988 Steve married Kim Biberdorf. They raised three sons, Tyler, Travis, and Jackson. They had a good and happy home wherever they lived.

Steve had a passion for his family, the Minnesota Twins, and was very dedicated to his Tax Accounting business. Steve’s clients usually ended up as Steve’s friends for life.

Steve is survived by his wife Kim, sons Tyler (Carissa), Travis (Jennifer), and Jackson. He was blessed with five grandchildren that he adored. He is also survived by his brother Dave and his sister Patti Syverson.

He was proceeded in death by his dad Ralph, mom Shirley, and sister Polly.

The date and time of the Memorial to celebrate Steve’s life will be announced later.

* This account will also have pictures of Polly Laugerquist - Steve's sister, his mother Shirley Mae Laugerquist, and his father Ralph B Laugerquist.

Polly Joy Lagerquist died on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, surrounded by friends and family after short, courageous fight with cancer.

She was born on Feb. 8, 1957, to Ralph and Shirley Lagerquist, and raised in Rugby.

Family, friends, pets and work were very important to her. She was a very talented computer programmer, an avid reader, a seasoned traveler, and loved being on the water jet skiing with friends and family.

Polly is survived by her mom, Shirley; Dave and Karen, Blake and Ben; Steve and Kim, Tyler Carissa, Coy and Kyah, Travis, Jennifer, Acelynn and Finley and Jackson; Patti and Kevan, Kaleah and Kalissa Syverson; and a number of aunts and uncles.

She was preceded in death by her dad, Ralph, in 1998

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Shirley Mae (Peterson) Lagerquist, the daughter of Max and Mary (Awalt) Peterson was born on August 26, 1929 in Dunseith, North Dakota. She died at the age of 86 years on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at her home in Rugby.

Shirley was raised in the home of her parents near Dunseith, the middle of ten children and received her education in the Dunseith School. On December 3, 1947 she was united in marriage to Ralph Lagerquist in Dunseith. The couple made their homes in several communities following their marriage, including Rolla for 15 years before settling in Rugby in 1966. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker, Shirley also worked outside the home over the years in several different capacities, favoring two passions, that of sales clerk at JC Penney and assistant cook at Ely Elementary. She served many people throughout those jobs and many remember her years after. Shirley was always a very quiet and likeable lady, loved by many. Her greatest passion was for her family and friends. A gracious hostess, there was never a time she didn't welcome people into her home for a cup of coffee and a sweet treat. Her homemade buns were enjoyed by many far and wide. She loved to play cards and dominoes with friends and family and crocheted many blankets in her time and other small intricate pieces. Shirley was a faithful member of First Lutheran Church in Rugby and especially enjoyed being a part of its quilting family. She enjoyed many family vacations at Lake Metigoshe and Flathead Lake in Montana. Ralph died December 10, 1998. Shirley continued to live in the home they had built together in Rugby until her death on Thursday.

Shirley is survived by her sons, David (Karen) of Cheney, Washington and their children , Blake (Clara) and Ben; Steve (Kim) of Athol, Idaho and their boys, Tyler (Carissa), Travis (Jennifer) and Jackson (Amanda); daughter, Patti (Kevan) Syverson of Sawyer and their girls, Kaleah and Kalissa; great-grandchildren, Acelynn and Finley (Travis), Coy and Kyah (Tyler), and Emmett (Jackson); sisters, Doris Bristol of Bottineau and Mary Artzer of Pacific, WA; nieces, nephews; other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years; daughter, Polly Lagerquist; three brothers, Bill, Duane and Jack Peterson; sisters, Marion Fuechter, Lucille Hovland, Lois Peterson, Vida Hiatt and her parents.