Phyllis Lenore LiaBraaten, age 90, of Springfield, Ore., passed away on Jan. 15, 2021 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
She was born Aug. 2, 1930 in Trail, Minn., to Helmer and Mavis Christopherson. She attended primary school in Trail and graduated from Gonvick High School as salutatorian. Her accounting studies in Bemidji, Minn. were interrupted when she married Glenn LiaBraaten on Dec. 11, 1948. They moved to West Virginia, Minn., where Glenn began a 42-year…
