Pearl Elaine Willman
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Pearl Elaine (Martin) Willman, 91, passed away peacefully with her family, caregiver, and grand-dog by her side in Hagerstown, MD on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. A Celebration of Life at Minnich Funeral Home and funeral service at Concordia Lutheran Church-LCMS with the Rev. Mark Moretz were held in Hagerstown in December of 2021. The family will receive friends at Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services 2302 East Divide Avenue Bismarck, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Per her wishes, Pearl's final resting place will be with her husband of just over 54 years, Glenn R. Willman. Interment will be at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. with prayers of burial offered in the committal chapel by Rev. Thomas R. Marcis, Jr. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contribution in Pearl's name to one of the following: The Pearl Willman Education Fund at the Contemporary American Theater Festival, PO Box 429, Shepherdstown, WV 25443, which will support the stipend of a Festival Intern each season; LWML at Zion Lutheran Church, 413 Ave D East, Bismarck, ND 58501; LWML at Concordia Lutheran Church in Hagerstown, MD 21740; or Hospice of Washington County, 747 Northern Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21740. Pearl is survived by her daughter, Vicki (Hagerstown); daughters-in-law, Sue Wert (Hagerstown), and Sandi Willman (Rockford, IA); grand-dog, Mattie; brothers, Marvin (Rock Lake) and Eugene (Kent, WA); sisters-in-law, Theresa Martin (Grand Forks), and Carol Martin (Hawley, MN); grandchildren, Amy Noss, Greg Willman, Brad Willman, their spouses and children; and by numerous nephews, nieces, and many special life-long family friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Glenn; stepson, Samuel Keith Willman; sisters, Laila Swenson, Leila Kaleva Peterson, and Celia Johnsrud and their husbands; brothers, Milton and Dennis; grand-dog, Scooter; her husband's brothers, sisters, and their spouses, and by several nephews, nieces, and many life-long friends. Online condolences may be made at: www.eastgatefuneral.com or www.minnichfh.com