GREGORY J NORMAL FUNERAL CHAPE

Gertrude (Pat) J. Smude, was a resident of Mother of Mercy Senior Living in Albany, MN and formally of Grand Forks, ND. She was 91 when the Lord asked for her and passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at the nursing home in Albany. Gertrude Julia Smude was born March 29, 1931 to John and Valeria (Matlock) Smude in Little Falls, Minnesota. She was raised on a dairy farm and educated near Lastrup and Harding, MN. She spent her childhood years helping her parents with farm chores, animal care, gardening, canning, cooking, cleaning and sewing. When Gertrude was 14, her parents sold the farm, moved to Grand Forks, ND and farmed in the Larimore area. Gertrude attended Central High...