Mildred "Millie" Kiefer

Mildred Lorraine (Horsager) Kiefer passed peacefully at her home in Moorhead MN under the care of HIA Hospice and Tranquility Place on February 23, 2026. Mildred “Millie” was born on November 4, 1930, to Nils and Emelia (Kasseth) Horsager in Litchville, ND. She was raised on the family farm and attended school at Litchville High graduating in 1949. After school she attended beauty school and worked as a beautician for quite a few years. She always stated, “it is one way to hear all the town news.” In May 1956 she married Leonard Kiefer. They made their home in Arizona for 37 years. Millie always stated how she loved the heat of Arizona and explored the sights of Apache Junction with her husband. Millie always talked of her love for Leonard, that he was not the best good-looking, but he treated her right and she loved him for that. She loved to say, “it’s quite a life without a wife, but it’s a hell of a one with one!” Millie was so loving when she spoke of her husband Leonard. They were married for 37 before Leonard passed in March 1993. Millie never wandered far from her family. Talking about them all the time. She moved back to the area to be closer to her brother Norman and her sister Gladys. She spent many a day with them playing cards, having Norman make a good ole breakfast at Gladys home and reminiscing about the other siblings. She truly loved her siblings and talked about their extended family of nephews , Christopher, David and Theodore (Ted), cousins, aunts and uncles all the time. She was grounded in her family, even though she was the youngest of all her siblings. Millie moved into Tranquility Place with Catrina and Brian Gullickson in May of 2014. She was a solid “grandma” figure in the home all the years she was with them. She too saw many people coming and going, many whom she called “friends.” She sure enjoyed all the animals that lived and loved on her. Millie is survived by her nephews Christopher (Tina) Burrows, David (….)Burrows and Theodore Burrows. She is preceded in death by her family. Parent Nils & Emelia, Brothers James, Clarence (Cash) and Norman, sisters Gladys Swanson and Edith Burrows. Millie will be remembered very dearly by her family and by everyone who took care of her at Tranquility Place. Below is our nightly ritual… Staff: Good night Millie, see you in the morning. Millie: Good night, see you in the morning, the good lord willing and the creek don’t rise! Forever in our hearts, Mildred Lorraine (Horsager) Kiefer A memorial gathering will be held at 2 pm at Traditions Funeral Services, Oliver-Nathan Chapel, Valley City with burial to follow at North LaMoure Cemetery, rural Litchville. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Traditions Funeral Services. An online guestbook is available at www.olivernathanchapel.com.

Mildred "Millie" Kiefer

November 4, 1930 - February 23, 2026