Myrna Crampton

Fertile, Minn.

Myrna K. Crampton, 84, Fertile, MN, formerly of Minot, ND died Saturday, January 11, 2025 in Fair Meadow Nursing Home, Fertile, MN.

Myrna was born on July 22, 1940, in Bowdon, ND, the daughter of Florence and Reuben Martin. She attended grade school and high school there, and later earned her GED in Grand Island, NE. She was united in marriage to Thomas Horgeshimer in Minot, ND in 1957. They lived in the Minot area before moving to Nebraska in 1961. In 1991, she moved to be near her mother in Minot. In 1993, she was united in marriage with Bob Crampton, who passed away in 1999. In 2008, she moved to Fertile, MN, and in 2016, entered Fair Meadow Nursing Home, where she had lived until her passing.

Myrna worked as a cashier, restaurant hostess, and hotel front desk clerk until she retired in 1993.

Surviving are three daughters, Cindy Hill and Janet Rodriguez of Fertile, MN, and Betty Soto of Saudi Arabia; one son, Darrel Horgeshimer (Dawn) of Fenton, IA; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are two sons, Rick Horgeshimer and Jeff Horgeshimer; first husband, Thomas Horgeshimer; second husband, Robert Crampton; siblings, Claudette McDaniel and Gary Martin; and both parents, Florence and Reuben Martin.

A memorial service will be held in Fertile in early summer of 2025, with burial to take place in Rosehill Memorial Cemetery in Minot, ND soon after.

Please view our guestbook and share condolences online at www.eriksonvikfh.com

Arrangements with Erikson-Vik-Ganje Funeral Home Fertile, Minnesota.

Published by The Minot Daily News, January 16, 2025.