Ms. Petra Klug, a resident of Bowman, North Dakota, USA, passed away on 21 November 2024, at the age of 110 years. 

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She was born as Petra Anderson on a farm near Rhame, North Dakota, on 4 July 1914. She was the second of four daughters born to Norwegian immigrants. As a child, she attended Langberg School. In the late 1920s, Klug’s family became the first in the area to own a telephone. She and her sisters would assist their father with farm work, particularly tending the horses, cows, and hay bales.

Klug graduated high school in Rhame as valedictorian, then attended Aberdeen Business School for seven months. Throughout the 1930s, she worked at a land office and Farmers’ Union. She married Bruno Klug in 1941 and had three children: Bonnie, Dale, and Linda. She sold eggs and cream to support the family. In 1952, the Klugs built a new house.

Following the death of 113-year-old Clarabell Demers on 17 January 2024, Klug became North Dakota’s oldest known resident.

Rest in peace.