Sylvia Zwicker, 99, formerly of Turtle Lake, ND died March 17, 2019 at Trinity Hospital, Minot. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 AM Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Turtle Lake with Father Patrick Cunningham officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM with a Rosary/Vigil service at 7:00 PM at the church in Turtle Lake. Interment will be held in the Turtle Lake Cemetery.

Sylvia was born April 2, 1919 on a farm near Underwood, ND the daughter of Andrew and Emma (Ahrens) Grabinger. She was raised and educated in Turtle Lake, ND. She graduated from Turtle Lake High School in 1936. She married Edgar Britton on April 10, 1937 in Underwood at the church parsonage. They lived in Turtle Lake where Sylvia stayed at home and raised their two daughters. Edgar died in 1965 and she later married Edward Zwicker in 1980. She was very in active in the community, she was a member of the Turtle Lake Community Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, St. Catherine's Altar Society, served as room mother at Turtle Lake Public School. Sylvia was also a Girl Scout Leader for many years.

She enjoyed cooking, sewing, embroidery, quilting, reading and could often be found in a game cards or playing Scrabble. Sylvia will always be remembered for her bountiful garden and her beautiful flowers. She cherished the time that was spent with her family and friends.

Sylvia is survived by her two daughters, Valerie (Robert) Besserud of Minot and Sharon (Wes) Weible of Turtle Lake; her two granddaughters, Heidi (Doug) Quinn and Tammy Anderson and her special friend, Chad Porsborg and his children; her great grandchildren, Logan, Brady, Zachary, Matthew Quinn, Blake, Brooklynn and Bo Anderson and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, two sisters, Viola Nachreiner and Alice Faris, her brothers, Sylvester, Norbert, Alvin and Elmer.

The family prefers memorials to the Turtle Lake Hospital Building Fund, St. Catherine's Catholic Church or the Gift of Life Transplant House in Rochester, MN.