Marian Kadrie, Fargo's 86-year-old Foster GrandmaWednesday, April 13, 2016 2:32 p.m. by Amy Iler

We were happy to meet Fargo's 86-year-old foster grandmother last October... and, as it turns out, we weren't the only ones. Our stories about Marian Kadrie won us not 1 Eric Sevareid Award, but 2!

We got chance to catch-up with Marian again today to show her the awards and as always, the pleasure was all ours. 

Original story from KFGO News: 

FARGO (KFGO-AM) - Retirement doesn't seem to be an option for 86-year-old foster mother Marian Kadrie. Kadrie shares her modest, south Fargo home with four foster children, between the ages of 9 and 17.

Despite her age, Kadrie does the cooking, housecleaning and laundry, drives the kids to doctor appointments and makes sure that all four of them are ready when the school bus arrives.

Kadrie realizes that most people her age want to take it easy, but she says the kids give her “a reason to get up in the morning.” “I thank God every day that I am well. My husband passed away in 2006. I don’t need to be in this house alone” Kadrie said. “They all call me ‘grandma.’”

“It’s just like a family,” according to Kadrie. “They do not go anywhere that I don’t know where they are. I know where (the children) are at, all the time. They give me energy.”

Kadrie is licensed by Cass County Social Services. She says after more than 30 years as a foster mother, she has no plans to retire, or slow down any time soon. “I hope that I can continue. I don’t feel like I’m any more than 45.”

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