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Oline Nelson
Oline Nelson, 92, of Vining, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at Henning Health Care Center in Henning.
Oline Gudran Nelson was born on Sept. 12, 1911, to Ole and Gunda (Watnaas) Baardsen in Folden Township, of rural Vining, Minn. She was baptized and confirmed in the Folden Lutheran Church. She attended school at District 265 in Folden Township. After her education she worked for the Portland Hotel in Henning, Minn.
She married
Clifford Nelson and they moved to Minneapolis where she worked for the Minneapolis Arsenal. In 1972 they retired and returned to Folden Township. In October of 1995 she entered the Henning Health Care Center of Henning.
She was a member of the Vining Lutheran Church. She enjoyed crocheting and gardening -- especially flowers -- and she did a lot of baking. She especially enjoyed family and taking care of her nieces and nephews.
She is survived by her sisters; Hildred Sandahl, of Minneapolis, and LouAnn Meadows, of Mound Lake, Wash.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Nelson; her brothers, Oscar, Elmer and Oscar Baardson; and her sisters, Inez Bethke and Tillie Samuelson.
Visitation: One hour prior to the funeral service.
Service: 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004, at Vining Lutheran Church
Clergy: Rev. Roger Hanson
Burial: Vining cemetery
Funeral Home: Glende-Nilson Funeral Home, of Battle Lake
Gay Pushing
Gay Louise Pushing, 59, a resident of the Memorial Nursing Home, Perham, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, at the home.
She was born on Aug. 18, 1944, in Fergus Falls, to George W. and Laura E. (Syck) Pushing. She lived comfortable with her family throughout most of her life. While the family lived in Fergus Falls, her parents were involved with a group of people who organized the first "Association for Retarded Children" in Otter Tail County. She subsequently attended the first class of "special education" for developmentally delayed kids, a program that the ARC group spearheaded.
In later years, she attended Developmental Achievement Center (DAC) programming in Dent, Fergus Falls and Perham locations. For the last several years, she has lived in wonderful foster care, group home and nursing home settings in Otter Tail County.
Her family extends enormous gratitude to everyone who assisted in providing Gay with love, care, and support throughout her life.
She is survived by two sisters, M. Lee Pushing, of New Hope, Minn., and Gwen (Robert) Given, of Sebring, Fla.; a niece, Gayle (Jeff) Dowman, of Clermont, Fla., and a nephew, Byrne (Brenda) Given, of St. Petersburg, Fla.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
A family memorial service will be held at a later day. Assistance provided by Olson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls.
Mary Mischke
Mary C. Mischke, 87, of Perham died June 9, 2004, at Perham Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 12, at 11 a.m. at St. Henry's Catholic Church with Rev. David Rieder officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery of Perham.
Visitation will be Friday, June 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Schoeneberger Funeral Home of Perham with a prayer service a 7 p.m.
Hilda Hall
Hilda Hall, 89, of Pelican Rapids died Monday, June 7, 2004, at the Good Samaritan Center in Pelican Rapids.
Hilda Elvira Hanson was born July 22, 1914, to Ole and Ingeborg (Nelson) Hanson in Mohall, N.D. While she was yet small, her family moved to Spokane, Wash., for 3 years before moving back to Griggs County, N.D.
At 17 years of age she was asked to care for an ailing neighbor named Hugh Hall, whom she married
a year later on Sept. 23, 1932, in Sutton, N.D. Upon losing the Hall farm due to three years of Depression drought, Hugh and Hilda moved to Iowa where his family had roots. Their new life was blessed with a rich Iowa dairy farm, which they bought and paid for as soon as possible in order to begin planning their family.
Gary, Doug and Richard Val came along in 1941, 1944, and 1946 while Hilda continued sharing farm work in addition to motherhood, housekeeping, and furnishing a home away from home for a variety of friends and relatives throughout the years. The Hall's door was always open with a helping hand extended whenever or wherever needed. A tragic tractor accident in 1961 took Val just months before their scheduled retirement. Hilda never fully recovered from this devastating loss and was changed forever from the blow.
A few years later in 1974 Hilda and Hugh moved to Pelican Rapids, where they bought a house and built a lake cabin on Lake Lizzie, shoulder to shoulder from the basement to the peak. They shared 19 happy years dividing their time between the cabin, fishing and volunteering help and music in local senior citizen centers and retirement homes. Though Hugh was usually in the limelight as a good musician and storyteller, Hilda was always the supporting shadow hand in the wings - driving, carrying drums, cooking and cleaning behind fishermen and vacationers, seldom complaining, never refusing.
After Hugh's death in Sept. 1994, Hilda settled into a quiet home life in Pelican where her sister Della frequently spent weekends helping her with sewing, craft projects, bills, moral and emotional support, and companionship. Hilda suffered Alzheimer's and entered Good Samaritan Home in 1999 where she resided until her death.
She is survived by her sons, Gary A. Hall and Douglas H. Hall, both of Pelican Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Hugh; and son Richard Val.
Visitation: No visitation is planned.
Service: 1:30 p.m., Saturday, June 12, at the funeral hom chapel in Pelican Rapids
Clergy: Rev. Kent Groethe
Burial: Wayne cemetery of Mc Intire, Iowa
Funeral Home: Larson Funeral Home of Pelican Rapids
Agnes Sorum
Agnes Francis Sorum, 97, of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, May 2, 2004, at the Broen Memorial Home.
She was born Sept. 6, 1906, in Oscar Township, Otter Tail County, rural Rothsay, to Ole and Emma (Nyseth) Moen. She grew up and attended country school in rural Rothsay. Prior to her marriage, she worked in various homes in the Rothsay area.
In March 1940, she married
Arthur Sorum at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Parsonage. They owned and operated the Gambles Hardware Store in Rothsay. During their retirement years, they made their home on South Lake Lida, rural Pelican Rapids and spent many winters in Arizona. Arthur died on Oct. 19, 1986, and she returned to Rothsay. In December 1999, she moved to the Broen Memorial Home of Fergus Falls.
She was an active member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Rothsay. She enjoyed gardening, crafts, fishing, traveling and especially her may friends.
She is survived by a sister, Myrtle Anderson of Rothsay, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death were her parents; a sister, Mabel Nord; and two brothers, Calmer and Albert Moen.
Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church
Service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Rothsay
Clergy: Revs. Mike Sohl and David J. Nelson
Burial: Our Saviors cemetery
Funeral Home: Grina Funeral Home, Rothsay
Pete Kaplor
Pete Mervin Kaplor, 70, of Hoffman, died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at Lake Region Hospital of Fergus Falls.
He was born June 13, 1933, in Appleton, Minn., to Peter and Marie (Bender) Kaplor. He was confirmed in the Christian faith in rural Wheaton and attended high school in Tintah before entering the Air Force.
Following his discharge from the service, he attended and graduated from the North Dakota State School of Science with a degree in Auto Mechanics and Auto Body.
He married
Wanda Jensen in Wheaton on August 23, 1959. The couple moved to Hoffman in 1968, where Pete worked as an auto mechanic, peace officer, and taught school in Morris. He was a gifted photographer and shot many weddings and graduation and family portraits for friends and neighbors. Pete also enjoyed woodworking and regularly playing dice for coffee at the Dew Drop. He was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church and the American Legion.
He is survived by his wife Wanda of Hoffman, son Michael (Pam) Kaplor of Starbuck, and three grandchildren: Heather, Melissa and Michael.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son and an infant brother.
Visitation: From noon until the time of service on Tuesday
Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Hoffman
Clergy: Rev. Steve Olson
Burial: Solem Lutheran cemetery, rural Kensington
Funeral Home: Erickson-Smith Funeral Home of Hoffman
Dawn South
Dawn South, 63, Bemidji, died May 2, 2004, at her home in Bemidji. Funeral services will be Thursday, May 6, 2004, at 1 p.m. at the Apostolic Lutheran Church of New York Mills.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Karvonen & Son Funeral Home of New York Mills. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the funeral at church. Arrangements are with the Karvonen & Son Funeral Home of New York Mills.
Walter Maack
Walter W. Maack, 92, formerly of Fergus Falls, died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at the Douglas County Hospital of Alexandria.
He was born Sept. 1, 1911, in Oscar Township of Otter Tail County, Minn., to Ferdinand Henry and Anna (Stroschein) Maack. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church of Elizabeth. His confirmation date was March 28, 1926, with the name of Walther Wilhelm on his certificate. His confirmation verse was Colossians 3: 14. He attended School Districts 16 and 61 through the eighth grade and then he continued to work on the family farm.
On May 4, 1941, he married
Genora Wigdahl at Hamar Lutheran Church of Rothsay. The couple farmed in Oscar Township, near Underwood, and near Erhard before purchasing a farm in Orwell Township where they farmed from 1949 to1976. They continued to reside at the farm until 1993, when they moved into Fergus Falls. In 2003, they moved to Alexandria. In addition to farming, he worked on various jobs, including carpentry and bridge building. For 30 years, he was also the tax assessor of Orwell and Carlisle Townships.
Since 1949, he was an active member of the Hedemarken Lutheran Church of Carlisle and served as a member of the church council. He was also a District 222 school board member from 1949 to1974 and was a member and director of the Minnesota Association of Public Schools. He served as treasurer of the Wilcox Mission Society and also was on the board of the Carlisle Oil Company.
His hobbies included fishing, hunting, woodworking, quilting and latch hooking.
He is survived by his wife, Genora; three children: Wyonne Long of Oslo, Norway, Paul (Mary Lou) Maack of Alexandria and Gregory (Mary Beth) Maack of Noblesville, Ind.; six grandchildren: Erik Long, Michelle (Charles) Friederichs, Sheila (Douglas) Hegg, Jennifer, Kristin and Molly Maack; great-grandchildren, Zoe and Sydney Friederichs and Stormy and Logan Hegg; two brothers, Harold (Alma) Maack of Babbit and Elroy (Mary Lou) Maack of Elizabeth; and one sister, Helen (Pete) Hamlin of Kansas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters: Marie Boese, LaVerne Overland, Fern Seeyle and Ethel Salmon; and three brothers: Max, Alvin and Ernest.
Visitation: Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church
Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hedemarken Lutheran Church, rural Carlisle
Clergy: Rev. Marv Abrahamson
Interment: Hedemarken cemetery
Funeral Home: Olson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls
