Newfolden
- Adella Lindquist, 92, died Thursday, December 28, 2000 at
Camila Rose Convalescent Health Care Center in Coon
Rapids.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday, January 3) at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Newfolden with Rev. John Jorgensen officiating. Kathy Rokke will be the organist, and the vocalist will be Bruce Elseth. Casketbearers will be Adella's grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Visitation was held Tuesday, January 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls. Visitation will also be held for one hour prior to services at the church.
Adella Delores Johnson was born on August 14, 1908 at Newfolden, the daughter of Ole B. and Martha (Tvedt) Johnson. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and attended school in Newfolden. Prior to her marriage, Adella worked at various farms, doing domestic work and babysitting.
On April 23, 1929, she was united in marriage to N. Gunnar Lindquist by Rev. Ronholm in Newfolden. They moved to Newfolden where they owned and operated a restaurant for 10 years. In 1948, Gunnar and Adella built a home in Newfolden and continued to reside there.
Adella was employed at various Newfolden restaurants and before retiring, worked as the head cook of the Newfolden school system for five years.
Following Gunnar's death in 1973, Adella continued to live in Newfolden until 1980 when she moved to Riverside Terrace in Thief River Falls. She resided there until her son, Morris, died in 1987, and she moved to Anoka to be near her daughters. Adella lived in an apartment in Anoka until she was 90 years old and moved to Camila Rose Convalescent Care Center in Coon Rapids.
She was active at Bethlehem Lutheran Church where she served in a variety of capacities, including president of the Ladies Aid for several years, Sunday School teacher for 18 years, stewardship secretary of the ALCW, Vacation Bible School teacher and as a member of various food committees.
Adella is survived by a son, Lester (Grace) Lindquist of Newfolden; two daughters, Edith Rannebarger of Coon Rapids and Donna (Ross) Sloan of Pequot Lakes; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a sister, Evelyn Elseth of Thief River Falls; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Morris; her parents; six brothers, Bert, Elmer, George, Oscar, Harold and infant Bert; and three sisters, Hilda Bach, Minnie Fuchs and Bernice Hoberg.
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