Delia
Amiot, 81
Crookston
- Delia Amiot, 81, died Saturday, April 6, 2002
at Riverview Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Mass
of Christian burial will be 
held
at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday, April 10, at the
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in Crookston
with Father Dave Super officiating. Grandchildren
Albert Amiot II, Julie Clarke, Sean Amiot, David
Deitz, Fitzpatrick Walsh, David Paul Walsh,
Christopher Amiot, Jason Amiot, Aaron Jackson, and
Travis Amiot will serve as casketbearers. Interment
will be in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Red
Lake Falls.
Visitation
was held Tuesday, April 9, from 5 to 8 p.m. with a
7 p.m. prayer service at the church. Visitation
will also be held for one hour prior to today's
services.
Delia
Marie LaPlante was born on July 27, 1920 in Red
Lake Falls, the daughter of Fred and Melie
(Fournier) LaPlante. She grew up in Red Lake Falls
and attended a rural school.
On
June 8, 1938, Delia was united in marriage to
Alfred Amiot in Red Lake Falls. The couple farmed
near Red Lake Falls and then purchased a farm near
Gentilly where they farmed until their retirement
in 1973. Delia cooked at the University of
Minnesota, Crookston for eight years. The couple
moved to Crookston and spent their winters in
various locations in the south. For the past two
years, they had resided at the Villa St. Vincent in
Crookston.
Delia
was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary for 35 years
and served as treasurer of Gentilly Township for 14
years.
She
enjoyed cooking, fishing, gardening, traveling, and
helping Alfred with carpenter work.
Delia
is survived by her husband, Alfred of Crookston;
three sons, Albert (Dolores) of Pahrump, Nev.,
Harold (Mary) of Minneapolis, and Eddie (Vicki) of
Walker; two daughters, Janice (Melvin) Deitz of
Minneapolis and Donna (David) Ward of Raleigh,
N.C.; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a
brother, Baptiste "Joe" (Carol) LaPlante of Denver,
Colo.; a sister, Lorraine (Perry) Morrow of
Spokane, Wash.; two nieces; and three
nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and a brother,
Albert LaPlante. A00003B2002AP10
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