Carlyle
Askeland, 91
Grygla
- Carlyle Askeland, 91, died Sunday, May 23,
2004 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at
2
p.m. on Thursday, May 27, at Grace Lutheran Church
in Grygla, with Rev.'s Virgil Rassmuson, Bob LaPos
and Mary Ronning-Gilthvedt officiating. Casket
bearers include Corey Harbott, Stephen Stavenes,
Michael Anderson, Jason Anderson, Jamie Anderson,
Michael Askeland, Malachi Askeland and Tomas
Loberg. Honorary casket bearers included Tiffany
Harbott, Sarah Stavenes, Emily Mosbeck, Reidar
Carlson, Roidan Carlson, Justin Erickson, Teddi-Ann
Erickson, Shawna Askeland, and Brittany Loberg.
Interment will be at Valle Cemetery in, Benville
Township of Beltrami County.
Visitation
will be 4 &endash; 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, at
Johnson-Green Funeral Service in Thief River Falls,
with a 7 p.m. prayer service and for one hour prior
to services at the church on Thursday.
Carlyle
Askeland was born July 30, 1912 in Benville
Township, Beltrami County, the son of Sivert and
Martha (Olson) Askeland. He was baptized and
confirmed at Valle Lutheran Church. He grew up and
attended Dalos Country School.
On
October 28, 1949, Carlyle was united in marriage to
Grace Jelle at the Grygla Parsonage. Carlyle worked
in Thompson, North Dakota when he was 14, with his
father during World War II while his brothers
served in the military. He purchased a farm in 1944
east of Grygla and farmed until December of 2003,
when he moved into Independence Hall in Grygla. He
also worked at Land O'Lakes Turkey Plant in Thief
River Falls from 1962 &endash; 1972.
Carlyle
was a member of Liberty Chapel in Grygla. He liked
to farm, break horses and at times served as a
country veterinarian. He spent time reading his
Bible and especially loved spending time with
family. He loved visiting people and was known by
all and loved by many.
Survivors
include his wife, Grace of Grygla; children, Karen
(Jerry) Anderson of Baudette, Susan (Wade) Harbott
of Newfolden, Marilyn (Kelly) Mosbeck of Red Lake
Falls, Larry (Tamara) Askeland of Grygla, Lynette
(Ron) Carlson of Seattle, Wash., Mark (Susan)
Askeland of Euclid and Debby (Mark) Loberg of
Grygla; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren;
one sister, Alvina (Alan) Tinsley of Yakima, Wash.;
brothers, Alton (Ione)of Loveland, Colo. and Selmer
(Bernice) of Simms, Mont.; sister-in-law, Tillie
Askeland of Warroad and several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; one
grandchild; one great-grandchild; one sister,
Myrtle Nelson; and brothers, Orville, Norman and
Sidney.
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