Larry
Bakke, 55
Newfolden
- Larry Bakke, 55, died Saturday, May 11, 2002
at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.
Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May
18, at New 
Hope
Lutheran Church in Newfolden with Rev. Ollie Urdahl
officiating. Kathy Rokke will be the organist and
perform a duet with Dolores Mesick. Casketbearers
will be Kenneth Garthus, Rodney Peterson, Floyd
Nelson, Jim Engelsrud and Leo Olson.
Visitation
will be held Friday, May 17, 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.
Larry
William Bakke was born on March 13, 1947 in Thief
River Falls, the son of Adolph and Alice (Gast)
Bakke. He was baptized and confirmed at Bethesda
Lutheran Church, rural Newfolden. He grew up on the
family farm in Marsh Grove Township and attended
school in Newfolden.
Occupations
Larry was involved with during his lifetime
included welding, farming, working with horses, and
most recently, driving truck. He owned and operated
Bakke Carriage Service, providing buggy rides for
weddings and other special events during the summer
months and sleigh rides during the winter. He was a
frequent volunteer at Old Mill State Park.
On
November 16, 1974, Larry married Heidi Strandberg
in Middle River. The couple resided on the Bakke
family farm where they raised their three children.
Larry
enjoyed fishing, hunting, and especially, raising,
riding, and driving his horses.
Survivors
include a son, Craig of Thief River Falls; two
daughters, Nicole of Warroad and Jessica of
Newfolden; two brothers, Robert (Mary Ann) Bakke of
Thief River Falls and Lester (Rose) Bakke of
Moorhead; two sisters, Avis (Melvin) Mattson of
Newfolden and Arlene (Donald) Ness of Middle River;
and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
Larry in death were his parents and a brother,
Arvin Bakke. A00003B2002MY15
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