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Virginia
Beiswenger, 85
Thief
River Falls - Virginia Beiswenger, 85, died
Tuesday, July 24, 2001 at Northwest Medical Center
in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 2 
p.m.
on Sunday, July 29, at St. John Lutheran Church in
Thief River Falls with Rev. Don Kirchner
officiating. Elaine Idso was the organist, and the
soloist was Ashley Hammer. Casketbearers were
Virginia's grandchildren, Scott Pearson, Penny
Railing, Tara Pearson, Valerie Riley, Aimee
Beiswenger, Chet Beiswenger, Bradon Riedl, Kim
Mueller, Jill Kusy and Jayne Gladwell. Her
great-grandchildren , Jaren, Kelsy, Kinsey, Keenan,
Katie, Ashley, Brett, Breanne and Annalise were the
honorary casketbearers. Interment was in Greenwood
Cemetery in Thief River Falls with Green Funeral
Home in charge of the arrangements.
Virginia
Bertha Luhe was born on July 29, 1915 in Bucklin,
Mo., the daughter of Fred and Anna (Anslinger)
Luhe. She was baptized on October 21, 1917 in
Webster City, Iowa and was confirmed on September
23, 1928 at St. John Lutheran Church in Thief River
Falls. After moving with her family to rural Thief
River Falls in 1924, Virginia attended Sunnyside
country school, Newton country school and Lincoln
High School, graduating in 1933. Following
graduating, she worked at Sandy's Cafe in St.
Hilaire. For a couple of years, she stayed with the
Jake Olson family and cared for their son,
Huck.
On
October 17, 1934, Virginia was united in marriage
to Carl Beiswenger in Thief River Falls. The couple
grain and dairy farmed until retiring in 1971 and
moving into Thief River Falls. In 1973, Carl and
Virginia purchased the Carl Beiswenger Sr. farm and
operated it for five years. Carl died on September
26, 1999.
From
1955 to 1965, Virginia was employed as a practical
nurse at Oakland Park Nursing Home.
She
was an avid flower and vegetable gardener and
enjoyed baking, cooking, playing cards, going to
flee markets and rummage sales and the
companionship of her dog, Sam.
Virginia
is survived by a son, Ronald (special friend Dianna
Cournoyer) Beiswenger of Bloomington; three
daughters, Zona (Clayton) Pearson of East Grand
Forks, Gwen (Tom) Paton of Stanley, Va. and Ruth
(John) Riedl of Northridge, Calif., 10
grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two
nephews and a niece.
She
was preceded in death by a son, Russell; her
husband; parents; a sister, Vera Bullock; and two
brothers, Howard and Carl Luhe.
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