Margaret
Bjerken, 65
Thief
River Falls - Margaret Bjerken, 65, died on
Sunday, November 3, 2002 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Private
funeral services will be 
held
on Thursday, November 7 at the Johnson-Green
Funeral Home in Thief River Falls with Rev. Arlen
Hermodson officiating. Joyce Halbasch will be the
organist and Sally Erickson will be the soloist.
Special music will include "On Eagles Wings" and
"Here I Am Lord." Casketbearers will be Jennifer
Bjerken, Nicholas Bjerken, Melissa Westlake, Mike
Westlake, Andrew Sourdif, Jade Sourdif and Cambell
Thompson. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery
in Thief River Falls. Visitation will be held from
4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 6 at the
Johnson-Green Funeral Home with a 7 p.m. prayer
service.
Margaret
Mary Haider was born on March 11, 1937, the
daughter of Frank Joseph and Mary (Brandle) Haider
in Thief River Falls. She was baptized at St.
Bernard's Catholic Church. She attended St.
Bernard's Catholic School and Lincoln High School.
On April 23, 1955, Margaret was united in marriage
to Gordon Joseph Bjerken.
She
worked for a few years at Arctic Cat. Margaret was
a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and the VFW
Ladies Auxiliary. She enjoyed cooking, baking,
reading and playing bingo. She especially enjoyed
being with her family and friends.
Survivors
include her husband, Gordon; four children, Steven
(Kathy) of Thief River Falls, Debra (John) Westlake
of Grand Rapids, Denise (Lonnie) Thompson of Thief
River Falls and Susan (Wayne) Sourdif of Ada; seven
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three
sisters, Catherine Harris of Whittier, Calif.,
Frances McCreery of Lincoln, Neb. and Rose (Hank)
McLain of Hatfield, Ariz.; two brothers, Philip
Haider of Thief River Falls and Dennis Haider of
Hungry Horse, Mont.
Margaret
was preceded in death by her parents.
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