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Thomas
Braaten, 60
Plummer
- Thomas Braaten, 60, died Sunday, January 27,
2002 at his home in Plummer.
Funeral
services will be held at 
11
a.m. today (Wednesday, January 30) at Immanuel
Lutheran Church in Plummer with Rev. Frank Ehling
officiating. Jake Jacobson will be the organist and
soloist. Casketbearers will be Pony Toulouse, Rocky
Jasperson, Brent Hemly, Butch Kruse, Duane Nelson
and Ferdinand DeHate. Honorary casketbearers will
be Donnie Brekke, Charles Fellman, Jim Kelly, Bobby
Pahlen, Don Anda and Marv Wolf. Military honors
will be accorded by the Plummer American Legion.
Interment will be in Emardville Cemetery in
Plummer.
Visitation
was held from 5 to 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer
service on Tuesday, January 29, at Green Funeral
Home in Thief River Falls. Visitation will also be
held for one hour prior to services at the church.
Thomas
Odean Braaten was born on April 30, 1941 in Grand
Forks, N.D., the son of Thomas William and Clarissa
Theodora (Braaten) Braaten. He was baptized at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Manvel, N.D. and
confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River
Falls. Thomas attended Manvel Elementary School
through the fifth grade, St. Hilaire Elementary
School through the eighth grade and Lincoln High
School. On May 6, 1959, he entered the U.S. Army.
He was honorably discharged on April 26, 1962 after
having served in Alaska.
On
October 3, 1964, Thomas was united in marriage to
Dianne Louise Toulouse at St. Vincent de Paul
Church in Plummer. The couple resided in Plummer,
and Thomas was employed at Detroiter Mobile Home
for 12 years, Hydra Mac Inc. for 24 years and
currently, as a welder at Arctic Cat.
He
was a member of the Plummer Fire Department and
Plummer American Legion.
Thomas
enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cards, watching
sports, grilling out and traveling.
Survivors
include his wife, Dianne; a son, Thomas Anthony
(Janette) Braaten of Plummer; three daughters,
Deborah Lynn (Greg) Ricci of Hugo, Lori Ann (Paul)
McLean of Thief River Falls and Stacey Marie
(Jason) Sauve of Thief River Falls; six
grandchildren; his mother, Clarissa Braaten of
Manvel, N.D.; two brothers, Harlan "Butch" (Kathy)
Braaten of Manvel, N.D. and Ronald (Pat) Braaten of
Thief River Falls; three sisters, Elaine (Loren)
Ellingson of Stillwater, Jan (Jerry) Wahlbeck of
Warroad and Beverly (Robert) Pahlen of Plummer; and
several nieces and nephews.
Thomas
was preceded in death by his father and two
nephews.
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