Agnes
M. Brevik, 91
East
Grand Forks &endash; Agnes M. Brevik, 91, died
Monday, April 5, 2004, at Edgewood Vista in East
Grand Forks.
Services
will be at 10 a.m. 
Wednesday,
April 14 (today), at Eidsvold Lutheran Church,
Halma, with Pastor Gary Halverson officiating.
Interment will be at Eidsvold Cemetery in
Halma.
Casketbearers
include Kevin Brevik, Kent Brevik, Cory Brevik,
Alex Dorner, Travis Dahlin, Christ Petersen, Mike
Ekdahl, Daniel Ekdahl, and Kyle Ekdahl.
Arrangements
are with Collins Funeral Homes of Karlstad,
Greenbush and Middle River.
Agnes
Mathilda Brevik, the daughter of the late Sivert L.
and Marie (Langve) Spilde, was born on July 11,
1912, in Norway Township of Kittson County, near
Halma. She was baptized and confirmed in the
Eidsvold Lutheran Church in Halma, and attended the
former Beaton School near her home. On April 20,
1935, Agnes was united in marriage to Willard
Brevik. The couple first farmed in Norway Township,
then moved to a farm in Springbrook Township near
Halma in 1948 where they resided for many years.
Agnes was a long-time member of the Eidsvold
Lutheran Church of Halma, and active in church
affairs. In 1970, the couple retired and moved to
Karlstad. Willard passed away in May of 1987, and
Agnes continued to make her home in Karlstad. She
resided at the Oakwood Homes in Karlstad for
several years until three years ago when she made
her home at Edgewood Vista in East Grand Forks.
She
is survived by one son, Roger (Frances), of
Phoenix, Ariz., one daughter, Eileen (Neil)
Thiessen of Roseau; 18 grandchildren; 36
great-grandchildren; four
great-great-grandchildren; one brother-in-law,
Clifford (Donna) Brevik of Kennedy; one
sister-in-law, Esther (Spilde) Sevre of Thief River
Falls; daughter-in-law, Fern Brevik of Red Lake
Falls; a son-in-law, Phil Haider of Thief River
Falls; and many nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Agnes
was preceded in death by her husband, her parents,
two daughters, Beverly (Bobby) Ekdahl and Janet
Haider; one son, Merrill; and five brothers:
Arthur, Louis J., Melbin, Olaf, and Selmer
Spilde.
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