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Muriel
Carlson, 78
Thief
River Falls - Muriel Norma Coralie Carlson, 78,
died on Sunday, February 16, 2003 at the CNC Unit
of Northwest Medical Center in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on
Wednesday, February 19 (today) at Mt. Olive
Lutheran Church in Trail with the Rev. Joseph
Abrahamson officiating. Kathy Bakke will be the
organist. Casketbearers will be Lonny Burrack,
Irvin Christianson, Howard Flateland, Wesley
Flateland, Wendell Tommervik and Wayne Bakke.
Interment will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Trail.
Visitation will be held for one hour prior to
services at the church.
Muriel
Norma Coralie Tommervik was born on April 16, 1924
in Bear Park Township of Norman County, where she
was raised by her grandparents, Halvor and Ella
Tommervik. She was baptized and confirmed at
Sundahl Lutheran Church. She grew up and attended
school in Gary, graduating from high school in
1943.
On
October 22, 1944, she was united in marriage to
Dale Carlson in Fertile. The couple lived in
Sundahl for eight years. Dale was transferred to
the creamery in Trail in 1952, and the couple
raised their family there. Norma was a housewife
until 1971, when Dale died. She then went to work
at the Good Samaritan Center in Clearbrook from
1973 until her retirement in 1985. Norma lived with
her son, Harvey until 1988 when she moved into
Skylight Apartments in Thief River Falls. She then
lived with her daughter from 1989 until 2000, when
she moved to Oakland Park Nursing Home and then to
the CNC Unit, where she has since
resided.
Norma
was a member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, where
she served as church organist for many years and
held all of the church offices. She played at
several of the parish churches over the years,
sometimes playing at two or three Sunday services,
as well as many funerals and weddings. She was a
member of the VFW Auxiliary in Trail, where she
held all offices and was also a member of the Trail
Community Club.
Survivors
include children, Harvey Carlson of Trail and
Melissa Carlson of Thief River Falls; a grandchild;
a half-sister, Diane (Ted) Wright of Portland,
Ore.; a half-brother, Michael (Ione) Hanson of
Milwaukee, Ore.; a step-sister, Delores Staurt of
Boise, Idaho; and many other relatives.
Muriel
was preceded in death by her husband, Dale; a
daughter, Emily; a son, Dwight; a step-sister,
Esther Spaits; and step-brothers, Sidney and Dennis
Hanson.
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