Oscar
Fjeld, 85
Vancouver,
Wash. - Oscar H. Fjeld, 85, died Wednesday,
February 20, 2002 at his home in Vancouver,
Wash.
Memorial
services were held at Messiah Lutheran Church.
Interment was in Memorial Gardens on February 23
with John Joseph, Stein Paasche, Hans Joseph,
Matthew Joseph, Walter Johnson, Russel Johnson,
Dave Langseth, and Selmer Holen as
casketbearers.
Oscar
H. Fjeld was born on April 5, 1916 in Erie, the son
of Hans and Ragnhild Fjeld. He graduated from
Goodridge High School in 1936 and spent four years
in the Air Force.
In
1947, Oscar married Esther Johnson. For the past 54
years, he had lived on the West Coast, 40 of those
years in Vancouver, Wash. He retired as an
instrument craftsman and was a former watch
repairman.
He
enjoyed traveling, playing cards, going to garage
sales, and numerous other hobbies.
Oscar
is survived by his wife, Esther; two daughters,
Diane (John) Joseph of White Bear Lake and Bonnie
(Stein) Paasche of Seattle, Wash.; three
grandchildren; two sisters, Ida Frodahl of Mora and
Marie Fjeld of Thief River Falls; and two
sisters-in-law.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; four
brothers, Henry, Melvin, Otto, and Alvin; and two
sisters, Alma Chapman and Betsy Molden.
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