Viola
B. Fredericks, 85
 Karlstad
- Viola B. Fredericks, 85, died on Monday, July
29, 2002 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral
services were held on
Monday,
August 5 at Evangelical Free Church in Newfolden
with Rev. Gary Barrett officiating. Kirstin Olson
was the organist and Judy Hogberg was the soloist.
Special musical selections included "Children of
the Heavenly Father" and "What a Friend We Have in
Jesus." Casketbearers were Phillip Waterworth,
David Waterworth, Pat Collins, Keith Lindgren,
Roger Gerholdt and Sharon Fredericks. Honorary
casketbearers were all those who attended the
service. Interment was in Karlstad
Cemetery.
Viola
Berneice Buss was born on March 18, 1917, the
daughter of John and Layla (Miles) Buss, in
Inkster, Mich. She was baptized and confirmed in
the Lutheran faith.
Viola
worked as a domestic for several years. On November
13, 1951, she was united in marriage to John
Fredericks in Iowa. The couple resided in Arveson
Township of Kittson County for several years, then
moved to a farm in West Valley Township in Marshall
County. John passed away on January 27, 1983. Viola
continued to live on the farm for several years
before moving to Oakwood Homes in Karlstad. She has
resided at the Karlstad Healthcare Center for the
past two months.
Survivors
include one son, David (Jewelie) of Mitchellville,
Iowa; three step-daughters, Mildred (Wayne) Tucker
of Minonk, Ill., Bertha (Clifford) Ward of
Sunnyvale, Calif., and Catherine Anderson of
Madera, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 13
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Nellie and
Katherine; and several nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Viola
was preceded in death by her husband, her parents
and two brothers, John and Ernest.
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