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Odin
Hanson, 97
Thief
River Falls - Odin Hanson, 97, died Friday, May
3, 2002 at the CNC Unit of Northwest Medical Center
in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 11 
a.m.
on Monday, May 6, at Abundant Life Lutheran Church
in Thief River Falls with Rev. Wesley Langaas
officiating. Bev Kays was the organist, and special
music was provided by the Grothe Family.
Casketbearers were Paul Johnson, Mitchell Muzzy,
Darrell Muzzy, Henry Aaby, Harold Hoff, Mark Aaby,
Coby Walberg, and Allen Hanson. Interment was in
Telemarken Cemetery in Kratka Township of
Pennington County. Green Funeral Home was in charge
of the arrangements.
Odin
Clarence Hanson was born on May 20, 1904 at Ada,
the son of Albert and Amelia (Aaby) Hanson. He was
baptized at Wildrice Lutheran Church in Twin Valley
and confirmed at Telemarken Lutheran Church, rural
Thief River Falls, by Rev. Bjornson. He attended
Kratka School, rural Thief River Falls, and the
Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston. Odin
worked on farms in Hillsboro, N.D., Mayville, N.D.,
Nielsville, and Climax. He helped in the potato
house, loading cars and handling sacks. During the
winter, he helped his uncle, Julius
Hanson.
On
June 22, 1927, Odin was united in marriage to Manda
Klemmetson at Mavie by Rev. E.O. Sabo. The couple
farmed and raised purebred shorthorn beef cattle.
In 1966, the couple received the Valley Farmer and
Homemaker Award at the Red River Valley Winter
Shows.
Odin
was a member of Abundant Life Lutheran Church where
he held various offices in the church. He also
served on the Pennington County Board of
Commissioners and Welfare board for 28 years and
the Red River Valley Winter Shows Livestock board
and Oakland Park Nursing Home board for 18 years.
Other boards he served on included the Silverton
Township board, Silverton school board, Farmers
Co-op Grain and Seed board, Regional Planning
Commission, a nine-county highway committee, and
the first Soil Water Conservation District
committee. He was a member of the Sons of
Norway.
Survivors
include two daughters, Violet (Lester) Muzzy and
Marlene (Curtis) Johnson, both of Thief River
Falls; a son, Clayton Hanson of Thief River Falls;
eight grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Preceding
Odin in death were his wife, parents, and six
brothers, William, Rudolph, Ingvald, Gerhart,
Albin, and Oswald. A00003B2002MY08
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