Loella
"Lu" Hendrickson, 94
Thief
River Falls - Loella "Lu" Hendrickson, 94, died
on Sunday, April 20, 2003 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Mass of
Christian Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. on
Friday, April 25 at St. Bernard's Catholic Church
in Thief River Falls with the Rev. Tim McGee
officiating. Carol Amundson will be the organist.
Casketbearers will be Chad Green, Jay Saunders,
Matt Saunders, Spencer Roth, Jim Amundson and Leigh
"Punky" Grindeland. Interment will be in St.
Bernard's Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5
to 8 p.m on Thursday, April 24 at the Johnson-Green
Funeral Home in Thief River Falls with a 7 p.m.
prayer service and for one hour prior to services
at the church on Friday.
Loella
O'Hara was born on June 27, 1908, the daughter
Edward and Dora (Hostettler) O'Hara. She attended
schools in Thief River Falls, graduating from
nurses training in 1928. She worked at the T.B.
Sanatorium in Thief River Falls. She then worked at
the hospital in International Falls, where she met
and married Henry Thompson. She moved to Rockford,
Ill., in 1942 and married Edwin Hendrickson in
1943, before returning to Thief River Falls in
1946. The couple bought O'Hara Fuel and Ice
Company. She was a member of St. Bernard's Catholic
Church. She enjoyed gardening, playing bingo and
knitting.
Survivors
include a daughter-in-law, Junko Thompson of
Hopewell, Va.; seven grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; three great
great-grandchildren; a sister, Harriet Mathews; a
sister-in-law; a brother-in-law; and numerous
nieces, nephews and friends.
Loella
was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin; sons,
Harvey and Michael; her parents; siblings, Margaret
Hegtvedt, Gertrude Grindeland, Dorothy Risberg,
Clair (Shorty), Bob and Jake O'Hara.
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