Avis
Hoium, 80
Thief
River Falls - Avis Hoium, 80, died on Friday,
May 16, 2003, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Park
Rapids.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, May 20 at Trinity
Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls. Interment was
in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River
Falls.
Avis Cora
Engelsrud was born on July 11, 1922, the daughter
of Conrad H. and Anna (Haugen) Engelsrud in Marsh
Grove Township of Marshall County. She was baptized
and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. She attended
Sunnyside School and graduated from Newfolden High
School in 1940. She attended Interstate Business
College in Fargo, N.D., and worked for several
years for Baker Insurance Company. She moved to
Thief River Falls and was employed as a secretary
for L.B. Hartz. It was there she met her husband,
Howard Hoium, who delivered mail to her office.
Avis was employed for 10 years as parish secretary
at Trinity Lutheran Church and later, was employed
for 21 years by the Thief River Falls Public
Schools in several positions, including secretary
to the superintendent and personnel director.
During
retirement, Avis enjoyed traveling with her husband
and they spent many winters in Texas and Arizona.
They attended many "lag" meetings related to their
Norwegian heritage. In the summers, they enjoyed
visiting with their children at the lake. After
Howard's death, Avis made several trips to Europe
with her children. She enjoyed visiting the
birthplaces of her grandparents and met many
hospitable relatives. Avis enjoyed Norwegian
Hardanger needlework and won several grand
championships at the county fair. She liked art and
music and enjoyed painting as a hobby.
Survivors
include two children, Cheryl (John) Valen of
Laporte, and Harold of Eden Prairie; two sisters,
Verna (Harlin) Elseth of Albert Lea and LuAnn
(Roger) Broderson of Atlanta, Ga.; one brother,
James (Leola) Engelsrud of Newfolden; and several
nieces and nephews.
Avis was
preceded in death by her husband; an infant
daughter, Corrine Kay; her parents; and two
brothers, Harlan and LeRoy.
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