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Caroline
"Rose" Holmgren, 85
Thief
River Falls - Caroline "Rose" Holmgren, 85,
died Sunday, June 23, 2002 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 
11
a.m. on Thursday, June 27, at Zion Lutheran Church
in Thief River Falls with Rev. Dennis Raymond
officiating. Missy Blaine will be the organist, and
the soloist will be Vanessa Anderson. Casketbearers
will include John Buzick, John Holmgren Jr., Dwight
Otto, Clyde Holmgren, Roger Hulst, and Dennis
Buzick. Honorary casketbearers will include all of
Rose's grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and
great great-grandchildren. Interment will be in
Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls.
Visitation,
with a 7 p.m. prayer service, will be held from 5
to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday, June 26) at
Johnson-Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls.
Visitation will also be held for one hour prior to
services at the church.
Caroline
Rosella Miovac was born on November 19, 1916 in
Roseau County, the daughter of John Michael and
Tekla (Burnell) Miovac. She grew up in Roseau
County where she attended school through the eighth
grade. Following her education, Rose worked on a
farm.
In
March of 1936, she was united in marriage to Axel
Hilding Holmgren in Roseau. The couple farmed in
Roseau County with Rose caring for the farm when
Axel worked on construction in the summer and
logged during the winter. While living in Roseau,
the couple raised 11 children, and when their
youngest child was five years old, they moved to
Osakis. For several years, Rose worked for a
landscape nursery and also at Walleye Inn Supper
Club. In 1969, the family moved to Thief River
Falls where she worked at Arctic Cat for 11 years.
After Arctic Cat closed, Rose cared for the elderly
in their homes, mostly in the Roseau area. She
continued to work until reaching the age of 80 and
continued to drive until she was 84 years
old.
Rose
enjoyed picking blueberries, going for long drives,
and especially, spending time with family and
friends.
Rose
is survived by two sons, Gary (Jennifer) Holmgren
of St. Hilaire and David Holmgren of Thief River
Falls; five daughters, Sharon Rowley of Sharon,
N.D., Karen (Bob) Sprynczynatyk of Bismarck, N.D.,
and Sandy (Paul) Meyer, Deb (Robert) Martell, and
Wanda (Bill) Hillyer, all of Thief River Falls; 44
grandchildren; 76 great-grandchildren; five great
great-grandchildren; a brother, John (Shirley)
Miovac of California; four sisters, Phyllis Ten
Broek of Mobridge, S.D., Marge Lofdahl of Duluth,
and Lorraine Otto and Velma (Joe) Gates, both of
Roseau; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
her in death were her husband; three sons, Wayne,
Darrell, and Gale; a daughter, Patsy Spiering; two
sons-in-law, Robert Rowley and Dean Spiering; her
parents; two grandchildren, Mariah Holmgren and
Mark Groslie; four brothers, Duane, Van, Maynard,
and a brother in infancy; and a sister, Irene Head.
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