Beverly
Houston, 74
 Thief
River Falls - Beverly Houston, 74, of Thief
River Falls, died on Thursday, March 4, 2004, at
Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, March 8, 2004 at Zion
Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, with Rev.
Dennis Raymond officiating. Casket bearers included
Jeremy Swanson, Ken Johnson, Mark Thompson, Bruce
Thune, Kevin Thune and Zach Thompson. Interment was
held at St. Pauli Cemetery in rural Thief River
Falls.
Beverly
Ann Thune was born on June 28, 1929 in Hazel, the
daughter of Ole and Clara (Arneson) Thune. She was
confirmed and baptized at St. Pauli Lutheran Church
and attended rural school in Smiley Township.
She
married Chester Swanson in 1947 and they had three
children. She later married Robert Houston in 1954
and they resided in Deer River. Beverly and Robert
had three children. In 1966 Beverly returned to
Thief River Falls and in 1997 she moved to Skylight
Apartments, where she haD since resided.
Beverly
enjoyed gardening, cooking, baking and flowers. She
loved her dog, Pokey, and enjoyed visiting all her
friends at Skylight. She loved spending time with
her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and
always looked forward to the flowers in the spring,
especially begonias and gladiolus.
Survivors
include her six children: Steven (Laurel) Swanson
of Thief River Falls, Duane Swanson of Piai,
Hawaii, Debra (Ken) Johnson of Prescott, Ariz.,
Scott Houston of Thief River Falls, Karla (Mark)
Thompson of Dayton, Ohio and Richard Houston of
Thief River Falls; eight grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; one brother, Russell (Jane)
Thune of Bismarck, N.D.; sister-in-law, Myrtle
Thune of Thief River Falls; and many nieces and
nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, Ole and Clara
Thune; grandparents, Henry and Marie Arneson and
Peter and Gro Thune; one sister, Darlene Thune; one
brother, Harvey Thune; and a great-grandson.
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