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Evelyn
Hovet, 96
Thief
River Falls - Evelyn Hovet, 96, formerly of
Goodridge, died Sunday, March 2, 2003 at the CNC
Unit of Northwest Medical Center in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Thursday,
March 6 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Thief River
Falls with Rev. John Wollenzien officiating. The
organist will be Ida Nordvall. The soloist will be
Van Swanson. Casketbearers will be Larry Langevin,
Dale Langevin, Ryan Hovet, Dale Anderson, Terry
Anderson and Tim Anderson. Interment will be at
Eklund Cemetery, rural Goodridge, Minnesota.
Visitation
will be 3-6 p.m., Wednesday, March 5 at Johnson
Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls, with a 5
p.m. prayer service and for one hour prior to
services at the church on Thursday.
Evelyn
Anderson was born October 23, 1906, the daughter of
Magnus and Mary (Kompelien) Anderson in Cottonwood.
She was baptized at St. Lucas Lutheran Church in
rural Cottonwood. The family moved to Malthy, S.D.,
for two years and then moved to Minneota. She
attended country school in District 99. In April
1915, the family moved to Erie, where she attended
school district 59 and also attended the
Agricultural College in Crookston. Evelyn was
confirmed at Eklund Lutheran Church in Goodridge.
On
August 14, 1929, Evelyn was united in marriage to
George R. Hovet in Thief River Falls. The couple
made their home in Star Township until 1943, when
they moved to Highlanding Township to farm. In
1967, they sold their farm and moved to Thief River
Falls, where she worked as a baker and cook at
Northwest Hospital for 27 years.
Evelyn
was a member of the Ladies Aid at Eklund Lutheran
Church, Goodridge and at Trinity Lutheran Church,
Thief River Falls. She liked to cook, bake, knit
and quilt. She was known for her doughnuts, lefse
and rolls.
Survivors
include her children Marian (Tom) Bessette of
Clintonville, Wis.; Arlene (Vern) Vad of South
Milwaukee, Wis.; Myrna (Art) Bessette of
Clintonville, Wis.; Duane (Jo Anne) of Shawano,
Wis.; Ronald (Ann) of Homosassa, Fla.; Vernon
(Carol) of Wautoma, Wis.; Roger (Vera) of Thief
River Falls and Curtiss (Sharon) of Casper, Wyo.;
34 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren; three
great-great grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Ruby
Anderson and Mildred Hovet, both Thief River Falls
and Kathryn Hovet, Goodridge.
Evelyn
was preceded in death by her husband; parents; son
Gordon and a son in infancy; a grandson and
granddaughter, brothers Jesse, Selmer, Norman,
Orvin and Harold; a son-in-law; and a grandson and
granddaughter.
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