Harry
Hudson, 80
Greenbush
- Harry Hudson, 80, died Tuesday, May 7, 2002
at Roseau Area Hospital in Roseau.
Funeral
services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May
11, at Oiland Lutheran Church, rural Greenbush,
with Rev. LeRoy Flickinger officiating. Donna Graff
was the organist, and the vocalist was Bill Wagner.
Casketbearers were Gerald, Joel, Robert, and Larry
Graff, Neil Gustafson, and Dean Shafer. Interment
was in Blessed Sacrament Catholic Cemetery in
Greenbush with Gieseke Funeral Chapel in charge of
the arrangements.
Harry
Hiram Hudson was born on June 7, 1921 in Kenmare,
N.D., the son of Hiram and Rosalina (Mahnke)
Hudson. As a youngster, Harry moved with his family
to Roseau County. He served as a medic in Europe
during World War II and after being discharged,
worked as a forklift operator for Bekins Van and
Storage Co. at Omaha, Neb. He also worked in the
lumber industry in the Pacific Northwest.
On
June 24, 1989, Harry married Florence Mercil. She
died on April 20, 2001.
Harry
was a member of American Legion Post 88 in
Greenbush and a life member of the VFW Post at
Badger. He received his high school diploma at the
age of 78.
He
enjoyed fishing, playing cards, gardening,
attending family celebrations, and
entertaining.
Harry
is survived by a stepson, Bill (Kay) Allison of
Cherokee, Texas; a stepdaughter, Diane (Dean)
Shafer of Strathcona; several step-grandchildren
and step great-grandchildren; and many nieces,
nephews, and other relatives.
Preceding
him in death were his wife; his parents; two
brothers, Richard and Arthur; and four sisters,
Alice Throngard, Agnes Graff, Ethel Hudson, and a
sister in infancy. A00003B2002MY15
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