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Vernon
Kees, 88
Thief
River Falls - Vernon Kees, 88, died Monday,
July 2, 2002 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief
River Falls.
Funeral
services were held Monday, 
July
29 at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. Gary Johnson
officiating. Ida Nordvall was the organist and
soloists Joel and Laura Rude and Anne Rude sang "On
Eagles Wings" and "The Old Rugged Cross."
Casketbearers were Mark Swanson, Pete Mattison,
Wade Sorenson, Sam Huston, Jeremy Kees and Jared
Alby. Interment was in Greenwood
Cemetery.
Vernon
Albert Kees was born on June 19, 1914 to Isaiah and
Mary (McDonald) Kees in Drayton, N.D. He attended
the Herrick School.
On
August 17, 1937, he married Lillian Scharmer in
Grafton, N.D. The couple had three children and
farmed in Drayton until 1952 when they moved to
Thief River Falls and continued to farm. In May
1963, the couple bought Fred Johnson's Boarding
Home and operated it as Kees' Rest Home until their
retirement in 1980. Lillian passed away on July 18,
1985.
On
March 27, 1987, Vernon married Vivian Rude. The
couple lived in Thief River Falls.
Vernon
was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, the Eagles,
and was a member of the Sons of Norway, all in
Thief River Falls. He enjoyed reading, traveling,
dancing, and he collected caps.
Survivors
include his wife, Vivian; two daughters, Vivian
(Harley) Knutson of Thief River Falls, and LaVerne
Sorenson of Big Sky, Mont.; one son, Harold Kees of
Edinburg, Texas; six stepchildren, Sheryl (Claude)
Mesrour of Crookston, Richard of Bemidji, Joe
(Kathy) Rude of Billings, Mont., Jean Gone of
Juneau, Ala., Robert (Cori) Rude of Bemidji, and
Virginia (Gary) Haberstroh of Mandan, N.D.; six
grandchildren; 14 step grandchildren; 10
great-grandchildren; two step great-grandchildren;
one sister, Dorothy Kees of Grafton, N.D.; and many
other friends and relatives.
Vernon
was preceded in death by his parents; wife,
Lillian; brother, Donald; and one sister, Elizabeth
Kees.
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