Morris
Koland, 84
 
Karlstad
- Morris Koland, 84, died on Thursday, March
20, 2003 at Karlstad Healthcare Center.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, March 24 at First
Lutheran Church in Karlstad with the Rev. Gary
Halverson officiating. Corinne Jacobson was the
organist and Cathy Erickson was the vocalist.
Casketbearers were Brent Boen, Paul Boen, Corey
Boen, Darwyn Anderson, Rory Anderson and Ronnie
Wollin. Honorary casketbearers were all those who
attended the service. Interment was in Karlstad
Cemetery with military honors accorded by the
Karlstad American Legion Post.
Morris
Alfred Koland was born on July 30, 1918, the son of
Robert and Nettie (Underberg) Koland, in Arveson
Township of Kittson County. He was baptized and
confirmed in the Lutheran faith. He grew up in
Arveson and graduated fro Karlstad High School in
1937. Morris served with the United States Army in
Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and in Central
Europe. Following his discharge in September 1945,
he returned to Karlstad.
On June
3, 1948, he married Jane Carlson in Pinewood. The
couple made their home in Minneapolis for a year,
then returned to Karlstad, where they have since
resided. Morris was a member of First Lutheran
Church, the Karlstad American Legion Post, and the
Karlstad Eagles. He was employed by the Minnesota
Department of Transportation as a mainenance worker
for 28 years, retiring in 1983. He enjoyed golf,
playing cards and hunting.
Survivors
include his wife, Jane; one son, Ray of Karlstad; a
daughter, Colleen (Bill) Ackerman of Menifee,
Calif.; five grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; one brother, Roger (Una Mae)
of Bloomington; five sisters, Emojean (Roy)
Anderson, Marjorie Wollin, and Yvonne (Philip)
Boen, all of Karlstad, and Donna Mae (Bill) Sumner
of Liberal, Kan., and Helen (Don) Wysocki of
Lakeville; and many nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Morris
was preceded in death by his parents and his
sister, Joyce.
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